Chapter 29: UA Sport Festival Starts Now and First Round!

2 weeks later.....

[Kaede POV]

Finally, today's the day when the UA Sports Festival starts! I have done non-stop training, and I have recreated the Chidori! It was easier than I thought; just like coating my tanto with lightning, I just need to do the same to my hand! I honestly felt stupid for not recreating it earlier.

The festival also banned any equipment and I couldn't use my tanto. Thus, learning Chidori was really helpful.

(A/N: Sasuke mastered it in around 2 weeks, so I think this is the right amount of time for her to master it as well.)

I also asked mom to further train me in medical ninjutsu; thanks to her, I can now heal more significant wounds such as a stab from a knife. Lastly, I did some simple combat training and agility training, and that's how my two weeks went by.

Currently, our class was in a changing room inside a large stadium in our school. Everyone was looking pretty tense. They can't help it since if we didn't do well here, we may be forced to drop out of the hero course...

"Don't worry, everyone, I believe we will do great!" I said and tried to cheer them up.

Some chuckled at my encouragement, and Mina and Ochako smiled fondly at me, but I could tell that they were trying to hide the anxious look on their faces. While preparing, a UA staff told us it was time. We entered a dark hallway; after walking for a bit, we finally saw some sort of light, and slowly we arrived at the centre of the stadium.

My first thought was that there were so many people. Just by looking around, the number was probably in the thousands. Other classes also arrived from different entryways, and soon we were lined up in rows.

I spotted my family with my Sharingan, and I gave them a quick wave; I could see that they were waving back, which made me very happy.

The Pro-hero Midnight stood on the stage: "Welcome to the UA Sports Festival! Before we start, let us have the representative of the first year Kaede Uchiha say a few words."

"Come again?" I uttered

Everyone then looked at me with expectation. I frowned and my eyes nervously darted around. The representative?? When the heck was I chosen and why?? No way, was it because I scored the highest in the entrance exam?

I took a deep breath and accepted my fate. I slowly approached the stage and Midnight handed me the microphone. The crowd was silent and I felt all their eyes observing me. I desperately tried to muster up something before gulping.

I stared at my classmates and smiled: "Hello everyone, let's all try our best and have a wonderful time!"

There was silence before the audience applauded and cheered. I glanced at the rows of students and they seemed to be more relaxed. That means I did well, right?

I returned to my spot, and Midnight declared that the first round of this sports festival would be an obstacle course. The course surrounds the entire stadium; apparently, anything goes as long as you stay on the course.

Suddenly Present Mic's voice came through a loudspeaker: "Hello everyone, the first round will start shortly, students; please go to the red gate on the stadium's right!"

We all went towards the giant gate when we arrived, the gate opened, and we got ourselves ready for what was about to come. I observed the other class, and surprisingly I spotted a purple midget; it seems like Mineta got into another hero class. I'm glad that he at least made it into the school. No matter how perverted he was, I still felt a slight bit of guilt when I found out I had taken his spot.

"Students on your mark, get set, go!" Present Mic said through the speaker.

An alarm sounded, and we all started sprinting; just like in the entrance examination, I increased my speed with the help of my chakra. The first obstacle was dozens of gigantic robots blocking the path. I weaved hand signs while sprinting and fired lightning arrows at my targets.

The attack landed and robots began to convulse wildly. With this opportunity, I darted through the gaps between the bots and left the first years in the dust.

I glanced behind me and saw Todoroki and Bakguo pursuing me. However...

BOOOM

Giant fists slammed on the ground, intercepting their paths. The villain robots have already recovered from my electrocution and their red eyes glowed ominously. I smirked, the villain robots have given up on me and all of their attention was on the two.

I took this chance and continued running while I heard the angered shouts of Bakugo from behind. It wasn't long until I reached the second obstacle. It was a steep cliff with a dark gap beneath, I stopped on the side and glanced down. I really couldn't see what was underneath and I subconsciously questioned the integrity of UA.

I tensed my leg muscles and leapt. My body shot forward like a rocket and I grabbed onto a piece of rock and stabilised myself. I could hear my classmates catching up and I picked pace. With my feet safely planted on the wall, I sprinted up the cliff with ease. After the wall ran up the cliff, I reached the final section of the obstacle race. The last part of the course was a minefield, my Sharingan activated and time seemed to slow down.

'Four feet to the left!'

'Five feet forward!'

'Two feet to the right!'

I decisively analysed the path and chose the safest step that was free from the mines. With my agility, I smoothly traversed the minefield.

WHOOSH

Behind me, Todoroki and Bakugo were catching up and they don't look so pleased with me being at the front. I stick my tongue out and they scowled as a mischievous thought flashed across my mind.

I dug my feet into the ground and kicked. Suddenly, five mines were launched out of the sandy field and I kicked the mines at my friends. Their eyes widened with shock and hurriedly tried to dodge out of the way.

BOOM x4

The two were blasted away from the massive shockwave generated by the explosions. I sprint with all my might and with one final jump, I crossed the finish line and secured first place.

[3rd POV]

"We have it, folks; Kaede Uchiha has secured first place in the obstacle course." Present Mic announced.

The crowd went wild; they were surprised by the abilities Kaede demonstrated in the course.

"That's my Kaede!" Mikoto shouted in the spectator seat with Itachi and Fugaku beside her, nodding happily.

Soon Izuku (Midoriya) came second with his thoughtful planning in the minefield, Katsuki(Bakugo) came third, and Shoto came forth. Shoto and Katsuki gave Kaede an annoyed look, but she just cheekily smiled at them.

[Kaede POV]

All of my classmates finished the race, and there were also some class 1-B students and class 1-C students. I spotted Mina and Ochako; I went towards my two best friends and congratulated them.

"Okay, 42 people have made it! That means the first round was over. The rest will be eliminated!" Midnight declared.

If I remember correctly, the second round will be a cavalry battle! That means I will need to form a team. But wait, I felt like there was something critical I was missing...

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