Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan

Only 35 strikers remain in Blue Lock, and their next test may decide whether the entire project survives. A team must be selected to face Japan's current U-20 national side. Victory would give the Blue Lock players the right to take over as the country's new U-20 team, while defeat would shut the project down for good.

The top six players already hold privileged positions, leaving Isagi and the other 29 to fight for the remaining places through temporary combinations designed to expose their individual weapons. Beating an established national team, however, will require more than selfish ambition. Rivals accustomed to devouring one another must find a way to turn clashing egos into a functioning force without surrendering the desire to become the best striker themselves.