"Have you figured it out yet?", Shinichi asked Endou without raising his head off the book he was reading as he and the latter were walking towards Gouenji.

"Nah, I still haven't figured out the drawings behind Inazuma Otoshi.", Endou shook his head.

The first thing the team had done after finishing their practice was try and steal Endou Daisuke's secret notebook, Endou had told Shinichi about how he, Kazemaru, and Gouenji heard about it from a Ramen shop owner. And much to the team's embarrassment of trying to be stealthy, Natsumi had already got the Notebook and gave it to them, while catching them red-handed, trying to break into the principal's office to get it.

The team was dumbfounded once they opened the Notebook and found out it was written with Endou Daisuke's handwriting, so they looked at Endou, in hopes that he could figure it out, but when he tried to explain the drawings, no one understood a thing, and neither did Endou himself.

Another development was that Haruna had moved to Raimon, and joined the Journaling Club while also joining the Tactics team with Aki and Megane. So now Raimon's managing team was the following; Natsumi as the Head Manager, Aki, Megane (also substitute player), and Haruna as Tactics Manager, Ran as the Physical Manager, and Sonoko as the Finance Manager.

"What is that book you're reading?", Endou asked curiously.

"I found it on my desk in my room when I woke up.", Shinichi explained, "I asked Tatsuya about it, he said that Michiya-Ojisan gave it to me to get inspiration for my own Hissatsu ideas, by reading about the Hissatsu he had made as a player and coach for his team.".

"COOL!", Endou exclaimed excitedly, "Did you find something we can use?!".

"Actually yes, Skylab Hurricane.", Shinichi nodded.

"What is that?", Gouenji asked, surprising both boys that they had reached him already in the playground.

Shinichi then continued, "One of the old moves of Teitan School when Michiya-Ojisan used to play there. It's a co-op move, one player kicks the ball high and then handstands and lowers himself, as if performing a push up. The other jumps on his feet, with the first using all his force combined with the second's force to jump, and the player literally flies, before headbutting the ball into the goal.".

"And I thought Inazuma Otoshi was difficult...", Endou mumbled.

"It's not actually, I figured it out.", Gouenji said, surprising both boys. He knelt as he picked a stick nearby and starting drawing with it on the ground.

"Two players. The ball is kicked high and both players jump. The first uses the second player's chest to push himself higher and performs and kicks the ball to score.", Gouenji explained.

"You are going to need a player with a tough chest to withstand that, next to having two players who can jump that high.", Endou said as he placed his hand on his chin, "The player who will kick the ball is Gouenji, but who will be the second player?".

"Kabeyama.", Shinichi said after some thought with a confident smile, making Gouenji and Endou look at him confused.

"I doubt we can continue training after we finished Ran's program today.", Shinichi sighed as he rubbed his back, now remembering its pain.

"The whole team fell face first when we were done, even Domon.", Gouenji recalled the sight of the other players on the ground, with Megane and the girls trying wake them up and keep them alive, even Ran.

"Good thing we started with the high jump training first then, and Fukurabu-san helped us with the equipment.", Endou chuckled with a sweatdrop.

"But tomorrow, we will continue our training, but we will work on four techniques.", Shinichi said while raising four fingers, the confident smirk back on his face, surprising Gouenji and Endou.

"Four?", Gouenji raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Wait a minute... Inazuma Otoshi... Skylab Hurricane...", Endou counted on his fingers before he looked at Shinichi confused, "Those are two... not four...",

"Actually, Skylab is not short on just one Hissatsu, but three,", Shinichi said as he lowered a finger, "The 2-Player Hissatsu: Skylab Hurricane, Skylab Drop, and the 3-Player Hissatsu: Skylab Hurricane Drop.".

~•~•~•~

The good news was, the team was starting to see some results from Ran's training.

The bad news was... Kabeyama is afraid of heights.

Despite all the team's efforts, including having him blindfolded as Natsumi suggested, it was no use. And Gouenji was training by jumping high and pushing himself of a highly hanged log, but he would end up falling off.

Shinichi was also doing the same training for the Skylab drop technique, but for the Skylab Hurricane...

"AHHH!", He cried as he fell off on the ground for the hundredth time.

"The move looked simple when you showed me...", Kazemaru said tiredly as he rested his legs back on the ground.

He and Shinichi had been practicing for several times the move, but either Shinichi would not be able to balance himself, or Kazemaru would fail at pushing him up.

"We are doomed this way.", Kageno said.

"Will you stop it with your gloominess?", Max complained.

"I'm sorry guys... I disappointed you all.", Kabeyama said, sitting on the ground and lowering his head in defeat.

"You disappointed nobody, Kabeyama. We just hoped you've said something sooner.", Handa pointed out.

"So, what are we going to do, we need to figure out someone else for the Hissatsu.", Kurimatsu said.

"No, Kabeyama will do it.", Sonoko stressed before she turned to Kabeyama, "Haven't you had enough of being mocked at school because you're fat? Everyone at school thinks you don't deserve your position, and now you're just proving them right!".

"Take it easy, Sonoko-san.", Haruna tried to stop her, but Ran raised her hand.

"This is Sonoko's way of boosting someone, and it always works.", She winked at her newest friend.

"Do you know why no one here objected when Gouenji and Kudou said they needed you for their Hissatsu? Because they trust you! So don't you dare betray that trust!", Sonoko yelled the last sentence.

Kabeyama stared at her with eyes wide, initially fearful of her wrath but now he was registering her words slowly.

"I think she's getting to him.", Shourin noticed.

'They all trust me...', Kabeyama said as he stared at his teammates and managers, 'The Captain trusts me....', He stared at Endou before he shook his head and jumped back on his feet, "I won't let you all down!".

"Yeah! That's the Kabeyama I know!", Endou cheered, making the latter even more energized.

"You don't ever lose faith in anyone, do you?", Natsumi asked Endou.

He turned to her as he said with a wide smile, "The first step for a team's success isn't hardwork, but teamwork and trust, even among the managers, and the rest comes next.".

Endou's words and smile had a strange effect on Natsumi's heart, making her lightly blush before she looked away, not wanting anyone to notice.

"That's good and all, but we still haven't learned the new Hiss-".

"Urusei!", Someoka slammed his fist on Megane's head, stopping his speech.

"You've been doing my training for a couple of days now, so that's good actually. I don't know if you have noticed, but you're actually much faster and stronger, even your jumps are higher.", Ran explained, "Granted, you are not as good as Nose since they've been training for years in the jungle, but there isn't that much of a difference in power now.".

"True, but we still need the Hissatsu if we want to score, unfortunately.", Aki pointed out.

"We've been doing it wrong.", Shinichi said all of a sudden, bringing the attention to him, "Who the hell said we have to follow the steps word to word? We can change it and make it our own.".

Gouenji narrowed his eyes, thinking about Shinichi's words before he said, "Inazuma Otoshi has the first player jump on the head of the second and then kick the ball... I can change the kick to overhead, that would be actually better.".

Kabeyama then smiled widely before he pointed at his stomach, "You can jump on my large stomach! You won't slip off it like my head.".

Everyone looked at Kabeyama silently for a few seconds before smiles appeared on their faces as Someoka said, "See what happens when you use your head?".

Shinichi however, was eyeing every player on the team, and he could see the genuine smile of success on their faces after figuring out how to do Inazuma Otoshi and Skylab Drop, but one player... who was faking his smiles.

Domon Asuka.

"Kudou.". Shinichi turned to Kazemaru who continued, "We've been trying to do the step of your legs facing the opposite of mine when jumping, why don't we do it differently? I jump and land on my back, my head facing towards the goal, and you jump on my legs, our feet parallel.".

Shinichi thought for a few short moments at Kazemaru'd suggestions and imagined the scene before he smiled widely, "This actually might work! Maybe the whole issue was with the balance between us because our feet!".

"Alright! we've figured out the issues of our three Hissatsu! Let's train now, for real everyone!", Endou cheered, pumping his fist in the air.

"YEAH!".

~•~•~•~

"What... the... hell...", Shinichi mumbled.

"When they said the school was in the jungle, they weren't kidding...", Shishido mumbled.

The team had arrived at Nose Middle School, but the thing was that the school was in the middle of the jungle, which was eerie and weird, and all the students were cheering for Nose, no one to cheer for Raimon.

And the Nose players were jumping up and down on Natsumi's limousine.

"They're very committed to their name.", Natsumi commented dryly.

"Come on guys! We've got the people cheering all for us!", Endou said excitedly.

"Endou-kun, they're cheering for Nose.", Haruna pointed out, making Endou feel embarrassed.

"Whatever, I'm sure you guys can kick the butts of those animals!", Sonoko scoffed in disgust at the Nose Team's antics before she noticed the wild-looking coach joining them, "Maybe we should call animal rights...".

The teams then stood in their formations on the football field with the managers and coach standing on the side, with Raimon playing the 4-4-2 formation, Shinichi playing instead of Handa while Nose played the F- Wild Formation (4-3-3).

Coach: Tazan Kousuke

GK/1: Inokuchi Hyugo

DF: Torii Ryouta (2/Captain), Uozumi Takato (3), Kaeruda Tatsuhito (4), Shishiou Kou (5)

MF: Kame Reon (6), Oowashi Seiji (7), Saruta Noburo (8)

FW: Gori Shingo (9), Hebimaru Shouma (10), Suizenji Chiita (11)

The referee whistled, starting the kickoff with the ball with Nose, Chiita passing to Hebimaru.

And then the forwards of Nose charged at amazing speed, surprising the Raimon players.

"Woah! Nose forwards show their incredible speeds as they easily pass the Midfielders!", Kazuma commented.

Hebimaru passed to Chiita, who ran as fast as a cheetah, passing the Defenders before they could do anything.

"Goddamn their speed!", Kazemaru cursed.

Chiita kicked the ball towards Hebimaru who kicked it hard, surrounded by purple aura with a snake charging forward, "Snake Shot!".

Endou stood ready before his eyes widened once he saw the ball heading towards the goal's pole from the right, until Gori appeared, swinging with a vine before he kicked the ball again, "Tarzan Kick!".

"Nekketsu Punch!", Endou cried as he punched the ball, sending flying away towards Shinichi, who received it on his chest.

"Gouenj, Kabeyama, go!", He cried, both boys nodding before running forward.

The midfielders of Nose charged towards Shinichi who kicked the ball high with blue energy as he cried, "Drive Pass!".

The ball was heading to out of the field, but it turned around and landed at Gouenji's feet, who kicked it high as he cried, "Kabeyama!".

"Yeah!", Kabeyama cried as he and Gouenji jumped up.

Gouenji's eyes widened once he saw Torii behind him, his jump even pushing him further above Gouenji, and he was about to get the ball until Kabeyama cried, "Gouenji-kun!".

The latter pushed his chest and stomach forward, and Gouenji using his feet, pushed himself off him and above, higher than Torii.

"W-What?!", Torii cried in disbelief.

"Oh! Raimon players have figured out a tactic to defeat Nose's incredible jumping abilities! Looks like training in the jungle isn't everything!", Kazuma commented excitedly.

"Inazuma Otoshi!", Kabeyama and Gouenji chorused as Gouenji kicked the ball overhead.

And the ball entered the goal net, before even Inokuchi could move.

"GOAL! RAIMON'S NEW HISSATSU OF BOTH GOUENJI AND KABEYAMA HAD SCORED THEM THE FIRST GOAL AGAINST NOSE!".

Nose 0 – 1 Raimon.

"Your stomach is tough as steel, you know that.", Gouenji smirked at Kabeyama.

"Wouldn't have done it without your trust.", Kabeyama said with a wide smile.

The kickoff started again, with the ball with Chiita again, but he was shocked that Shourin easily tackled him and took the ball.

"Impossible!", He said.

"Not impossible when you have got the best physical manager!", Shourin cried as he passed the ball to Kurimatsu, who passed it to Shishido, who kicked it high.

And Kabeyama, who had run again towards the goal with Gouenji.

Kabeyama received the ball as he kicked it high before he jumped up, but Gouenji couldn't jump because he was surrounded by the defenders of Nose.

"Let's see you do your Hissatsu now!", Torii smirked.

Gouenji smirked back, shocking him, "Who said I was going to score again?".

And much to Nose's shock, it was Shinichi who jumped high across Kabeyama, and pushed himself higher by pushing his legs on Kabeyama's stomach. He spun in the air before he head butted the ball, green energy surrounding it as he and Kabeyama chorused, "Skylab Drop!".

And the ball moved at amazing speed, slamming Inokuchi in the face and entering with him the goal net.

"GOAL! RAIMON EASILY SCORED THE SECOND GOAL! AND THEY USED ANOTHER NEW HISSATSU, THIS TIME WITH KUDOU AND KABEYAMA! I'VE NEVER SEEN A MIDFIELDER WITH THE NUMBER 11 SCORE AS MUCH GOALS AS THE TEAM'S STRIKER! LADIES & GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT YOU THE ELEVENTH STRIKER!", Kazuma cried at the top of his lungs.

"I fear the Nose Students might murder him.", Haruna said worriedly while looking at Kazuma.

"I'll stop them.", Ran said determinedly.

"You're just one person.", Aki pointed out.

"It's against rules to do anything to the commentator, unless they want to be disqualified.", Natsumi pointed out.

"I can easily close their schools with one call anyways.", Sonoko shrugged.

"Looks like I got myself a nickname...", Shinichi said in surprise.

"You deserve it, Kudou-kun. You've been working hard for the sake of Raimon.", Kabeyama said in admiration.

"And so do you, and so does everyone here.", Shinichi said making Kabeyama smile widely.

The referee whistled, signaling the end of the first half, and the start of the 15 minutes short break.

"I never thought in my life I would've been able to face Nose near their level.", Kurimatsu said with a wide smile.

"Captain, can Handa take my place? I think he deserves to play too.", Max said.

"I don't mind.", Endou shrugged.

"Sorry Handa, if it weren't for my Hissatsu I would've let you play.", Shinichi said sheepishly.

"Dude, I'm so glad you're playing because you're always giving us the edge.", Handa laughed.

Shinichi then felt someone staring at the back of his head, so he turned to face Domon, who was doing so, and asked him in monotone, "Something wrong?".

Domon blinked before she shrugged, "You're just better than I thought or heard of.".

"Really?", Shinichi said suspiciously, staring at Domon before he looked at Kazemaru with a smile, "Ready for our move?".

"You bet! I've got something to show you all too!", Kazemaru said with a smirk.

The team stood in their formation, switching places on the field, and the referee whistled, starting the second half, with the kick off with Raimon this time.

Gouenji passed the ball to Someoka who passed it with his heel to Handa, and he immediately saw the forwards of Nose closing in on him so he passed it back to Kazemaru, who confidently charged forward.

"Shipuu Dash!", Kazemaru cried as he quickly dashed to the right and the left, leaving fleeting bursts of gale behind him. Once he got closer to Hebimaru, he vanished and reappeared behind him.

Nearing the defenders, he kicked the ball high before jumping and falling on his back, raising his legs high. Shinichi let out a battle cry as he jumped on Kazemaru's legs, their feet parallel, before Kazemaru pushed him up as the lather jumped, giving a boost to literally fly in the air, hurricane surrounding him.

"Skylab Hurricane!", He and Kazemaru chorused as he head butted the ball, and it flew with green energy surrounding it, a hurricane trail behind it.

And Inokuchi stood helplessly as the ball entered the goal for the third time.

"GOAL! RAIMON SCORED THEIR THIRD GOAL WITH A NEW HISSATSU! AFTER KAZEMARU SHOWED HIS NEW DRIBBLE HE AND KUDOU USED THEIR NEW HISSATSU SKYLAB HURRICANE!", Kazuma cried, after dodging a tomato being thrown at him.

Shinichi and Kazemaru fist bumped just as the team gathered around them.

"I can't believe you actually created your own Hissatsu!", Handa said in disbelief.

"I was feeling unconfident but now I want to continue training!", Shishido cried.

"That's my friend right there!", Someoka smirked.

Gouenji then looked at Shinichi, "You were very serious about creating more Hissatsu, weren't you?".

"Would you believe me when I say I'm planning another one for us?", Shinichi smirked.

Gouenji smirked back, "I would be very glad.".

The kickoff started with the ball at Nose, but they easily lost it to Raimon before Kabeyama and Gouenji performed their Hissatsu again.

"Inazuma Otoshi!".

And scored again.

The referee was hustled the be of the match, with Raimon winning against Nose, four goals against nothing.

"WE WON!", Endou cheered at the top of his lungs as he jumped high, his team and managers cheering with him.

Domon, on the other hand, was frowning.

'It's not Gouenji and Endou who are an unstoppable force... This Kudou and his plans... and the managers having them get better faster than ever...', He thought before his frown increased as he stared at his feet.

'I had fun in this game, and in training... Am I... Am I doing the right thing?'.

~•~•~•~

Teikoku Academy Training Centre,

The Teikoku players while practicing, were listening to the radio, hearing about Raimon's match with Nose.

Masumi and Fuyuka were there, sitting on the benches while watching the players perform their drills, but Kageyama was nowhere to be seen.

"Why are they listening to Raimon's match like that?", Masumi asked.

"What do you mean?", Fuyuka looked at her confused.

"When they listen to other teams' matches in the FF, they listen with the intent and focus to learn about the winning teams.", Masumi explained, "But with Raimon, I see ferocity and passion, and now the commentator had just announced that Raimon had won, and they don't seem worried nor bothered, but actually happy.".

"You know how Barcelona and Real Madrid