Chapter 26 To Start a War
Izuku sat in the hospital with Kirishima, Iida, Shoto, and Momo. The doctor said that the blow he did on Muscular irreversibly tore his muscles and it would never be the same ever again. "I want to save Kacchan," Izuku said. "He's counting on me."
"That's the spirit!" Kirishima said. "We need to save Bakubro!"
"No!" Iida said, holding his hand up in a "stop" position. "We need to let the pro heroes do their job!"
"Izu-nii!" Their conversation was interrupted when Eri bounded in and climbing up a chair. "Izu-nii! Papa wanted me to show you a magic trick!"
"Magic trick?" Izuku asked.
"Let me show you!" Eri said, tugging on Izuku's injured arm. Izuku winced, but before he could tell the girl off, his arm started to glow. When Eri removed her hands, Izuku's scars were gone. "Magic!"
"How-" Izuku started to ask, but was cut off by the sound of the door opening. Izuku turned to see Kuro.
"That was her quirk, Rewind. It's pretty self-explanatory," Kuro said. "Anyways, it's good that you're all here. I have a special mission for you."
"What is it?" Shoto asked, cutting straight to the chase.
Kuro smirked. "To save Kacchan."
Later at the police station, Edgeshot, Kuro, All Might, Best Jeanist, and Tsukauchi were preparing Kacchan's rescue operation. "What do you mean you don't want me to go?!" All Might demands.
"Oh, Kacchan can handle himself," Kuro waves his hand dismissively. "We both know you have more important things to do."
All Might remains silent. "Anyways, I had already planned for this," Kuro said to the shock of the rest of the meeting. "Anyways, gather the heroes now. We wouldn't want to miss the signal."
Kacchan awoke in the base of the League of Villains. He saw Kurogiri and Shigaraki both look at him, as if they were waiting for him to wake up. "So you're finally awake, Katsuki Bakugo," Shigaraki said. Katsuki turns to the TV and saw Nezu, Shouta, and Vlad King. It seems that they were making some sort of apology for failing to protect the kids.
Bullshit, Kacchan thought. Kuro had planned for all of this. Kacchan already knew the role he had.
"Why am I here?" He growled at the villains, small explosions crackling in his hands, which were tied to the back of the chair.
"You see," Shigaraki says, releasing Kacchan. "We sense the bitterness in your heart. That smile on your face. We think you would be a fine addition to the League of Villains."
"And we allowed the students to fight because we did not have a full grasp on the situation," Kacchan heard his teacher's voice through the TV.
"Heh, they didn't revoke my rights to combat yet," Kacchan taunted. "You fucked up in picking me."
"It seems that you have no interest in becoming a villain," Shigaraki notes, ignoring the boy's threat. He turns to the TV and looks at his mentor. "Maybe the 'force' of my teacher will help open your eyes."
The teacher smirked. "That's a wise decision, Shigaraki," he said, the wicked grin on his face only growing. "Good job."
"May I ask what time it is?" Kacchan asked.
"8:00 pm, why do you ask?" Kurogiri said instinctively.
"Shut up," Shigaraki groans. "Knock him out. It's time to go."
Kacchan smirks as One for All courses through his arms. No, not his arms… his sweat. Sweat doesn't have bones to break or muscles to shatter, so it was a perfect way of strengthening his quirk. He holds his hand out, a devilish smirk on his face. "Checkmate," he says as he prepares for the ensuing explosion. "NUCLEAR IMPACT!"
All Might, Kamui Woods, Edgeshot, and Best Jeanist are stunned when a gigantic explosion could be seen about three kilometers away.
"That's the signal," Kuro said. "Let's move out."
Kacchan ran out of the base and made a left turn. "Shit!" There were burns all over his skin and dust covered his whole body. He really needed to talk to Kuro about finding a way around that.
"Kacchan!" Kacchan looked up and saw Izuku, Kirishima, Iida, and Momo in really shitty costumes. "Kuro-sensei sent us here to come get you!"
"Those disguises are really shitty," Kacchan pointed out. Izuku huffed and Kacchan smiled. "But thank you."
Mt. Lady runs over to the building where Tiger's tracker to see the building in ruins and Ragdoll unconscious. Tiger runs up to the woman and grabs her in her arms as black liquid starts pouring everywhere, causing Nomus to appear. The two heroes back up as a man in a suit appears, a huge smirk on his face.
"Well, well, well," he says as he looks at the Pro Heroes. "Would you look at what we have he-"
He was cut off when Shimura flies over and decks him straight in the jaw, causing him to stagger backwards. "Round two, asshole," she says, smirking.
"Round two it is," All for One agrees as he lets loose a powerful shockwave of power.
The Pro Heroes jump down the where the explosion was to see black liquid dripping everywhere. Kurogiri and Shigaraki were left unconscious by the giant explosion, but Nomu were appearing from the black liquid. The heroes spring into action, taking on as much Nomu as they can.
A Nomu is about to punch Edgeshot when Kuro appears, grabbing the Nomu and crushing its head. "All Might! Go!" He shouted. "You know what you need to do!"
All Might nodded and jumped. Kuro turned back to the army of Nomus and smirked. "Alright you bundle of freaks," he said as he channeled a ball of fire with the second's quirk, Element. "Let's see how you deal with this."
All for One and Shimura Nana stand in the middle of a huge crater, staring each other down. "I won't make the same mistake again," All for One declared.
"Sure you won't," Nana said sarcastically. "But there are two more of us. We will defeat you."
They start to duke it out, exchanging powerful blows. All for One bulks up his arm and punches Nana, sending her flying. Before All for One can further attack her, he turns around and holds his hand up, blocking a punch from All Might. "All Might," All for One says with mock glee, venom pouring out of the name. "It's good to see you as well."
"Shut up!" All Might shouted as he launches another punch as Nana flies back to punch from the opposite direction of All Might. All for One holds out both of his arms to block the attacks, before sending a wave of pressure, sending the two One for All users flying.
The three enter a furious exchange of blows, each blow causing a small crater to form underneath them. "You're both pathetic," All for One said as he blows them back with another wave of pressure. "You're all bark and no bite."
"You forgot about one thing," a voice said as a pillar of earth juts up on the floor below All for One and hits him square in the chin. Kuro dashes forward between the two One for All users, punching All of One in the face and shattering his mask. "Me."
"Black Lightning," All for One spat as he stood up and started floating. "This isn't your fight."
"Oh, but it is," Kuro said, smirking. "Kuro Gisei, ninth user of One for All. At your service."
All Might looked at the man in shock. Ninth user? How was he the ninth user? Izuku was the ninth user? And Kuro lied? He was a wielder of One for All after all? "Kuro!" He shouted.
"Not now, All Might!" Kuro said, blocking a blow from All for One. "I'll explain later! Let's deal with this clown first!"
Nana and All Might nodded to each other as they rushed All for One with Kuro. The three start to overwhelm him and All for One flies back. "See? This isn't that bad," Kuro said, smiling. All for One floats up into the air as his arm turns into a hulking monstrosity.
You can use my power, the… other All for One's voice rings out in his head. It'll make things a lot easier.
"Shut up, All for Two," Kuro muttered under his breath.
All for Two? The newly named All for Two asked.
"Let's do this!" Kuro said as black electricity crackled throughout his body. All for One launched a devastating punch with his amalgamated arm, but Kuro grabbed his fist with both of his hands as All Might and Shimura Nana jumped up to face level with All for One.
"This is for your crimes against humanity!" Nana shouted, her fist pulling back to prepare a punch.
"UNITED STATES OF SMASH!" All Might shouted as the two punched the villain for everything they had. The villain slammed into the ground, his face completely caved in. They had won. All Might held up his fist as the last embers of One for All faded away. They had won.
The news helicopter arrived with the police and Pro Heroes a few minutes later. They instantly went to work, making rescue operations. The helicopter lands and the news people came running out to the three heroes. "What happened?!"
"Oh, this is nothing," Kuro said, shaking off his bruised arm. "Just the strongest villain alive wanted to kill us or something, so we punched him really hard."
"That's amazing!" The news reporter asked before turning to Nana. "And you are?"
All Might and Nana nodded to each other. "My name is Shimura Nana," Nana started. "And I am the one who trained All Might."
"Wow!" The reporter turned back to her camera. "Are you hearing this, folks? The Number One and Number Two hero, along with the mentor of All Might have banded together to defeat a powerful villain! Do you three have anything to say?"
The three looked at each other and smiled. They knew what they had to do. The three of them pointed a finger at the camera and said unanimously, "You're next."
Izuku, Kacchan, Iida, Kirishima, and Momo were all in Izuku at Kuro's place, as he instructed. Tears poured down Izuku's face when the three made their declaration. Kirishima, Momo, and Iida cheered, thinking it meant that the three were addressing the villains, but Izuku saw it differently. He knew that All Might's time was up, and that Izuku had to be the one to carry on his legacy.
Kacchan put a hand on Izuku's shoulder. Since Kuro had briefed him on everything, he knew what Izuku was going through. They were now on the same boat.
Kuro lead All Might and Nana back to his apartment. "When I explain, I want Izuku and Kacchan to be there," Kuro said.
"I get Young Midoriya, but why would you want Young Bakugo there as well?" All Might asked.
"Yesterday, I named Katsuki Bakugo as my successor," Kuro said simply.
"You WHAT?!" Nana shrieked, causing the two men to flinch. "You didn't even consult me! I wanted Eri-chan to be your successor."
"Jeez lady, calm down," Kuro said as he opened the door. "If she becomes strong enough, I'm sure Izuku will name her as his successor."
As they opened the door, the students came rushing to them. "That was so manly!" Kirishima yelled.
"Yes, yes," Kuro said, waiving a bruised hand dismissively. "Now that the danger is gone, we need you all to go home."
"Alright," Iida said. "Thank you for letting us stay at your place, Kuro-sensei. We will call our parents and get going. Right?"
He shot a look to Kirishima and Momo. "Yes…" Kirishima said sadly as they filed out of the apartment.
As Izuku and Kacchan were about to go too, Kuro stopped them. "We have something very important to discuss," he said. The two boys nodded as they went back inside. Kuro lead all of them into the Support Group Room and sighed. He had a lot to discuss, and he wasn't sure if he was ready.
As everyone sat down, Kuro let out a shaky breath. He knew this time was coming and he had already prepared. "I apologize for lying to you all," he started, catching the attention of everyone on the room. What could Kuro be lying about? "But my name is not Kuro Gisei. That is merely a name I came up for myself when I arrived here."
"What do you mean 'arrived here?'" All Might asked. Of course, Nana already knew, but everyone else was looking at the man curiously. "And if that's the case, what's your real name?"
"My name is Midoriya Izuku," Kuro started, his eyes scanning the room to see shocked faces from everyone except Nana. "And I am from the future."
