Chapter 1: Beginnings

Maelstrom of U.A. Academy

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Boku no Hero Academia. They are the properties of Masashi Kishimoto and Kohei Horikoshi respectively.

Normal speech: "All Might"
Thoughts: 'All Might'

Author's note: So, I just finished watching the second season of My hero Academia and I just had to write this story. Just to inform you guys, I have not read the manga. So I will probably write up to the end of the second season. Anyway, be sure to leave a review to share your thoughts and criticism.

Chapter One: Beginnings.

All might's home for orphans, Musutafu.

Two seven year boys could be seen facing each other each in their respective fighting stances ready to attack any moment. They were surrounded by a group of Forty-nine children and a tall dark haired man who appeared to be in his late twenties.

"Ready to get your ass kicked again eh? loser." asked a tall lanky boy with black hair and brown eyes, as he eyed the boy standing across him with contempt.

The boy standing across him had flowing golden sun-kissed blonde hair with two particularly large bangs that framed either side of his face. He also had the most unique and beautiful pair of eyes one could find. His right eye was a brilliant shade of blue, as deep as the ocean, while his left one was deep purple in colour. All in all, he looked exotic which lead many to believe that he must be of foreign descent.

The black haired teen's taunt drew a lot of chuckles from the surrounding children as they got ready to watch another beatdown of the loser of their dojo, Uzumaki Naruto. Well, they only knew him as Naruto since the old man who is the head of the orphanage told him not to use his last name for some unknown reason.

The surrounding children looked at him with contempt. They knew that the blonde was different from them. In addition to his foreign looks, he had no Quirk which was rare these days. But despite that, the blonde had attended training along with the rest of them when the orphanage decided to start a dojo to educate and train the children to use their quirks properly.

"Just wait you bastard. I will beat you this time!" shouted the blond as his eyes narrowed in contempt.

A tick mark formed on the black haired boy's forehead, as his eyes narrowed."You Shitty…."

Yagami Nugen, the instructor of the dojo sighed at hearing the blond's declaration. This had been the case ever since the orphanage decided to open the dojo a year ago. Although, the blond had been beaten quite easily at the beginning, Yagami noticed that it was becoming increasingly difficult for the other children to beat him.

This was one of the reasons why the children with quirks began to hate the blonde. The thought that someone with no quirk could potentially beat them was a bitter pill to swallow for them. So they wanted to crush him. Crush him till he would give up and leave the dojo.

"Hajime!" shouted Yagami. No sooner had those words left his mouth, the two boys dashed at each other at speeds impressive for their age, One intent on crushing his opponent and the other to prove to himself and others that his dream could indeed become a reality.

Ten minutes later…

A heavily panting black haired teen stared at the figure lying on the floor with disgust.

"How do you like that Naruto!?" He shouted at the unmoving blond on the dojo floor.

"You will never be able to beat us you worthless loser!"

"That is enough Akio!" The angry voice of his instructor shut him up from giving another scathing remark to the beaten blond on the floor.

"The class is over for today. You may all leave," he said with a sense of finality in his voice.

Akio flinched as his sensei yelled at him before he scoffed and left with the other students but not before glancing one last time at the fallen blonde.

'Dammit…...why can't I beat them' Naruto shouted in his mind as he closed his eyes tight and clenched his fist with such force that his knuckles turned white. He ignored the slight throbbing in his upper right arm which was becoming increasingly frequent these days. He felt like crying. For a full year, he had trained relentlessly in order to prove to himself and the others that his dream could indeed become a reality. Similar to all children his age he had been inspired by All might, a man with unparalleled strength, speed, and power who faced insurmountable odds and saved people with a smile on his face. Heck, the orphanage he was living in was started and funded by All might. In a way, All might saved him from the harsh outside world. His very existence was a deterrent for the villains. He greatest hero to grace earth.

Yes. That was his dream. To be just like All might. To be the greatest hero.

But as he laid defeated on the floor, his resolve started to slowly crumble 'Is it really impossible to become a hero without a quirk'. Now that he thought about it nobody had told him the words that he wanted to hear so desperately. Even his sensei had never told him that he could become a hero. His heart ached at that thought and his upper right arm throbbed again, but he ignored it. Even though he put on a brave facade in front of others, deep down he was afraid. Afraid that he could never become a hero. Even when surrounded by a lot of children his age he felt left out. He felt lonely.

Yagami stared at the unmoving boy and sighed. He knew it must be tough for him. He found the blond boy's tenacity and determination to be admirable. It was true that he had improved drastically over the last year. There was no denying that fact. But Yagami believed that the boy could not beat someone who possessed a quirk. People with quirks just had an unfair advantage over him, It was just not fair. It pained him to see the boy put himself through so much pain to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to become a hero. He was also concerned about his student's well being. He knew the hero profession was no joke. It was not all glory and fame as some might think. Being a hero means you have to put your life on the line each and every day without a second thought. There was no guarantee you would return alive after a mission. What could someone without a quirk do in an environment like that?.

"Naruto, I know this must be hard for you, but you must face reality…. You S-should.." he hesitated when he saw the blonde flinch at his words. But he steeled himself and said the words he hated himself for, "You should stop this, Naruto. Pursue a dream that you can actually achieve."

His sensei's word hurt him more than he would admit. He was the one person who never openly made fun of his dream. Somewhere deep his heart he had found solace in that fact. That someone still believed he could make it. But now that his sensei had said those words, his heart felt empty. He stayed there for a moment before slowly getting back on his feet. "Hai sensei" his voice low as he refused to meet his sensei's eye.

"Go see the medic for that bruise below your eye," said Yagami as he watched the blonde go with a sigh.

Naruto gave no response because right now he was frustrated and angry. He was trying his best not to cry. The throbbing in his upper right arm increased which added to his frustration. As he slowly left the dojo neither he nor Yagami noticed the bruise under his eye slowly heal itself leaving his face unblemished.

XXX

Despite his sensei's words naruto did not go to the medic ward. He needed to clear his mind. So he wandered around the orphanage. The orphanage that All might started was unlike anything that existed before. It was huge with enough funds to treat the children properly. It had shops inside in addition to the recently opened dojo and a medic ward which ensured that the children got proper medical attention. Huge trees and plants covered most of the other areas.

It was almost six in the evening, the sun was slowly beginning to set, painting the sky a beautiful shade of reddish orange. The calm breeze of the large trees around him calmed him down a bit. He sat on one of the benches below the tree and closed his eyes and began to relax. He decided not to think about anything that happened today. He would deal with it some other time. The calm wind gave him comfort as his anger and frustration left him and his normal cheerful demeanor slowly began to return.

A small smile graced his lips as he thought long and hard to decide what flavor ice cream he wanted to eat today. In addition to being the only one without a quirk in the orphanage, Naruto was known for his obsession with ice cream and his silly and stupid pranks.

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he failed to notice that someone had sat beside him.

"Hello" a voice called out piercing the silence that had settled down in the area.

"Kyaa!" a feminine shriek escaped his lips as Naruto fell on his butt, his eyes darted in every direction to find where the voice had come from before it landed on a girl who was looking at him with amusement.

Blood rushed to his cheeks as he blushed from embarrassment as he cursed himself for acting like a scared little boy in front of a pretty girl.

The girl appeared to be his age. She had fair skin, with cat shaped onyx eyes. She had black hair that was tied in a large ponytail. She was in her school uniform. Naruto noted that he had never seen her in the orphanage before. From the way she was looking at him with a calm and collected look and from the way her dress and shoes looked to be in pristine condition, he concluded that she must be the daughter of some bigshot who came to visit the orphanage.

Naruto looked at the ID that was dangling from her neck that had her name 'Yaoyorozu momo'

Momo stared at the exotic blonde boy wearing a plain blue T-shirt and black shorts as he slowly got back up and eyed her with a studying gaze. She noted that the boy was quite tall for his age and he seemed to have an athletic physique neither buff nor thin. But what caught her attention the most were his eyes. She had never seen eyes like that before.

She noticed him seeing her ID before his eyes finally met her own. She had to fight down a blush as those beautiful purple and blue orbs stared at her. She must not blush in public. Yes, That would be unbecoming of her family name. At least that was what her mother had told her.

Naruto saw a series of emotions flicker in her eyes before they became calm and collected like before. He raised an eyebrow at that.

Despite knowing her name he decided to ask her anyways.

"Sooo….. What's your name?. I have never seen you here before" he asked with a friendly smile on his face as he sat beside her.

" I saw you looking at my ID. So either you don't know how to read or you are asking me despite knowing the answer yourself. And I don't live here. I am from the Aichi prefecture. My mom came here to discuss some business with the head of the orphanage." she said with a superior expression on her face which looked completely forced and fake.

'What the hell is wrong with her' Naruto sweatdropped.

"Uhmm..uhmm…" Naruto didn't know how to respond to that. He never expected such a reply.

Although mildly shocked by her rude reply he refrained himself from shouting at her as he felt the distinctive lack of venom in her words. Despite what many would think, Naruto was very perceptive. As someone who was used to people constantly talking down on his dream, he could tell when a person actually meant what they said.

Staring at the girl it seemed as if she was…..acting?.

'Why would she try to act like that?' thought a confused Naruto, before his eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as a shiver went up his spine. 'Don't even tell me…' he trembled. He had just heard today that a mentally ill girl with split personality had escaped from a nearby hospital. They even issued a warning that she may look perfectly normal and act all high and mighty. But alas, He had turned off the TV before they could say whether she was dangerous or not. Now, who could blame him though? He was getting late for his morning workout and he simply didn't care about some mentally ill girl who escaped some random hospital. There were heroes to take care of that job. He cursed his ignorance as he stared at the girl who was looking at him with a nervous smile.

" He..he..he…" He laughed nervously as he began to move away from her.

"Ano….Are you by any means the psycho girl who escaped from the hospital today." He asked with a nervous laugh.

Momo's entire body stilled, before blood rushed to her face in anger," No! I am not!" She shouted, startling Naruto even more.

"Whao….whao…. calm down ." He frantically waved his hands in front of her to calm the crazy girl down. At least he thought she was crazy. I mean who wouldn't. One second she was acting all high and mighty and the next instant she was screaming at his face. 'Oh God …what have I gotten myself into' he lamented as he racked his brain to come up with something to get away from this situation.

Momo saw his scared expression as his eyes darted everywhere to look for an escape route. Her eyebrows twitched as her head felt like it was going to explode.

"Oi! Mister! Do I look like a crazy girl to you." she growled out as she stood up to stand in front of him with her hands on her hip.

"N-no….. absolutely not…Why would I think that…he.. he ..he."

"I am serious!. I am not crazy!" she bellowed as frustrated tears began to form at the corner of her eyes.

" Look Miss. I don't know what drove such a beautiful girl to turn into a psycho with a split personality. But can you please return to the hospital so they can hopefully cure you of your obvious mental issues." He tried his best to reason with her.

"I…I…Nrgggh…", she grabbed her head in frustration," I am REALLY not mentally ill. Look," she pointed at her ID. " I am Yaoyoruzu Momo from the Yaoyorozu family. You've heard about them right?" she asked desperately trying to prove she was not what he thought she was, her high and mighty demeanor totally forgotten by now.

"Huh?," He stilled, momentarily halting his escape plans."You're ….. not mentally ill?"

"No, I am not." she said with a heavy sigh, " Now, will come sit beside me without being afraid?"

"Ah… sure." He said he took his place beside her.

It was awkward between the two for sometime before Naruto broke the silence.

"He.. he… sorry for the misunderstanding earlier. I mixed you up with someone else." He apologized.

She huffed and turned her head away. She was still angry that he would think of her like that.

Naruto blinked,' Oh I see…'

His eyes began to frantically scan the area, before an insane grin formed on his face as he saw a huge bug crawl near his feet. He would have his revenge on her for making him fall on his butt.

He turned around to face her with a huge grin on his face as his milky white tooth shone from the sunlight. For some reason, Momo felt her instincts scream at her to get away from that place. But before any other thought could enter her head, he shouted,

"OH SHIT! IT'S A VILLAIN!" He pointed behind her as his pupils dilated in fear. A barely noticeable smirk pulled on his face as it had the desired effect on the black haired girl.

She gasped as her head snapped at the direction the blond had pointed, she could hear her heart pounding in her ears as her eyes darted everywhere trying to find the Villain, but found nothing .'What's going on?' thought the panicked girl. Before she could figure out what was happening she froze as she felt something land on her lap. Her head turned slowly as her gaze reached her lap. Her eyes widened to epic proportions and she shivered in disgust when she saw a huge bug crawl its way up her thigh.

"Aaahhhhhh!" she screamed and tumbled to the ground, rolling on her back as she tried to get the bug away from her.

"GO AWAY!…GO AWAY!" She shouted as she continued to roll on the ground, turning her pristine white uniform brown. It took a surprisingly large amount of effort to get rid of the bug. she threw the ugly creature before crushing it with her shoes. Her chest was heaving as she tried to catch her breath. By now she had regained her bearings enough to think properly. She turned around to see the blond boy clutching his stomach and laughing uncontrollably at her state." Oh man, that was the best." he gasped out as he continued to laugh at the black haired girl.

A huge tick mark formed on her forehead as she glared daggers at the blonde, her anger finally reaching its limit. A metal rod materialized from her hand as she got ready to pummel the blonde into the ground.

Naruto's eyes widened when he saw the metal rod materialize seemingly out of nowhere before he noticed the murderous expression on the girl's face.

'Oh, shit' thought Naruto before he dashed into the tree line followed by an enraged girl chasing after him.

Fifteen minutes later…..

A completely exhausted and panting momo fell back on the grass that covered the clearing. Her breathing was haggard, her clothes were dirty and her hair was a mess. The blonde menace was a lot harder to catch than she thought. 'He is a stamina monster' thought the exhausted girl as she tried to catch her breath. But despite that, she couldn't help but smirk at the sight of the blond beside her who was nursing a small lump on his head with glassy eyes as she had pummeled him on his head with her fist.

A small laugh escaped her lips as she stared at his glassy expression.

She laid there, her earlier calm, collected and composed demeanor completely forgotten. But she did not care.

She felt happy. Truly happy.

" What's so funny?" asked the blonde with an irritated expression on his face.

Her laughter increased at seeing him get riled up." Nothing…..It's just …" she said between her laughs. " It's just …" a hint of sadness entered her eyes " It's just that I never had this much fun before."

"Huh!? What do you mean?" Now Naruto was confused. He had imagined that being the son or daughter of some bigshot would be like heaven. 'And she considers this fun? All we did was run for fifteen minutes'

Momo pondered whether to answer him or not. After some thought, she decided to answer him.

" Well, Just like the Todoroki family, My family is one of the famous hero families in Japan. Mother always insisted that I must remain calm and dignified in any situation, that I must make my family proud. Most of the time I stayed at the estate as there was never any reason to leave that place. In school students knew about my parentage and usually avoided me. I…. I don't know ...I just felt left out." she finished looking down at her hand.

That hit a chord with Naruto. Feeling left out and lonely. He knew how that felt. His eyes softened as he gazed at the girl. She was not some privileged girl acting all high and mighty. She saw was just a lonely seven-year-old girl with no friends.

He stood up suddenly before grabbing her hand and pulling her up with him.

Momentarily stunned by his sudden action, she took a moment to gain her footing.
"What are you doing?" she half yelled at him.

"I am going to make this the most memorable day of your life!.You are going to have seven years worth of fun in two hours!. Now come on! We are running out of time"

"What!? But, Why!?" although happy, she couldn't understand why he would do this for her. He didn't have any reason to be nice to her. So why?.

"Why!? Because that's what friends do!. They make you happy, you idiot!"

The blonde's declaration caught her completely off guard.'Friends?... He wants to be my friend!?'. She looked up to see him awaiting her response. It took a moment before a true smile appeared on her beautiful face "Hai!. But let me introduce myself. I am yaoyorozu momo!" she offered a hand to him.

He returned her smile with his own "It's Uzumaki Naruto." He blurted out before he could stop himself.

" Now let's go have some fun" he shouted as he dragged her by her hand.

XXX

Momo laughed as she ran across the forest floor along with her new friend. They had just pulled a prank on the Ice cream vendor, before just barely escaping from him.

"Holy shit! That was close Momo-chan." he gasped as they panted from the Non-stop running they had to do to escape from the enraged owner.

"Y-yes, But It was worth it," she replied before collapsing to the forest floor in exhaustion. she took in a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

"What? Tired already?" asked Naruto as he sat beside her lying form.

She scoffed as she looked at him incredulously," Not everyone is a stamina freak like you", she blinked,"By the way, why don't you ever get tired?"

Naruto just shrugged," Daily training, I guess." his reply caused a curious expression to appear on her face.

"Training? But why though?" It was not common for a seven-year boy to train daily after all.

"Ah..well..you.. see.. I want to become a hero." he stuttered as the events of today flashed through his mind.

"Really!?"The excited voice of Momo pierced the clearing as she sat back up, her earlier exhaustion completely forgotten." I too want to become a hero, you know. It's my dream since I was a child." she said with a dreamy expression on her face.

"Well, you are still a child." Naruto joked, which earned him a swat on his arm, courtesy of the black-haired girl.

"I meant when I was really really small. I mean puppy dog small." as she made cute puppy noises.

'Geez….she must be a dog lover' he thought with a sweatdrop.

"Oh, Momo-chan what was the quirk you used earlier. That was so cool!" He was honestly stunned when she pulled that iron Rod out of her palms.

" I can create any non-living things as long as I know how they are made." she nodded her head as if to confirm what she had just said.

"Wow, Momo-chan, you must be a genius to know how all those things are made." He honestly couldn't see himself remembering even one of those production processes. To be able to understand how so many materials were made seemed like inhuman feet to the blond Uzumaki.

"Oh, It's nothing like that." she blushed from his praise. It was not by any means the first time she was praised for her intelligence, but there was something in the way that Naruto said his praise that felt…. Genuine. He really, honestly thought she was smart and that made her happy.

She blinked as she asked a question that was bugging her from the start," Ano… Naruto-Kun, what's your quirk." she asked but instantly regretted it as his face fell, all his happiness and smile seemed to vanish in an instant.

"I…I don't have one." his voice was soft, a whisper even, but she could feel the frustration and anger in his tone.

He clenched his fist and looked at the ground refusing to meet her face. "That is why I train. Every single day, without a break so that one day I could make myself equal to someone with a quirk." he sighed as he finally looked at her, the hollow expression on his face shocked her to the core.

" I have tried, you know. I tried for nearly a yearly to beat the guys at the newly opened dodge. But no matter how hard I tried I could never beat them." he sighed," But lately I have this feeling that all this is pointless, that it's impossible for someone like me to become a Pro-Hero." he finished in a hollow tone.

"You're an Idiot, you know?" Momo's amused voiced pierced the silence that had settled down on the clearing.

"huh? What do you mean?" he half yelled at her in anger. He did not expect her to find his situation amusing.

She ignored the slight anger in his voice as she continued,"Do you know what quality that every great hero has in common." her voice calm and collected, demanding him to answer.

"Huh? Hmmm…. Useful, awesome and powerful quirks." he said, not knowing where she was going with this.

"Tch…Tch…Tch.. that is where you are wrong." she said as she looked him in the eye. In that instant, she looked so much more mature and level-headed that a seven-year-old girl should be.

"The one thing common with all top heroes is that they never give up. They have the tenacity and determination to keep moving forward to achieve their goal. That is what being a hero means to me." she finished as she gave him a soft smile.

" I know you can do it. If you tried hard enough, tried long enough you can achieve it. It won't be easy, but I know you can do it. You can become a Pro-Hero Naruto."

Naruto was stunned in place by what she said. At that moment It didn't matter to him that she was just a seven-year-year-old girl who didn't quite understand the realities of the world. He didn't care if she had said those words just to cheer him up. None of that mattered to him at that point, in that instant, for someone had finally said those words, words he so desperately wanted to hear for far too long now. A small smile pulled on his visage as he looked at the girl who might have very well given him his will and motivation to continue moving forward towards his goal.

"Thanks," His was soft, but Momo could see that he was truly grateful for she had said, eliciting a smile from the black haired teen.

No matter what one might say, Momo did not say those words just to cheer him up. No, she was the type of person who was honest and blunt. she truly did believe that her first friend could become a hero. For two hours as they went around pranking people, Momo had observed the blond. Despite his cheerful and goofy nature, Momo found out soon that he had an innate ability to come up with the most outrageous and unorthodox plans to achieve his objective. She also noted that he had an unusual amount of stamina. Momo did not believe his stamina was a result of his relentless training. She felt there was something more to it. She had learned from some rare books in her mansion that some unique quirks take a lot of time to manifest. They slowly develop over a period of two or three years before finally manifesting fully, given certain specific conditions were met. If what she guessed was true then Naruto could become one of the strongest heroes ever.

BZZZZ….BZZZZ

The sound of phone vibrating pierced the silence that had settled between the two children. Momo cursed in her head when she saw her Mom calling her. She had been so engrossed in her 'Adventures' with Naruto that she forgot how much time had passed.
Now that she was paying attention she noticed that the sun had set allowing the moon to rise with all its beauty. It was almost 8.30 and she had to return home. A small pang of sadness entered her heart as she realized she had to leave her first friend and go back to the empty that estate of hers.

"Was that your mom?" Naruto's voice snapped her out her musings as she turned to look at him.

"Yeah, she was probably worried about where I ran off to," as she got up on her feet followed by Naruto doing the same.

"Ok, let's get going then!" as they made their way to the main building.

They traveled in silence, each with their own thoughts in their mind before Naruto decided to ask the question that was bugging him for so long,

" Ahh… Momo-chan why the hell did you act like a stuck-up rich girl earlier," he asked gaining a tick mark on her forehead.

"Mom always told me to act calm and dignified whenever some high profile guests visited us. she said I must make my family proud. And I tried but it is so hard to maintain my composure, you know." she lamented as she hung her shoulder in defeat.

Naruto facepalmed at her stupidity, " Don't tell me you acted the same way with everyone in your school." he asked, desperately hoping his friend was not dumb enough to not understand what her mother meant. But one look at her face and he knew the answer.

"Huh? of course I acted the same way. why wouldn't I?" she asked, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Naruto groaned at her stupidity, "Momo-chan I don't think that is what your Mom meant."

"Huh!? what do you mean?" Still clueless as ever as she tried to figure out what her friend was telling her and she would have got her answer if it were not for a voice that interrupted their conversation.

"Momo dear! There you are. It's not like you to run off without telling me anything." Yaoyorozu Achi chided her daughter. She was a beautiful woman in her late twenties. she looked like an older version of Momo and had a figure that many women would die to have. Pale creamy skin, beautiful onyx colored eyes coupled with the body of a goddess she was in everyman's wet dreams.

She blinked, taking in the state her baby girl was in, which was surprising since Momo never got dirty, but what caught her attention the most was her daughter's smile. It was not the usual smile she was used to seeing. No, this was a real, genuine smile. Just as she was about to question her daughter on what caused her to be in such a good mood, her eyes caught sight of the blond haired boy standing beside her girl. She stilled for a moment, her eyes taking in his features, there was something about this boy that she felt familiar but she just couldn't put a finger on it.

Even as she looked at him, she was rattling her brain, trying to figure out why she found the blond boy so familiar. He reminded her of someone, someone close, someone dear. just as she was about to give up the blond spoke,

"whoa! Momo-chan Your mom looks so beautiful!" he exclaimed with stars in his eyes while Momo looked a little peeved that he found her mom attractive.

Achi stilled as her body went frozen as an image of a small redheaded girl with a similar grin on her face overlapped Naruto's image. Her heartbeat quickened as everything clicked in her mind.

"Kushina…," she whispered as her eyes glassed over a little as past memories, both happy and sad, memories which she had buried deep for far too long began to resurface as she trembled a little. Happiness, sadness, anger, frustration, anguish, agony, and an unbearable feeling of loss all rattled her at once.

"M-mom? What's wrong?" The worry in her daughter's voice brought her back to reality.

Quickly blinking away her tears, she struggled to maintain her raging emotions as she stared at the two kids," O-oh It's nothing dear. why don't you introduce your friend to me." she replied with the best smile she could produce at the moment.

"Ok," she said as she pushed Naruto to the front," Meet my friend, Uzumaki Naruto," she said before Naruto could warn her not to tell his last name.

That did it for Aachi. If the looks weren't enough confirmation, she was now certain that he was her child. An overwhelming sense of happiness and relief flooded her being at that thought. But it only lasted for a moment before her expression turned outright murderous.

"Momo-chan stay with Naruto-Kun for some time. Mama has some talking to do with an old man," she said before she turned around and began walking towards the main building leaving the two kids behind. A lot of heads were going to role today.

XXX

An extremely short, elderly man having spiky hair and beard could be seen sitting on his chair and doing some paperwork, completely unaware of the raging storm that was about to hit his office. His name was Gran Torino, a former teacher at U.A academy and also the homeroom teacher of All Might. He was just thinking about ordering some daifuku for the night when he heard some commotion on the outside.

He blinked as he heard some of the security stationed outside scream in pain before the doors to his office were blasted off its hinges as it shot towards him at break-neck speed. His eyes widened as he dodged the wooden projectile to prevent getting squashed to death.

More security rushed into the room to stop the enraged woman, when the old man spoke.

" Ah….. Achi-chan, what can-"

"Cut the crap! Bastard!" she growled as killing intent exploded from her body, pinning everyone to the ground as a dark menacing aura began to form around her. Charcoal black eyes glowed ominously as the bloodlust in the room increased even more, suffocating everyone within its reach. some were already passed out with foam coming out of their mouths. Even Gran Torino found it difficult to breathe. It was like a huge mountain was dropped on his shoulders.

"A-chi-chan …" his talking only seemed to enrage the black haired women more as the pressure increased tenfold, becoming almost unbearable as he dropped to his knees and gasped for breath. He had an inkling as to why she was so angry and if what he guessed was true then he knew he had hell to pay. He silently cursed Naruto for revealing his last Name despite his warnings.

"How could you?" She whispered, her voice soft, but the sheer loathing and malice in her voice sent shivers down everyone's spine.

"How could you do this. To me!. TO HER!" she shouted, finally letting loose all her anger and hatred she held for the man kneeling in front of her, as glasses shattered and desks splintered from the unreal pressure inside the room.

The spiky-haired old man was barely holding on to his consciousness as the pressure from her killing intent was too much for him to handle. From the corner of his eyes, he could see his security guards knocked out with foam in their mouths. He knew if she kept going she could very well kill everyone here with sheer intent alone.

"I-i can explain… please… her me out…" he gasped out, praying desperately to every God that the black haired women will listen to him.

Aachi stared at the groveling old man in disgust. It took every bit of self-control instilled within her from years of training to keep herself from just ripping his head off for the sheer betrayal he had committed. His pathetic request to hear him out momentarily brought her back to her senses as she lessened her killing intent enough for him to breath.

"You saw him didn't you," he said after finally gaining enough bearing to stand up on shaky legs. He had to admit she was as fierce as she used to be when she was a pro-hero.

"Yes. Now, quit stalling and spit out whatever bullshit reason you have for hiding kushina's son from me!" she shouted her anger threatening to overwhelm her again.

" It was for his protection," he said before he got slammed into a wall as Achi had him in a chokehold, her eyes glaring daggers at him. If looks could kill, Torino would be dead now.

"The only reason why I don't kill you where you stand is because of how much you meant to me and Kushina," she growled out as she threw him like trash onto the floor.

" For his protection!?", she scoffed before her eyes narrowed,"Where could he be safer than in my estate, with his fucking GODMOTHER! You conniving piece of shit!"

"That would only bring more attention to him. Attention, that he is better off without!" He replied, but It only managed to irritate Achi more as she slammed her fist on the desk as it splintered and then disintegrated into nothing as her quirk did its job.

" So what if he got attention? There is no danger for him out there and you know it!"

"'All for one' is no more. He is dead. He is not coming back. Get that through your paranoid skull!" she shouted.

"Is he really though?" Gran Torino's question momentarily managed to stop her tirade.

By this time he had fully regained his bearings as he stood up and faced her,
"He did rip out kushina's quirk before killing her." He said, his voice firm as he looked at he enraged women.

"B-but…" she stuttered as the events of that fateful day flashed through her mind. The day she lamented her own weakness as she cried holding her best friend's dead body.

"We never really confirmed he was dead, did we?. we had to escape before we could do that didn't we?" he continued as he noticed the slight doubt creeping into Achi's expression.

"That's why I dropped him here before becoming the head of this orphanage. This is what's best for him Aachi."

"You have no right to decide what's best for him! You old coot!" She raged before turning to the exit, " You know what!? Fuck you! and your stupid reasons! I am taking my Godson to were he should be living." she said as she began to leave the room, her mind already made up.

"And will you tell him why the name Kushina Uzumaki was completely erased from history without a single trace. It might make him turn against the entire world. And with a quirk that dangerou-"

"I won't hide anything from him. He won't turn on this world. And if he did… I will bring him down with my own hands." she said, her voice soft, almost a whisper, but Torino could feel the sheer resolve in her voice. At that moment he knew that she would go through with what she had said without any hesitation. He shivered as he was reminded of the days when she was still a Pro-hero. The 'Black Death' was a truly frightening hero indeed.

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Momo and Naruto were waiting patiently on a nearby bench when they heard footsteps approaching. They looked up to see Achi approaching them with a small smile on her face. Her dress looked a bit ruffled and she looked a little out of breath but other than that she looked perfectly alright.

"Mom is everything alright?" asked Momo as she stood up from her seat.

"Everything's as good as the morning sun, dear" she smiled before crouching in front of Naruto and grabbed his shoulder.

Naruto's breath hitched as he looked at her soft tender eyes, eyes filled with such unconditional love that it overwhelmed him in an instant. 'W-what is this….' his mind scrambled desperately to come up with some explanation for this intense feeling of longing he felt as he gazed at this woman, this woman he had only just met. All his life, no matter how cheerful he might have seemed to others, a part of his heart always felt this intense longing to feel a parent's love. It was one of the things he earned for the most and deep down he knew he could never get it. But right now, in this instant, he could feel it, he didn't even know the name of this women, but still, he felt completely safe around her, he felt as if he could trust her with everything. Unknown to Naruto It was one of Aachi's quirks. she had the ability to transfer emotions into other people. In this case, she simply transferred the love she felt for her Godson into Naruto. It was a very unusual quirk one that she hoped her daughter would manifest soon.

A single drop of tear finally slid down Naruto's face as his lips quivered, he didn't know what was happening, but he didn't care. Years of being denied the love he so desperately wished had created a tonne of sadness and anguish to be stored up deep within him and at the first taste of such unconditional love, It broke as Naruto let out a shuddering sob as he broke down into the waiting arms of Achi as she hugged her Godson tight while Momo watched the scene dumbfounded.

It took sometime before Naruto let loose all his pent-up tears as Achi waited patiently for him to finish. Her heart ached at the amount of longing and anguish she had felt in his heart. How he managed to remain this cheerful was a mystery to even her. But at the same time, she felt proud of the sheer mental strength her Godson possessed.

"I- I am sorry Yaoyorozu-san….Your dress is a mess now." he sniffled as he broke away from the hug, eliciting a giggle from the onyx eyed woman.

"It's okay dear. Now, I talked with the old man in the office, what do you say about coming and staying with us in our estate?" she asked as Momo gasped since her mother was particularly strict about letting people stay in their estate.

"Huh? but why though?" not quite understanding why she would want to take him in.

"Does it matter, besides you seem to be really good friends with Momo-chan here. Don't you want to spend more time with her," Her voice was soft, as Naruto began to see the truth in her statement. He had no friends here. Everyone kid hated him for his guts. The only who treated him good was the old man and his sensei. He felt left out. But when he was with Momo he truly felt happy, like he had finally found where he belonged.

" What about the old man? did he accept?" he was curious to know what the old man had said.

"Oh, he accepted alright," she said as her eyes flashed ominously for a second.

"Come on, Naruto, it will be great I promise you," Momo added trying to convince her only friend to stay with her.

He stayed silent for a minute, contemplating on what to do before he finally accepted.

"Okay," he finally said, gaining a smile from Achi.

"Yeah!" Momo cheered as she bounced lightly on her feet with her hands in front of her chest.

"Go pack your things dear. we will leave shortly." Nodding his head Naruto headed to the sleeping quarters to pack his things, which was not much before he returned to see Achi and Momo standing in front of a huge Limo.

"Whoa…. Is that thing really a car!" There were stars in his eyes as he stared at the car in amazement.

"Yes, Now shall we get going." Achi's words snapped him back to reality as a small smile tugged at his lips, " Yup!," he replied with enthusiasm as he stepped into the car, followed by Momo and Achi.

He didn't know what the future held for him, But at this moment, in this instance, he felt happy and ….. content.

To be continued…

Author's note: There you go. The first chapter of this new story. I know my other story also has a 'Maelstrom' in its Title. Well, what can I say? I just love using that word.
Anyway, Naruto's quirk will manifest gradually and What happened to Kushina will be explained as the story progresses.