Chapter 374 - Extra 23: [Captain Tsubasa] (1/2)

* * * [Uzushiogakure no Sato, 15 years in the future] * * *

"Welcome to the first Uzushiogakure no Sato soccer match!" - said a voice familiar to everyone in the stadium - "My name is Jiraiya and I will be today's commentator along with my beautiful wife Reika!"

"It's a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to stand again as a commentator for one of the most awaited events of the Elemental Nations" - replied Reika with a happy smile.

The two commentators were sitting inside a small booth that had a good view of the stadium.

"Even though years go past, I'm still surprised that you're married" - said Kushina as everyone present nodded at her words.

"Get over it already, we've been married for over 15 years!" - Jiraiya exclaimed with a frown - "Besides, what the hell are you doing here! You should be with your family!"

"The stadium is ours, so I can be wherever I want" - snorted Kushina as she looked around - "By the way, where's your adopted daughter?"

"She's MY daughter!" - Jiraiya shouted angrily.

"Impossible" - replied Kushina with disdain - "She's either too cute to be your daughter, or she was lucky that her mother's genes were the dominant ones."

". . ." - Jiraiya didn't know what to reply, though his expression showed that the damage he had received was massive.

"I ask you to please stop teasing my husband, Kushina-sama" - Reika said seriously - "I know it's fun to tease him, but I think this is not the time to do it."

"I'm sorry" - Kushina replied as she walked away.

"Thank you for helping me" - Jiraiya said with a smile as he took his wife's hand - "Marrying you was the best decision I've ever made in my entire life."

Reika blushed when she heard this, though she nodded weakly, only to become even more embarrassed when she heard the collective 'Aw ~'.

"Ahem! As my husband said, welcome to the first national match of the Elemental Nations" - Reika said as she tried her best to calm down - "Konoha vs. Uzushio, a titanic battle where the descendants of these two celebrated villages will compete for victory!"

"Only children under the age of 16 can participate, with the only exception to this rule being Sarada-chan" - said Jiraiya seriously as he looked in the direction where the participants would be coming from - "Using chakra or related skills, is strictly forbidden, at least for all but the goalkeeper of the Konoha team"

"Now, you guys have to be wondering about the reason why the Konoha team has such an advantage" - said Reika with a smile - "The reason is simple, the descendants of the Uzumaki clan have a clear physical advantage over their opponents."

When they heard this, the spectators nodded only to notice how a smokescreen appeared at the staff exits.

"We will now introduce the Match Referees!" - Jiraiya shouted as he watched a group of people come out onto the field - "As the head referee or on-field referee, it's a man you all know, Uzumaki Kurama!"

The crowd started cheering as a white-haired man dressed in a tight yellow t-shirt and black shorts appeared. To his right were a beautiful woman with dark blue hair and pearly eyes, and a man with black hair and marks like dark circles under his black eyes. On their left was a girl with long brown hair and pearly eyes, and finally a man with black hair, one black eye, and one purple eye.

"As referees of the blue zone are Hyuga Hinata and Uchiha Itachi!" - Jiraiya exclaimed as the crowd began to whistle at the destructive figure Hinata had gained over the years - "And in the red zone are Hyuga Hanabi and Uchiha Sasuke!"

"The rules everyone knows, but we'll still give them a quick review" - said Reika as she picked up a small paper sheet - "First, and foremost, the players can only use their feet, except for the goalkeepers. If one of the players is caught using their hands, they will be cautioned and receive a 'yellow card'."

"As an additional detail, the goalkeeper can only use his hands within his assigned area, if they leave that area, they will have to use only their legs until they return to their assigned area" - said Jiraiya as he looked at his wife.

"Thanks for reminding me of that detail, honey" - said Reika with a smile.

"Ahem! As I was saying, with two yellow cards, players will get a red card, which means they will be kicked out of the match" - Jiraiya continued seriously - "These cards can also be gotten by committing other types of infractions, such as making a 'dangerous tackle' against an enemy player."

"As we went over, those are the basic rules of this game" - nodded Reika as she looked at her husband.

"And now it's time to welcome the first team!" - Jiraiya exclaimed excitedly as the Konoha team made an appearance - "Here's the Konoha team, being led by the daughter of the current Hokage of Konoha, Uchiha Sasuke! Welcome to the front, Uchiha Sarada!"

"Hmph! I'm going to show Naruto Nii-chan that we can indeed win!" - Snorted an 18-year-old girl. She had short jet black hair along with eyes of the same color, being framed by red glasses. She was wearing a white uniform with green that fit her figure nicely.

"Next to her is the silent follower, Hyuga Takako!" - Jiraiya exclaimed as he noticed how the Hyuga girl was looking at him with her cold white eyes.

". . ." - Takako only kept silent as she looked around in search of the person she had come to see, only to shake her head as she noticed how he still hadn't arrived.

"Now the midfielders" - Reika said as a blonde boy, a boy with sunglasses and mint green hair along with a brown girl, made an appearance - "That's Inokichi Yamanaka, Shin Aburame and Rei Kurama!"

"I still don't understand how Onii-chan got me to participate in this" - muttered Rei as she sighed regretfully.

"Because your brother is just as lively as your father" - replied Inokokichi as he shrugged his shoulders.

". . ." - Shin just kept silent as he nodded calmly.

"Now come the defenders, Metal Lee, Shirou Kaguya, Shika Nara, and the two brothers Rai Inuzuka and Miku Yuki" - said Reika as the youngsters looked at each other.

"How troublesome" - muttered Shika as she yawned.

"You should be a little more lively, Shika-san" - said Metal Lee excitedly, only to receive an expressionless face from the young Nara.

Shirou for his part, only kept silent as he shook his head.

"Today I will prove to Naruto Baka that only I am worthy of Sarada-sama!" - Rai exclaimed with a huge grin, only to feel his older sister smack him on the back of the head - "Ouch! What was that for?!"

"For you to keep quiet, dog breath" - Miku snorted disdainfully.

"Don't call me dog breath, popsicle!" - Rai shouted angrily, only to receive a punch in the face from his sister.

"Can I surrender?" - Shika asked, only to sigh regretfully when she saw Kurama shake his head.

Metal let out a laugh as he watched the two Inuzuka-Yuki siblings' interaction as Rei gave them a blank stare.

"And finally, let's welcome the goalkeeper of the Konoha team, Cho Akimichi" - Reika said as the young Akimichi showed herself to everyone.

"Good luck Nee-chan!" - shouted a small, broad-boned brunette girl.

"Thank you, Chouchou-chan ~!" - greeted Cho with a smile as Choji and Karui looked at their little daughter.

"WAIT FOR A SECOND, WHERE'S OUR DAUGHTER CHICHI!!!!! -shouted Jiraiya in surprise because supposedly the goalkeeper of the Konoha team should be his daughter.

"She said she didn't want to participate" - replied Shika while looking at the Sannin of Mount Myoboku - "She said she was embarrassed to be introduced."

"Why!" - Jiraiya shouted with tears in his eyes - "Chichi is a beautiful name!"

"Only you would think of naming a girl B.r.e.a.s.ts!" - Kushina replied as she gave him an expressionless look.

"It means Milk, not b.r.e.a.s.ts!" - Sannin shouted angrily.

"With your resume, it's obvious that we would think wrong" - replied Kushina innocently.

"You'd better keep quiet, Kushina" - said Jiraiya with a frown - "Because you have no right to tell me anything, not when your son is called Fishcake!"

"It means Whirlpool!" - Kushina shouted angrily.

"With your resume, it's obvious that we would think wrong" - replied Jiraiya innocently.

Those present could feel how hard it was to resist laughing after hearing the Sannin's words.

"Admit it, Kushina, he won this time" - Tsunade said as she looked at her clan sister, although she had to admit that the situation was funny, much more so when she knew that this was the first victory Jiraiya had over Kushina.