Chapter Thirty-two: Skill V.s Talent

As Midoriya and Shoto step up to the arena as they both ready up, Shoto starts to freeze the arena. Midoriya then flicks at the ice breaking his finger and sending a massive airblast at the ice, shattering it sending even more wind at Shoto as Almight looked worried. Shoto then sends another wave of ice at Midoriya. Midorya then flicks another wave of air at the ice still standing in place. Midoriya then has a flashback of destroying the zero pointer. Midoriya then has a furious look on his face. Shoto sends another wave of ice at midoriya. Midoriya then does the same thing he has been doing for the past two ice waves, shattering the ice again. Shoto gets in a stance sending another wave of ice at Midoriya causing Midoriya to break his last finger besides his thumb causing his pinky to start bleeding. Midoriya then sends another air blast at Shoto. Shoto then jumps up in the air dodging the airblast but also coming in for a punch Midoriya jumps back causing Shoto to freeze the ground and shoot ice at Midoriya hitting him in the bottom of his foot Midoriya then uses one for all to hit the ice making a huge airblast shoot out of the arena as more ice debris flies around. Shoto then shoots more ice at Midoriya. Midoriya with a serious look on his face then shoots another powerful airblast, almost pushing Shoto out of the arena. "He's breaking his fingers to launch out massive blasts of wind to push Shoto out of the arena,this is a good idea on paper but he's seriously hurting himself. This could end badly" Tokiwa thought as he watched the battle intensify "if all your going to do is try to push me out of the arena with blasts of wind,then i'll just freeze the entire arena" Todoroki said as cold vapor came out of his mouth as his right side started to freeze up. "Oh crap,i need to send out another wave,but all my fingers are broken,doesn't matter at this point,if i don't risk everything he'll easily beat me" Izuku thought as he put his thumb in the side of his mouth. "Icy wasteland" Todoroki coldly said as he put his right hand on the ground,sending out a massive wave of ice. Izuku used his mouth as a slingshot for his thumb to send out another blast of air that shattered all the ice. But not before the ice could freeze part of his leg "crap!" Izuku thought as he fell to the ground as Shoto rushed him. Flashbacks of his past flooded his mind as he became angry at the mere thought of losing. "I-i can't take it anymore,your face,you have your fathers face,if i just" A tall woman with long white hair and a deranged face said as he picked up the boiling tea she was making and poured it on the left side of Shoto's face,severely burning that side of his face. An hour after that incident the young Shoto with bandages on the left side of his face stares daggers through his father Endeavor a.k.a Enji Todoroki. "You! You made her like this didn't you!? I-I hate you,I swear you'll pay for doing this to us!" the young shoto cried out as Endeavor with a sinister grin walked up to the young Shoto and put his hand on his face "let your hate and rage fuel you Shoto,i want you to channel this rage and hatred you feel towards me and use it a means to get stronger,stronger than me,stronger than your siblings,stronger than Almight. You are the gifted child Shoto,your quirk is the perfect combination of my flames and your mothers ice. There was only one before you that could" Endeavor said before he stopped himself "no,he's gone,let it be Enji" Endeavor thought as the young Shoto was taking this message to heart. We cut back to the battle as Shoto runs up and freezes part of Izuku's arm as Izuku uses one one of his already broken fingers to launch another blast of air that sends the two boys flying in opposite directions. "GAH!" Izuku yelps as his finger becomes swollen and enriched with pain. "I-i can tell that you're slowing down,and only using half of your quirk,why?" Izuku asks as Shoto glares at him as he replies "I refuse to use his quirk,my father,he's the one person who I'll never acknowledge or admire,in such i'll never use his quirk!" Todoroki shouts as Izuku feeling his pain shouts back "It's not his quirk!" Izuku yells as he stuns Todoroki with his words ``You're the one who has to live with it everyday,you're the one who was born with it,it's you,it's always been you!" Izuku shouts as his final words awaken something in Todoroki "IT'S YOUR POWER TODOROKI!" Izuku shouts as Shoto's left side erupts in a brilliant orange flame. "SHOTO!!!" Endeavor yells in excitement as he walks down the stands to congratulate his son. "Sir sit back down please," a civilian said as we pan over to Shoto as he immediately switches back to his ice and sends out an even more powerful wave of ice at Izuku. "Here we go!" Izuku thought as One for All coursed through his body as he lunged at the ice,soaring over it. One for All coursed through Izuku's right arm as Shoto switched to his flames as he melted all the ice behind him and shot out a massive wave of flames. "We need to stop this now!" Almight said as Cementos made cement barriers between the two boys as their attacks clashed,causing a bright flash of light. Soon followed by a massive guts of air that blows apart the cement barriers and sends the two boys flying back. "Wow! What an exciting match!" Mic said as the dust settles "now,lets see who gets to go on to the semi-finals matches!" Mic said as Shoto with his gym outfit barley on stands in the destroyed arena. "SHOTO WINS!" Mic yelles as the crowd cheers. "Where is Izuku?" Ochako asks worriedly as she spots Izuku passed out on the wall at the other side of the arena. "Oh god… is..he okay?" Ochako asks as she runs down to that side of the arena to go and help him "he's really banged up!" Ochako said as she put the unconscious Izuku over her shoulder and took him down to Recover Girl's station to get him healed