There was heavy, tense silence on the field, the moment hanging like a held breath. Suddenly the gathered team at the sidelines erupted into cheers, charging the air with their loud roars.
While Minato stood still, his mouth hanging open in disbelief, Kento remained calm and collected, standing with his arms folded, smirking in confidence, his eyes gleaming with quiet satisfaction.
Haruma then rose and stood straight on his face devoid of any emotion, as if frozen in time.
Just then Itsuki came and patted Haruma's back with a bright smile playing on his lips.
On the other hand Raya and his side remained still in their spot, their face's a mix of shock and disbelief trying to process what they just witnessed…
The whistle blew once again signalling the resume of the game, with Raya and Makoto exchanging cautious, careful passes. Itsuki was behind them, closing in at every chance, trying to tackle.
Meanwhile, Haruma was moving casually, his efforts to intercept seeming half-hearted, yet his watchful eyes were helding a intensity brewing within him.
All the eyes were fixed on the game, tension mounting with just ten minutes remaining in the game.
Raya was sprinting forward with the ball when suddenly, Itsuki appeared just beside him, sliding his foot in for a tackle, but Raya reacted almost instantly and sent a precise pass to Makoto, who collected it with ease, and just as he prepared to charge forward, Haruma appeared just before him, blocking his path.
Makoto's eyes widened with a sudden tension, as he met Haruma's intense gaze, his face was shadowed with unwavering focus, his presence almost suffocating.
In a rush, Makoto hesitated and performed a tentative dribble, barely slipping past Haruma's defense who didn't try much.
Shocked at his own success, Makoto continued his charge at the nets, just as he sprinted towards the nets, Haruma turned glancing over his shoulder, his gaze locked on Kurogami standing tall before the nets, surrounded by an immense amount of Black Aura.
As Makoto was charging at the nets he heard a sharp call from Raya, as he quickly turned he saw Raya nearing the nets with Itsuki desperately trailing behind him, struggling to catch up with him.
Makoto, with a confident smile launched the ball towards Raya.
Raya, with his gaze locked on the approaching ball, took a big leap into the air, positioning himself for a powerful shot.
Itsuki watched with wide, stunned eyes. The players from the sidelines held their breaths. Minato and Kento's gazes were locked on Raya.
As all eyes were following Raya, Haruma began taking a few deliberate steps backwards.
With a furious roar, Raya struck the ball with precision and sent it surging towards the top left corner of the nets.
The ball was hurtling towards the net line, its trajectory seeming unstoppable, while Kurogami stood motionless, his expressions shadowed.
Kurogami then exhaled a thick cloud of fog from his mouth and with his eyes closed he launched himself into a gravity-defying dive, his body hanging in the air, his arm outstretched.
Everyone watching gasped in awe, watching Kurogami flying through the air
Just before the ball could get in, Kurogami's hand reached the ball and he deflected it back to the play.
But the ball went straight at the feets of Makoto who fired it back towards the bottom right side of the nets. But before it could go inside Kurogami came sliding in with his left foot outstretched, blocking the ball, causing it to fly upwards.
Makoto's jaw dropped, overwhelmed by the sheer brilliance of Kurogami's saves.
As the ball soared up high, Raya launched himself up high, his head connecting with the ball sending it gliding towards the left side of the nets.
But, Kurogami, like a predator in action, came sliding in catching the ball in mid-air, and in one fluid motion he swung his body around, harnessing the momentum, and with a furious roar he launched the ball far back at the play. bellowing, "Harumaaaa!"
All the eyes watching the game widened in shock, and as they shifted their gaze they saw Haruma in the middle of the field, charging at the nets with the ball soaring in his direction.
Minato glanced at the timer, and with an urgent tone he said, "Only ten seconds left!"
Another player from the sidelines stepped forward and added, "There is no way he can cover that distance in ten seconds!"
The ball soared over Haruma's head and descended perfectly at his feets.
Haruma with his face etched with intense focus swung his right foot back, preparing to strike, causing everyone to flinch in disbelief.
Haruma, then swung his right foot at the ball and struck the ball with an explosive impact, making the ball travel far towards the nets.
Subaru, the goalkeeper, flinched in hesitation and began positioning himself to stop the ball, but his nervousness kept growing watching the ball like an unstoppable meteor, curving through the air, closing in with a relentless speed.
Subaru made a dive, outstretching his arm wide in a desperate attempt to stop the ball. But, it wasn't enough, the ball curved with deadly precision, and went inside the nets, striking at the back of the nets before dropping inside in a mocking finality.
Raya, Makoto and Itsuki were stunned, a bead of sweat trickling down their faces, their breath caught in their throats.
In the sidelines, The players along with Minato were standing with their jaws dropped, eyes popping out of disbelief.
Meanwhile, Kento's smirk spread wider, taking a sharp edge of craziness.
Haruma tightened his both fists and with his veins pulsing, he let out a loud primal roar, his voice tearing through the air, filled with pure fury and unrelenting determination. His fierce gaze remained locked ahead, eyes burning with the intensity of a volcano ready to erupt.
Kurogami came up from behind Haruma, and wrapped his both arms tightly around Haruma's neck, pulling him in a forceful embrace, he glanced ahead over Haruma's left shoulder, and without a warning he too let out a primal roar, matching Haruma's intensity and power, their combined roars reverberating through the field, shaking the ground beneath them.
The air grew heavy with ferocity, a wave of unsettling energy washed over everyone, leaving an undeniable suffocating energy that pressed everyone down who dared to witness it.
Kento, maintaining his smirk, spoke up in a low chilling tone, "This… This is exactly what I needed…" his smirk growing, "This World Cup Is Ours!"
As Haruma and Kurogami's roar faded, Itsuki came smiling and wrapped his arm around Haruma's right shoulder. Now B
both Kurogami and Itsuki hugging Haruma.
Raya, Makoto and Subaru now walked over and stood along with their teammates on the sidelines.
Meanwhile Haruma, Kurogami and Itsuki came and stood before Coach Minato, their eyes locked onto him.
Minato was staring back at the trio, the seriousness in his gaze was evident, the gathered players beside Minato were gazing at the trio too. While Kento was watching the trio with a warm smile, the madness in his eyes and smile was now gone.
Exchanging glances with the trio, Minato gave them a slow nod, and extended his hand towards Haruma for a shake.
"Welcome To Tokyo Wolves Juniors, Haruma and Kurogami!" he declared in a commanding tone.
Itsuki and the other gathered players began flashing smiles, excited to welcome their new teammates. While Kento kept smiling warmly.
Haruma then let out a slight smile and shook hands with Minato, "I'm honored to play under you."
Minato returned the gesture, his smile warm, he then turned to Kurogami, who slightly smiled and said, "Thank you, I'll give my best for this team!"
Minato then stepped aside and gestured towards the Tokyo Wolves Juniors who were all smiling in anticipation. Haruma and Kurogami gave them a slight smile, while Itsuki beamed brightly, his excitement clear.