Chapter 119

Full Cowl runs through Izuku's whole body, and he declares he will not serve as anyone's punching bag. Katsuki blasts himself skyward, then drives himself back down with a second explosion, but the speed boost carries Izuku out of the way. Spinning into a wheel of explosions, Katsuki hurtles at him, and Izuku dodges while reading the moment the spin will end and the gap will close. A kick meant to deflect his opponent's hand misses the mark as Katsuki slips behind him and slams his stomach, sending him staggering. Given no space to think, Izuku answers the next rush with a handstand on a railing to get clear. Katsuki grabs his arm and hurls him down, though the throw sends himself into the railing. Izuku registers the uncomfortable truth that Katsuki has sharpened his own prediction faster than he has.

Saying so aloud earns another explosion, which Izuku evades. He counterattacks, and Katsuki answers with Stun Grenade. Shielding his eyes from the flash is not enough, and Katsuki gets ahead of him to land a blast that launches him into the air. As Izuku comes down, Katsuki spits out what he has never said: he loathes the way Izuku rises after every beating, and he reads it as Izuku believing himself the better man. The accusation stuns Izuku, who has spent that whole time envying the way Katsuki excelled at everything, and he tells him he was an inspiration who stood nearer to him than even All Might did.

Full Cowl comes back up and Izuku charges, and Katsuki notices the extra speed. Emotion has loosened Izuku's grip on the power and One For All swells with it. Realizing the cap can move, he pushes his output from five percent to eight. With nowhere to dodge, Katsuki has to guard, and the enhanced kick lands on his defense. Izuku tells him he has finally caught up.

Izuku and Katsuki trade a rapid exchange at Ground Beta, with Katsuki showing sharpened prediction and using Stun Grenade.

Katsuki admits he hates how Izuku always gets back up, reading it as arrogance, while Izuku reveals his own envy and admiration.

Rising emotion loosens Izuku's control, and he pushes One For All from five percent to eight.

Izuku lands an eight percent kick on the guarding Katsuki and declares that he has caught up to him.

Titled Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2, the chapter runs seventeen pages and appeared in the combined issue 2-3 of 2017 on December 12, 2016. It is collected in Volume 14 within the Provisional Hero License Exam arc, sitting between Chapter 118 and Chapter 120.

Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo share the cover. The Deku vs. Kacchan 2 battle continues at Ground Beta, featuring Stun Grenade alongside Full Cowl and its Shoot Style variant. The anime adapts the material in Episode 61.

Viz published a portion of the chapter in print within its 2019 Free Comic Book Day issue. Kohei Horikoshi's author's comment notes that watching his staff play Pokémon looks like fun and leaves him gritting his teeth.