Chapter 80

[author- ok I'm really going to sleep now.

Please read author note at the end!

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'Fuck!' A certain shiny blonde haired boy thought to himself once he heard the last name that was called. He was nervous, but didn't show it on the outside.

"U-Um, All Might sir, I think I'm not feeling too good right now. My stomach hurts..." Aoyama said, making an expression of pain while clutching his abdomen.

Judging by the response he received, he didn't know whether or not All Might purposely ignored him due to figuring it out, or just couldn't tell that he was sick!

"Haha! No need to worry Young Aoyama! Overcome your stomach ache and surpass your limits! How can you improve if you give up so easily?" All Might questioned with a loud laugh. The older blonde pat his back while pushing him forward towards the starting line. "You can do it! It's only a race..."

Ignoring the looks of pity he was receiving, Aoyama continued on with a sigh, knowing that his fate was already sealed.

'He's right, it's only just a race. If I'm going to be at U.A, then I can't get nervous from just competing against stronger opponents. I know I'm going to lose, there's no doubt about it when I'm up against Katsuki Bakugo and Madara fucking Uchiha!

But, if I'm going to lose, then I might as well do it in style!'

The shiny blonde haired boy thought to himself, his strange and somewhat creepy smile returning in full force as sparkles somehow appeared around him.

With the other students, as soon as those names were called, a look of excitement formed on their faces. This match was going to be an entertaining one. How could it not?

Most of the strongest in the class racing against each other! But when they thought this, they remembered Madara's words of him saying strength alone doesn't determine the win.

"Good luck Tsu! You got this girl!" Toru cheered while her gloves rose to the air with Mina by her side making cheerleading poses, attracting the gazes of some boys.

"I don't have that much confidence in winning, but I'll try my hardest." The dark green haired frog girl said with a smile.

"I would root for you too Momo, but your boyfriend is also competing at the same time. He can just carry you to victory and you two would get the win." Ochako said, with all the other girls nodding their heads.

"He won't be doing that for me. I'm my own person, so I don't want to always rely on Madara to win. If I do that, then how could I ever improve myself? I'm not that spoiled..." Momo, the class deputy said, causing the respect the others had for her to rise.

"Alright then Momo! You got this too!" Mina said with a big smile, causing the black haired girl to return one too and turn around to walked towards the starting line. When she did, she ended up looking at the amused face of Madara.

'Ah shit, this won't end good, but that's ok! The others have seen my strength and abilities during the Sports Festival, and I'll show them once again. Why I deserve to be here, and why I deserved to stand beside the one I love.' Momo thought to herself, mentioning the one thing that has always worried her when Madara showed his power.

Not being able to stand beside him. Momo is by no means jealous or bitter about not being able to be as powerful as her boyfriend, but sometimes she feels frustrated in herself for not being able to help him whenever he goes off to fight.

She knows she's not weak, and she knows Madara doesn't think so, but that lingering feeling of self doubt is always there once she finds out he defeated villains on his own. Having a significant other, it's only natural to want to stand beside them and help them whenever you can. Unfortunately, Momo can't do that because Madara will never need her help.

'No matter how harsh it sounds, my strength is insignificant to stand beside him...' She thought to herself, but she wasn't going to let that put her down.

She was going to work herself to the bone and train her hardest! Even when she already knows she'll most likely never reach the same power as her boyfriend, but she won't stop trying.

Despite all this, Momo knew this wasn't some huge inner conflict. It would've been if Madara wasn't such a caring boyfriend. He constantly talks to her and she tells him these things. He encourages her and helps with her training. It was a reason why she loved him so much and why their relationship was actually healthy and stable despite there being other girls.

Communication was a huge factor.

'Enough of the self doubt, it's time to do this...' Momo thought to herself, her face taking up a look of determination. As she walked towards the starting line, she never realized the proud look and slight smile Madara was giving her.

With Bakugo, you could say he was excited. Very so. This was his time to get his revenge from that lost during the Sports Festival! Granted that this wasn't an actual fighting activity, but he'll still be satisfied of getting a win against Madara.

Yes, that's how desperate he is right now.

Sparks appeared on the palm of his hand as his usual grin stretched out. This was it. His path to victory!

Well, at least that's what he thought.

A couple minutes later, all the contestants were now at the starting line, waiting for the confirmation from All Might to start. While that was happening, the students watching were already discussing their predictions amongst each other.

"I'm telling you Deku, Madara is going to win this! Why can't you understand that?" Ochako, chubby round faced girl said to the green haired boy sitting besides her.

"Eh? I never said he would lose, but didn't you tell me that Madara himself said power and strength alone doesn't matter when doing this?" Izuku said, slightly cowering back when his crush raised her voice at him.

"But Izuku, he also said not to expect the same results when it comes to him, and judging by the accomplishments he's had this past week, I think the obvious choice will be Madara." Satou, the boy with the huge lips spoke out, getting others to agree with him.

"Yes, we all have to stop 'underestimating' him now." A voice said, surprising the others since the half and half teen has been silent the whole time. "We've seen his strength and we've seen just how much he breezes by obstacles. By now, we should realize that whenever he's doing something, he's going to succeed."

Todoroki was always the silent type, never really interacting with his other classmates, so him speaking up first was sort of surprising. He has always been observing, and something that he's noticed is people still doubting if Madara will be able to do this or that.

Haven't they already figured out that the answer was obvious?

After hearing Shoto's words, the others began to pay attention to the screen where all the contestants stood.

"Have you guys noticed that whenever Madara is competing in something, his whole demeanor changes to a completely serious one." Tokoyami, the boy who has been observing Madara for a little said.

"You're right, and it looks so god damn hot." Mina shamelessly replied back.

"I second that..." Ochako quietly said to herself, instantly covering her mouth afterwards, hoping someone didn't hear.

Unfortunately for her, Izuku did.

The green haired boy had his head down, but if one of the kids nearby were to look closely, they would notice a flash of jealousy ignite in those green eyes. This emotion...Izuku didn't understand it himself. Why was he feeling jealous? Why was he feeling so bitter?

Maybe it was because of his loss earlier in the race, or maybe it was because of Madara.

This wasn't the first time of Izuku being jealous of the Uchiha. This is the second time today! The first was when he saw All Might and Madara acting like close buddies when he was walking outside with the other students.

That jealously wasn't so bad, but this one for some reason made his heart hurt just a little.

'Does Ochako calling Madara hot bother me? Why would it? Wait...D-Do I like her?' Izuku thought with a blush, his previous thoughts disappearing as he started to question his feelings.

"Mina! Don't just stay stuff like that, don't you know he's Momo's boyfriend? Besides, she can get pretty scary if you make her snap. That's just the feeling I get sometimes, so be careful." Jiro said back with a worried tone.

Seconds later, All Might finally gave the go.

"START!!"

As soon as Madara heard those words, he instantly rushed off without any hesitation. As he did so, he felt the affects of the support items making his body feel heavier, but it's not like they would make any difference.

Of course he could've just easily used his Susanoo wings to fly ahead to the end, but that wouldn't be enjoyable now would it?

The beginning part of the race was simple. All you had to do was run forward for a little while, but once you reach a certain point, that was when the real challenge occurred.

Looking ahead, Madara saw a complex set of pipes of all different shapes and sizes placed strangely around the pathway. This was obviously made to make the contestant struggle and find a way to get around it with minimum damage.

This was no challenge to Madara. He was in his zone and nothing can stop him. Why would he even find this difficult? He's been doing training like this ever since he received his quirk. Creating obstacle courses for himself in his backyard, and every time he completes it, he would make it harder.

As the students looked at the screen, they watched with mesmerized eyes as Madara flawlessly maneuvered his way through the obstacle with no effort. For a person of his stature, he was surprisingly agile and flexible. Each move of his was down efficiently, with no unnecessary extra body movements.

'Incredible...' Were the thoughts going through everyone's head as they watched the Uchiha. Including the teacher.

"Look! Bakugo and Momo are neck and neck tied with each other! Tsuyu is trailing behind while Aoyama is...unconscious?" Mina shouted, causing the others to snap out of their staring and look to where she was pointing at.

Yes, Bakugo was using his blast to propel himself forward, just like how Izuku did it. Well, it was similar because Izuku was the one to actually copy his childhood boyf-bully...childhood bully.

While he did that, Momo was using grappling hooks that connected to some sort of gloves that she wore on her hands to swing herself forward like Sero did. If the students looked closely, they would've been able to see that Momo actually had some sort of boosters attached to her legs to greatly enhance her speed!

It was no wonder that she was able to keep up with Bakugo. It was obvious that without any sort of item assistance, that wouldn't have been possible. The blonde haired boy was just naturally faster than her by using his quirk, but that wasn't the case right now!

While that was happening, Tsuyu, with her tongue was going as fast as she can. With her frog quirk, avoiding the pipes and such that were in the way wasn't hard for her. With her small build, she was pretty nimble.

Unfortunately, she couldn't keep up with Madara, Bakugo and Momo, but she was pretty damn close. At least she wasn't going to be last place because Aoyama had already knocked himself out at the start.

The shiny boy tried avoiding the pipes by boosting himself with his naval blast, but he just ended up crashing! Tsuyu remembered him doing some sort of pose that made her look away in disgust, so maybe he did it on purpose.

Yes. That's exactly what he did. Aoyama knew he was going to lose so he decided to go out in style! Too bad the frog girl was the only one who saw his stunt. How unfortunate.

Continuing forward, it didn't take long for Madara to cross the finish line, with All Might immediately announcing him as the winner. Despite that, the other contestants didn't stop.

The distance between Madara and the others was huge! The moment he finished was the moment the three others began the complex part. The result? It was unexpected for some, but not for Madara.

Bakugo being brash at the moment and hearing that he was defeated, had lost his cool and focus. It caused him to crash face first on a pipe, giving Momo the chance to pass him.

Now, being Madara's girlfriend had its perks. For example, joining his training sessions. Yes, Madara would sometimes have Momo do obstacle courses with him, so this next maze part wasn't hard for her. All she needed to do was remove the booster she had since it would be difficult to pass this with the extra speed on her.

Seeing Momo flawlessly passing the course, Bakugo grit his teeth. But what made him furious was how he got passed again!

Tsuyu unexpectedly got ahead of Bakugo while he was distracted!

Having enough of this humiliation, Bakugo impatiently rushed forward as fast as he could! Palms blazing as he sped through the course, occasionally bumping into some pipes. With this, he was able to pass the frog girl again.

Unfortunately for him, Momo had already claimed second...

With the Yaoyorozu girl just moments earlier, she saw the finish line with Madara there with his arms stretched out. Smiling while showing her teeth, Momo pulled back a little, then boosted herself in the air! She didn't land on the platform though, but in the arms of her boyfriend while holding on to him with a beautiful smile.

Seconds later, Bakugo arrived with a look of anger on his face. Cursing, he wanted to say something, but the casual look Madara gave him made him think otherwise. Following right after, Tsuyu landed, while congratulating Madara and Momo afterwards.

"Good race! That was spectacular!" All Might's voice sounded out.

The others couldn't help but agree.