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In , titled "Shinoda's Method for Concentrating" ( Shinoda-ryū Shūchū-hō ), the narrative focuses on the intense psychological and tactical battle between Manabu Itagaki and Saeki Shigeta . Key Events of Chapter 963

Reviewers often praise this chapter for its focus on the of speed-based characters.

The chapter begins at Itagaki's corner where his coach, Shinoda, uses a peculiar method to help him relax: playing an animal-themed game of Shiritori . This unconventional coaching is designed to keep Itagaki from overthinking and allow him to fight "free".

Saeki is reveling in the high-speed exchange, admitting he has never felt a thrill like this before. His coach advises him to stay guarded and wear Itagaki down, predicting that Itagaki’s impaired vision (half blacked out from earlier damage) will be his downfall if Saeki circles to that side.