Deku Kombat: Legacy

by FightingGamePlayer11

After leaning the true of his bloodline, Midoriya would learn that not only could he become a hero but also be one of the realms kombatant. Will he be able to stand the responsibilities and secrets about his clan or will he succumb to the temptations of his powers. One things for certain, it’s Mortal Kombat time. izukuxHarem. Beta Read by Anime Insaniac

18. Chapter 17: Hindsight is 20 20

Hello and welcome to the next chapter of the story. Now before starting I want to say sorry on the delay since this story hasn't been updated since, good Heaven 18 of May?!, anyway it's mostly on my part in it being the longest chapter and trying to make everything make sense. I hope everyone is same and doing well while quarantine is still going on and with riots currently going on. Anyway, here is the next chapter in the story which ultimately prove to be one of the hardest to write due to the changes and writers block, I want to thank Anime Insaniac for once more Beta Reading todays chapter and for catching all of my wrong and thank him once more for increasing the readibility of the story. Now on to the reviews.

Shadow Joestar- That is true, the secrets of the realm are going to be revealed soon.

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The following is a fan written story. My Hero Academia belongs to Horikoshi Kouhei and Mortal Kombat is owned by Ed Boon and John Tobias and Netherrealm Studios. Please support the official release.

Chapter 17: Hindsight is 20/20

Entrance of U.S.J

Class 1-A was worried, to say the least. Their green-haired friend had not arrived even though he was supposed to have been gone for just a brief moment, backup had not arrived yet and their professor, Aizawa, was currently still fighting the mob of Villains down at the Center Plaza. Uraraka was pacing back and forth.

"You're worried about him, Ochako?" Uraraka heard Ashido say to her and the brunette released a tired sigh.

"I can't help it, he said he'll only be gone a moment and yet he hasn't come back. I know he's capable of handling himself but with this whole invasion and the fact that there are people here killing Villains in grotesque ways, it-"

"Worries you that he may come across those people as well?" Ashido asked her friend and the brunette nodded.

"I know what you mean, Ochako. Remember I wanted to go with him to ensure that if he did encounter these people he at least had backup. Right now, knowing that if I had just insisted a bit more I could be making sure he stays out of trouble. It makes me feel as though if something were to happen to him then that would be on me." Ashido said with a crestfallen look as the brunette heard her friend's thoughts which they couldn't help but share. However, almost in an instant, she saw her friends face light up once more as she had her wide grin on her face.

"You know what Ochako, let's turn that frown around, can I ask you a question?" The Pinkette asked which Uraraka nodded at.

"Sure."

"Well, what do you think of Midori?" Ashido asked as Uraraka answered quickly.

"Well he's my friend, he's nice although he can be shy and he does seem to mutter a lot," this earned her a giggle from the Pinkette.

"True on that last part, but that's not what I meant." a confused expression adorned the brunette's face.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean do you like him or not?" Ashido clarified, causing the gravity girl's face to turn instantly red.

"W-what's with the sudden question, Mina?!" Uraraka exclaimed, trying to keep her calm as the Pinkette continued to giggle.

"Relax, that was the same reaction Midori had when I asked him the same thing." Ashido giggled while saying that. This didn't seem to help matters as Uraraka continued to glow red at the thought of her friend being asked if he liked her or not.

"M-Me... D-Deku... L-Liking O-One A-another..." Uraraka said as she began to slightly float which caught the surprise of her pink-haired friend as she grabbed onto her friend to prevent her from flying off.

"Ochako relax, I didn't ask him if he liked you specifically. I asked him if there was anyone he would like to ask out." she explained. She didn't know if it was helping or not seeing as how her friend had quite literally curled into a ball and was covering her face with her hands.

"What did Deku say?" Uraraka asked, her voice muffled as she spoke through her hands.

"He... never got a chance to answer. Bakugo blew up a building floor before he could tell me so who knows what he was going to say?" Which didn't appear to help much as her friend continued to float making Ashido realize that maybe teasing her friend at a time like this probably wasn't the best idea.

In another part of the entrance, some of the boys in 1-A were talking amongst themselves, more specifically, about their green-haired friend.

"Hey have any of you notice any changes in Midoriya recently?" Sero asked.

"Why the hell are we talking about Deku now?!" Bakugo asked in his usual annoyed tone.

"Bakugo, why is it that when we bring up Midoriya you always get hostile?" Sato asked curiously, which was shared by the other guys.

"Because he's a fucking dumbass for thinking that he's tough shit for getting you extras back here!" Bakugo responded.

"You know, if I didn't know any better, I would think that you screaming your head off about Midoriya is your way of showing that you care about him." Sero said as he suddenly felt a very deadly aura surround them and he could see that the explosive blonde was giving him a look that could probably scare even a demon from Hell.

"Hey Bakubro, take it easy alright, Sero was probably just joking." Kirishima said as the explosive blonde released a growl of annoyance before crossing his arms, causing Sero to release the breath he didn't know he was holding in gratitude of Kirishima calming down the walking landmine.

"Anyways what do you mean about Midoribro?" The redhead asked as the tape user fidgeted with their helmet.

"Well after you all were taken, Midoriya was able to get the mist villain to say where you all were taken before he froze him." As the redhead looked at the direction of the still-frozen villain that was on the ground.

"Right, you mentioned that Midoribro was the one to freeze him but why does that make you ask if he changed?" Kirishima asked as Sero scratched the back of his head.

"I guess it's just my morbid curiosity talking, but Midoriya mentioned that his quirk had the downside of influencing him to become quite...' brutal' when he uses it too much." Sero answered what he recalled.

Some in the group like Sato remembered how the greenette made the villain talk through questionable means. This caught the attention of Bakugo who continued listening.

"Oh yeah, Midoribro hasn't said much about his quirks other than it being able to make Fire and Ice, but what do you mean it makes him more 'brutal'?"

"Well, he revealed to us that his quirks are tied to his emotions, more specifically his rage and fury, the longer he uses them, the stronger he becomes, however in return..."

"He starts to become more 'brutal' or 'savage'?" Tokoyami questioned as Sero nodded his head.

"Yeah, you should have seen him, Midoriya went completely ham on the villain to get information on you guys, to the point Iida, Uraraka, and Ashido had to get him to stop from continuing," Sero revealed. The revelation seemed to shock the guys of 1-A. It's not that they know the greenette completely, with the exception of an explosive blonde, from the interactions they had with him they could tell that he was kind, caring, albeit quite shy, awkward, but still dependable classmate. It seemed rather odd that they way he acted contradicted to what they know of him.

"It's not that I don't trust Midoriya, he was willing to tell us rather than just beat around the bush about what his power does to him, but it worries me what him doing this rescue mission will do to him over time. Even he said that he loses himself to his powers if he reaches a certain point. I don't want to think that our classmate will lose his senses to the point where we won't be able to rescue him." Sero admitted.

It was true that, while the sight of the greenette snapping the villain's knee and nearly killing the villain was terrifying, it was due to his quirks and their influence over him. Hell, Izuku was able to save him from being warped by the villain so he could appreciate that much.

"He won't let something like his shitty powers make him forget he's Deku!" Bakugo said for the first time since the start of the conversation.

"Why would you know that?" Sato asked with curiosity that was shared by the rest of the group.

"I JUST KNOW DAMN IT!" The blonde exploded.

The group just decided to let it be as they knew they wouldn't get a better response from him. Bakugo was in an internal dilemma, on one hand, it just infuriated him that the green-haired bastard was just establishing order around like he was the leader of the whole crew, and if there was anything he didn't want at the moment, it was a reminder that the small pebble on the side of the road might be more than he initially thought.

On the other hand, there was a small voice in his head that was ringing ever so much about the greenette, something that he couldn't describe. It was making him question why exactly should he be angry, why should he be furious at the greenette even though he was bringing everything to some sense of stability at the moment. Why should he be angry that the greenette was doing something for himself, why was he angry at seeing the greenette grow in such a small window of time?

These were questions ringing in his head. Not only that, but the green glow that has been appearing ever since his fight with Deku has been haunting him and appearing randomly. He has been trying to find the reason for it to close the gap of power between them. The explosive blonde could feel that there was an answer to this and it felt as though he knew it but didn't know what it was and it just frustrated him to no end. Releasing a sigh, he decided to just hang his head in exhaustion as these questions of confusion will be left unanswered for now.

"Hey guys, we're back!" The class of 1-A heard as Smoke and Embers made their presence known and out came four of their classmates but upon seeing the condition of all four of them, it made their expression fall into one of horror.

"DEKU, WHAT HAPPENED?!" Uraraka yelled as she went up to her friend who looked as though he has been put through Hell as his gym shirt was slashed, tattered, covered in both blood, Ice, and burns with his pants looking in a similar state as well. Though before he answered, the greenette turned his attention towards the group and signal towards the injured blonde on his shoulder.

"Can one of you help me with Kaminari. He needs some rest and we need to make sure he didn't sustain any major injuries." Izuku requested as Ojiro came up to him.

"Here, I'll put him next to Thirteen." The tail user said as Izuku handed Kaminari to him.

"Oh hey Ojiro, how you been?" Kaminari said lazily as the tail user made his way towards their downed professor who, even though they could not tell what their expression was, could see the look of regret in their silence and body language.

Midoriya saw the forming crowd of the 1-A class go up to him and looking at him with worry and concern.

"Midori, what happened to you four? I thought you said you were only going to look for a bit then come back?" Ashido asked as the greenette averted his gaze as he cringed.

"There were some... complications along the way."

"No fucking shit, Deku, what the hell happened that made you, Bass Bitch, Ponytail, and Pikachu over there look like shit?!" Bakugo said as Izuku, exhausted as he was, decided not to argue with the explosive blonde and just continued. He then gave them a quick summary of what happened in the Landslide Zone to hearing Kyouka's scream, which earned him a tease from the Pinkette when he called Jirou and Yaoyorozu by their first name, he then told them of the Black Dragons, their brief history of crimes, and what the Black Dragon members intentions were with their two female friends as he could see the look of horror along with one of anger at the thought of their classmates being subjected to such heinous acts.

"Thankfully, nothing came from it as Midoriya was able to intervine in time and took care of the villains. However, it did take its toll on him afterwards, especially with the zone having had one of the Tarkatans with them." Yaoyorozu said as the group remained with looks of shock as they turned their attention towards the greenette who only scratched the back of his head, causing the class to notice the pink fleshly patch on his forearm and abdomen.

"Deku... what happened to your arm and stomach?" Uraraka asked with fear at his response.

Izuku looked at both arms before noticing the pink patch of fresh skin that was still recovering from the attack as he could see the expectant look from his classmates. "The uhhhh... Tarkatan took a bite out of me and stabbed me when we were fighting..."

"WHAT?!" The class yelled which surprised him in their volume as he saw his classmates look at him with worry.

"DEKU, ARE YOU SURE YOUR OK?!"

"MIDORI, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, FIGHTING ALONE?!"

"WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET PIRANHA HEAD BITE YOU?!"

These were some of the questions he was asked before he replied.

"Yes, I'm fine, I didn't have much of a choice in fighting it. Thankfully I managed to subdue it and the Villains, but not without some struggle." Izuku admitted, slouching slightly as his classmates could tell that he was running on fumes trying to keep going as they could only give him a sympathetic look for his desire to help all of them. After a few moments, he straightened himself out and looked at them.

"However that isn't the last of it. When the Tarkatan injured me, one of the Villains saved me and even used a healing item for my injuries. Not only that but it turned out that this individual, along with several others, defected and were the ones responsible for the Villain massacres. He said that the group didn't agree with the other Villains so they separated and started clearing the zones." Izuku finished getting surprised and shocked looks from his classmates at his response as many didn't seem to believe his answer. If these were the same individuals, why show themselves especially after they have remained hidden through it all such as when Ojiro was knocked out, with one particular blonde being vocal about it.

"So you want us to believe that some low-level Villains from a group of worthless gangbangers, who couldn't even do their job right, just suddenly decided to show mercy because they felt pity for how weak you, Pikachu, and the bitche- *SMACK*" Bakugo was stopped mid-sentence as, before anyone could react, Midoriya had delivered a punch onto the explosive blonde's face, surprising the class of 1-A and Bakugo as he fell to the ground. Silence filled the area for a few moments as the class and professor just stared at the two young adults remembering their previous fight as they saw the explosive blonde get back up from the ground and make his way towards the greenette.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, DEKU!?" Bakugo yelled as he threw a right hook but Izuku caught his hand before twisting it behind his back as the explosive blonde as bent over with the greenette holding onto his right fist and applying pressure onto his right shoulder as Bakugo groaned in pain.

"Midoriya! Bakugo! That's enough!" Thirteen, despite their current state, still had to maintain some form of order among their students as they gave their orders.

Izuku stopped for a few moments before letting go of the explosive blonde who looked at him with eyes that showed he was completely livid.

"Bakugo, I would rather not resort to using violence again, especially against you since you know we're both on thin Ice with the University... but do you honestly think that I would make a FUCKING joke about our classmates almost being sexually assaulted at a time like this? Huh?! Do you just see everyone as just some inconvenience, that because of your 'strong quirk' that you'll be able to blow your problems away!?" The greenette said in a sarcastic, mocking way towards the explosive blonde.

"THAT'S WHAT HEROES DO, DEKU! THEY ALWAYS WIN BECAUSE THEY'RE STRONG AND NOT WEAK, LIKE YOU!" Bakugo yelled at the greenette.

"STRENGTH ALONE WON'T GAIN US VICTORY BAKUGO!..." Izuku shouted before he took a deep breath and sighed to calm down a bit. "Look, whether you like it or not, we are all in this together. We'll have to wait until Iida comes back with the Heroes, because, as we stand, we're barely scraping by against the Villains and that's even with the bits of help from the Villains that defected." he finished, as while he may have replied shouting at first, his sudden change to a slower and cold tone made his classmates take a step back in the shift. While they saw this sudden change on occasion, not for a long periods of time. Izuku's tone of voice didn't sound as though he was making a request or suggestion, but rather giving a command that will be followed or consequences will be faced. The undertone in his voice was missed by the residential dynamite as he shouted back at the greenette.

"WELL, IT SEEMS EASY FOR YOU TO SAY SUCH THINGS NOW, DEKU, SINCE YOU NOW HAVE FUCKING QUIRKS, RIGHT?! BACK THEN, YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE THE BALLS TO FIGHT BACK AND LOOK AT YOU NOW, THINKING YOU ARE HIGH AND MIGHTY ABOUT IT!" Bakugo said.

Izuku looked at him with irritation until it clicked to him of why the explosive blonde was being as ignorant as he was. Upon this realization, the greenette released a chuckle that confused his classmates.

"WHAT'S SO FUNNY NOW, DEKU?!" Bakugo yelled as Izuku looked at him with a displeased look as he stood in place, not at all intimidated like he was in the past.

"So that's what this is all about. It's not about us not doing anything against the Villains, it's about me having quirks, isn't it? If that's the case, then how petty are you Bakugo to still be hung up about it? Why? Because that small 'pebble' that you saw as nothing more than just a 'worthless' Deku isn't as weak he once was? Because of how now I'm not as vulnerable as I have been for all my life? Is that what this is?" Izuku said in an even tone.

Despite his calm demeanor in addressing Bakugo, the class could tell the amount of malice and anger that was coming from the greenette's words as he walked closer to Bakugo though remaining just out of arms reach.

"Because let me tell you something, Bakugo, and I hope you remember this... I'M NOT and will NEVER be the same Deku that you have come to perceive me as and you know why, Bakugo? Because I. Don't. Care. how you think of me anymore! For fourteen years the guy I have considered my friend and as an inspiration for strength turned out to be the most pretentious asshole I have ever had the misfortune of knowing. So you know what Bakugo, GO FUCK YOURSELF IN DEEPEST PARTS OF THE NETHERREALM!" Izuku yelled at the end as he was just about done with Bakugo's shit and just took in another breath to calm himself before continuing.

"Momo, Kyouka, tell them what Black was able to tell us about the invasion and get everyone up to speed, I need to go find Asui and Mineta." he said as he made his way towards Shoji. The class looked at their green-haired friend with worry as the stress of the whole event seemed to be finally catching up to him. Not only that, but something was telling them that the more they hear the two young men fight, the more they begin to see the bad blood among the two and the cause for this animosity was going to reveal itself soon, whether they want to or not. Ashido saw the toll taken on her friend as she looked at the brunette who was worried.

"I'll keep an eye on him Ochako." Mina said which she got a nod as a response.

"Please do." Uraraka said as Ashido began to make her way towards her green-haired friend who was talking with the large tentacle arm young man with a serious look.

"So that's what's happening in the Shipwreck Zone?" Ashido heard Midoriya ask in a worried tone Shoji who morphed one of his limbs into a mouth with the same tone.

"Yes, it appeared that the Villains were getting impatient with Asui and Mineta on the ship and planned on forcing them into the water but it appears that one of Blacks comrades stopped them before they could do anything else which means that the two are safe at the moment." Shoji said as Ashido caught what they were talking about as she saw the same crestfallen look in her green-haired friend at the news.

"However, there is something different about this one, Midoriya." Shoji said which seemed to catch the greenette's interest as he looked at him.

"What is it?"

"The Villains, while they usually would be silent due to you know... this partner of Black's doesn't appear to be taking part in those actions." The tentacle arm user said which confused Izuku at this but also have a light of hope in his eyes.

"Are you certain?" he asked with hope in his voice as he received a nod in return.

"Yes, it sounds as though they're still alive. However, that is not to say that this individual isn't doing it without causing harm. The Villains, they're screaming... and begging to be put out of their misery..." Shoji said grimly as Ashido saw the hope in Izuku's eyes become dimmer as Mezo continued as the Pinkette could only cringe at the description.

"Anything else?"

"That is all that I can get, Midoriya. My apologies." Shoji said in a disappointed tone as he felt a pat on his arm from the greenette.

"You did fine, Shoji. Get some rest and keep each other safe until Iida gets back." Midoriya said as the tentacle arm user gave a nod of his head before going back to the class as Ashido approached her green-haired friend who had his arms crossed with a thoughtful look.

"Midori?" She asked which brought him out of his thinking.

"Hm? Oh sorry, Ashido, I just *Sigh* I know I should be glad that the Villains aren't being killed... but Shoji telling me of their screams of pain and begging... Argh! I just don't know what to think anymore!" Izuku said in frustration as he ran a hand through his green locks as he truly was now confused about the purpose of the individuals Black was with. The cowboy told him their reason for killing the Villains, but now there's someone with them that isn't killing them but rather injuring to the point that they would rather choose death. He didn't know what to do, he didn't know what else to think at that moment as he was feeling overwhelmed with everything, from the Villains invading, the visions, the genocides, and dealing with trying to ensure that Hellfire doesn't take control of him. A hand on his shoulder brought him out of his thoughts as he looked up and saw the Pinkette give him a soft smile, one that caused the greenette to feel at ease, even if it was for but a moment.

"Hey, it'll be alright, it will all get better once Iida comes with the Heroes. I don't know what must be going through your mind, Midori, but you don't have to carry the weight of all our problems by yourself, we are all here for one another. I'm here to help you so if you need someone to get your mind out of all of this craziness happening around us then you can count on this girl to help out." Ashido said with the same comforting smile and he couldn't help but get that feeling of comfort from her words. He smiled as it helped clear his mind and relax to her words of comfort rather than feel bombarded with the constant issues that were surrounding him.

Everything was looking better for once as he looked at her pink smiling face before an image of her fate with the Nomu flashed for a brief moment with her smile being gone, the life in her eyes being nearly put out, and her face being bruised, swollen, and bloodied and the more he looked at her, the more he wished he could alter these premonitions. Then he remembered about the Jinsei and bullet that were given to them by Black as his eyes began to expand in realization.

'Black... he knew about the visions, but how? More importantly, that must be why he gave us the bullet and the Jinsei, it was to save Ashido!' Izuku thought to himself optimistically as the worry of the Pinkette eased which didn't go unnoticed by Mina as her smile got wider.

"See, that's the smile we need, Midori! Now let's finish this rescue mission and save Tsuyu!" Ashido said excitedly.

"What about Mineta?"

"What about Mineta?" Ashido retorted without much interest and while this made him question why until he remembered that it was Mineta that they were talking about. He just dropped the question as he got back to a more cheerful attitude.

"Alright Ashido, le-"

"Oh, and by the way Midori, call me Mina." Ashido said, catching Midoriya off guard as his train of thought came to a screeching halt as he looked at the Pinkette.

"W-wait, what did you say Ash-"

"I said call me by my first name, Izuku." Ashido replied quickly with the ever-present smile on her face as Izuku could feel his blush increasing and he could also feel his grandmasters face-palming at their student's sudden drop in his ability to talk with girls. The greenette tried to keep the conversation going though not without stuttering his way into talking.

"W-why do you want me t-to call you by your first n-name, A-Ashido?" to which he saw he just have a smile on her face and giving a shrug as she responded.

"Because if you are comfortable enough to call Momo and Kyouka by their first names then there shouldn't be a problem calling me Mina since we are friends, correct?" Ashido said showing some of her observational skills.

Izuku didn't find any fault in her reasoning as the Pinkette poked him in the cheek with her cheerful smile turning into one of mischief as she continued.

"Unless there is something else that happened between the three of you that you neglected to mention, Midori~" The Pinkett implied teasingly.

Izuku could feel his face burn brighter as both Grandmasters could only look at the scene unfold with one thought running through their heads.

"This girl will be the death of Midoriya, Hanzo." Liang said in a dour but amused tone.

"On that, I concur, Liang." Hanzo said with a metaphorical shake of his head.

Izuku could only try and regain his composure as he looked at the Pinkette with his mask, thankfully, covering his red face. "A-alright Ash- I mean M-Mina, then you can call me Izuku." he said through his nerves. He seriously needs to work more on them but with his inexperience with women much, save for the past week or so, which is probably the most exposure he has gotten with the opposite sex, excluding his mother, and the fact that the earlier question of Mina still left his feelings on the girls confusing, he was a bumbling mess as he tried to take charge for their final trip.

"A-Alright, let's go. Let's bring them back to safety." Midoriya said as he extended a hand towards Ashido who accepted it, and, before anyone knew it, they were gone in smoke and embers.

Shipwreck Zone

In a large pool of continuously flowing water, littered all over the body of water were the floating, unconscious, and bloody bodies of the Villains as many of them were covered in gashes with most, if not all, having their eyes missing as if they were burnt off. At the center of this zone, there was a large white ship that has remained quiet and still, but not unoccupied as two young adults were onboard with one not showing much expression with the other shaking in fear at what they could only describe as a living nightmare.

"D-d-d-d-do y-you think it's over?" Mineta asked with a shaky voice and tears in his eyes. He had his hands covering his ears to block out the screams of the Villains that, just moments ago, were planning to kill the two until something suddenly started attacking them. Asui stood up and looked over the edge of the ship.

"It seems like it, gero." Asui said as while her expression wasn't showing it, she was horrified at the condition that the Villains were left in. She could hear the groans of pain coming from the Villains as their bodies floated on the now crimson body of water.

However, the thing that continued to mystify her was who or what exactly stopped the Villains as, once she and the purple midget arrived in the zone, the two were almost caught by a Villain with a shark Quirk when she was trying to get the two into the ship but were saved last minute by something. She saw the shark Villain be attacked out of nowhere before seeing the silhouette of the thing or person that saved them but wasn't able to get much detail aside from their glowing green eyes that she swears was looking directly at her before she felt as though she was being pulled upwards and next thing she knew, she was on the ship as she felt something loosening around her waist and then releasing her.

Once the two arrived on the ship, nothing happened for a few moments before the entire zone was being filled with the screams and shouts of the Villains wanting whatever it was that was attacking them to stop as their bodies were slashed, ripped, and in some of the glimpses she saw when looking from the railing of the ship, she saw a glowing green substance land on many of the Villains face as those who were hit with it would scream even louder in pain, some even begging to be killed from the pain but were neglected that release by whoever or whatever was attacking. Soon all those shouts stopped and nothing was moving in the water as the Villains remained motionless but alive.

Asui looked in horror at the scene as she did not know what to say or think about the situation and wondered what exactly it was that attacked the Villains and, more importantly, why were the two of them spared. Those questions would continue to echo throughout her head before a noise coming from behind them brought her from her thoughts. Expecting the worst, the frog girl prepared herself while Mineta was still shocked from the experience when, out of smoke and embers, came their two curly-haired classmates with one looking worse than the other to the surprise of the two young adults.

"WHHAAAA!?" Mineta yelled in shock as he fell to the floor.

"Mina? Midoriya? What are you two doing here, gero?" Asui questioned the sudden appearance of the two curly-haired young adults with both looking as though they had some rough encounters. Ashido was prepared to respond to the frog girl before Midoriya took some steps forward.

"Sorry, Asu-"

"I told you to call me Tsuyu." The greenette was interrupted by the frog girl as she reminded him of what to call her.

"R-right! S-Sorry once more, Tsuyu, but we don't have time to talk we need to get you two back with the others at th-."

"Others?" Asui questioned as Ashido continued.

"Right, Izuku got the idea to go to the other zones and gather everyone back at the entrance for safety. Sorry, we took so long." Ashido said which the greenette couldn't have described the situation any better but then the conversation was broken by a crying Mineta.

"I'LL SAY! THERE WERE TOO MANY VILLAINS DOWN THERE, WAITING TO KILL US AND THEN SOMETHING EVEN SCARIER CAME AND ATTACKED THE VILLAINS. I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE AND I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO TOUCH YAOYORO-," before the purple midget could finish he felt himself being lifted up from the deck by the front of his costume as he came eye to eye with his male green-haired classmate who he saw was giving him a glare that he would swear was burning right through him to his soul.

"Mineta... remember what I told you back on the bus?" the greenette asked coldly.

The purple-haired midget was sweating as he nodded frantically as Izuku tightened his grip on Mineta's costume.

"Good. Then whatever comment or idea you had about Momo, I recommend that you keep it tightly shut and gone from what is in that filth of matter that you call a brain or we'll have some serious problems. Do I make myself clear?" Izuku warned with unmasked yet calm rage at the end as Mineta could only be terrified shitless at the sudden change in demeanor from the greenette as he was held up by him.

Both Ashido and Tsuyu saw the scene unfold and the Pinkette rushed to Izuku and grabbed him by his shoulder and gave him a hard shake. "Izuku, stop!"

This snapped him out of it as his eyes soften and looked at the scared Mineta he was holding off the ground before he gently put him on the floor. He turned towards the frog girl, whose expression remained neutral but he could feel a small sense of worry, and the Pinkette as she had a look of concern on her face.

Izuku took a step back at his actions as he knew his quirk was making its influence on him more noticeable the more he continued this mission and while the Jinsei worked in restoring his health, he could feel himself mentally falter more and more. He was brought out of his thoughts when he was shaken once more as he took notice of Ashido standing next to him saying something before he shook his head lightly.

"Izuku?"

"S-Sorry Mina, what were you saying?" Midoriya said.

"I was asking if you are ok? Your quirks, they... I think they took hold of you for a moment." The Pinkette answered, confirming what Midoriya feared, that the influence from his quirks was beginning to have its effects and the longer he kept fighting and as his mental resistance continues to falter, the more it'll become easier for Hellfire to consume him. He took in a deep breath as if to collect his thoughts and then gave his response to the Pinkette.

"Yes, I'm ok but it's getting more difficult to keep my quirks under control. We need to get back to the others and rest up until Iida comes back." Izuku admitted as worry was written on Ashido's face as he gave her his response which irked the greenette to see the worry that he was bringing to her. He didn't want to burden her or anyone with his problems. This train of thought was caught by his ancestors as before he could continue, the two grandmasters interjected.

"Midoriya, we believed we have talked to you about this, you are not a burden to anyone." Liang reminded.

"Heed our words, Izuku. Remember that no one is capable of handling all of their problems alone. Do not believe yourself to be a burden because of them." Hanzo advised.

Izuku sighed, 'Hard to think like that when all I see around me is the worried expressions of my friends and the countless bodies of bloodied Villains.' were his thoughts before he was brought out by Asui as she began to call for him.

"Midoriya, what did Mina mean by your quirks taking control, gero?" The frog girl asked. It was a fair question as she wasn't among the classmates that he had explained his quirks effects. After a quick summary to both Mineta and Asui, it seemed to help clarify why his attitude changed on a dime and why Ashido looked worried.

"So that's why you and Bakugo were sent to Anger Management, it's because your quirk could take over you if you don't control it, Gero?" Tsuyu said as Izuku gave a slow nod in response.

"Wow... that sounds scary Midoriya that your quirks may make you go looney on us at any moment." Mineta said which got him a smack in the back of the head from Mina at the description of her friend.

"Don't say it as if Izuku will turn against us." The Pinkette said.

"He isn't wrong, Mina..." The group of teenagers heard from the green-haired young man as he took a breath in before releasing it as he tried to collect his thoughts.

"These powers... like Thirteen said, can be dangerous, can even take others' lives if I'm not careful. I'm continuously playing with Fire when using my quirks, both figuratively and literally, and I can feel their influence on me getting stronger the more I use them which has happened today more than ever. I just... I don't know what'll happen if I ever lost myself in that small moment of weakness..." Izuku said as he hung his head in disappointment at himself.

"You're making it sound as though you have given up trying to make sure your quirks don't take control of you, gero." Tsuyu said, bringing Izuku out of his thoughts.

"Well... n-no I haven't, but it feels that-"

"Don't feel that you are losing control, gero. From what we have been able to see, aside from you being constantly nervous and looking as though you're about to have a panic attack..." She started which Izuku could only flinch at the bluntness of her honesty which he couldn't even challenge as he knew for certain to be true.

"You have been able to keep your quirks from taking over and, from what we've seen, you have shown control over them since Mr. Aizawa's test. So why is this any different than those times, gero?" Asui inquired.

Midoriya was prepared to counter but found himself short on words as he tried to find a good reason to which he couldn't find one, at least one that was understandable. He has been in situations that have pushed him to the edge various times but he was always able to keep control of himself almost all of the time without his quirks taking control of him.

"I... guess you have a point there As-"

"I said to call me Tsuyu." Tsuyu said.

Izuku flinched at his mistake as he corrected him.

"R-right, sorry Tsuyu." He said with embarrassment as the Pinkette joined the conversation.

"Tsuyu is right, Izuku, if you would have allowed yourself to lose control, it would have happened long ago. Plus, remember what the others told you back at the entrance, no matter what you are still our friend and your quirks won't change that about you." Mina said as a ribbit was heard from Asui which showed her agreeing with the Pinkette.

"Y-yeah, while like I said, you're scary Midoriya, but that still doesn't mean you'll turn against us, you're our friend." Mineta said.

Izuku, for his part, was just left surprised once more at his classmate's support as this sense of acceptance was still somewhat new to him due to his past but it kept amazing how they continue to support him, even if they could have a reason for wanting to avoid him. He wished he could just let everything go at that moment as he was grateful for where he was with the people he has met, but right now there were more important matters to handle to which he would recollect himself and give his response to his group.

"Thank you, everyone." The greenette said.

"That was friends are for, Midoriya, gero." Asui said.

"Right As- I mean Tsuyu. Sorry force of habit." Izuku manages to catch himself as he rubbed his head in embarrassment. While he couldn't see through the poker face of the frog girl, he could tell that she was prepared to glare at him for the error. After that, the greenette turned his attention back towards the purple midget, he took in a deep breath before addressing him.

"As much as I rather you did not have those kinds of thoughts about our female classmates, Mineta. I shouldn't be threatening you by force, I'm sorry." Izuku said. While it still irked him for Mineta to think of his classmates like that, a matter that was becoming ever more present the more he kept going back to the conversation with the Pinkette, he did step out of his boundaries and needed to accept responsibility for them.

"It's alright, Midoriya." Mineta said.

"Ok we have dawdled enough here Izuku, we need to get back to the others." Ashido said as Izuku was about to agree before he began to hear the groans of pains coming from the side of the ship. There wasn't much guessing to figure out it was the injured Villains as he made his way over the railing and be met with the gruesome sight. He remembered back with his interaction with Black about why they were doing this and their methods but that still left him in confusion as to why these Villains were just left alive and not killed like the rest.

"Midoriya, are you ok? Gero." Asui question as Midoriya kept looking over the railing.

"When you two were brought here, did you happen to see an individual attacking the Villains?" The greenette said, his tone leaving no indication of that he was joking.

"There was something in there, it just kept attacking the Villains over and over again along with it releasing something green that made the Villains keep yelling that it burns." Mineta said quickly.

The greenette still didn't have a direct answer but it at least gave his grandmasters a more narrow result on who it was.

"But did you see how they looked? " Izuku pressed for more information, which the purple midget replied with a no.

"When I was trying to get us on the ship, there was this odd figure that attacked one of the Villains but they looked as though they were camouflaged like only their body shape was seen, gero." Asui said with as much detail as she could.

This managed to get Izuku to take his eyes off of the railing and look at the frog girl.

"Anything else?" To which he would see her looking up with a finger to her chin as she appeared to be recalling anything else.

"Only other detail was that they had glowing green eyes but nothing else, Gero." Tsuyu said.

While Izuku wasn't able to piece much together with such information, it appeared that both grandmasters were able to come to at least some conclusion.

"Camouflages, acid, and glowing green eyes. Seems that Black had the involvement of a Zaterran." Liang said, piquing Izuku's curiosity.

'You think it was the Zaterran you two mentioned before, grandmasters?' The greenette questioned.

"No, at least we don't believe so Izuku. Considering everything that has happened with your interaction with Black, we are just as perplexed as you are." Hanzo replied honestly.

Izuku just released a sigh as it was just another mystery for them to add to the list.

"Midoriya, why do you ask? Was there something important about that person? Gero." Asui questioned as Izuku pushed himself from the railing and back to the group as the Pinkette answered.

"We'll explain everything back with the others. For now, it would be better to get out of here before anything else shows up." Ashido said as she placed her hand on his shoulder as Izuku agreed with a nod as he extended his hands towards Mineta and Tsuyu who both accepted.

"Ok, brace yourself." The greenette said before they all left in smoke and flames.

Entrance of U.S.J

Izuku reappeared with Mina, Tsuyu, and Mineta as he announced his return to the rest of the class.

"We're back everyone." He said as various members of their class went up to all four of them with a certain brunette being the first to get there.

"Tsuyu, Deku, Mina, glad that you're back." Uraraka said as the frog girl went with her to get an overall view of their situation. Mineta walked towards Sero to do the same. Izuku looked at all of his classmates and released a sigh of relief knowing that he finally got the entirety of 1-A together. He felt a hand in his shoulder which was from the Pinkette.

"See, everyone is back together." Ashido said with the same warm smile which Izuku couldn't help but return as he gave a nod.

"You're right. Let's go inform Thirteen about it." The greenette said as both made his way towards the Space Hero as he knelt to them.

"That is everyone, Thirteen." Izuku said as the Space Hero looked to him slowly due to their injuries.

"Good... tell everyone to remain together until help arrives..." The hero instructed.

"Understood." The greenette said as he stood up and along with Mina prepared to get the attention of his classmates but before doing so, Ojiro made his way towards Midoriya.

"Midoriya, we need to talk, alone. It's rather urgent." The tail user said, his tone leaving no room for objections.

His full attention on the matter he turned towards the Pinkette. "Tell the others what Thirteen said, we'll join you all soon." Izuku said.

Ashido wondered about the issue, but figured it must be related to his and Ojiro's temple so she dropped it as she made her way towards the rest of the class. Having Mina gone, the two young men took some steps away from the rest of the class and once they felt they were some distance away, the greenette faced the tail user.

"What happened, Ojiro?" Izuku asked.

"It's about Black and his contractors. Their story isn't adding up." He said.

"So you noticed it as well?" Izuku questioned rhetorically as Ojiro nodded.

"Yes, while we now know why the Villains were killed, aside from Black himself, his other partners remain in question. However, if we were to look at all the different methods that were used, they all correlate with Kombatant's that fought alongside Lord Raiden three centuries ago." Ojiro said which correlated with what Izuku figured, especially with his Grandmasters having been helping in trying to figure out the mystery.

"Yeah, I noticed that and, like you said, many of the Kombatant were from three centuries ago which makes the likelihood of them still being able to commit genocide on an entire zone of Villains questionable at best, much less them still being alive." Izuku stated gaining a nod from the tail user.

"Correct and, while the identity of Black's other partners is still unclear, only some Kombatant's from Lord Raiden's time either had longer life spans or their aging slowed down. If we are to look at the individuals who fit that bill, it doesn't relate with any of our suspects." Ojiro said as Izuku crossed his arms.

"It was something that was bothering as well when I first saw Black and even questioned him before we parted ways to see if he was Erron Black from three centuries ago." he informed the tail-user.

"And what did he say?" Ojiro asked.

"He only said he knew more about me than I know about myself which didn't help clarify anything, it could mean he either knows about me personally or my grandmasters." Izuku admitted as he saw Ojiro displeased at the response that they received from the cowboy as the mystery about their surprise guess remained unsolved.

"However, I'm guessing that isn't the only thing you wanted to tell me." Midoriya inquired.

"Yes and the piece that is creating such inconsistencies is right over there." The tail-user said as he pointed towards where Jirou was as she was showing the vial of Jinsei to Tsuyu.

"The Jinsei?" Izuku questioned as Ojiro nodded.

"Yes, as you know the White Lotus Society is keen on keeping the existence of Jinsei a secret due to the power it posseses and thus it is heavily guarded. All Jinsei is recorded along with those that were either given or allowed to use it."

"So I'm going to guess that Black wasn't among the list of people to be allowed access to the Jinsei?" was Izuku's reply.

"Correct, which, if that were the case the temple would have alerted all of its members by now, but they haven't." Ojiro said

"Maybe they haven't noticed that they have been taken?" Izuku theorized.

"That is what I thought as well but here's the real interesting part. None of the Jinsei at the temple has been taken or tampered with since three centuries ago." The tail user said which raised an eye from the greenette.

"How do you know that Black didn't just put a decoy to not alarm suspicion?" the Lin Kuei apprentice asked, bringing up the possibility when Ojiro shot it down with a shake of his head.

"It's improbable. After the Battle of Time where much of the Jinsei was used to rebuild the realm, Lord Raiden instructed the White Lotus to never take the Jinsei out of the temple no matter the cost and then he just disappeared." Ojiro informed ominously.

"W-wait what do you mean? Battle of Time? Lord Raiden just disappeared? What exactly happened to the realm?" Izuku asked as he was rather confused and alarmed with that whole sentence. Ojiro was looking at him with the same confused expression as the greenette asked the same to his Grandmasters.

"Master Hanzo, Grandmaster, what did he mean by all of that?' The greenette questioned as he heard a sigh from them before getting a response from the Lin Kuei Grandmaster.

"It is a rather long story, Midoriya, one that will have to be saved for another time." Liang responded cryptically.

Izuku could only take a deep breath in as he received the same excuse countless times already. To be frank, he was starting to grow tired of them and will want them to give him at least some straight forward answers once all of this was finally over. Releasing a sigh, he looked back at Ojiro and shook a hand in front of the tail-user.

"Nevermind Ojiro, so if the Jinsei is locked away how do you think Black got access to it? Do you think it could be the Jinsei from three centuries ago if what Black said about who he was is true?" The greenette questioned as it got the tail-user's attention back as he cupped his chin and crossed his arms.

"I not sure, from what Yaoyorozu was telling us, it sounded like Black had those vials on him for some time, yet the Jinsei that Jirou is holding still looks as though it was brought out of the Grotto. She also informed us that Black used one of the vials to heal you correct?" Ojiro said.

Izuku nodded.

"Thought so, while not noticeable to the naked eye, at the temple we were taught about chi detection and I can feel a shift in your life force, Midoriya."

"W-wait, so the Jinsei is the same as the one in the temple and what does that have to do with it being injected into me?" Izuku asked, pointing to himself.

"I'm not certain, Midoriya, which is why it is making this whole thing odd as despite the Jinsei looking like the one at the temple, the life force it carries is making it feel different and your life force is what is indicative of that." Ojiro said, the last part in the sentence caught the greenette's attention as he muttered it to himself.

"Same yet different... just like how Master Hanzo and Grandmaster described Black..." Izuku said but before he could continue with the thought he felt a sudden pulse in his eyes that caused him to jolt somewhat as he put a hand towards them. This caught the attention of Ojiro as he looked at his green-haired classmate.

"Hey Midoriya, are you ok?"

"Ojiro, It's happening again. Remember, don't tell them about the vis-*Argh*!" The greenette couldn't finish as he felt the same pulse in his eyes, only stronger than before as he felt to one knee, pressing one palm into his eyes to try and alleviate the pain which was for naught.

"Midoriya!?" Ojiro shouted he knelt next to him, his shout managing to get the attention of the class as they saw their green-haired friend appearing to be in pain.

"Deku! What happened?!" Uraraka asked.

Ojiro remembered to try and come up with the excuse they were to come up for explaining the visions of the greenette which he then remembered a little detail from Yaoyorozu that may be able to answer their questions. "I think it may be a side effect of the Jinsei." Ojiro said. While he would prefer to avoid lying to his friends, especially after everything he has done before, it was better to keep them in the dark at the moment about the nature of his and Izuku's work and to ensure the Jinsei's security. Upon hearing the theory for this, Jirou looked at the vial in hand, anger written on her face as she clasped the Jinsei tightly.

"Fucking Black! THAT BASTARD!" Jirou said as she prepared to smash the vial, but it would not come to be as she felt her hand being grabbed. Turning to face who did so, it turned to be Todoroki who remained without showing much emotion as he just looked at the punk girl without saying anything.

"WHAT?!" The punk girl yelled at the dual haired colored young man before feeling him grab the Jinsei off her hand forcefully before letting go off her.

"HEY GIVE THAT BACK!" Jirou yelled at Todoroki before getting a response.

"If you plan on smashing this, then it would be better if I held onto it for the duration." Todoroki responded calmly.

"What do you know?" Jirou asked.

"I know that if someone is in need of extreme emergency treatment, then this is the best chance for their survival. So unless you plan on taking that away, it would be advisable to treat this as if our lives depended on it." Todoroki stated coldly. While he wasn't as familiar with the Jinsei, he has read in the manuscripts about the supposed special properties that they hold and with Yaoyorozu telling them how it was able to heal Midoriya from a near-fatal injury, it is wise for them to hold onto them. Jirou looked at the dual haired young man. For once during his time at the school, he had shown a different expression from his usual stoic expression, one that was not a comforting sight to see as he was glaring with intensity at the punk girl, which caused her to take a step back at his statement. Their interaction was broken as they heard another groan of pain coming from Izuku as Kirishima seemed to be trying to help the greenette to no avail.

"Midoribro?! Ojiro what do we do?" The redhead asked.

Ojiro could only shrug his shoulders in response with a solemn expression.

"For now we can only wait for it to pass." The tail user said.

This left a bitter taste to the rest of class 1-A, but what else could they do, and seeing how Izuku seemed to have been disclosing information with him then he may have a better idea of what to do. Midoriya, for his part was feeling an excruciating amount of pain in his eyes, almost as though they were about to pop out of their sockets. The visions began to appear and the same images from before began to shift from Aizawa, to Tsuyu, to Mina, though this time there appeared to be more and what was new this time was that the visions were now in motion as opposed to being just stilled.

The first new vision showed Izuku carrying Ashido's broken body before handing her over to Kirishima, another showed All Might with the Nomu standing across from it, the next image showed Jirou as she was once again holding the Jinsei vial in hand and looking distraught as he also heard a voice from the vision which was also new.

"JIROU! PLEASE! THE JINSEI!" He heard the voice of Ojiro before the vision faded away into a new one. The next one showed images of his injured classmates, many of whom looked to be struggling to stand up, the next image showed Yaoyorozu creating a revolver as she was pulling out a bullet while muttering some words.

"I can do this, I can do this..." Then the image faded to the next one as he then saw an old familiar image that showed him holding onto the spine of the same bird-like creature until he came to a sudden realization, that bird-like creature was the Nomu.

'W-wait why am I holding the head of the creature if All Might was fighting it?!' he questioned. That question remained unanswered as the next and final image transpired and showed Bakugo on his knees with his costume ripped and bloodied. Then as quickly as they came, they left, another vision and more worry began to fill Izuku's head as to the meaning of these new visions. All Might fights the Nomu creature, but where are the other Heroes? Why was Jirou looking distraught? Why was Bakugo so beaten up in the visions? Why was he holding the head of the Nomu? Did he... Kill...

"Izuku? Izuku, daijoubu ka?" Izuku heard his name being called out and as he looked up to see the worried look of Momo along with the rest of 1-A.

"Yeah, I'm ok now." Izuku reassured them as he got help standing up from Ojiro.

"Seemed like the Jinsei had a small side effect when it healed you, Midoriya." Ojiro said, confusing the greenette for a moment as the tail-user whispered to him.

"I told them that it was a side effect from the Jinsei, so don't worry about the explanation." Ojiro said which brought a sigh of relief from Izuku about the explanation.

"Midoriya, how are you feeling?" Hagakure asked the greenette as he gave a nod with his head.

"Better now."

"Ok good, you had us worried when Mashirao told us that it was probably the Jinsei things side effect but it's good to hear your ok now." Hagakure said as Izuku managed to step towards the group.

"I'm sorry if I worried you all about that but for now we need to stand put an-"

*Crunch*

Midoriya halted when he along with the class of 1-A heard a disgusting crunching noise that managed to sound off.

"What the heck was that?!" Mineta yelled as the same question was on everyone's mind as Izuku remained motionless which Hagakure took notice of as she tapped him in the arm.

"Midoriya? Midoriya what happened?" She asked but he remained unresponsive as he speed-walked towards the staircase leading towards the Central Plaza as she heard him mutter 'no, no, no, no'. The rest of the class took notice of his sudden movement as they followed to where he was going.

Izuku made his way towards the top of the staircase and came to a sight he didn't want to see as he felt his blood run cold. The class followed suit and, like Izuku, many of them felt a cold chill run through them. Many of them looked either disgusted or about to break down as all of them saw the same thing. Their professor, Mr. Aizawa, being brutalized by the Nomu.

A Few Moments Prior (Central Plaza)

'Damn! The problem child was right about these Villains, they just won't stay down!' Aizawa thought as he was sidestepping and dodging every slash that was launched at him from the group of Tarkatans. He was able to take down the first few waves of Villains, but once they were out of the way, the Tarkatans began their assault on him and unlike the other Villains, the Tarkatans were not giving him many opportunities in taking them down due to either almost getting sliced by them, his scarf getting cut through by their blades, or barely being able to dodge getting bit by them.

He kept trying to knock out the Tarkatans as to keep the numbers at a manageable state yet each time he thinks he took one down, the one from before comes back, not only that but some of the Villains he put down originally were starting to regain consciousness so he was pressing in keeping down the numbers. The worst part was that his quirk didn't affect them and he could feel himself reaching his limit and the Tarkatans appeared as though they were barely getting started. After dodging another blade from a Tarkatan and delivering an elbow strike to their jaw which managed to break some of their teeth as they fell to the ground, Aizawa looked up to see Shigaraki charging his way towards him.

"So he's the final boss." Aizawa said throwing his scarf towards him to try and immobilize him.

"24 seconds... 20 seconds... 17 seconds..." Shigaraki somehow dodged the capture tool as Aizawa would throw a left elbow strike to Shigaraki who would in turn grab onto the erasure Heroes elbow in a tight grip.

"Damn." Aizawa said as he realized his attack was stopped.

"It's hard to see because you keep moving around, but there's an instant where your hair falls." Shigaraki said as Aizawa's eyes expanded as the Villain seemed to have found the trick to his quirk.

"That's when you deactivated your quirk. The time in between each activation has been getting shorter and shorter. Don't push yourself, Eraser Head." Shigaraki said as the skin in Aizawa's elbow began turning into a dark graying color before flacking off piece by piece as muscle and nerves began to make themselves visible. Soon enough, some of his bone began to appear underneath all of the blood that was dripping into the floor.

"What the hell?!" Aizawa said as he jumped away from Shigaraki as the pain from his elbow began to register as he clutched it.

"My elbow's crumbling!" Aizawa said and at that moment, many of the Tarkatans began to attack the weakened nocturnal Hero and while Aizawa tried to dodge their attacks, the injury and fatigue of battle made themselves present. The Tarkatans' blades began to make contact as many slashed through his arms, sides, legs, including where a Tarkatan managed to pierce his blade into his right thigh. Aizawa pushed through the pain as he threw right hooks into the Tarkatans head several times before he was rewarded for his troubles in the form of the Tarkatan biting into his forearm.

Aizawa almost yelled in pain but grit his teeth as he felt the teeth of the Tarkatan sink further into his arm. In an act of desperation, Aizawa raised his left, deteriorating, and exposed elbow and slammed it with all his might onto the Tarkatans face as a crunch was heard. The nocturnal Hero was in pain after that but the act managed to get the result he wanted as the Tarkatan not only retract its blade from his body but also let go of his arm but not before leaving behind several fragments of teeth deep in his arm. Aizawa dodged as best he could from the Tarkatans' attacks as he used their attacks against them, sidestepping in between their attacks as they cut into one another. This appeared to be working as the Tarkatans began to weaken themselves with Aizawa's strategy and it was a matter of knocking their light out that Aizawa was able to finally put down the Tarkatans, though not without the pain in his left elbow, right arm, and his right thigh as he stood right across Shigaraki.

"That quirk isn't suited for fighting long fights against a large group, is it? Isn't this too different from your usual job? What you're good at is a short fight after a surprise attack, right? Even so, you jumped right in to fight us from the front. Was that to put your students at ease?" Shigaraki said, taunting Aizawa as the nocturnal Hero was able to take down the remainder of his forces despite his injuries. He readied his scarf as he stared at Shigaraki.

"You're so cool... By the way... I'm not the final boss."

Aizawa was confused as he then turned his head to see the bird-headed Villain with the exposed brain appear next to him.

'What the hell?! It didn't even make a sound!' Aizawa thought as he was still in shock at the sudden sneak up.

"His name is Nomu. And he's the one you need to worry about. Not me." Shigaraki said as Nomu brought his claws down towards Aizawa.

Back to Present (Entrance of U.S.J)

The class of 1-A watched in horror as their professor was being broken right in front of them. The Nomu was showing just a hint of its power as it broke their professor's arms as if they were twigs, a snap and crunch being the audio proof. Midoriya was clenching his fists to the point that his knuckles were turning white as he knew this was going to happen and yet he couldn't do anything to stop it. He saw his classmates and saw the same distraught state as the scene continued to play out as he began to think of a very dangerous and stupid idea.

"I'm going to get Mr. Aizawa," Izuku said, breaking some of the students from their stupor state as they looked at the greenette as though he was crazy.

"Midoriya, you can't go!" Thirteen said as they caught wind of his intention as this would be echoed by his other classmates.

"Green, you see what that monster is doing to Mr. Aizawa, a Pro Hero no less, I've seen you fight like hell, but even that would be too much for you!" Jirou pleaded as she grabbed his right arm.

"Midoriya as much as I want to help in getting Mr. Aizawa out of there, that task is suicidal in it of itself." Ojiro reasoned while stepping in front of the green-haired apprentice.

"Deku, please don't... if Mr. Aizawa couldn't even handle that thing... just please don't..." Uraraka said, fear evident in her tone as she grabbed his left arm.

Bakugo stepped in front of Ojiro and got into face the greenette as he grabbed him by the front of his gym uniform, shaking him free of the two girls. "DEKU, YOU BETTER NOT PLAN ON THROWING YOURSELF AT BIRD BRAIN JUST TO PLAY HERO! DO YOU PLAN ON KILLING YOURSELF FIGHTING IT!?" Bakugo yelled at the greenette as Izuku was becoming rather annoyed at his classmates' protests, especially Bakugo's. He grabbed his hands, forcing him to let go surprising the explosive blonde at the amount of strength that Izuku was still able to use despite his inability to fight back at the moment.

"EVERYONE SHUT UP FOR ONE FUCKING MOMENT ALRIGHT!" Izuku yelled, stopping their protests as he stepped away from the staircase.

"I know it appears like a suicide mission-"

"WHICH IT IS, YOU DUMBA-"

"BAKUGO, JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!" Izuku yelled. He was serious about his statement from earlier that he was not going to take any more of the explosive blondes attitude as he returned to his explanation.

"It is, that's why I have to pull this plan off without even the slightest hitch. Also Thirteen, I know that you don't want me to do this, but I just can't stand by watching Mr. Aizawa die when we can do something. So I'm sorry but you can't stop me from helping." Izuku finished as he was dead set on what his plan.

Some of his classmates just looked at him with concern at his intention until Yaoyorozu caught on to his words. "Wait Izuku, what kind of plan do you have in mind?"

Izuku shrugged towards the still-frozen body of Kurogiri which everyone forgot was still there encased in his Ice Prison as the dots finally connected.

"I see, you plan on making a trade with the Villains." Momo ellaborated with a fist on her palm.

"Right, and since it appears that he's their only method of transportation, they don't exactly have a choice." Midoriya finished. The idea seemed solid, trade the Villains' way out for their professor. However, that is not to say that there wasn't an objection to the idea.

"THE HELL, WE AREN'T LETTING THE FUCKING VILLAINS ESCAPE AFTER EVERYTHING THEY DID TODAY!" Bakugo yelled which was an idea that was shared among some as while they got their professor back if they pull it off, they would be letting go of the Villains who orchestrated the invasion and who knows when they would strike again.

"I know, which is why they won't be getting him." The greenette said with a smirk, confusing Bakugo and the class to an extent until Todoroki realized what he meant.

"I see, you're using the trade as a ruse to get them to drop their guard and then capture them." The dual haired young man said as Izuku gave a nod.

"That's why this plan has to go off without a hitch, and while I prefer that none of you get in any more danger than what you have been through already, I need some assistance to accomplish this, and if you want to refrain from helping then I understand." Izuku finished, his words hit his classmates if they were willing to help him out in this plan to save their professor.

"You can count on me, Midoriya."

"Same here, Midoribro."

"We're partners in this till the end!"

"We've come this far together so let's do this!"

Izuku looked at his classmates and while he still doubts his capabilities as a leader, right now, he has their trust and their support. Filled with determination, Izuku began explaining.

"Alright, we need the element of surprise against them, so I'll go down there myself but I won't be alone. While I get Shigaraki's attention along with the Nomu's away from Mr. Aizawa, Tooru will use her invisibility to sneak them away towards the staircase where you guys can give him medical support and use the Jinsei on him. Momo, I'll need you to keep a sight on the Nomu with the bullet Black gave you, I know he wasn't specific on the details but use it if and when necessary. Once Mr. Aizawa is out of harm, I'll freeze all three as quickly as I can." Izuku finished which was simple enough to understand, however as he began to walk away and soon after the group broke as Izuku made his way towards the Pinkette.

"By the way Ash- I mean Mina, sorry force of habit, I have a request from you." Izuku said in a serious tone catching Ashido's complete attention.

"What is it?"

"I want you to remain with Thirteen and Kaminari, everyone else will be focusing on the trade but we need to keep an eye on the injured regardless, ok?" Midoriya requested.

"Uhh, yeah sure Midori, from the way you made it sound it was as if it was something that would change everything." The Pinkette said.

Izuku could only grimace at the comment as he couldn't tell her, he didn't know what led to these visions and he wasn't going to run the risk of telling her or the others about what could happen and then everything happening because of their paranoia.

"Sorry if it sounded like that, we just need everything to be planned." Midoriya said as Ashido patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, everything will work out. You got us this far, so have confidence." She said as he gave a nod before Ashido walked towards where the injured were.

Izuku released a sigh. 'I hope this changes what the future holds.' he thought as he made his way towards Hagakure who looked rather conflicted, bringing concern from the greenette.

"Hagakure?" He said surprising the silverette.

"Oh sorry, didn't mean to surprise you. Are you ok? I know that the mission is dangerous but-"

"Midoriya, I can't." Hagakure said with a resigned tone.

The greenette figured that her nerves were getting the better of her as he tried to encourage her.

"Hagakure, I know you can. If anyone knows anything about espionage it should be you due to being able to be invisible." Izuku said as Hagakure looked at him.

"That's just the thing, I can't go invisible." She said, making the greenette realize what she meant and more specifically the fault in his plan as her being undetected was part of how they would bring Mr. Aizawa.

"Are you certain Hagakure? You haven't been able to figure out how to go invisible yet?" he asked with concern as Hagakure just shook her head.

"I don't know how. No matter what I've tried I can't get my invisibility to work, and now we need it more than ever to get Sensei, but I can't. I feel so useless in not being able to use my quirk." Hagakure said, her expression almost in tears.

Izuku looked at her sympathetically before grabbing her by both shoulders and bringing her out of her thoughts.

"Hagakure, don't say that about yourself, please. You're more than that, we can figure something out just don't think of yourself as useless." Izuku told her.

The silverette remained quiet for a few moments with her bangs covering her eyes before giving him a silent response. "Ok."

Izuku could tell that the thought was still weighing heavily over her.

"Hey To-"

"Midoriya, don't waste any more precious time. Just save Mr. Aizawa." Hagakure interrupted him.

Izuku wanted to press further, but like she said, they need to save their professor and fast. The greenette looked at her with worry before taking some steps away, he'll help with her powers and explain her bloodline on a later date, but right now time was of the essence.

Hagakure remained quiet as she watched her green-haired friend walked away before releasing a frustrated sigh at herself. She was worried about him, especially with what the Invasion was probably doing to him both physically and mentally. She wanted to help lessen the baggage of problems that he was undoubtedly carrying for them but it hurts her knowing that she can't do anything to help him.

Ever since she learned what her quirk was and being able to finally see herself, it was wonderful and saw it as a step forward in her life. But as the days went on and on without knowing what her powers were capable of or even how to use them, she felt powerless and useless more than when she was invisible since at least then she was invisible. It frustrated her to no end and on top of the symbol of Izuku's and Todoroki's clan confusing her more about its meaning and purpose, she didn't know what to do. She just wished she could help her friends, to just be able to know what her purpose was.

"Lost are we..." Hagakure suddenly heard a voice and turned around to see who it was and only found her classmates, but none of them shared that tone of voice.

Ojiro saw the silverette looking rather confused as he went up to the formerly invisible girl and got her attention though he got a look of discomfort from Hagakure.

"Tooru, are you ok?"

"I'm fine." Hagakure said suddenly as an awkward silence was filled between the two.

Ojiro only had a look of concern as he looked at the silverette who looked as though she rather not be talking with him. "I just wanted to make sure that yo-"

"I said I'm fine. Please just... let's leave it at that, Mashirao." Hagakure said as she tried walking always but was be halted by the tail user as he grabbed her arm. She glared at him as he looked at her grey eyes that were filled with betrayal behind them.

"Tooru, is this about the rumors of you and Mina from high school?" Ojiro questioned as he heard a heavy sigh come from the silverette before shaking her head.

"You know what, just forget it." The silverette said as she tried to walk away but he didn't loosen his grip.

"I just.. want to help amend for it, please I'm-"

"Sorry? Mashirao, we've heard this song and dance many times already, I don't want to hear it anymore. Do you have any idea how much Mina had to endure?! How many times it felt as though it was just me and her that could lean on each other in that Hell hole of a school?! I know you had your training and goal to push yourself as a Hero but not once did you ever try to stop any of what was happening! You could've! The people there respected you and if you had said or done something but you didn't because you said you couldn't let emotion like love be part of you!" The silverette yelled as she tried to hold back anger and tears as she tried to release her restraints but was held in place by Ojiro who didn't let go as he tried to speak with her.

"Tooru, please, you need to understand. I wish it was easy to explain but no matter how I put it, you wouldn't-"

"Understand. I know I heard you say that countless times already." Hagakure said, finally yanking her arm away successfully from the tail user as he tried taking a step forward but was halted by the silverette.

"What happened happened and nothing will change that. Just please... drop the topic, we have bigger problems if you haven't noticed." Hagakure said, walking away leaving Ojiro more concerned for her wellbeing and with more guilt from the past. For Hagakure, she felt frustrated and angry at not just Ojiro but herself at how the past kept being brought up and how every time it just reminded her of how utterly powerless she was.

"Simple... release control..." Hagakure's eyes expanded once more as she heard that voice once more. Hearing it again it reminded her of the dream she had the night prior, which was confusing her even further as she felt as though the rabbit hole she was in was only getting progressively deeper the farther she goes. She put a hand on her head to ease the frustration as she added that thought to the list of things she wishes she could have answers for.

Izuku was somewhat stumped now that he ran into a complication in his plan, he was currently standing idly as he tried to come up with a solution until he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Midoriya, are you alright? Gero." Tsuyu questioned the greenette.

Midoriya looked at the ceiling for a moment. "Yeah, yeah, it's just that Hagakure just told me that she isn't able to go invisible and right now I'm trying to figure out an alternative to this." Izuku said as the frog girl would put a finger to her chin as she gave her response.

"Well, I think I may be of some assistance here, Midoriya."

"What do you mean?" he questioned with a curious look.

"Well, my quirk, Frog, lets me do whatever a frog can do such as allowing me to jump high, extend out my tongue, and camouflage myself." She said which a light shone in his eyes as he heard these details and pull out his notebook.

"Amazing, have you been able to figure anything else with these parts of your quirks, how high and strong do you jump,isthereasortoflimittowhichyourtonguecanextendalsohosdoesyourcamouflageturnyoucompletelyinvis-" Izuku went on his muttering spree and both grandmasters and frog girl could only sweatdrop at the suddenness of it all.

"Izuku, we understand your excitement, but we believe that there are much more important matters at hand." Hanzo replied getting their descendant to stop his scribbling as he looked at Tsuyu who remained without showing her expression as Izuku's face turned slightly red at his old habit showing up.

"S-Sorry about that Tsuyu, kinda got lost in the moment there..." Izuku said sheepishly.

"It's alright, though it was a bit creepy how you just started mumbling like that." Asui replied which once more showed the bluntness of her nature.

"A-again, sorry. More importantly, your camouflage, what is it capable of and is there anything important that you can mention?" he questioned. They needed to get an understanding of what her camouflage can do so that the plan can work.

"It's also something I'm still learning but currently I can maintain it for about a minute." Tsuyu said.

Izuku cupped his chin in thought as he came up with an idea. However, as he was thinking he got a flash from one of the visions and remembered what could happen to Tsuyu, making him stop. He didn't want to say he forgot but the constant thinking of ensuring Ashido's survival along with getting their professor, he believes the frog girls survival was guaranteed as long as she remained away from Shigaraki but with Hagakure's invisibility not being an option currently, they didn't have much choice, but if he were to continue with this plan then he was knowingly putting her life at risk.

"Midoriya, as much as we understand your want to ensure your friend's survival, allow her to join." Liang said which got a look of confusion from the greenette.

'But if she does then she could-'

"Die? Yes we know Izuku and so could of many of your friends throughout today and we understand that this is different due to the visions but remember that these visions are only a possibility of what could happen, you can still ensure her safety if you can prevent that vision from happening." Hanzo said trying to ease his descendant, but Izuku still looked conflicted and tried to let his masters' words sink. After a moment of debating with himself, he returned to his plan for the frog girl as he turned back to her.

"Ok, originally I would have taken Hagakure with me down to the negotiation and while I had their attention she would have taken Mr. Aizawa to safety. However, we can't do that as you said, if you were to move too much, then your camouflage would be exposed. I'll take you to the edge of the Flood Zone, that way they won't be able to see you coming from immediately while I get their attention away from them. When you hear me tell the Villains to step away from Mr. Aizawa, get him a fair distance away while I freeze them. Also, I'll ensure that to contain the Ice, Tsuyu." Izuku added to the last part as the last thing he wanted was to hurt her or slow her down. The frog girl nodded as Izuku extended a hand out to her. She grabbed the appendage and the greenette noticed that her hands were slightly bigger than his which Tsuyu caught him looking.

"I'm sorry about my hands. I know they're big and ugly." Tsuyu said which got a head tilt from him.

"I don't think they're ugly." he said which caused the frog girl to look at him.

"What?" She asked as she wanted to hear if what he said was right which just caused more confusion from the greenette.

"I... said that they're not ugly. I think they make you unique and for you." Izuku said as Tsuyu's poker face would break slightly as she had a light blush appearing on her face as she looked down at their closed hands as she gave a response.

"Thank you, gero."

Izuku gave her a smile underneath the green mask.

"No problem, Tsuyu. Now let's get going." he said as he tightened his hold on her hand before both disappeared in smoke and flames.

Flood Zone

The two green-haired young adults appeared right by the edge of the Flood Zone, with the blood of the Villains having tainted the once clear water. As the two crouched into the blood mixed water to prevent being seen by the Villains, they saw their professor continuing to be mauled by the monster-size Nomu, and the two grimaced at the scene in front of them. Midoriya got the frog girl's attention as they went over the plan.

"Ok, remain hidden until you hear me tell Shigaraki to step away from Mr. Aizawa and whatever happens don't let them see or touch you Tsuyu." Izuku warned her. He prepared to leave but was pulled by Asui as he saw that she wasn't letting go of his hand.

"Tsuyu?" The greenette questioned.

"Be safe, Izuku." She said as Izuku gave her a nod before the two let go of their hand with the greenette leaving in smoke and flames.

U.S.J Entrance

Izuku was at the entrance once more as he saw his classmates looking at him expectantly. He took Ojiro's advice and took in a deep breath to calm himself before releasing as his mind cleared a bit. He began to make his way towards the frozen Kurogiri as he walked back towards his friends and gave them one final call.

"Ok, everyone's in position, remember to be safe and stick to the plan." he said as he looked down at the frozen Kurogiri. He clenched his fist before breaking the Ice as the mist Villain was left gasping for air as he was out of his Ice prison and appeared to be dazed and confused.

"*Gasp* W-what? What is happening?! *Argh*" Kurogiri said before feeling the pain from his broken knee as Izuku grabbed the Villain by his collar and picked him up rather roughly.

"Shigaraki has our professor, we'll be making a trade between you two." Izuku said as he, rather forcefully, moved the Villain to walk forward before hearing a chuckle come from Kurogiri.

"Willing to let go of the people responsible for nearly killing your classmates and professor for one person. Such weakness." The mist Villain said as the acolyte glared at his prisoner for a brief moment before kicking the broken knee of the Villain, causing him to trip but not fall as Izuku still had a hold on the collar as Kurogiri screamed in pain from the sudden attack.

"Once we're down there, you will stay silent, only talk to tell Shigaraki that the Heroes are on their way. You will not say another word unless you want me to snap the other knee, got it?!" Izuku warned. The mist Villain nodded as Izuku got him to stand up as best they could. The hero-in-training noticed his classmates' looks of his treatment towards the injured Villain. He had a good idea of what they might have been thinking, but, like earlier in the day, he knew that showing compassion was not going to work with these Villains, they saw this whole situation as a joke. Izuku used Flame-Port to get down to the Central Plaza as he appeared just a few meters away from Shigaraki and the Nomu who was currently grasping onto the head of his professor as the hand Villain noticed of Kurogiri.

"Kurogiri? What is the meaning of this?! And who is this brat?!" Shigaraki said as annoyance could be heard in his voice. Izuku glanced over to where Tsuyu was currently in the water before looking at Kurogiri.

"Talk!" the apprentice commanded the mist Villain as he gave him a rather hard shake as well.

"Forgive me, Tomura, I managed to disperse the students but the Heroes, they're on their way here." Kurogiri said as Shigaraki remained silent for a few moments

"Kurogiri, you... " Shigaraki began to say as he started scratching at his neck with one hand and before long, red scratch marks began to form on the side of his neck.

"...*Argh* If you weren't a warp gate and our ride out of here, I would've crushed you to pieces!" He announced as Izuku's expression hardened.

"Unfortunately for you, your 'ride out of here' isn't available so I would suggest surrendering." Midoriya said as he saw Shigaraki continuing to scratch his neck with both hands.

"However, I'm willing to make a trade with you. You let go of my professor, and I give you back Kurogiri in which you will leave, do we have a deal?" Izuku asked.

At the top of the staircase, Yaoyorozu was materializing a revolver that was able to fit the bullet given to her, though not without difficulty as her hands were shaking and missing the chamber.

"Come on... I can do this, I can do this..." Momo said to herself as she finally loaded the bullet correctly. She was nervous at the plan, one, because Izuku was putting himself in danger once more, and another was that she would have to possibly shoot the giant creature that has been casting a dangerous presence over them with a bullet that she did not have any idea of what it would do. While it was just a regular bullet in appearance, Black made it sound as though this was their one shot at the creature. Her mind kept going to the thought of possibly killing it and knowing that she was shooting to kill was putting her on edge. It did not help what she and Jirou would have been put through in the Mountain Zone and her state of mind was less than complete.

She looked down to where her green-haired friend was and then shifted her focus towards the muscle-bound Nomu. She began to aim just incase, but her sight was not stable as her hands trembled every time she tried. Ashido, who had remained next to Thirteen and Kaminari, who while not completely healed, did appear to be somewhat more stable as he wasn't coughing as badly, looked over to the ravenette and saw her nervous state and she made her way towards her.

"Uhhh... Yaomomo, are you alright?" Ashido called out, causing Momo to jump slightly before turning towards the Pinkette.

"Oh, Mina. Y-yeah I'm alright, why wouldn't I?" Yaoyorozu asked.

"Well... You are shaking quite a lot and you holding that gun towards me isn't helping." Mina said.

The ravenette realized that she had the gun aimed at the Pinkette before lowering it and apologizing.

"I... may be a tad nervous. I... I can't pull the trigger Mina. For goodness sake, I can barely stand straight without shaking." Momo said as she looked down defeated with the gun still in hand. Mina looked at her with concern for her well being, especially after what she told them.

"Give me the gun Momo. I can take the shot for you." Mina suggested, catching Momo's attention.

"No, it's ok. I was enstrusted by Izuku to align the shot and-"

"I know, Momo, but I can see that you aren't comfortable with it, trust me, most wouldn't be in your position. But I want to help with the burden." Ashido said in a soft voice convincing the ravenette as she handed the gun to her.

"Only shoot as a last resort." Momo said with a resigned tone.

The Pinkette nodded. As she prepared to align the shot, she began to feel nervous aiming. She started to understand what Yaomomo was feeling. She took a deep breath in then out as she steadied her aim at the Nomu, unknowingly sealing her fate.

Back with Izuku, he waited for a response from Shigaraki but all he was able to get was the hand Villain violently scratching his neck for the past few moments. It made him question what was going on with the Villain until he saw him stop and released a small chuckle.

"To think you, Kurogiri, would get captured by some snot-nosed brat... it doesn't matter now. Our target was All Might, not the entire Hero force." Shigaraki said with a glare.

Izuku tightened his hold on the mist Villain.

"Do you accept my terms?"

"I'll take Kurogiri back... but under my terms... Nomu, ki-"

"I dare you to finish that sentence... Shigaraki..." Midoriya's tone halted the hand Villain's order on the Nomu as he looked at the greenette who summoned his Kunai in his right hand and held the weapon on Kurogiri's left shoulder blade.

"Accept my offer without that Nomu's involvement, unless you want your 'ride' to suffer further damages..." Izuku threatened as Shigaraki looked curious at the threat before releasing a laugh as the greenette remained unmoving.

"You, threatening my League of Villains... I don't know if you know this brat, but you aren't in any place to be making demands from us. Your little friends are probably fighting and dying against the cannon fodder members that are in the different Zones. Also, Nomu here is to beat All Might but I would mind testing it against an NPC like you, so the way I see it, you should be the one listening to me..." Shigaraki said as silence filled the space between the two for a moment.

"You know... that's kinda what the last guy said to me before I sliced through his arms, busted his eye out, and broke the bones of each member from that zone..." Izuku replied coldly, catching Shigaraki by surprise.

"Your Villains have been taken care of Shigaraki... it's just you now... I want to do this peacefully but... if I have to use force to get you to comply then-"

"Then what brat!?" Shigaraki interrupted, growing frustrated at what he was hearing, that this brat, this NPC, just happened to have defeated a Zone of Villains. Sure they were cannon fodder but it was nevertheless a group that should have demolished the students.

"Then I'll, have to use Kurogiri here as an example of what will happen to you..." Izuku said, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Once more silence filled the area as Shigaraki went back to scratching his neck. The greenette's patience was running thin at the duration of this exchange before hearing a laugh coming from Shigaraki.

"You're bluffing, aren't you? There isn't a chance that a Hero-In-Training would so much as torture a captured Villain, you don't have the stomach for it." Shigaraki said cockily, as he was about to give another order.

A grunt was heard from Izuku as he slammed his Kunai into Kurogiri's collarbone, causing him to release a scream of pain.

Shigaraki took step back at the sudden action of the student.

Blood splattered the ground along with the greenette's hand. Kurogiri tried to pry himself free but was stopped as Izuku twisted the bladed weapon further into his shoulder, eliciting another pained screamed as the greenette remained unmoved at the scream as he looked at Shigaraki.

"Don't test me, Shigaraki... I already broke his knee and collarbone, either accept the offer or else..." Midoriya threatened, wanting to finish this whole nightmare that they have been put through.

Shigaraki looked back at the greenette to try and see if there was any sort of remorse or hesitation from the student, that this was just an act to make him throw the towel but the longer he looked at Izuku's eyes, all he could see was anger and cold finality. Realizing that this wasn't a bluff and knowing that a fight against the Heroes would be fruitless without a way to escape, he gritted his teeth before giving his reluctant answer.

"Fine! Now hand him over." Shigaraki said.

"Only if you first step away from Eraser Head, just to make sure you won't try anything," Izuku said.

Shigaraki was about to argue when he saw Izuku remain unmoving, continuing to push the Kunai further into Kurogiri. It got to the point that the handle of the blade was being pushed into his collarbone as the mist Villain continued to scream in pain.

"Fine! Nomu, release Eraser Head and step back." Shigaraki ordered and like that the Nomu released Aizawa who slumped to the ground.

Midoriya let out a mental sigh, his plan was working. He glanced towards the frog girl and saw her beginning to camouflage herself which meant he had to wrap this up quickly. He began to move slowly towards Shigaraki as he kept a close eye on Tsuyu as he saw Aizawa's body move slightly of the ground which assured him that Tsuyu was managing her role and now he has to do his. As Izuku got close to Shigaraki, he heard him begin to laugh, with it getting louder by the second as it confusing the greenette.

"What's so funny?" Izuku questioned as he got his response.

"You should know this 'Hero'... when you are trying to cheat your way to victory, try not to make it obvious that you're getting help from someone..." Shigaraki said as next thing Izuku knew, he was out of his sight as the greenette saw him running towards Tsuyu, who was close to the staircase, at a great speed. As Izuku saw him closing the distance between him and the frog girl, the thought of her dying by his hands flashed in his mind as she would disintegrate into dust once he reached her.

Tsuyu was carrying Aizawa with her tongue around him and keeping him close to the ground as to not raise suspicion so when she decided to turn around to see if she was a good distance away from the group. Her surprise was high when rather than seeing her green-haired friend encasing their assailants in Ice she was met with the Villain with the sight of a dry and chapped hand. She didn't get a chance to react as he was a few inches from making contact onto her. However, almost in that same instant, she saw the hand of the Villain being pulled back as she caught sight of smoke and embers appearing right next to her as she saw the rage in Izuku's face as he delivered a right hook onto Shigaraki's head. The sound of a crunch could be heard as he punched the Villain away.

"STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HER!" Izuku yelled as Shigaraki skidded on the ground towards Kurogiri and the Nomu. The greenette turned around and picked her up in a bridal carry as the frog girl still had her hold on Aizawa. The frog girl was caught off guard but grabbed tightly onto the greenette's shirt.

"HOLD ON TIGHT, TSUYU!" He yelled as the three left in smoke and embers. Shigaraki finally skidded to a halt as the greenette arrived in the middle of his class.

"TSUYU! DEKU! THANK GOD YOU'RE SAFE! OH MY GOD, MR. AIZAWA!" Uraraka yelled as his classmates looked in horror at the condition of their professor. While they all saw the mauling he received, seeing his injuries up close made them remained still in their place. Tsuyu used her tongue and placed Mr. Aizawa by Thirteen.

"URARAKA! YAOYOROZU! HELP STABILIZE MR. AIZAWA!" Izuku yelled, bringing them out of their stupor as the two would make their way towards their down professor.

"JIROU! GIVE THEM THE JINSEI!"

"TODOROKI HAS IT!"

"TODOROKI G-"

"I know." The dual haired young man said calmly despite the circumstances as he made his way towards their professor with the Jinsei vial in hand.

"Uhhh... Midoriya..." The greenette heard below him as he took notice of the frog girl whose expression was not her usual poker face but was carrying a heavy blush with her eyes averted, confusing him.

"Yeah Tsuyu."

"Thank you for saving me, but can you put me down, it's kind of embarrassing." Tsuyu said as Izuku finally noticed their position as he also sprouted a blush as he gently put her down.

"Oh sorry about that." Izuku said as he heard his two grandmasters talk.

"Congratulations, Midoriya." The greenette was spoken to by Kuai Liang.

'About what Grandmaster?'

"You've managed to change your friend's untimely death." Hanzo explained.

It was then that he realized that amidst his rage at Shigaraki, he did indeed stop Tsuyu from dying which meant that if he could prevent her death then he could change Mina's as well. Before he had to go to freeze the Villains, he looked to where Uraraka and Yaoyorozu were as he took notice that the Pinkette wasn't where he asked her to be for her safety. He approached the two girls who were currently bandaging up the beaten up professor.

"Uraraka, Momo, where's Mina?" He questioned with a feeling of dread bubbling in his gut.

"Why Deku?" Uraraka questioned.

"I asked her to remain with Thirteen here but she isn't here." He responded.

"I was having difficulty with keeping my nerves in check and Mina suggested taking over my position as to make sure the shot wouldn't miss." The ravenette answered as she saw her green-haired friend freeze up with a look of terror in his eyes as they saw him look back towards their classmates as if looking for someone before returning his attention to her.

"W-where is she?" Midoriya asked with a shaky voice as this was caught by Yaoyorozu.

"Izuku, what's happening? Why are you-"

"Momo, please, where is she?" he interrupted her as his voice was filled with desperation.

"She should be by the edge of the staircase but Izuku what's wr-" She couldn't finish as the greenette left in a haste to where she should be but all he found was a revolver on the ground but no sight of the Pinkette. He looked around once more to try and get sight of Mina and try and ensure her safety befor-

"MINNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

*Crack*

The group heard Hagakure yell as it would be followed by the crunching of bones. A few brief moments prior Shigaraki had skidded to a stop just a few feet from Kurogiri and his Nomu as he laid face down. He felt the side of his head pulsating along with a constant surge of pain that was shaking him to his core and blood streaking down the side of his head. He attempted to stand but it proved difficult as each time he moved, he could only feel pain. After some tries, he managed to get on one knee as he looked up at the group of students and more specifically a green-haired young man.

"Tomura, are you alright? We have to leave, we won't be able to plan future attacks if we are to be captured today." Kurogiri said.

Shigaraki remained unresponsive as he could only look at the green-haired brat with rage as he not only did he foiled his entire brilliant plan but also took away his chance at trying out his Nomu on the Symbol of Peace. Tomura then shifted his gaze towards one of the other brats that was up by the staircase that was entirely pink.

"Okay, Kurogiri, we'll go. But before we do, let's destroy some of their pride. Kurogiri, bring that pink brat, Nomu will need something to play with." Shigaraki conceded.

The mist Villain smirked at the command as he began to open a portal towards the unknowing Pinkette.

The next thing that happened, she fell onto the ground in front of the trio as she was stunned from the sudden teleportation.

"Ouch! Huh?! W-wait, how did I get here?!" Ashido said as she began to take her surroundings and she looked up and saw the muscle-bound creature in front of her with the Kurogiri and Shigaraki close by as she crawled slightly back.

"Y-you're the Villains. W-what do you want?!" The Pinkette said in a nervous tone. She tried picking herself up, but tripping over herself as she was mere feet away from the imposing Nomu who seemed to have its sight on her.

"Your little group of friends needs to know what will happens when you interfere with my plans. Nomu, make her suffer..." Shigaraki ordered.

Ashido tried to stand up and scream but was grabbed by her neck by the Nomu and next thing she knew, she was lifted into the air where upon she heard the scream of her best friend and the sight of the ground coming in fast.

"MINNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

That is a wrap everyone. This one prove to be probably the most difficult chapter out of all that I had to do as I was hit with serious writers block that made it difficult to write as I had to rewritten the section many times to make it flow or make sense and overall this was the best I could make. Now it may seem that the chapter is slow but that is because of how I am finally building and setting off the next chapter as the last half of this chapter and the next chapter will be the most change from the first chapter as the turning point in the story. Now I won't make promises on when the next chapter will come as I will be making these changes but will take my time in ensuring that the story is the best that it possibly can be. Anyways, that is all that I have to say, until next time this has been FightingGamePlayer11, signing out.