Hideout Raid Arc

The Hideout Raid Arc is the ninth story arc in Boku no Hero Academia and the ninth story arc in the Yuuei Beginnings Saga.

After Katsuki Bakugou is captured by the Vanguard Action Squad, the training camp ends with Yuuei dealing with the ramifications of its failure as the Pro Heroes prepare to infiltrate the League of Villains' hideout. Meanwhile, a brave group of students decide to take matters into their own hands and attempt to rescue their classmate by themselves.

Infiltration Preparation
Inside Izuku’s room at the hospital, Eijirou has proposed to save Katsuki themselves with the help of Momo’s device instead of letting the Pro Heroes rescue Katsuki. However, Tenya is vehemently against the idea. Most of Class 1-A also feel the same way as Tenya and try to dissuade Eijirou and Shouto from rescuing Katsuki; Yuuga suggests that they leave Katsuki’s rescue to the Pro Heroes since they have been prevented from partaking in combat. Fumikage agrees with Yuuga and doesn’t say anything else regarding the matter since he is in no position to state his thoughts after being saved many times. Tsuyu understands that everyone is distressed and asks Shouto and Eijirou to be level headed because if they go along with their plan thinking with their feeling, then their actions are no different than a villains. Everyone remains silent. A doctor enters and asks Class 1-A to leave so that he can speak to Izuku privately. As Class 1-A leave the room, Eijirou tells Izuku that they talked with Momo yesterday and have decided that they will rescue Katsuki tonight; he doesn’t ask for Izuku’s help because of his serious injuries but if he wants to help since he understands that Izuku is frustrated the most, they will wait for him outside the hospital tonight. After Eijirou leaves, the doctor tells Izuku that thanks to Recovery Girl's efforts, he will be able to move his arms. The doctor explains that although his muscles and bones were healed, his ligaments have started to deteriorate; the doctor warns Izuku that if he continues getting the same injuries to his arm ligaments over and over, he will one day never be able to use his arms again. The doctor hands Izuku a letter from Kouta; the letter thanks Izuku for saving him and hopes that Izuku gets well soon so that he can thank him in person. The doctor tells Izuku that he is being discharged today.

Later that night, Shouto along Eijirou wait for Izuku and Momo. Izuku and Momo arrive but before Momo can speak, Tenya appears. Tenya is angry that they are about to repeat the same mistake he made at Hosu. Despite Izuku knowing that breaking the rules is against the law, Tenya punches Izuku in the face. Tenya is angry and frustrated that they are not taking his concerns, feelings and worry into consideration; Tenya says that he doesn’t want to see Izuku or any of them land up with severe injuries. Shouto tells Tenya that they will not engage the villains in combat while Eijirou states that their rescue will be covert. Momo states that she came along to accompany them all in order to prevent them from engaging in combat. Izuku tells Tenya that after failing to save Katsuki at the training camp, his gut feeling is telling him that he must save Katsuki. Tenya sees that they are determined and resolute and is cheered up by the fact that they won’t engage in combat; Tenya decides to go with them.

At the Police Station, All Might, Endeavor, Best Jeanist and Edgeshot start a strategy meeting with Naomasa regarding Katsuki’s rescue operation.

Meanwhile, inside the League of Villains’ hideout, Katsuki is strapped and restrained on a chair being surrounded by members of the Vanguard Action Squad, Kurogiri and Tomura. Tomura asks Katsuki to become his ally, but Katsuki vehemently tells him to drop the small talk and die.

Inside the hospital, Izuku phones his mother and informs her about his wounds. Izuku’s mother asks if he can stop going to Yuuei. Izuku ends the call. Izuku returns to Eijirou, Shouto, Tenya and Momo. Tenya apologizes for punching him. Momo and Tenya remind Izuku, Shouto and Eijirou that they are going with them to ensure that they do not engage in combat.

The group of Class 1-A students follow Momo’s device and board a train to the location the device is detecting. On the train, Izuku asks Shouto and Eijirou if they told the rest of the class about the plan; Shouto and Eijirou reply that they did although the class still tried to stop them from going through with the plan; even Ochako tried to dissuade them by saying Katsuki will feel disgraced with being saved by everyone. Shouto tells the group that they can still turn back if they want to. However, Eijirou is resolute in rescuing Katsuki, Izuku thinks back to the phone call between him and his mother before leaving to rescue Katsuki. Izuku tells his mother that he is All Might’s successor and as the successor he cannot sit back and relax. Back in the present, Izuku states that it is too late for him to turn back.

After two hours of traveling, the group depart from the train and follow the device which brings them to a place called Kamino Ward a place in Yokohama City in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Since they are near League of Villains’ location, Izuku along with Shouto, Eijirou, Momo and Tenya put on disguises to make infiltration easier as well as to prevent the League of Villains from recognizing them.

The disguised group exit the clothing shop and Izuku sees a broadcast of the public apology issued by Yuuei. The video clip shows Mr Principal, Shouta and Vlad King apologizing for failing to protect the students from the villain attack at the training camp as well as their shortcomings. One of the journalists questions what measures Yuuei is taking to address the matter; Mr Principal replies that they are taking strong measures to guarantee the safety of their students by strengthening Yuuei’s security and re-examining Yuuei’s crime prevention system. However, the people watching are not satisfied with their apology or measures to protect the students and are still displeased with them due to Yuuei not trying to actually protect their students; Izuku sees that Yuuei is being treated like criminals and notices the mood change.

League of Villains' Recruit Attempt: Katsuki's Decision
At the same time inside the League of Villains’ hideout, Tomura along with the Vanguard Action Squad and Katsuki have also been watching the broadcast of Yuuei’s public apology. Tomura understands why society is criticizing Yuuei for their failure and that is because the current Hero society is not just. Spinner agrees that the current Hero society isn’t just since the modern Heroes are only doing their job for compensation and not out of selflessness. Tomura explains that the League of Villains are fighting for a just society and intends to win this battle. Tomura orders Dabi to remove Katsuki’s restrains, although Dabi is unsure since Katsuki might attack; Tomura wants to treat Katsuki as an equal and is aware that Katsuki knows he has no possibility of winning. Dabi has Twice remove the restrains. As Twice removes the restrains, Mr Compress apologizes to Katsuki for forcibly kidnapping him and explains that the League of Villains are not just a group of hoodlums perpetuating crimes nor did they casually abduct him; he goes on by saying that everyone in the League of Villains is shackled by the current society and hopes that Katsuki understands their discrimination.

Katsuki’s restrains are removed. As Tomura approaches Katsuki, Katsuki attacks Tomura with his Explosions. Katsuki tells the League of Villains that it is pointless to try and make him change his mind as he has already been won over by the way All Might looks when he wins. Katsuki says that from the beginning he has dreamed of becoming a Hero and surpassing All Might and nothing they say will change that.

The smoke from Katsuki’s Explosions clears and Tomura sees that the hand on his face has been blown off as a result of Katsuki’s attack.

At Yuuei’s public apology broadcast, Shouta tells the reporters that he decided to let the students fight due to not knowing the full situation in order to prevent the worst possible situation from happening and as a result no students were killed (which is the worst possible outcome in his opinion); Mr Principal states that the situation would have been much worse if Tetsutetsu and Itsuka did not defeat the gas masked villain. Mr Principal also says that they are seeing to the well-being of their students and have not seen any signs of emotional trauma. The reporter asks the principal if Yuuei had already failed in securing the students' well-beings due to not checking Katsuki’s mental instability and his “villain-like” performance during the Sports  Festival. Mr Primcipal, Vlad King and Shouta know that the reporter is purposely provoking them with this particular question. Shouta answers that out of all the students, Katsuki was the one who showed that his conviction to be a Hero was the strongest and believes the villains' to be foolish if they think that they can turn Katsuki into a villain. Mr Principal backs up Shouta by saying that they are working with the Police Force to investigate Katsuki’s whereabouts and promises to retrieve him.

Katsuki has been watching and listening to Yuuei’s public apology after he was released from his restrains and tells his captors that Yuuei are correct about him desiring to be a Hero. Katsuki taunts the Vanguard Action Squad and Tomura, telling them that his combat authorizations have not been revoked. However, Dabi, Himiko, Kenji and Mr. Compress are not intimidated; they wonder about Katsuki’s mental state and conclude that he has messed up by going against them. Kurogiri attempts to help Tomura, but he is silenced when Tomura fiercely glares, which stops Kurogiri and makes Katsuki tense. After picking up his hand and putting it on his face, Tomura understands that Katsuki will not be convinced to join them with mere words alone and realizes Katsuki’s importance. Tomura also knows that time is of the essence and decides to ask for the “force” of his teacher, Sensei, to help him convince Katsuki. Sensei, who has been watching Tomura on his computer, commends his apprentice for his wise decision.

The disguised Izuku, Eijirou, Shouto, Momo and Tenya followed Momo’s device to the co-ordinates of the tracking button and reached the supposed hideout of the League of Villains. However, Momo notes that the villains have not made any moves and reminds them that the possibility of Katsuki not being in the hideout. Tenya reminds them that if he sees anything dangerous or combat, then he will not hesitate to stop them. Izuku thanks Tenya and starts thinking about their options in “true Midoriya” fashion according to Eijirou and Momo. Afterwards, Momo, Tenya, Shouto, Eijirou and Izuku prepares to enter the supposed League of Villains’ hideout.

Meanwhile, The Police Force along with Naomasa and the large Pro Hero team consisting of All Might, Endeavor, Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, Kamui Wood, Mount Lady, Tiger and Gran Torino are preparing to invade the League of Villains’ hideout. Best Jeanist mulls over his failure to try and help change Katsuki’s personality while Tiger notes that his teammate Ragdoll was also kidnapped and believes that based on the tracking device, there are multiple League of Villains hideouts. Naomasa states that they know the hideout Katsuki is in and tells the Pro Hero team that while investing their efforts in rescuing Katsuki, they will capture the other  hideouts to block off the League of Villains’ escape route. All Might and Gran Torino converse between themselves and conclude that All For One is making a move.

The time for the Pro Heroes and the Police Force to initiate the rescue operation has come; Naomasa tells everyone that the rescue operation is a battle of speed and to not let any villains retaliate. Naomasa reveals that Yuuei’s public apology broadcast was to deceive the villains into thinking that the Heroes were having a hard time and could not afford to attack today; thus the Pro Heroes and the Police Force have the element of surprise on their side for their counter attack since the League of Villains are not expecting them to attack now. The Pro Heroes and the Police Force head out and stand in front of the League of Villains’ hideout; All Might prepares to attack.

Counter Attack: The Heroes Outshine the Dark Side!
At the supposed League of Villains’ hideout, Izuku, Eijirou, Tenya, Momo and Shouto prepare to infiltrate the hideout. Eijirou sees that the hideout is similar to a warehouse while Izuku sees that the front gate is overgrown with weeds and assumes that the League of Villains were trying to disguise their hideout by making it look dilapidated. Two drunken people approach the group, causing Tenya and Izuku to act cool in order to drive them away. Seeing that there are shady characters on the street now, Shouto suggests that they distance themselves by going to the back of the hideout. The group head towards the back and reach a window. Izuku tells the group that they should scout and not do anything drastic. However, it is dark inside the hideout. Before Momo suggests creating night-vision goggles, Eijirou takes out a pair of night-vision goggles. Izuku and Eijirou stand on Shouto and Tenya respectively to see inside the window of the hideout. Eijirou looks inside with the night-vision goggles and quickly hands Izuku the night vision goggles. Izuku sees through the window with the night-vision goggles and sees three tanks with Noumus in them; Izuku realizes that the location that he, Eijirou, Shouto, Tenya and Momo have arrived at is not the League of Villains’ hideout but their warehouse where they manufacture and store Noumus.

At the actual League of Villains’ hideout, Katsuki wonders about Tomura’s teacher. Tomura orders Kurogiri and Mr. Compress to knock out Katsuki. Knocking is heard on the door; it is the pizza guy, which confuses Tomura and Kurogiri. Suddenly, All Might smashes into the hideout, which shocks Tomura, Kurogiri and the Vanguard Action Squad. Tomura attempts to order Kurogiri to create portals, but Kamui Woods swings in and uses his Lacquered Chains Prison to restrain Tomura, Kurogiri and the Vanguard Action Squad, which prevents Kurogiri from creating an escape route. Dabi prepares to use his flames to burn away Kamui’s wood, but Gran Torino kicks Dabi stopping Dabi from using his Quirk.

All Might, Kamui Woods and Gran Torino have restrained the League of Villains’; Mr. Compress realizes that Yuuei’s press conference was just a diversion so that the League of Villains’ would lower their guard. The door opens, revealing Edgeshot to be the one playing the role as pizza guy; Edgeshot notes that the Pro Heroes won't be so careless as before while some members of the Police Force move into the room. Edgeshot also comments that the Police Force and other Pro Heroes have surrounded the parameter outside.

Outside, Endeavor complains that All Might led the raid instead of him. Naomasa informs Endeavor that he can stop any villain that tries to escape since he has a wider field of view All Might; Endeavor agrees with Naomasa's analysis.

All Might sees Katsuki and compliments him for not being scared, much to Katsuki’s chagrin. Tomura tells the Heroes that they are also not a few in number and orders Kurogiri to being in all the Noumus. However, Kurogiri isn’t able to bring in the Noumus with his Quirk since they are not there, which surprises Tomura.

At the League of Villains’ warehouse, Mount Lady smashes the front of the warehouse by slamming a truck onto the warehouse with her foot, which shocks Izuku and his group. Mount Lady along with Tiger, Best Jeanist and another Pro Hero infiltrate the partially destroyed warehouse and apprehend all the Noumus while Tiger rescues Ragdoll.

At the League of Villains’ hideout, All Might criticizes Tomura for underestimating the Pro Heroes, the Police Force as well as the unwavering spirit of youth. All Might declares that it is game over for Tomura and the League of Villains.

Story Impact

 * Most of Class 1-A, while wanting to rescue Katsuki as well, agree to leave the rescue of Katsuki to the Pro Heroes.
 * Izuku, Eijirou, and Shouto, feeling guilty for their failure, decide to rescue Katsuki themselves along with Momo's help.
 * Tenya attempts to stop them from going due to worrying about their safety but he is convinced after they say that they won't engage in combat; Tenya decides to also go with them.
 * Izuku, Eijirou, Shouto, Tenya and Momo follow the tracking device Momo created and find themselves at the League of Villains' warehouse where Noumus are manufactured and created.
 * The group witness Mount Lady destroying the front of the warehouse.


 * Society's trust in Heroes waver as a result of Katsuki Bakugou's capture and the injuries some of the students sustained during the Vanguard Action Squad's attack.
 * Yuuei broadcast an apology to society and explain their plans to increase their safety measures.
 * However, Yuuei's apology is not well received as society believes that the safety measures they are implementing are for their own sake instead of the students.
 * Before the Pro Heroes' infiltration begins, Naomasa reveals that Yuuei's broadcast apology is nothing more than a deception to deceive the League of Villains into lowing their guards by making the League believe that the Pro Heroes were too busy dealing with Yuuei's ramifications to launch a counter attack.


 * The Police Force and a large group of Pro Heroes launch a joint operation to rescue Katsuki Bakugou and arrest the League of Villains.
 * The first group: All Might, Kamui Woods, Gran Torino and Edgeshot along with some members of the Police Force successfully infiltrate the League of Villains' main hideout and apprehend Tomura, Kurogiri and the Vanguard Action Squad.
 * The second group: Endeavor and many Police Force members surround the League of Villains' hideout to prevent them from escaping.
 * The third group: Mount Lady, Tiger Best Jeanist, an unnamed Pro Hero and some Police Force members infiltrate the League of Villains' warehouse and apprehend all the Noumus.
 * Ragdoll, who mysteriously went missing after the Vanguard Action Squad's attack on the training camp, is revealed to have been captured by the League of Villains and was taken to their warehouse.
 * Ragdoll is eventually rescued by Tiger during his group's warehouse infiltration.