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Judo and Basketball:
Sakuragi tore open Haruko's letter eagerly, anxious to see what she had written:
Dear Sakuragi-kun:
Shohoku's basketball team is really looking up! There's been another super rookie, named Nathan. I heard he came from America. Anyways, he's really really good! He plays small forward, and Miyagi-senpai says his style is just like Rukawa-kun's! The only problem is he's a real meany though. He once called me umm... a bitch.
Sakuragi stops reading for a moment and talks aloud, "Hn! When I get back I'll kick his ass! How dare he talk to Haruko-chan like that! His personality seems just like that bastard Kitsune Rukawa!" He continues reading:
Miyagi and Mitsui-senpai both hate him, and they say they'd kick him off the team if he hadn't been that good. Moreover, Rukawa-kun has just come back to Shohoku after training with the All-Japan team. I hope he got better to help the team even more. That's all the info on the basketball team! When are you coming back Sakuragi-kun? Is your back still hurting?"
From: Haruko.
After reading, Sakuragi then goes back to the Sanatorium, and immediately got yelled at from his nurse. "Damn you Hanamachi! Don't you know you're making my job harder and harder by getting lost every day!?"
Sakuragi cowered in fear, then answered, "Stupid nurse! I think you're just like a female Gori!" SMACK!! Sakuragi cowered in the corner, nursing the lump on his head.
After some more arguments, Sakuragi retired to his quiet bed. Soon though, he heard loud noises coming from the hallway and could see the Sakuragi Army coming to visit him.
"How's it goin' Hanamachi?" Noma asked. "My back's fine now, I can go back in about a week, the doctor said." Sakuragi answered.
"That's good!" Takamiya said, eating a banana.
"Oh yeah, guess what Hanamachi?" Ookusu said. "What?" "We've all joined the Shohoku Judo team!"
Sakuragi eyes turned wide. "You mean what that Judo man last year did?" "Yeah, and Youhei became captain of the whole team too." Youhei grinned.
"You know, Hanamachi, Judo's really fun. The best part is that you could throw people around. Join when you get the chance ok?" Youhei said, as all four of them left.
"Judo, huh? Hmm...Maybe I'll try it later." With that, Sakuragi forgot all about that as he took a nap.
A week later:
Rukawa was playing Natham during Shohoku's practice time one-on-one. Rukawa was beating Nathan, 8-5.
As Nathan backed Rukawa down and shot a turnaround jumper, a shout brought them to attention. "The Tensai man is back!!" Sakuragi hollered.
All of the members of the Shohoku basketball team gaped with the exception of Rukawa and Nathan.
"Hanamachi?" Miyagi stuttered out. "How you doing, Ryota?" Sakuragi said. Then he proceeded to greet all the other members.
"Micchi!! How the Stamina?" "Fine...and my names Mitsui!!" Mitsui finally got over his surprise and returned to the normal cocky self he is.
After greeting everyone else, he faced Rukawa and Nathan. "Ahh it's you, stupid kitsune. And I suppose you are Nathan."
"Yeah so what? Red-haired monkey!" "Only the wild monkey Kiyota can call me like that, Bastard Kitsune #2!!" "Do'aho." "Shut up you idiot fox!"
Ayako giggled. "Bastard Kitsune #2??" she thought. Miyagi sighed. "Another troublemaker." Ayako whacked him with her fan."You were one yourself!"
"Ayako-chan??!?!?" Miyagi said, cringing in pain, tears coming out of his eyes. Everyone else sweatdropped.
Rukawa and Nathan then finished the game, which Rukawa won, 10-7. "He really has improved." Sakuragi thought.
At that time, Haruko and Anzai-Sensei came into the gym.
End Chapter 1.
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