~POV: Third Person~
All the second years waited for the departure signal to start the race. While everyone is tense and concentrated. Akira looks completely carefree, as if the game is just a walk in the park. He places himself behind everyone.
'I just have to walk on the walls until Todoroki does his thing.'
Meanwhile, in the teacher's box, All Might looks at his successor with mixed emotions of expectations but also worry.
'Good luck, my boy.' He has expectations for his successor because he doesn't know anything about Izuku's progress during the past two weeks.
Back at the gate, the countdown began… 3…2…1
"Start!" (Midnight)
The students rush in the tunnel, even if they rapidly block each other
"Here we go! Ready to help Eraser Head?" (Mic)
"You dragged me here by force." (Aizawa)
"So when do you think the hostilities will begin?"
"It already started."
Meanwhile, in the gateway, the students bump into each other and are hardly advancing through this tight passage. Akira just walked horizontally on the wall without being bothered by the others.
Izuku, for his part, is struggling to get out of this tight space; he is waiting to get out to use the OFA because he still doesn't want to use it against his fellow first-years from other branches.
Todoroki, for his part, has no problem doing what Izuku can't
'This gate is our first filter,' he thought while freezing the ground along with other contenders' feet, immobilizing them.
"It's cold!"
"I can't' move."
The first ones to pass after Todoroki are Kirishima, Bakugo propelling himself in the air and Yaoyorozu creating a pole to pass over the ice
"You won't lose me this easily, double-face bastard!" (Bakugo)
"It's sweet Todoroki-san" (Yaoyorozu)
Before Todoroki knew it, a familiar figure was running right next to him on his left.
"As she said, it's too soft to stop us." (Akira)
Todoroki and Bakugo appear like their usual characters on the outside, but on the inside they start to panic. They never accoutered someone their age this strong before. It makes them feel like they don't see the depth of his powers. The so-called "fear of the unknown"
The next ones to pass are Ojiro, Tokoyami, and Mina, followed by the rest of classes A and B. Some other first years also passed his ice
Akira and Todoroki run at the same speed because for Akira, it won't be fun if he just goes on his own. Surprisingly (or not), Mineta is just behind them.
"I saw your move coming, Todoroki! Now, you two, how about you swallow my killer move?" (Mineta)
'You should always remain aware of your surroundings' (Akira)
WHAM
Mineta took a robot hit and was sent flying through the sky.
"Mineta-kun!"
Izuku seems worried about his well-being
'Don't lose your time with him.'
"Target detected… Multiple"
First, the students run into a consequent number of robots with several 0 points from the exam
"Now the candidates face a major obstacle. We begin with the first one, the robot inferno."
Most of the students are nervous at the idea of fighting giant robots the height of a building
"These are the 0P from the entrance exam!" (Kaminari)
The students from other branches start to panic at Kaminari's words.
"So these are the famous 0P from the exam, huh?" (Todoroki)
"where do they get the funds for all that?" (Yaoyorozu)
'I can return the question to you, Ojou-sama.' (Akira)
Akira turns to Izuku next to him, who also looks at him with a challenging glare.
'Oh? You want to challenge me?' (Akira)
'Yes! I will do my best!' (Izuku)
No words are necessary to understand each other. After two weeks of training together morning until night every day, they start to have a certain understanding of each other. They turn to the robots once again.
'Aren't you getting cocky since a few days ago? Fine, but don't expect me to sell the first place this easily.' (Akira)
'OFA Full Cowl 4%' Izuku, now capable of using 4% without drawbacks apart from fatigue, prepares himself to go. Green, harmless electricity comes out of his body.
'I don't need to use enhancement techniques or the Sharingan this' Akira, for his part, will go like he is.
One of the Robots is ready to attack and while Todoroki prepares his ice, two figures kicked the ground and runs toward the robots. Akira didn't bother destroying them and simply dodges their incoming attacks.
Izuku tries to do the same, but is not skilled enough to dodge every robot, so he destroys them with his augmented strength instead.
"Deku-kun since when…" (Uraraka)
Before she could finish, one of the 0P was encased in ice, and explosion sounds started to resound. Todoroki and Bakugo, seeing Akira and Izuku ahead of them, decided to rush things a bit.
Todoroki slides on his ice to catch up to them, and Bakugo uses his explosions to "fly." By the way, Bakugo is extremely pissed off right now, and the reason is obvious.
"Deku, you bastard, you were able to use your quirk well since the beginning; are you mocking me?!"
He feels threatened by Izuku's progress.
'Are you blind? No one wants to destroy their bones just for the sake of hiding one's skill. He is probably blinded by anger and pride already.'
Profiting from Todoroki's ice, the other students of class are the first to follow their classmates. They destroy all the robots on their way.
"The first one to pass is Uchiha Akira from 1-A, but Izuku Midoriya follows him tightly! And the rest of class A goes after them!" (Mic)
Akira looks behind him to confirm Present Mic's words while dodging a robot's hit coming from his left. Indeed, his classmates are behind and are just taking advantage of a free way, thanks to Izuku, Todoroki and Bakugo.
'They really are following. Their powerlessness when seeing me destroy villains really motivate them, good.'
"The class 1-A is really motivated; who can stop them?!"
"As expected, the first ones to are the 1-A!" (Mic)
Meanwhile, in the teacher's area
All Might is in his best mood right now
'Good work, my boy! You can finally control the OFA decently. It appears that I was worried about nothing, I'm sorry.'
"They needed to avoid these 0P during the exam, but now that the students have to deal with it, the robot's weakness is obvious" (Snipe)
"Indeed, the other classes aren't bad. But class 1-A already tasted the world above them. After fighting for their lives, something like the sports festival seems trivial. They were able to fight fearing for their lives, which now allows them to act without hesitation. At least most of them." (All Might)
No more words were needed; the other teachers knew very well who he was referring to.
Back to the race, the students finally made it to the second game.
"If the first barrier was too easy, then behold the second area, the FALL! If you fall, you are out unless you want to crawl out!"
While the other candidates arrive at the second obstacle, the quartet is about to finish it.
"The four ahead widened the gap; they passed half of the FALL."
Akira, Izuku, Todoroki and Bakugo to cross the FALL. Akira and Izuku run on the ropes; however, Izuku seems to be challenged since he isn't used to it yet and is forced to slow down. Todoroki just slides with his ice on the ropes, and Bakugo totally ignores the ropes and "fly" over this seemingly endless pit.
"Deku, you bastard, you won't get ahead of me!"
Bakugo gets a bit impatient after witnessing Izuku's rapid progress and notices something
'Deku moves like Ninfreak. That bastard is probably involved in his rapid growth somehow.'
While Bakugo is thinking that the four of them reached the end of the zone. The other students from the heroic branch manage to shrink the gap a little but are still far from the top 4.
"The duo in first and second widens the gap between the third and fourth; they finished the second obstacle!"
Akira and Izuku are the first ones to arrive in the third area
"Here we are with the final obstacle, and it is none other than… the minefield! If you look carefully, you can spot them. They are not powerful, but enough to knock out someone!" (Mic)
"It depends on the individual." (Aizawa)
Akira and Izuku didn't waste time and enter the field. Their progress is significantly slower than other zones, but…
'That wouldn't be fun if I left everybody in the dust.'
Akira continues on his track. Todoroki and Bakugo are about to catch up. One freezes the mines, and the other just passes over.
"It doesn't matter to me! Deku you won't win this, and that goes for you too, Ninfreak!" (Bakugo)
'Ninfreak? You don't have better than that?' (Akira)
When they reached half of the minefield, Todoroki and Bakugo finally caught up with them.
"Move out of my way!" (Akira)
Bakugo attacks Izuku first, but the former dodges.
"I'm sorry, but you won't end up first."
Todoroki tries to freeze Akira's arm but is avoided with only a step on the side. Meanwhile, a little ahead of them, Akira and Izuku continued crossing the minefield.
"Are you sure they will be okay?" (Izuku)
Izuku asks his classmates before him. They look at the two behind them; Bakugo's and Todoroki's eyes seem unfocused.
"They will be fine; I just show them what they want to see." (Akira)
Yes… Bakugo and Todoroki are actually fighting each other under the influence of Akira's Genjutsu. Behind them, in the group of students who try to pass cross the zone and amidst explosions, Akira spots Mineta with a perverted expression and Yaoyorozu with a distressed look on her face. He knew what Mineta was going to do.
'Not on my watch.'
With Mineta and Yaoyorozu
"HAHAHA… How about you taste my killer move?"
"You're the worst!"
Before…Mineta is about to launch his "killer move", he stops moving. He felt as if he was tied to the ground by steel wires.
"I-i can't move… why?"
Yaoyorozu takes advantage of this and escapes. Mineta searches around to find a solution but then spots Akira looking at him with his silver Sharingan on. Mineta immediately understood that he was responsible.
"AKIRA YOU BASTARD!"
He yells so loudly that everyone in the field can hear him
'Genjutsu Sharingan: Kanashibari no Jutsu' (Paralysis Jutsu)
'You don't need to thank me; it is my pleasure. Don't worry, the effect will wear off in a few seconds.' (Akira)