My Hero Academia Episode 96: Match 3 Conclusion

Shoto Todoroki and Tenya Iida keep pushing the fight against Juzo Honenuki and Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu as the third Joint Training Battle race nears its end, with both sides exhausting themselves in a contest of endurance and strategy.

Iida, who had previously been restrained, breaks free with a newly developed super-speed technique called **Recipro Turbo** and uses it to disrupt the opposing team’s coordination. He catches one opponent during a clash with Mashirao Ojiro and drives him into the enemy containment area, while the other fighters scramble to keep up with the sudden burst of speed.

On Todoroki’s side, the battle turns into a brutal test of stamina. Tetsutetsu withstands Todoroki’s ice and forces him into close-quarters combat, and Todoroki is pushed into using increasingly powerful flames as he struggles to break through Tetsutetsu’s defense. The heat and strain begin to take a visible toll on both of them, and Todoroki’s flames grow dangerous enough that Juzo has to intervene to keep the fight from turning into a meltdown situation.

As the match reaches its final moments, the battlefield becomes unstable. The softened ground and the chaos of the fight leave multiple students down or trapped, and then a heavy industrial tank is dropped into the field, knocking out several fighters at once. With the timer expiring and neither team able to secure a decisive advantage, the third match ends in a **draw**.

After the match, the students recover in the infirmary. Todoroki and Iida both acknowledge their own mistakes and shortcomings, while Juzo and Tetsutetsu also reflect on the fight and express a desire to face them again in the future.