Genba was at the football ceremonial entry for the nationals of the Football Frontier along with his teammates.
During Tonegawa Tousen's match against Inakuni Raimon, after Endou fails to use Fuujin Raijin to stop Goujin's new hissatsu, Backdraft, he tries to stop the shoot with his face. However, the shot was too powerful and he let in the 1-1, getting injured in the process. He received treatment outside the field, but refused to get substituted. However, when Tanukigahara Ponko showed up, he did get substituted.
