We're rivals, but that doesn't mean we can't help each other. [Maybe it's just the selfish part of him that wants to spend more time with Midoriya. But if he's helping him, he can chalk it up to being reasonable. One day Midoriya will figure out how to use his quirk without tremendously screwing over his limbs- he doesn't really know if that's something he can help with, but he'd like to.]

If we end up working together, it would be good to know what the best tactics would be.

[Here's the thing about Shouto, he wants to be a hero. He doesn't want to be the top hero. It simply doesn't matter to him. If he's out there and doing what a hero is supposed to do, then he'll be satisfied. What matters is the top for him, not the top in relation to anybody else.]