As usual, Izuku is seated in a stiff as a board position as he sits in front of the skinny form of his master, principle Nezu as well as Present Mic who is filling in for Aizawa as the scruffy teacher recovers from the fight with the Nomu. Each of the pros goes through the events of the invasion of the USJ facility with the young successor. Kaminari was right, they had tampered with the electronics, it seems someone had a quirk that disabled all electronics nearby meaning the cameras that monitor the USJ were essentially useless for the duration of the attack. They had gone through the events with each of the other classmates before releasing them back to the dorms, now Izuku is seated before them though he has already given his account of the events. That doesn't stop him from being nervous though, a sneaking suspicion in the back of his mind saying that he is going to be in trouble for this. Thankfully for him, All Might speaks first removing any anxiety that he may be in trouble.

"Relax my boy, you're not in trouble. You look like if you tense up any more you're going to go into rigor mortis." Toshinori suggests prompting Deku to take a deep sigh and sink back into the sofa he is seated on. "I want to get your thoughts on the creature called the Nomu, it has multiple quirks and is the closest we can get to an analog of All for One."

"It was terrifying but... I was more afraid of what it might do to Tsu and the others than what it was trying to do to me. Their leader said for it to capture me so it wasn't attacking to kill but more to grapple me. I almost defeated it too since Mr Aizawa managed to shut off its quirks, letting me hit it as many times as I could at 90% with the gauntlets." Izuku explains, "I hit it probably 30 or 40 times in the few moments that its quirks were off."

"Well if Aizawa could have kept eye contact on it for longer, then you would have killed that thing, though you and the rest of your classmates ended up doing just that with the thermite grenade that Yaoyorozu had made. From what the autopsy said, it was once human but its DNA had been spliced with multiple other creatures to make it an abomination. It's body was that of a D list thug that had gone missing about 2 years ago. Don't think you were the one to kill this man, he was long dead even before his body was turned into that creature." Principle Nezu explains. "However with this new League of Villains having made the first move on the chess board, we need to increase your training, young Midoriya."

"W-what do you have in mind?" Izuku replies, turning his attention to the mouse-like principle.

"By the end of the semester, I want you to be able to access and utilize 35% of your power. This will put you at a higher level than All Might's weakened state and if we continue this growth track it's likely that you will be at over 50% of the power you can manage with One for All by the end of the summer."

"I think that may be pushing him a bit hard Mr Aizawa." All Might warns but the other pro just dismisses his concerns.

"You were able to use the entirety of your power the year you got it correct?" He counters, All Might nods at the question. "Then I see no reason why he can't do the same, if the villains have figured out that he is the successor it's only a matter of time till they either A, try to get him to their side or B, capture him and take his blood and DNA in an attempt to get the quirk. He needs to be able to use your power to its fullest capacity." Izuku stays quiet through this statement from Aizawa.

"Well if they have figured it out, then the sports festival will be the perfect opportunity to squash any confidence that they may have about being able to defeat him. Midoriya, you best win the festival and make it a landslide victory." Nezu says in his typical cheerful manner. "You will not be permitted to use the half gauntlets through the festival, but the student internships afterwards you will be. The only other heroes aside from UA staff that know are Endeavor and Edgeshot, both of whom will be sending you an offer if you impress them enough."

"I think we've taken up enough of your time Izuku." Midnight says as she stands and motions for him to follow her. "If you wish to train, the UA Gym and weight lifting studios are both open 24 hours a day. I recommend that you use the weights that are meant to hinder All Might when he trains against the class. Hatsume Mei and Powerloader have been working on a new project that will be done shortly after the work study, and I think you're gonna like it. Now run along and get all big and strong for me." She coos, knowing how to get to him. Izuku stammers out a "Y-yes ma'am." before running off to go and train.

"Nemuri, remember that you're married to Shota and that affairs with students are illegal." Snipe warns, causing Nemuri to glare at him.

"You shut up. He just needed some encouragement, besides Mina Ashido and I already have a plan in place to get him together with Uraraka. They did share a kiss during the battle training afterall."

"It can be both a boon and a detriment to have a relationship as a hero. Having someone to push you to greater heights, but she will also be his weakness." Nemuri just rolls her eyes at Shota before collecting her things and heading out. "See you at home."

"I'm gonna have fun with you first before you go to sleep, Shota." She threatens.

"I feel like a man dying of thirst watching another man drown." Present Mic says.

"It's the only way she'll use her quirk on me so I can fuckin sleep. She has 4 sisters and 2 brothers, and we have two kids already. I think she wants to have more kids than siblings." Aizawa sighs.

Izuku's thoughts wander as he leaves Nezu's office, how does Aizawa expect him to get to 35% by the end of the semester? However he is capable of getting to 22% without the use of the half guard gauntlets. That task doesn't seem so impossible now, he had come a long way in the time since he began training with the UA staff. "I'm able to get up to 22% without straining anything, but right now I don't think I could do 25% without some pretty bad muscle issues afterwards. It's probably a good idea to head over to the training gym to get a head start on getting to where Mr Aizawa wants me to be." Izuku mutters to himself quietly as he exits the main hall of UA before heading towards the gyms. As he walks along the sidewalk, a couple sets of footsteps hurry to catch up to him, bringing him out of his thought process.

"Hey Midoriya!" Kirishima says as he and Kaminari catch up to Izuku. "What are you up to today?"

"O-oh, Hey Kirhsima." Izuku greets as the red haired man runs up to him. "I was heading to the gym for some weight training today." He explains as Kaminari finally lags up to the two of them.

"Oh, Kaminari and I were just about to go spar for a bit, wanna join us?" Kirishima asks.

"Yeah, I guess so, just boxing or are we going to use quirks?" Izuku questions.

"Just some basic hand to hand stuff, nothing special. The two of us are trying to get an afterschool fight club or martial arts team. Since the USJ, I kinda realized that I have no idea what to do in a fight so learning a thing or two could help." Kaminari says as the three get to the doors of the gym. "Ojirou said he's already gonna be here so we'll get to have a mini tournament of sorts."

"I know how to throw punches, but that nomu thing at the USJ was trying to grab me the entire time so I need to learn how to fight properly. I think the martial arts team is a pretty good idea, maybe we could even get Gunhead to teach us. Isn't Ojiro a martial artist as well?" Izuku responds as they walk into the gym. "Guess that answers that question." Izuku says as they get to the main floor.

Across from them on the far side of the room, Ojiro Mashirao is laying into a heavy punching bag. Hard enough to make the strikes reverberate through the large room, alternating between punches and kicks as well as tail strikes. After the stoplight squad gets changed, the walk up to the other blonde in class 1-A he greets the three of them before doing a spinning tail strike to the heavy bag one last time. The strike is strong enough to break the chain like holding it up causing the heavy bag to fall to the floor a couple feet away before rolling to a stop. "Yo." Kirishima greets as Ojiro unwraps the gloves from his hands.

"Good, you even got Midoriya to come along, you guys ready for the sparring session today?" The tail quirk user asks as he wipes his face with a sweat rag.

"Yeah, he was on the way over here for weight training but we talked him into joining us today. He's also in on the idea of a martial arts team too." Kaminari responds, with Ojirou leading the group over to a boxing ring nearby.

"Well that's good, go ahead and put some gloves on and decide on whose gonna go in the ring first. I'll moderate the first sparring match and give pointers." Ojiro says prompting Kirishima and Deku to go grab the boxing gloves and enter the ring. "Ok, for the first bit here, Kirishima just harden up and let Midoriya get used to throwing punches and where to aim them."

"Alright, way ahead of you." Kirishima says before flexing and activating his quirk causing the muscles along his torso and arms to become stonelike.

"Alright, Midoriya when fighting your aim is to knock your opponent unconscious or at least to the point they can't get back up to attack you. The best places for you to strike are the stomach, ribs, face and joints. In a fight there are no rules so hitting below the belt, while most would consider unfair, is a useful tactic. Remember in a real world scenario it's you or them. Keep this in mind, if they can touch you," Mashirao taps Deku on the shoulder a couple times to emphasize this, "They can grab you." He says before grabbing Deku's gym uniform near the collar. "If they grab you, they can hurt you." With this statement, Ojiro slips his right foot behind Izuku's leg then turns quickly. Izuku barely has time to react as one moment he's standing listening to Ojiro's explanation and the next he's on the floor of the boxing ring. He blinks a couple times as he processes just how fast Ojiro took him down to the floor before the martial artist extends a hand so that he can help Izuku up.

"That was neat," Kaminari says from the sideline. "Alright, let's go a couple practice rounds so Deku knows where to punch then we'll go through blocks before we spar."

Ojiro taps the bell with a small brass hammer prompting Izuku to begin going through targets on Kirishima. With the red haired man using his quirk, Izuku doesn't have to worry about holding back without his quirk. He begins throwing basic punches to Kirishima's stomach before hooking a couple underneath his ribs. Kirishima hardens his face and turns his forehead towards Izuku's fist as he throws a punch to Kirishima's face. It doesn't take long for Izuku to get the hang of where to strike and aime, his training with Aizawa and the staff of UA has helped a lot in this sense. After about a minute of throwing punches and the occasional kicks, Mashirao hits the bell again stopping Izuku from hitting Kirishima again. He quickly runs through how to throw a couple different styles of kicks to expand his repertoire then explains a couple basic blocks to protect his head, torso and legs. Once going through the blocks a few dozen times, Mashirao hits the bell once more starting the sparring match for real.

Similar to Katsuki, Kirishima opens their sparring match with a right hook over Izuku's left side. The successor of All Might is very quick to throw a block on that side before countering with a double punch to Kirishima's stomach and chest. The red haired man had to harden himself after the first punch as without his quirk, a single punch from Deku almost knocked all the wind from his lungs. Izuku arches an eyebrow seeing Kirishima activate his quirk against him before smirking slightly. He channels the power of One for All to five percent causing his body to begin to glow and arch with electricity. Kirishima tries to punch him again, throwing a fake on the right then going for an uppercut with his left. Izuku side steps to Kirishima's right just after the fake before kicking him across the stomach with a swing kick before following through the motion bringing his leg up and over Kirishima's head before slamming down on his shoulder with an axe kick. The strike forces Kirishima to a knee before Deku goes to punch Kirishima in the face before stopping short of his nose.

"You're a fast learner Midoriya, I'm impressed." Ojiro says after ringing the bell ending the match. "Keep this up and you'll be a force to be reckoned with. Maybe even win the sports festival this year."

"I'm definitely gonna win it." Izuku smirks before Kirishima exits the ring allowing Mashirao to enter.

"Well. Let's get to the next lesson, you've been working with offense, but now you're gonna be on the defensive. Kirishima hit the bell, and Deku? Make sure to block. I'm not letting you get a hit in." The man with a tail grins before Kirishima hits the bell prompting Mashirao to launch his attack.