: This creates a sharp rift within Class 1-A. Iida, haunted by his previous reckless actions during the Hero Killer Stain incident, strongly opposes the plan, arguing that they must trust the Pro Heroes to handle the crisis.
: Recovering from severe injuries, Izuku is consumed by the fact that he was unable to save Bakugo despite pushing his body to its absolute limits. Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season Episode 7
: U.A. High School faces severe backlash from the media and parents for failing to protect its students. : This creates a sharp rift within Class 1-A
The struggle in the forest concludes with a bitter "Pyrrhic victory" for the young heroes. While the students manage to rescue Tokoyami with a clutch intervention from Aoyama, they ultimately fail to save Bakugo. This failure is punctuated by Dabi's taunt to Shoto Todoroki and Bakugo's final command for Midoriya to "stay back" as he is pulled through a portal into the villains' clutches. Institutional Crisis and the Traitor Plot While the students manage to rescue Tokoyami with
: Kirishima and Todoroki, driven by a similar sense of failure, propose an unauthorized rescue mission after learning that Yaoyorozu successfully placed a tracking device on a Nomu.