Kuroko no Basket: Honored One

Chapter 514 216: The Battle of the Eyes

Swish~

Snuffy went into a slide tackle, aiming for the ball at Tendou's feet.

But.

Thump~

In mid-sprint, Tendou came to a sudden stop, planting one foot on the ball to trap it.

"Let me remind you again. These eyes are not the cheap, common stuff you have."

As the Six Eyes moved, a mysterious luster emanated from them.

Tendou used a basketball-like stop-and-go change of direction.

These eyes are just unfair, Snuffy thought to himself, but then he smiled.

His job was done.

While Tendou was stopping, the Juventus goalkeeper had already reacted, abandoning the goal. He charged out of the box to close down the angle.

"A meaningless struggle."

Thwack~

Without looking down, Tendou tapped the ball horizontally to the right. Agi, making a forward run into the box, met the ball and easily tapped it into the empty net.

Swish~

Goal!

2:1!

Manchester City had pulled one back, allowing the players, who had been pushed to the brink, to take a huge breath of relief.

But Reo did not.

He stood dazed on the field, covering his forehead with one hand.

"Nagi and I..."

They couldn't break through Lorenzo's blockade. Tendou had used this fact, confident that they would not succeed, to immediately launch a counter-press that led to this goal.

This feeling was absolutely terrible!

It was as if he and Nagi had been completely abandoned.

He felt like a joke, as if everyone knew he would fail.

"Tendou..."

"I know what you want to ask. I can't give you the answer."

Tendou celebrated with a high-five with Agi. He did not answer Reo's question.

"At the end of the day, the choice is in your hands. And besides, if you had been able to score that goal yourselves, I wouldn't have had to do anything."

He wasn't as stubborn as Agi.

A target man striker would certainly not be rated as highly by fans as a striker with the ability to attack independently.

They were two completely different classes of being.

However, if Mikage Reo and Nagi Seishiro were a combination, then that was another matter.

In the end, Reo and Nagi just hadn't scored. If they could consistently score goals, then there would be no problem of being "wrong."

His words sounded nice, but in reality, he just didn't want to deal with these two anymore.

Everyone knew that as long as they could score, all problems would be solved.

But the problem now was that they couldn't score, wasn't it?

Reo had to consider Agi's advice.

"Don't panic. We're the ones in the lead. Just one more goal, and we can end the match."

"Let's get to work, Juventus!"

Snuffy went to the midfield and clapped his hands, encouraging his teammates.

After so many years, Snuffy had traveled far and wide, seen all sorts of storms. He naturally wouldn't feel discouraged by a temporary setback.

The Juventus players nodded emphatically.

This Juventus master striker, who looked as if he were drawn based on Modrić, held a high prestige within the team.

Juventus kicked off.

Snuffy immediately advanced with the ball.

Tendou's Six Eyes lit up. Under his gaze, Juventus's formation changed again.

When defending, it was a 4-4-2. When attacking, it changed to a 4-5-1, still with Barou as the lone striker.

Juventus came on strong.

Tendou burst forward and charged at Snuffy.

His eyes carried a cold electricity; he had entered the deep-thinking mode of the Zone.

With his Big Data Analysis and Six Eyes, his calculation and insight abilities would only be stronger than Snuffy's, who was known as the world's number one footballing brain.

If he couldn't completely suppress the opponent, it only proved that he still hadn't unleashed the maximum power of the Six Eyes and Big Data Analysis.

"Don't be rash, young man. Impulsiveness is the biggest enemy on the football field."

"If you want to lecture me, you'll have to beat me at least once first, you wealthy man."

Tendou charged forward even faster but was held back by Snuffy's outstretched arm and half of his body.

"He blocked Tendou?"

The Man City players were very surprised. They had all witnessed Tendou's monstrous strength.

Many had even experienced it firsthand; he was a human tank.

"What kind of shielding technique is that!" Chigiri also accelerated over, wanting to help.

But as it turned out, compared to Tendou, Snuffy dealt with him much more easily. He just stuck out an arm and cut off Chigiri's approach, as if twisting a little chick.

At almost the same time, with a bang, Snuffy had already passed the ball to a teammate.

The receiving Lorenzo said, "Full attack mode, OK?"

The next second, the ball was at Niko Ikki's feet, but Mikage Reo immediately came over to cover.

"I won't let you pass, gloomy bangs!"

"I'd have a headache if you think Metavision is exclusive to you, young master."

Niko suddenly looked up. Under his thick bangs was a pupil split into 8 sections.

Metavision!

Mikage Reo was shocked, and the two of them clashed.

It was unclear what happened, but the ball ended up back at the feet of the advancing Snuffy.

BANG!

Tendou countered with an Iron Mountain Lean, as if trying to flatten Snuffy.

But Snuffy said, "Don't stop working, Juventus! Don't give the enemy time to think! Design the goal calmly!"

Thwack!

Snuffy's pupils swept around, and finally, under Tendou's tight marking, he passed the ball through the crowd to Barou's feet.

"I can't steal it!" This was the first time Tendou had encountered such a situation.

This was world-class shielding ability, and also a limitation of football.

He couldn't complete a steal as easily as in basketball.

"Snuffy's technique is essentially Jiu-Jitsu, which he has integrated into his football."

On the Man City bench, Prince was giving the players a lesson.

"He has fused the core strength, biomechanics, and physical contact techniques learned from Jiu-Jitsu with football skills, achieving world-class link-up play and ball-holding ability. And that, of course, includes his passing and shooting abilities."

"As a pure striker, I, Noel, Lavinho, and even Loki are stronger than Snuffy."

"But if we're talking about all positions, that guy is an all-purpose player who can excel anywhere. His overall ability is the true world's number one."

"But, isn't that the same as Tendou?" Tokimitsu asked. Isn't that just like Tendou?

"That's right. That's why Snuffy is the best teacher for Tendou," Prince said, wishing he could get on the field right now.

But he didn't want Tendou to miss this opportunity to learn up close.

On the field, Barou had already received the ball. Clad in deep red lightning, he aimed at the Manchester City goal.

No, it should be said, at the goalkeeper.

After joining Juventus, Barou had mastered the "Predator's Eye" from the game, which was different from Metavision.

Tendou believed it was another evolutionary path of Metavision.

Isagi's version focused on reading the game, while Barou's was used only in his "duel" with the goalkeeper, judging the keeper's movements to make his shots unstoppable.

Barou's pupils became vertical like a snake's, staring intently at the Man City goalkeeper, Luke.

Luke instantly felt immense pressure.

The opponent had too many shooting lanes. He felt that nine times out of ten, he wouldn't be able to save this shot.

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