Shikigami Dance: Naruto/BNHA Crossover

UA Sports Festival: First Round Battles

During the recreational games, the top sixteen participants didn't allow themselves to relax. Some tried to come up with a strategy, some tried to rest their bodies, some tried to prepare for the fight, some tried to hype themselves up, some just tried to at least calm their nerves. It was a case of preparing for anything.

Haru's time was put into meditation as it was one of the few methods of recovering chakra available to him. Yet another secret of Haru's special sensory, Kagura Shingan was its massive chakra consumption when used at its full capacity. It was taxing on both mind and stamina. So, while Haru's reserves were far from depleted, he wasn't going to risk running dry in the middle of a match, not with the stakes at hand.

"HEY SPORTS FANS! ARE YOU READY?"

The sound of Present Mics Voice followed by the affirmative yells of the crowd caused the redhead to slowly open his eyes.

"OUR COMPETITORS ARE ON THEIR OWN NOW. SOMETIMES HEROES HAVE ONLY THEMSELVES TO RELY ON! HEART! SKILL! STRENGTH! WISDOM! COURAGE! THEY'LL HAVE TO USE ALL THESE THINGS TO RISE TO THE TOP!"

The students from Class 1A, minus Izuku because he was in the first match, were gathered in their personal seating area. Haru sat next to Katsuki while Jiro and Kaminari sat next to him.

His phone buzzed and he pulled it out to see he had received a text message from a familiar number under the name of Ito Sensei.[1]

'Good luck.'

Haru smiled at the words and pocketed his phone.

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[1] 'Ito' is Japanese for 'thread' so the name means 'thread sensei'

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"ALRIGHT, AUDIENCE! LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE GOOD STUFF AND GET TO THESE FINALS ALREADY!" the announcement screens placed all around the arena flickered into a vs. mode, "WELCOME OUR FIRST FIGHTERS! DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NERVOUS LOOK ON HIS FACE, IT'S IZUKU MIDORIYA FROM THE HERO COURSE! VS, HITOSHI SHINSO FROM GENERAL STUDIES WHO REALLY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO STAND OUT YET! THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: IMOBILISE YOUR OPPONENT OR FORCE THEM OUT OF THE RING! YOU CAN ALSO WIN BY GETTING THE OTHER PERSON TO CRY UNCLE! BRING ON THE INJURIES BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OUR VERY OWN RECOVERY GIRL ON STANDBY! SO, PUT YOUR MORALS ASIDE AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO PLAY DIRTY. BUT OF COURSE, NO LIFE-THREATENING CRAP FOLKS. IT'S NOT ALLOWED. REAL HEROES USE THEIR POWERS TO THROW VILLAINS IN JAIL, NOT KILL THEM."

Cementoss raised his hand from where he sat at the edge of the fighting arena he had created, "I'll stop anyone who tries to get too rough."

Izuku took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for the fight.

"So, you can just give up, huh?" Shinso said scornfully, gaining Izuku's attention, "In a way, this is a test to see how strong your spirit is." The purple-haired teen's face darkened, "If you know what you want your future to hold for you, you can't worry about what other people think."

"READY?" Present Mic screamed.

"Your redheaded friend was talking about going all out earlier, but he's just downplaying his power to make himself look better to the public."

Izuku clenched his teeth in anger as he started moving towards his opponent, "Don't you talk about him that way!"

Shinso gave a small smile. That's it, I win.