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Izuku: I'm *pant* perfectly fine

*They pass out*

Cyber: Ignoring that, thank you all for all the support you guys have been showing. These chapters are coming out faster than usual because I've been waiting to get to the Sports Festival. It's been a lot of fun. So much fun that I want to start writing it now, so I'll stop talking, cause no one came here for me. NOW LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE.

"START!"

Immediately most of the teams went straight towards Team Naruto.

'Knew they would go for us.'

"Momo, Flashbang!" Naruto yelled. Immediately he closed his eyes and covered his ears, as did Mei, in preparation.

"On it," Momo said as she made multiple flashbangs from her stomach. They landed and all exploded at once.

The blinding light and deafening noise stopped the teams in their tracks. Once they gained their bearings they saw that the team has already retreated.

Izuku grimaced as he saw the mass disorientation his brother caused. He knew better than a frontal assault on the blond. Welp their loss, "Tokoyami, can you use Dark Shadow to steal some of their headbands real quick."

"Already on it," Tokoyami said as the bird-headed student has already used his quirk to steal a headband.

Bakugo scoffed when he saw Naruto run away from the group of students, "Candy for Brains, hurry up and go after the fucking Nerd. We just need those ten million points to win.

Sato nodded as he ate a brownie to power up, his body bulked up and his gaze grew intense. He sped towards the whiskered blond, Sero and Mina having to sprint full speed to keep up.

"Can we slow down a bit, this is a little too fast," Sero said as he was practically dragged across the ground.

"If you couldn't keep up then you shouldn't have joined the fucking team Soy Sauce Face," Bakugo grunted out, his eyes never leaving Naruto.

Sero sweatdropped at the response, 'Does he not know my name?"

Once the Bakugo got close enough to the other blond's team, he jumped off Sato's shoulders and exploded his way towards Naruto, "I'M COMING FOR YOU ASSHOLE."

Bakugo made to grab for the headband, until Naruto, along with his team, quickly strafed to the left. He looked to see a metal pole that has already retracted into a backpack he had on.

Naruto turned to look at the contraption, "Huh, that's what that does. That's pretty useful Mei."

Mei beamed, "I told you my babies were incredible."

Bakugo gritted his teeth when he missed his mark, he felt Sero's tape wrapped around him. Once he was pulled back to his team he looked towards the other candidates, "No use wasting all our time on him, let's see what other extras we can get."

The arena was pure chaos as the students were trying everything in their power to get one another's headbands. Izuku grits his teeth as he dodged another person trying to take his headband. He heard an explosion and turned to see an angry Bakugo rocketing towards him.

"YOU'RE MINE FUCKING DEKU!"

Tokoyami sent Dark Shadow at the exploding teen, but Bakugo was able to maneuver around it. Bakugo went for Izuku's forehead, but felt a hardened hand slap it away, seemingly unharmed by his explosions. He didn't have time to recuperate before he felt another person lay a palm on his arm. He immediately lost his sense of gravity as he stayed floating in place. He tried to propel himself with an explosion but rocketed forward too quickly, barely being caught by the tape quirk user, "Those damn Nerds. They're always getting in my way."

Mina looked at their rider with worry, "Let's forget about them, there are other teams."

Bakugo scoffed but conceded, he saw another blond with a cocky grin. He gained a wicked grin, "Okay, I need to blow off some steam."

Izuku grimaced as he saw the exploding teen go after another team. He looked appreciatively at his team, "Thanks guys, that was a close one."

"No problem, what else are we here for," Kirishima said with a grin.

Izuku matched his grin before he grew serious, he saw his brother away from the other groups, "Let's keep out eyes on the prize. Naruto still has his ten million points."

Naruto sighed as he saw the teams fight away from them, "I get it's for strategy and stuff, but why can't we go fight in the thick of things. This is boring."

Momo looked up at the whiskered blond, "There is no need to take unnecessary risks, we'll be fine as long as we focus on dodging the opposing teams."

"I know that, but this is bo-" Naruto's complaint was cut short when he suddenly strafed to the right via an extending pole. He looked to see the cause of the machine's activation and grinned.

Todoroki was there being carried by Iida and Kaminari, he glared at Naruto's team as they distanced themselves. He raised his right arm and cold mist began to form around it, "I didn't take you for the running away type Naruto."

Naruto pouted when he heard that, "It's not like I want to run, but it's the 'most optimal' strategy apparently."

"I'm going to take your headband," Todoroki said menacingly.

Naruto smirked, "As I said before. Dem be fighting words. So you better not be thinking it's gonna be easy for you."

Todoroki said nothing as he swiped his arm at Naruto and a large block of ice sped towards Naruto. Naruto saw that it was coming too fast for the tech to react in time, so he powered up low enough to not gain any tails and punched the approaching attack. The ice shattered like glass and Naruto grinned at the red and white-haired boy, "Gonna take more than some giant ice cubes to take me down."

Todoroki had no response and only sent more ice towards the blond's team. Naruto kept crushing the attacks with ease, "C'mon Canada, you have to have more than that."

Todoroki didn't respond to the blond's remarks. He looked towards the giant puddle that has formed due to all the ice on the ground and the sun beating down on it. He looked down at the electric quirk user on his team, "There's water in the ground."

"So?"

"Water conducts electricity."

Realization dawned on the human stun gun. He grinned and charged up his electricity. He released it and aimed it towards the water, the lighting traveling towards Naruto's team quickly.

Momo and Mei were hit and seized up from the electricity coursing through them. Naruto powered up to two tails and tanked the voltage. It was not that bad since it had to go through his team first.

'Shit, we're gonna be immobile for a few seconds, better get ready to defend,' Naruto thought through gritted teeth.

Todoroki went to grab at Naruto's forehead, but his hand was caught by Naruto. Todoroki was surprised by this, not expecting his reaction speed to be that fast. He grabbed his right hand so he had no way to use his ice. However, Todoroki could see the ten million points right there. So he went for another grab with his left arm, lighting it up with flames. It was all for naught however as the girls carrying him recovered from the shock. Momo immediately made more flashbangs and activated them instantly.

Todoroki extinguished his flames and rubbed his eyes, he looked up to see Team Naruto a fair distance away. The middle finger aimed at them did not go unnoticed by the dual quirk user.

Iida clenched his fist in anger, "I'm sorry Todoroki, I wasn't fast enough."

Todoroki waved him off, "It's fine, we'll have another opportunity soon enough."

Naruto grinned as his team found a safe place to go to, "See, wasn't that fun guys."

Momo frowned when she glanced up at the whiskered teen, "I didn't particularly like being electrocuted."

Mei shrugged, "I'm used to it by now. Still, though, he packed a wallop."

Naruto touched the singular headband, "We should probably get at least another headband. Just in case, y'know."

Momo looked conflicted, "It seems a tad bit risky don't you think."

Naruto smirked, "Just get me close to the crowd, I'll show you something cool."

Momo looked worried, but Mei just grinned and gave a thumbs up, "You're the boss."

The group made their way towards the center, making sure to dodge stray projectiles before they stopped.

"Okay, we're here. What's the plan Naruto," Momo said.

Naruto smirked as he went into a 1-tail cloak. He focused as he reared both of his arms back and then quickly punched them forward. The action caused the red energy to expand from his body in the shape of his arms, they weaved through the combatants before taking two headbands from the unsuspecting students.

He reeled them back in to find that they were both worth a good amount of points. Totaling 700 points when combined.

Momo looked up at Naruto in shock, "When were you able to do that?!"

Naruto smirked, "I learned a lot while training Momo. I have a few surprises up my sleeve."

Mei looked up at the timer, "Look, times almost up. We have this in the bag."

Izuku looked up at the time and grimaced, "Dang it, we don't have much time. We need to think of something quick," Izuku looked at his team and saw Kirishima in his hardened state. The gears began to form in his head, "Tokoyami, put me on Dark Shadow's back. Ochaco use your quirk on Kirishima."

The team did as they were told and Izuku took hold of Kirishima's arm, he glared at his brother intently. They only had one shot to do this.

Iida looked at the time and glared, he looked towards Naruto and his resolve hardened, "Todoroki, hold on. I have a way to possibly win this."

Todoroki rose a brow but did as he was told, any idea was a good idea at this point.

Iida got in a running stance and the engines in his legs revved up before intense flames were produced, 'I will not lose once again Naruto.'

Bakugo glared at the blue-eyed blond when he saw how little time there was left. He looked at his team and yelled, "Start running towards the damn nerd, this is our last chance to win this!"

Sato only nodded and grunted before he sprinted towards the whiskered teens once again.

It all happened at once.

"RECIPRICO BURST!" Iida shouted as he sped towards Naruto.

"DIE YOU FUCKING NERD!" Bakugo said as he jumped at Naruto, using explosions to propel his way forward.

Naruto looked at the impending attackers. He made to defend himself, enveloping himself in three tails worth of energy, before he felt something large past him.

He looked behind him to see a speeding Kirishima, holding the ten million point headband. He gave the whiskered teen a peace sign, as he flew past him. Naruto looked at his brother to see him flashing a cocky grin.

The buzzer sounded and Kirishima crashed into the ground, creating a large crater. Holding up the headband proudly.

Midnight cracked her whip to gain attention, "That's time. What an intense battle, it really turned me on."

Naruto sweatdropped at that, 'Can she say stuff like that."

"LET'S SEE HOW ARE STUDENTS FAIRED TODAY. IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE IZUKU MIDORIYA, NO SURPRISE CONSIDERING THEY TOOK THE TEN MILLION POINTS IN A SURPRISING TWIST. SECOND PLACE WE HAVE NARUTO MIDORIYA, JUST BARELY NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP A HOLD ON THEIR LEAD. THIRD PLACE WE HAVE SHOTO TODOROKI. AND IN FOURTH PLACE WE HAVE KATSUKI BAKUGO. IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT CLASS 1-A WAS ABLE TO DOMINATE THIS COMPETITION."

Bakugo scoffed when he saw the score. He growled as he set off multiple mini-explosions in his palms, 'Those damn Nerds. I'm going to knock them down a peg soon enough.'

Iida stayed frozen in place, he lost again. How can he have a speed quirk, yet he never seems to be fast enough, 'The final event will be the last place to show my potential. I can't blow it.'

Izuku went to the crater Kirishima was stuck in and pulled him out. Kirishima had a wide grin on his face and patted the green Midoriya on the back, hard, "That was freaking epic. We totally pulled off the sickest move of the festival by far."

Izuku returned the redhead's grin, "It's thanks to you guys. You all helped a ton."

Tokoyami put a hand on Izuku's shoulder, "You should give yourself more credit. Not only did you come up with a game-winning plan, but you also managed to incorporate me into your plan, despite knowing about my quirk and skills for only a short amount of time."

Ochaco bounced up and down energetically, "Yeah, you were awesome Deku. That last plan to take the ten million points was so cool. I didn't know where it was going at first, but we ended up winning, and in such a cool way too."

Izuku blushed a little from the praise he was receiving from his friends, "Thanks guys, I really appre-"

He was stopped mid-sentence by a powerful slap on the back, courtesy of his brother, "You really did it you crazy bastard. That was a risky ass move you pulled, but boy did it work. I'll give you this one bro, but don't expect me to go down so easily next time," Naruto said with a wide grin on his face.

He wasn't mad that he lost to his brother. He was more impressed and proud that his brother managed to make up a plan like that. They will settle the score in the final round.

"We'll see, I plan on beating you in the next round too," Izuku said, a confident smirk on his face.

"WE'LL HAVE A SHORT LUNCH BREAK BEFORE STARTING THE FINAL ROUND."

"FUCK YEAH! Ramen time bitches," Naruto said as he ran towards the cafeteria.

Izuku was about to follow before he was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to see Todoroki looking at him with cold eyes, "You won this time Midoriya, but don't be fooled. I plan to destroy you both in the final round. Get your brother to meet me at the entrance, I need to tell something to the both of you."

Izuku was surprised at the intensity Todoroki had, he only nodded in response. Todoroki left and Izuku let out a sigh, he had to get his brother quick.

-Entrance-

"Okay, make this quick. I want to eat, like now," an annoyed Naruto said. His brother made sure to stop him before he sat to eat because Todoroki had something important to discuss with them.

"I lost to you guys again," Todorki said, he turned to look at Naruto, "you made me break my promise, even for the briefest of moments."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What promise."

"My father is the number 2 hero, Endeavor, I'm sure you know him. He married my mother as part of a quirk marriage. He kept having children until they got the quirks he desired. My siblings didn't match my father's expectations. Until I was born and matched his expectations. He trained me since I was a kid to become a hero that will surpass All Might. I was nothing but a tool for him. Every memory I have of my mother, she is always crying. I remember she told me that my left side disgusted her, that's why she gave me this scar by pouring boiling hot water on my face."

Naruto winced a little at that, 'Ooooh, now I feel a little bad for calling him a Canadian flag. Not going to stop though. That was some top tier shit.'

"That's why I chose to pick a fight with you. I needed to show my old man what I was capable of without using his power. I can take first place without his damn fire quirk. You guys won by using gimmicks, I'll destroy you in a fight, and I'll show everyone that I don't need his power to become number one."

Izuku could only stare at Todoroki in shock, 'Holy crap, why would he just dump his whole back story on us. He sounds like a manga protagonist. What do I say to that.'

Naruto was there to answer his question, "That's pretty pathetic of you."

Izuku looked at his brother in shock, Todoroki steeled his gaze towards the blond, "What did you say?"

Naruto glared, his eyes turning red, "I said, you sound fucking pathetic. You think limiting yourself to spite your dad makes you cool. What if someone needs your help and you need to use your left side to save them, but wait. You have daddy issues, so you let them die. Don't let your personal vendetta get in the way of what's important."

Todoroki scoffed, "You don't understand."

Naruto walked closer till he was eye to eye with Todoroki, "I understand more than you will ever know. If your just becoming a hero to spite someone, then maybe you don't deserve to be a hero at all."

Todoroki glared harder at Naruto before he walked away, "I didn't call you here for you to question my motives for being a hero. I said what I wanted to, you better hope you don't need to battle me because now I'll show no mercy. You've been warned."

Naruto glared at the retreating form of Todoroki before walking towards the cafeteria, Izuku following closely behind him.

"Do you need to talk, Naruto, I know Todoroki pressed a few wrong buttons," Izuku said, concerned for his brother.

"I'll be fine after I kick that motherfucker's ass," Naruto said abrasively.

Izuku tried to calm him down, "He didn't know any better, I'm sure he wasn't trying to offend you."

Naruto glared at his brother, "It's not that. He has a bullshit reason for limiting himself. You do it because you'll blow yourself up otherwise. I do because I'll go on a murdering spree if I lose control. He is doing it because he wants to spite his dad. Does that sound like a good excuse to limit yourself Izuku?"

"I guess not, but can't you at least sympathize with him a little? He hates his quirk because it represents a bad part of his life. That's kind of similar to you right."

Naruto stopped and turned to fully face his brother, "Never, compare me to that asswipe ever again. Yes, my power represents a part of my past that I hate, but I still use it. I train to master it because I have the power to help people with it. He is flat out refusing to use it at all."

Izuku stopped with his brother, "I didn't mean it as an insult, I'm sorry if it came off that way. I just don't like seeing you this angry, it's not good and you know that. Who knows, maybe he'll come around, but getting mad won't solve anything."

Naruto took a deep breath before he calmed himself. He slid down the wall as he rested his arms on his thighs, "You're right, I know you're right. I just can't stand that fuckers reason for not using his power. But I guess getting angry is pointless. Let's just go eat to calm down please, some ramen will do me good," he said, jumping up towards the end of his sentence.

Izuku smiled and wrapped an arm around his brother, "Don't overstuff yourself. I don't want to be defeating you too easily now."

Naruto gained a tick mark on his head, "I'll show you who goes down easy. Don't think that winning the cavalry battle means you have this in the bag. I'm going to wreck you, BELIEVE IT."

Izuku chuckled, he mentally had a sigh of relief. Todoroki pressed too many buttons with his brother, he was glad he was able to calm him before he got too out of hand. He didn't say it out loud, but he was worried about Todoroki. He had a lot of past baggage to deal with, and he royally pissed his brother off. He was in for a world of hurt if he had to fight him in the final event.

For now, Izuku laughed with his brother, it was one of the few moments of calm before the storm.

Cyber: And that's a wrap, thank you all for reading.

Naruto: Next time comes the best part. We'll actually be fighting each other. I can't wait.

Izuku: You seem a little too excited for this Naruto

Naruto: What do you mean. Have you seen how the author has been acting in preparation for writing the fight scenes?

Cyber, muttering: They're all going to fight. This will be the fight to end all fights. This shall put anything Rome did to shame. I WILL BE ETCHED IN THE HALL OF FAME BY THE END OF THIS

Izuku: He's not even that good at writing

Naruto: Let him have this, he's been looking forward to this

Izuku: I'm just glad he didn't hear me, I don't want to face his wrath

Cyber, appearing over Izuku's shoulder: I hear you've been talking about me

Izuku: Oh no

Naruto, stepping away from the imminent disaster: Okay, so I guess I'll do this thing then. Thank you all for reading another chapter of Maelstrom at UA. Fun fact, while writing this chapter, we have reached 300 favs/follows. So pat your beautiful self on the back. We couldn't have reached this far without you. Anyways, with that said, like if you did, follow if you want to know what happens next, and review to tell us what you think. Constructive criticism is welcome and encouraged, and even flames cause who are we to stop you. Make sure you leave a question and it will have the chance to be answered in the review corner. I'll see you all next time.