Sakuragi's gang take part-time jobs among two rivaling beachside stands to earn the money to pay for the travel expenses to watch the National Championship Games, and learn the hard lesson of hard-earned money when they unwittingly waste their first paycheck and then have to earn it back several times fold when asked by their employers to help defend their stands against a typhoon strike. Sakuragi steals their hard-earned money to pay for his travel expenses to attend Shohoku's friendship match with Jousei High but is dismayed to learn that he is being left behind at Coach Anzai's request, and the gang steal their money back from him.