After lunch, Kazama and his classmates gave details for their specific Hero suits to Power Loader for analysis. Kazama didn't need anything fancy. He was his own weapon. Bracers for his arms, a lightweight, breathable fabric for his gi, and greaves for his legs. Simple, but reinforcing his joints would be very important from here on out. Gang Orca decided to hold the test 2 weeks from now, so all that was left for him to do was train until the day came.


When the day arrived, his classmates were donning their auspicious Hero suits, all looking like they were born to do this. Kazama could feel his blood pumping. Today was the day he proved himself to his classmates and Gang Orca that he had the making to be a Hero. Gang Orca's gruff cough interrupted his train of thought.

"AHEM. So today it's gonna be you guys versus the robots on Threat Level 8. I want you all to show me what you can do. Medics are off to the side. Once you need to visit them, you're out for the remainder of the exercise. I'm going to put an hour on the clock. START NOW."

Kazama noticed Yin vanish in an instant, and his other classmates seemed to scatter in relatively different directions. They must've all had the same idea to impress Gang Orca with their Quirks and ingenuity. Kazama felt slightly different. Wanting to impress Gang Orca was important, but so was working together as a team. That's what the pros did, and since the only thing that mattered to him was being a pro, Kazama felt the best course of action was to follow a group and provide assistance. His Quirk was offensively focused, but he could provide support if needed. 

"Jiyu (Freedom)", whispered Kazama, gathering large pockets of air underneath his feet. 

He released it in a burst, moving at incredibly high speeds to catch up to his classmates. Kazama noticed a large, arachnid-like robot was thrashing violently with a student on its back. It was Yin. Kazama didn't know much about her, but that didn't matter here. She was in trouble, and needed help.

"SOMEBODY HELP ME!" she screamed.

Without hesitation, Kazama burst forward again with a violent gust of wind. He slid underneath the spider robot while it was still dealing with Yin on its back.

"Yuki (Courage)!" Kazama shouted, stomping the ground and causing a stone pillar to shoot from the ground with great force.

The spider robot popped up in the air, throwing Yin off of it in order to center itself. Kazama shifted his feet, causing another stone pillar to spring forth from under him and launch him into the air. While airborne, Kazama switched back to Jiyu Stance, using gusts of wind to manipulate his trajectory in order to catch Yin as she plummeted to the ground. Kazama caught Yin as she yelped from the sudden shock of everything that just happened within seconds. Kazama placed his classmate on the ground and smiled.

"You okay?" he asked jovially.

Yin was shaken, but not too much. She smiled and adjusted her glasses.

"I got a little careless but I'm good."

The spider robot turned its gaze towards Kazama and Yin. Kazama readied himself for a fight. Yin paused slightly, causing Kazama to halt his attack. 

"The top of the robot's back is the weak spot, but I can't crack it," Yin said, still seemingly in thought. 

She suddenly grinned widely.

"But I do have an idea."

Kazama instantly felt a surge of excitement. He liked the tone of her scheme.

"How do you feel about traveling through portals?" Yin asked slyly.

Kazama braced himself. 

"There's a first time for everything," he grunted.

Yin smiled, opening a whitish-blue portal. Kazama noticed she bent on one knee as the portal was made. She was tiring out. Kazama knew he had to make the strike count. 

"In you go," Yin laughed, clearly fatigued.

Kazama switched to Jiyu Stance and launched himself through the portal. Within seconds, he noticed he was several meters above the spider robot as it made its way towards Yin. 

"Chikara (Strength)," Kazama uttered, flames erupting from his body.

Kazama propelled himself downward with a miniature explosion, increasing his velocity towards the spider robot. As he neared his target, Kazama readied his strike.

"Natsu no Ha Gaten Karaochiru (A Summer Leaf Falls From Heaven)!" Kazama shouted has he struck the back of the robot like a javelin straight down.

The velocity and heat from the impact caused Kazama to burn right through the robot's core. His hand pulsed with flames as the spider robot shuddered violently and shut down. Yin looked on in amazement as the flames subsided from Kazama's body.

"That was really cool dude," she said brightly.

Kazama beamed and helped Yin onto her feet.

"That's the first time I was able to implement Jinnouichi Style Karate outside of the dojo...I would've never thought of that maneuver on my own though; thanks for your help."

Yin nodded.

"Classmates gotta stick together, right?"

"Right. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I just can't use my Quirk too much back to back. I need some time to recharge, so to speak."

Kazama crossed his arms. 

"Gotcha. I'll stick with you so you can recharge safely. Let's make our way back to the group just in case other people are in trouble."

"Right."

Kazama realized that he had splintered off from Hiroki and Drew, but figured they would make their way to the center of the arena as it had the best view for Gang Orca. With that in mind, Kazama and Yin made their way to the center of the arena, where the sounds of battle continued to rage on.