"Speech"
'Thought'
Smash!
Chapter 4. Entrance Exam
Walking towards the building where U.A. held their entrance exam, Naruto came to a small stop and smiled wide. Momo seeing her best friend had entered a trance like state tilted her head in confusion.
"What's the hold up Naruto-kun?" Momo asked softly, while she heard Tayuya scoff from the side.
"Yeah shithead, hurry the fuck up." The blunt redhead ordered in a stern voice.
Naruto laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head. "Hehe sorry guys, I'm just taking it all in. I mean after working all these years I'm finally at the starting line to making my dream come true." The inheritor of One for All explained before looking up to the sky. "To be the number one hero and symbol of peace, just like Tou-san."
Momo smiled softly and felt her heart swell with joy at hearing Naruto speak. Tayuya on the other hand scoffed and shoulder checked her cousin as she walked passed the blond.
"Bitch." Tayuya insulted before she kept walking forward, while a small boy with dark green hair was blocking her path. Though instead of walking around the boy, Tayuya pulled the back of the boy's shirt and slammed him onto his backside. "You're in my way!"
"Tayuya!" Momo yelled out in frustration, while she watched the girl lift up two middle fingers and walk into the complex.
Naruto watched this and sighed before slowly walking to the boy Tayuya had assaulted. Then by holding out a helping hand, Naruto gave the boy a friendly smile and hunched over to help him.
"Hey I'm Na-. . ."
"Move it pussy!" A crude voice yelled, while a hand suddenly shoved Naruto from behind and sent him falling forward and overtop of the boy he was trying to help.
"Naruto-kun!" Momo cried out before running over to her friend's side, while also glaring at the boy who had shoved her friend. "Are you okay?"
Slowly pushing himself up, Naruto nodded and dusted his clothing off. "Yeah I'm fine." The blond replied before looking back down to the boy who was still on his backside. "How are you?"
"I'm fine." The boy began in a meek voice, while Naruto helped him to his feet. "I'm use to taking a beating!"
"Well I'm Naruto Namikaze and this is my friend Momo Yaoyorozu." Naruto introduced in a friendly tone, while motioning his hand over to Momo.
"Hello!" Momo greeted in a cheerful voice, making the green haired boy turn beat red. Meanwhile his gaze shifted down to Momo's very large bust.
"I-I'm I-Izuku. . . Izuku M-Midoriya!" Izuku stammered out loudly, which made Naruto and Momo both chuckle nervously.
"It's nice to meet you Izuku." Momo began softly, while Izuku blew stem out of his ears and turned around.
'A girl is talking to me!' The boy thought to himself in excitement.
Naruto saw Izuku acting strange and laughed lightly. "So Izuku are you trying to get into U.A.?" The powerful blond asked in a curious tone.
Turning around in surprise, Izuku seemed a little nervous by Naruto's sudden question. "Uh, yeah I am." Izuku revealed to the two teens. "I take it you guys are too?"
"You bet we are!" Naruto replied in a upbeat tone, while giving Izuku a confident smile. "So let's all three do our best!"
"Yeah." Izuku replied with a small amount of confidence, while at the same time producing a small notebook. "If you don't mind, can you guys tell me about your quirks?"
Momo lifted her eyebrow in curiosity. "Why do you wanna know about our quirks?"
Izuku held the notebook out for Momo and Naruto to see. "I like to record information about cool heroes or people I think can be an amazing hero. Having all this information helps me learn new things about being a future hero. So I want to put you two in my notebook since I think you're nice people!"
"Oh in that case you definitely want Momo-chan's quirk!" Naruto began in a giddy voice, while he placed a hand on Momo's shoulder. Making the ponytailed genius blush a deep shade of red. "She can create basically anything with her quirk using the lipids in her body. The only catch is that she has to know how it works! It's an amazing quirk for an amazing person!"
"Wow!" Izuku gasped in response, while quickly writing down what Naruto had said. "There is so many possibilities with a quirk like that!"
"My quirk isn't all that, Naruto-kun is much more special than me." Momo began softly, while she looked at her best friend. "After all he has two quirks!"
Izuku's eyes almost popped out of their sockets at the mention of Naruto having multiple quirks. "Two quirks!" The boy shouted loudly, making Naruto chuckle in embarrassment.
"Yeah I inherited my Tou-san and Kaa-chan's quirks when I was born." Naruto explained casually, while he grabbed the three pronged kunai Momo had made for him. "I can't really control my Kaa-chan's quirk that well. Though I've practically mastered my Tou-san's quirk!"
"Well what are your quirks?" Izuku asked almost instantly, showing how much he wanted to learn about Naruto's quirks.
Naruto chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head, as he was never one to brag on himself. However, Momo was a little different and grinned at her best friend.
"Well since Naruto-kun told you about my quirk. It's only fair I tell you about his." Momo began in a giddy voice, which caused Izuku to give Momo his full attention. "You see Naruto got his quirks from his parents the heroes Chain Maiden and Yellow Flash!"
Izuku's eyes lit up and he began to scribble furiously onto his notebook. "Amazing!" The green haired boy shouted in awe, showing a small amount of his fanboy nature slip through. "Your Tou-san was Minato Namikaze; the Yellow Flash! He was one of the greatest heroes to ever live!"
"Yeah." Naruto mumbled softly, while looking down with a wave of sadness. Showing the boy still had a great deal of trauma over the topic of his father. Momo saw this and slightly raised her arm and held onto the boy's arm, while giving Naruto a small squeeze. Letting Naruto know she was right beside him and that she was there to support him.
"You know." Momo began softly, while she glanced to the U.A. Exam building. "We should probably get moving. Don't wanna be late for our exam do we?"
Naruto smiled and nodded at Momo. "Yeah you're right, but I do have one question for Izuku."
Titling his head, the green haired boy looked right up to Naruto. "Yes?"
"What's your quirk?" Naruto asked with a small hint of interest.
Chuckling nervously and rubbing the back of his head, Izuku looked away from the two amazing heroes to be. "Well about that." Izuku began in a low and intimidated voice. "I don't have a quirk."
Momo's eyes grew wide, while Naruto looked at the boy with a hard gaze.
"You don't have a quirk?" Momo asked softly, as she felt sorry for the boy.
Naruto watched Izuku nod and frowned, considering he was lucky enough to have three powerful quirks. Meanwhile Izuku was the complete opposite of him with no quirk whatsoever.
"Yeah I don't have a quirk. . . That's why I have this notebook." Izuku explained, while he held the old and damaged book up for Momo and Naruto to see. "I figured if I don't have a quirk I could at least learn from people that do. And maybe that would help me become a great hero."
"So you want to be a hero knowing you have no quirk?" Naruto asked, while Izuku just nodded his head.
"I know it's stupid, but I've always wanted to help people and be a cool hero like All Might and the Yellow Flash." Izuku explained in a low voice, while holding his head down in shame. "You guys probably think I'm crazy or stupid just like everyone else. You can even make fun of me, but this is what I want to do. I'll become the hero that saves everyone with a smile!"
Momo frowned at the boy and she didn't know what to say. As she truly felt sorry for the boy, since he wanted to be a hero. Though not having a quirk placed Izuku at a tremendous disadvantage. However, Momo was surprised by Naruto holding his fist out to Izuku.
"I like you Izuku." Naruto began with a friendly smile, while the green haired boy looked up with a stunned gaze. "I want to be the number one hero one day, so why don't we promise right here and now that we will make our dreams come true!"
"Y-you think I can become a hero? Even without a quirk?" Izuku asked softly, while tears began to build up in his eyes.
"Why not?" Naruto asked with a small laugh. "A strong quirk doesn't make a good hero. A hero has to have the drive to place others above himself and the courage to never falter. That's what my Tou-san and Godfather have told me since I was a child. So if you wanna be a hero without a quirk, well I'll believe in you Izuku."
Izuku began to cry and he held his fist up to bump against Naruto's. "Thank you. . . Thank you." The green haired boy sobbed softly, as for the first time in his life. Someone had told him that they believed in his dream.
"Hey no need to cry man!" Naruto chuckled loudly, while he grabbed Izuku by the shoulder. "We got an exam to pass!"
Momo watched Naruto and felt a warmth inside her chest, as her affection grew for her best friend even more. 'You really are amazing Naruto-kun.' The girl thought with a happy smile, glad that she had met her blond crush all those years ago.
"What do you say Momo-chan, are you ready to ace this entrance exam?" Naruto asked with booming confidence.
"Yeah let's do this!" Momo answered happily, while she Naruto and Izuku walked towards the U.A. building.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(Later with Naruto)
After an orientation with the pro hero Present Mic, Naruto and the rest of the applicants were taken to different mock battle zones for the first part of the exam. However, Naruto was slightly saddened to see Momo wasn't assigned to the same zone as him, since he wanted to watch over his best friend. Though he was paired up in the same zone as his new friend Izuku. The latter of whom appeared extremely nervous and on edge.
So to help cheer the boy up, Naruto released a loud laugh and slapped Izuku's back. Making the smaller teen stubble forward from Naruto's strength.
"Hey what's with that nervous face Izuku?" Naruto asked loudly, making some of the other applicants look to their direction. "This exam is gonna be cake. So just relax!"
"B-but-. . ."
"But nothing!" Naruto laughed loudly, while he began to rock his new friend side to side. "Just relax Izuku!"
"O-okay!" Izuku replied in a slightly disorganized voice, while Naruto continued to laugh with booming confidence.
However, the scene the two made caused a single individual to adjust his glasses and approach their location.
"Excuse me, but you're causing a scene and distracting those who wish to focus." The new individual began in a strict and by the book tone of voice.
Naruto looked at the boy and noticed he was a relatively tall and muscular young man with a wide frame. He had short dark blue hair, flattened neatly down and parted on the left of his head, while a small patch was completely shaved near the base of his head. The boy also had a very serious expression, and his eyebrows appeared to be permanently pointed inwards.
"Ah sorry about that, I was just trying to give my buddy a pep talk!" Naruto began in a nervous voice, while he extended his hand out to the boy. "I'm Naruto by the way, Naruto Namikaze!"
"Tenya Iida." The now named Tenya began as he accepted Naruto's hand. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Naruto-kun!"
Naruto gave the boy a friendly eye smile. "Likewise Tenya! Oh and this is my buddy Izuku Midoriya."
"Hi!" Izuku yelled in a rather nervous and sheepish voice, which made Naruto laugh.
"He's kinda awkward!" The blond declared, which made Izuku hold his head down. Considering he couldn't argue with his newly made friend.
"Well Naruto-kun. Izuku-kun. I wish you both luck with this exam!" Tenya began with a large smile, while resting his hands onto his hips.
"Yeah you too Tenya." Naruto replied back with a small chuckle.
"Everyone get ready!" The voice of Present Mic yelled through an intercom system.
Naruto turned to the gate of his zone and noticed a red light above the gate.
"Get Set." Present Mic continued loudly, while the light shifted to yellow.
Everyone around Naruto turned to the gate and prepared to take off. However, the young inheritor of One for All smiled and grabbed the kunai Momo had made for him. Then as he gripped the weapon tightly, Naruto smiled.
"To make my dream come true and be the best." Naruto mumbled softly, while Izuku and Tenya glanced to the teenager. "I'm going to leave you all in the dust."
"Go!" Present Mic shouted with even more excitement and vigor than before, while the light turned green and the gate opened.
The group around Naruto started to run forward, but a blond streak blazed past every single candidate. Then as a large group of green robots approached the gate the blur of speed went sailing through each robot and smashed them to pieces. This caused every candidate to freeze in place and look at Naruto Namikaze, who had halted his incredible speed and stood behind the demolished robotic villains.
"W-what?" Tenya gasped in pure shock, as the blond had moved faster than any speeds he could manage. "Does he have a speed quirk like me?"
"He's amazing." Izuku mumbled in shock, as he finally got to see a glimpse of Naruto in action.
Said blond smirked and flicked his kunai with a simple twitch of his wrist. However, the power of his throw managed to send the blade sailing straight for another robot at speeds none of the candidates could follow. Though seconds before the blade could make contact, Naruto flashed to the kunai and grabbed the blade. Meanwhile his right leg shot forward and kicked the robot into a fake building. Using enough force to send the building crumbling on its foundation by the shockwave of Naruto's kick.
"Hmmm." Naruto mumbled in a slightly interested tone. "That should place me around 27 points, but-. . ." The blond trailed off and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, while he looked at the destroyed building. "Maybe I should hold back a little?"
Everyone inside Naruto's zone didn't move from the starting line, as they were all too shocked from the teenagers display. All in complete disbelief at how Naruto had managed to acquire around 27 points within the first three seconds of the practical exam.
"H-he-. . ." Izuku took a pause and looked at Naruto. Seeing a silhouette of the former and current number one heroes Minato Namikaze and All Might overcasting his new friend. "He's on a completely different level."
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(With Momo)
It has been five minutes from the start of the practical exam and Momo was currently whipping a bead of sweat from her forehead. She then casually leaned against a cannon that she had created with her quirk.
"So far I've gathered 24 points." The young ponytailed genius began softly, while a small smile graced her lips. "I should have plenty of time to gather even more points before the end of this exam!"
Momo then glanced up, where a massive billboard displayed the top ten scores from all the zones combined. A proud smile gracing her lips as she found her name.
7th place- Momo Yaoyorozu: 24 points
"Hmm I'm currently in 7th place out of all the zones. I wonder how Naruto-kun is doing?" Momo began softly, while her eyes glanced up the billboard and she began to read all the names she saw.
6th place- Fumikage Tokoyami: 26 points
5th place- Tayuya Uzumaki: 29 points
Momo smiled happily. "It's good to see Tayuya is doing good!"
4th place- Tenya Iida: 30 points
3rd place- Shoto Todoroki: 35 points
2nd place- Katsuki Bakugo: 36 points
Momo suddenly stopped reading with wide eyes, while she glanced up to her best friend. Her mind unable to properly understand what she was seeing.
1st place- Naruto Namikaze: 93 points
"You are amazing Naruto-kun." Momo gasped in pure disbelief, as she felt like her best friend had completely left her in the dust.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(With Tayuya)
Playing a slow and beautiful melody on her flute, Tayuya walked behind a rather muscular teen named Rikido Sato. The latter of whom seemed to be in a trance like state, while he ran forward and grabbed onto a robotic villain. Then as the robot couldn't move thanks to Rikido's impressive strength. Tayuya jumped onto the robot and pulled a few loose cords, which caused the robot to deactivate and fall over in defeat.
"You're quite useful for a shithead." Tayuya admitted to Rikido, as she stopped played her flute.
"Huh what? Where am I?" Rikido asked in confusion.
Tayuya scoffed and began to play her flute again, shifting the boy into his trance like state once again.
'I'll use you to get as much points as possible.' Tayuya thought to herself, as she gazed up to the billboard of scores. Noticing that she was in 5th place and her cousin was leaps and bounds ahead of her. 'I won't fall behind that shithead.'
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(With Naruto)
Crushing another fake robotic villain, Naruto grinned wide and took a moment to stop and catch his breath.
"Let's see, that should put me well over 100 points by now." The blond mumbled in a giddy voice. "Which should be more than enough to get me a spot into U.A.! Though I could always try to set a record for the school!"
Naruto chuckled to himself as he thought of the bragging rights he could muster up with setting a record in his entrance exam. So that alone made the blond want to continue finding and eliminating villains, but as his blue eyes wandered the fake city. Naruto saw a familiar face that caught his attention.
It was of course a rather nervous looking Izuku, who was desperately looking all around his location.
"Yo Izuku!" Naruto called out in a cheerful voice, while he ran over to his friend.
"Naruto!" Izuku yelled in a loud and surprised voice.
"Hehe so how many villains have you taken out?" Naruto asked before looking up with a smug look. "I've taken a few out myself!"
Izuku looked up to Naruto's incredibly high number with a sweatdrop. "So I've noticed." The quirkless boy mumbled. "But I've got zero points-. . ."
Naruto blinked several times in confusion. "You don't have any points?"
Izuku shook his head and looked down. "No I don't."
Naruto frowned and walked over to a metal pole and then with surprising strength he broke the pole and marked it before handing it to Izuku. The latter of whom looked extremely confused.
"Well let's fix that then!" Naruto began in a chipper voice.
"Wait what?" Izuku yelled in confusion.
Naruto laughed and pointed at Izuku. "You just have to defeat villains right? Well nobody said I couldn't help you!"
Izuku looked at Naruto with wide eyes. "H-help me?" The boy stammered in a stunned voice.
Naruto chuckled and threw his kunai forward. "Hehe, get ready to swing that pole Izuku!" Naruto began, while he placed his hand onto Izuku's shoulder.
"Do what- . . ." Izuku began, but stopped the moment Naruto teleported the both of them overtop a three point villain.
Naruto grinned and grabbed his kunai and sliced an opening for Izuku. "Hurry and finish it off Izuku!" The inheritor of One for All ordered in a stern voice.
Tightening his hold onto the metal pole in his hands, Izuku swung down onto the robot and crushed its exposed head. Causing the fake villain to twitch and fall over.
"I did it." Izuku mumbled softly, while he landed on top of the villain. "I got some points!"
Naruto grinned ear to ear and patted his friend on the back. "Well you're gonna need more than three points to pass! So let's keep moving Izuku!"
Izuku nodded. "Yeah let's go."
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(With All Might)
Watching his young protege with a smile, All Might watched Naruto and Izuku defeat more villains through a large monitor.
"So That is your successor?" The voice of the U.A. principal Nezu began in an amused voice.
All Might glanced down to the small mouse, dog bear hybrid and smiled. "Yes Naruto-kun is quite exceptional, just like his Tou-san."
Nezu nodded. "Yes to achieve over 100 points on defeated villains alone is quite impressive. Though I would like to see the boy at least earn some rescue points!"
All Might folded his arms and laughed loudly. "Trust me Nezu-san, give Naruto-kun the opportunity and he would earn rescue points. He's the complete embodiment of a hero."
"Well maybe I'll do just that." Nezu replied in a sly voice, while his hand drifted over a large red button. "Though I do question the boy's decision making. As he's helping the quirkless boy earn points. I feel helping a child like that would only come to harm him in the long run. Considering if he cannot defeat these fake villains he will never make it against real villains."
"Naruto-kun is just like Minato was Nezu-san. He can see the value in someone just be a single meeting." All Might explained in a proud tone, while he watched Izuku take down another robot with Naruto's help. "If anything I feel there is more to the boy than either of us can see."
"So Naruto believes that boy can be a hero?" Nezu asked in response.
All Might nodded. "Precisely."
"Well let's see how they handle a giant villain!" Nezu began as he started to laugh hysterically, while his tiny paw slammed down on the giant red button.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(With Naruto)
Watching Izuku defeat another fake villain, Naruto smiled at his friend.
"Alright Izuku, way to go!" The inheritor of One for All cheered, as he figured the boy had earned at least twenty to thirty points by now.
Izuku took a deep breath and tried to recompose himself, as Naruto was really pushing him to his limit. "Thanks Naruto. . . I couldn't do this without you!"
Naruto patted the quirkless boy on the back and laughed. "Don't mention it Izuku, i'll do anything to help a friend!"
Izuku grinned and was about to reply, but a sudden shockwave caused him to stumble and fall onto his backside. "W-what was that!" Izuku yelled in surprise.
Naruto watched a few buildings topple over and a massive fake villain make itself known to everyone in the zone. A sight that caused every candidate to flee in fear and run away from the massive mechanical villain.
"Hmmm so that must be the zero point villain we were told about." Naruto mumbled softly, while he held a hand out to Izuku. "There is no point in wasting time fighting that thing."
Slightly shaking, Izuku was hoisted up onto his feet by Naruto. "It's massive!" The quirkless boy shrieked, while multiple candidates went running past them.
Naruto laughed at his friend's fear, but a sudden voice caught Naruto and Izuku's ears.
"Help me!" A female voice cried out in distress, causing Naruto and Izuku to look forward. Where a girl could be seen trapped under a large piece of rubble, while also being in the direct path of the rampaging villain.
"She's in trouble!" Izuku yelled in surprise.
Tenya Iida heard the quirkless boy, while he was running past Naruto and Izuku. This caused Tenya to look back to the girl for a brief second, only to snap his gaze back forward and keep fleeing from the robot.
Naruto saw this action and frowned, as he was raised to believe that a hero should save anyone in distress. "Izuku we gotta help-. . ." The blond began, but was shocked when Izuku didn't pay attention to him. Instead the boy without a quirk went charging straight into danger, despite the tremendous risk he was placing himself in.
"What a guy." Naruto mumbled in a happy voice, as he was glad to see he was right about Izuku. "Even without a quirk he really has what it takes to be a hero. Guess I should go help too."
With a spring in his step, Naruto ran forward and caught up to his friend quickly. Then as he glanced to Izuku, Naruto pointed to the girl. "Hey I want you to help the girl. Leave the villain to me!"
Izuku looked at Naruto with a nervous expression, but still had enough confidence to keep pushing himself into danger. "You can count on me!"
Naruto smiled. "Yeah I know I can." The blond replied before he took a massive leap into the air.
Izuku quickly ran to the girl's side and placed both his hands onto the rubble that had her leg pinned. "Don't worry!" The quirkless boy grunted, while he struggled to lift the rubble. "I'll save you."
The girl watched Izuku struggle to lift the rubble and was surprised that someone was actually helping her. However, it didn't appear that Izuku had the physical might to move the rubble. So lightly tapping the rubble with her hand the girl looked at Izuku.
"I'll move the rubble with my quirk, can you just carry me away?" The girl asked softly, while the rubble started to float. "My leg is a little messed up at the moment."
Izuku nodded and pulled the girl out from under the rubble and held her in his arms. 'I'm touching a girl!' The boy thought in excitement, while his face was completely red.
"Are you okay?" The girl asked, while the rubble fell hard onto the ground.
"Uh y-yeah!" Izuku stammered in a nervous voice.
"Well we should probably run." The girl pointed out in a low voice.
"Smash!" Was the loud cry from Naruto, while a large backlash of wind swept through the area.
"I think we are fine." Izuku chuckled nervously, while he looked up to Naruto. The latter of whom had completely destroyed the giant villain with a single punch.
"Wh-who is that?" The girl asked in a stunned voice.
"Hehe, my friend." Izuku answered, while a three prong kunai landed by his feet. Then in a flash Naruto appeared right beside the two.
"Nice job Izuku." Naruto praised with a thumbs up. "You make a pretty good sidekick! Oh and are you okay uhhh what's your name?"
"Ochaco Uraraka!" Ochaco began, while she smiled at the two boy's. "And I'm fine thanks to you two!"
"Uh thanks?" Izuku replied softly.
"Times up!" Present Mic yelled loudly, making Naruto smile.
"Well looks like that's it for the exam!" The blond began in a happy tone, while he watched Izuku set the girl onto the ground. "Hopefully you got enough points to pass!"
Izuku nodded with a small frown. "Yeah even though I didn't deserve those points. You did most of the work."
Naruto rolled his eyes and flicked Izuku on the forehead. "Don't sell yourself short Izuku, after all you ran forward to save this girl without even thinking of yourself. If I was judging this exam you and me would be the only two who would have passed the exam. It's one thing to be a good fighter, but not everyone can be a good hero. And trust me Izuku you got what it takes to be a great hero!"
"You really believe that?" Izuku asked in a stunned voice.
Naruto nodded and held his phone out. "I know you'll make it into U.A. for sure. So give me your number, because I'm gonna help mold you into a proper hero!"
Tear fighting their way out of Izuku's eyes, the quirkless boy looked at his new friend with an overjoyed expression. Thanking his lucky stars that he and Naruto had met.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(Later with Naruto)
Walking to the same location where Naruto had received One for All from All Might. The blond hero to be noticed his Godfather was waiting for him with a proud smile on his face.
"Naruto-kun!" The number one hero called out, while he was currently in what Naruto dubbed as his "small might" form.
"Uncle Toshinori." Naruto greeted in a respectful tone, while he stood by the man. "You wanted to see me?"
All Might nodded his head and looked forward, his eyes zeroing in on the memorial for Minato. "I know you wish to rest after your exam, but I just wanted to tell you a few things."
Naruto leaned forward against a metal railing and smiled. "I'm fine, what do you wanna talk about?"
"First I wanted to say I watched your exam and am very proud with how you performed." All Might began with absolute pride in his voice. "You've come very far over the years."
"Heh, thanks Uncle Toshinori." Naruto replied with a wide grin.
All Might nodded and gripped tightly onto the railing in front of him. "However, I also have some grim news for you."
Naruto raised his eyebrow and looked at the number one hero. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked, as he could tell something was wrong by the tone of All Might's voice.
"As you know, due to my fight with All for One I received an injury that reduced the time I could perform my duty as a hero. You remember that correct?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah your three hour a day limit."
All Might frowned. "Yes, but that was years ago. Well before I gave you One for All-. . ."
"I see." Naruto mumbled softly, as he was smart enough to see where this conversation was going. "Your limit is shortening, but by how much?"
"Ten minutes a day." All Might revealed, shocking Naruto to his core. "That's how long my body can handle what little I have left of One for All per day."
"B-but at this rate you'll have to retire!" Naruto practically shouted, while All Might was glad that no one was around to hear them.
"I know this Naruto-kun and I will continue to act as the symbol of peace for as long as I can. However, I cannot keep this farce up for long and I wanted you to know this." All Might explained in a low and disappointed voice. "You will be starting U.A. soon, but I don't know how much longer I can keep going. I felt as my successor you should be aware of my situation."
Naruto lowered his gaze and began to think. He knew All Might wanted him to be the next symbol of peace and that was Naruto's dream. However, All Might was running out of time and Naruto didn't know if he was ready for such a role.
"This is a lot to take in." Naruto admitted softly.
"I know Naruto-kun, but I promise I will never place you in a situation I feel you're not ready for." All Might declared before resting his hand onto Naruto's shoulder. "I'll do everything in my power to ensure the peace is kept and you're groomed into a proper successor. For now all you need to worry about is graduating U.A.!"
Naruto nodded. "Don't worry I'll make you proud Uncle Toshinori!"
All Might grinned ear to ear. "You already have!" The man mumbled softly, while he brought the boy into a hug.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(One day later, with Izuku)
It was early in the morning and the sun was just barely starting to peek up out of the horizon. Despite this the young quirkless boy was dressed in a track uniform and running around the local park by his home. He had just started running, but the boy was already slightly winded and sweaty.
'If I make it into U.A. I have to be much better than I am now!' Izuku thought to himself, while he continued to run with all he could.
Suddenly the sound of footsteps could be heard from behind Izuku. Then before the boy knew it, Naruto who was dressed in sweatpants and a tight shirt that hugged his muscular frame came running past the boy.
"On your left." Naruto called out, while he quickly passed Izuku.
Izuku kept running and chasing after Naruto, but the blond quickly ran out of his sight. However, this didn't stop Izuku from continuing to give his all. So pushing himself, Izuku kept running until the sun started to illuminate the park the two boys were in.
'I'm dying!' Izuku thought to himself, as he was drenched in sweat by now and moving slightly slower.
"On your left." Naruto called out again, as the blond passed Izuku once more and kept running forward.
This caused the boy to groan and kick up his pace, as he wanted to catch up to Naruto. Though like all the times before the young successor of All Might completely left Izuku in the dust. However, Izuku to his own merit kept running well until the sun was shining bright overhead. This of course made the boy wondered how many hours Naruto had made him run so far.
"On your- . . ."
"Yeah on my left! I get it!" Izuku yelled, while he watched Naruto snicker and run past him.
"I'll make a hero out of you yet Izuku!" Naruto yelled back, while he ran ahead of the boy once more.
Running for another hour or so, Izuku eventually collapsed against a tree and took deep and exhausted breaths to recover. Though while Izuku was resting, Naruto came running up to his friend with a wide grin.
"Are we done?" Izuku asked with a shortness of breath.
Naruto laughed and held his hand out to the boy. "As if! We gotta whip you into shape Izuku if you wanna make it in U.A.! Plus we gotta visit Momo-chan! She's working on a few ideas to help you fight without a quirk!"
Izuku allowed Naruto to hoist him onto his feet. "Alright let's keep going."
Naruto smiled and patted his friend before taking off. "That's the spirit!"
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(Chapter end)
Well here is chapter 4 and I wanted to say thank you to everyone for your kind comments and support. It means a lot to me when I see people enjoy my stories! I hope this chapter was enjoyable and was worth the wait! I also hope I managed to show how some individuals managed to pass the practical exam with their skill set. And if you haven't guessed Izuku will be a more technical fighter who relies on hand to hand and gadgets in this story. Batman he's basically the cinnamon roll Batman lol
(Hero sheet) Name: Tayuya Uzumaki Quirk: Sound Control
Quirk explanation: Tayuya can create sound waves that can hypnotize a single target of her choosing.
Occupation: Student Name: Naruto Namikaze Quirk: Flying Thunder God, One for All, Chakra Molding Occupation: Student
Name: Momo Yaoyorozu Quirk: Creation Occupation: Student
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Quirk:
Occupation: Student