Beginning Author's Note
Hey guys! Back with the next chapter!
I have to be honest. This being my first fanfic and all, I was super surprised at the traction this story got. I'm flattered by those of you who have already followed and favorited the story and hope I don't disappoint.
This chapter will be a time skip to right before Izuku enters UA. As I said before, the story will loosely follow the events in the original anime but will have unavoidable changes due to Izuku's new background.
I will say that this Izuku will be overall much more confident than canon Izuku (not like that's difficult to imagine) and much more capable with his abilities, especially considering his powers won't come at the cost of shattered bones.
Izuku will meet All Might so a lot will be explained in this chapter.
Review Responses/Comments:
Lightningblade49: Izuku already being chosen as All Might's successor mostly has do do with the changes I made to his quirk, now called Summoned Awakening, and the fact that I found it a bit odd that technically All Might could've chosen some random old joe on the street to pass his quirk onto and call it a day. I wanted to add an element of destiny to Izuku's life instead of pure chance. Inko knowing of Izuku being targeted is true and will likely be explained in a future chapter, possibly the one after this. As for your last question, I would say that Izuku can be seen more as his world's counterpart of Naruto and this Kurama is also a counterpart of sorts. This will tie into the whole multiverse aspect I plan on implementing and the changes to All Might's quirk. Hopefully this chapter answers most of your questions so far.
Aruton900, Karlos1234ify, wowlol12, and Lightningleo3115, thanks so much for the support and compliments
Special shout out to UnbuiltSkink333 for being the first to comment on my story. Thank you for supporting the story!
Thank you to Señor E, a personal friend of mine, for acting as my beta reader of sorts (he does not have a account). Appreciate it bro!
Without further ado, let's jump in!
"Hello" - normal speech
'Hello' - thoughts
"Hello" - mental speech
"Hello" - Kurama mental speech
'Hello' - Kurama thoughts
"Hello" - Kurama speech
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-To Be A Hero-
Izuku was in class, bored as per usual, with his arm supporting his head. The teacher had been droning on about mathematics for longer than he had bothered to count. So far, it had been nothing significant enough to warrant his attention.
It wasn't that Izuku was an idiot and simply didn't care for his education. Far from it actually as he was number one in his year's academics by far. Kurama had pushed him hard both physically and mentally since their training had begun all those years ago stating, "An idiotic partner is as bad as a weak one."
In short, he knew everything that had been coming out of his teacher's mouth.
Izuku, now fourteen years old, was sitting in near the back of his class, waiting for the last day of his junior high school years to end. In his mind, this was merely a stepping stone for him. Years ago, he had set his sights on the world's greatest hero high school; U.A.
Kurama had wanted nothing more than for his partner to be the absolute best in the world, therefore putting himself up there as he should be. After analyzing the workings of Izuku's world, he had come to the conclusion that the people who were held in the highest regard in the world were the heroes. So being at the top of the heroes would imply that one had reached the pinnacle of what the world had to offer.
Kurama had merely offered it as a suggestion but was slightly surprised at the boy's readiness to accept it as his driving goal. After giving it some thought, however, he realized that before the incident when his partner was five, Izuku had admired and worshipped heroes as if they were divine beings. Apparently such a mindset, although diluted with reality, had remained within the greenette.
After nearly ten years with Kurama, Izuku had mastered close quarters combat to a very high degree for his age although he still had room for improvement. He had also gained some skill in armed combat, however, both he and Kurama had agreed that they preferred bare handed fighting.
Kurama had also revealed through their training that Izuku had access to, as well as very large reserves, of something called chakra, which in essence was manipulatable energy. The fox explained that people had not gained the ability to wield chakra and guessed that they instead received quirks in its place.
Izuku had, by training mainly in his mindscape as to not attract attention, learned many ways to use his chakra, mostly with the guidance of Kurama who seemed to have inherent knowledge of it. He had learned that chakra could be transformed through skillful control into five different natures; water, earth, lightning, wind, and fire, each being strong against one nature and weak against another.
He had also found that some elements enhanced one another, such as wind with fire, and lighting with water.
This along with the fact that Kurama forced Izuku to keep both his body and mind at their peak had led to Izuku being quite the up and coming teenager. He stood at an unassuming 5 feet 6 inches, his physique, however, was no laughing matter as many of his female classmates could be caught ogling at the young man during physical education when he wasn't wearing their usual all black uniforms.
In fact, despite Izuku's supposed quirklessness, many of the girls in the school blushed at the thought of the school's elite greenette, whispering how striking his whisker marks were as well as his naturally green and black hair.
Izuku more or less ignored such whispers and focused on his training, the thought of dating not wavering his focus in the slightest.
Speaking of ignoring, Izuku's homeroom teacher had just about enough of his student's obvious disinterest in the lesson, "Midoriya-kun! Are you so far advanced that my lesson isn't worth your attention?!"
Izuku took a second to look at his teacher directly in the eye. He then seemed to give him a look that said, 'Pretty much' before he shrugged as he decided to cloud watch out the window.
His teacher fumed at this as he turned a shade a red before continuing, "You know Midoriya-kun, if you take this attitude with you to high school then before you know it you will have fallen completely behind and end up struggling all the more for it!"
Izuku seemed to ponder this before calmly stating, "Well, as the world's top hero high school, I certainly hope that U.A.'s standards force me to push myself or else I'd be nothing but disappointed."
The class seemed shocked at the young man's clear implications in his statements. He had clearly meant that getting into U.A. would hardly be a challenge and merely hoped that it lived up to its reputation as not to let down his expectations.
Suddenly every guy in the class erupted, "How can a quikless guy like you hope to get into UA?!" "Don't think that your test scores will let you become a hero, stupid!" "Cocky bastard! I can't wait for you to fail like the dumbass you are trying to get in!"
Suddenly a small explosion was heard in the class, silencing everyone. The whole class immediately turned to the intimidating student who currently had smoke rising from his palm.
The blonde turned to Izuku with a look of irritation and hatred, "Don't even think about applying to U.A. you quirkless bastard." His palm crackled with smaller explosions as he spoke, "The only one getting in there is gonna be me. Then I'm gonna surpass All Might and be the number one hero."
As far as Izuku knew, the only other student in his year that planned on applying to the esteemed high school was his old childhood friend, Katsuki Bakugou.
Izuku knew that his powerful explosion quirk, which allowed him to generate powerful explosions on his hands, along with his incredible combat ability gave him a significant advantage over most in the pursuit of becoming a hero. Izuku also knew that his equally explosive temper and overall aggressive personality didn't exactly shine as hero-like traits.
Still, he was aware that Bakugou was far from an idiot and wouldn't be quick to underestimate his chances at getting into the famed high school.
Izuku merely crossed his arms, "If you all are so sure that I won't make it in, then there should be no problem with me applying. I'm sure more than a few of you would love to see me fail."
Izuku was well aware of how disliked he was by the general male population in his school due to the attention the girls gave him. The fact that they all believed he was quirkless only amplified the amount of jealousy and animosity they held for him.
Izuku then looked at Bakugou, ignoring every other presence in the room, "In fact, if I didn't know any better, I would say that you're worried that I'll steal your thunder if I manage to be the only other student at our school to get in. But what the hell is wrong with me to even think that? Of course you're not at all worried, aren't you Bakugou-san?"
Bakugou's face contorted into one of pure rage as his palms crackled with more intensity, "You know, you can't apply for UA if you're dead, you motherfu-!" "That's enough!"
The teacher had clearly felt the rising tensions in the class and decided to put a stop to everything before quirks started flying. While, based on his green haired student's confidence, he was sure the boy knew how to fight, he had no doubt that the quirkless teen would stand no chance against a quirk, especially one as powerful as Bakugou's.
Bakugou gave one last look of death and nearly growled before turning around, "Hmph."
Izuku simply put rested his cheek on his hand and continued to cloud gaze until class was over. He held no resentment towards his classmates or his childhood friend whatsoever as he knew how quirkless people were viewed in society. Most were seen as lesser by those with quirks, particularly the stronger ones like Bakugou, and had to work many times harder to become successful. It was no wonder they all thought he was foolish for saying he would apply for UA of all places.
Izuku nearly chuckled out loud, 'If they knew half of my abilities they wouldn't doubt me so much. I can't believe Kurama says I still have more to learn.' Apparently the fox had much more to teach his partner including things such as something called 'fox sage mode' as well as 'bijuu mode' although the huge fox had refused to explain what they were, saying he wasn't ready.
The tension seem to lessen as Bakugou relented but it was clear he wasn't ready to let the incident go.
Not that Izuku was concerned. He knew with his training and Bakugou underestimating him due to his supposed lack of a quirk, he could likely take the explosive blonde in a one-on-one fight.
Time Skip: 2 hours
The school bell rang loudly throughout the school, signifying the end of both the school day and the year, much to the relief of the student population.
Izuku sighed quietly, glad that he no longer had to tolerate coming to the school anymore. He collected his books and bag from his desk and prepared to exit the class.
He was the last one in the class as everyone else had decided to stampede the hallways at the first sign of the bell. However, Izuku found the silence somewhat comfortable. Since he had begun training in his mindscape, Izuku found that when Kurama gave him rest, he enjoyed taking the time to rest on the grasslands or sitting under the shade of a tree.
As he made his way to the door, he was blocked by Bakugou and two of his lackeys. Neither looked as intimidating as Bakugou, but in a world where even the most unlikely person could be the holder of a powerful quirk, it was best never to be too cautious.
Despite his normally laid back exterior, Izuku had trained himself to always analyze his surroundings when he had the chance. Based on the fact that Bakugou was the clear leader of the trio, he was fairly confident that the explosive quirk user was the strongest of the three. This led the greenette to decide that if push came to shove, he would take out Bakugou as quickly as possible and hope that the other two would be too struck with fear to attack him.
Izuku was shaken out of his thoughts by Bakugou's voice, "You must think you're pretty hot shit if you plan on applying for U.A. without a quirk, huh?" His two buddies stood in the background with what seemed were meant to be scary looks on their faces but only served to nearly make Izuku chuckle at their attempts.
Deciding to let Bakugou know that he had no intention of being pushed around, he decided to respond, "You're kidding, right? The all powerful 'Bakugou-sama' is implying that I'm the cocky one?" He raised his eyebrow near the end of his statement.
Izuku could swear that a vein was about to pop on Bakugou's forehead, "How about I just kick your ass so hard that you won't even be able to apply?" He emphasized his point by releasing a small explosion in his palm.
Kurama growled loudly in Izuku's mindscape. Throughout the years, Kurama soon found that Bakugou had proved to be his greatest annoyance, "This blonde fool is lucky we plan to keep your abilities a secret for now, else I might have pushed you to smash him into a smear on the wall years ago."
Although Kurama held his stance that he was only angry because an attack on his container was an attack on him, on the inside he had actually grown quite fond of Izuku. However, he'd never be caught dead saying such things out loud.
As tempted as he was to antagonize Bakugou a bit more, Izuku had just been reminded that they had planned to keep his powers a secret, at the very least until he got to U.A. Even then they planned on being cautious with who knew.
Izuku decided to avoid a fight but made sure not to look like a coward, "As much as I would love to see you try it, something tells me U.A. wouldn't accept applicants who are charged with assault on a fellow student."
Bakugou's eyes widened a bit, although he kept his glare, "What? You gonna go and cry to the teachers you wuss?" Bakugou was clearly trying to bait Izuku into initiating the fight. Izuku, however, wasn't stupid enough for that.
Izuku leaned onto the desk behind him like he didn't have a care in the world, "Of course not. On the off chance that you were able to beat me, I'd be forced to accept defeat and just train harder. However, I can't really help it if my wounds give away the type of quirk that was used on me, say, an explosion type quirk. Not exactly a common quirk, as you know. In fact, the only person I've met personally that has one is you. Wouldn't take a genius to figure it out from there. A couple of teacher testimonies on how clearly you seem to hate me and I doubt U.A. would be too excited to let you apply." As he finished his statement he made direct eye contact with, letting Bakugou see his complete confidence that the situation would play out exactly how he had described.
Bakugou seemed a bit taken aback, realizing that everything the whiskered teen had said was very realistic. For a count of five, Bakugou seemed to contemplate his options before deciding, "Hmph. It's not like you have a snowball's chance in hell of getting in anyway. I just can't wait to see the look on your face when I get in while you're flat on your ass."
Bakugou turned around and aggressively opened the door as he stomped out. His two followers looked back and forth from their leader and the greenette in disbelief before quickly following the explosive teen.
Izuku sighed tiredly, "At least this is probably the last time I have to deal with him on a daily basis. Doubt I could avoid a fight with him for long." Kurama's agitation lessened as Bakugou continued to walk away, "Don't celebrate too soon kit. We both know that even though he is an insufferable fool, he is anything but incompetent. It's very likely that he will be accepted to U.A. same as you. The difference there is I would expect combat training to be the part of your classes. You may have to fight him whether you like it or not."
Izuku groaned, "Yeah, I suppose you're right." After a moment he added, "Hey! How much longer are you gonna call me 'kit'?! I'm not a kid anymore!" The fox chuckled, "I am old enough to call you 'kit' for the next few decades. However, in your world the threshold for manhood appears to be around 18 so I may consider relenting by then."
Izuku simply grunted. Although his pride wouldn't allow him to acknowledge it, deep down, Izuku somewhat enjoyed being referred to in such a manner. It was almost like what a teacher would call their student until they became strong enough, or a parent calling their child until they grew up…
Izuku shook his head, clearing his mind as he exited the class.
The greenette felt a bit sluggish and decided to fix it, "Hey Kurama. How about a bit of field training? It's been a while and I can't afford to lose my edge with the U.A. entrance exam coming up soon."
Kurama thought a bit before responding, "I suppose it has been a while. Alright, but only one, then we get home so you can do some more mindscape training. I want to focus on expanding your arsenal and increasing your chakra control as much as possible before the exam."
Izuku nodded with understanding, "Fair enough. I want to be ready for anything when the day comes. U.A. isn't known as the best for nothing."
Kurama was about to shut his eyes before he remembered something, "Do you have your outfit? I don't remember you packing it?" Izuku responded by running to a nearby alley and pulling a black hoodie from his backpack, as well as a lower face mask made of cloth, a pair of black leather biker gloves, and some black jeans, "Packed it while you were getting your beauty sleep." Izuku smirked at the feeling of annoyance Kurama resonated, "Cheeky brat. Well, let's get this over with. Hurry up."
Izuku chuckled as he placed his the rest of his belongings i his backpack before placing the straps on his shoulders and securing it with several buckles to keep it from flying off of him. He then ran up the nearest building as easily as someone would run on the ground before jumping onto the roof. Without slowing he ran to the edge, jumping to the next rooftop, careful not to attract too much attention as he searched for a trouble.
Time Skip: 1 hour
Izuku had been hopping over the rooftops for a while now and had yet to find a single villain. He had brought a cat down from a tree, helped an elderly woman across the street, and even bought some ice cream for a crying little girl who had dropped hers. Yet not a single villain had so much as littered during his hunt.
Izuku groaned in boredom, "If everyday was like this, heroes would have found themselves out of work years ago."
Glancing down at the street from a roof, Izuku sighed, 'Guess I'll just head home then. Maybe Kurama will have something cool to teach me.'
Just as he prepared to bolt home, Izuku heard distressed yells in the street over. Concerned it may have been a villain, Izuku quickly jumped towards the noise.
Proving his instincts right, down below on the street was a large, green individual whose quirk seemed to turn them into a slime monster of some sort. He was speeding away from a shop with what appeared to be money dropping randomly out of him as he ran.
An employee was outside of his shop screaming, "Hey! Get back here you bastard!" The slime man simply laughed as he sped off.
Izuku's eyebrows furrowed as he thought, 'His quirk will make him difficult to catch. I'll have to make sure I don't obliterate what he's stolen either. This could prove to be a challenge.'
Deciding on a plan of attack, Izuku jumped to the buildings on the opposite of the street and proceeded to run on the walls in pursuit of the thief.
Weaving the appropriate signs and gathering his chakra Izuku prepared a jutsu, "Fire style: Flare Shots!" Several small fireballs shot from Izuku's mouth and landed directly in front of the villain. Although they appeared deadly, their name was a dead giveaway as they were most useful for what the name implied; as makeshift flares. However, taking them directly wouldn't exactly tickle.
The jutsu served its purpose as the villain came to an immediate halt, turning towards Izuku, "Who the fuck are you?!"
Now that the villain had stopped running, Izuku dropped to the ground before answering, "Someone who isn't too fond of villains." He cracked his knuckles as he added, "And the guy who's gonna kick your ass and make you return what you stole."
The slime villain snarled as he rushed to the masked hero. Izuku got into the fighting stance that he and Kurama had developed over the years. Kurama had made Izuku study and practice several forms of martial arts over the years, ranging from Wing Chun, Karate, Taekwondo, Wrestling, and more. Soon, they both took the advantages of each style and used them to create a completely new one that lacked their weaknesses. Izuku had decided to call it Kage no Buki, which translated to Shadow Weapon, given how unpredictable and adaptable the style was. Izuku twisted his body to the right and moved his left foot in front of the right while moving his hands to do the same.
As the villain approached, Izuku quickly dodged to the right, swiping his palm at the figure. His hand met with little resistance as it seemed to do no damage at all, 'I thought as much. He won't be susceptible to any of my physical attacks. Guess I'll have to rely on ninjutsu. Damn I'll have to be careful or I might run out of chakra before I can finish him."
Izuku quickly flipped back to gain some distance. He then began to form more hand seals. Then, inhaling a massive breath, he released the jutsu at the green slime, "Wind Style: Gale Force level 1!" Izuku exhaled his breath with as much force as he could. The wind hit the villain with enough force to blow several large pieces of him down the street.
The villain shrieked as he recovered from the attack, "What the fuck?! How did you do that?! I saw you! You had an adhesive quirk! That's how you stuck to those walls! Answer me!"
Izuku simply shrugged at the villain who was now a few sizes smaller than before, "Sorry but no dice dickhead. Plus, I'm not one to spill secrets. Not that it would save you here anyway." Izuku then resumed his stance as the slime villain charged again.
Izuku dodged to the side again but felt a sharp pain on his arm as the he was passed by. Stealing a quick look at his arm he saw that Sliman (Slime-man, what he decided to label the villain) had managed to leave a shallow cut in his arm as he passed by.
Izuku realized that the thief wasn't the complete idiot he had taken him for, 'Shit, guess I'm gonna have to change things up a bit.'
As Sliman charged again, this time with a wicked smile on his face and arms outstretched. Izuku began to weave hand signs, this time with a different strategy. As the villain approached him, Izuku slammed both hands into the ground, "Earth Style: Adamantine Pillar!"
As the jutsu took affect, Izuku was suddenly elevated in the air as a pillar made of chakra hardened earth rose, soon standing several meters tall.
Sliman slammed into the wall at full speed, splitting in half as each part of him fell on either side, already attempting to reform. However, this was only the first part of Izuku's plan as he had already been weaving signs for another jutsu, "Wind Style: Gale Force level 1!"
Izuku has aimed the jutsu at the Sliman half to his right, blasting it to pieces and down the street. As he expected, the pieces seemed to be out of his control after a certain distance.
While relieved that his attack had been a success, Izuku felt the effects of the jutsu's pilling up as he found himself much more exhausted than when the fight had began. The earth style jutsu had been significantly more taxing than the others.
Izuku hopped off of the pillar as Sliman jumped up attempting to catch him in his grasp, "Damn you! I'll be damned if I get caught now! Watch your back you piece of shit!"
Sliman quickly sped off down the street, his decreased mass making him all the more agile. Izuku immediately gave chase, "Where the hell do you think you're going?! Get back here you bastard!"
Izuku pushed his legs to the limit to keep up with the slime villain. Had he been at full chakra he could've overtaken him in seconds.
After a few blocks of chasing, Izuku followed him into an underpass. As he rushed inside, he was surprised that there was no sign of Sliman.
Izuku slowed down with confusion, "What? At the speed he was going there's no way I could've lost sight of him now?" As he prepared to continue his search, he was alerted by a faint sound above him.
However, Izuku was a split second too late as Sliman descended from the ceiling and quickly grabbed hold of Izuku's head, arms, and legs.
'Shit! He baited me! He was leading me here the whole time!' Izuku panicked as he struggled against the villain's hold, only to find that he lacked the chakra to break free. He attempted to weave hand seals only to find that his hands and fingers were similarly immobile. Soon, the slime began to enter Izuku's mouth and nose, cutting off his oxygen.
Kurama immediately realized the amount of danger his partner was in, "Kit! I'm going to send you some of my chakra so you can break free!"
Izuku's eyes widened, "No! Don't do it Kurama! You know how I get when I take your chakra! I might end up demolishing the neighborhood!"
Kurama roared with frustration, "I will NOT sit here and watch you die! We both no you don't have enough chakra to dispel him!"
Izuku realized that what Kurama had said was true. He had already attempted to 'flex' his chakra and repulse Sliman but had only managed to nudge him as well as drain more chakra.
Izuku felt his lungs begging for air as Sliman tightened his hold on Izuku, "Hahahahaha! I got you now you fucker! How stupid could you be to fall for that?! Some hero you were!"
Izuku felt his vision blur a bit as he started to lose consciousness, 'Damn, he's right. I was a fool to fall for such an obvious trick. Now my mistake will cost me.'
Izuku's eyes began to close as he fought to block off Kurama's chakra from entering his own chakra network, 'I'm so sorry Kurama. I'm sorry Tsukauchi-niisan.'
Izuku's eyes were nearly shut as one more thought popped in his head, 'Damn. I guess this means that Bakugou actually will be the only one in our class that gets into U.A… Bakugou was right…'
'...'
'WAIT, WHAT THE FUCK!' Izuku suddenly began to thrash with new found intensity, 'LIKE HELL I'LL LET THAT BLONDE DIPSHIT BE RIGHT'
Despite his attempts, Izuku still managed to do little more than budge Sliman, increasing his taunts and laughter.
As it seemed Izuku would die at the hands of the slime villain, they both heard something very unexpected as a deep voice called out, "It's alright now, young man! For I am here!"
Sliman turned them both to the sound of the noise and his eyes nearly bulged out of his slime.
Before them, stood the 7 foot Symbol of Peace himself; All Might!
Izuku might have been shocked had he not been about to die at the moment, "HMMMHMMM HMMM MMMMMMMMMM!" By which he meant to say HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING YOU JACKASS!
All Might seemed to sense the teen's urgency as he quickly pulled his fist back, "TEXAS SMASH!" All Might thrust his fist forward as he shouted which was followed by a massive shock wave of pressure flying down the underpass at breakneck speeds.
Izuku quickly flexed his chakra to loosen Sliman's hold, causing him to fly off the greenette and out of the tunnel.
Izuku immediately turned to give chase to the slime villain, only for his legs to buckle underneath himself, 'Damn. Chakra depletion. That last chakra flex drained what little I had left. Not being able to breathe that whole time didn't help either.' Izuku began to fall forward and was about to face plant into the cement when All Might caught him.
Turning Izuku to face him, a look of complete shock appeared on his face, "Midoriya Izuku!"
Izuku quickly realized that Sliman had torn off his mask as he was being blown away, 'I have to invest in a better mask… Wait, how does All Might know my name? The government shouldn't know that I'm the masked vigilante, should they?'
These thoughts raced through Izuku's mind as he struggled to stay conscious. That is, until Kurama interrupted, "Relax now kit. Trust me, there is a reason for all of this, though I had hoped you would find out after you began attending U.A."
Izuku only had more questions after Kurama's statement, but had learned to trust the fox's advise, "All right, I trust you. But I better get some answers." Kurama simply grunted in response as Izuku allowed himself to succumb to his exhaustion.
Time Skip: 30 minutes
Izuku felt wind on his face as he began to wake up. Opening his eyes, he realized that he was sitting against a rail on a rooftop, 'What the hell am I doing up here?'
He got his answer in the shape of a massive blonde man standing a few feet away, eyes trained on him.
Izuku was unsure how to address the world's number one hero, so he decided to keep it simple, "Uhhh... thank you for saving me from that slime villain All Might-san. I lowered my guard and almost died because of it."
All Might said nothing as he continued to stare at the teen as of deep in thought. Izuku felt as if he could cut the tension with a sword if he had one at the moment, "Okay… I'm just gonna head on home then."
Izuku prepared to walk away but was stopped by Kurama, "Hold on kit. I want you to go up to All Might and ask him to bump fists with you."
Izuku was completely taken aback by the request, "What! Why would I do that?! This guy is acting like a total weirdo right now and you want me to fist bump him?! Do both of you have some kind of screw loose?!"
Kurama ignored the last comment and calmly replied, "Trust me kit. This is what I meant when I said you would get answers. Unless, of course, you don't mind waiting a bit more."
Izuku growled internally as he knew the Fox was baiting him, "Damn it! Fine!" Izuku turned to All Might and walked with arms distance away.
Izuku felt stupid as he raised his fist towards the hero, "Um, this may seem incredibly random and strange but can you bump fists with me?"
All Might's eyes, for some strange reason, seemed to hold understanding, as if he knew the the teen's reason for the request were not his own. All Might nodded as he raised his huge fist and gently bumped it.
Izuku nearly choked as, in the next moment, he was thrust into the grassy field of his mindscape where he saw Kurama waiting expectantly and All Might standing in front of him.
He panicked as he prepared to forcefully exit them both from his mindscape but was halted by Kurama, "Stop kit. I knew this would happen. I wanted us three to meet in a slightly more private place to talk."
All Might turned to face the massive fox as he spoke, "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me Kurama-san. I understand your concerns but I feel it is time for young Midoriya to know the truth."
Izuku was unable to form words for a moment as he witnessed the scene in front of him, "Wait wait wait! Kurama-san?! Why are you not surprised to see a giant humanoid fox in front of you?! How do you know All Might?! What do you mean 'tell me the truth'?! The fucks going on?!"
Kurama seemed agitated at the greenette's outburst, "Enough kit! If you calmed yourself for a moment, we might get a chance to explain!" He whipped his tails around as if to emphasize his point.
Izuku promptly shut his mouth, 'This is too much! I have enough questions to make my head melt! I'd better shut up though. The last thing I need is a pissed of Kurama to shoot a tailed beast bomb up my ass.' Izuku shuddered at the thought.
All Might simply chuckled at the scene, "Come on Kurama-san give the young man a break. His confusion is more than justified at this point."
Kurama simply huffed as Izuku cleared his throat, "I don't suppose you guys could explain now could you."
All Might looked at the teen with sympathy, "Of course young Midoriya, though I suggest we take a seat as this could take some time."
Izuku nodded as he closed his eyes while taking a calm breath. Suddenly, two chair made of the ground formed at their feet, one for Izuku and a much larger one for All Might.
All Might looked surprised before taking a seat, "Thank you very much young Midoriya."
All Might took a deep breath as if preparing himself, "Now, where to start?" Izuku didn't want to waste time as their real bodies were immobile outside of his mindscape, although he was confident he would see any danger coming, "How about how you know about me and Kurama?"
All Might shifted in his chair before speaking, "Well, in truth I only found out about Kurama-san as he called me into your mindscape when I was setting you to rest. He quickly explained to me the basics of what you both have been through up until now."
Izuku looked up at Kurama questioningly as All Might continued, "I'm sure you're aware that your abilities aren't exactly 'quirk-like', yes?" Izuku nodded. The fact that he had such a variety in his powers was already strange, even in his superpowered world.
He seemed pleased at the greenette's understanding, "Even though Kurama-san could be justified as a quirk, I'm sure he made sure to inform you that he is not a quirk either." Kurama let out an haughty huff as All Might's statement, "You people wish your little quirks could be half as powerful as me."
The hero chuckled at the statement, "Of course Kurama-san." He then returned his attention to Izuku, who was wondering how this counted as an explanation, "This may come as a shock, but my powers aren't that of a quirk either."
This nearly knocked Izuku out of his seat. While All Might's showings of power were absolutely monstrous even when compared to those with strength-enhancement quirks, Izuku had always assumed that the smiling hero simply lucked out and received a much stronger quirk than most could dream of. Also, the way he stated it, he made it seem as if he and Izuku were connected somehow.
All Might, feeling the sheer confusion emanating from the young vigilante, quickly continued, "The reason I am telling you this, is because our abilities are the result of the same thing." Izuku's eyes widened slightly, but tried to contain his shock. He simply nodded.
The Symbol of Peace started to elaborate, "My quirk was passed down to me from the previous holder, and they got it from the one before them, and so on, all the way back to the quirk's original owner. I'm currently the eighth holder, making you, my successor, the ninth."
Izuku held up his hands, as if to tell the hero to slow down, "Wait. Successor? And I've never heard of a quirk that could be transferred to others. Why did you choose me? When did you choose me?! How does this thing work?!"
All Might leaned forward a bit in his seat, "This quirk, which is currently being shared between us until you fully develop your powers, is called 'Awakened Summoning'. Strange as it seems, the quirk is actually very true to its name. When used, as it was on you and I, the quirk awakens the individual. This is achievable because the person it is being used on is our world's counterpart of another person on, what I have have been told, to be a different world. The only consistency I have seen between the wielders of the quirk is that the individuals that are awakened seem to be incredibly powerful warriors as well as some of the greatest heroes on their respective worlds."
Izuku stared intently waiting for the hero to continue, "That being said, it appears we aren't exact copies of our counterparts. Me for example, I feel an unexplainably intense drive to be a hero, as well as a strange appreciation for my hair." All Might ran a hand through his hair, emphasizing his words.
Izuku grew curious, "Well what about me? How am I different from my counterpart?"
Kurama, without opening his eyes, finally spoke up, "I can answer that kit. For some reason, I felt surprised at your apparent affinity for every chakra nature as well as your very analytical, non goofy demeanor. However, I somehow wasn't surprised to feel the immense pleasure you experienced when you first stopped at that ramen shop."
Izuku turned a slight shade of red as he coughed into his fist, "I do find ramen quite delicious but it's not like I'm the only one to ever think so. Also, I don't feel any difficulty using one chakra nature over another, I just assumed that was expected."
All Might smiled at the young man's antics, "Well, to answer your other questions, I chose you because my quirk led me to you. Awakened Summoning is not something that can be transferred to just anyone. The only way I can describe it is as a pulling sensation in your gut. That is how I knew my successor had been decided. However, I was surprised to find that you were a newborn baby. However, my quirk was clearly pulling me to you. As for how, the quirk is transferred by the chosen successor taking in a piece of the current holder's DNA. In your case, all it took was a small droplet of my blood on your milk."
The hulking man nearly doubled over laughing at the disgusted look on Izuku's face, "In short, you were, quite literally, destined to inherit this quirk. I must say, however, that this is the first time someone was chosen at birth. I was chosen shortly before I entered high school.
Izuku was made sure not to puke before he spoke, "So what now? What does being your successor mean?"
All Might got out of his seat before placing both fists on his hips and striking a heroic pose, "Now, you will be bred to be the greatest hero this world has ever seen! Kurama-san has filled me in on most of your training thus far. You have to master your power to be able to release these seals on yourself, correct?"
Izuku nodded, "Yes. Kurama said he placed nine seals on my power at birth as soon as he was aware of what was going on. He said my power was so great that it would have gone out of control. I can only release a seal once I achieve a certain level of control. If a seal is removed before then, I'll likely be torn apart before all of my power explodes."
All Might was shocked at the calmness of the teen while he described the possible consequences of his power, "Well, let's try to avoid that. Luckily, as you are my successor, I will now help to train you. I'm sure you'll find your mastery over your power progress much faster with both me and Kurama-san training you."
Izuku had to admit, training with someone as powerful as All Might would definitely speed up his progress. At his current level of power, Izuku would be able to go all out against the hero without risk of seriously injuring him or killing him. The biggest challenge that Izuku had faced in his training thus far was the fact that he didn't have a proper sparring partner, both because his abilities were a secret and many of his powers were deadly to even most heroes.
"Thanks a lot! The only place I've been able to test my best moves out so far has been in my mindsc-" Izuku suddenly cut off. Part of his training had been mastery of senses, which he would do when Kurama had him train in his mindscape, then recall everything he could that had happened around his physical body on the outside.
Right now, he heard a massive explosion and panicked screams.
"We need to go! Something's going on outside!" Izuku wasted no time as he ejected All Might and himself out of his mindscape.
He quickly opened his eyes and whipped his head around to the source of the commotion. In the distance was a massive cloud of smoke from what appeared to be a street that was spotted with flames everywhere.
Izuku turned to face All Might. However, instead he was faced with a scrawny, blonde, dead-eyed man wearing clothes many sizes to big for him, "Wha- Who the hell are you?!"
The man coughed, wiping a bit of blood from his mouth, "Relax young Midoriya, it's me, All Might. Due to an incident years ago I am only able to hold my full powered form for a limited amount of time. It appears I forgot to revert back before we entered your mindscape and my time limit must've run out while we were talking."
Izuku began to panic internally, "You've got to be kidding me! I don't have my mask, hat, or hoodie! If I go down there, and start throwing around my powers, I'll get arrested for doing so without a hero license. It's literally the only reason I wore a mask in the first place!" Laws had been made shortly after the spread of quirks that restricted the use of quirks in public. Unless it was for self-defence or an individual with a hero permit was doing so to help protect the peace, the sentence of jail as well as fines for any damaged that was caused.
Also, there was the fact that U.A. wouldn't be too quick to accept an application from a criminal.
Izuku turned back as he heard another large explosion followed by more screams, "Grrrr! Fuck it! Consequences be damned! I'm not gonna sit here while people are in danger!"
As he prepared to head to the trouble, All Might placed a hand on his shoulder, "Wait. Take me with you young Midoriya." Izuku didn't waste any time think as he nodded and hoisted All Might on his back, piggyback style.
Back at full chakra, Izuku jumped to the farthest rooftop he could, repeating the action as he headed for the fire, 'I'm lucky this guy weighs next to nothing in this form. I hardly feel like I'm carrying him at all.'
After a minute of leaping across the roofs, Izuku landed with All Might behind the large crowd that was watching the chaos unfold. Izuku quickly got out his school's button up to attract less attention.
Wanting to get a better look at the situation, he quickly shoved to the front of the crowd. He was met with busted buildings on both sides, fire pouring out of their windows, as well as spots of fire littered down the street.
He saw a few heroes doing their best to handle the situation but only one of them, Backdraft with his water quirk, was having much luck. However, even he struggled as the fire seemed to be spreading as fast as he could extinguish them.
Izuku clenched his fist, "Damn, they won't be able to do this on their own. Stay here All Might, I'm gonna help them." As he prepared to go assist the heroes, he was halted by All Might's arm in front of him.
"Wait, think about this young Midoriya. It is nearly impossible for criminals to become heroes. If you do this, getting into U.A. will no longer be an option for you. There's also the fact that if your peculiar abilities are exposed, the government will likely use your status as a prisoner to try and find the secret to your powers. At least as a responsible and respectable student at U.A. you will be able to use your abilities without such risks. I know that the school and staff will protect you from those who would only wish to experiment on you. I understand how difficult it is to watch this and do nothing, as I am literally powerless to be of any assistance, but you need to think before you just jump in. I'm sorry young Midoriya, but I can't allow you to intervene."
Izuku wished to protest, but found that everything All Might had said was true. By being exposed here and under such circumstances, he would likely never become a hero, let alone gain be free or live a normal life. If he wasn't allowed to master his power and become a hero, how many future incidents like this one would occur with him being powerless to stop them? How many lives would be lost in the future?
Izuku reluctantly nodded, causing All Might to lower his arm. Then, looking back at the chaos, Izuku searched for the source of the explosion. They had been too far inbetween and spread out to be accidents. Finally spotting a large figure in the distance, Izuku recognized Sliman, the villain he had fought earlier, laughing like a maniac. He looked like he was back to his original size, likely from collecting his pieces after All Might blasted him away.
Cursing himself internally, Izuku suddenly felt that the whole situation was his fault, 'If only I hadn't stupidly let my guard down, none of this would have happened!'
Sliman suddenly slammed his hand on the ground, resulting in another massive explosion causing Izuku's eyebrows to furrow, "Not that I'm one to talk, but I'm pretty sure he didn't have that quirk when we fought." Kurama was as confused as his partner, "Indeed. I doubt he was hiding any abilities as he likely would have used them on you when you were beating him."
Taking a harder look at the villain, he realized that he was surrounding a person, much in the same way that he had attempted to do to him in the underpass, although his increased mass allowed him much more control over the victim.
"Maybe that's part of his quirk. He can forcefully take control of a person's movements by constricting them like that. Then he can use the person's quirk, depending on the quirk itself of course." Kurama grunted in agreement, "Yes, it appears that is the case. His current victim must have quite the powerful quirk to cause all of this destruction. He is also using them as a hostage so the heroes can't even fight back."
Izuku growled at the villain's cowardly tactics. He fought harder to restrain himself. Although it would take a large amount of chakra, he was confident that he would be able to blow Sliman of the hostage with a close enough wind jutsu.
Then, Izuku's eyes widened, 'Wait. That person has an explosion type quirk they release from their hands...No way.' He then tried to make out the figure trapped within the slime villain. He vaguely saw what appeared to be an all black school uniform and spiky blonde hair.
This left no doubt. The person Sliman was currently using as a hostage and to wreak havoc was none other than the school hothead, Katsuki Bakugou, 'I should've known as soon as I saw the quirk. Bakugou's the only one in the area with an explosion quirk, let alone one that powerful. Even I underestimated its limits.
Although Bakugou wasn't exactly his favorite person, Izuku felt all the more guilty and would never have wished something like this on the blonde.
Izuku hoped the heroes would be able to get Bakugou out of there in one piece, 'Don't know how I'd feel being the only one from our school attending U.A. because he couldn't even apply.
Suddenly, Izuku made eye contact with Bakugou over the large distance. Instead of seeing the rage filled eyes he had been expecting, Izuku was met with eyes filled with fear. Not only did they look afraid, but they seemed to clearly be calling out for help. Izuku remembered the suffocation he experienced at the hands of the slime villain. He could only imagine how long Bakugou had been fighting to stay conscious.
In that moment, Izuku didn't see the explosive Bakugou that showed him nothing but hate. Now, he saw the Bakugou from years ago, when he had looked up to his strength and followed the spiky haired boy everywhere he went. He saw the kid who never backed down no matter who or what he faced. Who had the dream to become a great and powerful hero.
And he was begging for someone to save him.
His body moving from pure instinct, Izuku bolted forward as fast as he could without enhancing his movements with chakra. He avoided the fires that lined the path to Bakugou and ignored the calls for him to come back.
He quickly picked up a small stone that had chipped off one of the buildings without losing any speed.
Sliman noticed the teen rushing towards him but, luckily, failed to recognize him without his mask on, "HA! You got a death wish kid?! Well let me give you a hand!"
Sliman pulled Bakugou's arm back and prepared to blown Izuku to kingdom come.
Praying he was right, Izuku chucked the rock at the villain's eye.
As soon as it made contact, Sliman shrieked in pain as he brought his hands to his eye proving that his eyes were indeed a weak point despite attacks passing through the rest of him.
Izuku wasted no time as he grabbed onto Bakugou and proceeded to pull him as hard as he could, adding a bit of chakra to boost his strength. He was still hoping that he could save Bakugou without revealing his powers.
As soon as Bakugou's mouth was free from Sliman's grasp, he began to yell, " What the fuck are you doing you dumbass! Get the fuck out of here before you die you quirkless bastard!"
Izuku, without letting go, shouted back, "Shut up and help me get you out of here you ungrateful piece of shit! I'm not about to just run back now!"
Bakugou would've punched him if he could move his arms, "Who the fuck asked you for your help! How stupid can you be?! Why would you try to help me?!"
Izuku looked at Bakugou while he pulled even harder, "Cause that's what heroes do dumbass! They help those who need it without thinking of themselves!"
Bakugou was speechless, as he remembered the times when Izuku would offer to help Bakugou when they were kids even when he didn't want him to.
Unfortunately, Sliman had recovered quicker than Izuku was hoping, "You fucker! I'm gonna blow you to pieces!" He already began preparing to swing Bakugou's arms which were still entrapped in him.
Izuku was now holding onto Bakugou with one hand and was speedily weaving hand signs with his free one.
Just as Sliman had forced Bakugou's hand within three feet towards Izuku, he had prepared his jutsu, "Wind Style: Gale Force level thre-!
Before Izuku could launch the jutsu, a large figure had come between him and the slime villain, taking the full blast of Bakugou's quirk.
As the smoke cleared, the figure turned out to be All Might, who barely had a scratch on him.
Izuku has already cancelled the jutsu and was left stunned, "All Might? But I thought you had run out of time?"
The hero turned his head slightly to look at Izuku, "You were right young Midoriya. That is exactly what a true hero is. It seems I had almost forgotten. Now I intend to be the hero I'm supposed to be and save you both!"
Izuku understood. He was saving him from the consequences that would've befallen him had he been exposed.
With one hand, All Might ripped Bakugou out of the villain and threw a punch with the other "DETROIT SMASH!"
The resulting force from the punch was even stronger than the one he had used to save Izuku, 'Holy shit! I knew he was strong but this is getting ridiculous!'
Sliman was completely blown away as the punch also put out all of the fires in the street.
All Might was breathing heavily as he wiped some blood that had trickled down his mouth. Then, rain began to fall from the sky.
The force of the punch had been so powerful, that it created an updraft that created rain clouds over the area. Everyone was in awe of the world's greatest hero and his unbelievable strength.
Soon, everyone began to cheer, "Go All Might!" "We knew you would save us!" "No villain can stand up to All Might!"
All Might simply turned to look at the stunned Izuku, "Thank you young Midoriya. I was only able to pass my limits because of your display of true heroism."
Izuku attempted to swallow the pure shock that seemed to be stuck in his throat, "Y-yeah. Anytime."
All Might let out a hearty laugh before coughing, "I wish I could stay but if I do I'll end up reverting back into my true form in front of everyone. I'll talk to you soon young Midoriya."
Izuku nodded, realizing the pure strain that All Might was going through just to maintain his form.
All Might quickly leaped off, much to the disappointment of the crowd.
Izuku simply got down and lied on the ground. He glanced over at Bakugou and saw that he was unconscious. He then looked at the sky before closing his eyes, letting the rain hit his face, 'This day has been too much. I need a break.'
Time Skip: 1 hour
Izuku was headed home as the sun was going down. After the heroes ensure that everyone was alright and collected Sliman in a few plastic bottles, they continued to praise Bakugou for his bravery in resisting the villain for as long as he did as well as the strength of his quirk, while they lectured Izuku on the recklessness he had displayed rushing in like he had.
While he had somewhat expected such a reaction, he still found it irritating how stupid the heroes sounded.
In the end, they let him off with just the lecture after he said he wouldn't do anything like that again.
Izuku likely could have been home already had he taken the rooftops instead, but decided that he needed to slow down for the day.
As he was walking, he suddenly heard very loud, very angry sounding footsteps approach him. Could footsteps even be that angry?
Turning around, he saw that it was Bakugou, who had his hands in his pockets and the usual glare on his face, "Just so you know, you didn't help me! I would've been fine without you or any of those heroes!"
Izuku was quiet for a moment, 'Is he stupid?'
Deciding he didn't have the energy to argue, he just shrugged, "Sure thing Bakugou. No doubt about it."
Bakugou clearly heard the sarcasm, "I'm serious you bastard! I'll show you when I'm the top hero in U.A.! Someone like that would never need help!"
Izuku smirked, "We'll see. Don't think I'll let you take the top spot that easily."
Bakugou just huffed before turning around and stomping home. Izuku noticed that he hadn't yelled about a quirkless person like him not even being able to get into U.A..
After some thought Izuku had come to a conclusion, "Y'know Kurama? I think that Bakugou might end up becoming an interesting rival in the future."
Kurama, although annoyed at the mention of the blonde, acknowledged Izuku's observation, "I agree. If he wasn't such a hot headed fool, he might have even made a good companion."
Izuku nearly laughed out loud, "Like he'll ever not be a hot head."
Kurama chucked, "Come on kit. Let's get home. I'm sure Tsukauchi-san is worried about you, and the last thing you need is half the police force looking for you."
Izuku smiled at the thought of his sometimes too caring older brother Naomasa Tsukauchi. Despite not being related by blood, Tsukauchi had cared for Izuku the past ten years more than any older brother could be expected to.
"Yeah, the sooner the better. I'm beat." Kurama, realizing just how much his partner had been through that day, decided to lighten his load, "Just relax when you get home. We'll pick up training later on this week. No purpose in pushing you beyond your breaking point. Plus I'd say you've earned a rest."
Izuku sighed in relief as Kurama nearly never relented when it came to training, "Perfect."
Izuku continued home, anticipating the shut eye he would finally be able to get after the long day.
Ending Author's Note
I made my deadline!
Whew. I swear I didn't plan on making this chapter so long but I wanted to put a lot of explantation in this one. I definitely don't intend on making so many long winded explanations. Hopefully they become a little less common once all of the regular characters have been introduced such as the students and staff at U.A.
To those who don't like how canon influenced this chapters was, as I said, I will branch off more from the original plot as the story demands it which should hopefully be soon. I will, however, be keeping in most of the key events such as the first villain raid on U.A. with the All Might/Nomu fight and the School Festival arc. I will be adding my own little twist to both though, so worry not.
The seals on Izuku's powers are exactly what they sound like; power limiters. I didn't want him to be able to just have to be able to spam move after move in his fights and decided to find a plot relevant way to limit not only his skill, but his amount of chakra as well. Next chapter, we will see the effects of him releasing one seal in the U.A. entrance exam where he might also meet a pretty, outgoing, horned, pink girl so look forward to it.
Yes, Izuku is capable of weaving one handed seals to form jutsus. And yes, the jutsu's named so far have been made up for me. In this AU, Kurama has knowledge of chakra itself and its uses, but in terms of jutsus themselves, I imagined that Izuku would be the one to make them up as he is the only person in his world that has access to chakra like he does and has no pre made jutsu to replicate. I do plan on giving him signature jutsus like rasengan and chidori but DEFINITELY not the shadow clone jutsu. In a world like this, having large chakra reserves and the ability to make as many physical clones as his chakra allows is just plain cheating and would make way too many plot holes I'd be able to handle.
Please let me know how the writing is turning out so far in the reviews and any improvements I can make. I feel like the fight scene with the slime villain (Who I named Sliman. Unsure if he has a name in the anime/manga) contained a bit too much explanation but that was only for this fight. I only did that so it could serve as a base for future fights.
Well, that's enough from me. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and stick with me till the next one. Please review, follow, favorite if you're enjoying the story so far and if you have any questions leave them in a review or PM me.
Pilsen 18th, out.
