Enjoy!

This is definitely gonna seem unrealistic, but nobody said that this anime was realistic anyway.

Izuki isn't listed in the story characters, because I can only fit four. Still love him though. :D

"Uhh..." Kuroko looked down at his phone.

"What is it, Kuroko?" Hyuuga asked impatiently.

"Akashi summoned me." Kuroko stated blankly.

"Well, I'll let you skip practice for today. You'll have to make it up tomorrow though." Hyuuga sighed.

"I need to bring Izuki-senpai."

"Huh?"

"What is that noise?" Miyagi looked around to see Midorima typing away on his very green phone.

"These are practice hours and if you don't want to die, I suggest you throw that away." Miyagi smiled as a chill went through the whole gym.

"Akashi is calling for me."

"Ugh. Now? Fine go."

"Don't come back." Miyagi added.

"I'm bringing Takao."

"Wha-"

"Shut up, Takao."

"Kasamatsu-senpaiii!"

"What."

"Can we go on a date?"

"Go die."

Kise smiled mysteriously.

"But this is important."

"Practice is important. Basketball is important. Dates. Are. Not. Important." Kasamatsu waved him away.

"Akashi needs us." Kise shoved his phone in his face.

"Bye coach."

"Hold up! Where do you think you're going?"

"Me and Muro-chin have to go see Aka-chin."

"We're going where?" Himuro asked, tossing Murasakibara a chocolate bar.

"To Aka-chin."

"Sure."

"HEY!"

"What?" Murasakibara looked back at the coach.

"..."

"Just don't hit your head on the way out."

"Imayoshi."

"Yeah?"

"Akashi called for us." Aomine yawned.

"Alright then."

"I'm glad to see you all." Akashi smiled.

"So what's this all about?" Aomine's voice echoed through the gym. The gym was full of basketball club members and still not a sound was made.

"I wanted to test something." Akashi snapped a basketball at Izuki who caught it a few centimeters away from his face.

"I want you all to play a basketball game together."

"You're the point guard, Shun Izuki. Make the plays however you'd like. The only person who should always know what you're planning is Kasamatsu."

"Yukio Kasamatsu will be the small forward. Keep at long range and don't focus on defense."

"Shoichi Imayoshi is the power forward. It's probably the biggest player change, but I think aggressiveness won't be a problem for you." Imayoshi definitely heard a snicker from Aomine.

"Tatsuya Himuro will take care of the center position and the shooting guard. Switch between both but focus more on being a shooting guard."

"And lastly, Kazunari Takao will take care of passes and act independently from the point guard. I don't care if you steal from your own teammates."

Silence.

"All of them are point guards besides Himuro. I can't really see this working." Midorima shifted a little when Akashi stared at him.

"We won't know until we try, Shintaro. I'll pair them against our second string members." Akashi walked away from them and sat down on the bleachers. There was another moment of silence when the generation of miracle members went to sit next to Akashi.

"Good luck, Izuki-senpai."

"Takao, don't mess around."

"Kasamatsu-senpai, I'll make this up to you!"

"Muro-chin, I'll be over there."

"Hey, at least I went to practice."

The atmosphere was extremely tense. The five Rakuzan players seemed like a good team. At least they had the same jerseys. The other five just stood there awkwardly as they went to their positions.

"Well, you guys know how this goes." A Rakuzan club member threw the ball into the air as Himuro tipped the ball to Izuki. Then the game began.

Izuki made a quick pass to Takao. Takao flew past a surprised player. He passed it to Kasamatsu, who stepped back and shot the ball despite the two defenders. The ball hit the hoop and bounced towards Imayoshi. Imayoshi rebounded it, and they were running back to their side. The other team didn't get to touch the ball. That play took six seconds.

"Accuracy combined with speed." Akashi stated simply.

Their defense was falling apart. A particularly strong player bypassed Izuki. Takao missed a steal, and Imayoshi wasn't in the right position. Kasamatsu was a beat late to block the member with the ball, and the ball flew towards the hoop. Himuro touched the ball with his middle finger, but it ended up doing a fancy spin on the hoop before falling in. That three compared to their two was done in nineteen seconds.

"Well that didn't work." Aomine rested his cheek on his palm.

"Putting it simply, it was disgusting." Midorima scoffed.

"They aren't used to the timing and difference in abilities." Akashi explained.

Takao took the ball and flung it towards Himuro. The others immediately reverted to simultaneous screens and Himuro landed a perfect shot without touching the hoop.

"Four seconds." Kuroko's eyes widened.

"But their defense sucks." Aomine chimed in.

"Quiet." Akashi's eyes followed the Rakuzan member take the ball in. Takao went for a steal, but knocked the ball out of bounds. He nodded towards the others and they started again. Izuki snatched the ball calmly and when a Rakuzan member went for a quick steal, Takao smacked the ball towards Kasamatsu. After running the other way, they all screened again when Kasamatsu noticed an very fast and strong member coming towards him. He faked and bounced the ball behind him. Using a drive to sprint forward, he switched places with Himuro. The strong member from before didn't go for the ball, because it was nearly out of bounds. Himuro shot past him and swung the ball towards Imayoshi. The other Rakuzan player jumped in front of the hoop expecting a close shot. Imayoshi jumped back abnormally and sunk the ball. Twenty-three seconds. The shot clock was set for twenty-five seconds. Two more seconds and it wouldn't have counted. Even so, the five of them were smiling. Because just then.

They had perfected their defense.

"Takao intentionally knocked the ball out of bounds so they could get the timing right." Midorima smirked.

Izuki took the ball out and signaled Kasamatsu.

"When did they even make the signals?" Kise asked.

"Aren't those just basic signals?" Aomine drawled.

"Muro-chin was telling me about signals. Like when you forgot to plan signals, he said you could just bluff and randomly make them up. Later, the intelligent people would pick up on them." Murasakibara took a bite of his chocolate bar.

"Those five all have excellent intelligence levels." Kuroko added.

Izuki threw the ball to Kasamatsu who passed it to Takao. They all grinned and smiled. Takao did a bounce pass between a player's legs and it went to Himuro. Himuro shot it in and Imayoshi signaled Izuki about the next play. They were having so much fun with it that they didn't realize the length of the play. A three second play.

The next play was stolen by Takao during the first pass while the others did unbeatable screens. With proper timing, consecutive screens were their best defensive tactic. Defense was controlled by Takao and Imayoshi, while the Izuki, Kasamatsu and Himuro dominated the offense. The game ended with a score of 7 to 83.

That day the generation of miracles didn't feel anyone on their level appear. It wasn't like what happened with Kagami. But somehow, this completely new team might rival their own.

"We'll call them the Shadow Geniuses." Akashi smiled mischievously.

Well that's it for the first chapter!

"Why are they "Shadow"Geniuses?"

"Because of their hair."

Or it could be because they're in the shadow of the generation of miracles, or that that they snuck up from the shadows, or that they naturally play basketball in the shadows, or that shadow geniuses sounds cool.

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:D EEEEEEEP. So excited for this.