 During Mitsui's collapse against Ryonan, Kuwata took care of him and stayed until Mitsui told him to leave and watch the game for him.In the OVA, as Shohoku heads to a friendly match against Ryokufu, Kuwata meets a former classmate and has the opportunity to learn more about Ryokufu's basketball team, thus giving Akagi some ideas.In the manga 10 Days After, he along with his fellow first year students are seen jogging while discussing their chances of having more playing time in the future, as the third year players have retired from the team to prepare for their university entrance exams.