Third person's point of view

"Akagi can't play now, so let's do our best!" Kogure said to his co-players.

"Yes!" They replied. "But is that safe? Sakuragi-kun recently started to play basketball... Akagi isn't here"

"No, even if Akagi isn't hurt, Anzai-sensei intended to use Sakuragi-kun. So did Akagi." Kogure answered.

As Sakuragi made his way inside the court, his head became blank suddenly.

"Hey, it's finally your turn huh?" Sendoh greeted Sakuragi.

Sakuragi just walk pass Sendoh like he wasn't, he didn't notice Sendoh was there.

The game started, Shohoku has the ball. Kogure pass the ball to Sakuragi who is open.

"Wow! They passed him the ball!" The crowd cheered. "Let's see what he'll do..."

Sakuragi lifted the ball over his head, Uozumi raised his arms to block Sakuragi but then Sakuragi brought the down and he turn around.

"Number 10 traveling!" The referee called.

"Oh?! Suddenly traveling!" The crowd shouted. "What, what?!"

"Don't mind Sakuragi-kun, Calm down!" Kogure said to Sakuragi and pat his back. "That was nothing! Sakuragi mark Uozumi!"

Ryonan has the ball, Uozumi has the ball.

"Boss monkey!" Sakuragi exclaimed. "Br... Br... Bring it!" Sakuragi stuttered.

Sakuragi jumped.

"It's a feint!"

"He fooled him... It was an easy point!" Kogure yelled.

"Too naïve! Take this!" Uozumi shouted at Sakuragi.

Uozumi was about to make his shot but then Sakuragi fall on top of him.

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"Wah! Intentional foul!" The crowd yelled.

"Hey! I didn't intend to do it!" Sakuragi yelled.

"What! Blood?!" The players yelled. "He's bleeding!"

"Uozumi-san!" The Ryonan players shouted.

"Sorry, Uozumi. He didn't do it on purpose, he's just nervous." Kogure apologized.

"No... I'm okay..." Uozumi said and wiped the blood out of his nose.

"Watch it! Get off the court!" Koshino yelled at Sakuragi.

"I can't hear anything!" Sakuragi yelled.

"This is bad... That boy is really nervous..." Y/n said.

"His arm was right on the mark!" Ookusu exclaimed.

The Shohoku players are trying to calm Sakuragi down. As for him, he keeps saying he can't hear a thing. Suddenly, someone kicked Sakuragi's butt he fall in his front.

"Dou ahou." Rukawa said. "How long will you be playing around?"

"Huh..." Sakuragi said and looked over his shoulder.

Sakuragi's vision suddenly focus on Rukawa.

"Dou ahou."

"Rukawa..." Sakuragi said and stood up. "What! Take this foxy Rukawa! Who is playing around?"

Sakuragi suddenly started to yell at Rukawa.

"Oi! Kogure, at this point you guys should just give up!" Takoa-sensei said.

"No... No way!" Kogure stuttered.

"Hold on, Gramps!" Sakuragi yelled and chopped Takoa-sensei's head with is hand. "The real show starts now! Just you wait and see!"

"I'm back, what happened?" Ayako asked Y/n.

Y/n tell the whole scenario. The players of Shohoku gathered around their two managers.

"Everybody! There's still 9 minutes left in this game! We can't let them take the lead again! Everybody tightened up your defense!" Ayako instructed.

"We have to keep this score difference, before Akagi gets back!" Kogure instructed.

"Yes!" The players agreed.

The current score is 68-61 in Shohoku's favor. The players came back to the court, Uozumi has two foul shots. Uozumi shoots but didn't score.

"It's still a 7-point difference!" The Shohoku cheered.

"But Ryonan got the rebound!" Y/n stated.

"Let's attack! Uozumi-sempai! We can ignore that guy subbing for Akagi!" Koshino stated.

"What did you say, Moron!? Let me handle you!" Sakuragi attacked Koshino by jumping on him.

"Sakuragi! Go defend Uozumi!" Kogure yelled.

The ball was out when Kogure was trying to steal it. It was Ryonan's ball.

"Ikegami!" Takoa-sensei yelled. "You have to chase the ball down!"

"Ye... Yes!" Ikegami stuttered, the number 5 in Ryonan.

"Those who take their opponents lightly will be defeated!" Takoa-sensei added and turned to the other players at their bench. "You all have to remember that! Those who aren't persistent to play basketball, I will not let them onto this court!"

Aida took down notes of all Takoa-sensei said.

"Go! Go and give them all that you got! Pass the ball to Uozumi! That red-head is nothing!" Takoa-sensei yelled at the players inside the court.

They passed the ball to Uozumi but Sakuragi shoved the ball out of the way. Koshino chased the ball with Sakuragi on his side.

Takoa-sensei cheered because his player was chasing the ball, he then stopped when he realized that the ball is headed towards his direction. Sakuragi jump to and gets the ball into his hands but then he landed on Takoa-sensei.

"Coach!" Ryonan's players yelled. "Are you okay, coach?"

"Coach! Is this what you meant by playing basketball with persistency?!" Aida enthusiastically asked.

Shohoku's players praised Sakuragi on how he almost got the ball.

"This is good! Everybody, keep it up!" Kogure said to his teammates. "Everybody to their positions! Have to stop them from scoring!"

"Interesting..." Uozumi said. "Sendoh, Ikegami, Uekusa, Koshino! Just pass the ball to me! Let me shoot! I have to score on this kid!"

"What did you say! King of apes!? You've got guts!" Sakuragi exclaimed. "Heh... You're nothing compared to Gori! Come on!"

The ball is now passed to Uozumi. He faces the ring and jump to do his shot but then Sakuragi jump continuously like what he did back when he played with Akagi.

"What... What is he doing?" Uozumi asked, he can't make his shot.