
Chosen Path is the ninety-sixth chapter of Blue Lock, the second entry in collected volume twelve. It continues the buildup of the Third Selection as the surviving strikers weigh how they will position themselves for the tryouts ahead.
The chapter carries the Third Selection forward as its cast of survivors moves toward the auditions Ego has laid out. The scene keeps its focus on the strikers navigating the choices that will decide where they stand.
The installment advances the Third Selection storyline, keeping figures such as Isagi, Bachira, Chigiri, Rin, Nagi, Baro, Karasu, and Reo in the frame as the phase develops.

Naruto vs Luffy with the twist nobody asked for: Luffy tickled Hinata on date night, and she kind of liked it. We break down the whole fight and commit to a winner....

There are no women on Namek. That isn't an oversight, it's the biology. Why we handed Piccolo the one thing his own species rules out, and why it had to be trap soul....
Chapter 96, Chosen Path, continues the buildup to the Third Selection tryouts as the surviving strikers weigh how to position themselves for the auditions Ego has laid out.
Chapter 96 keeps its focus on strikers including Isagi, Bachira, Chigiri, Rin, Nagi, Baro, Karasu, and Reo as the Third Selection phase develops.
Blue Lock Chapter 96 was released in Japan on August 19, 2020, as the second chapter of volume 12.
The content of Chapter 96 appears in episode 25 of the Blue Lock anime.
Chapter 96 is part of the Third Selection Arc, sitting between Chapter 95 and Chapter 97.
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