Ninja Of the Court

Chapter-1

Sao Paulo, Brazil:: October, 2022

Hinata Shoyo, one of the most celebrated volleyball player (both in indoor & beach), has just finished a final practice for ASAS Sao Paulo before the start of the Brazilian Volleyball Super League on the weekend where he will be debuting for his team after his transfer from MSBY Black Jackals, a volleyball team back in his home country Japan. He just left training facility and was bicycling towards his apartment. All other players on the team came in cars or motorcycles but he came in bicycle because of the habit he had during the high school where he has to cross a mountain to go to the school. 

The air was a bit cold which hit Hinata's face which made him remind of his home where the wind was always blowing and sometimes had a cold tinge to it. It was relaxing which made him to start to reminisce about his life up till now. He was energetic when he was young always jumping from one sport to another until he saw the Little Giant of Karasuno ,or Udai Tenma whose name he learned later, for the first time on the television at the electronics store, where he flew and scored against blockers who were much taller than him, which made him fall in love with volleyball for the first time. He then remembered his struggle in the middle school where there was no boy's volleyball team. The first loss of his career where he lost to his future teammate and rival Kageyama Tobio and his team Kitagawa Daiichi with his rag-tag team of amatuers. Going to Karasuno and meeting his teammates Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, Sugawara , Daichi, Tanaka, Nishinoya, Asahi, Ennoshita, Kinnoshita, Narita, Kageyama, the managers Yachi and Kiyoko, the coaches Ukai-Sensei and Takedai-Sensei. Playing matches with them, being a goofy shit who breathed volleyball and nothing else. Meeting and playing against many amazing players such as Oikawa, Atsumu, Ushijima, Kenma, Bokuto, Hoshuimi, Hiragumi, Aone and many other players which gave him many experience. Trying to win nationals but getting third as the highest in his third year where they lost against Itachiyama in the semis. Then leaving Japan one year later to play Beach volleyball and improve his overall gameplay and become the greatest decoy on the court. Earning the nickname Ninja Shoyo, for his decoy and deceiving skills. He improved his settings, receives, court awareness, vertical jump, serves, speed, and spikes. Going back to Japan and play for MSBY Black Jackals and play with his old friends and rivals for few years. Playing for Japan's National team and trying to win and finally moving back to Brazil this summer to play for ASAS Sao Paulo as he missed the beaches and the food he grew accustomed to in the time he stayed to improve himself.

He then thought of the match against Kamomedei in his first year of high school at the quarter finals of the Spring Nationals where because he did not take proper care of himself that team lost. He still regrets about the result of match as he knew that was their best opportunity to win nationals. He wish he could go back and change the results and other things such as not having enough drive before his first loss in middle school. Many people may say that he was one of the best volleyball player, he should not regret any of his past but  he was different, if he got a chance to go back change things, then he would have started to practice his basics first, gone to community gym to play and get experience from other players. Heck, he could have played with his friends to get necessary skills from other sports they play such as basketball for his vertical jumps, setting ability/overhand receives, baseball for wrist movement while pitching, football for stamina & motion of the ball as the players put spin on the ball & many other sports as they are all athletic sports. He was so much lost in his mind that he did not see a vehicle speeding his way and was smashed by it which sent him flying in air. He landed on his head  in such an angle that snapped his neck and killing him. Before he landed, his whole life flashed before his eyes and then suddenly everything went black.

Miyagi, Japan:: August, 2006

Hinata did not know what to feel as he was supposed to feel pain but he was feeling comfortable and was feeling a soft material underneath him. He opened his eyes to a wooden ceiling which was very familiar, not in familiar as everyday familiar but familiar as in something he grew up to, as it was nearly seven years when he slept in this room. He got up and looked around to see he was in his childhood room. He looked at the digital clock on the bedside table to see the date was August 30th. Of the year 2006. He panicked and looked at his hands to see that they were smaller. He removed the covers to see his body was also smaller. He feared the worst and got out of the bed to look in the mirror to see that his face was also similar to when he was 10 years old.