Haikyuu - I Am A Different Hinata!

"LET'S GO, FINISH THEM OFF AND GET AN ACE, SHOYO!" shouted Saeko.

"THAT'S RIGHT! ACE! ACE! WE NEED AN ACE!" yelled Takinoue.

"I hope he can pull off some good serves to at least destabilize Shiratorizawa's reception and force them into a disorganized attack!" said Shimada, his voice filled with anticipation.

"HINATA, NICE SERVE!" shouted Daichi.

"Alright, the libero is on the defensive side, so I think I already know what to do…" thought Hinata as he held the ball with both hands at neck height.

"I'M AIMING FOR YOU!" Hinata thought as he tossed the ball up and executed a serve focused on speed, deliberately targeting Ushiwaka, who watched the ball come his way in the blink of an eye. As he crouched, the ball hit his fist and flew away.

10-8 Shiratorizawa.

"THAT'S IT! TAKE THEM DOWN!" Saeko cheered excitedly.

"LET'S GO, EVERYONE! Go, Go, Hinata! Push it, push it, Hinata!" shouted the Vice Principal, trying to get everyone to sing his new chant.

"Go, Go, Hinata! Push it, push it, Hinata!"

"Go, Go, Hinata! Push it, push it, Hinata!" the Karasuno crowd sang enthusiastically.

"Let's do it again!" thought Hinata as he tossed the ball up and served, aiming for Ushiwaka again. This time, Ushiwaka managed to react, but as the ball hit his wrist, it flew over the net and back into Karasuno's court.

"Free ball!" shouted Nishinoya as he calmly directed the pass to Kageyama, who, after a quick exchange of glances with Asahi, set the ball to him. Asahi ran, jumped, and spiked the ball over Shiratorizawa's block.

"LET'S GO!" Asahi yelled, clenching his fists in celebration.

"GREAT SPIKE!" praised Kageyama.

"ANOTHER POINT FOR YOU, BEARDY!" said Nishinoya.

"ONE MORE!" shouted Hinata as he served again, aiming for Ushiwaka. This time, however, Yamagata anticipated and stepped in front of Ushiwaka, making the reception in his place.

"Goshiki, it's yours!" said Shirabu as he set the ball to Goshiki in position four.

"AAAH, TAKE THIS!" Goshiki yelled as he jumped and executed an over-the-line spike that flew past Tanaka's arm, who couldn't react in time, and the ball landed on the court just inside the line.

11-9 Shiratorizawa.

"THAT'S IT! I SCORED EASILY!" Goshiki celebrated, shouting.

"Nice point! Future ace!" said Yamagata.

"Thank you!" Goshiki replied enthusiastically.

"We forgot to mark the line shot!" Tanaka said, slightly annoyed.

"It's fine. Next time, when number eight attacks again, we'll be more alert!" reassured Daichi.

Substitution: Yamagata out, Taichi in.

After Shiratorizawa's point, it was Reon's turn to serve. He delivered a powerful serve toward Karasuno's court.

"IT'S MINE!" Hinata shouted as he moved to where the ball was going to land and made the reception.

"Nice receive!" said Kageyama as he prepared to set.

"Hmm… I think it's going HERE!" Tendo said, moving toward Tanaka in position four. However, this time, Kageyama's set went to Daichi in position two.

"I MESSED UP!" Tendo yelled as he jumped in the wrong direction, followed by Goshiki, who had followed him. They watched as Daichi spiked the ball past Taichi's hands, the only one who jumped to block him.

11-10 Shiratorizawa.

"BEEEEEP!"

"BEEEEEP!"

"BEEEEEP!"

The substitution signal sounded, and Karasuno swapped Asahi for Yamaguchi to serve and Nishinoya for Tsukishima.

"Yamaguchi, you've got this!" Sugawara encouraged from the bench.

"Alright!" Yamaguchi thought as he nodded at Sugawara, then tossed the ball up and served. The ball floated toward Shiratorizawa's court, dropping suddenly just past the net and before reaching the middle of the court, forcing Reon to dive and barely keep the ball from touching the ground.

"Shirabu!" Reon shouted after making the reception and sending the ball high.

"Got it!" Shirabu said as he moved under the ball to set.

"Shirabu! Send it!" Tendo said, waving his arms.

"Tendo-san!" Shirabu replied as he set the ball to Tendo, who delayed his approach to try and deceive Karasuno's block.

"A delay like Kuroo-san's!" Tsukishima thought, not jumping immediately and waiting for the right moment.

"Jump!" Tsukishima instructed Tanaka and Daichi, who were beside him and followed his lead.

Thud! Tendo's spike hit Tsukishima's hand and flew to the back of the court, forcing Yamaguchi to run and make the reception.

"Nice receive!" Kageyama said as he moved toward the ball to set.

"SEND IT TO ME!" Hinata shouted from the back row, starting his run and jumping before the midline as he watched Kageyama's set come his way.

"Yeah, yeah… the back-row attack to the reliable ace, right?" Tendo thought as he jumped at the right timing to block Hinata alongside Goshiki and Taichi.

Thud! After jumping, Hinata focused on hitting the ball off the side of Tendo's hands, who couldn't block it, and the ball flew out of bounds.

11-11 Tie.

"TIMEOUT! GIVE ME A TIMEOUT!" Washijo shouted angrily.

"HEY! SATORI, STOP TRYING TO GUESS THE BLOCKS! OTHER THAN NUMBER TEN, NONE OF THEM HAVE MUCH POWER IN THEIR ATTACKS. IT'S NOT NECESSARY!" Washijo yelled, even more irritated.

"Got it!" Tendo said without complaint.

Karasuno's POV:

"You're doing well and sticking to the plan. There's nothing more to do but keep attacking and believing you can win!" Ukai said.

"YES!" everyone shouted in unison.

Yamaguchi served again, this time the ball landing in the middle of Shiratorizawa's court, right at Ushiwaka, who made the reception and passed to Shirabu. Shirabu set the ball to Tendo in the middle.

"Is he going straight or delaying this time?" Tsukishima thought as he decided to jump at the normal timing. However, this time, Tendo lightly tipped the ball over his block, and it landed on Karasuno's court.

"BEEEEEP!"

"BEEEEEP!"

"BEEEEEP!"

The substitution signal sounded again, this time Tendo coming out to make way for Semi to serve.

"Semi-semi, nice serve!" Tendo shouted from the bench.

"What's with 'Semi-semi'?" Semi thought, confused, but quickly ignored Tendo.

"Alright, here goes!" Semi thought as he executed a powerful serve toward Karasuno's court.

"IT'S MI— OH NO… COVER ME!" Hinata said after trying to receive the serve, but the ball didn't come out clean.

"Tanaka-san!" Kageyama said as he made an underhand set to Tanaka, who jumped and saw a triple block from Shiratorizawa. He tried to hit through the block.

"TOUCH!" Goshiki shouted after feeling the ball hit his hands.

"Ushijima-san!" Shirabu said as he set the ball to Ushiwaka, who jumped and saw a triple block from Tanaka, Daichi, and Tsukishima.

BOOM! After hitting the ball with force, Ushiwaka spiked it past the blockers' arms, and the ball exploded on Karasuno's court.

13-11 Shiratorizawa.