Kenji and Hiroshi were at the field heading to the goalpost.
Kenji: I was thinking we could work on target practice today, I took the liberty of getting targets setup.
Hiroshi: First one to five.
Kenji: You're on, but the opponent call's the shot.
Hiroshi: Top corner.
Kenji take's the shot before Hiroshi responded with his own.
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Kenji took a shot from the right wing that went in through the left hand corner, before he returned to Hiroshi
Hiroshi: Nice shot.
Kenji: Thanks but there isn't much effort when the goal is wide empty.
Hiroshi: You're still putting in the work.
Kenji: I guess.
Hiroshi: Hey can I ask you a question?
Kenji: Uh sure.
Hiroshi: Why are you in Japan, you seem like a valuable asset to the team for them to just let go.
Kenji: To be I took the biggest risk of my life by coming back to Japan.
Hiroshi: So why did you come back?
Kenji: I watched my dad play as a kid, he always wanted to be well known in Japan, so I hoped to live that dream for him.
Hiroshi: I think you should have stayed, if you made your own name out of Japan it would have been better.
Kenji: You think?
Hiroshi: If you had stayed and started your professional career there that would have been outside publicity, then one day we could play for the national team.
Kenji: You think so.
Hiroshi: Trust me that school's going to come back for you.
Kenji: Let's try some one on one finishing.
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Kenji and Hiroshi were going head to head on the right back before Hiroshi got the ball and made the shot.
Kenji: Nice one.
Hiroshi: You okay?
Daisuke: I think you two should call it a day.
Riku: Yeah you're not looking to good Takahashi.
Hiroshi: Let's call it a night, thanks for the help Takahashi.
Kenji: No problem, let's just hope one week of practice help.
Hiroshi: Come on I'll drop you off.
Both stated heading in the same direction.
Daisuke: We asked Hiroshi to help Takahashi, but he helped instead.
Ren: He just pushed through, he helped with as the opposition in roles he doesn't even play.
Riku: They went at it for hours.
Daisuke: And Takahashi's still pulling a straight face.
Kenji: You guys coming!
Riku: Let's get going.
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General FictionA young talented football academy player returns home to Japan to look for a new opportunity to make a name for himself in Japan, he meets a group willing to give him a shoulder after being turned down by the school's football team.
