It's been a day since the game with Qatar and Naruto was in a stump and was still apologetic to everyone and them saying it was okay. The team continued to practice with Tobikata miss kicking the ball and making it go all over the place and Naruto losing focus and making mistakes.
Coach Kudou then told everyone that today's practice would end which made Midorikawa ask if that was it. Coach Kudou turned to him and said "Are you telling me you won't obey my orders?"
Midorikawa told him no, which coach Kudou acknowledged before telling the team that the finals are drawing near and they have to make sure that they aren't fatigued. He then instructed them to complete all of their stretches while cooling down. The players went off to do their own things with Naruto walking to his room.
A few minutes later after Naruto had gotten changed, there was a knock at the door. Naruto opened the door to see Aphrodi standing there. "Do you need me for something?" Naruto asked
Aphrodi nodded and said "Yes. A group of us are going out for a bit and we would like for you to come with"
Naruto was hesitant but agreed to it, he then was met with Kidou, Midorikaw a, Hiroto and Kazemaru. The group of them went around the town stopping at the arcades and a Ramen place as Hibiki was closed
While they were eating, Naruto decided to ask "What was the reason you wanted to hang out today?"
"We saw that you were still feeling down so we wanted to make sure you were okay" Kidou said
"Thank you for your concerns but I'm fine" Naruto told them
Kazemaru snorted and said "You only had two bowls of ramen. Something is clearly wrong"
Naruto stopped eating for a moment before continuing. Hiroto then said "If you're still feeling bad about the Qatar game, then don't. We don't blame you for anything"
Naruto said nothing and continued eating, Aphrodi spoke next "We know what you're going through. We all had done something we regret before joining with the others"
Naruto still said nothing, Kazemaru spoke next "I know how it feels to go against the friends you hold near through my time with the Dark Emperors. I remember feeling so terrible that I couldn't even look at anyone from the Raimon team but you and everyone else accepted me and the others back. I didn't feel like I deserved to be accepted but you just slapped me on my back and smiled while telling me it was water under the bridge"
Midorikawa then said "When we met in the gym on the day of the selections, I expected to get chewed out for the things I did while I was a part of Aliea Academy but you accepted me without a second thought."
Aphrodi then placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder and said "We know what you are going through and we are here for you just like you were there for us. We accept you as you, so don't worry about what happened during the Qatar match. We will always accept you"
Naruto had started shedding some small tears as the group comforted him. They left the restaurant with Naruto feeling much better than he did before.
The next day everything was going better, as Naruto had gone back to what he was like before and really shined, it was like there was nothing holding him back any longer. Endou decided to work with Tobikata in training but Tobikata had dismissed himself and did his own thing. This would continue until Endou was called for a favour by Hibiki who asked him to go to a location behind his shop.
When Endou arrived there he saw Tobikata by himself practising, Endou had tried to practise with him but Tobikata refused and left but Endou was persistent and had helped out Tobikata with his passing.
The day after Endou helped Tobikata, the whole team was in the cafeteria where Kidou gave his opinion "The matches against Australia and Qatar… After those two matches, I think everyone has a good idea of what the world level is like. We'll need even stronger hissatsu techniques to proceed to the world tournament once we've won the Asia preliminaries."
Kidou then turned to Kazemaru "Kazemaru, in the Japan representative selection match, do you remember the time when you passed Tsunami?"
Kazemaru was confused and wondered what he meant. Tsunami and Endou told Kazemaru what happened making him look in shock before Kidou told him "If you refine that wind. It could become a powerful hissatsu technique. Coach Kudou's given you permission to independently practise it too."
"All right then. So I should master that hissatsu technique, right?" Kazemaru said
Kidou then turned to look at Fubuki and Hijikata "Fubuki and Hijikata…" But before he could continue, Naruto had said "I'm going to stop you there Kidou."
Kidou then looked towards Naruto with a raised eyebrow. "I want to try something with Fubuki" Naruto told him. Kidou thought about it for a second before nodding his head saying "Very well, are you trying a combination hissatsu shot?"
Naruto nodded his head and said "Yep, just leave everything to me"
Tsunami hearing this thought about it before turning to Kabeyama and asking him if he wanted to do one with him. Kabeyama didn't know how to react and unintentionally accepted the proposal of doing a combination hissatsu shot with him.
After they finished eating, Endou stood in front of the goal and waited for Fubuki and Naruto to prepare. Naruto told Fubuki about the shot "The shot I have in mind is best described as a frozen spear, otherwise known as Glaciar Gungnir. It resolves you freezing the ball while I give the ball a power-up. If you can understand it"
Fubuki smiled and said "Well let's give it a try"
Fubuki and Naruto tried for 2 days to get it to work but weren't able to do so. The others had trained on their own things as well. On the third day coach Kudou told them that they were going to split into two teams and have a practice match but before he could split the teams up Endou had caught a ball that was headed towards him.
Everyone looked to where the ball came from and saw Disarm. Disarm then told them his name is Saginuma Osamu and that he was the captain of Neo Japan which confused them before players from the various teams that they had faced off against showed up such as Narukami, Jimon and Sugimori
The Japanese representatives were shocked at seeing their old opponents and in Aphrodi and Genda's case, teammates from Zeus and Royal. But what shocked them more was the appearance of their old coach Kira. Kira then requested a match against Inazuma Japan with the catch being if her team wins, they replace them as the Japan representatives.
The players of Inazum a Japan didn't know what to feel, as their old coach just showed up and challenged them out of the blue. They then looked at coach Kudou to see what he would do and to their shock, he accepted the match.
The team
Goalkeeper - Endou
Defenders - Tsunami, Kabeyama, Hijikata and Kogure
Midfielders - Kidou, Midorikawa and Naruto
Forwards - Fubuki, Hiroto and Gouenji
Inazuma Japan started the game off with Fubuki moving the ball forwards, he was stopped in his tracks by two of the Noe Japan defenders. Fubuki then passed the ball to Hiroto who had the ball taken from him. Inazuma Japan was finding it hard to make their passes connect as the Neo Japan players would constantly intercept the ball.
Fubuki found himself free and received the ball from Hiroto, he then used Wolf Legend which was met by Drill Smasher V2. The Inazuma Japan players looked on in shock at seeing this. Sagimori then passed the ball to Saginuma who moved down the field, Kidou and Hiroto went to close him down but were unsuccessful as Saginuma got past them with Illusion Ball Remastered.
Hijikata then went to close him down and tried to use Super Shikofumi but was stopped by Suginuma using Dash Storm V2. The Inazuma Japan players knew that they all had learnt each other's techniques which made it harder to tell what they would expect.
Suginuma then passed the ball to Arata who used Gungnir V2, Endou used First of Justice to stop it but was unsuccessful in doing so. The game resumed with Naruto bringing the ball forwards but was stopped by Killer Slide Remastered. Hijikata was also stopped by Earthquake(Player jumps into the air then lands, creating a shockwave)
Fubuki also wasn't able to get past them as they used Double Cyclone(Two players kick their legs out and create a gust of wind that sends the opponent flying). Neo Japan were on the attack with Arata using Gungnir V2 but this Time Endou stopped it with an evolved version of Fist of Justice.
Endou stopping the ball lifted the spirits of the Inazuma Japan team with them moving the ball up the field, but their progress was stopped by the Neo Japan defenders who used Harvest(The user and their teammate are sliding to the ball. When they come close, blue lines appear and steals the ball from the opponent. Then the user leaves with the ball)
Both teams struggled to get past the defence and were on constant attack. Soon enough the ball went out and coach Kudou made a substitution with Hijikata coming off for Kazemaru. Neo Japan took the throw-in but Kidou quickly intercepted the ball and passed it to Kazemaru who jumped towards the Neo Japan defender and creating a big vacuum of wind around him. Kazemaru then jumped around the vacuum of wind several times, kicking the ball and flipping around, until it eventually dispersed. This caused the defender to fly into the air while Kazemaru landed on the ground and continued his run(Fuujin no Mai)
Kazemaru continued his run down the field before passing it to Gouenji who used Bakunetsu Storm and scoring past Drill Smasher V2 to end the first half.
1-1
After the whistle blew the team congratulated Kazemaru on his new technique, Midorikawa was the only one who didn't as he felt like he had nothing to show for his improvement. The team got hydrated before heading back out.
Neo Japan resumed the game and made a run down the field but was stopped by Hiroto, he was going to pass the ball to Kazemaru who was running down the side but didn't as two of the Neo Japan players marked him. Hiroto then passed the ball to Midorikawa who ran forwards and was covered in a white energy cloak before getting past two players in a zig zag-lightning manner(Lighting Accel) but his run was cut short by a sliding tackle which sent the ball out of play
Inazuma Japan then took the throw-in, passing it to Midorikawa who used Lightning Accel again before Naruto joined him and got past the defenders before being two on one with the keeper. Midorikawa then kicked the ball up high and forwards making it shine bright before it created a galaxy around it. Midorikawa and Naruto then ran up and jumped onto it and kicked it, making the ball go towards goal with the galaxy following it(Galactica Fall) Sugimori tried to stop it with Drill Smasher V2 but was unable to stop the force behind the shot.
2-1
The Inazuma Japan players congratulated them on the goal as the Neo Japan players could only look on in shock. The Neo Japan players resumed the game with them going on the attack and showing lots of aggression. Inazuma Japan didn't let up either with them pushing forward and getting the ball back and having a chance at goal but their chances were stopped by True Mugen no K abe.
Both sides gave everything they could to get past one another but Neo Japan were able to get a lot more chances at goal. Suginuma had the ball and tried to score with God Knows v2 which shocked everyone, especially Aphrodi. But Endou again proved why he was Inazuma Japan's goalkeeper by evolving Fist of Justice and stopping the shot and sending the ball out of play.
Coach Kudou then made another switch with Genda and Tobikata coming on for Midorikawa and Kogure. Endou was then moved up the field. Neo Japan took the throw in and again became over aggressive as having Endou move up the field makes Inazuma Japan offensively strong it weakens the defence more.
Neo Japan managed to get past the Inazuma Japan players before Suginuma, Segata and Izuno used Triangle Z Remastered. Tobikata ran towards the ball before jumping in an attempt to stop it but he was too far away, he then kicked his foot out causing a wind like vortex to surround the ball, cutting its momentum down and allowing Genda to easily catch the ball. Genda then passed the ball to Endou who ran down the field and using Inazuma Break V2 and got past True Mugen no Kabe with the final kick of the game
3-1
The Inazuma Japan players celebrated their win before lining up and thanking Neo Japan for the game to which they told the Inazuma Japan players that they will try again to become the Japan representing team, which Endou told them that they would accept the challenge.
The next day the players went back to training with everything they had. Endou was happy with the progress he made with the Fist of Justice and believed it would be enough for the Korea game but coach Kudou asked him if they could win, to which Endou said they could. Coach Kudou shocked his head and told him that the way they are now, they won't make it to the world tournament. This shocked Endou and made him think about what coach Kudou's words meant
When the team stopped for a break Endou stayed in the goal while looking at his fist and ignoring everyone, even Fuyuppe when she tried giving him his water. Naruto walked over to him at the end of practice to check what was wrong, Endou then explained to Naruto what had happened. Naruto thought about it and said "Coach Kudou is correct in a way"
Endou stared at him as he continued and said "The teams that are still remaining are no joke from what I hear. They are a well-organised team, while we are miss-matched in every way. Problems will always happen and if the problems cannot be solved before a game then the team will lose"
Endou tried to ask Naruto what he meant but Naruto told him that he would not tell Endou what the problem was as it was up to him to discover it before leaving. The rest of the day Endou tried to think about the words of coach Kudou and Naruto to try to understand what they meant. Endou thought they meant coming up with a new hissatsu technique and tried to work on it.
The next couple of days the team continued with their practice with Gouenji struggling with his hissatsu techniques and acting stranger than usual. One day Endou received a letter without an address, the letter had the same writing as Endou's grandfather saying he was waiting for him at the top. This shocked everyone as they believed he was dead, the team got into a small argument about it being real or not, but it was stopped when said it didn't matter as if it was fake it meant nothing but if it was real then they will meet him in the FFi tournament
They were also told the result of the Korea and Saudi Arabia match. The team looked interested to know, Megane then told them that Korea won in a 4-0 blowout. Endou then said they should go out and practise their hissatsu techniques but was stopped by coach Kudou who said it wouldn't be necessary.
The team went outside and saw the pitch was dug out and replaced with a field of mud. Kidou and Kazemaru asked what it was about as Naruto and Fubuki were close to completing their hissatsu technique to which coach Kudou said "You won't need to train your hissatsu techniques"
Endou tried to convince him but coach Kudou narrowed his eyes slightly and told him to do what they were told. Nobody wanted to go in and continued to look at the mud. Gouenji then walked in front of everybody and went inside the mud field and started to practise with Endou joining him soon after. The rest then decided to go along with them and spent their time training in the mud.
On the day of the game, the team was travelling in the caravan before it made an abrupt stop as a group of kids were standing in the middle of the road. Tobikata peered out the window and asked the leader what he was doing to which the leader responded by telling him he was here to cheer him on with some people he worked with in the past. Endou, Tobikata and some others got out of the caravan to speak to the leader and to get him out of the way.
The leader smirked and said that if they were to touch any of them they would be disqualified from the game, Tobikata told Endou that he would handle it while the others leave but Endou wouldn't let him as they wouldn't leave anyone behind as it was all of them together that makes up Inazuma Japan, shocking both Tobikata and Gouenji
The leader then had enough and decided to run at them hoping for a fight but were stopped by some of Tobikata's friends. They had distracted the others long enough for Inazuma Japan to getaway.
Once reaching the field, Endou told them "Let's win and go to the world!" which got everyone excited. Burn and Gazel then made their presence known to the Japan players which shocked them as they told them they are a part of the Korean national team. The Korean team then introduced themselves with their playmaker Chae Chan-soo and their Ace striker Haizaki Ryouhei telling them in their own ways that they would lose the game.
Megane then explained that Chae Chan-soo is Korea's command tower and has a complete mastery of the field with his strategies being called the perfect tactics. He also said that some people even call him the Dragon Tamer. Haizaki on the other hand was a ruthless striker that is overly aggressive making people call him the devil of the field.
"That's amazing, but still sounds like fun!" Endou said with the Japanese players smiling at him. The team then started to warm up with everyone having their own thoughts on the game. Coach Kudou then called Endou over before asking him "Do you think Inazuma Japan will win this game?"
Endou smiled and said "Of course, coach! We'll definitely win! We'll win and go to the world!"
Coach Kudou then told him "You don't see anything. Even though you're the captain" Endou was shocked at this. Coach Kudou then continued speaking "The way things are now, Inazuma Japan could never win. As you don't understand that. You fail as a captain."
"What do you mean, coach?!" Endou asked
Coach Kudou then told him "I have no use for you now. Not on this team" Endou started to shake as he didn't know what to do
Lineup:
Goalkeeper - Genda
Defenders - Tsunami, Kabeyama, Hijikata and Tobikat a
Midfielders - Aphrodi, Kidou(captain) and Midorikaw a
Forwards - Fubuki, Gouenji and Hiroto
Inazuma Japan started the game off with Fubuki bringing the ball forward before passing it to Aphrodi who passed the ball towards Gouenji and Fubuki who was being marked. The ball then curved and ended up going to Hiroto who used Ryuusei Blade. The Korean goalkeeper slapped his hands together as flames emerged from his hands before he started slapping the ball(Dai Bakuhatsu Harite)
The Korean goalkeeper then passed the ball to Chae Chan-soo who jumped over Hijikata's sliding tackle and passed the ball to Gazel who used Northern Impact, Genda blocked the shot with Power Spike. Korea was back on the ball and were charging down the field, Gouenji performed a sliding tackle and took the ball of the Korean player but he went into the tackle haphazardly which made the referee call for a foul.
Korea took the freekick, the ball went in between Hijikata and a Korean player as they bumped heads. Tobikata picked up the loose ball and charged down the field and ignored Kidou who told him not to hold onto the ball for too long. Gazel and Burn then ran up behind him and took the ball off him and made their way to goal but were stopped by Fubuki who jumped into the air before kicking his right leg up then his left leg down before spinning around and kicking his left leg down once more. This caused both Burn and Gazel to be trapped in an ice block and having Fubuki gain possession of the ball(Snow Angel)
Fubuki then brought the ball forward and passed the ball between Kidou and Hiroto then to Aphrodi who covered his chest with both his arms as he sprouted six golden wings before taking flight with the ball. The ball is then charged up with a golden energy before kicking the ball with his heel(God Break) The Korean goalkeeper tried to stop it with Dai Bakuhatsu Harite but he was unable to do so.
1-0
The Japan team congratulated Aphrodi on scoring before getting back to their positions. Korea then resumed the game with Burn running down the field and jumping over Midorikawa's sliding tackle. Chae Chan-soo now had the ball but it was taken off him by Hijikata.
Hijikata then passed the ball to Tsunami who were both trapped in Korea's hissatsu tactic Perfect Zone Press(Several Korean players run around Hijikata and Tsunami trapping them in between two circles) The Korean players then took the ball of Tsunami and passed the ball around, Hijikata and Tsunami then went to steal the ball but the Korean players slowed down which caused them to collide with one another and injure them both.
The Japanese players then went to check on them and saw they were unable to continue. Kazemaru and Kogure then switched places with them.
Japan kicked off with Midorikawa receiving the ball and using Lightning Accel to get past a Korean midfielder before passing it behind him to Kogure who got trapped in the Perfect Zone Press with Tobikata and just like before the Korean players stole the ball off them and passed the ball around and making the ball hit Kogure and Tobikata before launching the ball forward for a Korean attack.
Kabeyama tried to stop the attack by using The Wall but Chae Chan-soo got past him with Naraku Otoshi(He jumps up with the ball before using his heel to send the ball downwards. The ball then bounces back up and into the defender pushing him out the way) before passing the ball to Burn who used Atomic Fl are which got passed Genda's Power Spike
1-1
The Inazuma players gathered around Genda and talked about their thoughts about the game. Kidou got an idea when Kazemaru said "With the Perfect Zone Press they could forget using a hissatsu technique", Kidou then put everything together and told them to act as if they were still in the mud which confused them but went along with it.
Gouenji and Aphrodi resumed the game with them moving up the field before passing the ball to Kidou. Aphrodi and Kudou were then trapped in the Perfect Zone Press but Kudou smirked before kicking the ball upwards with Kazemaru being the one to reach it before passing it to Aphrodi who then passed it to Kogure who use Senpuujin and passed it off(Route of Sky)
The Japanese players made their way down the field with Hiroto using Ryuusei Blade which was again stopped by Dai Bakuhatsu Harite. The goalkeeper threw the ball to his teammates but it was intercepted by Aphrodi who then passed it to Kazemaru who had the ball taken off him by Chibashiri Kaen(The player allows the opposition to get close to him before he swipes his leg out as it is covered by fire causing the opposition to trip and loses control of the ball)
Midorikawa stole the ball back and passed it to Gouenji who used Bakunetsu Storm but the ball went wide which shocked everyone as they believed that Gouenji would have scored. The Korean goalkeeper took the goal kick and passed it to Chae Chan-soo who used Naraku Otoshi into Kidou and Kabeyama, which sent the ball out. Kabeyama falling onto Kidou. Kabeyama was able to continue as he gained a small knock but it would settle down in a bit, Kidou on the other hand hurt his knee and became more sluggish.
Korea took the throw-in but their attack was stopped by Kabeyama who used The Wall and passed it off to Kogure who didn't get far as the ball was taken off him by a Korean player who used Chibashiri Kaen. The Korean player tried to pass the ball to Gazel but it was intercepted by Hiroto, but before Hiroto could do anything with it Burn took the ball off him and passed it to Haizaki who was surrounded by a dark aura before lifting one leg back and bending down before kicking the ball and having a dark blue-indigo shark in water(which is the same colour as the shark) with its fin pointing out following the ball. Just before the shot reached Genda the shark jumped out of the water revealing itself (Shark the Deep)
Genda used Power Spike to stop the shot but was unable in doing so which made Haizaki laugh and tell the Japanese players that they had no hope of winning the game, which angered them.
1-2
Japan resumed the game but the whistle immediately went indicating the end of the first half. Genda apologised for letting in two goals with the others telling him that it was okay as he did a good job in keeping the game close. Coach Kudou then walked towards everyone and said "I'll be changing members for the second half again"
The players stayed quiet and looked at him and waited to hear what was going to happen. "Midorikawa, Kidou, both of you are on the bench" which shocked them. Coach Kudou then elaborated "Midorikawa, you've been overexerting yourself. Your leg movements are getting sloppy. You should know that more than me"
Midorikawa agreed with him before coach Kudou continued by saying "As for Kidou, it's that knee. It's still hurting after you crashed into Kabeyama earlier, isn't it"
Everyone looked at Kidou in shock, while Kidou had a small smile as he said "So you noticed"
"If you keep moving around trying to hide it, it'll only worsen" Coach Kudou said. Kidou nodded and told him he understood before coach Kudou then said "Fudou, you're in"
Everyone was shocked including Fudou who quickly got over his shock and said "Finally eh?"
Kidou tried to object by saying "Wait a moment. Fudou isn't used to playing with the team yet. For a match so crucial to the world tournament, why bring Fudou-"
He was then cut off by coach Kudou who said "The enemy doesn't know Fudou. Fudou is our Joker"
Fudou smiled and said "Joker, am I?"
The team gave mixed opinions about the idea of Fudou playing but went along with it as Endou said that it could bring the flow of the game back to their side. The team then wondered who else would go on but coach Kudou said they would go out there with only ten players with the others looking at Naruto and Endou wondering why they weren't brought on for the eleventh man
The Korean team resumed the game with Burn running down the field, Fudou closed him down and went shoulder to shoulder with him. Burn was getting annoyed by it and went to shoulder barge him off but missed Fudou as he had backed up a little before taking the ball off Burn.
Fudou ran with the ball and stopped in front of a defender and juggled the ball causing the defender to rush in, allowing Fudou to get past him with ease. Before Fudou got close to the Korean goal he turned around and made his way back to the Japan goal confusing everyone before kicking the ball and Kabeyama and having it rebound back to him. Fudou again ran towards the Korean goal and this time kicked the ball at Kazemaru and again got the rebound
Fudou continued his run and didn't pass to Hiroto who was open and instead chose to shoot. Kazemaru asked why Fudou didn't pass to Hiroto to which Fudou told him, he was free to do what he wants which annoyed Kazemaru
Endou and Kidou were annoyed with Fudou, Hibiki then explained to everyone that Foudo's father was forced to take responsibility for his boss's failures and was undeservingly made to quit his job. And ever since then, they've been hounded by debt collectors every day. His family sank into a deep depression. Fudou took in his father's plight and his mother's rejection of his father in a twisted way, that he was convinced that gaining power and rising to the top is the only way to protect himself. That's why he tried to integrate himself with Kageyama when he made True Royal Academy.
Fudou again had the ball and refused to pass to anyone and took a shot at goal. Coach Kudou took the opportunity to ask Endou a question "At this rate, Japan will undoubtedly lose. What will you do, Endou?"
Everyone on the sidelines looked at Endou to see what he would say, "I don't know. I don't know how to fight this match" Endou finally said
"Even by watching the match, your answer won't come. For now, you must watch the team"
Endou was confused and repeated the last words Coach Kudou said "The team?"
Fudou was dribbling down the field again but this time the Koreans used the Perfect Zone Press, Fudou still refused to pass which allowed the Koreans to take the ball off him. The Japanese players were furious with him but Fudou paid no mind to them. Fudou again found possession of the ball and was again surrounded by the Korean players but this time he made a pass to Kazemaru who was unable to reach the pass, Fudou again tried to make a pass to Kabeyama who couldn't reach it. Fudou yelled at them to get their act together with both of them saying they couldn't reach it but that was a lie as they did not truly go to the ball which caused Fudou's passes not to connect with anyone
The arguments between the players had allowed Korea to make an attack towards goal with Haizaki who used Shark the Deep and scored which increased the negative environment among the players. Genda became very hot-headed and said "Get your heads in the game, you idiots. This isn't the time to argue with one another, just play the game"
1-3
Japan restarted the game with the same things happening again, Fudou would make a pass, for only that player to not go for the ball, making it easy for the Koreans to intercept it and take a chance at goal. Genda threw himself at every ball and became overly aggressive with the players. Tobikata had tried to stop any balls that came his way but was unable to get his timing right and kept missing the ball
Genda made a save before passing the ball to Kabeyama who passed it to Kazemaru who passed it to Hiroto instead of Fudou. Hiroto then passed the ball to Aphrodi who passed it to Gouenji who used Bakunetsu Storm but again the ball went sailing over the crossbar
The team morale was down with everyone panicking. Endou finally stood up and went over to coach Kudou and told him "Coach, I… I kept thinking that in order to fight the world, I had to train myself. But because of that, I've forgotten something important, haven't I? To watch everyone. To watch my team."
Coach Kudou then said "Now do you understand what you must do, Endou?"
Endou said he did as he was their captain. Coach Kudou then told him to take his team to the world. The ball then went out of play, Coach Kudou then announced a substitution. Aphrodi and Genda off, Naruto and Endou on. Kidou was also allowed back onto the pitch.
The trio made their way to the others and told them to believe in Fudou's plays and to believe he will make the pass. Fudou intercepted the ball and tried to pass to Kazemaru who didn't get to the ball. This time Fudou passed to Kidou who reached the pass, Kidou then passed the ball back and said he could do it faster and stronger if he liked. The others slowly connected the dots and realised that Fudou spent the first couple of moments studying them so he can make passes to them
Fudou passed it to Kabeyama next and this time he connected with the ball, Fudou received the ball back and passed it to Kazemaru who passed it back to Fudou. Chae Chan-soo closed Fudou down and stopped him from going anywhere but Kidou came to help him. Kidou and Fudou had their backs to the ball before they turned around and used their feet to connect to either side of the ball creating a vortex which blasted Chae Chan-soo away(Killer Fields)
Fudou ran towards goal before backheeling the ball into the air where Kabeyama and Kazemaru had jumped, two of the Korean players jumped towards the ball as well. Kabeyama then turned so his head was pointing at the ground which allow Kazemaru to jump on his feet which makes their legs get covered in a tornado before Kazemaru did a bicycle kick(Tatsumaki Otoshi)
2-3
The Japanese players celebrated and thanked Fudou for the pass which he ignored which made them shake their heads at him. Korea resumed play and made their way down the field. Haizaki received the ball and used Shark the Deep. Endou saved it with Fist of Justice but Haizaki got the rebound with Devil Burst(Haizaki stands with his arm crossed as two dark wings appeared on his back. Then he flies up high while spinning before shooting the ball towards the goal with a volley kick as their wings disappear and charge the ball with dark red and black flare energy)
This time Endou couldn't stop the shot. Haizaki then said "You will not win this game. You are all too weak to stop me" This made the Japanese players narrow their eyes at him
2-4
Japan restarted the game and moved up the field as one, Tobikata received the ball and didn't know what to do and panicked and had the ball taken off him by Chae Chan-soo who passed it to Burn. The Japanese players ran back to defend their goal but couldn't get there in time as Burn had got past Kogure but Kabeyama who yelled at the top of his lungs as he jumped up into the air and landed with mountains forming around him(The Mountain) which sent the ball out of play
Korea took the throw-in and passed it to Haizaki who was in the middle of doing Devil Burst but just before he could kick it Kazemaru intercepted it and headed it to Tobikata who missed the ball, making it go out for a corner
Before Korea took the corner, Endou asked Tobikata, who was sweating heavily and was shaking, what he was afraid of. Tobikata told him he wasn't scared, Endou told him that it was okay to mess up but what was not okay is not giving it your all because you're afraid of messing up. Endou then told him to play with everything he had which Tobikata agreed to
Korea took a short corner which allowed Haizaki to set up for Devil Burst again but this time Tobikata was there with him. Tobikata then spun around and gathered wind around his right leg before swinging his leg across his body creating a purple rift that sucked in the ball like a vacuum(Shinkuuma)
The Japanese made their run down the field before passing the ball to Naruto who smirked before crossing his arms over his head before quickly uncrossing them, causing smoke to appear around him and a massively large red and blue ball above his head. Naruto then jumps up and does a backflip, using both legs to send the ball flying downwards, covering the ball in a blue aura. As the ball travels downwards, Naruto quickly slides in and lies down, doing a back kick using his left leg to spin the ball causing it to emit a reddish-orange spiral. Naruto then jumps up towards the ball and kicks it again using his left leg, causing it to emit a purple aura. As the ball travels forward, it leaves a trail of dust and rocks that quickly forms into a dragon-like shape. The ball travels underground and flies back up in arcs as it nears the goal(Last Resort)
The Korean keeper was too shocked at what he saw and didn't react in time as the ball went past him. Silence rang throughout the stadium as they didn't expect a shot like that to happen as it was ridiculously powerful. Naruto was congratulated on the goal before quicking running back into position so the game could restart quicker
3-4
Haizaki was angry at what had happened as he saw the Japanese players as nothing more than insignificant ants. Haizaki then sprinted down the field by himself but was stopped by the Japan team who surrounded him in a U shape as the sky became cloudy with rays of light peeking through them. The players crossed their arms which caused the lights to get brighter and larger. A clock seemed to cover the field between them and Haizaki as the ten players then closed him down with Kidou getting the ball off him(Angel Robe)
They all charged down the middle and passed the ball between one another before passing it to Fubuki who knelt down on the ground and brought his arms to the side, looked up, and howled, while an Aurora Borealis appeared behind him. As Fubuki howled, the ball above him freezes and becomes a spiky ball of ice. Spikes of ice then emerge from the ground and completely cover Fubuki in ice. While kneeling, Fubuki bends forward and grips his hands into a fist, breaking free from the ice. He then jumps forward and spins around before kicking the ball of ice, shattering it, and covering it in a white and blue aura. As the shot flies forward, Naruto runs quickly and cartwheels twice before landing with his back facing the ball. Naruto then jumps back, spinning, and producing a red aura from his right foot. Naruto then does a bicycle kick, creating a large blue snowflake with the ball in a red aura at the centre. The ball flies forward from the centre of the snowflake, leaving a trail of blue aura covered by a red spiral.(Glaciar Gungnir)
As the shot left their feet both Naruto and Fubuki felt immense pain in their legs but refused to go down and instead watched as the Korean goalkeeper tried to stop it but was blown back by its power. The team congratulated them on their goal which made them give them a pained smile
4-4
The Korean players couldn't believe it and as soon as the game restarted they charged down the field and gave the ball to Haizaki who was uncontested and used Devil Burst. Endou had a determined look on his face before crossing his arms and uncrossing them which gathered energy around his right hand before jumping up into the air. While he's mid-air a Majin formed behind him before both Endou and the Majin slam their hand down onto the ball, creating a hole in the ground(Hammer of Fury)*
Japan again went on the attack with Goeunji having the opportunity to score but again missed his chances. Everyone asked him what was wrong to which they didn't get a reply. Endou shouted at him, saying "You call that being the ace striker?! We've always played without leaving any regrets behind. This match is no different!"
The others agreed with him and told him to get his head together, Endou came out of his net and said "Let's show it to your father! How awesome football is, that is!"
Goeunji looked around at everyone before nodding and vowing to take Japan to the world. Fudou intercepted the goal kick and passed the ball to Goeunji who said "This time, it's going in. I'll send Japan to the world like an ace striker should" before spinning in mid-air, creating an intense stream of fire around his leg before shooting. The ball is then caught ablaze and headed towards the goal while leaving a fiery trial on the field(Maximum Fire)
The Korean Goalkeeper again was unable to stop the shot which allowed Japan to complete a comeback and regain the lead
5-4
The Korean players didn't give up however and with what little time they had ran down the field and made their way towards Endou. Haizaki used Devil Burst V2, the Japanese players called out to Endou to stop it. Endou gave everything he could with Hammer of Fury but was blown back into the goal. When Endou sat up he saw the ball was stuck in the floor just before it went over the line. The final whistle then blew indicating the end of the game and Japan's win.
The Japanese players celebrated with Endou saying they won all thanks to their hard work. They smiled and couldn't help but want to see what the world had to offer.
AN1 - length - I didn't think it would be this long for both the Neo and Korea games, so I'm sorry if you think it's too long
AN2 - Haizaki - I know he doesn't really act like how I portrayed him, in Ares/Orion. I hope you aren't too mad about his character. I decided to give him Shark the Deep and Devil Burst because I didn't want him to have any of the penguins' moves as they would go to Kidou.
AN3 - Hammer of Fury - I decided against giving Endou Fujin, Raijin, Ghost as I believe that it could take away from the impact of God Catch but I would like to hear suggestions about this.
I hope you enjoy and have a good day