It didn't escape Noa's notice that the lady that was directing the Tide monster's movements seemed to be temporarily incapacitated by whatever the teacher did. She was unfamiliar with how Fuyuko's abilities worked but Noa saw an opening that she could take advantage of. The villain was already surrounded by water so Noa merely needed to wrest control.

"Whatever you did Sensei, it seems to have worked. Let me try bringing her down to our level."

She saw that the big Tide monster was rushing up to aid the villainess but before it could reach its boss Noa would take action first. Using her water manipulation she would attempt to grab the Tide Empress with the woman's own water and then pull her down to the ground level. Well, it was more like slamming her to the ground since it would be Noa's power plus gravity on her side. If she was successful, then the villainess will be dragged down to the street where she could be more easily apprehended.

TLDR: Noa sees the Tide Empress stunned by Fuyuko's move so she uses the opportunity to drag her down to the ground with her own water manipulation.

Fuyuko

It wasn't much but she was glad to get some approval on her attempt to recreate the teacher's moves. She would need more practice to perfect it but if she got the movement right then it was only a matter of time and effort to get the mindset right too. Speaking of which, Iphi would respond to her comment about meditation asking if she had some experience with it. This was something Noa could respond to positively.

"Actually I have. There was a time in my life when I had some difficulty getting rested and sleeping and so I was advised to try meditation."

She walked towards where Iphi pointed for her to sit and assumed the same cross-legged position.

"Take deep breaths and try to get a rhythm. And then focus on my senses and sensations my body can feel. Keep it up for 20 or so minutes. That's what I was taught. It did help with getting better sleep and nowadays I don't really need to anymore to get a good night's rest."

How much of that was relevant to Tai Chi meditation, she didn't know. But surely there were some similarities. She patiently waited for the next instruction.

Iphigenia Pavlina

Noa was honestly surprised at how 'coordinated' this makeshift team seemed to be at dealing with the two threats. There was a moment of caution when she heard the villain lady yell instructions at the water giant. They were aiming for her? Or at least it looked like it. But with civilians behind her, Noa couldn't exactly abandon her position. Imagine her surprise when the giant fighting for their side stepped in to block what looked like an attack that was meant to take her out. She would have to thank them later. Tanking that shot couldn't have been a good time. Now she had more room to focus.

The lady villain seemed intent on breaking through the barricade they set up to protect the civilians. Fuyuko wanted her to weaken the enemy's attacks and that was as good a plan as any. She once again attempted to apply her manipulation on the enemy. Having competed directly with their water control earlier, she already got a feel for how strong they were and how Noa was lacking in the ability to fully take over the water they were using. Opposing the control head-on wouldn't be the best option. Instead she would go for redirection. The water blasts were only as dangerous when they hit their marks. Noa would make the blasts veer off course so that they hit the shields at an angle with their force significantly reduced.

"She's stronger than me, but sticking with defense, I can keep her from striking us directly. Hope our friends can take care of the offense."

As she said this, she saw the other boy with water-related abilities launch an attack at the Tide itself. It was definitely getting smaller and weaker. They just needed to keep at it a bit more.

TLDR: Saw King take the shot meant for her and makes a mental note to thank him later. Assists Fuyuko with the civilian defense by applying manipulation to divert the Tide Empress' water blasts from making direct hits at their shields.

Fuyuko

The combined efforts of the people present seemingly stopped the strange water for a moment, but it was too soon for anyone to sigh with relief. Noa had temporarily lost control of her hold when parts of the Tide were frozen since she couldn't manipulate ice. But someone out there actually thawed the ice for her. Although it wasn't exactly the lucky break she was hoping for.

A second enemy had appeared. The heroes noticed this too and proceeded to reorganize their targets. Someone went after the woman while others continued to hinder the strange water that seemingly gained sentience. It was a change Noa could feel but not explain. Unfortunately this meant that its actions were now more deliberate. She had no choice but to forego tugging at the Tide directly because now attacks from both it and the mysterious woman were being aimed at civilian stragglers still present in the area.

If there was one thing she learned at hero school, it was that innocent lives always came first. Fortunately for Noa, there was a lot of water to work with in the area. It felt oddly refreshing to be able to fully control water again without resistance. Keeping a close eye on where the villains were aiming, Noa would raise domes of water acting like shields to protect people from the incoming shots of compressed water.

But now that she was preoccupied with helping civilians, someone else would have to pick up on stopping the water creature's movements.

TLDR: Noa continues to observe enemy movements and new developments. In response to what everyone else is doing, she decides to switch priorities to protecting people being shot with water by raising shields of water of her own.

Fuyuko

Noa had a feeling Jun hadn't been showing everything she could do just yet. The following demonstration of other objects she could conjure with her Quirk was proof of that. It seemed they weren't too different in the sense that they could both respond well to encounters at any range. That put more weight into the other girl's words since even with this power she was still practicing her martial arts to complement it.

"Having a limited source is definitely a pain point with my Quirk as well. Like I try my best to always be ready for anything, but one unexpected event can easily throw off the best preparations."

Jun also raised a good point about collateral damage. Well, perhaps in Jun's case that was a much bigger deal. Water was a bit more versatile in its use in limited spaces so Noa felt less worried about causing unnecessary damage with her Quirk. If she were ever put in a situation where she would need to attack in a large enough scale that she couldn't avoid destroying her surroundings, then the cause was dire enough to warrant it. Frankly, she hoped she would never have to be put in such a predicament.

"Would you happen to be speaking from experience? I think I can consider myself lucky that I've never had to break things around me with my Quirk. Although, I've seen what it could do."

Once upon a time she was curious about testing the utmost limit of her abilities. She of course picked a place to do so that was away from prying eyes and trouble. While she didn't exactly end up scaring herself, she could put herself in the shoes of others around her and how terrible they might perceive her to be.

junsuina

Of course it was not going to be easy at all. Immediately she felt the difference in power between her and whatever was manipulating this mass of water. For the first time in her life, the one thing she could always count on to respond to her 'summons' was now resisting with all of its might. It was like trying to raise an arm but the arm insisted on staying down and all she could manage was raise it halfway up. That being said, she was having an effect. If she was just completely and utterly brushed off, she would have taken the biggest hit to her confidence in the last couple of years. Now she had a decently good idea of how much influence she could exert in the situation.

As she was focusing on the task, she was suddenly approached by someone whom she recognized was a teacher from UA. Fortunately, it wasn't because she was in trouble. The request however baffled her for a moment and she almost let go of the 'mental rope' that she was tugging at to try and hold back the tide as best a she could. Talking and keeping up her pull was not the easiest but she needed to make her statement.

"With all due respect Sensei, if I 'let go' of my hold of this strange water right now, who knows how much more damage it can cause. My Quirk is water control and I'm currently holding back some of waves from injuring civilians and destroying property. I don't think I can afford to step away at the moment. It was initially trying to head for the bay but I think I was able to shift it off course for now."

How exactly do you show someone you were exercising a huge amount of mental effort to do something? Honestly it was one of the 'disadvantages' of how her Quirk worked. The dorm mother would have to take her word for it.

In the meantime, it seemed like the other heroes present were finally changing up their efforts to better contain the situation. She wasn't sure how much a truck and a bus can stop water but they would just have to wait and see. She knew now where the tide was trying to go so her efforts would be to continue applying resistance to hinder it.

TLDR: Noa feels the difference in power between her and the Tide but continues to apply her control to keep it from moving freely. Noa explains to Fuyuko that if she stops trying to hold back the Tide, the situation might get worse for them. She figured out where the Tide was trying to go from earlier so she is focusing her effort to stall it or make it go elsewhere while waiting for others to execute their plans to stop it.

Fuyuko