Inazuma Eleven

Finally, the members of Inazuma Japan are announced at the Holy Road Stadium! Matsukaze Tenma, Shindou Takuto and Tsurugi Kyousuke are chosen, but all their other teammates are strangers from various schools around Japan. When they have an exhibition match against Teikoku, none of the members, other than those three, seem to know that they are doing. In fact, a few of them are only soccer beginners! The fans lose interest immediately—what a disappointment for Japan's national team.

Matsukaze Tenma is excited for practice and as he arrives along with Tsurugi Kyousuke and Shindou Takuto for practice, they seem to learn a lot more about the other players. Like how Matatagi Hayato has siblings, to whom Tenma says that their brother is fast. Shindou is still angry about the new players, to the extent that he talks with Kuroiwa Ryuusei, saying the plan for the match against Fire Dragon will be just him defending, Tsurugi shooting, and Tenma passing the ball. Ibuki Munemasa overhears this and gets angry. Ibuki then keeps training hard, even though he still doesn't succeed in catching Shindou's and Tsurugi's shoots. Near night, Matatagi and Tenma have another conversation but it seems that it wasn't entirely enough to encourage Matatagi.

The match between Inazuma Japan and Fire Dragon continued. Fire Dragon easily obtained the lead with 0-1 and Inazuma Japan were still not up to their fullest. What would happen next? Would Inazuma Japan be able to win or would they be eliminated before their challenge to the world even begins?

The match between Inazuma Japan and Fire Dragon has ended with Inazuma Japan winning. However, some members of the team don't participate in training because of their contract with Kuroiwa that they can do whatever they want after winning the first match. Tenma tries to persuade everyone to join the training but fails. Shindou goes to Gouenji's place to ask for a back-up and finds out that Kuroiwa is trying to take over the world of soccer into darkness. The next day, an withdrawal exam of Inazuma Japan is announced that those who passes will be allowed to withdraw from the team and fulfill their contract.

The withdrawal exam is that the members have to miss five penalty kicks without a goalkeeper. All the members take the exam except for Tenma, Tsurugi, Shindou, Matatagi and Ibuki. When the exam starts, it turns out that Kuroiwa assembled spectators and news reporters to watch their performance. Tetsukado is the first one and he fails to shoot four times. However, after hearing the encouragements from the crowd and remembering what his mentor in boxing told him, he decides to stay in the team and makes a shoot into the goal. The other members become motivated after seeing his shoot. In the end, everyone decides to stay in the team.

The match between Inazuma Japan and Big Waves is about to start. Inazuma Japan easily obtains a one-point lead with Tsurugi's Bicycle Sword. Much to everyone's surprise, Cole LaRuze easily ties the score with Megalodon. As the game progresses, Sakura tries to prove her ability to her parents, even hurting her teammates when she could not seem to succeed. Big Waves reveals their tactics, Suck Out and continuously obtains the ball, breaking through Inazuma Japan's tactic Kami no Takuto. Big Waves obtains a lead of 2-1 and tries for the third goal, but Ibuki manages to pull out Wild Dunk, saving the goal. Will Inazuma Japan be able to even the score, let alone win?