Indoor Combat Training Begins

  • All Might announces the start of indoor combat training between Team A and Team D.
  • Bakugo charges Deku, telling him not to dodge.

The Battle Unfolds

  • Deku evades Bakugo’s attacks using analytical knowledge.
  • Bakugo is confused that Deku anticipated his moves.
  • Iida calls Bakugo on the radio asking for a status report.

Tensions Rise

  • Bakugo tells Iida to shut up and defend, then hangs up.
  • Iida is frustrated that Bakugo hung up and is acting alone.
  • All Might explains the exercise rules including the capture tape and 15-minute time limit.

The Fight Intensifies

  • Bakugo fires an explosion blast at Deku.
  • Deku uses his Hero Notebook knowledge to replicate Aizawa’s moves.
  • Deku correctly predicts Bakugo will swing with his right again.

Strategic Moves

  • Deku devises a plan to send Uraraka to find the weapon while he fights Bakugo alone.
  • Bakugo taunts Deku, calling him Quirkless.

Flashbacks

  • Young Bakugo’s stone skips seven times; young Midoriya’s skips zero times.
  • Young Bakugo’s Explosion Quirk manifests and he is praised.
  • Neighborhood kids tell Midoriya that he has no Quirk and mock him.
  • Young Bakugo falls into a river or ditch and is saved by Midoriya.

The Climax

  • Uraraka finds the nuclear weapon and contacts Deku.
  • Iida embraces the villain role theatrically on the fifth floor.
  • Iida reveals he anticipated Uraraka coming alone and cleared all objects from the floor so she cannot use her Quirk.
  • Uraraka contacts Deku to report Iida spotted her.

The Final Showdown

  • Deku learns Uraraka’s location: middle of the fifth floor.
  • Bakugo reveals the function of his gauntlets: they store nitroglycerin sweat for a massive explosion.
  • Bakugo fires the stored explosion from his gauntlet at Deku.
  • All Might shouts at Bakugo to stop.

The Resolution

  • Uraraka uses the distraction to run for the weapon.
  • Iida intercepts Uraraka.
  • Uraraka activates her Quirk on herself to float.
  • Iida counters that her Quirk is useless if she cannot touch anything.
  • All Might warns Bakugo that using the gauntlet again will end the fight with a loss for his team.

The Final Fight

  • Bakugo and Deku agree to settle it with fists.
  • Bakugo executes a course-change maneuver mid-explosion blast used as a smoke screen to land a hit on Deku.
  • Bakugo corners Deku and prepares another right swing.
  • Bakugo pins Deku below him.
  • Deku internally resolves he must use his Quirk.

The Turning Point

  • Bakugo yells at Deku for not using his Quirk and accuses him of underestimating him since childhood.
  • Deku tells Bakugo he wants to beat and surpass him because Bakugo is amazing.

Victory Achieved

  • Deku launches Detroit Smash upward.
  • The shockwave from Detroit Smash sends debris flying upward.
  • Uraraka uses the debris as a weapon and the momentum of the situation to grab the nuclear weapon.
  • Iida fails to stop her.

Aftermath

  • Deku reveals to Bakugo he cannot use his Quirk repeatedly because his body cannot handle the impact.
  • All Might declares the hero team wins.

Ending: The intense battle concludes with a newly found rivalry between Deku and Bakugo.

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