 He accepts Mitsui as an athlete, reaffirming the latter's decision to rejoin the team.Tetsuo makes an additional appearance in the anime when on the morning of Shohoku's match with Shoyo, he is chased and cornered by the non-Shohoku members of his gang, who beat him up in a bid to challenge his leadership.Mitsui comes upon them, but refuses to fight because of the vow he made to Coach Anzai not to fight again.