VS. Sumino

After the game, next day at school, the team is the talk of the whole campus.

"Ha ha ha..."

"Ha ha ha..."

"Hey! Hanamichi! I heard that you got ejected on your first game" Takamiya said.

"Hugh!! Hmn?" Hanamichi Sakuragi failed to hit Takamiya w/ his head butt and Takamiya avoided it relying on his reflex and fall to ground.

Takamiya adjusted his glasses and said. "Taking out your anger again? Me, Takamiya Anozumi, won't be a sand bag for your head butt anymore! Hanamichi!"

"Oh really... really 5x?" like he did to Anzai-sensei, he keep stretching and played on Takamiya's face.

"Waaah!! Damn... you also didn't get a single point!!" Takamiya said.

"Bast***d!! What did you say?" Sakuragi said.

"Yah!! You incompetent fool!" Takamiya and Sakuragi played cat and dog, as they entered the school.

"He's taken out his anger again..." Chuichirou Noma said and also member of Sakuragi's gang.

"Will he always like this after being rejected by girls/ fouled out in the game..." Yohei Mito said and also member of Sakuragi's gang.

"Damn... Haruko-chan had a lot of in me... If I keep this up, I won't be able to face her..." Sakuragi said.

The team parade through the hallway and they received various reactions from everyone.

"Akagi is really huge! Seeing him close makes me feel like he's a giant."

"He does also look very stern..."

"Look!! It's the super rookie Rukawa!"

"He's tall"

"Rukawa-kun"

"So cool..."

"Ah!"

"Shohoku basketball team makes me feel petrified..." the crowd make way for them, following their direction and some girls cheering for Rukawa.

The next game, they've face in the second round suffered the same faith as Miuradai.

Akagi, Kogure, Miyagi, Rukawa and Miyagi are the starting five for Shohoku.

Akagi said, "Wake up every one!!! That's the spirit, guys!!

"Game's about to start!!"

"That red head's not on what he did last time!!"

"Speaking of that a lot more people came to watch this second match!!"

"Of course! I remember what he did last time!!"

"Isn't that Kainan?"

"Kainan!!"

"Kainan's Second year Jin!!" audience said.

"Number one rookie! Kiyota Nobunaga!!" Kiyota said.

"No. one rookie my ass? Who's that egoistic guy?" Sakuragi said.

"Even Kainan sent people to watch Shohoku's game"

"If Shohoku doesn't make it to the finals, they'll never play against each other"

"Come on! Let the game begin!" Kiyota said.

While, inside the train to the venue of the game of Shohoku, the game's about to start... he can only watch the second half. Uozumi noticed a tall figure on the opposite car.

The guy's wearing a familiar uniform, it was a top school in the prefecture and he's certain that it was 'Shoyo' player for sure.

One minute and twenty-one seconds left remaining in the second half and Shohoku 153 vs. 24 of the opponent.

"Amazing!!"

"Shohoku's really amazing!!"

"They've really got the skills!" an audience said.

"Last minute!!"

"Got for it!" Shohoku keep cheering even the score is overwhelming.

"I've had enough of this game..!

"Let's get over this..." opposing player said.

"You came especially to watch this game Hanagata?" Uozumi asked.

"Yes Uozumi... but their opponent is too weak, If it was Shoyo, we would have gotten 200 more points!!" Hanagata said.

"Maybe..." Uozumi replied.

"Time's up!!"

"Great!!"

"We have gone past the second of elimination!!" Shohoku bench celebrating the win they've been waiting all this time

"Final score, Shohoku 160 vs. 24 Sumino"

Uozumi went to his Ryonan teammate who watched the whole game, "Koshino, How's Sakuragi? Did he foul out?"

"Uozumi-senpai!! Nope, he got ejected again and didn't have a chance to shoot" Koshino said.

"Is he always gonna be like that..." Uozumi said.

"This is interesting!! Ha ha ha!!!" Kiyota said.

"Think of this as gaining more experience, Sakuragi!!" Mitsui tried to console the still inexperience Hanamichi Sakuragi.

"Yeah! The more you experience playing, the better you'll be, Hanamichi Sakuragi." Ayako followed w/ her own motivation speech.

"Don't rush it!! Sakuragi." Kogure said.

"The referee always targets me and blow fouls on me is not fair! I won't be ejected next time" Sakuragi said.