Template:Shota Synopsis/Final Act

Tartarus Escapees Arc
About one month after the war ended, Shota spent most of his time still recovering at Central Hospital. During this time, his students were out looking for Izuku who left U.A. High after disclosing the secret of One For All to protect them. After Class 1-A recovers Izuku and brings him back to U.A., they were confronted by angry protesting civilians demanding for Izuku to leave. Ochaco proceeds to give a speech to the crowd pleading to let them help Izuku, which he hears from a tablet in his room, proud of his students' growth.

Nezu communicates to Shota, who was broadcasting the incident to him, telling him his class managed to do well, to Shota's delight. Nezu asks about the status of Kurogiri, which he states that they've had no success in getting through to him yet, with Nezu reminding that without Oboro regaining consciousness they would never have gotten as far as they have, meaning there is still hope.

Shota asks about the countermeasures regarding Himiko Toga, with Nezu saying that since they've figured out how much blood she can absorb and how long her transformation lasts, they only let in the evacuees after a certain amount of time to be sure. Shota declares that with U.A. as a stronghold, it's time for their revenge.

U.A. Traitor Arc
During his time of recovery, Shota learns about the "U.A Traitor" as being one of his students from Class 1-A: Yuga Aoyama. Having to learn of his class being devastated by Yuga's downfall, he was watching from a tablet held by Present Mic, listening to Izuku pleading with Yuga. He appears on screen before the class and asks Izuku if he has a plan, which Izuku does not. Shota addresses Naomasa that he will take full responsibility for not recognizing Yuga's pain and siding with the rest of the class, informing Yuga he has no intention of expelling him from U.A.

Shota reveals that he has an idea, and after the Aoyama Family's ears have been covered, he informs Class 1-A, the U.A. Staff, and the Police Force of his plan. After the discussion, Nezu states that it seems possible, while Naomasa has the Aoyama Family escorted back to their HQ, telling everyone not to say a word to anyone else about the plan.

Yuga is taken to Central Hospital, where he is interrogated by Shota. The doctor accompanying him states they found no irregularities with his brain waves or bodily functions. Shota figures that Lady Nagant's fate was the result of something All For One obtained after his defeat by All Might. He also realizes that if he really planted an explosive in Yuga, there would be no need for the public display of threats to his family in case of betrayal. All that All For One planted was a seed of fear in them.

After telling Yuga he's lucky to have friends who stood up for him like that, Shota asks if he's afraid of All For One. Yuga responds yes, as well as fearing that the more his classmates believe in him, the more he'll lose faith in himself, and that even if he took their hand, if All For One appeared before him, he's worried he'd make the same bad choice all over again. His fear causes him to not want to do anything anymore, and just die somewhere alone. Shota continues that even given leniency, his sins will always be with him, and when the war is over, he may not return to U.A. However, he declares to Yuga that he will fight, because it's the only thing he can do.

Yuga understands that, realizing he must become another pawn for victory. Shota tell him they are no different from All For One, using him for their own interests, but he will not let him be tormented by his sins forever, and as long as he's in charge of the Hero course, he'll take care of all his students. He tells Yuga he doesn't teach his students to live a life burdened by guilt, and even if he feels ashamed, he must walk along with those who lend a hand to him, at the same time thinking about Kurogiri.

Shota tells him that they will protect him and as long as he's with them, he'll be okay. Yuga then asks what someone like him could accomplish, as Shota clarifies that they won't be sending him in on his own, and that it's a path they'll all walk together.

Final War Arc
With Tomura's completion approaching, Shota's plan begins to take into effect. Knowing that All For One is keeping tabs on the Heroes through Search, he needed Yuga and the Aoyama Family to play their roles as infiltrators and spies for All For One. He and All Might recruited Shota's protégée, Hitoshi Shinso, to take advantage of Hitoshi's newest development of being able to make brainwashed people speak, by having him brainwash the Aoyamas so that they can deceive him without detecting a single lie.

The next step of the plan is to make use of Kurogiri's Warp Gate to allow them to warp themselves into the fight, to catch All For One off guard, as well as warp the villains to locations all over Japan, separating them. At Kurogiri's cell in Central Hospital, Shota and Vlad King inform Neito Monoma of the special request from All Might, asking if he can handle it. Neito asks if they're serious about him being able to copy and master the Warp Gate Quirk in a few days, with Shota apologizing that they've been unable to reach him, unsure if he is Kurogiri or Oboro Shirakumo currently. He also adds that his Erasure is all but useless with just one eye, meaning he'll be sidelined in the battle. Neito reflects on how he heard that during the Jaku City incident, it would've been a complete massacre if it wasn't for Shota.

Neito was able to successfully copy and train himself using Warp Gate, and the heroes waited patiently for Izuku to make contact with Yuga, who was released from custody with his "lawyers". Once Yuga meets Izuku in a desolated location, All For One has finally re-emerged, and with his prize in his reach, All For One summons an army of villains to overwhelm Izuku and finally steal One For All. However, Neito uses Warp Gate to teleport the remnants of the heroes to confront the villains.

Shota was teleported outside of the U.A. Flying Sky Fortress, designed to defeat Tomura who is soon teleported to the exact location. To compensate the near-loss of his Erasure Quirk, Shota has Neito also copy his Quirk and then use it on Tomura to erase his usage of Quirks, accompanied by Manual moisturizing Neito's eyes to keep him from blinking.

Shota believes that he can help work around the 5 minute copy limitation by staying right beside Neito, however, their plan is ultimately failing when Izuku doesn't show up, due to being pulled into another Warp Gate at the last moment, followed by Tomura's left hand suddenly transforming into a monstrous blob of fingers. Everyone soon realizes the the grotesque swarm of fingers is simply "growth" from the body, just as is the case with his hair or nails, making his body trying to adapt to his ever-evolving Quirks, the form leading to the next step of their superhuman society: Doctor Kyudai Garaki's Quirk Singularity. Shota fears that Tomura is completely different than the one he fought against in Jaku City. Neito starts to worry, having done everything Shota taught him, while Mandalay informs him they've gotten into contact with Izuku.

Somehow, Izuku was teleported to Okuto Island after Himiko snagged him, asking to warp him. The Heroes all figure that they cannot warp Izuku because Neito can't use multiple Quirks at the same time, so activating Warp Gate again would require at least ten seconds without Erasure. They also realize that the moment Erasure is undone, Tomura will be able to use Decay through each of his endlessly growing wave of fingers, finishing them all. With their plan in jeopardy, Shota tells Izuku he is on his own make it back to the mainland and to the U.A. Flying Sky Fortress, while they continue to face down Tomura.

The fighting between Tomura and the Heroes continues with Shota and Neito keeping up their Erasure use. At one point, Katsuki unleashes a devastating point blank attack on Tomura, whose effects reverb outside the fortress, as the two try to keep their eyes open despite the wind impact. Unfortunately, Tomura manages to brunt most of the attack, breaking Katsuki's arm, and swiping away all the other Heroes. Shota asks Mandalay for Izuku's status, but she's unable to reach him due to the electromagnetic waves messing with their transmissions. With Tomura ready to finish Katsuki off, Shota desperately calls out to anyone to save him, as he still needs to graduate from U.A. so he can become the Number 1 Hero.

Even despite the retaliation thanks to The Big 3, it's still not enough, so the injured Katsuki gets back up to fight Tomura head on. Despite putting up a fight, Tomura lands a punch right into his chest, bursting his heart and knocking him unconscious. All the Heroes, including Shota, look on devastatingly at Katsuki's lifeless body with a hole in his chest. While Neito screams out that it can't be possible, Shota looks on speechless, all the while Tomura taunts him, saying that his death is his fault for putting so much responsibility on his shoulders while he stood on the sidelines, turning to the remaining Heroes asking who's next.