DISCLAIMER :

I don't own any characters from Eyeshield 21 anime, they are owned by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. Though, I create many OCs.

This is my second fanfic! Woohoo! Have you ever wondered about Kansai tournament… Personally, I think they are the same with Kantou tournament, of course with different teams! The timeline is after Deimon (I assume) won the Christmas bowl.

Note:

Many of the teams are my fictional team. So you will find many OCs as well. One more thing, there will be romance also. I hope you enjoy it!

--THE START OF CHAPTER 1--

Amatsumiko high school is well known for its students. It always produces intellect students that can enter any colleges. Somehow, contrast from its academic, the sport program can be said as the worst in Osaka region. Without exception, the American football team is also the weakest. The members have the spirit, but spirit alone is not enough. They are always defeated in the preliminary round of the fall tournament. No team even considers them as a threat. That's why I'll change that perception and makes Amatsumiko Assassin, the American football team in Amatsumiko high school, the best in the entire Japan!

That's what I thought and what I have believed until now. My dream will come true and to do that, we had to practice hard in the fall tournament preparation. Fall tournament will start within 3 months and we will practice everyday like there is no tomorrow.

"Hey! Let's practice our passing route!" Someone shouted to me. He was Tanaka Ryuuki, our wide receiver and also a first year student like me. His catch was perfect, at least for us. His passing completion by far this week was almost 100. It was maybe just our usual throw and catch practice but still, it was incredible.

"Alright. Let's ask Yamato to join us." I turned my head and looked for Yamamoto. He was repairing our club's properties like usual.

"Hey, Yamato! Let's practice our passing routes, might as well improving your catching skill!"

"Let me finish this one first. I'll join ya later… And don't call me Yamato!" And like usual too, he didn't want to be called as Yamato. Yamamoto Shinobu, position: half back (called running back in the comic), 4.44 seconds in 40 yard dash. As far as I know, he was the fastest runner in Kansai region and the third best runner in Japan, only beaten by two persons called Shin and Sena from Kantou region whose record was 4.2 seconds! Anyway, we called him Yamato not without any reasons. We knew someone from Teikoku Alexander who was currently the best running back in the entire Kansai region. Although he was not as fast as our Yamato, He was very well balanced. I saw him on a match in the last spring tournament. For a freshman, he was like NFL player. His dodging ability was too awesome, not to mention his body was like a linemen. His absolute prediction was always right. Basically, he was a perfect player. That's why we call Yamamoto with Yamato. It felt like Yamato was in the same team with us.

I turned back my head and saw Tanaka stretching. "Let's begin with Slant, shall we?"

"Sure." When I was about to throw the ball, I saw a hand trying to knock off my ball. Immediately, I threw the ball to the side. It was better than having the ball fumbled.

"Good, your reaction is fast. Maybe this year we finally can do something." A heavy voice was heard behind me. When I turned my head, I saw a muscled man with a ponytail black hair. He was our senpai as well as our captain, Yuri Dragon, Position: Tight End (TE). Even though his build made him better as a lineman, he still insisted that he was better at TE position. But personally, I thought he was one of two best senpai when it came to American football. While the other one was…

"Hey, Yuri! You were too fast. Be easy to me please." Speak of the devil. A very big man approached us and complained to Yuri-senpai. Yuto Raikichi, position: Lineman, an ex-sumo player. He was one of the biggest lineman I had ever seen.

As I said before, Yuri and Yuto were the best American football player in Amatsumiko Assassin last year. You could say that with both of them, the defense play of Amatsumiko Assassin was pretty good. But the lack of offensive player made them scoring no point in the match. That was until this year of course. Even though many of our senpai quitting the team, leaving only Yuri and Yuto and also 4 other senpais, we still could play with Yamato, Tanaka, and me joining. With this roster, I thought our offensive play would improve.

"where were Tora, Kira, Marushi, and Yin?" Yuri-senpai mumbled to himself as he looked around. All of the mentioned people were 4 other senpai who stayed still in this team.

As soon as those four senpai arrived, Yuri-senpai asked everyone to gather.

"I think now we are ready to enter Kureji tournament." Suddenly he said.

"What?!" Of course everyone was surprised.

"In the last spring tournament, we were humiliated by Teikoku Alexander in the first round. Yes, they were the strongest team in Japan. We lost 160-0, we were so ashamed that time. But that was before the freshmen joined. Now, we had the power. Even though we still can't defeat Teikoku, we at least must not be the weakest anymore, right guys?!"

"Yes, captain!" Everyone agreed. Yes, we were stronger than before. We were not the weakest team anymore.

"That's why we will enter Kureji tournament. We will show Japan that we have improved!"

"Yeah!" Everyone agreed again.

"But do you think we will stand a chance against the opponents in Kureji tournament?" I asked Yuri. Kureji was a tournament for any teams who applied in Kureji magazine. If I remembered correctly, every year there were only 4 teams which were accepted in the tournament.

"It's okay really. You are the one to talk, Kira." Oh man, Yuri overestimated me again.

"That's right Kira-kun. We can win the Kureji tournament if you are with us! Kira the assassin!" Tanaka also overestimated me too.

Oh well, I forgot to introduce myself right? My name was Kira. Everyone in the team called me Kira the assassin.

--THE END OF CHAPTER 1--

OC BIOGRAPHY

Yamamoto Shinobu RB/CB#21

Height : 164 cm

Weight : 48 kg

Blood Type : A-

Brench Press : 75 kg

40 yard dash : 4.44 seconds

Hobbies : Jogging, History Lesson, Repairing broken things

Family : a Father and a Sister

Average Test Score: 9.2