Preparation For The Gifted

TIMESKIP (5 MONTHS)

A few months after their last conversation, Anri convinced the JFA (Japan Football Association) to build Blue Lock, now she just needs to oversee the construction of it.

Right now Anri is on the phone, with the same unrevealed man from their last conversation in the single bedroom apartment.

Anri: "The JFA sent top construction workers from all around Japan, and they started building Blue Lock."

The unknown man, inaudibly asked Anri for exact measurements of the foundation, and audibly said what every floor needs.

???: "The first floor will have the living quarters for every player and multiple practice fields, the second floor will be where players get introduced to the world of football, and the third and final floor will be where the top 10 scorers will fight to become the unrivaled striker."

Anri: "Alright, I'll give the blueprint of Blue Lock to the foreman and have him supervise every project."

Both Anri and the unrevealed man hung up the phone at the same time as they both worked on their own projects.

Anri monitored the nearby construction workers with the foreman as they began pouring concrete into the foundation of the building.

The unknown man pressed his glasses up to his nose as he began writing notes on the Flow state, and how Japan will become the strongest powerhouse in the world of football.

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For Sho's 16th birthday, he had a long talk with Yushiro and Yoruichi and decided to go to Namikaze High School with Bachira.

Namikaze High School was a brand new school located right outside of Shizuoka, in Yamanashi.

It's been 1 year since the Namikaze High School started operating as a fully functional school. It was smaller in size compared to the multiple top-tier schools Sho toured in Japan. But since the school was new, everything in it was new, and it was conventionally placed next to a train station.

In the first year of its inauguration, a few students formed some clubs to spend their time after school.

Since the school's clubs were lacking, some people formed clubs like the Baseball Club, Body Improvement Club, Occult Research Club, and the Far-East Magical Napping Club.

Sho wanted to play football so he picked up a standard admission form and handed in another request form to join the club, from Meguru Bachira.

Since it was a new club, it had no coach so for the first few weeks, Sho and Bachira practiced together and occasionally went to other schools with their club advisor, and practiced with their teams.

After the first month, multiple forms from different students were sent in to join the Soccer Club. So the club advisor hosted a tryout and got Sho to handpick 13 players ranging from tall and skinny players to short and moderately chubby players. He even added a few bench players

Since the team was officially full, the club advisor registered for the Nihon Sageru Tournament.

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As the Nihon Sageru Tournament commenced the unknown school, Namikaze High School got all the way through to the prefectural finals and faced off against Shutoku High School. Throughout the tournament Namikaze High School were able to knock off Yosen High School which were consistent semi finalist contenders, and a part of the 4 Kings of Japanese High School Football.

The crowd in the small arena was moderately full, mostly there in hopes of watching both Bachira and Sho compete against one of the 4 Kings of High School Football for the second time.

The first half of the match went by in a blur for Sho as it concluded. Both Namikaze High School and Shutoku High School were tied 3-3 leading into the second half.

Sho rubbed his hands together in slight anticipation as he went onto the field with Bachira. On his way to the field, Sho directed everyone into their positions.

The loud whistle blew as the second and final half of the game began.

With boredom deep within Sho's eyes, he received the ball from his teammate and nonchalantly walked down the field, not knowing what was about to happen,

Sho aimlessly went onto Shutoku's side of the field, as he didn't bother paying attention to the incoming player sliding into his right ankle stealing the ball from his possession.

As Sho was going down from the hard sliding tackle, he threw his right hand in front of him in hopes of bracing his fall, and fortunately braced himself.

What Sho didn't hear was the audibly loud crack in the loud stadium as he got up and began running towards Namikaze High's side of the field, defending against Shutoku's attack.

Sho felt this weird discomfort in his right wrist but paid it no mind as he watched Bachira steal the ball, and unfortunately kicked the ball out of the field.

Bachira got up from his failed attempt at stealing the ball and watched as Sho slowly approached him, noticing the weird way Sho's wrist bent. After Sho made it to Bachira, Bachira quickly poked Sho's right wrist and heard an audible hiss in Sho's mouth as his little adrenaline died down and finally began processing the pain in his wrist.

The 2 referees on Namikaze's side of the field, watched as both Sho and Bachira conversed, as one of the 2 referees began walking towards them.

On his way over there, he heard the loud hiss in a player's voice so he quickly made it to Sho making sure he was alright.

Sho hastily threw his now broken wrist behind his back as the referee came up to them.

Referee: "Is everything alright over here I hea...?"

Bachira quickly interrupted the referee as he nervously said

Bachira: "Yeah we're alright, just going over our game plan."

From the 10 odd years of experience, the referee knew something was wrong here. He shot for the fences as he faced Sho and said

Referee: "What do you have behind your back?"

Sho now, nervous, thought of the quickest way to divert attention off his wrist as he looked towards Bachira for answers.

Bachira simply shrugged his shoulders and mouthed

Bachira: "Beats me."

Sho timidly showed his wrist to the referee and was swiftly guided off the field to Shutoku's team doctor.

In the 10 minute span it took for Shutoku's team doctor to x-ray Sho's wrist and confirm that he had dislocated it, Sho inconsistently heard both Shutoku's fans and Namikaze's fans cheering the loudest they ever did during the time he was in the game.

In the doctor's office, Sho hoped that Bachira would pull through and win for the team.

After the long explanation of having a dislocated wrist, the doctor finished it off by saying

Shutoku's team doctor: "It's not severe at all, so it should heal within 3 to 4 weeks, make sure....."

Sho didn't let the doctor finish as he hurryingly ran through the hallway and back into the now emptying arena.

Sho stared at the field as Shutoku's team celebrated in the middle of the field, and as his team wallowed in tears off to the side of the field. Bachira immediately felt Sho enter the arena as he stared at him.

Bachira kept a happy go lucky face as he began consoling each one of his teammates. Sho made it down to the field and studied everyone's expression and understood he was at fault for his teammates' tears and Shutoku's cries of happiness.

Deep in his ominous mindscape the once cracked chain, completely split open, falling onto the rough concrete ground below.

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Sorry for the wait. I was really pooped, and honestly didn't feel like writing for a few days. Hopefully some of you guys understand.

If you can name every anime club, in Namikaze High School I'll give you a high five!

If you have any questions, please ask.

Next Chapter: An Invitation to Blue Lock