Keishin Ukai agrees to Karasuno's coach after he learns of the upcoming practice match, but only until the practice match is finished. Just when they were about to give up as Shiratorizawa regains the lead, an injured-but-determined Tsukishima returns to the court. However, an old crow remembers the old days when they used to be on top as a more intense set is about to start... With Kageyama resting for a bit, the fifth set will be starting with Sugawara as the setter. Now that the team's defense has become stronger again, they are now able to catch up. A minor crisis strikes when Hinata's shoes suddenly go missing before the team's first game. Meanwhile, as the other boys are doing a practice match with the Shiratorizawa third-years, Hinata watches them play and begins to realize that all he’d ever concentrated on is chasing after the ball. As Aoba Johsai's match against Date Tech starts, Karasuno's match against Wakutani continues. The rest of the team must step up to fill in the big hole. Meanwhile, Takeda continues to pursue Keishin Ukai as the next coach of Karasuno High. In the end, Ukai agrees to become the Karasuno's full-time coach. On the first day of the New Year, Daichi is disturbed by a foreboding dream that burdens him as the time to head to the Spring Tournament draws near. After being subbed back in, Kageyama attempts to communicate with each of his teammates and learns how to accommodate the different attackers. This also meant a showcase of new skills from both Kageyama (who had been boosting his skills as part of the pro league) and Hinata (who had been spending the last few years training at Beach Volleyball in Brazil). Each team continues to fight for the winning point with surprising methods and fierce determination. The Karasuno team finally departs to Tokyo for the nationals tournament where nerves and excitement begin to arise as the players prepare for their first games and reunite with old friends. Karasuno faces Tsubakihara Academy in their first game and another crisis takes place when Kageyama seems to be off his game. The match against Nekoma soon proves to be Karasuno's toughest one yet. Karasuno does poorly at first due to Hinata's mistakes but once the match gets underway, Hinata and Kageyama's quick attack proves to be an effective weapon. Kageyama is shocked as he watches Sugawara reveal his real setting abilities. Karasuno are now against Wakutani South, a team that has a captain with skills similar to the Small Giant, as noted by Coach Ukai. Tsukishima begins to think that he shouldn’t put so much effort in training anymore like his brother did, to avoid being disappointed if he fails. Before Nationals, all the volleyball teams come together for a training camp at Aoba Johsai. Thanks to Tsukishima, Hinata is able to join in the free practice and quickly impresses several others with his abilities. Oikawa reflects that it is impossible for someone with no natural talent to beat any volleyball genius, no matter how much he trains, strategize or who his teammates are, but he would continue on the path straight ahead of him with everything he's got. Facing a left-handed player is rare, and it shows when Nishinoya continues to have trouble receiving Ushijima's powerful spikes. While Hinata, Kageyama, and Tsukishima are gone, the Karasuno High School Volleyball Team do practice matches with Tokonami High School. Karasuno recognises that Kyōtani is a double-edged sword in the match: he makes just as many mistakes as he does attacks, and if Aoba Johsai does not use him successfully, his presence in the game can backfire their intentions to increase their offensive power. The two teams are battling to win the third set, and Kyōtani's efforts are starting to become more reckless. )is a Japaneseshōnenmangaseries written and illustrated byHaruichi Furudate. He and Tsukishima manage to sync with each other and become an unstoppable force. For set two they perform a double rotation to get Hinata away from the Giant #7. They fight right away and when captain Daichi Sawamura arrives, he throws the two out and tells them they can't join the club until they start to get along. Takeda likens their mastering of the new skills and executing them to gain points as cogs working together. Karasuno has its final practices and works on back-end spikes and signals. As of December 2016, twenty-four volumes have … The intense final set of the match between Karasuno and Shiratorizawa continues.