It took some explaining all around, but eventually Izuku learned that Mei was in fact aiming for U.A.'s Support Course, a choice Toshinori strongly supported upon witnessing her talent first hand. Mei soon jumped back into her scrap collecting, which gave Toshinori a moment to pull Izuku aside to double check that he hadn't spilled any beans. Izuku reassured All Might that that wasn't the case, and that she was completely in the dark about his identity and One For All. "Though now she thinks you're my uncle." Said Izuku.
"That was a pretty decent lie to come up with on the fly young Midoriya, though I do worry how long it'll last." Said Toshinori. That resulted in Izuku going into a mumbling spiral as he started panicking about the repercussions and results. A quick chop to the head brought him to reality. "Look kid, we can worry about crossing that bridge when we reach it, don't you have training to get to right now?"
"Oh, that's right!" Said Izuku as he took off.
Things continued like this for a week, with Izuku continuing to carry out garbage while Mei would sort through the other stuff for anything interesting to help with her 'babies', a term that Izuku had to quickly explain to Toshinori before the older man came to the wrong conclusion. Today had been pretty normal, Izuku was currently dragging a fridge across the beach while Toshinori shouted encouragement from the stairs. Mei, at the same time, was at the base of a trash mountain, trying to pull free a scrap of metal. Izuku paused to look at her. "B-be careful Hatsume... that's a lot… a lot of trash... I don't want you getting hurt." He wheezed.
"Izuku! Keep going!" Reprimanded Toshinori
"Ah you worry too much Green!" Retorted Mei as she continued to pull. "I've... almost… got it!" She finally managed to get the scrap free, though the force caused her to fall over. "Ha! Told you!" She laughed.
Izuku sighed before hearing a rumbling noise. He looked up to see the trash mountain begin to sway. His eyes widened as he looked over at Mei, who was too busy observing the scrap metal to notice the trash. "Hatsume! Move!" He shouted. Mei looked up in shock as she saw the trash mountain about to bury her. She scrambled to get out of the way. Izuku moved to try and do something to help. "She's too far away! I won't be able to reach in time!" He thought as he attempted to reach her. "If only there was a way for me to be able to grab her." He reached his arm out in desperation and for a brief moment, a vision of Luffy appeared in his mind. That's when something unexpected happened. His arm stretched, going all the way to Mei. He grabbed the shoulder of her shirt, and with a sharp tug, his arm withdrew and brought Mei over to him. The duo collided and landed on the sand in a pile.
"Are you ok?!" Asked Toshinori as he jogged over to them. He stopped as the dust cleared and he couldn't help but snicker. Izuku opened his eyes to see Mei laying on top of him.
"Thanks for the save Green." She said with a chuckle. Izuku, being a teenage boy, couldn't stop his eyes from wandering down towards the… 'assets' pressing against his chest. His eyes immediately darted upwards to look literally anywhere else.
"Miss Hatsume, please get up before you kill the poor boy." Chuckled Toshinori.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Asked Mei cluelessly. But she did get up and Izuku did the same, though his face was beet red. "So, didn't know you could do that."
"Huh? Do what?" Asked Izuku, a little out of it from what just happened. Mei reached over and pinched his cheek.
"This." She said as she pulled. Toshinori's eyes bugged out at the sight of Izuku's face stretching. She then let go and his face snapped back into place.
"Ow…" Said Izuku as he rubbed his face. "Wait a second." He looked at his hands in shock. "AaaAAAHHH!" He screamed, finally realizing what happened.
"Geez, your reaction time needs work!" Laughed Mei.
"I take it that this is another facet of your Quirk?" Asked Toshinori.
"FirstAstasswordandnowLuffysdevilfruitpowerstheresnowaythatthisisacoincidencecoulditreallybethat-." Mumbled Izuku.
"Is this normal?" Asked Mei.
"For him? Unfortunately yes." SIghed Toshinori as he grabbed Izuku's shoulder and gave him a shake. "Izuku! Snap out of it!'
"Huh?" Asked Izuku. "Oh, sorry…" He said.
"Wow? First a sword that can cut works and now stretching? Your family tree must be wild!" Said Mei.
"N-no, my parents' Quirks are nothing like this. My mom can attract small objects and my dad breathes fire." Said Izuku. "I think there might be a connection between these powers, but I'm not sure if I'm right or if I'm jumping to conclusions."
"What's your theory?" Asked Mei. "I need to know if I'm going to build babies for you! They'll need to accomodate to your Quirk after all!"
"I think I can copy powers from fictional characters…" Said Izuku.
Toshinori and Mei were stunned by that. "...Pardon?" Asked Toshinori.
"Well, first there's this." Said Izuku as he summoned his sword. "This isn't just any normal sword. This is the Demon Slayer Sword, a weapon wielded by the magic knight Asta from the Black Clover series. It was made of Anti-Magic and gave him the power to cut through magic, the same way that my version cuts Quirks." He let his sword vanish. "And now I can do this." Izuku took a few steps before turning and facing the fridge he'd been dragging. He reared his arm back. "Gum Gum Pistol!" He shouted while throwing a punch at the fridge. His arm then stretched, and slammed into the fridge. Granted the blow barely even dented the thing, but still. Izuku's arm withdrew back to its' normal length. "Now I can use the power of Monkey D. Luffy's Devil Fruit, the Gum Gum Fruit, which gives Luffy's body the properties of rubber."
"I've never even heard of these guys!" Exclaimed Mei.
"Not surprising, their respective series ended decades ago, not long after the introduction of Quirks actually. I just happened to get into them when I was little." Said Izuku.
"Well, then maybe it was fate for you to get a Quirk like this then." Said Toshinori.
"Fate, huh…?" Said Izuku as he looked at his hands. "Well, even so! I need to keep training! I've wasted enough time just standing around!"
"I suppose you are right my boy." Said Toshinori with a nod. The trio then split up, Toshinori returned to the truck, Izuku got back to hauling, and Mei went digging for scraps again, though she was mildly more cautious to avoid nearly getting buried alive again.
After doing some experimentation with his Quirk, Izuku had learned a few things about it. While he had both Asta and Luffy's powers, he couldn't use them at the same time. If he had his sword out, he couldn't stretch, and if he tried to force it, the sword would vanish. If he was stretching, he couldn't bring the sword out either. It also seems that when he copied their powers, Izuku got them at the beginning of their development. The only sword Izuku could use was the Demon Slayer Sword, and he couldn't use Haki or even Second Gear. Also, it seems like he only copied their abilities, not their physical strength. However, even though he can't use both power sets simultaneously, he can switch between them with little effort.
Izuku realized that he had an advantage in training with their powers. He knows how their powers will grow and develop, so he knows how to train to maximize that.
Speaking of training…
"Having fun Green?!" Mei called as Izuku flipped a giant tire across the beach.
Izuku was amazed that she could pull herself away from her inventions to talk to him. It seemed the only two settings she had were hyper focused on her 'babies', or jumping into the ocean because an explosion had set her on fire. Izuku had kinda (seriously) panicked the first time that happened. He stopped for a moment, putting his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. "This is gonna take forever…" He wheezed. Due to dividing his time between carrying garbage and training his Quirk, Izuku was not making as much progress as he would've liked.
"Yeah, too bad there aren't more of you, you'd finish this in no time." Laughed Mei.
Izuku paused, before looking at Mei. "Wait, say that again." He said.
"That again." Said Mei.
"Wh- no, repeat what you just said." Said Izuku.
"That again." Repeated Mei.
"Hatsume!" Said a distressed Izuku. Mei laughed. "You said something about there being more than one of me, right?"
"Yeah, why?" Asked Mei.
"I have an idea, stand back." Said Izuku. Mei raised an eyebrow and took a step back. Izuku took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused. Suddenly, an image of Naruto entered his mind. He brought his hands up in front of himself, making a hand sign. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" There was an explosion of smoke, and suddenly there were almost a dozen Izuku's.
"Woah…" Said Mei.
"Alright gang, let's get to work!" Shouted one of the Izukus
"RIGHT!" The others shouted, and then they scattered, splitting up and getting to work on the trash. This is when Toshinori chose to show back up with the truck. He cautiously approached, watching the Izuku's running around.
"What… on earth…?" He asked.
"I have no idea…" Said Mei.
"Oh! It's my Quirk." Said one of the Izukus. Mei and Toshinori looked at him. "This is the 'Shadow Clone Jutsu', a trademark technique of Naruto from… Naruto… er, basically, there are multiple techniques, or Jutsus, that let shinobi create duplicates of themselves, though more often than not these clones don't have any real mass and serve as decoys or bait for traps. The Shadow Clone Jutsu is different in the fact that these clones have mass, and can be used in combat as actual fighters. And by dividing his chakra, an internal source of energy that all shinobi possess, allowing them to use these Jutsus, Naruto can make him indistinguishable from the average clone. Unfortunately they aren't durable, so it only takes a few strong hits to take them out, where they'll vanish."
"But Izuku, doesn't this defeat the purpose?" Asked Toshinori.
"What do you mean?" Asked the Izuku.
"If you're clones do all the work, then you won't get stronger." Explained Toshinori.
"No! That's wrong!" Countered the Izuku, causing the other two to stare at him in confusion. The Izuku blushed. "S-sorry… It's from a video game I like, b-but that's besides the point! I retain the memories and experiences learned from my clones, Naruto was able to train together with his clones, all at the same time, and that let him develop a technique that could've taken years, in probably a hundredth of the time!"
"I see, so by utilizing your clones, you can train much more effectively." Said Toshinori. Internally, he thought about how knowledgeable this kid was with his anime. It was scarily impressive and detailed.
"So why didn't you make a hundred clones?" Asked Mei.
"Huh?" Asked the Izuku.
"If Naruto can make a hundred clones, why can't you?" Elaborated Mei.
"Well, that was Naruto was sixteen, but when I copy a character, I copy them in at the beginning of their development, in this case, twelve year old Naruto. Fortunately, since I remember all the stuff Naruto had to do, I don't need to waste time figuring it out… it also helps that there isn't a demon fox the size of a mountain living in my stomach." Explained the Izuku.
"Say what?" Asked Mei.
"Naruto got pretty weird at times." Said the Izuku, explaining everything and nothing simultaneously. "Anyway! I need to get back to training!"
"And I need to get back to inventing if I'm gonna be ready for the Support Course exams!" Exclaimed Mei as she zipped off to get back to work, leaving a dust cloud behind her.
"Her dedication is admirable, it's comparable only to your own." Said Toshinori.
"At least I can take care of myself." Said the Izuku.
"Didn't you collapse yesterday from overexertion? Again?" Asked Toshinori.
"Oh gee!" Said the Izuku as he ran off to get back to work. "I'd better get back to work! This trash isn't gonna move itself!" Toshinori chuckled at the retreating boy before coughing up some blood.
At the five month mark, Toshinori approached Dagobah as the sun was peeking over the horizon. He then froze in place as he stared at the sight before him. Dagobah beach was clean. Completely clean, there was no trash, no a sible scrap of litter on the sand. And atop the final pile of trash, stood a lone Izuku, screaming as his body dripped with sweat. "Holy crap… even outside the area I told you to…" Muttered Toshinori as he looked around the beach. "In half the time, you surpassed my expectations. Holy… stinking… SUPER CRAP!" He transformed into his muscle form as he said those last two words. Izuku staggered and began to fall, but All Might moved in time to catch him. "EXCELLENT WORK!"
Izuku let out a wheezing chuckle. "I did it To- All Might… I cleaned everything…" He said weakly. "Am I ready now?"
"YOU'RE BEYOND READY IZUKU." Said All Might as he set the boy down, who was a bit wobbly but capable of standing on his own two feet. "YOU'VE DEVELOPED A GREAT DEAL IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS! I KNOW IT SEEMED LIKE A DAUNTING TASK WHEN WE STARTED, BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO USE YOUR WITS TO GO BEYOND THAT CHALLENGE AND HYPER ACCELERATE YOUR PROGRESSION! THAT'S THE KIND OF CUNNING NEEDED TO BECOME A HERO!"
Izuku gave his mentor a weak grin and chuckle. "You've put so much time into helping to prepare me for your Quirk… I'm so lucky to have met you…" Tears streamed down his face.
All Might gave another laugh as he gave the boy a pat on the back. "IT WAS YOUR HARD WORK THAT PULLED THIS OFF, NOT MINE." He said. "NOW, IT IS TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR REWARD! THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS!"
Izuku rubbed his eyes. "Yessir!" He said.
All Might reached up and plucked a strand of hair from his head. "SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LUCK AND BEING DESERVING OF SOMETHING." He said. "ONE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE OTHER IS A REWARD, NEVER MIX THOSE TWO THINGS UP. NEVER FORGET THAT, FOR YOU EARNED THIS GIFT WITH YOUR OWN EFFORTS."
Izuku stared for a moment, before his eyes narrowed and he nodded his head while clenching his fists whole All Might extended his hand towards the boy. "NOW… EAT THIS." Said his teacher.
"...Huh?" Asked Izuku.
"TO INHERIT MY QUIRK, YOU NEED TO SWALLOW SOME OF MY DNA. THAT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS." Said All Might with a nervous chuckle.
"And there isn't a better option? This isn't exactly how I imagined this day going!" Exclaimed Izuku.
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT! ONCE YOU GET PAST THE INITIAL TASTE, EATING A SINGLE STRAND OF HAIR ISN'T SO BAD!" Exclaimed All Might.
"A… alright… give it here." Said Izuku as he took the strand. He held it in front of himself with a nervous expression. Taking a deep breath, Izuku shoved the strand into his mouth and choked it down. It tasted awful.
In terms of things he wanted to see, his successor choking down his hair ranked rather low on All Might's list. Once the eating process was over, Izuku sighed as he sat down. "So that's it?" Asked Izuku.
"YE-." All Might's response was cut short by his body being enveloped in steam, as he turned back into Toshinori Yagi. "Yesh…" He said as some blood drooled out of his mouth."
"Ah! Here." Said Izuku as he handed his teacher a napkin.
"Thank you my boy. As for your question. That's all there is to it, for the most part. Now we just need to wait for the hair to be digested and your new Quirk will be a part of you. Fortunately, due to your power's bizarre nature, One for All should be able to blend in easily enough." Said Toshinori.
"That's good… I was wondering how I was gonna explain that." Said Izuku.
"Well, we can worry about that later, I'll let you take a break, and then we'll take the rest of that trash away." Said All Might.
"Right." Said Izuku.
Alright! Izuku has OFAahead of time now, and he has 5 months to train with it before the U.A. Entrance Exam. What do you all think will happen before during that time?
I still want input intermsof who I'm shipping, so be sure to comment and share your opinions!
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