Matsukaze Tenma, the new protagonist of the series, starts off his adventure by going to Raimon Jr. high. There he meets Otonashi Haruna who shows him around. Soon after, the two make their way to the soccer field, where they see that a soccer team is being beaten-up by Tsurugi Kyousuke, a mysterious boy. There, Tsurugi shot a hissatsu at Matsukaze the latter was able to block it much to everyone's surprise. Later, the real Raimon team appeared, being led by Shindou Takuto.

Alpha appeared for the first time, along with his team, Protocol Omega. Fey Rune appeared for the first time and was seen to bring the captain's band to Tenma.The whole Raimon soccer team appears in this episode as well (except for Tsurugi Kyousuke) but they don't remember anything about soccer and about Tenma.

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.