Inazuma Japan are training hard as the Asia finals draw near, and with Toramaru now more assertive, they can finally bring out all of their power, except for Tobitaka. As Captain of Inazuma Japan, Endou is worred about Tobitaka and had a whole bunch of questions swarming in his head. What is Tobitaka hiding? Why can he slow down the speed of the ball? Why are his plays so awkward? Why did Coach Hibiki want him in the team? A telephone from Coach Hibiki called Endou to go to the back of his raimen shop for a training. Why would Coach Hibiki want Endou to go to that kind of spot for training? Mysteries about Tobitaka are revealed in this episode.

L'Archer Hawkins és el més misteriós de tots els membres de l'equip de l'Inazuma Japó. Sembla que no hagi jugat mai a futbol i, tot i així, és a la selecció. En Mark intenta acostar-se a ell, però, per fer-ho, necessitarà l'ajuda de l'antic entrenador del Raimon, que li revelarà el secret que l'Archer oculta.

Mark scopre che Archer era un gangster che utilizzava i calci per combattere. Così Hillman decise di farlo entrare in squadra. Mark inizierà quindi a conoscerlo.

デザートライオン戦を通じて全力で戦うことに目覚めた虎丸。新たな力を得て、ますます盛り上がるイナズマジャパンだったが、不安要素も残っていた。いまだチームになじまず、練習もひとりでやってばかりいる飛鷹。不動は彼がいると自分たちはいつか負ける、足手まといになるだけだ、と厳しい言葉を投げつける。悔しい気持ちを響木との秘密練習にぶつける飛鷹。なぜケンカばかりしていた自分に、親身になってサッカーを教えてくれるのか。飛鷹の質問に、響木は彼が自分と似ているからかもしれないと答える。翌日、円堂は飛鷹を練習に誘うが、やはりうまくいかず、ひとり走り込みに行ってしまう。どうしたら飛鷹と近づけるのかと悩む円堂は･･････。