Mha x halo: a hero born of Evil Chapter 1: the Day

by that one mha and halo fan

in the year 2255 a young Green haired boy Sets out to Become the hero of His Dreams.

4. Chapter 4: Try your best

Hello and welcome to Chapter 4 of My Fanfic. Oh boy I Hated this One but I Didn't want to skip it. so I Hope you enjoy this one as Will.

it's a Day after the attack on The U.J.S And News has Gotten out that U.A. High's hero course students were attacked by the League of Villains. It's also Reported Seventy-two criminals were arrested, but the leader escaped and his whereabouts remain unknown. U.A Is Closed for the Day .

In the city, the people and the heroes are still recovering from the attack.

Izuku and Katsuki are walking the streets Hoping to find something to do. As they walk Izuku Notices Black vans Following them from a safe distance. He also notices that the vans are filled with Men Wearing Black Suits.

Katsuki notices him looking at the vans and asks why. "Damn Nerd Why are you looking at Those Vans ? "

Izuku ignores Katsuki and says, "I'm trying to piece together the League of Villains's next move. From what I can tell they must have received reinforcements. " Katsuki just rolls his eyes at his friend's obvious obsession with catching the criminals. Izuku notices two people approaching and turns to Katsuki. "I think I found something ."

Katsuki notices one of the people walking towards them wearing a suit similar to the men in the vans. Katsuki looks at Izuku and speaks. "Come on Let's Get to Where your Girlfriend told us to meet her and her sidekick friends." Izuku Blushes a bit. "H-Hey She's not my Girlfriend." Katsuki grabs his hand and starts running. "Yeah yeah whatever i don't care if she is or not we just need to get to safely." Izuku tries to run faster.

When they get to the safe point they notice a man wearing a Black Suit, standing on the sidewalk about fifty yards away. Katsuki get's angry and starts to yell. "Stop Following us you Creep." Then he feels a tap on his Shoulder. Katsuki turns around and Punches whoever taped him. "Hey What was that For Katsuki that is so Un-manly" Eijiro said as he runs up to Katsuki, Izuku and The Person Katsuki punched. Katsuki looks down to see Ochaco On the ground. "Next time she better think before she Touches me." Katsuki thinks to himself. Izuku rubs the back of his head. "Sorry about that some guys in black suits were following up."

Katsuki walks over to Ochaco. "Are you alright" Katsuki asks. Ochaco slowly lifts her head. "Yeah I think so." Ochaco says. Katsuki helps her up. "What about you?" Katsuki asks. "I think I'll be fine." Ochaco says. Katsuki Notices that the man in the Black Suit is gone. Izuku smiles and then speaks up. "So What are we doing." Ochaco looks at him and smiles back. "To that old arcade down the street."

They all run down the street, towards the arcade. They go through the entrance and notice a few people sitting on the counters and tables. Katsuki walks over to the counter and begins looking at the arcade games. "Wow I Thought no one made arcade games anymore" Izuku said. Eijiro looks at him and speaks. "No these are old Arcade games. the owner has a Quirk that allows him to fix pretty much anything" Eijiro explains. "Let's start with the game that is the center of all this."

They start to play. 9 Hours pass before they all head home. Izuku and Ochaco wave each other goodbye as they walk away. "That was fun" Izuku said to Katsuki as they walked . Katsuki smiles and then punches Izuku on the shoulder. "Yeah It was."

as they head inside.

Later that , Izuku lifts weights and ponders how he can master One For All until Mitsuki (Katsuki's mom) interrupts him for dinner . Izuku walks out of his room and sits at the table with Mitsuki and Katsuki. "How was your Day boys" Mitsuki asks. "It was good." Katsuki says.

Izuku stares down at his field Rice before he speaks. "I Have been Thinking."

Katsuki raises his eyes to look at Izuku. "What."

Izuku then begins. "About Joining the UNSC Marine core"

Matsuki frowns. "No."

"Why not? You said it was the best way to serve humanity." Katsuki points out.

"I can join the Air Force and serve on the ships." They can always need airmen. Mitsuki shakes her head. "No Izuku You will be in more Danger then being a Pro Hero." Mitsuki said . Katsuki gets up and leaves the room. "I will be getting to bed." Katsuki says.

Izuku sighs. "Flores left to join them Today. Why can't I Join to."

Matsuki sits back. "Because I said so. I can't have you in the Core, I have made arrangements for you to stay here."

"But-" "No Buts young man!"

Izuku sits there and sulks.

Before he gets up and Heads to bed. While he sleeps a voice starts to speak to him. "I Have walked among men and angles for 3000 years. Time has no end. no beginning. no Purpose. I Wander the earth Seeking Forgiveness. For my Horrible crimes Against god and man. I Live to see death Destruction. Evil over the Light. But light cannot be extinguished. Evil cannot beget good. Light begets life. Good begets light. So I shall continue on this path. In search of light. For the sake of life itself. "

Izuku hears the voice but no sound comes out. The voice is silent. The next day, he and Katsuki talk to each other again. Izuku walks up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. Izuku looks around his room before he falls back to sleep. In Class 1-A the next morning, the students discuss their appearances on the news because of the attack on the U.S.J. To everyone's surprise, Shota Aizawa arrives to class covered in bandages. "Mister Aizawa are you alright?" Mina Ashido asked in a Worried tone of voice. Shota only nods and sits down in his seat.

"My own injuries are irrelevant you should all be Focus on something more important" All the students look at each other in worry and confusion. "What is this Important thing." Toru Hagakure asks. "The U.A Sports Festival." Shota says. The Students talk among themselves before Hanta Sero speaks. "The Sports Festival...2 Days after the attack on the U.S.J?" Hanta says in a low voice. "It was a planned attack." Shota nods. "I Know."

"But why?"

"Because It's too important to cancel. It is one of the most-viewed events in the world and a major opportunity for You to get scouted by professional Hero Agencies." At lunchtime, the students of Class 1-A decide to forget about the attack and pump themselves up for the Sports Festival. The most excited out of all of them appears to be Ochaco, who puts on her game face and yells to everyone that she plans to do her best. Afterward, she walks with Izuku and Tenya, with the former questioning her motives for attending U.A.'s hero course. Ochaco sweats for a little and awkwardly smiles. "Will uh...How do i tell you...This" Ochaco takes a deep breath and speaks with a loud voice. "You Might not like me after this but I Am mostly in it for the money." Ochaco says this statement in a low voice so that nobody else can hear. Izuku and Tenya look at each other in confusion before Ochaco shrugs. "My Family needs the money" Izuku and Tenya point out that Ochaco's Quirk could drastically reduce business expenses if she got licensed, and her family could sell their construction equipment as well. Ochaco agrees completely but remembers that her father encouraged her as a child to follow her own dreams instead. Izuku and Tenya are genuinely inspired by Ochaco's noble ambition, and Izuku even admits that she has a more practical reason for becoming a hero than anyone. Suddenly, All Might appears. "Ah Young Midoriya I Just Came by to ask if you would like to join me for lunch."

"Oh! Yes! I'd love to!" Izuku answers without hesitation.

Suddenly, All Might appears and asks Izuku to join him for lunch. Tenya and Ochaco go to the mess hall without him and talk about his relationship with All Might, piquing an eavesdropping Shoto's interest. Izuku and All Might meet in the lounge and talk over tea. "Will What did you want to talk to me about all might." Izuku asks. All Might takes on a serious and sad look on his face. "The Reason I Wanted to talk to you was Because I Can only hold my hero form for about fifty minutes now. " All Might says. "And i just want you to know that if you become a hero and choose to go on the frontlines, that you are one of the most important people in my life. " All Might says this in a serious and emotional tone of voice. Izuku thinks carefully about All Might's words. Izuku is a little worried about going on the frontlines so he tries to take it easy. "Thank you. I am honored and humbled by your trust and loyalty in me." Izuku replies. All Might smiles and Laughs. "Enough about me. How are you going with mastering All for one."

"I'm having a hard time. " Izuku admits. "But I am working hard everyday, and I am really focused on it. " Izuku replies. "Well I am glad to hear that because I really want you to become a true hero. " All Might says.

Izuku and All Might then talk about more pleasant topics. After this Izuku returns to Class. Once the school day ends, Class 1-A's students are unable to leave class because the exit is blocked and crowded by students from other classes. Katsuki says they're there to scout out the competition and then instructs them to move out of his way. . A student from the general studies course confronts Katsuki. and issues a declaration of war to him and his class. "Don't make me Laugh I'll kick your ass to the Grunt homeworld and Back." Katsuki said . The student says nothing and retreats.

Next, a student from the Class 1-B abruptly arrives claiming he wanted to see the class that defeated real villains. The Student Looks at Class 1-A and Laughs. "You Got to be kidding me a Bunch of Little brats Beat the Villain at the U.S.J" The student says.

"Yeah. We did." Izuku replies.

"Well I'm from a real Class. And I am going to defeat you Little shits, and show you how its done." The student yells. . Many of the students in Class 1-A worry that Katsuki has ruined their reputation and caused all the other classes to hate them. Katsuki tells them that it doesn't matter and it's only important that he beats them in the festival. Izuku notices Katsuki's ambition and recalls the conviction of both Tenya and Ochaco as well. He is ashamed to have doubted his own convictions and decides to devote himself to training for the next few days. While he trains seaside, his fellow classmates train at the Replica City District and their own homes. Two weeks later the day of the U.A. Sports Festival finally arrives. Izuku is encouraged by Mitsuki to do his best as he leaves for school. The school has increased security and has the festival broadcasted live. Mt. Lady, Kamui Woods, and Death Arms are employed as security. Izuku goes to school, and the stadium becomes the largest the city has ever seen.

"This is the largest audience the games have ever had." A reporter states. "There are over 60 thousand people here today." In the Class 1-A waiting room, students change into their P.E. uniforms for the festival, making it fair for everyone since they won't be wearing costumes. Tenya enters the room and warns his peers that they are about to enter the arena. "The match will begin any minute now and you will all be tested. Some will be tested physically, and some mentally. Don't worry, we've come too far to fail now." He tells the students. Before they leave However Shoto Todoroki approaches Izuku.

With the entire class listening, Shoto explains that although he is stronger than Izuku, the latter has the number one hero in his corner. "It Doesn't matter tho if you got the Number one hero On your side. I Will beat you because I'm the best." Shoto says.

"Well I guess we'll see about that." Izuku says. He heads for the arena.

Class 1-A walks out to the Freshmen Stage of the Festival Stadium and the U.A. Sports Festival officially begins. The other freshmen classes also arrive. The Chief Referee for the Festival: Midnight, asks for the student representative, Katsuki Bakugo to lead the pledge. Instead, Katsuki takes the stage and announces to everyone that he will win the Festival. "You heard that Right Extras I Have more Drive then of any of you Even Izuku ."

Katsuki's declaration causes an uproar in the stands, with many people booing and jeering at him. However, Katsuki continues to stand on the stage, his expression determined and unwavering. "And I'm the Greatest Hero in the Entire History of Heroes! I'm Going to win the Title! And the Prize that goes with it! And I'm Going to make it So hard on my opponents that they'll be begging to give me my Title Shot! ." Katsuki continues to stare at the audience.

Midnight tries to stop him, but Katsuki simply ignores her. After the so-called pledge, Midnight announces the preliminaries of the Festival will be an Obstacle Race 4 kilometers around the stadium. The race immediately begins and all the participants struggle to exit through the stadium door. They get packed into a mob by the narrow corridor as their first obstacle. Shoto realizes this and makes his move by freezing the pathway and racing ahead of all the others. He gets to the door before anyone else, and opens it for his fellow students. He then quickly moves back to avoid any attempts to push him out of the way as they pass. Izuku Uses his Quirk to Raise the ground level below him and leap through the air to catch one of the runners. He lifts her off the ground and throws her to the side. "Sorry" He says, "But I can't let you get in the way of my victory." He then sprints off to catch up with Shoto. As the other students rush past him, Izuku notices a man Wearing a Green jacket and a Purple hood, sitting in the stands staring at him.

Izuku slows down to stare at the man too. The man stares back. Izuku is Snapped out of it when Katsuki Blasts pass by. "Damn Nerd!" Katsuki yells at Izuku as he passes.

As the race continues, the students of Class 1-A work together and manage to stay together despite their opponents' best efforts to separate them. During this Mineta manages to reach Shoto and tries to attack him, but is knocked away by a villain bot. Many villain bots suddenly reveal themselves as the second obstacle, blocking the path of the participants. Some of the villain bots are the Zero-point robots from the U.A. Entrance Exams that cause many students to panic, but not Shoto. He remains calm and expresses his desire to face a more difficult obstacle and proceeds to freeze an entire giant villain bot solid with ease. Shoto immobilizes the giant robot off balance and runs underneath it before it falls into the path of the remaining students. This forces the other participants to run into each other. Some are pushed out of the path, while others stop and attempt to push and shove one another out of the way. Katsuki uses his Quirk to Blast himself into the air and he Laps over the Remains of the Zero pointer. He lands and knocks a student down, but they both fall to the ground. Izuku does a somersault over a pile of other students and lands gracefully beside Katsuki. "Oh hello." Izuku says.

Katsuki is shocked by the interruption, but Izuku continues. "I don't know if you know this, but there's a reason why I'm here and it's not just because my brother insisted." Katsuki get's angry. "I'M NOT YOUR BOTHER NERD!" He yells. "And if you had any combat experience, you'd know why I'm here too." Izuku flips around in midair and lands on the runner in front of him. Then smaller Villain bots appear . Katsuki uses his explosions to move around in the air and rocket over the remaining robots, and is quickly followed by Hanta Sero and Fumikage Tokoyami, each using their own Quirks: Tape and Dark Shadow, respectively. Izuku Touches one of the Villain bots arm and uses his Quirk to Fuse it to his own arm. He uses the arm to launch himself into the air and knock one of the robots out of the way. Hanta and Fumikage also move around with ease, but they are blocked by the other participants. Watching from the stands, Pro-Hero, Snipe observes that most of the race leaders are from Class 1-A. Shota and Present-Mic comment on the students. "Wow I Have never seen Izuku use his Quirk like that!" Mic yells . "He's like a human bullet!" "Shut up! I've seen Izuku fight and this isn't him!" Shota says. The next obstacle is The Fall: a canyon that can only be navigated by walking along tightropes. A student from the support course, Mei Hatsume, decides to make herself known by showing off all of the gear she had developed previous to the Sports Festival. Mei explains that students in the support course can use their equipment to level the playing field with students in the Hero Course, proceeding to utilize her gadgets and cross the fall, leaving Mina and Ochaco behind.

Shoto is the first to clear the fall, but Katsuki is quickly closing the distance between them. Fans in the crowd comment on how Shoto's Quirk, as well as his physical abilities, make him stand out. One person attributes this to the fact that Shoto is the son of the Flame Hero: Endeavor. Despite his lead, Shoto is put at a disadvantage when he reaches the final obstacle: The Mine Field. Shoto has to trek carefully through the field and is eventually caught up to by Katsuki, who is still using his Quirk to fly through the air. He catches Shoto and tries to blast him with an explosion. Katsuki remains irritated that Shoto bothered to challenge Izuku and not him, and the two start to battle for first place. Having received inspiration from Katsuki wielding his Quirk to fly, Izuku develops a plan to take first place after reaching the Mine Field. He Touches the body of a Villain and Transforms it into a jetpack and fuses it to his back . He then uses his Quirk to fly through the field. As Izuku navigates the mines, he touches each one and alters their destructive properties. He uses the Jetpack to propel himself Izuku gains the lead for a moment, but Katsuki and Shoto quickly catch up as Izuku starts to lose momentum. as the jetpack starts to Quickly Decay away . The Jetpack Blows up but the explosion allows Izuku to launch past his competition and run to cross the finish line, placing first. Shoto and Katsuki follow close behind, placing second and third respectively. Soon after, the remaining thirty nine qualifiers arrive back in the arena. Izuku tears up after looking into the stands and seeing All Might with a proud grin on his face. The latter comments on how he had nothing to worry about because Izuku just showed that he is a fighter whose selflessness doesn't hold him back. He overhears students in the business course talking about how difficult Izuku would be to market in the Hero Course, and asks the remaining students if they know of any potential sponsors.

After announcing the standings, Midnight moves the Festival on to the second event: The Cavalry Battle. The top forty-two qualifiers form teams from two to four people in order to earn points by stealing headbands from other teams. A team's point value is based on the value of its individual members. The members of the team receive point value based on their placement in the obstacle race.

Izuku, who is first place, is worth ten million points; as the other students figure out that all they need to do to win is take him down, Izuku realizes that he has become a massive target for the other contestants. Katsuki, who is second place, has also become a target due to his hatred for Izuku. Midnight explains the rules for the U.A. Sports Festival's second round event: The Cavalry Battle. The qualifying students have fifteen minutes to make teams of two to four people, and each person's point value depends on their placement in the Obstacle Race. After getting first place, Izuku Midoriya is worth ten million points. This simulates how difficult it is to be at the top, above the rest of the competition.

Teams formed will be worth their members' accumulated point value. Team's point values are listed on their headbands, which can be worn around the head or the neck of the rider. The objective of the game is to steal as many headbands as possible to raise your team's point value. If a team falls or has their headband stolen, they can still compete until the time is up. The time limit for the Cavalry Battle is fifteen minutes, and only the top four teams will advance to the finals. Midnight finishes explaining the rules with warning each team not to make each other fall on purpose, annoying Katsuki. Meanwhile, Death Arms, Kamui Woods and Mount Lady watch from the break room and have a discussion about the Festival. Death Arms says the Festival is more so about simulating real Pro-Hero competition rather than seeing how prepared the students are. Mount Lady comments that it's sad to look at Pro-Hero jobs in a manner where you're looking to step over other heroes. annoys Kamui Woods, who angrily replies that Mount Lady had no problem stealing the spotlight from him. The three of them agree that unlike the Obstacle Race, the Cavalry Battle is being used to simulate working together with other heroes. Back at the stadium, students have begun picking their teams. Many students from Class 1-A try to convince Katsuki to join their team, but he has a hard time recollecting their names and Quirks, annoying them with his ego. Watching from the stands, All Might notes that although he's a hothead, Katsuki garners so much attention because of his versatile Quirk and placement in the Obstacle Course. Then Eijiro tries to join Katsuki since Shoto denied him already. Katsuki forgets Eijiro's name as well, but the latter makes a strong case for his team and Katsuki decides they will go into battle together. Izuku notices that all the participants are joining fellow peers from their homeroom class, but they're all also avoiding him because he's worth so many points. He begins to panic, but Ochaco decides to join him. Ochaco smiles at Izuku. "It's good for Friends to team up . " They try to recruit Tenya for their team as well, but he refuses. While Tenya sees Izuku and Ochaco as his best friends, he views Izuku as a rival as well. He decides to join Shoto's team so he can get stronger, promising to do his best to defeat Izuku. "aw come on Tenya." Izuku thinks to himself Izuku notices that everyone is targeting him, but his focus is abruptly interrupted when a girl from the support course introduces herself as Mei Hatsume, brashly asking to join Izuku's team because he has the most points. Mei wants to show off her inventions during the event and believes the best course of action is to join Izuku in order to draw the most attention. After showing him a few of her gadgets. Izuku just looks at her. "Thanks but no Thanks." He says to her. Mei's smile Disappears. "Excuse me?" she asks. "I Don't work with greedy people like you. and I'm not some kind of Thing you can show off your Trash with or Market." Izuku said. Mei just grabs her bag and goes to Join another team. Almost everyone has selected a team at this point, but Izuku spots the perfect person to fill the void for his team. Fumikage Tokoyami. During this As time runs out for the participants to form their teams, Neito Monoma from Class 1-B talks up his team. He says that everyone is too focused on Class 1-A because they fought villains, even though they're too full of themselves. Believing Class 1-B is just as talented, Neito instructs his team to step up their game and defeat the jerks from Class 1-A. After the fifteen minutes are up, twelve teams are formed. For the final member of his team, Izuku successfully recruited Fumikage Tokoyami. Just before the Cavalry Battle begins, Shoto explains to his strategic formation to his team: Tenya, Denki, and Momo. Tenya looks at shoto and asks. "Will you Use your ice and fire as diversions?" Shoto just looks at Tenya. "I Never use That side of me in Battle." He says. after this The Cavalry Battle begins and many of the teams go straight for Izuku's headband. Team Tetsutetsu's Juzo Honenuki uses his Quirk to soften the ground beneath Team Midoriya, trapping them. Izuku Touches the ground and Uses his Quirk to Change it back to Normal and Raise it. Then, he uses his ability to control the terrain to easily take out the rest of his opponents.

After the battle, Izuku returns to his original spot where he was talking to Fumikage. Kyoka's Team wants to go after Izuku but notices their headband has been stolen by Neito, who comments on how it was too easy. Team Mineta rushes Team Midoriya. Izuku mistakes Mezo for being alone, but in fact, Tsuyu and Minoru are riding on his back, shielded from sight by his tentacles. They use both their Quirks to attack Team Midoriya . Fumikage uses Dark shadow to Block there attacks His team gains a few seconds of breathing room, as Katsuki immediately pursues them by using his explosions to fly. Katsuki tries to blast them out of the air, but Fumikage's Dark Shadow blocks him. Katsuki begins to fall out of the air, but Hanta uses his tape to secure him. Midnight rules that since Katsuki didn't touch the ground, his maneuver was completely legal. The crowd cheers loudly and fans comment on the skills of Class 1-A, but Present Mic announces that other then Team Midoriya, no one in Class 1-A is currently placed in the top four. Team Monoma even manages to steal Katsuki's headband. Katsuki's eyes widen in shock and anger .

At this point, Team Tetsutetsu manages to take down a few of Team Mineta's opponents, but they're eventually overwhelmed. Neito explains that he and some of his classmates purposely lost the Obstacle Race in order to scout Class 1-A's Quirks. They remained in the top forty while Katsuki and their other rivals used their Quirk's freely. Neito comments on What's going on. "It was foolish to obsess about the preliminary round. Then again your all anger and no Brains." Katsuki tires to Yell but is cut off by Neito. "Oh and another thing Wasn't it your Fault that Eraser head almost died? Did you forget that the entire Class was watching?" Katsuki's eyes begin to narrow. Neito uses this to his advantage and continues, "Well I suppose there's no reason for you to be mad at me. " Katsuki decides to forgo his original plans and tells his team they're going to annihilate Class 1-B before going after Izuku's team. prepares to instruct his team to relax, but Team Todoroki confronts them. Shoto declares that he will take the ten million point headband. Team Todoroki makes their move against Team Midoriya. Although Fumikage was able to defend against Denki's Quirk, he reminds Izuku of his own Quirk's weakness. Dark Shadow's attack power depends on the amount of light in the area and if there was anymore at the moment, Denki could have completely destroyed Dark Shadow.

Meanwhile, Neito Monoma provokes Katsuki into attacking him. Not only does Neito evade Katsuki's initial blast, but he also uses an explosion of his own to repel his Class 1-A rival. When Katsuki tries to attack him again, Neito uses Eijiro's hardening power to defend himself. Katsuki realizes Neito's Quirk is the ability to copy other people's powers. Katsuki tries to attack again, but his team is immobilized by Kojiro Bondo's Quirk. As Team Monoma flees the area, Neito taunts Katsuki. "Oh and I Loved what you said before this whole Event started. Didn't you say were going to win?" Katsuki screams as he makes his way toward Neito. Katsuki attempts to attack Neito.

After a brief struggle, Katsuki manages to pin Neito to the ground. "Your so full of yourself. Did you really think you could take my team and me out at the same time?!" Katsuki asks, his Quirk-induced rage making his words grow in volume. "You're nothing without your Quirk! You're a puppet, Neito! And I'm going to make you dance! " Meanwhile Team Midoriya is able to keep away from Team Todoroki by keeping their distance and staying on Shoto's left side. In that position, Shoto is unable to freeze them without hitting Tenya. Shoto's father, Endeavor, comments that Shoto is foolish for allowing Izuku to exploit his weakness. With time running out, Tenya uses his special move Recipro Burst to unleash a burst of super speed and in an instant, Shoto steals Izuku's headband. Tenya's engines stall, as a result, meaning he cannot move, but he takes a moment to remind Izuku he would try his best to defeat his friend. Fumikage suggests the team try for other headbands, but Izuku refuses and Ochaco encourages them to try and get their points back. This reminds Izuku that he's not alone in this battle and that it's his responsibility to reward his teammates' trust. Team Midoriya rushes Team Todoroki and Izuku decides to finally use One For All. Shoto senses Izuku's power and instinctively defends himself using the flames from his left arm. During this Neito Tires to get back but Katsuki just holds him in place and takes back his headband and all the others Neito took. "there is a difference between those who aim for the top and those who settle, and that difference matters". Shota comments that although Class 1-B had a good strategy, they failed to take Katsuki's overwhelming tenacity into account. Even after securing more than enough points to advance, Katsuki urges his team to go after Izuku and the ten million points. Back at the confrontation between Team Midoriya and Team Todoroki, Izuku uses One For All to break Shoto's defense. This opening gives Izuku the chance to take a headband. Believing the ten million points is the top headband around Shoto's neck, he grabs it. His team celebrates too early, however, and they realize Izuku took a headband only worth seventy points. Without enough points to move onto the next round, Team Midoriya makes one final attempt. Katsuki also arrives on the scene, but time runs out just as everyone is about to clash. With the Cavalry Battle over, Team Todoroki secures first place. Tenya blames himself for the close call, but Momo reassures him their's team victory is all because of his special move. Team Bakugo places second, but it isn't nearly good enough for Katsuki, who screams out of frustration. Somehow, Team Hitoshi mysteriously takes third place, knocking Team Tetsutetsu out of the games. Disappointed, Izuku tries to apologize to his team, but Fumikage reveals that thanks to Izuku's attack, Dark Shadow was able to take one of Team Todoroki's headbands. The headband is worth enough to place Team Midoriya in fourth, allowing them to advance to the next round. Izuku cries tears of joy while Shoto berates himself for using his left side. Confused, Team Tetsutetsu blames their loss on karmic punishment for underhandedly stealing Minoru's headband. Tsuyu congratulates Mina, but she confesses to not contributing much to their victory. Ochaco teases Tenya for holding back and he explains it was not deception, he was simply hiding his abilities to be strategic. Ochaco notices Izuku is missing and doesn't know it's because Shoto has confronted him near the student entrance. At the same time, the number one hero All Might greets the number two hero Endeavor. "Ah Enji Todoroki I See you have Return from Dealing with that URF Group out in space." Endeavor just ignores All Might, but All Might pursues him. "I Must say I'm impressed with your son's Drive." Endeavor just stares at all might and gives him a single Reply. "My Son will usurp you as the Number one hero."

All Might is shocked by Endeavor's words. He asks Endeavor why he would say such a thing, and Endeavor simply replies that Izuku has more potential than him. At the same time Shoto Todoroki brings Izuku to the Student and Faculty Entrance, but his reason is unknown to Izuku. "Uh I Think we should get Lunch before the next Event starts." Izuku said. but Shoto continues his cold intimidation and ignores him. When Shoto finally speaks. "Your Power Is just like all Might's . You will always try to show off, when you should just be focusing on your team. I think you can learn from him. You are not yet ready to be the number one hero. " Izuku is confused before Shoto speaks again. "Now I Must ask. are you All Might's secret love child ?" Izuku is shocked at these words . "No of Course not . That's not how that went down. He was my best friend. He was like a Father to me. He is my Hero." Shoto continues to stare at Izuku. "My father is is obsessed with defeating All Might, and although he was never able to do it, he is still trying to. He used his money to buy out my Mom's family. to implement a Quirk marriage with the intent of creating a powerful child. I Only exist to Outdo All might. " Shoto has flashbacks of His mother crying. as he keeps talking. "My Mother called my Left side unbearable before pouring boiling water on my face" Shoto keeps on going. "She Said the Right side of my Face was more worthy of her love. I must be perfect. I Must be better. I Must beat All Might." Izuku has a horrified expression look on face. "That's sick." Izuku says. "You were brainwashed." Shoto simply replies. "I Will make a better hero than All Might."

Shoto leaves the area but Izuku stops him for a moment to declare that despite his inferior motivations, he will still do his best to defeat Shoto. Katsuki secretly listens to their conversation from a distance.

Shoto leaves and Izuku continues his path towards the cafeteria. Katsuki follows him from a distance. After lunch, Present Mic announces that before the finals, participants can take part in recreational side games. He and Shota notice that, along with the cheerleaders hired by U.A., girls from Class 1-A are dressed as cheerleaders. They were fooled into wearing them by Denki and Minoru, much to Momo's dismay. Before the recreational games begin, Midnight instructs students to draw lots in order to organize match-ups for the final round: a one on one fighting competition. Eijiro and Hanta explain to Mina that the final round of the festival differs every year, although it is always a one-on-one competition. Mashirao withdraws himself from the competition before the lots are drawn, shocking everyone in his class. He points out that he was used as a puppet by Hitoshi Shinso during the Cavalry Battle, and his pride won't allow him to continue without knowing how he got there. Nirengeki Shoda from Class 1-B also requests to resign, feeling that he does not deserve to participate in the finals. Midnight allows them to withdraw and decides that the newly opened spots will be filled in with members from the fifth place team: Team Kendo. However, Itsuka Kendo gives the opportunity to Team Tetsutetsu because they fought harder during the Cavalry Battle. With all the participants set, Midnight discloses all of the match-ups for the first bracket: Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinso

Shoto Todoroki vs. Hanta Sero

Ibara Shiozaki vs. Denki Kaminari

Tenya Ida vs. Mei Hatsume

Mina Ashido vs. Yuga Aoyama

Fumikage Tokoyami vs. Momo Yaoyorozu

Eijiro Kirishima vs. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu

Katsuki Bakugo vs. Ochaco Uraraka Izuku mulls over his matchup and his opponent tries to ask him a question. Izuku recognizes him from his challenge to Class 1-A, but Mashirao doesn't allow him to talk to Hitoshi. Shoto hopes that Izuku advances so he can defeat him himself, Katsuki doesn't recognize Ochaco's name and Mei Hatsume pitches something to Tenya. he recreational games commence and many of the finals qualifiers use the opportunity to prepare themselves. After Cementoss finishes building the fighting arena, the finals begin. Izuku prepares to take the stage, but All Might finds him and they talk about One For All. Izuku believes he's only gotten to the finals because of others' support and luck, but All Might encourages him to stand tall. Inspired, Izuku takes the stage to battle Hitoshi. However, Hitoshi taunts Izuku about Mashirao and gets him to talk, activating his Brainwashing Quirk. The crowd watches in horror as Izuku stands immobile in the middle of the ring. "What's happing I Can't move my body." Izuku thinks to himself. "I can't move my body but I know I'm moving. The match is almost over. I won't lose."

Izuku's body is paralyzed, but his mind is still aware. Present Mic attributes this to Hitoshi Shinso's Quirk. Eraser Head comments that the match is an example of why the U.A. Entrance Exam is flawed; Hitoshi has a powerful Quirk, however, he was not admitted to the hero course because the practical exam was based on scoring points by fighting robotic villains. He believes that someone with a Quirk should be evaluated by how well they can use it, not just how well they can fight. Hitoshi looks at Izuku and smiles. "Your lucky to have a Heroic Quirk Kid But Could you kindly walk out of bounds."

"O-Okay." Izuku says, getting up and walking to the edge of the ring.

All Might's eye widen in shock. "Stop It Young Midoriya Don't do that!" He shouts.

. In Izuku's head, he struggles to stop himself, but is completely helpless to disobey Hitoshi's order and continues walking, his mind is feels like it is full of fog and his body is moving on its own. He remembers what Mashirao told him before the match. Mashirao explains that during the Cavalry Battle, he was under Hitoshi's control until he bumped into Ibara Shiozaki. Izuku could have avoided being brainwashed had he not talked to Hitoshi, and now there's no outside interference to break Hitoshi's hold. Izuku begins to give up hope as he gets closer and closer to the line at the edge of the ring, but then he mysteriously receives a vision of eight silhouettes and The voice from his Dream speaking to him.

"I see what you are about to do. I can't allow it. Don't move an inch Izuku. You are not the one that will choose how this will end. I am. " Izuku's body stops and turns around to face Hitoshi . Hitoshi watches in dismay and tries to get Izuku to talk to him again. But Izuku's body just Rushes towards him and knocks Hitoshi out.

Izuku wakes up and finds himself in the middle of the ring. He has full control over his body again. Having been defeated, Hitoshi remembers his past. At Nabooh City Junior High, many of Hitoshi's classmates comment on how his Quirk is very villainous. Hitoshi gets used to being looked at as the bad guy but has always stayed headstrong in his desire to be a hero. The match ends with Izuku as the winner, and Shota comments on how Izuku won the match not with strength or skill, but with his heart. Izuku wins by Determination, and the crowd cheers loudly for the hero known as Izuku Midoriya.

After the match, a man walks up to Izuku and embraces him. "Uh Can I Help you?" Izuku asks the man. the man Stops hugging before looking down. "Sorry you just remind me of someone" He says, walking away from Izuku.

Izuku stands there alone with his arms folded across his chest. He looks at the empty ring and it's wall lined with trophies. As Hitoshi walks towards the exit, his classmates from the crowd congratulate him. They point him towards the conversations of several Pro Heroes and one of them comments on how amazing Hitoshi is despite not being in the Hero Course. Hitoshi receives these kind words well and tells Izuku that he will become a hero even though he lost the match. Izuku goes to Look for all Might and when he finds him he tells All Might about his vision, but the number one hero appears to be completely oblivious to what happened. All Might tells Izuku that his passion allowed him to overcome Hitoshi's power and not the vision but Izuku is unsatisfied with his answer. and Leaves. as he does All Might smiles. Shoto walks through the corridor towards the ring but encounters his father Endeavor on his way there. Endeavor says Shoto is acting disgracefully and that he needs to end his childish rebellion. Shoto just looks at his father with a Blank look on his face. "I Will win this without Using your Power." Shoto says before walking away Leaving Endeavor in raged but he Doesn't show it. Izuku returns to the stands and sits with his friends after receiving a congratulatory nod from Mashirao. The next battle between Hanta Sero and Shoto begins immediately. Hanta starts off strong and nearly throws Shoto out of the ring, but the latter takes out his aforementioned anger by freezing Hanta in a giant ice prison. Everyone watches in disbelief of Shoto's power, and then Midnight confirms that Hanta is immobilized, giving Shoto the win. Shoto apologizes to Hanta for going overboard, blaming it on his anger. He uses his left arm to melt away the ice, and Izuku notices that Shoto looks immensely sad. Once the massive amount of ice Shoto created is cleared from the stadium, the third match in the first bracket of the finals tournament begins. The bout is between Ibara Shiozaki from Class 1-B and Denki Kaminari. Present Mic introduces Ibara as an "assassin" which she takes exception to, and decides to correct him. She claims that it is her humble quest to spread good across the world, and that she would never kill her opponent.

The announcer apologizes while Denki muses over how cute he thinks Ibara is. He regains his focus and asks Ibara out on a date, promising to console her after her defeat. Denki starts the battle with his Indiscriminate Shock technique, but Ibara blocks it with her Vines Quirk and ensnares Denki at the same time. With her opponent immobilized and short circuited, Ibara is declared the winner of the match. After the match, Denki remains seated and stares at her with an expression of awe and respect, and Ibara walks over and whispers something in his ear.

Ibara makes her way back down from the ring and approaches Class 1-B's Seats. Neito Monoma takes the opportunity to taunt Class 1-A, but Itsuka Kendo stops him and apologizes. The crowd is impressed with Ibara's performance, and Mt. Lady calls Ibara the perfect sidekick for Kamui Woods, but he only responds by telling her to get back to work. Izuku takes notes on her and starts to annoy Katsuki and his classmates with his muttering. Ochaco stops him by telling him to relax, and then he decides to share his notes on her Zero Gravity Quirk. The fourth match is supposed to begin next, but Tenya equips support gear and Midnight scolds him for it. He pleads for her to allow it because Mei offered him the equipment in order to keep the match fair. Aroused by Tenya's sportsmanship, Midnight allows him to wear the equipment and the "battle" begins. During the course of the match, Mei uses the opportunity to advertise her support items instead of actually fighting. After ten minutes of cat and mouse, Mei leaves the ring and apologizes for tricking Tenya, who is deeply upset that she turned their match into a commercial for her support items. As Izuku takes notes on Mei, Ochaco decides to silently leave the stands. Mina Ashido and Yuga Aoyama duel in the fifth contest. Tsuyu roots for Mina, while Mineta pleads for Yuga to knock her clothes off. Izuku believes Mina is at a disadvantage due to Yuga's ranged Quirk, but Mina knows his weakness because the two were a team during the Battle Trial. Yuga rapidly fires his beam at Mina, but she slides swiftly across the ring to evade his lasers using her acid Quirk. Yuga gets a stomach ache after shooting off a large beam and Mina uses this opening to melt Yuga's belt and uppercut him. Yuga is knocked unconscious and Mina moves on to the next round. The sixth contest begins at once, with Fumikage facing off against Momo. The latter nervously contemplates her strategy, but the fight suddenly begins and Fumikage uses his Dark Shadow to barrage her with a flurry of strikes. She is able to create a simple shield to block him, but Fumikage focuses his attacks on her shield and pushes her out of bounds, ending the match rather quickly. Momo is disappointed with her loss, believing she never got to show off her skills. Fascinated, Izuku comments on how Fumikage is incredibly powerful and Mashirao replies that he feels bad for Momo.

As the seventh match between Eijiro and Tetsutetsu begins, Tenya happens upon Ochaco in the waiting room. Izuku joins them since Eijiro's fight is dragging on, with the two consistently trading blows using their similar Quirks. Ochaco and company discuss her upcoming match against Katsuki. Izuku points out that Katsuki will use his full power to defeat Ochaco, and offers her a strategy to beat him. However, Ochaco refuses. She admits that she feels embarrassed for relying on Izuku during the Cavalry Battle and declares that she will do her best to defeat Katsuki on her own.

After striking one another over and over again, Eijiro and Tetsutetsu knock each other out. Midnight affirms that the match is a draw and the winner will be decided after the next match via an arm wrestling contest. Both contestants are hauled off on stretchers, and the next two participants take the field for the final fight of the first bracket: Ochaco Uraraka versus Katsuki Bakugo.

Ochaco and Katsuki discuss their strategies before the match. The last duel of the first round in the finals between Katsuki and Ochaco commences. "you know it's not to late to Give up. I Won't hold anything back " Katsuki yells at Ochaco encouraging her to fight with everything she has. Ochaco stares at Katsuki with a stony expression, before she charges forward. Ochaco attempts to tackle Katsuki, but he is able to block her attack. Katsuki then throws Ochaco onto the mat, causing her to slam her shoulder into the mat.

Ochaco is furious with herself for letting Katsuki take control of the match. Ochaco wipes the Dust off his face Before getting back up attacking Katsuki over and over without rest. He continues to use his explosions to keep her away, upsetting the viewing crowd. Some of the fans believe that because her feint didn't work, Ochaco is getting desperate with her attacks. Neito notices the comment and says that they need to look closer. The viewing fans start to boo Katsuki for being too rough, but Shota calls out the man who started the uproar. He explains that Katsuki's fierceness is an acknowledgment of his opponent's strength, and he's simply doing everything he can to keep Ochaco at bay so he can come out on top. Katsuki says that he's going to get the decisive advantage, and the match will be over in a flash. The smoke clears from the initial scuffle, and Ochaco remains undeterred, still standing from Katsuki's barrage of explosions. Uneasy, Katsuki mulls over the fact that Ochaco "isn't dead yet". Ochaco thanks Katsuki for keeping his focus on her. Katsuki looks up to see a vast amount of debris floating above the stadium. Neito explains that Ochaco kept low to the ground as she moved so that Katsuki's explosions tore up the floor of the ring, creating weapons for her. Then she kept him focused on her by attacking relentlessly, rendering Katsuki oblivious to the impending Meteor Storm. As she releases her Quirk, causing all the debris to fall down towards Katsuki, Ochaco rushes at him to try and capitalize on an opening. However, Katsuki unleashes a large, powerful explosion that repels all the debris, horrifying his opponent as she gets blown away as well. Ochaco tries to stand up and fight, but ends up collapsing, having reached her limit after taking the brunt of many explosions. Despite losing consciousness, Ochaco crawls towards Katsuki as she recalls the memory of her promising to help her family by becoming a hero. She ultimately falls unconscious and Katsuki is declared the winner of the match. Midnight has Ochaco carried off the Recovery Girl's office, and Katsuki leaves the ring, having advanced to the next round. He happens upon Izuku while walking back to the stands and is instantly irritated by his presence. Katsuki accuses him of providing Ochaco with her strategy. "No It was all her own Ideal and What's with you Today Katsuki you seem a bit more angry then Normal." Izuku asks Katsuki. "Idiot, you're a fool if you think you could take this girl. She's a Quirky, unpredictable, and possibly the most dangerous out there. " Katsuki yells. before leaving the room. In anticipation of his next match against Shoto, Izuku goes to the waiting rooms to prepare. He is surprised when he finds Ochaco there and not Recovery Girl's office. She explains that she was completely healed other than a few scrapes and scratches, and goes on to criticize herself for losing. Taken back by Ochaco's lively attitude, Izuku asks if she's okay, to which she replies she's fine. Meanwhile, Eijiro and Tetsutetsu's arm wrestling match commences. Tetsutetsu's iron arm gives way and Eijiro is able to best him, allowing him to advance to the next round. Afterwards, Eijiro offers his hand to Tetsutetsu and commends him for putting up a great fight. They shake hands, and Midnight is aroused by their sportsmanship. With the second round roster filled, the next battle is slated to begin soon. Izuku leaves Ochaco after she wishes him good luck, and then she receives a call from her father.

He praises Ochaco's performance and her true repressed feeling surface. Saddened by her loss, Ochaco claims that she didn't do well and that she failed. Ochaco's father continues to encourage her and she gets emotional as she admits to wanting to help her parents out sooner than later. Her emotions pour out into tears after her father says he believes that she will become a great, caring hero and that he is immensely proud of her. While walking towards the stage, Izuku gets emotional himself while reflecting on Ochaco's encouragement to him, when he was supposed to be the one to reassure her. Then suddenly, Endeavor appears in the corridor. The Flame Hero tells Izuku that his power is similar to All Might's, but Izuku brushes it off and tries to walk away. Endeavor continues, saying that he expects Izuku to fight Shoto hard to prepare him to surpass All Might. Aggravated, Izuku reminds Endeavor that he is not All Might and Endeavor's son is not him. Then, he turns around and says "You make me Sick ."

Endeavor laughs. "You're too emotional. You'll lose. You can't do this."

Izuku says "You're wrong, I can do it."

Endeavor says "Let's see. zuku walks away and ponders Shoto's proclamation to win the festival using only his right side. When Ochaco returns to her seat with the rest of the class, Tenya is alarmed by the marks on her face created from rubbing her tears away. He confesses that he'd be frustrated if he were in Ochaco's position. Fumikage advises her not to wallow in remorse, and instead use Izuku's match as a source of encouragement.

The stadium goes wild with anticipation for the second round's first match between Izuku Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki. The two Sports Festival front runners exchange a few words, while Tenya, Ochaco, and Fumikage discuss how Izuku could win the match. Elsewhere, Tomura Shigaraki is advised to pay close attention to the match because the two boys may become formidable obstacles to him one day. Tomura simply replies that he's not worried about a couple of kids.

Back at the stadium, Thirteen recalls that Shoto and Izuku tried to save Shota from the villains at the U.S.J. All Might responds by saying they have more in common with each other than they realize, each of them having an intense vibe about them. Izuku and Shoto take their battle stances and brace themselves for their epic bout. The fated duel between Izuku and Shoto has finally arrived. As soon as it begins, Shoto leads with an ice attack, but Izuku counters with a Delaware Smash. Shoto creates a pillar of ice behind him to keep him from being blown out of bounds, as he expected Izuku to break his finger in order to negate the ice attack. All Might comments that this was likely the only way Izuku could have retaliated. Izuku is forced to damage a second finger to stop Shoto's next attack and mulls over that he only has six more chances, and must find Shoto's weakness before he breaks all his fingers. Shoto doesn't let up and continues his onslaught of ice attacks.

In Class 1-A's section of the stands, Eijiro returns from defeating Tetsutetsu. He sarcastically compliments Katsuki and Shoto for having techniques that blast through the whole stadium. Katsuki responds by explaining that Quirk's are physical abilities and can get worn out just like anything else. He takes a moment to ponder that this is the very reason he designed his costume in such a way so that he could go beyond his own limits. Eijiro reminds him that he's also wearing a suit of armor. Katsuki says that he doesn't care, as he's more concerned with what's inside. Shoto's assault continues, forcing Izuku to break the last finger on his right hand. However, Shoto withstands the smash and creates a tower of ice to run up and close the distance between them. Izuku uses another smash to break the ice steps apart, but Shoto avoids it and nearly freezes Izuku at close range. In order to break the ice that's slowly freezing him, Izuku sacrifices his entire left arm and lets off a full-powered smash. Shoto withstands the aftershock of the smash using an ice blockade. While recovering, Shoto notes that this attack from Izuku was significantly more powerful than the previous ones and that he realizes his opponent is trying to keep him at a distance. Izuku is startled by Shoto's combat awareness, and some viewing fans even comment that Shoto is already stronger than the average pro hero. Questioning Izuku's durability, Shoto asks if he's already too worn out from defending against the ice. Izuku doesn't respond, and instead, he notices that Shoto is shaking because of the frost that builds up on the right side of his body. Shoto apologizes for the intensity of the battle and thanks Izuku for helping him irritate Endeavor by only using ice rather than fire. Understanding that Izuku has no undamaged fingers left, Shoto sends an ice attack at him that he expects to finish the match. However, Izuku declares that he isn't finished yet and uses one of his already broken finger to blow Shoto's ice away. Shoto asks why Izuku is going so far. Izuku replies that Shoto is trembling and points out that Shoto's body can only take so much cold because Quirk's are physical abilities. He also surmises that Shoto could offset his temperature by using his fire, but knows Shoto refuses to do so. He challenges Shoto to put more effort into the battle, stating that everyone else is giving it their all while Shoto is only using half his power. Izuku provokes Shoto by claiming that he has yet to injure him in this battle, demanding that Shoto use his full strength. Shoto replies that it's too late for that and that he's not going to give up until the bitter end. Izuku realizes that he was bluffing and goes on the offensive. Agitated, Shoto rushes Izuku, albeit much slower than before. Katsuki notices Shoto's drop in mobility and assumes that it's because Shoto's stamina is running low after wasting so much of it fighting Hanta. Shoto closes in on Izuku, but as soon as he lifts his right foot to attack, Izuku controls One For All and strikes Shoto in the torso, sending him flying away. Shoto recovers and tries to use another ice attack, but it's much slower than the previous ones and Izuku is able to avoid it. They both move into closer quarters and fight in spite of their afflictions. Cementoss urges Midnight to stop the match because Izuku is fighting too recklessly by continuing to injure his already broken fingers with more smashes knowing that Recovery Girl will heal him. Shota retorts that Izuku isn't fighting recklessly, he's simply doing everything he can to win the match within his current skill level. He also commends Izuku for his resolve and ponders his student's intent.

Izuku then fires another One For All at Shoto's chest, but this time, Shoto catches it. Shoto tells Izuku that he's a better student than he thought. As Izuku dashes at Shoto, the latter attempts to freeze him. Without any fingers left to use, Izuku pulls back his thumb using his cheek in order to release another smash to blast Shoto away. Shoto asks again why Izuku is putting himself through so much pain, to which his opponent replies is because he's prepared to do whatever it takes to become a hero. After headbutting Shoto, Izuku again challenges him to use his full strength, telling him to stop screwing around because even if he wants to reject his father, Shoto doesn't have the right to be the best if he's not prepared to do his best.

Izuku's words make Shoto recall the terrible memories of his past. As more frost covers his body, Shoto remembers he and his mother being abused by Endeavor. As well as a time where he pleaded to his mother about not wanting to become like his father, to which she replies by asking if Shoto still wants to become a hero. Izuku capitalizes and strikes Shoto with another controlled One For All smash, and declares that he will surpass him. While reeling from the attack, Shoto is reminded of his childhood. He remembers that as a child he was constantly separated from his siblings, and when his mother finally had a mental breakdown from all the domestic abuse and burned his face. Endeavor had her put into a psychiatric ward, but Shoto blames him for his mother's breakdown. Still haunted, Shoto states once again that he will reject his father, but Izuku yells that Shoto's Quirk is his own, and not his father's. This invokes one last memory, one that Shoto had long forgotten. He and his mother were sitting down watching a special on TV about All Might. All Might encourages all children to use their Quirk's in their own way even though they inherited them from their parents. Shoto's mother adds that Shoto must remember to stay true to himself, that he is not a prisoner of his lineage, and that it's okay to use his power to become who he wants to be. Impassioned, Shoto decides to activate his fire and astounds the entire arena with his display of blazing power. All Might realizes that Izuku had been trying to provoke Shoto to this point in order to save him from rejecting not only half his power but half of himself. As the flames lower down and the frost melts from Shoto's body, he says that now Izuku is the one screwing around for helping his opponent. Shoto adds that just like Izuku, he desires to become a hero one day too. Having freed Shoto from his self-repression, Izuku smiles and comments that Shoto's power is amazing to which he responds with an affecting smile of his own. Ecstatic, Endeavor shouts proudly about Shoto finally using his fire. He walks down closer to the match and claims that Shoto will surpass him and live up to the reason for his birth. With the battle reaching its climax, Shoto asks why Izuku is grinning in such a hopeless situation with his injuries and states that he won't be to blame for anything that happens to Izuku next. They both power up in preparation for one final clash. Cementoss and Midnight decide to step in, fearing one of them might be killed. Shoto sends a large wave of ice at Izuku and around himself, but the latter jumps above it by using One For All in his leg. As he flies towards Shoto, he prepares a full power smash in his undamaged arm, and Shoto counterattacks by switching to fire and superheating the area around him, thanking his opponent as he does so. Even though Cementoss builds a wall between them, Izuku's wind pressure and Shoto's heatwave tear through it as if it were only cotton threads, and the resulting shockwave created by the collision of the attacks destroys the entire fighting ring, knocks over Midnight's stand, and sends a large whirlwind that blows over most of the audience. As the dust settles, Izuku stands with his arms raised high, Shoto lies unconscious on the mat, and the rest of the ring is a smoking pile of rubble.

Izuku raises his undamaged hand and points to his chest, indicating that he won. Shoto groans in pain and struggles to stand. In the aftermath of Izuku and Shoto's showdown, Katsuki finds himself annoyed as he overhears fans discussing the battle. Shoto exits the arena and encounters his father in the corridor. Endeavor praises Shoto for using his fire powers and offers him the chance to become his sidekick after graduation. Shoto ignores the offer and reveals he hasn't rescinded his disavowal of his father. He says the only reason he used his left side is because he forgot about Endeavor completely during that moment. As he walks away, Shoto says he remains unsure about his fire power and suggests he may not need Endeavor. at all.

Izuku is taken to Recovery Girl's temporary nurses' office where she informs Izuku that he has gravely injured his arm and requires surgery. She disapproves of Izuku pushing the limits of his body and scolds All Might for encouraging him to this point. Tenya, Ochaco, Minoru, and Tsuyu abruptly enter the room to check on their friend and inform him that matches have been postponed to repair the arena. Recovery Girl forces them all to leave so that she can prepare for surgery, further worrying the group. Despite being weak and injured, Izuku apologizes to All Might for letting him down, having focused more on helping Shoto than actually trying to defeat him.

Izuku asks All Might if he is disappointed in him and the latter simply answers that he knows Izuku is strong, but that he needs to learn to focus on his own strength and not rely on others. All Might then leaves the room, and the group is left wondering if their match will be next.

The matches resume with the next one on one of the second bracket: Tenya vs Ibara Shiozaki. Ibara tries to attack using her vines, but Tenya opens up the battle using his Recipro Burst and quickly pushes her out of bounds to win the match. In the next match, Fumikage scores another quick victory by pushing Mina out of bounds with Dark Shadow. Tsuyu and Minoru comment on Fumikage's overwhelming strength and Ochaco remains concerned about Izuku's condition.

Izuku is healed enough by Recovery Girl to walk and realizes that his hand has been permanently damaged from overusing his Quirk. Recovery Girl warns Izuku and All Might that she will no longer heal these self-inflicted injuries anymore and insists that they find a new way for Izuku to use One For All. All Might leads his protégé office and ponders Recovery Girl's suggestion. Izuku interrupts, suggesting that All Might find a new worthy successor because there were other competitors who gave the Sports Festival more effort then he did. All Might agrees that there are a number of incredible talents at the school that deserve to have their chance.

Izuku also brings up the fact that it was he who first suggested that All Might consider stepping down and he says he was right. Tenya tries to contact his brother, Tensei, after his match to discuss his victory. However, Tensei is off on a mission and sends his brother to voice mail. Tensei is searching throughout Hosu City and eventually locates and confronts an Unknow Villain. Izuku returns to the stands in time for Katsuki and Eijiro's match but is upset he missed both Tenya and Fumikage's victories. Eijiro grazes Katsuki's cheek, cutting it open, and the latter counters with an explosion to Eijiro's side. Eijiro's hardening ability negates Katsuki's attacks, allowing him to draw out the match. Izuku is shocked to find that Katsuki is on the defensive, being forced to evade Eijiro's flurry of punches. Tenya happens upon Izuku, who congratulates him on his victory and suggests Ingenium must be proud. He tells Izuku that he tried to inform Ingenium but to no avail and that he will hopefully be able to later notify his brother of further victories in the festival. Katsuki counters Eijiro again, and this time he is able to do some damage despite Eijiro's hardened skin. He surmises that Eijiro's hardening gets weaker with every blow dealt and that his opponent has been straining to keep his entire body hard throughout their match. Katsuki capitalizes by barraging his opponent with a series of explosions until Eijiro eventually succumbs and falls unconscious. Tetsutetsu watches disapprovingly, having cheered on Eijiro throughout the battle. With Katsuki's victory, the final four remaining contestants are Shoto, Tenya, Fumikage, and Katsuki.

Tenya leaves for his match and Izuku returns to the stands with Class 1-A. Ochaco is anxious about Izuku's condition, but he tells her he wants to watch the remaining duels because this is where all of his peers' efforts pay off. The bout between Shoto and Tenya begins with the former trapping Tenya between two rows of ice. He goes for another ice attack, but Tenya evades using a standing long jump and activates his Recipro Burst technique in mid-air. Shoto is able to evade Tenya's initial roundhouse kick but falls victim to the subsequent attack thanks to Tenya's blinding speed. Tenya tries to swiftly carry Shoto out of bounds but is stopped suddenly. He realizes that his mufflers have been frozen, and questions when Shoto did so. Shoto reveals that it was after getting hit with Tenya's second kick and suggests that Tenya had forgotten his ability to freeze with precision because he's only been showing off ranged attacks during the festival. After freezing Tenya's body completely, Shoto admits that his opponent's Recipro Burst was too fast to dodge. Shoto is declared the winner and Tenya grudgingly apologizes to his brother. Elsewhere, Ingenium falls victim to the Hero Killer, who claims that All Might is the only one worthy to call himself a true hero. Back at the festival, the duel between Katsuki and Fumikage is ongoing, with Fumikage being forced back by Katsuki's constant attacks. Momo and Mina comment that Fumikage battled much harder when he faced them, and realize that there must be a reason for his timidness. Izuku and Ochaco know that Fumikage's Quirk is weakened by light and state that Katsuki may not have figured it out yet. Fumikage mulls over Katsuki's brutality, worrying that he will soon run out of darkness. Katsuki continues to strike Dark Shadow and it attempts to grab him, but he evades and maneuvers behind Fumikage before unleashing his special move: Stun Grenade. Katsuki exploits Dark Shadow's weakness by covering the ring in light before pinning his opponent down. Fumikage asks if Katsuki knew his weakness all along, and Katsuki replies he figured it out by attacking repeatedly. Having been bested, Fumikage surrenders, allowing Katsuki to move on to the finals to face Shoto. Denki and Hanta are surprised by Katsuki's victory and Eijiro comments that Katsuki was the perfect person to exploit Fumikage's weakness. Itsuka teases Neito for making enemies out of Katsuki, but he replies that Katsuki was just lucky he got a matchup where his Quirk worked well against his opponent's.

Tenya reunites with his class, greeting Ochaco and Izuku with a smile until his phone rings. He pardons himself to speak with his mother, who informs him that his brother has been severely injured by a villain. The aforementioned villain, Hero Killer Stain, looks over Hosu City after defeating Ingenium. Kurogiri warps to greet him and Stain responds by raising his guard. However, Kurogiri says they are of similar breed and that Stain may be interested in an offer. in the waiting room, Shoto ponders the conflicting thoughts of his mother's breakdown and Izuku's encouragement. He's interrupted when Katsuki abruptly kicks in the door and berates him for being in the wrong room. Katsuki quickly realizes that he is actually the one in the wrong waiting room, but decides to stay, irritated by Shoto's lack of acknowledgement. Katsuki tries to intimidate Shoto by slightly blasting the table and warning him to do his best. Shoto replies that Izuku had told him the same thing, and comments that he was foolish for trying to help him rather then winning the match. He asks Katsuki if Izuku was helpful during their childhood, but this only infuriates the former. Katsuki kicks over the table and yells for Shoto to ignore Izuku and his family issues so that he can use his fire during their bout. He angrily exits the room and states he wants everyone to know he beat Shoto at full strength. The final battle of the U.A. Sports Festival begins with Shoto using a more controlled version of the giant ice attack he defeated Hanta with. Katsuki endures the ice blast by tunneling through it using his explosions. Katsuki rushes Shoto, commenting that his attacks are powerful but he has bad aim and needs to try harder. Shoto moves to counter attack, but Katsuki evades using a mid air explosion and grabs onto Shoto's left side before throwing him.

Shoto creates and surfs an ice wave to avoid going out of bounds. Katsuki attacks again and Shoto is able to stop him by evading his blast and grabbing onto his forearm. Rather than using the flames in his left arm, the same arm he used to grab Katsuki, he simply tosses him away. This only angers Katsuki, causing him to ask if he's unworthy of Shoto's flames. Eraser Head comments that Katsuki is continuing to show his aptitude for battle during the fight, but Shoto appears to have lost his spark after his match with Izuku. Aggravated, Katsuki demands Shoto use his fire so that he can defeat him at his best and prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the strongest student at the festival.

Shoto mulls over his opponent's words, internally apologizing to Katsuki because he is still too unsure about what his left side means to him to use it. Suddenly, Shoto is once again encouraged by a shouting Izuku, who tells him not to give up and to do his best. Impassioned once again, Shoto ignites his flames and prepares to counter Katsuki's next move. Katsuki is excited to see Shoto's fire and readies his special move: Howitzer Impact. Just as the two superpowers are about to clash, Shoto thinks about his parents and extinguishes his flames, leaving himself completely open to Katsuki's powerful explosion. Once the smoke from the blast clears, Katsuki realizes Shoto did not use his fire and, because of that, has been blasted outside the ring. He runs over to Shoto, even though he is unconscious, and furiously demands that he get back up and use his full power because he believes a victory in this manner is meaningless. Midnight uses her Quirk to knock the angered Katsuki out and declares him the victor of the battle, and first year champion of the U.A. Sports Festival.

With the festival concluded, the awards ceremony begins. The first, second and third place contestants take the podium, but Katsuki is restrained due to his wild behavior, still furious that Shoto had thrown the match. Fumikage shares third place with Tenya, but the latter had to leave to check on the condition of his injured brother, Tensei. All Might arrives the distribute the awards, but he is annoyed when Midnight ruins his introduction, though she apologizes. Even so, he distributes medals to each of the three contestants. All Might advises Fumikage to train harder so that he doesn't rely so heavily on Dark Shadow and gives him the bronze medal. Then he awards Shoto the silver medal and asks why he didn't use his flames during the final fight. Shoto replies that although Izuku opened his eyes, he still doubts himself and believes his path to becoming a hero is still clouded. He also mentions that he understands why All Might has such an interest in Izuku. Lastly, All Might moves on to Katsuki, but the champion refuses the gold medal because he feels this has not proved that he is the best. All Might forces Katsuki to take it by putting it in his mouth, and then moves on to close out the ceremony. Afterwards, Shota excuses Class 1-A from the next two days of school to recuperate and announces they will review draft forms when they return. Elsewhere, Tenya arrives at Hosu General Hospital to check on his brother's condition. He rushes to Tensei's side, where the severely injured latter apologizes to him for failing as a role model. The next day, Shoto decides to visit his mother in the psychiatric ward, much to his sister's disapproval. Throughout his life Shoto believed the sight of him would only cause his mother more pain, so he never visited her. Nevertheless, Shoto needs closure from his mother so that he can continue on his path to becoming a hero without anything holding him back. He musters up the courage to approach her, and resolves to talk over everything and free her from the ward's custody. Ochaco finishes grocery shopping and returns home to her parents surprising her with a celebration for her efforts. Elsewhere at the Bakugo Household Mitsuki tells him she had fainted seven times during the Cavalry Battle at breakfast. Katsuki sits on the Couch before he yells. "Can you shut up!" Then Mitsuki just walks over to Him and scols him for yelling so early in the day.

Shota's visit with his mother is a success. She smiles and thanks him for visiting her and she tells him that she is proud of him.