Chapter 14: Rumor has it...


Mineta winced hearing what Izuku wanted to do. He was cool getting help from the boy since he had asked but…

"You want me to help spread tips on how to use their Quirks?" Mineta asked. "I don't think that's a good idea…"

"Why not though?" Izuku asked. "With some of these ideas, I pretty sure I can help some people pass."

Mineta facepalmed. "Midoriya, you're a good guy, but I don't think you understand. You are trying to give tips to people who got into UA. It's not bad if they come to you asking for advice, but if you just hand it out to them, it takes away from the years of training and practicing some of these guys did."

Izuku looked ready to argue but Mineta held up a finger. "And if they get the wrong idea, you could come off really disrespectful. You saw these guy's Quirks for, what? Two minutes tops? They probably know a bit more about their own Quirk than you, and some have certain ideas that they are not comfortable doing. It wasn't a bad idea but… maybe only help people who need saving, you know?"

Izuku frowned, but nodded. He was just going to need to find another way to help people pass.


All-Might palmed his face in his hands. "Ugh… He got Aizawa… He'll be singled out from the start!"

The Symbol of Peace could just see it now. They'd have to do that insane fitness test thing Aizawa did, and then he'd expel the entire class. He had a track record for doing so, which by itself was alarming, but the test was just plain unfair to certain groups. Emitter and Transformation types in particular, while Mutant Types tended to have an edge since most Mutant types couldn't help but use their Quirks in private. Not to mention almost none of these kid knew much about their own Quirks due to laws surrounding using Quirks in public.

It would be like a muggleborn in Harry Potter verses a pureblood with family connections. Unless the Emitters and Transformation types had practiced their Quirks in small ways, many of them would have to rely on what they already knew to do, sacrificing using their quirks for regular motion, and watch others go far ahead of them. All-Might groaned.

And then there was the fact that Izuku couldn't really use his Quirks normally. Both injured him to even use, meaning he'd be more inclined to stick with his normal physical strength and endurance rather than his Quirks. If he tried using either one, he'd be forced to recover and that might put a strain on-

All-Might shook his head to snap out of it.

No. He was going to believe in his protégé… Besides, All-Might knew of once ace in the hole that he hadn't told Midoriya because it was only a hunch really.

If One for All could make a Quirkless nobody like Toshinori Yagi into All-Might the Symbol of Peace by upping his strength, durability, speed, and stamina… His own natural abilities…

All-Might wondered what would happen if you took that same strength, durability, speed, and stamina increase and added it to Izuku's already physically impressive Quirk? Simply… Izuku would maybe become stronger than All-Might in his prime…


Second Test!

Fifty-Meter Dash!

Izuku got into a starting position and imagined there was All-Might as five-hundred and sixty pound weight on his back for this one. He remembered when he had first carried the man a full mile and was sore for the next two days. Now, he could carry the man almost five miles. He thanked his bones and healing factor for that one…

So when Izuku heard the happy little 'Go!' from the drone, he booked it. He was tearing up the dirt beneath him, partially due to his surprisingly heavy weight for one his size, and partially due to the boy putting his all into his form and leg muscles.

"Three- point-thirteen seconds!" The robot happily cheered. Izuku panted slightly but he eventually cooled down and found a lady handing out water bottles.

"Could I… get one of those?" Izuku asked, still a little tired. "Also, do you have any granola?"

The lady had seemed a bit cold at first, but smiled. "These came from my Quirk, is that alright?"

Izuku looked at her with bleary eyes. Sweat stung his eyes, but it was nothing he wasn't already used to. Just a little annoying.

"Lady, I am the last person who would complain about that sort of thing." Izuku said trying to keep his voice even. He was talking to a girl now, but he was too exhausted to care at the moment. "Our Quirks are a bit similar, but yours is way more useful."

The lady smiled a bit brighter. "Alright. My name is Momo Yaoyozuru."

"Izuku Midoriya, Ms. Yaoyozuru." Izuku said, taking the water and granola with care. "Thanks!"


Momo was pretty sure she was blushing. She talked to a boy in a casual interaction! Correction. She had a casual interaction with a boy her own age! She had always dreamed of being less formal and having fun and-! Wait! No! Concentrate Momo!

The tall girl tried to watch impartially as she watched more people get ready for the Fifty Meter Dash. Momo shuffled a bit, however, wondering how the boy would react if she had told him that she only had the water bottles from trying to drop water weight for the next few tasks… Her body could make several steel items at a time, water was no problem. Neither was the granola, but it was the first time she had made food and it turned out decently. If it tasted awful, then would Midoriya tell her, right? What if she could make snacks for her friends?!

The girl beamed. She might make friends! They could go to the mall (even though her father probably owned a good share of the stocks of any mall), they could braid each other's hair (it was different than a maid doing it, Momo was sure), and they could talk about… things… (boys mostly, what kisses felt like, and- other very important things that were probably too private to mention!).

Momo paused. Wait-! If she could make granola, an organic substance, then that could mean she could make medicine! The girl looked down at her hands. She could also probably make poison… or acid, or any number of things…

Momo then looked up realizing what she had just made. Water… Water was extremely simple! Two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen! It was much less complex that the ratio of iron to carbon that she had to visualize to get the right steel for the job…

Or she could probably just make carbon… She had been reading old theories about carbon nanotubes… It was available today with modern technology, but the process was extremely difficult…

The girl began muttering to herself about the possible combinations she could make…


Third Test!

Grip Test!

Izuku stared at the machine he had just broken. It was supposed to test one's grip strength, even for super powered beings… however, it had one key flaw in it's design. It wasn't meant for someone like Izuku.

He had seen the guy with six arms grab one with three hands and… well… he figured it was probably okay to use both of his hands as well…

Izuku might have also accidently used One for All trying to squeeze it hard enough... His hands felt a little bruised and his arm muscles felt like they were on fire.

He had trained with grip trainers before, but he found them more helpful for train endurance rather than actual strength training. If he wanted that, he would just wait for it to rain and try to load a refrigerator into the trash truck. The worst thing he had to load by himself was a six hundred pound gun safe. Honestly, they were in Japan. Where the hell did some get a gun safe? Why would they have a gun safe?

Trash also required him to have an obscene level of grip, especially after high tide and he was forced to try and pull things out of the wet sand…

Needless to say, Izuku had what he thought was a decently strong grip and… it broke in his hands…

Wait… did he need to pay the school back for breaking this? It was school property after all…

Izuku had no idea.


"…Holy shit…" Ojiro said to no one in particular.

"He got a higher score than me…" Shoji said similarly impressed. "Looks like these things top out at six hundred PSI…"

"R-really?" Ojiro asked.

"That guy's a monster." Tsuyu remarked bluntly, and the rumors spread from there.


Fourth Test!

Long jump!

The boy questioned whether or not this was a good idea. While was allowed to use his Quirk, this sort of thing was kinda…

"Sir?" Izuku asked.

"Hmm? What is it?" Aizawa asked.

"If any part of me touches the sand, am I disqualified?" Izuku asked.

"Yes." Aizawa said.

"What about if something made from my Quirk touches the sand? Would that get me disqualified?" Izuku asked. Aizawa narrowed his eyes.

"As long as it is the result of your Quirk, it won't count." Aizawa said. "Hurry up."

Izuku nodded, braced himself and- grew spikes out of the bottom of his feet.

Aizawa's eyes widened, realizing what the boy was going to do. He then walked across the sand, his feet not touching the sand in the slightest and arriving safely across to the other side at his own pace.

Aizawa facepalmed.

He had just made stilts using his Quirk and walked across…

"Next time, you are disqualified if you do that." Aizawa said. The boy nodded.

"Do you want me to do it again?" Izuku asked. "I could probably make a bridge or maybe a long one to pole jump across-"

"No. You're done." Aizawa said quickly as the boy began to mutter to himself.

'This kid is going to be the death of me…' Aizawa thought. He glanced and saw the gears turn in Yaoyozuru's head, and also in Todoroki's.

Aizawa felt a headache coming on.


"He is so cheeky to the teacher!" Toru said excitedly. "He's like some kind of bad boy!"

"I dunno… that kind of disrespect could mean he's dangerous…" Mina said thoughtfully. "Hey Urarara! Do you know anything about him?"

Ochako suddenly looked ill. "He's definitely… unpredictable…"

Mina and Toru looked at each other noting Ochako's discomfort, and not the 'I'm in Love' kind either.

It was like someone had grossed her out to the point she was trying not hurl.

What the hell did that bastard do to such a sweet girl?!


Fifth Test!

Toe Touch!

Izuku had his palms touching the bottoms of his feet like some sort of over flexible freak of nature. He could probably put his feet behind his head…

Inwardly, Izuku was crying, thinking about all the times Simon had turned his body into a pretzel with a combination of Sambo, Judo, and Brazilian Jujitsu the man had thrown into their work outs 'for fun'.

That combined with the Capoeira training, some stretches All-Might had taught him, so he didn't hurt himself weightlifting, and a lot of self-training, left Izuku with a surprisingly flexible body.

Izuku whimpered some, remembering his time under the torture- care of his two trainers, was just thankful that he was flexible enough. Izuku had made sure he had gotten warmed up properly, but at the moment he felt little over heated. He had taken off his shirt so he could breathe properly and was enjoying the cool air on his skin despite the warmth his bones were generating. (A little trick he had picked up to get ready faster.)

He was a little self-conscious though. He had some scars from the episode with the Zero-Pointer that hadn't completely faded yet and he felt they were pretty embarrassing.


'Shit… I can see his abs now!' Jiro thought, covering her eyes, but peeked through her fingers. What stood out to her more than anything, even though his physique was very nice, were the scars on his body. They were well healed, and there weren't too many of them, but-

"Wait-! Are those knife and bullet holes?!" Jiro asked to herself, but a few picked up on what she said.

"Knife and bullet holes?" Tokoyami asked with wide eyes. "So, he is a hunter of the night…"

"You think he's Yakuza or some kind of vigilante?" Jiro asked curiously.

"How else would he obtain such scarring?" Tokoyami asked seriously.


Sixth test!

Long Distance Run!

Izuku was running besides the pink girl and overtaking her on the run. Actually, he was overtaking everyone. He was on lap three out of four around the running track and was feeling overheated again, but hadn't quite broken a sweat yet. He did need some more granola and water from Ms. Yaoyozuru, but other than that, he was doing pretty well energy wise. He had just needed to worry about over-heating.

Izuku solved this by taking his shirt off. He did a lot on the beach, especially in the summer, and while it was a bit cold, Izuku was also making a fair bit of heat, causing him to steam in the morning air. He was embarrassed to take his shirt off at first, but that was quickly forgotten after the first lap.

Now on the forth lap, Izuku shrugged and booked it, racing Katsuki for the finish line.

Katsuki was still ahead, but he was getting faster and faster to make sure he didn't fall behind, and that was apparently taking a toll on the boy as he appeared to be giving it his all just to stay ahead.

Izuku passed the finish line roughly two seconds behind Katsuki and one second behind a boy Izuku learned was named Ojiro. Katsuki looked like he was trying very hard not to explode. Izuku turned awkwardly and jogged to the spot he had torn off his shirt once more. He jogged in the opposite direction of Katsuki, not quite willing to face the boy's wrath just yet.


"He's a freak." Katsuki muttered gruffly when he was asked what he knew about Deku. Honestly, why were they asking about that shitty loser? "A total loser… Bastard probably cheated to get into this school… SHIT! WHY THE HELL AM I MUMBLING!?"

Mina and Toru looked at each other once more, as Katsuki went somewhere to work on his deep breathing exercises. This new info combined with some other news that they had heard, this Izuku Midoriya person was sounding really dangerous!

Disrespecting teachers, knife and bullet wounds, taking down Villains before even coming to school, probably cheating to get in according to someone from his middle school, and whatever he did to poor Urararaka that made her nauseous just thinking about it led them both to only one conclusion.

Izuku Midoriya, was obviously some kind of thug!


Mineta was sweating now. He had tried to put out that Midoriya was a nice guy, super swell, and would be a great hero one day, but that wasn't what he was hearing! Curse the human mind and it's tendencies to hang on to negative information better!

"He's some kind of thug! Didn't you see the scars?"

"Urarara won't even talk about what he did to her! Just thinking about it makes her queasy!"

"He's Bakugo's rival, right? It sounds like he did something to offend Bakugo and is walking around like he doesn't even care!"

"He's a monster… Why the hell is he here at UA?"

Mineta slumped to the ground. He wanted to be friends with best of the best! Now what was he gonna do?!

The boy picked himself back up. He was too deep in now. His perfect Highschool career was banking on this and he knew Midoriya had the stuff.

He began to cook up a plan…


Seventh Test!

Pull-Ups!

Izuku was once again surprised at how many of these he could do. This felt like the muscles he used to carry up things to the top of a trash pile or when he needed to pull on something to bring it down. He was having a slightly more difficult time doing these though. His weight was something of a weakness for him. He only managed to do fifty of these things before his arm got tired, but apparently this was a pretty high number… You were supposed to do this with one arm right?

The boy just hoped Mineta was doing okay. The boy seemed really winded after the Long- Distance Run, and Izuku had seen that this test was pretty difficult. The invisible girl just seemed to hang there, not able to pull up he own body weight. He really hoped that they would reach their goal, and nobody would be left behind!


"Geez… That guy's just flexing all over the place…" Sero said. "Sorry your boyfriend turned out to be a thug…"

"Gah! Quit saying that! For real man!" Kaminari said scratching his head furiously. "I just don't understand! His face is like a girl's, but his body is like a really short gym rat on steroids! Seriously! What the hell is up with that?!"

"I don't know… It is pretty confusing." Sero said watching as the boy did perfect one armed pull-ups like it was nothing. How ripped did you have to be to do all that? "So do you believe all those rumors?"

Kaminari straitened up. "Nah man… I haven't even really seen his 'Super Special Awesome Ultra Special Super' Quirk. I mean… He makes spikes right? Like how we saw on the long distance jump?"

Sero thought about it.

"If the rumors are true… that means he took down a giant skyscraper sized robot with spikes…" Sero said with a raised eyebrow. Kaminari slumped.

"I don't know what to believe anymore…" Kaminari pouted.