UF Stories Chapter 5

**CHAPTER 5: A Newfound Power**

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[Class 1 Classroom, U.F. Earth]

Inside of the Class 1 Classroom we see most of the students conversing from one another, as they wait for Vash the Stampede, their teacher, to arrive. Chito and Yuuri are in their respective seats, who were still confused of what just happened a few days ago during the shenanigans that happened within the different side of Normal Earth, thanks to a lone chipmunk that caused significant damage from the Normal Earth's portal switch's electrical wiring, which was fixed, causing *massive* complications.

Right now, because of the shenanigans just happened, the survivors are seen with what appeared to be tired look on their faces, whom they have missed the U.F. Training Day, two days ago. Both of them feared they won't be Unity Force heroes, as a result.

One of the students, Reimu Hakurei, later arrives at the classroom, who is seated right next to Touma Kamijou. Later on, the said guy, along with Reimu, Asta, Zoro Roronoa, Kaori Miyazono, Maya Tendo, Ichika Takatsuki, Robin, and Son Gohan approached the two survivors.

"Why are you still glum over what just happened?" Zoro asked.

"You know it isn't your fault, right?" Reimu said. "It just happened from out of nowhere."

"But we missed the training." Yuuri said rather tiredly, as she shrugs. "Never knew chipmunks could cause such collateral damage." She added, as she is seen eating the usual rations from her pocket. "Thanks to that, we missed the U.F. Academy Training Day." She continued.

"Not to mention the shenanigans that we had to deal with in that world." Chito remarked.

"If it wasn't for me and Tsunemori-san, who knows how many Unity Force students would end up in all parts of Normal Earth." Ichika responded. "But that doesn't mean you two should give up." She continued.

"That world was fun, though! I've seen mushroom girl head and fried egg head passing by earlier!" Asta said rather cheerfully who refers to both Shijima Tsukishima and Majime Yamashita, respectively, while being completely oblivious to the situation, only for Ichika to whack him with her fist. "Sorry..."

"But don't be discouraged." Gohan reassured. "Just because you missed the Training Day, doesn't mean you should give your hopes up on becoming a Unity Force hero!" He added with a thumbs-up.

"Gohan is right." Robin said with honesty. "Hope is not lost, and so yours, Chito and Yuuri." He continued.

"Moping over something that happened unintentionally won't do any favours." Touma responded.

"I guess that would work." Chito said. "We'll just wait for further notice, until someone might choose us." She ended.

"On a second note." Phosphophyllite said. "What did you see from that world?" They added.

"That place was too weird to begin with." Chito said.

All of a sudden, the familiar-looking Vash the Stampede has arrived with a familiar goofy-looking face, as well as him eating a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. The rest of the students are just confused, as it suddenly breaks Chito and Yuuri's gloominess. His joviality oftentimes dispel every form of negativity that happen.

"GOOD MORNING, CLASS 1!" Vash greeted in the usual goofy manner, as he is seen eating doughnuts, like the usual.

"Oh no..." Chito said.

"Every time we see Vash-sensei, he often breaks every form of gloominess surrounding here." Yuuri said.

"He's a funny guy, that's why!" Laala commented.

Later on, we see Kanta Mizuno and Hayate Ayasaki entering inside the classroom, as well as Gon Freeccs, Yoshika Miyafuji, Phosphophyllite, Akane Tsunemori, Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Tsunayoshi Sawada, Reborn, Blade, Red and Charizard and Tetsuya Kuroko going in their respective seats.

With Kanta and Hayate...

"You want to be coming with me to Nagi-chan's residence?" Hayate asked.

"Coming for what reason?" Kanta sneered. "I'd already know what you are up to." He continued.

"It's about my second cousin from Finland, whom I haven't met for a *very* long time." Hayate casually said, as he takes out what appeared to be his phone, and shows him a photo. Kanta, on the other hand, is sucking on a grape-flavoured lollipop. "Her name is Nina, and she's visiting Nagi-chan's home within a few days, before moving to Shuutarou-nii-san's home in Tsumagoi, Gunma." He continued. "Actually, she's immigrating here to be an aspiring idol in Akihabara."

The image from the phone shows what appeared to be an infant Nina, her father, and her mother Yuko, her uncle Shuutarou, as well as Hayate, his brother Ikusa and his parents in Helsinki, 10 years ago. Kanta could only feel a tinge of jealousy and annoyance over having such a huge family that he has never experienced in his own world in the distant past.

"That's funny..." Kanta said sarcastically. "That image is like *10 years old*, and you're showing me this?" He added.

"That image was like the last time I heard of her." Hayate said ruefully. "But I'm still excited to see my dear second cousin!" He exclaimed rather gleefully, with Kanta contrarily looking at him in disgust. "And also, it's a reunion, so you should be there to protect her." He added. "Who knows? Maybe she might take a liking on you." He ended with a ruffle to Kanta's head, much to his annoyance.

"Give me a damn break..." Kanta remarked quietly. "Why, of all this time, do you have me to drag into this utter horseshit?" He questioned rather nonchalantly, as he knows that being dragged by Hayate's affairs, as well as Nagi's, isn't enough.

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[Peace Tower, U.F. Earth]

It is now afternoon at 3:30 pm, one hour after the end of the class, we see Chito and Yuuri heading to the Peace Tower, the well-known tourist attraction of the Unity Triangle and the Unity Force Academy, as a whole. They are still keep pondering about their future in the Unity Force Academy and be heroes, which is a goal they have kept in mind, as well as their purpose of being in this academy in the first place: to be heroes, instead of just simply mingling with the other characters. But the circumstances that involved a few days ago was something else that drove them to utter annoyance.

After heading to the 58th floor of Peace Tower, Chito and Yuuri head into one of the cafés inside, but one of which have caught their own interest. In front of them is a café with a sign that reads as "Cold n' Sweet Neon Café". As the name suggests, the entire place's leitmotif is neon signs and neon lights surrounding the place, as if the café is in the future. It was a sight that Chito and Yuuri have never seen before in their own world.

"Say, before we might be called in for hero training, should we take a break first?" Yuuri asked, as she takes out a wallet.

"That would work." Chito answered with a sigh.

"Look on the bright side!" Yuuri exclaimed. "This place is colourful!"

Both of the survivors later head to the café counter, while seeing other people hanging out within one another.

In one of the large tables, we see Yukina Minato, Sayo Hikawa, Lisa Imai, Ako Udagawa, Rinko Shirokane, Brook, and Usopp sitting, while conversing with one another about the existence of girl bands in Roselia's world, as the latter two are seen drinking beer. As usual, their conversation is chock-full of rambunctiousness, largely due to Brook, which made Yukina wondering what kind of people she is hanging out, with the other Roselia members going along with it, including the erstwhile cold Sayo.

"What have I done...?" Yukina only questioned.

In another, we see Zoro Roronoa and Maya Tendo drinking beverages while they're engaged on a conversation, while the former is seen drinking saké, and the latter is seen drinking coffee. Yuuri only witnessed at the two and teased them into being in a relationship, before Chito whacks the blonette.

The other table is occupied by Shijima Tsukishima and Majime Yamashita, where both of them have gotten used to this place, especially the latter.

"This place surely is lively." Chito tiredly said.

"I'm so hungry!" Yuuri exclaimed.

"May I have your orders?" The cashier said.

They later order their own food, with Chito only ordering a burger and a soda. Much to the noirnette's utter shock and dismay, however, Yuuri, on the other hand, purchased lots, including a soda, a burger, large fries, and three cookies. Sayo from afar remarked at how Chito's stomach is compared to a literal black hole, as a result.

"Oi. Don't get fat, okay?" Chito warned. "We might be called in for training." She added.

"Hey!" Yuuri responded. "Don't worry about me!" She continued.

They later go in one of the desks beside Shijima and Majime's café desk, as they wait for their own food. But as they begin to eat, with Yuuri easily devouring them, to the dismay of Chito, they see Asta, Tsunayoshi Sawada, Reborn, and another grey-haired teenage boy beside the group.

The teenage boy is a teenager of average height with a lean, muscular physique. He has medium-length gray/white hair that has now grown to shoulder-length, silver/grey eyes, and pale skin. He has an unusual scar on the left side of his face that starts as a pentagram on his forehead, trailing down in a line that severs his eyebrow and mars his eyelid, and hooks slightly at his cheekbone and follows his cheek down close to his chin. It also has an extra line of scar tissue that runs parallel to his lower eyelid. This is Allen Walker, a former Exorcist and a former member of the European Branch of the Black Order.

The group later head into one of the tables, as Tsunayoshi and Reborn greeted Chito and Yuuri along the way, before sitting down with the rest.

"Do you know who that guy is?" Chito said. "He looks pretty new here." She continued.

"Beats me." Yuuri said. "Maybe he's another student of the Unity Force Academy." She ended.

After that, she quickly gobbled up and ate the rest of her own food in a matter of seconds like a vacuum cleaner, much to the disgust and shock of the rest. Chito, on the other hand, simply finishes her food, but it later becomes obvious that she is slowly losing it over her friend's strange eating habits. Not to mention the group of students including Tsunayoshi look at Yuuri, but the duo simply ignore them and leave the café.

But a few moments after leaving the imposing Peace Tower behind, both Chito and Yuuri later receive a message from Son Gohan, and the contents of it make them surprised.

It is a message that survivors are hoping for, after all those days that a lone chipmunk would ruin it all for them. Regardless of what just happened, however, they later decide to read it.

*"If you want to train yourselves and have your abilities finally put to the test, as some kind of compensation according to Grand Headmaster, head to the Thunder Dome and be ready! Kakashi-sensei is waiting there!*

*- Son Gohan"*

"Kakashi-sensei?" Chito asked rather sceptically.

"Alright! It doesn't matter who he is, but I'm in!" Yuuri exclaimed, with Chito having second thoughts of it, but the blondette simply grabbed Chito, before she even escapes her own friend.

"Wait, you idiot!" Chito exclaimed.

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[Thunder Dome, U.F. Earth]

Just a few minutes later, both Chito and Yuuri later arrive at the enormous training facility through the back door and see other U.F. Academy trainees sitting at the bleachers, who are preparing themselves. While that happens, they see a grey-haired man entering inside the training facility, while reading a green small book. Despite that, however, he keeps a laid-back expression on his face.

Then, a black-haired man appears behind the grey-haired man, who bears a starkly different facial expression in his face in contrast to the grey-haired man's nonchalant facial expression. While not stern by any human standards, it is enough to intimidate those who aren't prepared mentally *and* physically.

The gray-haired man wears a flak jacket, dark blue pants, and a long-sleeve shirt. He also wears fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand and is seen with a chain necklace underneath. He wears sandals as his footwear. This is Kakashi Hatake, the Sixth and current Hokage of Konohagakure, who also serves as one of the instructors, as well as one of the trainers of Unity Force Academy.

The black-haired man is a tall man wears an attire that comprises of a white karate gi with the sleeves torn off, medium length hair, a long red headband, a black martial arts belt and bare feet. This is Ryu, a wandering experienced martial artist who works as one of Unity Force Academy's trainers.

Ryu then puts up a fighting stance, as he looks at the students including Chito and Yuuri who are sitting at the bleachers, along with others including Laala. Kakashi then looks at them, before he orders the trainees to be ready, as he puts his own book inside his pocket. Meanwhile, we see other six trainees, three male and three female, as well as Chito and Yuuri, later standing in front of Ryu and Kakashi with determined looks on their eyes.

The first male is a handsome 16 year old boy. He has dark silver-blue hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a school uniform which consists of a white button up shirt and black pants. He also wears a blue under shirt and a white hoodie. This is Kojou Akatsuki, a vampire who is also know as the fourth primogenitor.

The second man is of average height and muscular build. He has a fairly long, rounded face and sizable, expressive gray eyes. His hair is short and brown, and his bangs fall in a natural middle-parted curtain-type style. His complexion appears to be somewhat tan. He wears what seems to be a uniform that comprises of a long beige shirt identical to the one he wore in his first appearance, a maroon sash around his waist, white trousers, and brown knee-high boots. He also wears a key that dangles around his neck through a string. This is Eren Yeager.

The third man is a lean, muscular young man of average height with a slightly tan skin tone, black eyes, spiky pink-colored hair, and has abnormal sharp canines. He has a scar on the right side of his neck, hidden by his scarf. He also has a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his abdomen. He also has another scar, which is a jagged blemish on his right cheek. He also has a red guild mark within his right shoulder. His main outfit consists of a sleeveless, gold trimmed, black waistcoat, often left open and untucked, exposing his bare chest, a gold trimmed, black cloth around his waist that reaches his knees, held by a leather brown belt with an oval-shaped silver buckle, white knee-length trousers with black ribbon ties, a thick black wristband on his left wrist, black open-toed sandals and the scale-patterned scarf. This is Natsu Dragneel.

The first female has the appearance of a beautiful young middle-school girl with shoulder-length dark-brown hair that has a fringe around the eyes and bangs either side of her face and dark golden-brown eyes. She also wears a school uniform and carries a guitar case, which some trainees mistake it as an instrument, when in fact it contains her own weapon. This is Yukina Himeragi.

The second female is a young girl with jet black hair which is almost as long as her body. She also has an ahoge, which sticks out on the top of her head. She is also seen wearing a school uniform that consists of a dark-green sailor uniform, dark-green skirt, black thigh-high socks, and brown shoes. This is Shana, who is a former human known as a Flame Haze.

The third and final female is a beautiful young girl of average height with long crimson red hair that is styled in a hime cut and amber eyes. She is seen wearing a school uniform that comprises of teal-coloured blouse, teal-coloured skirt, black knee-length socks and brown shoes. This is Ayano Kannagi.

"My name is Ryu, and I'll be your trainer for today." Ryu called out rather nonchalantly, before a blue aura comes out briefly, where he suddenly declares in front of the U.F. trainees. "Trainees of the Unity Force, if you want to be heroes of the organisation...!" He declared with resolve, which is something they did not expect.

"And I'm Kakashi Hatake. If you want to be heroes, then you must prove it to us what you trainees are capable of to be a Unity Force hero!" Kakashi said nonchalantly, with his voice completely contrary to Ryu's, as he twirls one of his kunai, before throwing it with deadly accuracy, while targeting a shooting target that is attached into a wooden dummy. To the shock of the trainees, the kunai flies at a breakneck speed, where it later hits into a bullseye, causing everyone to look in awe. "Like that." He ended.

"No way..." Chito said. "How powerful is that guy?" She asked.

"Beats me." Ayano said rather annoyingly.

"He must be much more powerful than Wilhelmina-san." Shana said.

"Speaking of which, where are the rest?" Chito asked.

"That's something we can't answer." Kojou said.

"Though I heard we were specifically handpicked to be trained." Yukina added.

"But that doesn't excuse them going absent, if they were *specifically* handpicked!" Yuuri said, before being whacked by Chito to her head for her silliness.

While that happens, a hooded masked man with a sword and a shield appears. He wears what seems to be a suit that consists of a skull mask, a white hooded cape, black tight-skinned pants that shows off his leg muscles. He wears a black t-shirt that also shows off his muscles, as well, and he wears white gloves. He wears a brown utility belt, with a Y-shaped logo. This is the Taskmaster, one of the trainers of the Unity Force Academy, as well as a mercenary and an assassin, with the latter being an occasional occupation.

"I've expected all of you to be ready." Taskmaster said, as he swings his sword.

"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy." Natsu remarked. "We're on!" He added.

"Where are the others?" Eren asked.

"They've already finished their training, two days ago." Kakashi declared, as he takes out his usual book and reads it.

"Ugh... Damn." Yuuri said. "But aren't we too late, Kakashi-sensei?"

"No, you aren't." Kakashi said, as he takes out a kunai and twirls it.

After much banter, the trainees embrace themselves for this training regimen.

"Alright, your hero training shall start now!" Ryu declared.

And with that, the U.F. trainees have begun their training on becoming one of the heroes of the said organisation. We see a montage of scenes of the trainees doing an endurance run, in the form of a ten lap marathon with a plethora of obstacles in their way, including steeplechases, where Chito instantly gives up due to the rigorousness behind the training. Ryu, meanwhile, sees this, where he tells the noirnette survivor to continue with a barking tone on his voice.

"You there, Chito!" Ryu exclaimed. "Keep going and don't stop running!" He added.

"G-Got it..." Chito answered while releasing an exhausted huff as she continues to run. "I never believe that this is going to tire me more..." She added. "Why... Why did I accept this?"

Once the marathon was done by the trainees, on the courtesy of most trainees getting tired out, they proceeded next to the most important part: combat. If they truly want to be heroes of the Unity Force and deal with much bigger threats that they can't anticipate, then it is necessary for them to master the necessary combat skills that they are up against. They later face off against Kakashi in a sparring match.

One by one, the rest of the trainees are constantly bested by Kakashi through his inhuman speed, as he blocks the rest of the trainees' attacks, before he uses his signature technique, Lightning Release: Purple Electricity, as he uses it to surround himself with purple bolts of lightning, causing the rest of the trainees to be thrown away. Yuuri attempts to use her rifle to counter Kakashi, but the ninja's superhuman awareness cause him to counter her attack by dashing through the blondette, causing it to be thrown away out of her possession. The U.F. Academy students who are seated at the bleachers can only watch in surprise.

"T-that was fast...!" Chito said in a pained grunt, who just shockingly expressed herself in disbelief over what just happened.

"W-what was that ability...?!" Yuuri exclaimed.

"He's beyond the level of any Flame Haze...!" Shana exclaimed.

"It's Lightning Release: Purple Electricity." Kakashi casually said. "I immediately countered all of your incoming attacks with this signature ability before you even unleash all of them right towards me with my signature ability." He said coolly.

Afterwards, Kakashi takes this golden opportunity, as he dashes towards the exhausted trainees, allowing him to unleash an omnidirectional flurry of taijutsu attacks against them, causing them to be thrown away from the ninja before they can even unleash an instantaneous counterattack against the ninja himself. One or the other, they are all defeated in a matter of seconds.

"He's too damn fast..." Chito said, as she stands up with pain coming from her body. "Like what is his body made of?"

"Unless if we know how to counter his attack beforehand!" Ayano exclaimed.

"It's important that you know what enemy you are up against." Kakashi said.

"Damn..." Yuuri said. "Not only that, but he's too quick to avoid my rifle before I can even pull the trigger..."

"Mister Kakashi is a proficient ninja from his village known as Konohagakure, and so you should never underestimate him." Ryu commented. "Most importantly, this is a lesson where you don't let arrogance get the better of you, especially when you're in a high-stakes mission!" He declared.

"And most importantly..." Taskmaster said, as he takes out his signature sword. "You should know when to hit first, before your enemy does." He continued. "Your final test before becoming a fully-fledged hero comes with me." He declared, as he positioned himself in a fighting stance.

Meanwhile, in the bleachers, we see Blade, Zoro, Maya, Laala, Sophy Hojo, Mirei Minami, Naruto Uzumaki, Homura Akemi, Madoka Kaname, Ichika Takatsuki, and Rinon sitting down. In the other we see Allen, Tsunayoshi, Reborn, Asta, Shijima, Majime, the Roselia members, Brook, Usopp, Sanji, Hibiki Shikyoin, and another male next to them.

The male is a teenage young boy with fair skin, black eyes, and short, messy black hair. He has a scar under his left eye, which he earned by stabbing himself under the eye with a knife. He also has an X-shaped scar within his chest. He wears a straw hat, open, long-sleeved red cardigan with four buttons with a yellow sash tied around his waist, short blue trousers, and sandals. This is Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Alright!" Monkey exclaimed. "It looks like the trainees are up for a challenge within their training.

"Don't tell me they're seriously facing him." Blade remarked, while fully knowing of what Taskmaster is capable of: photoreflexive memory.

"What is it, Blade-sama?" Madoka asked. "Do you know him?" She continued.

"Taskmaster is something no one should be messing with." Blade said rather calmly. "He instantly copies everyone else's moves with just a single glance." He continued, as we see several trainees fighting off against the photoreflexive assassin, hoping to outsmart his superhuman ability of copying someone's moves.

And none of them even manage to outsmart him. From Ayano, he instantly knows her attacks and defeats her, as well as Eren's as he also copies his own, as well, thus defeating the Survey Corps member. Even Yukina's Schneelwalzer is no match against Taskmaster, as well as Kojou's powers as the Fourth Primogenitor. Chito and Yuuri can only watch in shock and surprise, as she knows that this is the person that they are about to face within the final test.

"Try harder." Taskmaster said in a rather calm tone. "I know what your attacks are in a matter of seconds." He added, as he looks at the trainees with a disappointed expression.

"Damn it..." Ayano remarked. "If there's only a way to defeat him."

"I'm not giving up yet..." Chito said.

The other trainees of the Unity Force later tried their hardest to beat Taskmaster, to which they did, through their usage of irregular tactics, which confuses the assassin himself. Afterwards, it is Chito and Yuuri's turn next to prove themselves that they are capable of overpowering Taskmaster. But can they do it?

"You're next, Yuuri." Taskmaster said. "Do you really want to face me and prove it to me that you are capable of fighting?" He added.

"I'm on it, Taskmaster-sensei!" Yuuri remarked, as she takes out her Arisaka rifle and reloads it.

"Very well, then." Taskmaster remarked.

It's Yuuri versus the Taskmaster in this final test.

"So the blondette is now facing against Taskmaster-sensei?" Naruto asked. "I hope I was a trainee to fight him!" He added sarcastically.

"I hope Yuuri-chan knows what she is doing." Madoka said.

"This is rather disinteresting." Homura said with a huff.

"Don't be that cold, Akemi-san." Zoro said.

The rest of the audience watch the fight against Yuuri and Taskmaster. Yuuri starts off by firing five bullets in a rapid succession, before she uses it as a distraction to fight off Taskmaster on guard.

But Taskmaster's inhuman agility and photoreflexive memory makes him a difficult foe to begin with, as he knows what attacks Yuuri is about to throw, where he proceeds to take out a semi-automatic pistol and deflects all of the blondette's bullets. On cue with that, Taskmaster later quickly dodges her sneak attacks in a flash, before the former unleashes a roundhouse kick onto Yuuri, causing her to be thrown away.

"Yuuri-san!" "Yuuri-nee-chan!"

"Did you just see Taskmaster-sensei's attacks?!" Allen commented. "Those were all Yuuri-san's attacks!"

"It's like he's copying all of Yuuri-san's attacks and uses it to his advantage." Ichika said.

"Not to mention, he *literally* beat all the trainees in an instant with their attacks being copied by him earlier." Maya said, as he watches at the other trainees in the bleachers.

Yuuri, exhausted, is on a pickle, as she knows that her attacks are now copied by the Taskmaster, forcing her to think of overcoming his ability and defeat him.

"I'm not giving up, yet..." Yuuri said.

"Every attack you use on me will be copied in a flash and I can use it." Taskmaster said. "Many heroes and even villains fall into this trap, and so as you." He continued.

"Damn it..." Yuuri said, as she stands up, albeit with some pain coming from her body. *"Now that he knows about my attacks, I have to play dirty and make him confused, so I can find a window and use it to beat him! Unless if I know how to improvise my attacks using my rifle, so that he won't copy it!"*She thought, before taking her rifle again.

"You can do it!" "Don't give up!" "Remember to learn from your mistakes!" "It's just the beginning!"

Those words of encouragement force Yuuri to face Taskmaster again, but this time she embraces herself as she knows that her attacks will easily be countered by the assassin's photoreflexive memory. Deciding that direct attacks and combos are not enough, she later resorts into confounding Taskmaster through unorthodox means. Instead of firing shots from her Arisaka rifle, she instead fake reloads her rifle with bullets, and later jumps above Taskmaster.

"Not bad, but that will never work." Taskmaster later uses Yuuri's attacks and counters her.

Only for Yuuri to later appear at Taskmaster's back and reloads her rifle with bullets with a grin on her face.

"Hey, Taskmaster-sensei." Yuuri said, as her face slowly elates into a grin.

"What, how is it possible?!" Taskmaster looked at Yuuri in shock.

The audience, on the other hand, later witness what is just happening.

"How come?" Asta asked.

"Yuuri-san must have known about Taskmaster's copycatting abilities, and she must have learned how to counter it." Ichika said.

As Yuuri later witnesses Taskmaster, she later devises more methods to confound Taskmaster even more. Suddenly, however, as she faces off against the Taskmaster, who is trying his best to parry every attack Yuuri has, her Arisaka rifle later glows into a golden aura, as it turns into what seems to be a multiple-barrelled rifle, comprising of five barrels.

Instead of the wooden Arisaka rifle that she possesses, it later becomes a newer, much more powerful five-barrelled rifle, completed with a customised shotgun stock comprising of golden decorations emblazoned within it.

"Hah?!" The audience from above remarked, particularly Allen. "D-Did Yuuri-san develop newfound powers?!"

"Yuu...?!" Chito looked at her best friend.

"Don't worry about it, Chii-chan!" Yuuri reassured.

"I'm thinking that this is transforming more into a duel than a training." Zoro remarked.

"Taskmaster-sensei!" Yuuri said with confidence. "Try dodging this one!" She said, as pulls the trigger of her rifle, causing not one, but five .338 Lapua Magnum bullets towards Taskmaster.

"Don't get too worked up on that one!" Taskmaster exclaimed, as he later takes out a MAG-7 shotgun as a counter to Yuuri's bullets, thus deflecting them all.

Yuuri later uses this as an opportunity to quickly fire more bullets towards Taskmaster in a more erratic way, all of them going in rapid succession, which makes it impossible for the photoreflexive assassin to determine which bullet is which for him to dodge, making him more confused. Later on, the blondette uses this as a window to point her gun to Taskmaster, thus ending the battle with Yuuri winning.

"It looks like I've passed the test." Yuuri said, as she continues to point the gun to Taskmaster, before she puts it down, as her weapon turns back to normal.

"Indeed." Ryu added. "This newfound and unorthodox combat ability of yours has surpassed Taskmaster." He continued.

"Does that mean I'll be a hero now?" Yuuri asked.

"Yes, that is right." Kakashi answered. "Taskmaster is often a difficult foe to deal with, thanks to his unique ability, but you have shown him what you are capable of." He added. "And not to mention, you have unlocked your own combat ability." He ended, as he goes back to his own spot. "But be mindful that being a hero is no small task to begin with, so don't get too arrogant about it in an egotistical manner." He continued with a rather serious tone, before Yuuri nods.

"Alright, trainees who are done!" Ryu commanded. "Head back to the bleachers!" He ended.

"There's only one person left within this training, and that is Chito facing against the Taskmaster in the final test." Ryu ended.

"No way..." Asta said. "So she's facing against Taskmaster-sensei next?" He inquired.

"I hope it won't turn bloody." Yuuri said. "You can do this, Chii-chan!" She cheered.

"We're counting on you!" "Don't give up!" "You can do this, no matter what!"

"I promise I will..." Chito said at the crowd with a rather determined voice, as she looks at Taskmaster.

"Are you ready?" Taskmaster asked, as he brandishes his sword.

"I will, Taskmaster-sensei." Chito said, as she positions herself in a fighting stance.

"Excellent." Taskmaster responded. "Now we should be ready."

While that is happening, the audience above watch at the situation that is about to unfurl. Will Chito finally prove herself as a Unity Force hero, or she will fail and regress back to where she started, thus losing all of the things she has learned?

"That reminds me of Yoda's quote: 'Do or do not. There is no try.'" Madoka said.

"If Chito-san knows how not to give up, that is." Asta added.

"At this moment in time..." Zoro added. "Taskmaster is simply copying her moves, and uses it against her, so she has to know how to counter it through irregular attacks."

Exactly as what Zoro means, we see Chito being overwhelmed by the Taskmaster, as her attacks are proven futile. The said trainer later counters it with a powerful front kick, causing Chito to fall down into the ground in pain.

"Chii-chan!" Yuuri exclaimed.

"He's too strong..." Chito said, as she is seen looking down the ground. "At this point, if I don't defeat him, then everything I learned will be for naught...!" She continued.

"Slow." Taskmaster simply said. "You will never be a hero if you don't know your own capabilities." He added, as he sheaths his sword, before proceeding to fight the trainee with raw combat.

"I know what I'm doing..." Chito stands up. "I must control myself." She said.

Positioning herself into a fighting stance once again, the noirnette survivor later proceeds to fight off Taskmaster again. This time, however, she uses the same confounding method as the rest of the trainees earlier.

Blow after blow, it remains the same outcome for Chito, as Taskmaster does the same thing: beating her up with the attacks she unleashes towards the photoreflexive assassin. She is being read like a book. The last thing she sees is her getting blown away with another kick by Taskmaster to her face.

"Chii-chan, no!" Yuuri exclaimed, now sounding more worried, as she attempts to intervene, but is stopped by Zoro and Maya.

"Leave her be." Zoro said. "If she wants to prove herself, she has to know what she is up against." He continued.

"Still slow." Taskmaster said again, albeit with a tinge of seriousness and even mockery combined. Kakashi and Ryu, on the other hand, only witness at the performance by the noirnette.

"G...guh..." Chito said, as she has some blood in her mouth. "I won't be defeated, no matter what... I'll prove it to myself that I'm a Unity Force hero material to anyone!" She declared.

While that is happening, the Unity Force audiences above watch at Chito and Taskmaster, before they see the former emitting what seems to be crimson lightning bolts around her, the likes of which they have never seen before. Even Kakashi, the wielder of Purple Electricity, is astounded and frightened at the same time, as he knows that something doesn't feel right.

"What is happening to Chii-chan?!" Yuuri exclaimed.

"Is she imbuing some kind of electrical power?" Asta said.

"But it is crimson." Maya pointed out. "I heard that it often denotes some kind of negative energy." She ended.

"I hope it doesn't come to this!" Laala exclaimed. "I'm more worried about Chito-nee-san by the minute."

Chito, on the other hand, has some crimson lightning energy surrounding her, as it takes over her entire body, before she faces the Taskmaster directly. Kakashi and Ryu, on the other hand, are not sure at what goes on with the noirnette, but the former has known that she has awakened her potential.

"Taskmaster-sensei." Chito said, as she declares rather quietly, albeit with a tinge of maliciousness coming from her tone. "I'm ready for whatever challenges you have." She ended.

"She just declared casually!" Asta exclaimed.

"Very well." Taskmaster said.

"Behold my newfound power." Chito said, as her right arm is surrounded by crimson lightning bolts.

And with that, Chito and Taskmaster fight off again, with the former now attempting to prove it to Taskmaster her own newfound power. The fight started off as usual: Taskmaster copying Chito's attacks and use it against her.

However, Chito later ups her own game, when she uses her electricity-imbued right arm to fight off the Taskmaster aggressively, albeit in a calm disposition that she won't end up killing the trainer unintentionally. The fight was rather quick and slowly getting increasingly more intense, as the Taskmaster finds himself in a pickle.

"I will prove it to myself that I AM UNITY FORCE HERO MATERIAL!" Chito exclaimed with some tinge of fury in her voice, something the crowd sans Ryu, Kakashi, and Blade have no idea where to expect. The noirnette later dashes through Taskmaster, before unleashing a powerful cross right at the trainer's head, causing him to be thrown into the nearest wall, while they see sparks of crimson lightning within the path the Taskmaster is thrown.

"Chii-chan!" Yuuri exclaimed.

"She's losing it!" Asta said, as they later watch Chito going haywire, before proceeding to attack Ryu and Kakashi, as well as the audience.

"What is happening to her?!" Yuuri exclaimed as she sees the state of her friend.

"She has gained her powers, but it is wildly uncontrollable at this point in time!" Ryu claimed.

"All of you, prepare yourselves!" Kakashi calls out some of the Unity Force heroes to help. "Manaka-san, tell Vash to visit here, right now!" He then calls out to Laala, to which the PriPara idol nods, before Sophy and Mirei go with her.

"Her power..." Maya said. "It's uncontrollable, and she is going berserk!" She said, as she takes out her Odette and polishes it with her golden whetstone, before Zoro takes out his Wado Ichimonji. Tsunayoshi and Reborn, as well as Asta, Yuuri, and the other heroes.

Yuuri, on the other hand, later takes out her rifle, and attempts to put a stop on the berserk Chito.

"Chii-chan, it's me, Yuuri!" The blondette exclaimed. "I know you want to be a hero like us, but this is not how you do it!"

"It is how it is, YUURI!" Chito later unleashes a powerful blow to Yuuri, causing her to be thrown away into the stadium's walls. Later on, we see other Unity Force heroes, Kakashi, Ryu, and Taskmaster fighting off against the berserk Chito, as if she is about to destroy the training grounds with this newfound power she has little to no control with.

We see Laala, Sophy, and Mirei hurriedly running through the Harmony Tower Elevator, when they later see Vash passing by eating doughnuts, before being interrupted.

"Is something the matter, Manaka-san?" Vash asked.

"It's about Chito-nee-chan!" Laala exclaimed.

"Huh?" Vash asked dumbly. "You mean one of our students is going berserk?!" He exclaimed. "Come with me!"

Laala, Sophy, Mirei, and Vash later head into the stadium, where they see a group of Unity Force heroes, Ryu, Kakashi, fighting off against a berserk Chito, who is bordering to murdering every single one of them. Vash sees this, who attempts to put a stop on her, but it is too late, as Chito charges towards Vash.

That is, until a last-minute intervention by Ichika Takatsuki is done by unleashing a powerful blow towards Chito, before Yuuri takes this opportunity and stops her friend from causing more damage and possibly murder.

"What just happened, Yuuri-san?" Vash asked.

"Chii-chan must have awakened her powers, but she suddenly grows out of control!" Yuuri said.

"That's where I have to immediately intervene and stop her before it is too late."

"Vash-san." Kakashi said. "I'll discuss this matter with the Grand Headmaster later." He continued, as Ryu and Taskmaster later goes with the ninja. "You should be going with us, as well." He added.

"Until then, Chito-san is still not ready to be a hero of the Unity Force, if she grasps little to no control over the powers she has." Ryu declared rather silently.

"Ugh, fine..." Vash responded.

After that event, Chito later goes back to normal, but she later runs away from the stadium with tears in her eyes, as she realises at the extent of the damage she has caused, as well as injuring others, albeit it was solely by proxy, thanks to her powers.

"Chii-chan, wait!" Yuuri said, as she runs. The rest of the students only look at Yuuri in confusion, as they are still unable to comprehend what they have just gotten into.