I'm With you, Forever, The End

by Katsuki-1x

In the world of quirks 90% of the population has a quirk. Scientists believe that soulmates and quirks are somehow linked. Izuku and Katsuki are training at the beach when Izuku finds a fruit. Izuku eats the fruit and gains a power. On the beach the boys save a group of strangers that have washed up on shore. Izuku finds out what is power is and what it is called when the stranger

47. Chapter 47: Child need's a Hero

In an unknown abandoned processing plant, a nondescript black car rolls up. A tall man steps out and observes his surroundings. He double-checks the information he received to make sure he is at the correct meet-up spot. The man looks around looking for his contact, the doors open, and a man steps out. The man waves the new arrival over as he turns to head back inside.

"What an unsanitary dump." The man with a plague mask observes. "This your base of operations?"

"Sure! You think I'd bring you to our base right off the bat?" The guide chuckles, "This is just a rendezvous point."

"Gimme a break." The other man sighs, "this place is dusty as hell… I'm gonna catch something."

The guide chuckles, not paying any mind to the man complaining, "relax… the guys inside are already pretty sick." He opens the door for the man leading him inside.

"Quite a Whopper… you've landed for us… Twice." Shigaraki smirks.

"Whopper? You being sarcastic, League of Villains?" The new arrival glares.

"What? This guy's famous?" Mag sneers.

Shigaraki shrugs, "my master showed me a picture of him once." He studies the arrival, "he's Yakuza." The arrival stares down Shigaraki. "The young head of the Shie Hassaikai."

"Ohh!" Mag gushes, possibly in false glee. "A gangster?! I've never met one before. He's got an aura of danger around him!"

"What makes him so different from us?" Toga questions.

"My dear young Toga… Let this old-timer explain it to you." Mr. Compress begins, "Once upon a time, the underworld was controlled by a number of big, scary organizations. As heroes came about, these groups were exposed and slowly dissipated. Then All Might brought an end to them altogether. The dregs that never got caught went on to serve as underlings for villains. Under constant surveillance, they lived destitute lives. To put it bluntly, they're like a protected species whose heyday has passed."

"Well…" The gangster comments, "you're not wrong about that."

"So you were barely scraping by Mafia Boy? Why come to us now?" Mag questions. "Shouldn't you be out celebrating All Might's retirement?"

"Nah… It's not about All Might. All for One's fall is a way bigger deal." He stares directly at Shigaraki, ignoring the intense glare sent his way. "The Emperor of Darkness who ruled over the entire underworld… The guy was like an urban legend to my generation. The old guard, though… they were always gossiping that he'd up and died. Then he showed up in the flesh and got locked up in Tartarus. So now…" He studies his audience, "…both light and dark sides… are leaderless." His stare intensifies, "Question is…" he stares directly at Shigaraki, sizing him up, "Who's gonna step up to lead?"

"If you're saying this, knowing who my master is…" Shigaraki's quiet cold voice slices the air, "is this a challenge?" He levels a glare at the gangster, "The next leader… is me." He observes his group, "I'm gathering forces and expanding our operation day by day. And I'm gonna use that power to annihilate this society of heroes."

The gangster shrugs, "Got a plan?"

Shigaraki bristles, confused, and bordering on irritation, "A plan? Didn't you come here to join our little gang?"

"Having a goal without a plan makes you a daydreamer, and daydreams don't make for a good sales pitch." The gangster begins, "What happens once you expanded? How're you gonna use these people? What's your management strategy for this organization? Starting with the Hero Killer Stain… Then the Carnal Murder Muscular… and the Death-row Inmate, Moonfish… all were heavy hitters operating under you, but they got beaten and caught. Almost like you didn't know how to use them, right? You can barely handle the ten or so wackos you've got already, and you wanna recruit more? No point amassing power you can't control. You need a solid plan to make your goals a reality. And I'm the man with the plan. So no… I didn't come here today hoping to work for you."

"Twice… I'd appreciate it if you could vet applicants before bringing them here." Shigaraki steps off the wall.

"The plan I've got requires a ton of cash, but no one out there is crazy enough to fund a small-time Yakuza Throwback. But if you guys and the name you've made for yourselves were involved it'd be a different story." His gaze intensifies, "So join me. I'll become the next leader… and put you to good use."

"Get out" Shigaraki commands.

"Sorry, Mafia boy." Mag stands unraveling his weapon, "but we didn't come together to serve anyone." His pillar of cement grows, "The other day, I saw a friend of mine. She's a shy one and kind of timid, but… she's still my friend, even knowing who I am and what I do. "People bound together by the chains of society always laugh at those who aren't," she told me." The memory of his friend plays in his mind, "you broke free of that, Ken." And "I'm afraid I just don't have the courage to do the same…" "I'm here because I wanna live free!" He swipes his weapon at the gangster. "We decide where to belong!" he slams his weapon in the gangster's face. The gangster scratches Mag's arm.

Mag looks at his arm confused and alarmed. Before anyone can react, Mag seems to explode from the inside out. Blood splashes on the ground. The villains stand there shocked, rage building up.

The Gangster is hunched over, "Your side made the first move." He points out.

The villains ignore him, "Big SIS Mag?!" Toga screams.

The gangster scrubs furiously at the blood and gore covering his jacket, "Ugh… Filthy! I hate this part."

Movement breaks Shigaraki out of his stupor, "Compress, Wait!" He tries to order.

Mr. Compress ignores the command, leaping from his spot arm outstretched 'this one is dangerous. Better compress him… and seal him away!' a pebble hits his shoulder. "…?! My Quirk…" he tries to compress the gangster. 'It won't activate?'

"Don't touch me!" The gangster screams out. He lashes out slapping the hand away. The arm touching him seems to disappear and Mr. Compress falls to the ground screeching in pain, blood pouring from where his arm used to be. The gangster still rubs the gore off him in a crazed panic.

Shigaraki dashes towards the gangster's hand outstretched poised to decay the gangster. Before Shigaraki can make contact the gangster shouts "Sheild!" an underling leap in front of the gangster taking the hit instead. The underling crumbles into dust.

Up in the rafters, a voice calls out, "That was a close one, Overhaul."

Shigaraki leaps back, "I see…"

A crash through the wall startles the villains as multiple bird masked gangsters break through the wall. "We should've started out this way, we might've understood each other sooner." Overhaul states.

"Wait. Where'd they come from?! I swear I wasn't followed!" Twice screeches.

"Must've been one of their quirks." Shigaraki deduces.

"Too Slow." An underling comment, "Missed with one shot there… but it was still pretty effective."

"I wanted this to go peacefully, League of Villains. No way we're coming to amicable decisions now." Overhaul turns around to walk out of the building, still rubbing the blood and gore of him. "And, well… losing people on both sides isn't exactly productive. One dead for each of us… better end it there. Let's talk again once everyone's cooled off." Almost like an afterthought Overhaul pauses, "we owe you an arm."

"I'll fucking kill you!" Shigaraki growls.

"Can I stab him, Tomura? Can I?" Toga asks.

Shigaraki glares hatefully, "No!"

"Someone's gotta pay for this!" Twice rages.

"Wise choice, face-palm guy." And underlying states.

"I'm not saying to rush the decision, but better make it sooner rather than later." Overhaul states, "think about it carefully… about your organization and everything else…" He flicks a business card over his shoulder, landing at Shigaraki's feet. "When you've calmed down, Gimme a call." He walks out of the abandoned warehouse.

***U.A.***

Izuku wakes up in a slight panic, a feeling of dread washes over him. He is not sure where he is at the moment, his breath is lodged in his chest, unable to break free. He is shaking violently, eyes wide in panic. He feels pressure next to him, he knows this presence is safe. He tries to calm down, focus on the soothing voice trying to break through his confused and broken thoughts.

'Why can't I breathe?'

"…Erd…?" That voice, Izuku knows that voice. Safety. Comfort. Protection.

"… ey? …Nerd? …Hear me?" The voice is panicked. Worried for Izuku. Izuku can't speak, can't breathe. Why?

A touch, gentle, safe, warm. It's ok. It will be ok. Why? Why is this presence scared? No! No! No! that's not right, this person should never be scared. Heartrate is irregular, beating wildly in his chest threatening to break through his ribcage.

"Shh… Nerd… it's ok… got you…" Ahh, Izuku is aware enough to realize who is next to him. His Kacchan is the only one who calls him Nerd.

"…Chan…" Izuku tries to speak, the name caught in his chest with his breath.

"Yes, Nerd. It's Kacchan." Confirmation breaks through his thoughts, Izuku's heart rate slows to a more manageable pace. He still can't breathe, he focuses on Katsuki. His strong presence comforting, he tries to match breath for breath with his soulmate.

"You're doing so good, Nerd." Katsuki praises, "Match your breathing to mine… in" Izuku copies… "good hold it 1…2…3…4… now exhale…" Izuku follows the directions to a tee. The breath is shaky at best catching in his thought only to be coughed out. "Good… You're doing so good Nerd. Ok, repeat in… out."

Izuku copies Katsuki's exaggerated breaths until his panic subsides. He hasn't had a panic attack like this in a long time. Once his breathing is under control and his thoughts are no longer scattered, he tries to hide his face, embarrassed and ashamed.

Katsuki isn't going to let Izuku hide away from him, "Nerd can you look at me?"

"No" Izuku mumbles in Katsuki's chest, hiding away.

Katsuki rubs Izuku's back, "why not?" he asks gently.

Izuku sniffles and shakes his head.

Katsuki chuckles softly, "It's ok Nerd. You don't have to look at me right now. We can just cuddle for a while."

Izuku continues to hide his face but nods slightly, tension slowly leaving his frame.

Katsuki doesn't know how much time has passed since Izuku's panic attack, but the room is now bright with the morning Sun. Katsuki rubs Izuku's back and runs his hand through the Nerd's fluffy, curly hair. Waiting patiently for Izuku to calm down more. Izuku's stomach growls, an obvious sign of hunger. Katsuki chuckles as Izuku continues to be stubborn, Izuku squeezes his arms around Katsuki to keep him there. "Nerd, we need to go eat." Katsuki offers softly.

Izuku shakes his head again stubbornly.

Katsuki hums, "I thought you wanted to see Kato today?"

Izuku perks up a bit, still hiding his face, but interested.

Katsuki smirks, "Well we can't hang out with Kato today if you won't get up to eat."

Izuku sighs, he knows he is falling for Katsuki bait. He knows, but he did say he was going to hang out with Kato today. Besides, they need to figure out where Nighteye is. Izuku lifts his head off Katsuki's chest with an unimpressed but somehow determined look.

Katsuki flashes him an innocent smile. Izuku wants to hit him. But Katsuki's face is soft and playful, Izuku is mesmerized by his Kacchan's soft, bright eyes. There is no judgment in the ruby gaze, no disappointment, Izuku's heart flutters. He plants a soft, chaste kiss on Katsuki's lips. He breaks away before it becomes heated with a soft, "Thank you, Kacchan."

Katsuki's eyes take a couple of moments to refocus, he flushes, "Whatever, Nerd."

Izuku takes a few moments to organize his thoughts, he knows Katsuki is worried about him. He can feel the slightly increased heart rate. Izuku sighs, "I'm not sure what the nightmare was about." He starts, Katsuki's eyes focus on him. "But I felt a sense of loss. With Nighteye missing, I think subconsciously I thought we lost him. The comms set Nighteye was given has a locator in it."

Katsuki's eyes soften, "don't worry about it, Nerd. We are going to get breakfast, then we will go see how Kato is doing. Kato will help us find Nighteye."

"You're right Kacchan." Izuku sighs relieved. He can always count on Katsuki to know the right things to say to keep him from spiraling. Izuku wraps his tails around Katsuki and leads them out of their room. In the common area, only Shoto and Sabo are awake. Both the pack members are sitting quietly on the couch. Shoto is on his phone, by the steady constant scrolling, Izuku thinks he is reading the news. Sabo sits on the opposite side of the couch with a history textbook, a thoughtful look on his face.

Izuku closes his door quietly as to not disturb the two but despite his best efforts both the teens look up at him and Katsuki in surprise. Izuku smiles warmly at the two, "Good morning, Sho, Sabo."

Shoto smiles shyly at the two others, and offers a quiet, "good morning."

Katsuki huffs, "Icy-hot, wake up the others and send them to breakfast."

Shoto cocks an eyebrow, "what are we doing today?"

"We are gonna go see Kato, possibly track down Nighteye," Izuku states seriously.

Shoto nods and retreats to his room to wake up Ace. Sabo looks hesitant and unsure of his step. Katsuki huffs, "you too, Dusty."

Sabo's face morphs into comical confusion while pointing to himself. Izuku laughs. Katsuki glares at the two before he goes to stomp off. Ok so it wasn't his best nickname but fuck you. Dusty is a perfectly good nickname and now Sabo is claimed.

Izuku's chuckles settle as he takes in Sabo's confused face, "Don't take the name seriously, it is just Kacchan's way of accepting you."

Understanding flits across the other teen's face. Now that he thinks about it, he has never heard the explosive male call anyone by their names. He smiles, small, and unconsciously. The others seem ok with Katsuki's nickname abilities, and he supposes "Dusty" is better than "Shitty Hair," so he nods to himself in acceptance of the new name.

Shoto emerges out of his room with a small barely noticeable smile on his face, eyes soft. Without saying anything he knocks on Luffy's and Kirishima's door. Izuku can pick up the crash and the loud yelp that follows it. Izuku chuckles and shakes his head.

Katsuki turns to Shoto, "tell them to hurry up or they don't eat." He drags Izuku out of the room, "Let's go, Nerd."

Katsuki makes a simple breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast. He smirks as the others make their way down to the kitchen. Shoto probably dragged Denki on the way down because the teen looks like he stuck his finger in an electrical socket. But Katsuki can see the excitement buzzing around Pikachu. He flashes the electric teen a knowing smirk, causes him to blush and turn his head in embarrassment. Izuku watches the exchange with mirth swimming in his gaze. He will admit he was terrified Kaminari would reject Kato, but his worries were unfounded, and he can't help but be happy for them. The few times they have hung out with Kato since introducing them, Izuku can tell his friend his lighter, happier. And really, that is all the really matters to Izuku.

Breakfast is filled with the normal amount of Chaos that follows the pack everywhere. There are explosions, laughter, teasing, more explosions, and yelling. Izuku tries not to laugh while he is healing Ace, really, he tries not to. But Ace should have stopped teasing Katsuki after the first explosion.

After they have eaten and cleaned the mess, Izuku leads them to the building behind the Dorms. "Where are we going, Izuku?"

"To talk to Kakashi and Gai." Izuku answers.

"Why?" Ace pries.

"Because I want Shikamaru to come with us," Izuku states as he opens the door. The smell of food lures them to the kitchens hoping to bump into Sanji. Izuku opens the doors to the kitchen and looks around, he breathes out a sigh of relief seeing the Ninjas he is looking for. He approaches their table with purpose. "Good morning Kakashi, Gai." Izuku greets.

Kakashi looks tired and ruffled, he must have been up all night not being able to sleep in such a strange location. Izuku studies the man, he will bring it up in a couple of days if the man still hasn't gotten any sleep. Gai smiles blindingly next to Kakashi.

Kakashi glares at his annoying friend, "Do you have to be so bright all the time?"

Gai gets brighter, "IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY, THE POWER OF YOUTH FILLS ME TO THE BRIM WITH YOUTHFUL ENERGY!"

Kakashi sighs and rubs his forefinger and thumb over the bridge of his nose. He looks at the group of teens, "what brings you here?"

Izuku smiles, "I was wondering if I could borrow Shikamaru for a while."

Gai stops his rant about youth; serious, protective eyes focused on Izuku. Kakashi narrows his eyes in suspicion, "why?"

Izuku smiles non-threateningly, "we are going to see Kato today. I figured Shikamaru would like to geek out with me."

Kakashi hums, "Kato is the one who made the comms set right?"

"Yes," Izuku nods.

Kakashi sighs, "he should be out back cloud watching. I'll take you to him."

Izuku flashes a smile and nods, he follows Kakashi out to the back. Arriving at the back of the building, Izuku takes in the peaceful morning surroundings. The birds have started their morning song, the low rising sun has cast long shadows from the trees. The early morning, late summer air is brisk, telling Izuku Autumn is just around the corner. He takes a moment to study the figure laying down on a gentle slope of a hill.

Shikamaru lays under a tree, in the shade, arms folded beneath his head as he tilts his head up to look at the clouds. His face, while peaceful, is also thoughtful. The lazy relaxed atmosphere is belied by the slight tension in the teen's frame. Only the most observant would pick up on the slightly twitching muscles, ready to lash out and defend himself if needed. Izuku notices when Shikamaru subtly tenses more when his isolation is disturbed.

Izuku watches all the tension bleed out of the Lazy Genius when Kakashi announces his presence. Shikamaru turns his studious gaze from the clouds to Kakashi, then to Izuku. There's unease and curiosity in his eyes as he studies the other teen. With a sigh of 'troublesome', he lazily gets up off the ground.

Izuku smiles brightly, "Hey Shikamaru."

Shikamaru relaxes his face into his usual bored expression and sighs, "troublesome wolf." He ignores the low growl coming from Katsuki. "What do you want?"

Izuku's smile doesn't falter, "I need to see Kato today to work on some gear. I thought you would be interested in coming with me."

Shikamaru weighs his options, on one hand, he can sit here and be lost in his thoughts without getting any answers. On the other hand, this would give him an opportunity to pick this world's top minds. He releases a put-upon sigh; his decision was made the moment the group came out here. "Fine. I'll join you."

Katsuki smirks, "don't sound too excited about it, Shady."

Izuku chuckles at Shikamaru's confused face, "don't worry about it."

Shikamaru shrugs, "troublesome."

Izuku turns his attention to the silver-haired man next to him, "Kakashi, are you joining us?"

Kakashi spares them a studious gaze, before he comes to a decision, "Mah." He pulls out an orange book and flips it open, dismissing them "lead the way."

Izuku doesn't take offense to the man's dismissive actions. He knows the man uses the book as a way to watch people without the target noticing. Izuku can also sense the man is worried, no doubt letting Shikamaru join their group without support. Izuku understands the levels of trust will be hard to gain at first. So, Izuku flashes the man a small understanding smile and turns towards the dorms.

"Kacchan, did you let Kato know we are on our way?" Izuku questions.

"Pikachu texted him this morning," Katsuki grunts.

"He should be waiting for us in his shop." Kaminari blushes.

Izuku nods, "Alright, let's go then."

During the short walk through the halls of the support building, Izuku points out training grounds, classrooms, and interesting facts. Well, that might be disagreeable to some people, but how can Izuku be the only one who thinks All Might's time in this school is anything other than fascinating. Luckily, being Saturday, there are few students wandering the halls.

When they get to Kato's shop Shanks, and All Might are standing outside the door. Izuku raises a questioning eyebrow, "Shanks? All Might? What are you do here?"

All Might sighs, "we wanted to know if you were getting information on Nighteye today?"

Izuku smiles softly at the former number one hero, "that is the plan."

Shanks watches the accompanying ninjas; he raises an eyebrow in question.

Izuku catches on, "I figured Shikamaru would like to see some of the techs I have designed. Wanted to see if there was anything he might find useful. Kakashi was interested in seeing it too."

"Ahh, well then," Shanks sighs. "Let us know if you find out anything on Nighteye's location."

"You know him, he is probably neck-deep in an investigation of some criminal organization or other. He probably forgot to wear his comms set." Izuku tries to reassure All Might.

"I suppose you're right." All Might states, "with you all gone for the week, I haven't been able to go to the office to see if he was there. I just assumed the worst because he didn't check-in."

"I'll look into it, All Might," Izuku promises. He turns to Kakashi and Shikamaru, "come on, let me show you the tracking mechanism that I mentioned before."

Kakashi nods and closes his book with a snap. He follows Izuku and the others into the shop. He looks around, there are so many trinkets and pieces of gear lined on the walls, Kakashi can't make heads or tails of what they are supposed to do. Though, he knows they must be powerful. Izuku leads them to glass like a box with shining light. There is another teen sitting in front of it.

"Kato!" Izuku calls. "I brought a couple of Ninja with me."

"Oh?" Kato sounds as he turns around on his chair. The teen studies the arrivals with a curious, excited gleam in his eyes. Kakashi notices that one of the teen's eyes is different than the other. Not in the way of heterochromia but similar to Kakashi's Sharingan implant. He wonders about the capabilities of the other teen's eye.

Izuku smiles blindingly, "I need to take a look at your computer. We were hoping I could get a lead as to where Nighteye is."

Kato nods and turns back to the screen, "here I'll show you how this works." He pulls up a program that allows the comms sets to be linked with each other.

The program shows three maps, one Kakashi realizes is the elemental Nations. Though not complete, it seems to be everywhere the group went in the week they were traveling. There are black dots on the map, Kakashi thinks these are the locations the Plant thing popped up when in Izuku's range. He can see three green squares in and around the Land of Fire. These must be the headsets locations. Two of them are in the Leaf village, the other is traveling towards the leaf village. "Is this real-time?" Kakashi asks with awe tinting his voice.

Kato hums, "About as real-time as it can get without actually being there."

"There is about a minute delay." Izuku clarifies.

"So we are seeing where they are a minute ago?" Shikamaru deduces.

"Exactly, this is the fastest we could get the signal to travel." Izuku hums, "but this will work for what we need it to."

"How is it possible to transmit data between the worlds like this?" Kakashi asks.

Izuku smiles proud at their accomplishments, "I designed these headsets to be on a closed communication line, unhackable by villains. When I brought the idea to Kato he tinkered around on the different frequencies."

"My quirk allows me to manipulate any technology I want only limited by my imagination. I won't bore you with the details, but I created two headsets using the same properties of cell phones. I then manipulated the frequency of the headsets for the range to be infinite. This started as a way to communicate with each other if we were sent to different countries. They were designed to use the planet's Magnetic Frequency. I didn't know they would work across worlds when I designed them." Kato tries to explain.

"I have several theories as to why this happened." Izuku starts eyes glazing over, "one theory is the headsets change frequency when introduced to another planet's Magnetic Frequency. This would explain why they worked on the other planets but doesn't completely explain why we can talk between the three planets. The second theory, with the addition to the headsets adjusting to the other world's frequency they must send the information to the main hub. Basically like a hive mind. While we were in the Elemental Nations, I was not able to pick up any communication from the Grandline. So I think what happened is the headsets we left in the Grandline, and the Elemental Nations can communicate with us here but not with each other."

Kato nods, "it's plausible. I only just got my quirk a couple of months ago, so I wasn't exactly sure of the limits."

Katsuki huffs, "Idiot, don't sell yourself short. What matters is the communication devices allow us to communicate with each other and the other worlds, so we know when to step in. The Elemental Nations and the Grandline do not need to speak with each other yet."

"Kacchan's right," Izuku beams. "We will figure out a way to relay the information to the other worlds to keep them informed. But for now, we need to track Nighteye."

Kato nods, he pulls up a map of Japan. Kakashi notices there is a lot more green dots on this map. There is a giant cluster of green that he assumes is them. He remembers Izuku telling him the headsets send their locations even when off. He supposes this feature is to track them in case they were captured by the enemy. There are a few scattered green lights on the map, one appears to be circling something, the thought of a bird circling its prey comes to mind. There are several others around them that Kakashi thinks are Aizawa, Shanks, the one Izuku referred to as All Might, the mouse-like principal, and the few Grandline people he has met.

Izuku points to a single light on the screen, "That is Nighteye's headset." He narrows his eyes, "Zoom in on that location."

Kato follows his orders, Izuku hums the headset is in a building. "Kato, can you search the address of this location?"

"Sure," Kato gets to work pinpointing the address and pulling up a reference to this location. "It appears to be a warehouse of some kind."

"Is it abandoned?" Izuku asks with a touch of worry.

Kato hums, "Not sure, I'll do a little digging and see if I can hack into some of the older cameras around the area."

Izuku nods, "I'll leave it to you." Izuku nervously fidgets for several moments until he comes up with a plan to keep himself occupied until Kato has more information. Izuku looks at Shikamaru and Kakashi, "Wanna go spar?"

Shikamaru sighs out a "troublesome" as Kakashi shrugs his shoulders and follows Katsuki and Izuku out. Izuku looks over his shoulder at Ace and Shoto, "keep me updated." He walks out silently; he feels unease and dread creeping upon him. Nighteye is someone who is important to Izuku if he is in trouble Izuku will need to step in to save him. He won't let his pseudo uncle die. He leads them to a clearing behind one of the mock cityscapes.

"This should be far enough away" Izuku mumbles to himself. He turns to the two Ninja, "if you don't feel comfortable using Chakra then we can fight hand to hand."

Kakashi nods and steps forward into the clearing, a silent challenge to Izuku. Izuku nods and bows in front of his opponent, Kakashi figures Izuku doesn't know the hand sign for a friendly duel they teach in the Academy. He bows as well, in a show of good sportsmanship. Kakashi reaches inside himself, he can feel the chakra in his coils, denser than he has ever felt. He tries to pull a small amount to the surface; it feels like he has no control over his larger-than-normal reserves. He is going to need to relearn how to control his Chakra, he wonders how long it will take for his chakra to replenish here. "I would like to use my chakra against you. It would be best to know the changes and limitations this world has. We also need to know how long I would be out of commission if I exhaust my reserves. My chakra feels denser as well, I need to know how this will affect my Jutsu."

"I see, then I will also use my quirk to see how it stacks up." Izuku states, "I will hold back my wolf form until we find out your limitations."

"First to pin, Wins," Katsuki announces. The two sparing partners study each other and get into fighting stances. Izuku adopts a defensive stance to let Kakashi test his Jutsu out.

Kakashi has experience fighting other ninjas, typically when two ninja engages in battle, they start hand to hand. A test of sorts, trying to find openings without resorting to Chakra use. So he draws a Kunai and sprints towards Izuku.

Izuku draws a feather in time to block the kunai strike. Kakashi disengages and tries to go for a feint only for Izuku to block his intended move with another drawn feather. They trade blows back and forth, Izuku stays on the defensive, he lets Kakashi control the spar. After 5 or so minutes Kakashi leaps back and starts performing hand signs, he starts with his weaker elements. He tries to pull the water out of the air, he can feel the vapor pooling around him. All he manages to pull from the air are a few measly drops, not enough to perform any Water Natured Jutsu. It takes a few seconds to switch from Water nature to Earth Nature. He molds the Chakra to his hands and slams them to the ground. The ground ripples as if made with water before walls start to sprout uncontrollably toward Izuku. Izuku uses Full Cowling to break down the walls attempting to trap and crush him.

Kakashi releases the Jutsu to test his Fire Nature. He performs the hand signs for the great fireball Jutsu. If his fire responds the same way the earth Nature did then Kakashi believes it is only logical to use half the normal chakra he would normally use. The resulting Fireball while slightly bigger than he intended is more controlled than the Wall Jutsu was. He watches as Izuku cuts the fireball in half, he realizes as the smoke and dust dissipate that Izuku hasn't moved from his spot. He smirks and lifts his headband to reveal the Sharingan.

Lightning comes easy to him, he can feel it buzzing under his skin, waiting to unleash the power of a thunderstorm. He breathes deep and tries to settle the raging thunderstorm to a finer predictable current. He doesn't need hand signs as lightning coats his fists. Kakashi stares in shock as he looks at his hand, his lightning yesterday was blue, now the lightning coating his hands are purple. He wonders if this affects the strength of his lightning blade. He charges towards Izuku, careful not to aim for anything vital, just in case he gets lucky.

Izuku closes his eyes and focuses on the lightning energy he can feel around him. He uses his own lightning to deflect the quick sharp jabs Kakashi lands on him. The speed at which Kakashi can predict where he is going to be results in a few hits needing to be blocked rather than dodged. Izuku Increases the power of One for All to about 20 percent and goes on the offensive.

Kakashi is pushed into using multiple elements at once to fend off Izuku's devastating blows. He summons purple lightning hounds to try and immobilize his opponent. It works as a distraction for a small moment. Kakashi capitalizes on the opening his hounds created, he manages to land a lightning-coated hand to Izuku's unguarded stomach. Izuku is pushed quite a bit away from the blow and he crashes into a tree. He struggles to get up, he told Kakashi he wouldn't use his healing until the end to make it fair. He makes his way up on shaky legs, smile turning almost feral with excitement. There is a fire burning in his eyes that Kakashi has never seen before.

Izuku increases the amount of One for All he is using to 60 percent. His hair and eyes glow an eerie green as lightning crackles the air around him. Black tendrils burst from his body in an uncontrolled manner, lashing out slightly as Izuku tries to take back control.

Kakashi leaps back and uses his Sharingan to dodge the incoming attacks. He watches as Katsuki pushes Shikamaru behind him to protect him from the black tendrils. The uncontrolled power rips the ground and trees, then flings Izuku to the ground before whipping him into another set of trees. Izuku grips his arm and concentrates on the new addition to his quirk. He can feel the quirk trying to be unleashed. He releases a controlled burst of Conquerors Haki around him, not sure if it would work but he needs to get this under control before he hurts someone. The tendrils freeze in their rampage before quickly returning to his body. He slumps over breathing heavily, "that was unexpected."

"What was that?! Nerd?" Katsuki shouts a touch of concern in his voice.

Izuku looks around with dazed eyes, his eyes clear as they lock onto the worried red ones of his soulmate, "Kacchan?"

"What the hell happened Nerd?!" Katsuki asks again.

"I'm not sure," Izuku adopts a thinking face, "I think that was part of One for All. I didn't want to hurt Kakashi using a higher percent I only wanted to pin him. I think OFA locked on my desire to capture him without hurting him and using a higher percentage of the quirk allowed me to unlock another aspect of it." He takes in his surroundings eyes wide and starting to tear up. Izuku shakes slightly afraid of the destruction he caused.

Kakashi approaches cautiously, "Mah, I think that is enough for today."

Izuku nods bottom lip quivering with his unshed tears. "I'm sorry," he whispers softly, broken with the guilt of almost hurting a comrade. "Do you need healing? Did I hurt you? Oh god, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lose control. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm not a monster. I'm sorry."

Kakashi looks shocked, he doesn't know what to do. Clearly, the boy is suffering from some sort of past trauma. Kakashi tries to brush off the manic apologies and reassure the kid that he doesn't think he is a monster. Overpowered? Definitely. A force to be reckoned with. Most certainly. Glad they are on the same side? Obviously. But a monster? Villain? Beast? Evil? No. Kakashi can't think that of the boy who saved not only Naruto but cried for Gaara as well. He watches as the blond gremlin approaches the sobbing hero in training and pulls him into a tight hug. The blond rubs small circles onto Izuku's back right in between the wings. Izuku slumps over, drained, pulling comfort from his soulmate. Words that Izuku knows by heart, but sometimes when the panic sets in he needs to be reminded, are whisper softly in his ear.

Katsuki looks over his soulmate, "Nerd you good?"

" 'M fine," Izuku's voice is muffled by the strong chest his face is buried into.

Katsuki maneuvers Izuku to look at him, he wipes the tears away with a softness only Izuku experiences. "It will be ok Nerd. No one was hurt, and you managed to get it under control. We will work together to get a grip on it."

Izuku sniffles and nods determined, "yea, Kacchan." He smiles blindingly, "you're right. We will figure this out."

Shikamaru approaches Kakashi, "how's your chakra?"

Kakashi hums and studies himself, he is surprised that he was able to do so many high-intensity moves without completely draining his reserves. "I feel fine."

"Fine?" Shikamaru raises an eyebrow.

"Yea, even though I have used more Jutsu than I would normally be able to use, on top of the Sharingan; the pull to my chakra is minimal." Kakashi stares at Izuku.

Once Izuku calms down he feels like he owes Kakashi an explanation. "I'm sorry Kakashi."

"It's fine" Kakashi waves off with a dismissive wave.

"Remember when I told you I have a lot of power in my body?" Izuku asks.

"Yes, I remember," Kakashi confirms.

"Fuji protects me from using the power I'm not ready for. I was too focused on suppressing Fuji so we could have a fair duel. I wanted you to be able to test your Chakra. But in doing so I wasn't focused on controlling my other quirks. Truth is Black Whip has never activated before today, so it caught me off guard." Izuku explains.

"I see," Kakashi hums. "I must admit I had fun. I hardly get to go all out. If you want to spar again, I'm all for a good duel."

Izuku stares at him in shock, "really?"

Kakashi nods, "I also need to practice more."

Izuku tilts his head in confusion, "Why? Your attacks seemed plenty strong."

"That is the problem," Kakashi hums. "While using my most common techniques I realized my Chakra feels denser, the pull from some of my moves is barely noticeable here. Back home I would not have been able to use as many Jutsu consecutively. My chakra control is shot. And my Jutsu is stronger. If we are to be on the side that protects the civilians, I can't have my Jutsu be out of control."

"This goes for the rest of us." Shikamaru sighs, "we will need to relearn Chakra Control before we are ready to fight. Naruto already has Kage level reserves, imagine how much damage that troublesome blond will do with denser chakra and no control."

Kakashi's eyes widen, "Shit, he already had negligible control before. What am I going to do? He is going to want the start training as soon as possible."

Izuku hums, "we will figure it out. For now, tell the others they are not allowed to use Chakra. Only work on Hand-to-Hand combat."

Kakashi nods, "that isn't going to hold him for long."

Izuku smirks dangerously, "If he starts to get restless let me know. I have a few training tips I give him."

Kakashi narrows his eyes, "like what?"

Izuku's smirk widens, "he was interested in Haki training, right? Well, I can help him and anyone who wants to use it. Plus he needs to train with Kurama."

"Is that wise?" Shikamaru asks.

Izuku hums, "don't worry about it too much. All the Spirit Gods respond to Conqueror's Haki. Kacchan and I are the only two Conquerors that can do a full transformation so we will train with the hosts to be able to use their Spirits safely. From my own experience, training is necessary to prevent going feral. Since the Gods are bonding with the hosts, anyone the hosts care about the God will as well. Take Naruto for example, if something happened to Shikamaru or Sasuke; without training Naruto will go berserk. If Naruto goes berserk, Gaara will as well because he cares about Naruto."

"I see, I assumed that since you didn't fix Naruto's seal, he would be safe." Kakashi states.

"While Naruto's seal is far better than the others it could still use some improvement." Izuku states. "Though there is a reason I didn't touch it."

"What reason is that?" Shikamaru asks.

"When I studied his seal, I noticed two souls embedded in the seal as well. These two souls are neither Naruto's nor Kurama's. Though I have a feeling I know who they are." Izuku states.

"Who?" Kakashi narrows his eyes.

"One feels similar to Shanks's soul, possibly a relative." Izuku thinks out loud, "he mentioned the Name Kushina to Jiraiya before, so I believe that is Naruto's mother. The other one, I assume to be his father Minato."

"Why can't you remove them? Or revive them?" Kakashi asks quietly.

"Simple, there is nowhere for me to put them unless I make them pass on." Izuku states. "I need two bodies to resurrect them. If my visions are correct, Pain controls 6 corpses. One is his dead friend Yahiko. And 5 others whose souls have passed on long ago. I will use two of his bodies to resurrect Naruto's parents. Also, I will need Jiraiya for the resurrection as well."

"Why?"

"Because the souls are living in a seal, I don't know sealing." Izuku confesses. "I don't want to mess up the seal or lose the souls." Izuku's eyes turn serious, "I'm asking you not to tell Naruto any of this, please." Before the Ninja can ask why, Izuku answers, "I don't want to get his hopes up and let him down. He has already come to grips that his parents are dead. I can't give him false hope, he has been through enough."

Kakashi sighs, "I understand, just let me know when this is going to happen."

Izuku looks guiltily, "I'm not sure when it happens, but I know where it happens."

"What do you mean?" Shikamaru asks.

Izuku still looks guilty, "it's in the scroll of memories. And there is nothing I can do about it at the moment. And maybe it won't happen because Naruto isn't there anymore. But then again Tsunade is allowing two of the Jinchuriki to enter her village."

Katsuki bops the nerd on the head, "quit muttering and get to the point."

Izuku rubs the back of his head, "Thanks Kacchan. Anyways, in my vision Pain attacks the leaf. Tsunade sends Jiraiya to confront Pain. Jiraiya is supposed to die. Naruto goes training with the toads on Mount Myoboku, where Jiraiya reverse summons himself too. Naruto brings him back here so I can heal him. When Jiraiya wakes he tells us what he found out. I get an SOS from Tsunade, and we use the one piece to get to the leaf. Pain has destroyed everything, and the village is a crater in the ground. Naruto, Kacchan, The Toads, and I fight Pain. Kakashi and Shikamaru come as well. I am not sure what happens to you both but after the fight, we confront Pain's real body and tell him the truth about the calamity. Using his eyes he is able to see my memories and decides to help us. Using one of the Paths of Pain he brings everyone's souls back while I unleash a massive burst of healing to heal everyone. Nagato is supposed to die but I heal him instead. When everyone is alive, I take the corpses Pain used and resurrect Kushina, Minato, and 2 other people."

"Who are the other two people?" Kakashi asks.

Izuku hums, "I think one is Yahiko."

"And the other?" Shikamaru pries.

"I'm not sure," Izuku hums thoughtfully, "but he looks like Kakashi."

Kakashi's eyes widen, it couldn't be his father. But as far as he remembers there is no other Hatake in the village. Before his dad's suicide, they were the last two members of their clan. Kakashi suddenly remembers how Rin's soul was revived, she committed suicide as well. That banned her soul from ever passing on. But his dad has been dead for almost 30 years, is it possible his dad's soul is still around. Kakashi wants to get his hopes up, but the thought of it not being his dad is a terrifying thought. He tries to push down the hope he feels, he knows he will feel crushing defeat if it turns out to be false. There is always a chance that Izuku's visions will turn out differently, with Naruto not being in the village will Pain still have a reason to attack. One on hand Pain doesn't know where Naruto is, there is a chance he will go there to try and lure him out. On the other hand, there is two other Jinchuriki that will be in the leaf soon enough, Pain might use this opportunity to seize two of the Gods. He wants to do something, anything to prevent this tragedy from happening, but he knows that it is impossible. They can only wait until Tsunade sends the SOS for their help.

Kakashi sighs, "thanks for telling us. If it is in the scroll of Memories, I am sure Tsunade and Shikaku are planning evacuations as we speak."

Izuku bows in front of Kakashi and Shikamaru, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. I thought you already knew since you both read through the scroll."

"I skimmed it to get an idea of what was happening," Kakashi admits.

"Same, I figured my dad already knew everything in the scroll," Shikamaru confirms. "Enough to agree that picking the battlefield was the most tactical plan."

"There is no point worrying about it right now," Kakashi sighs. "The only thing we can do is wait for Tsunade to ask for help."

Shikamaru nods and lays down in the grass to look up at the sky. Going through all the information he received today. The equipment he saw intrigues him, he can sense they are powerful, and he wonders how many lives can be saved if everyone has access to this technology. He remembers Izuku talking about his heal packs, being a witness of his healing flames, Shikamaru can't help but be a little envious of it. If every ninja squad had this in their support kit, more people would make it back to the village alive. Going over the spar he witnessed was incredible, Nara's typically have lower than average chakra reserves, that's partially why they are so lazy. If this world has made their chakra denser, more potent it would take less chakra to do his Jutsu. He would also be able to hold the shadows for a longer period of time. As much as he thinks training is a drag, well death is certainly more troublesome. He sighs, "so you never really explained what exactly Haki is."

"It is the physical representation of someone's will." Izuku quotes, "with Haki you could be physically weaker than your opponent, however, your will can be stronger than theirs. Once you learn how to harness it, your power is only limited by your will."

"What is your will?" Kakashi asks curiously.

"My will is to protect my pack." Izuku states with conviction. "My will is to be strong enough, so I never have to see my pack fall."

Katsuki nods, "This reckless idiot, will fight to his last breath to make sure we survive. It is my will to take that burden off his shoulders and fight at his side. My will is to be strong enough to help the Nerd destroy all threats to the pack."

"If it was just about having a strong will, wouldn't everyone be able to use it?" Shikamaru questions.

Izuku smirks, "Its not just having a will. You need to physically manifest it around you." He ponders for a moment; he lifts his hand and looks at it. He clenches the fist and watches as it turns black, "this is the physical manifestation of my will in the form of Armament Haki. The other form works like the Sharingan."

"What do you mean?" Kakashi asks.

"Observation Haki allows you to predict the movements your opponent is going to make. Along with sensing the presences around you, even the ones that are suppressed. The masters of this form can even see slightly into the future." Izuku explains, "this form has no visual form, but when observed in combat it looks like the attacks are veering slightly off target. If you want to unlock these two forms, the training will be brutal; but I'll train you."

"You mentioned another form," Kakashi states.

"I did," Izuku confirms. "Conqueror's Haki can not be taught, you have to be born with it. Conqueror's Haki basically allows you to overwhelm the minds of people with weaker wills than yours. Almost like Killing Intent, or bloodlust. However, Conqueror's Haki doesn't just instill fear into people. Conqueror's Haki can turn a mind into mush. Though that can happen with a strong enough blast against a weak, or unprotected mind, there are instances when an uncontrolled, or unconscious burst has killed people."

"Who can use this ability here?" Kakashi asks with a slightly shaky voice.

"So far Shanks, Rayleigh, Ace, Luffy, Kacchan, and I can use this ability. There are more but they are in the Grandline right now. Eventually, Whitebeard and Dragon will come here and that will be two more people capable of it." Izuku answers truthfully, "I am not sure if the Calamity has Conqueror's, but it is a possibility."

Katsuki hums, "It might be best to expose the army to short, controlled bursts. Like we did with non-Conqueror's of the pack."

"Yes, that would allow their minds a chance to develop a resistance to it." Izuku agrees.

"How would we build a resistance against something like that?" Shikamaru almost panics.

"Simple, you need to be exposed to it. Like building muscle mass, you don't go all out the first time work out; you'll burn yourself out. You start slow and work your way up increasing the amount and frequency you are exposed to. This is also beneficial to you regardless of if the Calamity has it or not."

"Why?"

"Because I don't know if any of you are incapable of unlocking it. This ability is originally from the Grandline. Shanks started training our Haki at 5, Ace unlocked his Conqueror's at the age of 7. Shanks wasn't too surprised because Ace and Luffy came here from the Grandline. I unlocked my Haki at the age of 14 when Kacchan was attacked by a villain. I knocked out everyone in the vicinity including the birds and other animals. Kacchan unlocked his during the USJ incident when we were attacked by villains. I took a killing blow to save Aizawa from death. Kacchan thought I died, and his Conqueror's awoke. He knocked out over 70 villains, and the rest of the class except Ace, Todoroki, Luffy, and Kirishima. Luffy unlocked his during the summer training event when Kacchan and Ace were captured by the League of villains. I was severely injured, shot with sea stone, poisoned, and mostly berserk I failed to save them. With my unconscious burst and Luffy's uncontrolled burst we knocked out everyone in a 5-mile radius, all the animals as well. Except for Shanks, Aizawa, and Kirishima."

"Why were Aizawa and Kirishima safe from the unconscious and uncontrolled bursts?" Shikamaru questions.

"There are a couple of reasons, first reason is Kirishima and Aizawa have been exposed to my Haki for years now, so they were able to protect their minds from it. The second reason, Kirishima failed the finals and had to do remedial classes, he was further away from the blast zone. And the third and Final reason, Shanks responded with his own Haki and was able to prevent Kirishima from collapsing. Shanks and Kacchan are the only Conquerors that can suppress my Haki." Izuku explains. "With more exposure, the better your mind is prepared to handle an unconscious burst."

"Also if Jiraiya is right, Shanks is an Uzumaki. Making him a Native to the Elemental Nations." Katsuki points out.

"That would mean it is possible for one of us to unlock it?" Kakashi clarifies.

"Yes, exactly." Izuku smiles, "so we need to prepare your minds for an uncontrolled Haki blast. Imagine Naruto or Gaara unlocking it. If they did and found out they hurt someone, they would never forgive themselves."

"That is true," Kakashi states. "That is just another thing to add to our training."

"Don't worry so much about it Kakashi, the training is brutal, but the benefits are worth it." Izuku smiles understandingly, "just think of it as another tool to protect those precious to you."

"I suppose you're right." Kakashi agrees with determination.

Izuku's ears twitch and he turns his head in the direction of the school, "Ace and Shoto are coming." Izuku warns.

"What could Matchstick and Icy-hot want?" Katsuki grumbles.

"Dunno, maybe they found information on Nighteye?" Izuku wonders.

Ace and Shoto break through the trees, Izuku notices they don't look to panicky, so it is not devastating news they found out. Izuku raises an eye in question. Ace bends over with his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath. Shoto calmly walks up to the group. "We managed to get in contact with Nighteye," Shoto informs.

"What's the situation?" Izuku presses.

"He informed us that he was emersed in a case involving the Yakuza" Shoto explains.

"The Yakuza?" Izuku mutters, "I thought they went inactive years ago."

"They did," Ace speaks up now that his breath is back. "They have started making moves again. Nighteye was investigating an influx of Quirk enhancers that have made their way to the Black Market. Tracing the source has led him to former members of the Yakuza. He has been searching for their leader and he finally has a lead."

"Where is he?" Izuku asks.

"For now, Nighteye is back at his agency." Shoto reassures, "he said he was waiting for us to return before he started to raid the hideout. He has reason to believe that there is a little girl being kept hostage."

"A little girl?" Izuku screeches, "What could the Yakuza want with a little girl?"

"Don't know," Shoto explains, "but there is a missing person report from a couple of years ago of a little girl with a rewind quirk. She went missing shortly before the enhancers started showing up on the Black Market. Nighteye thinks there might be a connection between the missing child and the Yakuza. Human DNA was found in the samples the authorities were able to get their hands on. If they are somehow using her quirk in the drug, they could make a drug that is capable of rewind someone's quirk factor to a time before their quirk manifested."

Izuku's eyes glaze over as he thinks of all the possibilities such a drug could have. "That will be devastating. Could there be a way to fix that kind of damage? It's not just quirks at danger here. Devil Fruits as well. If the drug were to hit Luffy, Ace, or me we could lose our devil fruits."

"Exactly, but we can't in good conscious leave the kid there." Shoto states.

"Of course not," Izuku's eyes flash determined. "We will need a specialized team to raid the hideout. People who don't have quirks or devil fruits would be advisable, but we don't know the extent of damage that drug can have on Chakra. I don't want to risk them. The next best option is for Haki users to go." Izuku pounds his fist to his palm, "ok I got a plan."

"Already?" Shikamaru gapes.

"Kacchan, Ace, Shoto, Luffy and I will go to Nighteye's agency tomorrow. It is Sunday tomorrow so it shouldn't be to much of a hassle. I will need to let Aizawa, and Shanks know that we will be taking a mission with Night eye tomorrow." Izuku plans.

"You and Katsuki are the best Haki users we have so it's no brainer that you two would be going." Shoto states, "But wouldn't it be better to bring Shanks with you?"

"Shanks will be with Nighteye," Izuku states. "Our mission will be to save the Girl. Their mission is to confiscate the drugs."

"Make sense, and you're bringing us as backup, right?" Ace smirks.

"Of course," Izuku smirks back, "they are not going to leave their hostage unguarded. I don't think they would just let us walk out with their hostage."

"Why not all of us?" Shoto asks.

"Kirishima isn't as proficient in Observation Haki as we are, he is more focused on Armament. Kaminari and Ashido haven't started their training. Sabo still needs to practice with his devil fruit. If we bring them there is a chance they could lose their quirks, or more likely I would lose mine protecting them. While I regret they won't get the experience from this fight, it is not a risk I am willing to take."

"That makes sense." Shoto nods.

"I don't know what would happen to me if Fuji was forcefully removed. He's bound to my soul; I won't be able to fight at my best if I have my attention diverted to the others. I trust in your abilities, and in your training to make it through this." Izuku states.

"Of course" Ace smiles. "We should let Nighteye know we will be seeing him."

"First let's ok this with Aizawa." Izuku nods.

Izuku sends a text to Luffy to tell him to meet him in the conference room, he also sends a message to Kaminari and Ashido telling them they are going to talk with Aizawa, and he will see them later. He walks with Kacchan to the Ninja's dorms and drops off Kakashi and Shikamaru. He parts after telling them they will start Haki training when they get back. On his way to the conference room, he turns on his headset and gets Nighteye's attention. He tells Nighteye his plan, the man approves of it with one slight adjustment. They should meet up at Nighteye's agency tonight so Nighteye can discuss his findings and come up with a more solid plan.

By the time the boys make it to the conference room, Aizawa is waiting outside for them. "What is it now problem child."

"I have a plan to help Nighteye, I have already told him my plan and he agrees with it." Izuku cuts to the chase.

"Oh? What is this plan?" Aizawa asks as he leads them into the conference room.

"Nighteye is working on a case to bring down the Yakuza. He has evidence that points to them using a little girl's quirk to make quirk erasing bullets. He wants to raid the hideout to confiscate the drugs and save the girl." Izuku explains.

"Why not leave it to the pros?" Aizawa asks in a drawl, he already knows the answer.

"Because there might not be a way to give back the erased quirk. Right now if we lose any more pro heroes, it would be devastating."

"I agree." Aizawa sighs, "Who is going to be on your team?"

Izuku smirks, "Kacchan, Ace, Luffy, and Shoto."

Aizawa raises an eyebrow as if to say, "what is your reasoning on those specific people?"

"Out of everyone in the pack us five are the most proficient in observation Haki. Kirishima is better at Arms, Ash and Kaminari haven't started their training yet. I wouldn't be able to fight at my best if my attention was divided. I don't know if this drug affects devil fruits like it does with quirks. But I think the drug targets the victim's quirk factor and rewinds it to when they didn't have a quirk. If I brought the others, I would most likely lose my quirk to protect them. I can't risk that."

Aizawa nods, "I understand."

"So will you approve this mission? We should only be gone tomorrow, Monday at the latest." Izuku asks.

"Come back safe, Problem Children." Aizawa grumbles, "I wish I could go with you, but All Might is not to be trusted with the students any longer."

Izuku laughs, "Don't worry about us Aniki. We are the best people for this job. Our main objective is getting the kid out of there. We won't fight unless it is absolutely necessary."

"That's all I can ask for." Aizawa hides a small smile in his scarf. "You will need to catch up in your schooling when you get back."

"Of course," Izuku smiles.

"Then if that is all go pack your gear and wait at the back of the building. I'll let Shanks know he has some tagalongs." Aizawa dismisses them.

They leave the conference room and head to their dorms to pack their hero suits. Izuku fills in Kirishima and Sabo about the mission. He explains to Kirishima why he is staying back. Kirishima looks upset but after hearing Izuku's concerns he can't help but agree. If he loses his quirk, how can he be Luffy's unbreakable shield? What's worse is he will never forgive himself if he caused Izuku to lose his quirk or Fuji to protect him. He concedes and lets them leave threatening bodily harm if anything happens to them, while also pulling promises from them that they will come back safely. Izuku smiles and tells him he bets his life on it.

Sabo also concedes rather easily, he knows he doesn't have control over his Devil Fruit. While he is a great fighter and proficient in Haki he could still slow them down and cause them to lose. So he pulls his brothers into a hug whispering, "I have only reconnected with you recently. Please come back safe."

Luffy nods and gives his brother a firm reassuring hug while smiling brightly. "Of course."

Ace hugs his brother and gives his own promises as well. "I still have to kick your ass for making me think you were dead all these years."

Sabo nods but doesn't bring up the fact that Ace is scheduled for his own Ass-Kicking from the pack for trying to let Akainu kill him.

The boys leave the room with their hero suits and support gear and wait outside the back of the building. They ignore the questioning stares from the others in their class. They will explain everything when they get back. Shanks pulls up in his car and the boys pile in. It is a little cramped, but the ride is going to be short anyway. It only takes about 20 minutes to reach Nighteye's agency.

Nighteye waits in his office when he hears the knock on his door to let the boys in. Izuku greets Nighteye with a smile and a fond hello, discreetly looking him over for any wounds. His smile widens when he notices the man is uninjured.

There are papers and maps strung across the table, a picture of a white-haired, red-eyed girl stares at him. Izuku feels a sense of nostalgia when looking at the picture. There is a growl rumbling in him that he almost can't suppress. He has no memories of this girl from his visions, but he seems to know her. Katsuki doesn't have as much luck suppressing his growl while looking at the picture. Izuku studies Katsuki's face.

Katsuki's growl turns into a whine, there is a sense of familiarity when he looks at this picture. Something screaming at him to protect and save this child of the moon. Fenrir is suspiciously quiet, ignoring Katsuki when he tries to pry for information. His eyes glaze over as images of chasing the moon across night skies filled with twinkling stars dance across his vision. "Kacchan?" Katsuki's eyes clear, and he shakes the images from his mind.

" 't's nothing" Katsuki sighs.

Izuku nods and doesn't press. With a potentially dangerous mission happening tonight, they can't be distracted. They will find out why this little girl they have never met before seems so familiar after they rescue her. He turns his attention back to Nighteye. "Nighteye, what have you found out?"

"Recently, Overhaul has met with the league. We think the Yakuza is trying to create ties with the league." Nighteye starts.

"Why?" Izuku asks curiously.

"We are not sure, from the evidence of the abandoned warehouse, it appears a fight happened." He pulls up the images he took to show Izuku. "From the damage to the building and the attempted clean-up of the blood, we're thinking some sort of battle occurred. We can assume that their negotiations failed."

"I thought the Yakuza were staying quiet nowadays," Katsuki mutters.

"It's true they have been suspiciously quiet for a while, but this Overhaul guy is gathering forces for some reason," Nighteye's sidekick Bubble Girl states. "He even made contact with the League recently, though we're not sure of the details."

Izuku ponders for a moment, "could they be reaching out to the League for funding for their drug? Nighteye, you mentioned that there was an increase in this illegal drug? Could it be that they are trying to mass-produce this drug and need the league to fund it?"

"Why would the Yakuza need funding?" Bubble girl asks.

"Well they have been in hiding, all the money they have made has been under the radar. Most likely from low-risk, low-paying jobs. They are using this girl in the drug. They have the means to mass-produce these drugs, but I can't imagine they have the money to cover the cost." Izuku theorizes.

Nighteye hums, "The only lead we had on the Yakuza ended with the destruction of the warehouse."

"So we need eyes on the street?" Katsuki offers.

"Yes, we need to go on patrol." Nighteye confirms, "we will head out first thing in the morning. For now, Izuku, Katsuki go get us food. There is a shop not too far from here. You two are the fastest and strongest, keep your comms set on and report back with any suspicious activity."

"Yes Sir." Izuku salutes. He grabs Katsuki's wrist and leads him out of the building. "Nighteye thinks Overhaul is in the area."

"Makes sense he would send us." Katsuki nods. "If he spots Nighteye he could go back into hiding. If we spot him, we could follow him and find out where he is hiding."

Izuku nods, pulling his soulmate out of the building. They are walking down the street when Izuku's ears twitch. He picks up the sounds of frantic breathing, the pitter-patter of tiny feet coming from the building they are about to pass. From the sound of skin hitting concrete, he can tell the child is barefooted, and light. He almost would have missed the sounds completely if he wasn't hyper-focused on the sounds around him. It doesn't take long until the culprit is in his Observation range. He slows his pace down, waiting for the child to catch up to him so he can get a look at her without tipping of the child's follower. As the girl gets closer there is a heavy feeling of fear and distrust thickening the air. His ears pick up the sounds of a door creaking open next to him, he adjusts his stance to brace for impact.

Katsuki continues walking as soon as the girl comes into his range. He ducks into a shop a couple of doors down and observes the scene. A little girl barrels into Izuku with frantic energy around her. Izuku's body shields her from view for a moment before he turns to look in feint shock down at whoever ran into him. He moves his body slightly so Katsuki can see the child and relay a description of her to Nighteye.

"Nighteye?" Katsuki whispers into the headset.

"What is it?" Nighteye asks urgently.

"A small child with long white hair, bright red eyes, and a short horn just ran into Izuku. I think this is the child that has been in Overhaul's custody." Katsuki explains.

"What is your location?" Nighteye presses.

"Across the street from B2F, about halfway between the diner and the agency." Katsuki whispers, "I'll drop my location to your phone."

"Understood we're heading out now. Keep watch and keep him in your range." Nighteye orders.

"Got it." Katsuki agrees.

He turns back to the scene, he spots Izuku crouching in front of the girl. "I'm sorry did I hurt you?" Izuku asks the panicking girl.

The sound of footsteps from an alleyway causes the girl to tense and shake in fear. Izuku narrows his eyes as he focuses his observation Haki on the newcomer's presence locking it into memory. As the footsteps get closer the little girl panics and launches herself into Izuku's waiting arms. She whimpers into the boy's chest, "Please, help me." Izuku holds her protectively he discretely lights his fingers on fire to heal the girl as much as possible. The girl starts to slump into his hold, As the footsteps get closer, he retracts his healing. He looks at the little girl with determination on his face. Before he can say anything a voice interrupts.

"Shame on you, causing trouble for this nice hero." A man scolds the girl. He looks at the two on the ground dismissively.

Izuku puts on his best fake smile not wanting to alarm the man. He smiles wide and rubs the back of his neck, "Ah, sir it really is no problem." He turns his green eyes to the little girl still clutching onto him. "Can you stand… ah sorry I didn't get my fans name?"

The little girl's bottom lip quivers, "Eri… my name is Eri."

The man growls warningly and impatiently, "Let's go home, Eri."

Izuku ignores the man and smiles down at the girl still holding onto his chest, he gives the girl a hug and whispers into her ear. "I'm going to save you. I promise. I need you to trust me." He puts a small tracker under her hair.

Izuku looks at the man, taking in his appearance and committing it to memory. The man is wearing a bird-like mask, just as he was in the pictures Nighteye showed them earlier. The man doesn't recognize him from the feel of his heartbeat, either that or he deems Izuku non-threatening. The man steps out of the alley, "Sorry for any trouble my daughter caused, Hero." The man smiles under his mask, "she tends to get excited while playing and hurts herself. It's a real problem."

Izuku nods, "A hero's job is to save people. Let me just make sure she didn't hurt herself when she tripped."

The man narrows his eyes, "I don't think I have ever seen you before. New to the Hero scene? You're so young."

Izuku smiles, "That's right, this is my first time on patrol, I was so excited I wasn't watching where I was going. It is my fault for her tripping."

Something flashes in the man's eyes, "Oh? And what agency are you working for?"

"I'm just a student so it a little presumptuous for a fledgling to claim affiliation to an agency…" Izuku smiles bashfully, "Just getting the chance to see what's what during my internship." He looks down at the girl his eyes pleading with her to trust him, "Well, her injuries don't look too bad."

The girl squeezes him tighter refusing to let him go, "Please, don't go."

Izuku nods subtly and goes to stand up. Overhaul turns around calling for Eri to follow him. She shakes violently Izuku releases a silent protective growl, "Um…" Overhaul looks over his shoulder eyebrow raised in question. "Your daughter… seems scared."

Overhaul sighs, "Only because I just got done scolding her."

"Nerd! You're going to give us away! Stop acting so suspicious."

Izuku ignores the sound of his soulmate in his headset. "Yeah, but these bandages don't look like something she'd get from playing a little too rough…" 'This girl… She's holding tight and not letting go!'

The man sighs again, "She falls a lot."

Izuku growls protectively, "for a girl her age to be trembling in fear, silently… I just don't think it's normal." 'No. Not natural at all.'

The man glares down at Izuku, "Don't presume to know what's normal… for other people's households."

"Hope you know what you're doing Nerd! If he gets too suspicious, he is going to be harder to expose."

'Not taking action would be even more suspicious! It's not Natural!' "What are you doing to this child!" 'No true Hero would abandon… A frightened child.'

The man sighs, "It figures that a hero would be sensitive to such subtleties." He shrugs, "Very well." Izuku perks up. "It's a bit embarrassing, really. I'd rather not be overheard. Could you come this way?"

"I'll tail you, stay in my range. We can't take the kid until backup arrives."

Izuku nods not just to Overhaul but to let his partner know he understands. The man starts walking into the alleyway, "I've actually been concerned about Eri Lately." Izuku starts to follow the man at a distance. "No matter what I say, she fights back."

'She's being abused' "Raising a child… can be tough, I imagine."

"Yes." The man replies. Izuku can hear the shuffling of clothing. "Children are so difficult…" more shuffling of the man's hands. A wave of killing intent and bloodlust radiating off the man.

Izuku feels the girl stiffen and wiggle in his arms. He looks down at the girl, her eyes are still determined, as she whispers, "You promised to save me, right?"

Izuku nods, returning his eyes to the man. He bends his head down and shoving his face into her hair. He whispers, "my team has been listening to this entire conversation. They are on their way, but a large fight happening right here would be detrimental to everyone. I need you to return to your father, just for a bit. I promise by the end of tonight you will be saved." The girl nods and wiggles causing Izuku to let her go. She runs back to her dad aiming to grab onto his hand. Izuku watches as Overhaul pulls his glove back on, the killing Intent fades as the girl runs to his side.

Overhaul grabs the girl's arm, "Oh…? Done throwing your tantrum?"

The girl nods dejectedly.

Izuku fakes his shock, "um… Eri…?"

The man sneers down at the little girl, "yes, it's always like this. Sorry for making you listen to our problems."

The girl bows, "didn't mean to trouble you."

Overhaul turns around and starts to pull the girl down the Alleyway, "Goodluck… with the job."

Izuku hangs his head, "Wait…! Why…?"

Eri follows her father without looking back. Katsuki makes his presence known. He puts his hand on Izuku's back, "let's go."

Izuku nods walking the other way out of the Alley. When he gets out, he starts to shift into his wolf form. Katsuki hops on, and Izuku takes off to the roofs. Keeping the man in his range he lands on the roof. He keeps his attention on the little girl he can feel her fear and wants nothing more than to take her far away from here. He watches as the two enter a building. Izuku and Katsuki sit on top of the roof for the others to arrive, keeping Overhaul and Eri in his range.

Katsuki nudges Izuku's shoulder, "the others are close."

Izuku hums, a concentrated look on his face. His eyes swim in rage, regret, and sadness.

Katsuki sighs, "we will rescue her."

"I know, Kacchan." Izuku flashes his eyes to Katsuki. "When she launched herself to me…" Izuku sighs and stares into the alley. "She was so terrified, she was shaking and trembling in my arms. Kacchan, she begged me to save her." Tears leak from his eyes, "I had to give her back to him, I know he is hurting her, and I had to hand her back to her abuser."

"You did the right thing." Katsuki tries to comfort him.

A painful sound leaves Izuku's chest, "I know Kacchan. I promised to rescue her by the end of tonight. Whatever his quirk is, she is terrified of it. He started to remove his glove and she leaped away from me to return to his side."

The sound of footsteps climbing up the fire escape breaks the two out of their conversation. Nighteye, Shanks, Ace, Luffy, Shoto, and Nighteye's sidekick Bubble Girl make their way onto the roof.

"Sorry Nighteye, it was completely by accident!" Izuku states bashfully.

"No, this was my failure." Nighteye waves off, "It could have been prevented if I had foreseen you two in advance."

"We're just glad you guys are okay!" Bubble Girl approaches the two. "It could have been dangerous if he'd gotten suspicious."

Izuku nodded, "I know you were wanting to wait until tomorrow to raid his hideout, but I think tonight might be better. He is already suspicious; the girl came running out to me. She was so scared. I had no choice but to let her go back to him. The only reason I haven't leaped in there and taken them all on is that I am only one person. The only reason I let her go is that I know Overhaul isn't going to kill her. But is it so wrong to not want to wait to save her? You didn't see how injured she was, she was covered in bandages."

Nighteye sighs, "It was my intention to wait until tomorrow to give the others a chance to arrive. But I fear he might flee if we don't take him out now."

"There is only 8 people in that building right now. Overhaul and Eri entered the building and have not left my range. The others appear to be guards." Izuku informs.

"Ok let's take a moment to plan our next course of action." Bubble girl suggests.

Izuku ponders for a moment if only they had someone who can look into the structure of the building. An idea pops into his head as he fiddles with his headset. "Kakashi, are you there?"

"What do you want?" the irritated voice of the older ninja answers him.

"Do you and Neji want some experience?" Izuku asks with a smug smirk on his face.

"I thought you said it wouldn't be wise for us to fight?" Kakashi asks in a bored voice.

"No fighting, unless absolutely necessary. I was thinking more of reconnaissance. I figured Neji would like to test out his Byakugan."

"Can't you sense through walls?" Kakashi asks suspiciously.

"I can." Izuku confirms, "there is an abused little girl inside this building. I am thinking of the best way to get the girl out of the building safely. I can smash my way through walls, but it is impossible for me to know exactly where they are in the building. With Neji's Byakugan he can help pinpoint her and her possible guards."

There is a pause on the other side, the sound of ruffling and getting ready coming from Kakashi's side. He sighs, "I'll ask him. It's up to him if he wants to go."

"Yes, I understand. Will you be joining him if he decides to come?" Izuku asks with an innocent smile on his face.

"Of Course." Kakashi drawls.

"Good I'll have Aizawa come get you." Izuku states.

"We didn't agree to come with." Kakashi reminds.

"Doesn't matter." Izuku giggles. "Let's just say I have a feeling Neji is going to say yes."

A growl sounds on the other end as a door slams. After a few moments, a knock is heard on the other end. Izuku smiles as he hears Kakashi order Neji to get ready for a mission and to meet him in the common area in five. Izuku chuckles, it is just like Kakashi to not give anyone a choice. Izuku knew the moment he said a little girl was in danger Kakashi would fold. "Aizawa will meet you outside in a couple of minutes. I have already sent him out location."

"What are you planning, Nerd?" Katsuki asks.

Izuku flashes the group a shit-eating grin, "I'm not planning anything extravagant. I'll explain it when the others arrive."

Katsuki narrows his eyes at Izuku, Izuku continues to smile innocently. Katsuki grumbles something about reckless nerds. It only takes 15-20 minutes for the others to arrive. Aizawa leads the two ninjas up the fire escape to the rest of the group.

"I thought the plan was to raid tomorrow?" Aizawa drawls, "I take it my problem children managed to screw up that plan?"

Izuku huffs indignantly, "It was an accident. The girl ran into me."

Aizawa raises an eyebrow, "Of course she did. You have a way of causing trouble everywhere you go."

Izuku smiles innocently, he doesn't refute or agree to the accusations. "Anyways let me fill you in. then we can discuss the plan."

Izuku spends the next few moments explaining everything he has learned from Nighteye's agency about Overhaul. He replays the encounter of the little girl running into him, the terror he felt radiating off her. How she shivered violently as Overhaul approached them. How the girl didn't want to let go. How he subtly healed her worst injuries. He told them how it would have been suspicious if he didn't speak up about her bandages. A real hero would have seen them as a red flag. He explained that he made a scene calling him out for hurting her, which caused the man to ask him to follow him into the alley. The rising killing intent and the girl leaping off Izuku to return to her father's side. Everything that happened up until now.

The others don't say anything for a few moments as they soak in the new information. Aizawa sighs, "What's the plan then. Why ask for me and two ninja to accompany you?"

Izuku nods, his eyes turn serious. He runs through every possible outcome he can think of until he comes up with a plan with the least risk. "I asked for Neji specifically because this building has a basement that shares a wall with the building Overhaul went into. Neji can use his Byakugan to see into the other building and guide us to the girl. He will also be able to tell us how many guards she has. I have only met Eri and Overhaul. The other's inside I can sense them, but I can't see through the walls, the last thing I want is to accidentally cause Eri harm because she was closer than I thought she was. Kakashi is here because he was hardly gonna let me kidnap one of his ninjas without him. Also, I sparred with Kakashi earlier today, he knows how his Chakra is affected here. He can help us save the girl, with his Sharingan I don't need to worry about him getting hurt or hit with a quirk destroying bullet."

Aizawa nods, "ok what about the rest of us"

"Well, you are gonna help Nighteye and Shanks fight Overhaul. Once I rescue Eri, Kacchan and I will join you." Izuku states.

"You will not!" Shanks begins.

Izuku ponders for a moment considering his options, "Ok how about a compromise?"

"Depends on what is in your head." Aizawa glares.

"I'll observe but I won't interfere unless I absolutely have to. My healing can change the tide of this battle. Nighteye was planning on having a lot more heroes doing this raid. I really think you shouldn't turn down mine and Kacchan's help. If there is an opening when I can use my paralyzing feathers, I'll take it."

"With all the information I have received for this upcoming raid, I was going to suggest that you stay out of it. However, I am not so foolish as to believe that would work. If I were to forbid you to come on this mission… it is all but guaranteed… that you would leap into action anyway."

Izuku looks like he wants to protest, but Aizawa cuts him off with a soft smile, "I get that you are worried about us facing Overhaul. If you can promise me that you will not interfere unless absolutely necessary, then I have no choice but to compromise with you." He plants his fist firmly over Izuku's heart, "Understand, Problem Child."

"I understand, Eraser Head." Izuku smiles warmly at the pro, "I promise."

"If it makes you feel better when you reached out with those hands to help Eri, even though you failed…" Aizawa begins softly. "I bet you gave her some hope." He gets up, "So pick yourself up. We have a girl to save."

"Thank you, Shota." Izuku smiles. His eyes harden and lose the lost and panicked edge that was swirling around. "Let's get moving."

The other teens nod, Neji activates his Byakugan. Izuku shifts into his wolf form and waits for them to get boarded before he leaps off the roof and lands in the mouth of the alleyway. As soon as Izuku touches the ground the passengers leap off him. Neji looks through the door to the basement, he sees an empty hallway. He nods towards Izuku. Izuku opens the door and leads the group through the halls following the frightened presence of the girl. He leads them to a dead-end and stops.

"There is a hallway on the other side. Nobody is on the other side. I think this is our best way in, but the wall is abnormally thick right here." Neji informs.

Green Lightning sparks off Izuku, "Don't worry about that," Izuku smirks dangerously, "I've come to save that little girl, I'm not about to let a wall stand in my way." He activates his Haki on his leg and lashes out with a powerful Haki-enhanced kick to the center of the wall. The wall crumbles, unable to stand up to Izuku's strength. "Let's keep moving. Neji keep your eyes activated."

Neji nods and continues to observe his surroundings. "There are multiple presences up ahead," he notifies Izuku. Izuku flares his Observation Haki to get a read on the people. There are three guards in the hallway. The group gets ready to fight.

Izuku stops the group from advancing, he picks up a sound similar to shifting sands. A moment later the hallway starts to twist and deform halting the group from moving forward. Nighteye steps next to Izuku, "It's not Chisaki… I'd say it's their HQ Director Irinaka."

"But the scale of what he's doing here is off the charts. He's supposedly limited to controlling something the size of a fridge…" Bubble Girl informs.

"He probably gave himself a boost," Izuku comments.

"I was all set to deal with some obstacles, but the whole basement?" Shanks sighs, "it's gotta be taking a toll on this guy's stamina…"

"Eraser, can't you cancel it out?" Nighteye asks.

"Not unless I catch sight of his real body…" Aizawa drawls.

"Neji," Izuku calls.

Neji looks at Izuku's face recognizing it is the same face that saved Nii, filled with determination and rage. He nods and reactivates his Byakugan. He looks through the walls and pinpoints the person manipulating the basement.

"We can make it through this. It doesn't matter if he can twist the walls. As long as we know the way to the target. All we have to do is keep breaking through, either way, we will save Eri." Izuku declares.

Neji points out where the target is and waits for Izuku to power up his attack. The walls crumble around them and they move through the opening. Again the walls start to shift, and the group repeats the process. "It's a race against the clock. They know it too. This is all just to buy them some time!"

This time when Izuku breaks down the wall, only Neji, Katsuki and Izuku make it through. Izuku stops and looks around the walls are not moving, "We are going to keep going!" Izuku shouts.

Kakashi screams for Neji thinking they got buried under debris. He hears Izuku call that they are going to keep moving. He shouts back, "Is Neji with you?"

"He's safe, Kakashi." Izuku responds, "I'll keep him safe. Kacchan is with me as well."

"Be safe Problem child," Aizawa calls. "Go! We'll catch up to you when we finish here."

Izuku nods even though none of the others can see him. He grabs onto Katsuki's wrist, "Let's go." He takes off down the hallway and turns around when Neji catches up. "I'm not about to waste time getting lost in this maze. Neji, tell me what walls to break down."

Neji nods and leads the group to where he can see the fleeing presence. Izuku and Katsuki take turns busting down walls heading deeper and deeper into the underground fortress.

*** With the others***

"Shit, they managed to escape." Mimic curses. "No matter, even if they manage to make it all the way through… it's not like they'll put up much of a fight on their own!" he uses his quirk to make a hole in the ground causing the heroes to fall through.

Aizawa and the others land in an empty room. Aizawa scans his surroundings, "We only fell about one story… this wasn't meant to kill us…"

The dust and debris settle around the room, "Lookee here… State- Authorized goons, dropping from the sky…" Chuckles one of the three figures.

"Life's just full of surprises huh?" Another goon chuckles. The debris clears and three figures make themselves known.

"So they want a fight huh?" Shanks drawls as he starts to pull his sword out.

Ace holds up his arm in front of the adults stopping them from engaging. "you guys keep moving. Neji, Izuku and Blasty are out there alone. They are gonna need your help. As for these guys trying to slow us down…" Ace unleashes his fire around him. "I can deal with them myself."

"Ace! What the hell! Let's do this together!" Luffy rages.

"Yeah! Work together, why don'tcha? More pigs to the slaughter." One of the goons harasses.

Aizawa activates his quirk to cancel the other guy's quirk. "That won't work! Now drop the blade!"

"My quirk…?!" The guy stops confused.

"A quirk canceler… he is like Eri's degeneration quirk. I've heard about this before." A guy with a medical mask states. "He's not a guy you want to tangle with… but it doesn't matter. What we're here to do is to…" He pulls out a gun and aims it at Ace. "Slow 'em down! Nothing more…"

"Blade and Bullets won't work on me." Ace smirks, "Best come quietly if you don't want to suffer."

"Threats like that only work on people who value life!" The bird masked crook shouts.

Luffy gets tired of the talking and lashes out with his giant Haki-coated fist. Aizawa takes the moment to wrap up all of the villains in his capture weapon. Luffy confiscates all the weapons the crooks had on them and crushes them in his fist. "Fighting these three doesn't solve anything. If our pros get caught up handling this situation, then we're playing right into their hands. There is no time to spare arguing! Eraser needs to lead the charge, and you'll need everyone else's strength to get through those walls. I can keep these three occupied by myself!"

Shanks nods and turns to the door, "Alright then, Let's go through that door."

Ace sputters, "Shanks, we can't just leave him here."

"Hey, hey, now. Not so fast!" Setsuno argues.

Aizawa activates his quirk again, as he speeds through the three stooges, he delivers swift punches to knock them out. "I'll knock them out while I have eyes on them!"

"Go! Now!" Luffy shouts to the others, as Aizawa slams the three into the wall. "Please help Izuku. By the look in his eyes… he is going to take things too far and need saving…" Luffy finishes with a plea.

"Shanks! What's the deal, leaving him all alone back there?!" Ace rages, unable to comprehend what Shanks is thinking.

Bubble Girl looks at him distrustfully, "he's your guy, so it's your call, but it seems like a bad move to me."

"He's more than capable of handling this on his own. If he says he can deal with them, I just have to believe in him."

'This trio's here to keep us from reaching Eri. I don't see any traces of that mimic ability down here. Maybe, he is going after Izuku and Kats, or perhaps he is dealing with the others. Either way, I need to take these guys out quickly!' Luffy plans.

"Couldn't use my quirk again! This is seriously too freaky!" Setsuno complains.

'I should end this quickly before they realize they can use their quirks…' "Sorry, but you're all about to take a little nap." Luffy aims a regular non-Haki-infused punch at the villains.

Setsuno glares and takes the punch head-on. Luffy feels a slight twinge of pain in his fist and retracts the limb. The man, Setsuno laughs, "Surprised? Did ya flinch? We get that you're in a hurry, but…" Luffy inspects his fist, shocked to see a gash on his forearm bleeding heavily. "You better take us more seriously, Ya here?" the man grins manically, "Especially when you're up against the likes of us." A blade cuts through the man's mask, "guess ya didn't know what I was packing under this here mask…"

The other villains use their quirks to break free, the bald guy with the medicine mask spouts crystals all over his body to tear through the capture tape. "That sneaky jerk's quirk bought you some time, but that is all it did."

Luffy jumps back and dodges, using his Haki to deflect the Crystals aimed at him.

"Kinda handicapping yourself if ya won't kill us! What a charmed life ya must live!" Setsuno taunts in glee. "We'd given up on life y'see! When we tried to kill ourselves by leaping to our deaths… a hero caught us! Can ya imagine our despair?!" Luffy continues to dodge, going into gear second to try and land some hits on the crystal guy. "We didn't see the point in living anymore! There's no way you'd understand!" Luffy hardens his body with Haki to absorb the crystal-covered punch to his stomach. "But the young boss found a new use for old garbage!"

The impact of the crystal-covered punch sends Luffy into the wall across the room, kicking up debris and dust. The crystal man taunts, "even trash like us have pride. When given a job… you can bet we'll come through!"

Luffy chuckles darkly "I don't care about your sob story. Life got hard; you gave up. Is that right? Well I won't lose to a bunch of cowards who gave up on living. I can't lose because I made a promise to be the best hero." 'I'll make use of everything, my quirk, my gears, my Haki. My rubber can absorb any hit, I can defend against damage from his crystals with my Haki…'

"Tch" Crystal man grunts, "You use your quirk well, but…" he punches Luffy again causing him to crash into the wall. "…It'll only get you so far!"

'For ten years I have been honing my abilities. Trained rigorously to keep up with the others. With rubber, I can change the size of my muscles, my bone, compact the energy I have stored in my body. I can manipulate the properties of rubber, harden, or soften any area at will. And now I'm bringing everything to the table.' Luffy activates his Conquerors Haki that manifests itself as reddish-black lightning. His muscles bulk up to look more gorilla-like. Haki-like tribal marks cover his arms and legs. There is a red glow around him causing his hair to stand on end. His Lightning lashes out to the three goons, he successfully hits one of the stooges.

"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa!" Setsuno panics, "I can deal with them myself! So this is what he meant!" he looks over on the ground, "Tabe, Wake up!"

Tabe is a crook who looks like a scarecrow, he twitches on the ground. The man bites Luffy's outstretched arm. Luffy retracts his arm and uses his other fist and punches the man into the wall. "Hahaha! His teeth and jaws can tear through anything in a flash! And his stomach digests it before you know it! There's no filling that guy up!" Setsuno cackles maniacally. "You hurting yet?! I gotta say… it's not his favorite meal, though, it's not the worst thing he's eaten."

Luffy glares at the man, Setsuno tries his Quirk, but since Luffy is not wearing any gear for him to steal; it doesn't work. Setsuno engages Luffy in a knife battle. Luffy focuses on dodging the knife blows not noticing the crystal man sneaking up behind him. At the last moment, he feels the tinge of his Haki alerting him to the other man's presence and dodges. The three stooges work so well together that as Luffy dodges he ends up getting another slice to his arm from Setsuno. The crystal guy lands a hit to Luffy's face. Luffy activates his Armament Haki to block the blow. "I thought I nailed the kid dead on…But he just barely managed to react in time!"

'I just need an opening to use Izuku's paralyzing feathers. If Setsuno can see them he will remove them. I need to get rid of his sight. Their teamwork is almost perfect!' Luffy analyzes.

"We might be trash… but the trash can form solid bonds." Setsuno boasts.

Luffy huffs, this form of his is draining his energy faster than gear fourth did before he perfected it. Judging by his heavy breathing he probably only has a couple of minutes left before he passes out. "You'll be arrested. Whether you beat me or not, you've got no future."

"So what?" Setsuno cracks his neck, "Some were tossed aside when they didn't mesh with society. Another was betrayed by a lover and beset with crushing debt. Not even allowed to die, he survived by sucking down water from the gutter… and another became the tool of some money-grubber."

"And when that pig figured out my fake gems were worthless…" crystal man blabs. "We were deemed just as worthless. And beaten to hell and back. That is when he came to us… 'come join the Hassaikai. You shouldn't be rotting away on the streets.' Do you think we give a fuck what happens after that?! He gave us value. Purpose. So for his sake… We'll take out anything that gets in his way."

'He doesn't control them with fear… it's more like brainwashing!' "So you're hoping to be sacrificed like some worthless pawns?" Luffy grits his teeth.

"A HERO COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND!" Crystal man launches his crystals at Luffy, "PREPARE TO DIE! YOU WON'T BE SO LUCKY THIS TIME!" the attack comes at Luffy head-on. "WITH YOUR BACK AGAINST THE WALL, YOU AINT GETTING AWAY FROM THIS ONE!"

Luffy throws a piece of debris at Setsuno's face hitting him in the eye. While the man closes his eyes, he uses the time to hit Setsuno with a paralyzing feather. Once the guy falls down, Luffy punches the incoming crystal-infused punch. He channels all his Haki to his fist, the crystal-infused punch is no match for Luffy's Haki-coated fist. The crystals shatter, shocking the guy. Luffy uses his speed and jabs a feather into the back of the guy's neck. Due to the man's crystal quirk, it takes longer for the paralytic to take effect. The cannibalistic man is still unconscious on the other side of the room. Luffy jabs a feather into his neck as well to ensure he stays down. "Though you've been poisoned, you won't die." Luffy pulls the face masks off them. "But you won't be moving anytime soon." He turns his back on them looking tattered and bloody and barely fighting the edge of unconsciousness, "as for these masks…" he breathes a harsh breath, "I'm taking them for now… there's no telling what else you have hidden under them."

Luffy stumbles his way out of the room. "Phew" 'that took longer than expected…! Everyone's probably far ahead by now. I've gotta get going.' Luffy sways on his feet and crashes to the ground. 'Huh…? Why's the floor so close to my face…?'

***Meanwhile with Izuku***

Neji stops the two Wolfs, signaling there are multiple people on the other side of the wall. Izuku nods and powers OFA through his body. He punches the wall and slides through the debris. Izuku smells two familiar people and 2 strangers. One is the little girl Eri that was hugging him so tightly. The other familiar scent is Overhaul. He is not sure who this other guy is, he can feel someone lingering in the rafters as well, probably waiting to catch him off guard. Izuku holds up 4 fingers telling Katsuki there are 4 people here and drops one finger to relay three are enemies.

Overhaul and his partner turn around at the sudden sound. Overhaul, if he is shocked, he doesn't show it, he huffs, "Catching up shouldn't have been so easy…"

Izuku glares at the man, "I took a shortcut." His voice takes on more of a growling feature, "Now, I'm here for the girl."

Overhaul looks at him blankly, "you look like you're just a student, trying to act like a hero." He sneers at Izuku, "Last time, you turned a blind eye to the situation." He smirks under his mask, "It's not like this girl is hoping you'll save her."

The other man, Izuku realizes is holding Eri to him. "To her, you're no hero."

Izuku ignores the taunting Villains, "Eri, I will save you."

Overhaul turns around ignoring Izuku, "you're not getting the picture, huh? Let me make it simple." Izuku ruffles out his feathers, "I'm telling you, you're gonna die."

The feathers around Izuku flutter irritated around him, waiting to be commanded. Izuku hesitates for a moment as he feels something trying to encroach on his mind. He can't release his feathers until he knows the girl will be safe. As Izuku is distracted Overhaul's partner pulls out a gun, Izuku hears the click of the safety being pulled back. As the bullet flies at him his observation Haki alerts him, and he dodges the hit.

To the villain, it appeared the bullet veered off course, "What the heck kinda quirk is that?"

"Not a quirk," Izuku blurts out. "Basic observation skills and training allowed me to dodge." 'That just came out. What the hell?'

"We were wounder how you got here so fast without running into the patrols." The man sneers, "So that's how you were able to slip past mimic and the others."

The man in the rafters laughs at the other villain, "missed every shot? You suck!" the man hiccups, "You feeling drunk or something!?"

"No that's your thing," The man banters back. "You just keep quiet and back me up."

"So you… force people to talk…?" Izuku deduces. "You're not the type… to fight on the front lines." The Quirk forces him to say what's on his mind, almost as if he has no filter.

"Exactly." The man cocks his gun again. "I'm not like the rest of the pawns… I'm a unique member of the Hassaikai! One permitted to bear direct witness to the young master's Ambitions!"

Izuku dodges the bullets shot at him, "What sort of Ambition involves exploiting your own daughter?!"

"Ah?" The guy shrugs. "Emotions are unnecessary burdens if things are to proceed smoothly." The guy activates his quirk. "When you ran into little Eri… you wanted things to go smoothly, right?" The guy smirks, "So you turned a blind eye…"

"I'm only one person, I would not have been able to save her on my own." Izuku blurts.

The drunk guy introduces the taunting man, "Shin Nemoto! Anyone questioned by him is forced to answer truthfully! He was once a con man before being recruited by the Hassaikai. And Nemoto knew all too well… Everyone hides the shortcomings that make them who they are. Sometimes Nemoto reveals a weakness that even the target doesn't know about!"

"And when you figured out the gist of our grand plan…" Shin continues, "you regretted it." 'His body's already staggering. Now to do the same to his spirit.' "You're here to save Eri?"

Izuku growls and narrows his eyes.

'The spirit's just like the brain.' "Eri is just a pretext…" 'Make it waver a little, and…' "To make you feel better about yourself, right?" 'You can stop a person dead in their tracks!'

Izuku freezes in his tracks, he can't move because of the toxic feeling invading his body. Fuji works on filtering out the intoxicated feeling, but it's a work in progress, he honestly feels drunk off his ass. But the words the guy told him swims in his mind, plaguing him. Eri is not a pretext to make himself feel better. She felt the bloodlust and rather than seeing Izuku get hurt, she chose to go back to Overhaul. 'She's a kind girl.'

Full cowling comes to life turning his eyes an eerie green and making his hair stand on end. In a streak of green, he leaps after the retreating figures. "As long as that girl can't smile…" Izuku growls as he hits the man to the ground. Without looking, he hits the man with a feather causing him to crumble to the ground. He takes out another feather and throws it to the drunk guy on the ceiling cause him to crash onto the floor beneath him. In another streak of green lightning, Izuku leaps behind Overhaul swiping at him as he turns around. He uses his fire to get in between Eri and her captor, separating them.

The man throws Eri into the air, Izuku disengages and catches the girl, Smiling.

She trembles in his hold, "Why!? Why did you come here?! You have to get out of here!" She turns her tearing panicked eyes to Izuku, "Or he is going to kill you."

Izuku smiles warmly, "I won't let you down again." He holds her tighter, "I'll be your hero!"

Overhaul starts muttering something about being filthy, he rubs his face on his shirt "Come back now, Eri." He continues to rub the grime off his face, "Or he'll be killed." "How many times must I say it?"

The girl trembles in Izuku's hold, Overhaul continues, "you were born to break people."

The girl tenses, wiggles, and panics in Izuku's grip, "Oh no! he's gonna…"

"You don't have to listen to him!" Izuku growls holding the girl tighter.

"Like I'm always telling you, your selfishness forces me to dirty my hands." Overhaul berates the girl. "Every move you make gets people killed! Your very existence is cursed!"

"How can you say that to your own daughter?!" Izuku shouts enraged.

"Huh? Oh, right. That's what I told you." He removes his gloves, "I don't have children."

He places his hands on the ground and forces the surrounding area to crumble. The crumbled ground turns into spikes aiming to Impale Izuku and Eri. 'His quirk overhaul… allows him to completely annihilate or restore anything.' Izuku secures Eri to his chest and uses observation Haki to dodge the incoming spikes.

Overhaul sighs, "there's more to him than just his quirk."

Izuku growls protectively, "You're even aiming for Eri?"

"Yep." Overhaul states like it's obvious, "breaking her won't slow me down." He uses his quirk again to get rid of the spikes. "If I restore her quickly enough, she can even be revived. Even if she is not back to normal, she'll still be useful." Overhaul glares at Izuku, as the teen weaves in and out of the spikes. "And she already knows that firsthand." He places his hands on the ground, "In a situation like this, I'm the only one who can heal Eri if she gets hurt. You really think you can dodge and fight with your skills while carrying her?" The room reforms itself during Overhaul's speech, "The way I have remodeled things, every escape route is sealed off."

"His quirk too…" The guy Izuku knocked out cocks a gun and points it at him. "I'll seal it off once I plug him with one of these."

"Shoot the arm he's carrying Eri with, you fool." Overhaul commands.

"I don't think he can dodge this." The man boasts.

"Breaking down these spikes should leave him exposed." Overhaul places his hands on the ground, breaking the spikes he created.

Izuku turns around and covers himself and the girl with his feathers, "I'm sorry about this, Eri."

His detached feathers cover Eri. Izuku uses speed and full cowling to sneak behind the other man. He chops the guy in the neck knocking him out.

"Kurono!" Overhaul shouts.

"Sorry, Overhaul." Kurono slurs as he loses consciousness.

The gun clacks to the ground and Izuku crushes it under his foot.

The feathers Izuku left behind to shield Eri squirm, grabbing Overhaul's attention. "He's a strong one, but…" he makes his way to the squirming pile of feathers. 'He's left Eri behind!' "He can't do anything to me if I destroy her!"

Izuku growls and launches after Overhaul before he can reach Eri. "So you're that type of person…" Overhaul turns and holds his hand out to touch Izuku to disassemble him. Izuku dodges and punches Overhaul in the face. "I watch my enemies closely!" Overhaul skids away, "And try to predict their next move!" Overhaul gets ready for another attack, "but you move way better than some two-bit thug! You're strong, Overhaul!" Izuku gets ready to attack again. "That being said," he lands in front of Eri, back protectively posted in front of her, "… between the two of us… I'm stronger!" he punches Overhaul in the face causing the man to crash to the ground and skid away. "You won't lay another finger on her! Because I'm taking you down here and now!" Izuku doesn't relent using his tails to bat Overhaul away. "This is your loss… Chisaki!"

"You don't get to call me that…" Overhaul grits out, "I've abandoned that name!"

Izuku's ears twitch as he picks up movement behind one of the constructed walls. The scuffling sound of someone dragging their body across the floor. "…Master…!" Izuku hears through the wall. "I must… stick by my master's side!"

"Nemoto!" Overhaul shouts. He flings a cartridge of bullets at the man. "SHOOT HIM!"

The guy hesitates, 'shoot where? I know the value of these bullets! The only one in Hassaikai who does! I can't afford to miss a single shot! I have to hit the teen with my first shot! But it won't work! After the young master tossed the rounds over, he knew I was gunning for him.' He observes his surroundings and notices Kurono on the ground, 'the aide? No good! He's out cold!' he racks his brain for a way that will guarantee his success when his eyes fall on Eri, 'how do I … keep him from dodging?'

Izuku notices Nemoto aiming for the girl, his wolf screams at him to protect the girl. 'Despite all this violence, she doesn't cry or scream. That expression… she shuts her eyes, grits her teeth, and keeps silently…the way she braces for pain as if she has no choice but to take it. She's so accustomed to just simply surviving. That agony and fear… she's gotten used to suffering through it.' "And she knows that, firsthand." "Diseased…" Overhaul's voice rings in his mind.

Izuku reaches the girl and tucks her under his body. He releases all his feathers covered in Haki to protect his back. "I can't let you down again." He moves slightly and the bullet grazes his wing, besides a slight sting there doesn't seem to be anything wrong at the moment. He holds the girl tighter, "you won't be in pain ever again!"

*** Outside the room with Katsuki and Neji***

Katsuki stays hidden as Izuku makes himself known. He waits for an opportunity when Overhaul's guard is down. If they pretend Izuku is alone trying to save Eri, Overhaul will underestimate him. Katsuki worries though, the first gunshot rings out and he knows Izuku dodges it, several other gunshots sound. Katsuki releases a held breath when Izuku dodges slightly. He feels helpless watching Izuku sway on his feet like he is drunk, but he knows Fuji is working to get the toxin out of his Nerd's system.

But then Izuku starts blurting out his secrets, even if the villains have no idea what Observation Haki is Izuku still alludes to it. He notices Izuku can't lie while this guy's quirk is active, but Izuku is smart and can mislead the truths. So instead of saying Observation Haki allowed him to dodge the bullets, he blurted out "Basic observation and training." And Katsuki nods his head because that is true, for the most part, Izuku only used the basics of his Haki to dodge.

Then Izuku is on the attack needing to get Eri away from Overhaul and the other man. Katsuki is about to jump in to take the little girl from Izuku so they can run to safety. But his plans are thwarted by Overhaul using his quirk to seal all the entrances and reinforcing the walls. Cutting Izuku off from receiving any backup.

Katsuki grits his teeth and turns to Neji, "We need to find a weak spot in the wall."

Neji nods, he scans the walls, "The walls thickness is perfectly even. I can't spot any variations in thickness or density."

"Shit!" Katsuki curses. "We need to find another way in."

They run down the halls, Katsuki skids to a stop when he hears a shout of "SHOOT HIM!" then nothing for a moment. Then he hears a gunshot ringing out, but instead of the sound of the bullet hitting the pavement or ricocheting off the ground, he picks up a dull 'thunk' as the bullet impacts something organic.

"Nerd!" Katsuki shouts using his explosions to explode through the walls separating him from Izuku. Through the kicked-up dust and debris, Neji follows Katsuki to Izuku's side. Katsuki notices his Nerd hunched over feathers fluttering chaotically around him. Izuku trembles, red lines spreading on his skin. Green fire meeting it. Katsuki has no idea what is going on, but it is clear Izuku got hit with something that is destabilizing his quirk and devil fruit.

As Katsuki gets closer to Izuku he notices the tuft of white hair peeking out from under Izuku. Katsuki was wondering what happened he knows the Nerd wouldn't have been hit by the bullet… unless they weren't aiming for Izuku but the girl instead. Katsuki inspects the Nerd for any sign of wounds to prove he was indeed shot. But he doesn't see anything.

Izuku's feathers and fire still flutter chaotically as Izuku tenses around the child. The child looks terrified and squirms in his hold. Izuku lifts his head with a blinding smile aimed at the girl, "It's ok. I won't let him hurt you anymore."

Laughing breaks through the air, "Quirks make people's dreams come true. They let us actually become something…" Overhaul cackles maniacally.

"Master…!" Nemoto shouts in glee, "I did it…! Master!"

"You've got a sickness of the mind, you know" Overhaul continues to cackle, "It's funny! The power of that girl you're trying to save… has robbed you of everything you've worked so hard to achieve!" Overhaul places his hand back onto the ground, "It's reduced you to nothing!"

Izuku's tails lash out and hit the unconscious person towards Overhaul. The unconscious man crashes into Overhaul. "Chrono…!"

"Master!" Nemoto screams.

Izuku flashes toward overhaul using the unconscious body as a shield. He lands a OFA-powered punch to Overhaul's stomach. He grits his teeth as the control of his quirk is erratic at best. Green Fire covers his arm as it heals the broken bones. "None of what I've done was a waste," Izuku shouts full of conviction. "I am still Fuji!"

Overhaul reaches his hand out to use his quirk against Izuku. Izuku dodges swiftly grabs a hold of Overhaul's arm and tosses him to the side.

"Impossible! Unthinkable!" Nemoto stutters, "Sakaki's quirk should still be affecting him! And he should have lost his own quirk. How is he still able to move like that?!" 'Is this all because he feels… he owes a debt to Eri?! What's with this guy?!'

Katsuki and Neji stand in front of Eri, Katsuki explodes the incoming spikes, while Neji uses a rotation-like move expelling chakra to repel the debris from hitting them. For Fifteen minutes Izuku fights Overhaul as his quirk rages his body. He hasn't destroyed himself like this since he first got OFA. He knows he should have lost his quirk; he should have lost Fuji. But for some reason OFA is still in him, all the progress he has made with the quirk has vanished. He can feel the fatigue of healing the damage his quirk is causing his body. He is slowing down, dodging slower but still, he protects Eri, smashing through the spikes that are trying to tear through him to get to Eri. His leg, shoulder, and right side get impaled on the spikes.

"So you wanted to be a hero!?" Overhaul sneers, "you wanted to save Eri, Fuji?" The spikes impaling Izuku retreat. "Afflicted by that repulsive, Diseased thinking of this modern era. I'm out to cure people like you. With Eri's power."

'Shanks, Kacchan, Everyone!' "Chisaki!" Izuku screams.

"Like I said…" Overhaul reforms his spikes to impale Izuku again. "I abandoned that name!"

Katsuki feels Shanks, Aizawa, Kakashi, and Nighteye's presence closing in on them. The crackling of Kakashi's lightning hitting the wall to make it crumble. Aizawa uses a Haki-coated fist to finish breaking through the wall. Katsuki uses the distraction to power up OFA and leaps using his explosions to propel him to his target faster. He punches Overhaul in the stomach causing him to skid away.

"Nighteye!" Aizawa shouts, "Get the girl!"

Nighteye looks around the room, 'Two down here…! Another just outside the room. And Chisaki's looking beat up…! In this space, sealed in by warped walls… you came so far… all on your own!'

Izuku staggers, "B- Behind me…!" Izuku sways on his feet, his healing slowing down. But the damage is significant. Nighteye goes to check on the girl and Shanks runs to Catch Izuku before he can collapse. "Incredible Izuku!" Shanks whispers into Izuku's hair as he cradles him, "You did a great job, Izuku!"

Meanwhile, Overhaul is trying to use his quirk only to find out it won't work, 'my quirk's been erased?' "ENOUGH!" he rages trying to regain control of the situation. First, a lowly high-schooler has managed to stall his escape, mostly on his own. Now the reinforcements have arrived.

Aizawa falls into step with Katsuki, "Fuji's backed him into a corner!"

Katsuki growls, "Time to make him pay!"

"Wake up, Chrono!" Overhaul orders.

An arrow erupts out of Chrono's head, Katsuki uses his explosions to move while he is in midair. Aizawa gets nicked in the shoulder. "Those stabbed by the big hand… have to slow down. I was aiming to nail the both of you, but… well-done hero!"

'Took him long enough to get up… Chrono really was out of it… until that moment! And that fool didn't even realize it! Right then, when he crashed into me, I restored Chrono's head…healing all the damage he took!'

Aizawa struggles, 'can't keep… from blinking.'

Katsuki rages, "Chisaki!"

"Everything you're doing is hopeless!" Overhaul slams his hands into the ground, just as Aizawa blinks, reforming spikes randomly through the room. Shanks dodges with Izuku in his arms, Nighteye swiftly takes Eri out of the way. Katsuki explodes the spikes heading towards him. "I won't have my grand plan reduced to nothing… by a bunch of fools!" Overhaul tenses, "Did you hear that Nemoto?! I bet you're unhappy… with me meeting my end like this!" Nemoto falls to Overhaul's feet, "you did well, Nemoto, really. And I know you're willing… to die for me, right?!" Overhaul places his hand on Nemoto's face and reformed himself to merge with Nemoto.

Standing in Overhaul's place is a gruesome-looking beast with 4 deformed arms. The mask Overhaul was wearing merges to his face like a Frankenstein-looking mouth. "I'LL BE TAKING ERI BACK NOW!"

Nighteye, seeing the monster attacking Katsuki, throws a seal toward the man to distract him. "I'll take him on! Take care of Fuji and Eri!"

Katsuki growls and nods, taking down Overhaul wasn't their goal, it was the adult's mission to take down Overhaul while they saved the girl. The only reason why they have engaged right now is that Eri was with Overhaul, now the adults have shown up.

"What did you do with Eraser?" Nighteye interrogates.

"As you know, I have an interest in quirk erasing quirks, so he is on a guided tour of our VIP room!" Overhaul explains.

"I guess someone so obsessed with destroying others' quirks…" Nighteye narrows his eyes, "…would be scared of having his own erased above all else…" Nighteye throws another seal and closes the distance. "So it's permanent? Are the bullets perfected? And you used one on Fuji?"

Overhaul swipes and tries to put distance between Nighteye and himself. "I was hoping to sneak away and keep that a secret, but then…"

"You were that scared of Fuji?!" Nighteye rages.

Overhaul reaches out to Nighteye, planning on disassembling him. "Get out of my way!"

Nighteye dodges, using his foresight and Observation Haki to continue his assault on the man.

Katsuki lands with Eri, Izuku and Neji. "Nerd! Eri! X-ray vision!" Katsuki shouts, "Can you move?" He reaches out to Izuku to steady him.

"Kacchan?" Izuku blinks, "yeah… no… problem…"

Katsuki helps him up trusting Neji to carry the girl, "Let's get out of here…" He explodes the wall where they came in. "He might have resealed it with that last attack… but this is the route we came through. We have the girl, let's leave Overhaul to the adults! At the very least we need to get you and Eri out of here."

The girl wiggles in Neji's hold, "NO! You've done enough…" she silently cries, "I'm so sorry!" 'Your very existence is a curse.'

Izuku stops in his tracks hearing the distinct sound of concrete piercing flesh, the scent of blood overwhelming. He gasps, "Nighteye!" The sound of Overhaul chasing them to get to Eri gets louder. OFA powers through Izuku uncontrollably he turns in Katsuki's hold. He stomps his foot down, the shockwaves of raw power escaping Izuku in waves.

'He stomped on the ground to throw me off? This power… it's nothing like before… was he not fighting seriously? Does the quirk destroying bullet not work on him?'

'My muscles and bones are really grinding! My whole body is screaming out! But… I can still move! Everything hurts, so I won't last long, but… I can move! One for All 100%'

"You realize things have only gotten worse since your reinforcements have arrived, right?" Overhaul sneers, "give it up before you all die and only manage to prove me right."

"I'm not gonna let that happen! Even if it is already set in stone!" Izuku growls ferally, "I'll smash right past that future!" Izuku evades the spikes dodging what he can landing hits on Overhaul every time there is an opening. Overhaul keeps destroying himself and reforming himself to heal all the damage and restore his stamina.

"Sure I can heal myself, but it hurts when I blow myself apart." Overhaul cackles.

"Enough!" The injured form of Nighteye calls out.

Izuku ignores him. Planning his next move. "Not yet…!" 'If I hadn't split the ground into all those little bits, he would have finished me off with a massive spike.'

"You sure are tenacious! The potential of those who refuse to give up sure is something," Overhaul mocks. "This will be another death on your hands! Is that what you really want?! Eri!"

"!?" Izuku pauses.

Eri stops just on the other side of the wall sensing the panic and worry radiating off her two saviors. She can't have someone like Fuji die for her. She takes off back through the hole in the wall, evading Katsuki's attempts to grab her. "I DON'T WANT THIS!"

"Why…? Stay Back…!" Izuku growls out protectively. "Stay with Kacchan, Eri!"

Overhaul laughs mockingly, "look at him, fighting all alone. You think he's gonna win somehow?"

Eri hangs her head in shame, "I don't."

"In that case… What should you do?" Overhaul asks as if he is giving her a choice.

"Go back to you…" Eri states obediently, "And in exchange…! Make everyone better again!" She starts to run to Overhaul.

Overhaul lets down his hands and welcomes her sneering, "that's right… instead of letting all these people get hurt…it's way easier to just take the pain yourself." He turns to Izuku, "you may have gave her hope, but that faint hope you gave her is now crushed. Haven't you figured it out yet? What Eri considers a burden? She… Does not want your help!"

'Izuku, we won't be changing fate. We can't secure Eri!'

"So what?!" Izuku crushes the stone in his hand. "Even if we're butting in where we're not wanted…! You're crying Eri! I'm gonna save you! So no is dying today!"

The commotion above them causes Izuku and Overhaul to look up, the ceiling starts to cave in. Luffy, Ace, and Shoto break through the ceiling. Luffy looks around, "What's going on…?"

"Luffy, Ace, Icy-hot!" Izuku shouts, "Get Nighteye to safety!" the ground in front of him rumbles and a pillar breaks through the ground lifting Eri out of Izuku's reach and leading Overhaul to try and escape. Eri falls off the platform, Izuku jumps to intercept but Overhaul catches her and lays her on the platform as he tries to ride it out of the hole. "You've made a mess of things, you scum!"

"Chisaki!" Izuku reaches out to stop them. "Not this time!" Izuku releases all his feathers, throwing everything he can to stop Overhaul from escaping. Eri watches a feather lazily fluttering around her. She reaches out for it, remembering the comforting warmth the feathers cocooned her in. To reach the feather she unconsciously activated her quirk on Overhaul separating him from his partner.

She jumps off the pillar, arms outstretched…

The first time she tried to escape she realized she couldn't get away from him.

She soon gave up.

She spent her days as a captive, constantly being carved up and put back together.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"Why?!"

"Why?!"

That terrifying power she didn't even know how to wield… she blamed herself for being born with such a thing.

All she could do was accept her cursed fate.

"None of what I have done was a waste!"

But Fuji's actions caused something in her broken spirit to stir.

"I will save you, Eri!"

It pained her, to see her wound be saviors getting hurt.

"No… More…!"

"I never wanted…any of you to die!"

But these people wouldn't give up, even if it killed them…

Allowing a new feeling to bloom inside her.

The feeling of needing to be saved…

AWAKENED HER!

Eri closes her hand around the feather and leaps into Izuku's open arms, holding on tightly. "I won't let you go. Not again!" Izuku vows.

Overhaul reaches out with a crazed look in his eyes, "GIVE HER BACK!"

Izuku tries to move out of the way, but all his feathers are scattered and won't come back to him before Overhaul connects with him. "Crap, I can't dodge in mid-air." He holds onto Eri tightly, 'I'm not letting you go! No matter what! I can't let you go through that anymore!" Izuku kicks out trying to blast Overhaul away, to give his feathers a chance to come back to him.

His kick sends him blasting off into the air, "Huh?!" 'I tried to kick… I don't have the same control I had before this fight; I should have shattered my legs.' He rights himself in mid-air and realizes what is happening, Eri is rewinding the uncontrolled damage Izuku is inflicting on himself.

Izuku glares as Overhaul lands on the ground, "Chisaki!"

"This is why I don't touch her. Never taught her how to use it… but still, somehow, she…" Overhaul degenerates his broken arm and reforms it, "ERI! You bad, bad, girl… you're still mine… For the old man's dreams… I still need you, Eri!"

"Fuck, he's going after the Nerd!" Katsuki shouts out.

"You guys… will be… fine…" Nighteye coughs. "At the very least… he's not coming after you… for now… he's… heading above ground… in pursuit of Izuku and Eri…that's when…" He breaks into a coughing fit, "He kills… Izuku!"

"That's not going to happen," Katsuki growls, "I fucking won't let it!"

"You've seen this…?" Shanks asks, "We can't sit here and do nothing after hearing that…"

"In the state, you guys are in… even if you pursue him… you cannot win…" Nighteye warns.

"FUCK THAT!" Katsuki rages propelling himself to the surface.

"Aizawa is still trapped inside, Ace, Shoto go find him." Nighteye watches Katsuki blasting through the air, "Luffy, get me… to the surface!"

Izuku lands on the ground heavily on his feet, 'no broken bones! What's more… "My whole body's healed!" He looks at Eri, she trembles and bites her lips, "Is this… your power?" The girl leaps away from Izuku. Izuku slumps over in pain "What? What now? It's like my body… is getting pulled apart from the inside…!" he studies the girl and takes in the overwhelming scent of fear, he pushes through the pain "you can't regulate your own power. Something triggered it, but now… you don't… know how to stop it."

"Rewinding humans… is Eri's power. Depending on how she uses it… she could revert a person back into a monkey." Overhaul sneers, "You'll be destroyed if you don't let her go. Everything she touches gets rewound into non-existence. That's the nature of her cursed quirk." Overhaul explains. "Hand her over! Annihilating her is the only way to stop it!"

Izuku places her on his back, securing her with his wings, "NO WAY!" he powers as much OFA through his system as he can, "I get it now… the instant my leg broke… before I could even feel the pain... she turned back the clock for me… seems like a pretty kindhearted quirk to me. Having experienced it myself… I have a feel for it now! I can sense how fast my body gets rewound! So… I'll just have to keep smashing myself up a little faster than that!"

Izuku crouches, he activates all the power he can control, his half-wolf form, conquerors, he coats his body in Armament Haki causing his skin to turn black with green cracks running through his body. Full Cowling activates making his eyes glow, his hair glows a bright green with black fire licking at the tips. Black flames cover his body burning and healing his skin in milliseconds. "Eri… Mind lending me a hand here?!"

Somehow Overhaul got his hands on a Nomu, he starts to merge with it. "Neither you nor Eri… can see the value in this. Expanding on her quirk has led to great things. I've extracted the essence of her power through my research and have finally reached a point where it's all coming together. In the end… We're not just talking about rewinding individual bodies… no, this is something far greater than that… She can affect the evolution of our own species… rewinding to the state before these mutations ever occurred. That's the sort of power Eri possesses…she has the power to destroy the quirk factor and return humanity to normal… the foundation of this whole world is based on quirks! The power to destroy that way of life… this is what Eri represents!"

The buildings around Overhaul start to crumble putting innocent bystanders at risk of being crushed. He reforms the debris and wraps them like spikes around his arms. He slams his arms down onto the ground where Izuku is standing. "A brat who can't comprehend its value… has no chance of using such an asset!"

Izuku lashes out with a kick, breaking the spikes heading for him and launching Overhaul into the air. Before his own healing could kick in to repair the damage Eri's quirk rewinds him back.

Overhaul rages "NONE OF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE HERE! WHAT I'M DOING IS ANNIHILATING THE WORLD ITSELF! IT'S VERY STRUCTURE! SO A PATHETIC LITTLE WOULD-BE HERO DRIVEN BY HIS OWN EMOTIONS… REACHING OUT FOR WHATEVER PETTY SENSE OF JUSTICE HE STUMBLES ACROSS…CAN'T STOP ME!"

Izuku leaps to engage Overhaul, he dodges the swiping motion. "I already know … that you… will just break yourself down and heal any damage I cause… but at 300 percent I can use speed to counter that!" Izuku flicks his fingers, connecting with Overhaul with a shredding amount of force. "I'm not gonna let you heal yourself!" Izuku uses a move from Luffy, using his increased speed to mimic Luffy's 'Jet Gatling Gun' "If I can't save one little girl right in front of me…!" hundreds of punches connect instantly with Overhauls body. "Then how can I ever hope to be a hero who saves everyone?!"

Luffy watches the fight from the ground stabilizing Nighteye, "Nighteye… you said Izuku was gonna die? Is that really what you saw?"

Nighteye watches the scene play out differently than he has foreseen, "such as the unalterable fate I foresaw. But now…"

***Meanwhile Inside the hideout***

Shortly after Aizawa was taken.

BOOM

CRUMBLE

CRUMBLE

Kurono guards the slowed-down Aizawa, hearing the banging happening above him. "It's been going on for too long…" 'But how? There is no way you can lose Kai! I've watched you preserve the dignity of our association for a long time. Ever since you were a kid… the amount of hard work you always put in bordered on absurd. If…'

BOOM!

'If Kai somehow loses… then at least we've still got the finished product and serum…' he turns and faces the downed Aizawa, 'I don't have the luxury of babysitting this guy.' He draws his weapon and points it to the base of Aizawa's neck. "This is for the gang! This is for Kai!"

The door slams open and Kakashi throws a Kunai that embeds itself deep into Kurono's arm, forcing him to release the sword. "Kurono, right? Get moving we know all about your quirks requirements." Shanks orders. Noticing the man is about to resist Shanks blasts the Area with Conquerors Haki, knocking the man out.

"Shanks!" Ace yells, Shanks turns his head, "You're a sight for sore eyes! Is Eraser, okay?!"

"Ace? What's the situation?" Shanks asks.

Ace's lip quivers, "It's Izuku!"

Shoto puts a hand on Ace's shoulder staring at Shanks, "Please come with us!"

Ace and Shoto fill in Kakashi, Aizawa, and Shanks on Nighteye's foreseen vision. Somehow engaging in Overhaul caused Izuku's fate to change. Apparently, Overhaul is supposed to kill Izuku. Shanks hands Aizawa over to Kakashi, "Meet us on the top floor, I'm going to rush on ahead, see if I can change this vision."

Shanks makes his way to the outside watching a half Transformed Izuku decimating his opponent, using Luffy's signature moves and not allowing Overhaul to break himself down. He witnesses Overhaul slamming into the ground unmoving. Izuku controls several of his feathers to paralyze the man. Izuku lands on the ground eyes not moving from the fallen form of Overhaul, "Eri… are you ok? Sorry… I'm not doing a very good job…" Izuku screams as a wave of intense pain crashes through his body. Eri's quirk is intensifying. Now that Izuku is no longer breaking himself, if feels like his body is ripping its self apart. Izuku falls to a knee. Overhaul uses this moment to try to crush Izuku one more time. Izuku sees the incoming hit and lashes out with a punch of his own, the crushing pain in his body fading to a slight buzz as Eri's quirk has something to rewind.

Izuku screams again in pain as he writhes on the ground, Katsuki approaches Izuku the others come out of the underground hideout.

"What is going on?"

"Nighteye's back there! I evacuated all the civilians I could find. And the Nerd defeated Overhaul." Katsuki rushes to explain panic taking over. 'Izuku is going to die.' "But there is something wrong!"

The girl screams as she loses control over her quirk. Izuku writes in pain his green flames taking over trying to combat the rewinding of his body. "Noooo! Gotta stop! Noooo! This boy is going to die!" "You're very existence is a curse!" 'Gotta stop!'

Izuku continues to writhe in pain in Katsuki's hold, "Please Nerd! Don't you fucking dare! You hear me?!" Katsuki panics.

Aizawa and Kakashi make their way up the stairs, Aizawa takes a quick gander of everything happening and he can't figure out whose quirk is out of control. He does the only logical thing and erases both of their quirks. "Sorry Izuku"

Eri collapses about to fall to the ground. Izuku uses the last of his strength to shift so the girl lands on his chest instead of the hard floor. Katsuki notices a small content smile on the Nerd Face. He reaches out with his hand, puts his fingers over the Nerds pulse on his neck. Katsuki's face is in deep concentration, tears threatening to drip down his cheeks. He feels it 'THUMP' strong, 'THUMP' resilient, 'THUMP' Alive. Katsuki slumps in relief and holds Izuku and their charge tightly, protectively.

The others approach but don't dare to take Izuku from Katsuki. Katsuki snarls at anyone trying to get too close. It doesn't take long for Izuku to wake, a blinding smile on his face as he feels Katsuki's presence surrounding him. He reaches out feeling for the rest of the pack they brought, Ace, Luffy, Shoto are alive and uninjured. Kakashi and Neji sit off to the side, nursing minor scrapes, and bruises. Shanks stands protectively behind Katsuki. Izuku reaches out for Nighteye, he can't feel him; he starts to panic.

Katsuki tries to calm him, "Nerd! What the hell are you trying to do?!"

"Where's Nighteye?" Izuku asks.

Katsuki huffs, "he's being looked at by medics."

"Kacchan, let me up." Izuku pleads. Katsuki doesn't let him go, "Please Kacchan, I can't let him die!" Izuku begs, terror in his eyes.

"What about you Nerd!" Katsuki argues, "Nighteye said you were gonna die."

"Kacchan, I'm fine… my quirk is stable again and my body is one hundred percent healed," Izuku argues back. "Please Kacchan. Let me heal Nighteye!"

"How is that possible I saw your power output. That much power should have ripped you apart!?" Katsuki demands answers.

"Please Kacchan, I'll tell you everything after I heal Nighteye," Izuku begs again. He raises a hand and cups Katsuki's cheek, "I know you're worried. But I promise you I am fine."

Katsuki pouts and loosens his hold on Izuku and the girl. Izuku stands up carrying the girl who is unconscious. He walks steadily over to Nighteye, Katsuki follows to make sure he is close in case Izuku face-plants. When he reaches Nighteye, he places the girl next to him. He looks at the doctors, "On my go remove the spike slowly." He turns to Katsuki, "Kacchan, hold him down this is going to hurt."

The doctor gets ready to follow Izuku's instructions. Katsuki holds Nighteye's hips and shoulders down. Izuku studies Nighteye, the man's arm was amputated. He turns to the doctor, "do you still have his arm?"

"Yes, we had to remove the arm to get the Spike out and stop the bleeding." The doctor responds.

"Ok, first we will heal the stomach wound. This will hurt so have your assistants help hold him down." Izuku orders. He lights his hands on fire and places them above the impaled spike. He nods his head, "slowly start to remove the spike. Keep it steady we don't want to do more damage." The doctors nod.

It takes a long time, but when the stake is about halfway out Nighteye's eyes flutter open, "Izuku…" He slurs.

Izuku breaks his concentration, "Nighteye, please don't talk. Anything you need to tell me can wait."

Nighteye shakes his head but stays silent and closes his eyes. He grits his teeth in pain. He tries to hold in his whimpers as his body tenses. He's so tired. He supposes he will thank Izuku when he wakes up. If he wakes up. The pain is too much, his brain shuts down, black takes over his vision.

Izuku is sweating trying his hardest to heal Nighteye out of definite death. It's touch and go for a bit, but luckily no vital organs were damaged beyond repair. Izuku spends hours healing the man's chest, flames licking out trying to heal everything at once. Izuku tries to hold the erratic flames back, he thinks more precise healing is better in this situation. If he burst heals there's a chance, he could miss healing a major artery. The last thing he needs is Nighteye to bleed out internally. Once the wound is closed Izuku turns to the doctor who looks a little ragged, "Do you mind checking the wounds. I'm not a doctor so I'm not sure if I did a good enough job. Please tell me if he is still bleeding internally."

The doctor nods and inspects Nighteye's chest. He uses his stethoscope to listen to the man's heart and lungs. He directs Izuku to areas in the lungs he missed, he listens as the gurgling sound of Nighteye bleeding into his lungs fades to heavy breathing. The man's heart sounds good even though it is racing, most likely to pump out blood to the rest of his body. "Everything looks good. I want to keep him at the hospital for a couple of days. He would benefit from a blood transplant." The doctor takes in Izuku's shaking, "you did good Kid. If it wasn't for you, he would not have a chance to survive."

Izuku nods mutely, his gaze falls on the girl. "She was feverish when she fainted."

"We'll take her to the hospital now then." The doctor looks over Izuku again, "you as well. All the energy you spent in the fight and then healing Nighteye I'm surprised you're still on your feet."

"Yea, sure." Izuku agrees. "Just let me check on everyone else, then we will go."

The doctor tries to stop him, Katsuki holds his arm out to stop him. "Don't, he is in healer mode. He won't be able to relax until he knows everyone else is ok." Katsuki glares at Izuku, "be quick, Nerd. If the injuries are not life-threatening, they can wait until you get some rest."

Izuku wants to argue but judging by Katsuki's glare his soulmate won't be moved on his stance, "I promise, Kacchan." Izuku hesitates between sitting here with Nighteye and Eri and going to check on the rest of the pack.

Katsuki huffs, "don't worry about them, they are safe. I'll make sure of it."

Izuku smiles softly, "Thank you, Kacchan." Izuku makes his way to where the others are, Aizawa is leaning against Kakashi, eyes half-lidded. Looking to the world like he is going to pass out and sleep for a week at least. Izuku lights his hands on fire and rests them on Aizawa's chest and side. Aizawa sighs peacefully and slumps further into Kakashi's side. Ace, Luffy, And Shoto are off to the side. Luffy looks a little worn, dried blood caked into his clothes and flaking off his skin as he tells Ace and Shoto about his fight with the three stooges. Izuku smiles warmly at them, asks them if they need any healing. Luffy turns him away stating if his injuries don't heal with a good meal, he will accept Izuku's healing. Ace and Shoto look a bit ragged, but there is no signs of bleeding or devastating injuries. He makes his way over to Shanks and Neji, both helping the police round up and load the villains on an armored personnel transport vehicle.

Izuku makes his way back to the ambulance, Katsuki looks him over for any new damage. Izuku smiles tiredly at his soulmate, "I'm fine, Kacchan. Everyone else will live." Izuku reports, he follows the doctor's orders and loads up into the ambulance. Izuku's tails reach out to Katsuki wrapping around him refusing to be parted from him. Katsuki loads up into the back of the ambulance as well.

The ride to the hospital is quiet, Izuku reflects on the mission. He could have, correction should have, lost his quirks. He doesn't know why he didn't, but he is thankful for his lucky break. This was a battle to save a little girl. They suffered considerable casualties, but Izuku can't help but be happy no one died. Nighteye's recovery is going to be long and painful. Aizawa should recover fully after a couple of days of rest. The others are exhausted but have no life-threatening injuries.

When they get to the hospital, Izuku requests to be put in the same room as Nighteye and Eri. He explains that they shouldn't be separated, Eri probably doesn't have any good memories of doctors, and Izuku doesn't want to put more stress on the little girl's mind. The doctors concede to his wishes, putting him in a large room with Nighteye and Eri. Katsuki sits next to Izuku he slumps over deep in thought.

"What's bothering Kacchan?" Izuku asks.

"It's nothing, Nerd," Katsuki whispers quietly.

"It doesn't seem like nothing, Kacchan." Izuku pries.

Katsuki stays silent for a few moments, trying to get his thoughts in order. "Nighteye said he foresaw your death. I panicked. And seeing you screaming and writing in pain after the fight, I couldn't get his words out of my mind."

Izuku hums, "I figured out how Eri's quirk works. She activated her quirk accidentally when I carried her to the surface it was still activated. I tried to let her go but the pain was excruciating. I figured out she was rewinding me. She also doesn't know how to turn it off. If I didn't want to be rewound to nothing, I needed to destroy my body faster than she could rewind it. But at the end of the fight she started to lose control of the quirk, it felt like my body was trying to rip itself apart. My own healing was activating to try and heal the damage her quirk was causing me. I think Aizawa erased her quirk or my quirk, or maybe both, but either way he stopped Eri's rewinding abilities."

"So that is why you unleashed everything, you knew that would be the most damaging to your body?" Katsuki asks.

"Yea," Izuku looks down guiltily. "I knew you would get mad, but 100% of OFA wasn't causing me enough damage to cancel out her quirk. If I kept up using 100%, I would have eventually ceased to exist. But I couldn't put her down because when I tried to pain was too much. So I figured the best course of action was to mess myself up while her quirk was active."

"Speaking of your quick." Katsuki narrows his eyes, "I know you got shot with the quirk destroying bullet, how do you still have your Quirk?"

Izuku furrows his eyebrows, "I'm not sure. But I have a few theories."

"Of course you do," Katsuki smirks, "Let's hear them."

Izuku blushes, "The first theory is the bullet was a dud. Though that is unlikely. Secondly, I think since fuji is a devil fruit and essentially me he was unaffected. As for not losing OFA, I think somehow Fuji shielded it."

"Fuji shielded your quirk?" Katsuki wonders.

"I know it sounds ridiculous, but after I got shot my devil fruit was chaotic, I couldn't control the intensity of my healing or my feathers. When I activated OFA it felt like I had less control over it, but I could still use it, I only broke my arm once before I adjusted to lower percent." Izuku tries to explain.

"So how were you able to use everything at the end?" Katsuki asks.

Izuku thinks, "I think, when Eri jumped off that platform she activated her quirk. She started to rewind me; I believe she was able to rewind me to the point before I got shot. I started damaging myself so she couldn't rewind me before that point."

Katsuki hums, "So everything is good? You're not losing your quirk or Fuji? You're not on the verge of death? No serious injuries?"

"I'm just exhausted, Kacchan." Izuku smiles at his soulmate's worry. "I feel like I could sleep for days."

Katsuki stands up, faces the bed pouting, "Pushover Nerd!"

Izuku chuckles and pushes over letting Katsuki climb into his hospital bed. Katsuki lays his head on Izuku's chest hearing his steady, strong heartbeat. He sighs contently. He doesn't realize he starts to drift off to the realm of sleep. But eventually, every blink lingers, closed, before long he is asleep.

Izuku rubs his fingers through Katsuki's hair, smiling contently. He pauses as the door opens revealing the doctor. He takes one look at the bed and notices the sleeping blonde, he wants to wake him, forbid him from sleeping in the hospital bed. But one look at the green-haired teen he wisely keeps his mouth shut. He approaches the unconscious Nighteye first, he checks the man's vitals and writes the numbers on Nighteye's chart humming contently to himself. He moves over to Eri and checks her temperature; her temp seems to be stabilizing. Nothing else seems wrong with the girl, however, he doesn't have a guardian on file for the girl.

Izuku watches the doctor move around the room intently. He knows he is being irrational, but his protective instincts are flaring in the presence of a stranger around his injured packmates. He would feel much better if Ace, Shoto, and Luffy were here. Being unable to protect his injured packmates in the event that something happens grates on him. The doctor must sense his rising unease because the man finishes his check-up quickly, efficiently.

The doctor makes his way toward Izuku's bed, "Nighteye is taking to the blood transfer positively. Eri's fever is breaking."

Izuku slumps relieved, "That's good, right?"

"Yes, it's great." The doctor has a troubled look on his face, "However, Eri doesn't have a guardian listed in her file. If something requires more than basic first aid, I'm afraid I won't be able to administer treatment. Seeing as her guardian is on his way to prison that rules out Chisaki Kai."

Izuku hums, "My mother would agree to be her guardian; however I think Eri should stay at U.A. because her quirk while untrained is unstable. Let me call my mother, see what she says."

The doctor nods, "I'll leave you be. Hit the Call Nurse button if anything changes."

Izuku nods and fidgets for his phone, careful not to disturb Katsuki. His fingers curl around the device. He brings it to his face to search for his mother's number. Finding the number he quickly calls. It rings a few times but eventually the tired voice of his mother is on the other end.

"Izuku? What's wrong? Are you ok? What happened?" Inko rushes questions out a mile a minute.

Izuku chuckles quietly, "Mom I'm fine, just got done with a mission. Before you freak out, I am not injured just exhausted my healing and I'm resting."

"Where are you?" Inko demands.

"I'm at the hospital." Izuku sighs.

"WHAT!" Inko shouts.

"Mom, I told you I am fine. I have no injuries, just exhausted. Nighteye is severely injured, but after I healed him, he is expecting to make a full recovery. As far as I know, Aizawa, Shanks, Ace, Luffy, and Shoto are all fine, maybe a bit tired. The EMTs that showed up on the scene decided we should spend the night in the hospital to rest." Izuku reports.

"Oh thank All Might!" Inko sighs relieved.

"Besides calling to let you know the situation. I need to ask you something." Izuku cuts into his mother's grateful mutterings.

"What is it, Izuku?" Inko asks curiously.

"Long story short we saved a little girl from a villain hideout. She is currently unconscious and has a fever. The doctors can't do anything more than first aid to her without a guardian present." Izuku begins.

"What about her parents? Can they not be reached?" Inko asks worriedly.

Izuku sighs, "when her quirk manifested, she accidentally activated it and rewound her father to a point before he was born. Her mother sold her to the Yakuza. Eri's quirk and blood were being used to create quirk destroying bullets. She ran into me earlier today, and she was so scared and trembling in my arms I didn't want to let her go. But even I am not reckless enough to go into the Yakuza stronghold by myself, so I had no choice but to let her go and wait for backup. We took down the Yakuza ring and rescued the girl. Her quirk is unstable, and she needs to be trained. I need you to be her medicinal guardian and mother figure. If anyone deserves a kind-hearted mother, it's her." Izuku starts to tear up.

"Ok, I'm leaving to come to the hospital. You can fill me in on the rest when I get there." Inko agrees.

"Thanks, Mom." Izuku sniffles.

"Anything for you, Izuku," Inko responds.

The call ends and Izuku drops his phone next to him, he snuggles deeper into Katsuki's sleeping form. It has been a long and emotional day. He wants nothing more than to sleep, his eyes feel heavy, blinking slowly. It's not long before his breath evens out and he falls into a light slumber. The last thoughts in his mind were, 'we did it, we saved her.'