The Plan Behind the Camp

Smoke rolled across the forest clearing.

On the live broadcast, the camera struggled to keep Yuto and Dabi in frame.

Every exchange sent blue light and flying sparks through the trees. Every slash cut a clean path through the flames before the heat swallowed it again.

"U.A. is fighting back!" the reporter shouted. "Class 1-A has pushed the League of Villains into a corner!"

Viewers across Japan stared at their screens.

"It's Yuto again!"

"He fought at USJ. He fought in Hosu. Now he is fighting the League at the forest camp too?"

"Can a first-year really do all of this?"

Cheers rose from restaurants, train stations, offices, and homes.

The image was shaky. The sound was full of static. But the boy with three swords was clear enough.

On a highway leading toward the training camp, All Might watched the broadcast on a phone.

His hand tightened around the device.

"Young Yuto..."

Aizawa sat beside him, his scarf already loose around his shoulders.

"We're still fifteen minutes out."

Midnight's expression was grim.

"He has already gone through too many fights tonight."

All Might's eyes darkened.

"This is not only the League. Someone arranged this."

Aizawa understood at once.

"All For One."

All Might said nothing, but the silence confirmed it.

The villains had not simply attacked the camp. They had placed enemy after enemy in Yuto's path, forcing him to spend his strength before the true trap closed.

"Settle the forest camp first," Aizawa said. "We think about the mastermind after we get the students out."

All Might nodded, but his gaze stayed on the screen.

In another place, far from the camp, Tomura Shigaraki watched the same broadcast.

His fingers twitched against his neck.

"Yuto Kanzaki."

The name came out like a curse.

Behind him, All For One sat in the dark.

"You are angry."

"He ruins everything."

"Then learn from him."

Tomura turned sharply. "Learn from him?"

"He understands how to use every advantage he has," All For One said. "He turns any battlefield into a place where others follow his lead. That is why he keeps surviving."

The television showed Yuto cutting through another wave of blue flames.

"The forest camp was only the opening act," All For One continued. "The real purpose is still All Might. Exhaust Yuto, capture him, and All Might will come."

Tomura's eyes narrowed. "So Dabi only needs to hold him there."

"No." All For One's voice was calm. "Dabi needs to break what is left of him."

For a moment, both of them watched in silence.

Then the screen flashed white.

Yuto's swords spun together.

Dabi's blue flames surged upward.

Three Thousand Worlds met blue fire head-on.

The collision swallowed the screen.

All For One leaned forward.

His smile slowly disappeared.

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