Hello everyone! So I would first like to apologize to those who feel like nothing has changed in this scenario, but I ask you to be patient and remember that it takes a lot more effort to make a completely new story, so please be tolerant. I'll try to make some major changes.

Chapter 5: Re-Clawed

"You can become a hero...", All Might said as Izumi kneeled down o her knees and cried tears of joy as the golden sun set in the horizon. "You are worthy to inherit my power."

Izumi flinched, calming her breath and looking up. What..? "Inherit... Your power?"

All Might looked at Izumi snotty and confused face. "Hahaa! What's with that face", he asked as he walked towards the girl. "It's just a suggestion. The real show starts after this. Listen, young lady. You need to decide whether or not you will accept my power", he said as he lifted his hand before pointing down on Izumi.

What is he saying...?

"I'll clarify, my power, young lady. While the tabloids called it "superhuman strength" and a "boost," and I constantly dodge the question during interviews with a funny joke. Because the Symbol of Peace, All Might, had to be a natural-born hero. But young lady, I will tell you the truth. My quirk was passed to me like a sacred torch."

Izumi looked at him in confusion. "It was passed to you..?"

"That's right. And next, it is your turn."

"W-Wait! Wait a minute! It's true your quirk is something that is hotly debated as one of the world's greatest mysteries. So much so that not a day goes by when I don't see someone talking about it online. But... Well... I don't really understand what you mean by inheriting or passing on a quirk... I've never heard of anything like that before. Why is it? Is it because since the dawn of history, a quirk that was never confirmed? In the first place, it's... Yo always start with denial, huh", Izumi rambled as All Might stood there.

"Nonsense!"

"Wh..?!"

"I may hide a lot of things, but I don't lie! The power to transfer power... That is the quirk I inherited! I was crowned with "One For All"!"

"One For All..."

"That's right... One person cultivates the power and passes it on another person, who also cultivates it and passes it on. It's the crystallization of power that spins together the voices of those who need help with a courageous heart", All Might said as he clenched his fist.

"Why are you... Why are you giving me something so great?"

"I have been looking for a successor. And then, I thought it would be all right for you to inherit it. You are just a fangirl with a useless quirk, but you were more heroic than anyone else back there!"

Izumi looked at him with confusion, before more tears began appearing on her face.

"Never mind! Well, it's up to you, though. So... What will you do", he asked as Izumi then clenched her fist.

He said so much to encourage me, and even told me his secret... Is there..?Of course there sin't..., she thought as she wiped away the tears. There is no reason for me to turn him down, she thought before standing up. "I'll do it!"

All Might smiled before palcing his hand on is face. "An immediate reply. That's what I thought you'd say!"

Two days later at Dagoba Municipal Beach Park...

It's the early morning and Izumi, while wearing a black and red pants and a white t-shirt, trying to pull fridge as All Might sat on it. "Hey, hey, hey! This is such a comfy fridge to sit on", he said before Izumi collapsed on the ground. "If you could move it even a little, it would be a little easier..."

Izumi looked up at All Might with an annoyed face. "Well yeah, I mean... You weigh 274 kilograms, right?"

"No, I lost weight, so I'm only 255 kilograms now, in this form", Izumi sighed sighed in exhaustion before looking around.

"By the way, why am I dragging trash at the beach park", she said as she looked at the ring of trash around her.

"Hahaa! It's 'cause, you know, you're not a proper vessel", All Might said as he took a picture.

"What you're saying now is the opposite of what you said before", she shouted as she turned to look back at All Might.

"I'm talking about your body", he said as he walked towards the weeping girl.

M-M-My body, Izumi panicked as her tail waved wildly as her face turned slightly red.

"My quirk, One For All, is the fullest physical, ability of many people gathered into one. An unprepared body cannot inherit it fully. The limbs might come off and the body will explode."

"THE LIMBS WILL WHAT", Izumi yelled in panic before calming down. "Wait... Then... I'm picking up trash in order to train my body..?"

"Yes", All Might said as he gave a big smile and a thumbs-up. "But that's not all... After some research on the internet yesterday, I discovered that part of this beach park's coast has been like this for many years."

"Well.. Actually... Yeah...", she said as she looked at the sea of trash on the beach. "For some reason, because of the currents, objects drift here a lot, and people take advantage of that to hide their illegal umping... The local residents don't come near here, either."

"Yes, and unfortunately heroes these days are all after the showy stuff", All Might added as he walked behind the fridge ans placed his hand on the top of the fridge. "Originally, being a hero, meant doing volunteer service. Even if people called that boring or whatever. You can't waver from those roots."

He then crushed the fridge and blew away a mass of trash behind him.

"You will restore the horizon for this whole section! That is your first step to becoming a hero", he said as the smoke cleared and revealed the rising sun on the horizon and Izumi looked in wonder before looking behind her.

"My first step..? Is to clean... This...", Izumi said as she looked at the mountain behind her.

"Young Midoriya, you want to go to U.A., right?"

"Well... Yes! Because it's where you went! So if I'm going to go... I thought... it would definitely have to be U.A...", she said as she looked down and held her tail.

"You're a go-getter fangirl", he said as Izumi sighed in embarrassment. "But I've told you this before. It's not something you can do without a proper quirk. It is sad, but that is what reality is. And U.A.'s is the hardest hero course to get into. In other words..."

Izumi stepped forward. "In the ten months until U.A.'s entrance exam, I ahve to complete my vessel!"

"That's where this comes in", he shouted as he pulled out a list. "I came up with this: "Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan"! It's a training plan to help you finish cleaning up the beach. I'll have you follow this in every aspect of your life!"

Izumi grabbed the papers and looked in horror. "Even sleep time is included..."

"Frankly, this is a super hard schedule. Can you follow it?"

"Of course... I have to work many times harder than others, or else I can't do it!"

And so began her ten months of hell...

The next day. "Carry tat to the park entrance", All Might shouted as Izumi pulled a locker. "Put it in the trunck!"

Two days later. Depending on size and shape, the muscles I have to use are completely different, she thought as she carried a tire as All Might cheered on a pile of trash. I see... This is..

"Run! Run! Ten months will be over before you know it", All Might shouted before Izumi tripped and fell and got back up. "let's become athletic!"

Later that day at Aldera Junior High. Izumi sat in her seat tired and exhausted, while the teacher taught the class. "Let's see... With the appearance of superpowers, the Building Standards Act was revised and the Minister of Lands, Infrastructure, Transpor..."

This is tough... Ten months of this, huh? It'll be hard if I don't finish by a week before the exam..., she thought as she added to her notes. Which means, there are 294 days left... Taking into consideration a sufficient recovery period if I rest two days in between, that gives me... "...about 98 days of real training even if I'm efficient... I can get in about five hours of training morning and night so that's 490 hours...", Izumi murmured as everyone looked at her in confusion. "And the beach cleanup doesn't work out any specific parts of the body. If I don't work out my whole body equally, then there's no way I'll make it. Bodybuilding to create a body able to adapt to any situation... Literally intensive training to become a hero... All Might can't stay and watch me the whole time... If I don't do as much efficient independent training as I can, there's no way I can catch up the way I am now...", she continued as teacher used his quirk to stretch his hand and smacked her on the hand to cut her off. Making her put her put her hands over her mouth as the students snickered.

"Did your encounter with the villain make you go crazy", the teacher asked. "It's presumptuous to think of getting into U.A. like that."

Plus I have to study for the entrance exam.

"A nervous breakdown already?"

"That's crazy...", but as the others whispered, but Bakugo sat there quietly.

Later that day...

Izumi ran to the beach. She then began pushing a truck tire.

Later that day...

Izumi jogged across the beach as All Might cheered her on.

Later that day Izumi showed her mother the list of foods she should eat.

That night she studied.

The next morning she continued to move trash.

After school All Might showed her more of the list.

Later that day she lifted weights but almost got crushed under it.

The next morning she did push-ups.

Then at school she was half-asleep and her classmates looked with worry.

At home she crammed the food down and her mother looked in shock.

That night she went on a jog.

The next day she moved more trash in the sun and rain.

After a while she swam across the beach as All Might looked over her, before being distracted by fans.

A week later she began lifting large weights.

The next day she lifted more trash.

And one day while changing, she noticed something. They grew..? I wonder what size they are...

The next day she carried All Might across the beach on her back.

And even when the leaves fell from trees, she is carrying trash as All Might rides on a segway. And as he carried the trash Izumi collapsed and All Might stopped and looked back. "Hey, hey, what's wrong? There are only three months left! You won't make it! Wanna give up? Wanna take it easy and rest today", he said as Izumi laid on the ground, trying to get up. "Overwork..? The "Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan" was adjusted with your body in mind to make sure you'd make it in time for the entrance exam... You haven't been sticking to the plan, have you? Overdoing it will have the opposite effect! Don't you want to get in?"

"I do... But I can't just get in...", Al Might flinched. "I have to work a lot more than other people... or I won't be able to catch up...", she started to stand up. "I want to be like you. I want to become the greatest hero, like you!"

"You go-getter fangirl", he said as he lifted her up from the collar while transforming. "I like that! But if that's the case, then you really can't rush things now. But I understand your feelings. Leave it to this old guy to adjust your plan!"

"You aren't that old... All Might..."

Months later... On February 26th... The day of the entrance exam...

As All Might is walking to the beach, he hears someone screaming and looking up he sees a girl shouting at the top of her lungs, on top of a trash pile, wearing a d-cup sports bra. He then runs to the beach, he sees it.

"Hey, hey, hey...", the beach is completely clear of trash. "She even cleaned outside of where I told her to! Seriously? There's not even a speck of dust left! Seriously? She finished it at the last minute! And more than perfectly! "Oh my... Oh my... goodness", he shouted as he buffed back up. And as Izumi fell forward to the beach, All Might caught her. "Good work..."

Izumi looked up at the hero with a tired smile. "All Might... I did it... I did it!"

"You sure did surprise me... Teenagers are amazing! Here take a look", he said as he lifted his phone.

"That's...", she looked at the picture on the phone.

"It's you, ten months ago. You did good. You really did! Look how you've grown", he said as he signaled to her now built-up and mature form. "The mirage of it is finally barely visible, but you have certainly become a suitable vessel!"

"I feel like I'm cheating... You did all this for me... I'm too blessed...", she said as she cried tears of joy.

"We'll have to fix those leaky eyes of yours. Now, it's time for the award ceremony, Izumi Midoriya!"

"Yes, sir!"

"All Might then pulled out one of his hairs. "This is something I was once told: "Something that you receive because you're lucky and something that you are given because you are recognized are different in essence." Take that to heart. Thsi is power that you earned because of your ow effort", All Might then lifted the hair to Izumis face. "Eat this."

And Izumi looked at it in shock. "Huh..?"

"Well it doesn't really matter what it is as long as you take in my DNA."

"This is way too different from what I imagined!"

"Now, there's no time! You'll be late for the exam! Come, come, come! Eat it!"

"Aah! Alright!"

Later that same day... At the entrance of U.A...

Izumi is sanding in front of the gate, preparing to walk in. "I made it..."

In the end, I didn't have time to test out the power I received from All Might..., she thought as her tail waved wildly. "I swallowed the hair, but did I really receive his power...?"

"Outta my way, Neko", Bakugo shouted as he walked behind her.

"Kacchan", she said in surprise as she looked behind herself.

"Don't stand in front of me, damn cat. I'll kill you."

Izumi then quickly raised her hands to cover her face. "M-Morning. L-Let's both do our best..."

"Hey isn't that Bakugo?"

"The one with the sludge villain?"

"Oh, he's the real thing!"

Izumi looked at in confusion. Ever since that day, Kacchan didn't do anything to me..., she thought before feeling a small tingle. What was that... Focus! Remember these past ten months! Take the first step... to being a hero!

Immediately after, she tripped.

This is it...

But she didn't reach the ground, instead she began floating as another girl stood next to her.

"Are you all right", the brown-haired girl asked as Izumi freaked out over floating. The girl then grabbed her and set her down. "It's my quirk. Sorry for using it without asking first. But it'd be bad luck if you fell, right?"

"I guess... Thanks for stopping my fall. I appreciate it", Izumi said as she rubbed her tail.

The girl then looked at her tail and ears. "Oh wow! You have such a cute quirk!"

"Oh! Thanks!"

"Well... Hope I see you again after we pass. Good luck!"

"Y-Yeah! Good luck", before waving the girl goodbye. She then felt the tingle again and rubbed her head. What is that!

And as she walked towards the school doors, a green hue appeared on top of her ears. After a while she reached the orientation hall and sat down, before the lights turned on and the screen on the stage turned on.

"For all you examinee listeners tuning in, welcome to my show today", shouted the loud voiced man with blond hair. "Everybody say "hey"", but was met with silence. "What a refined response... Then I'll quickly present to you the rundown on the practical exam! So, are you ready? Yeah", silence again.

"It's the Voice Hero, Present Mic! Oh, wow..! I listen to him every week on the radio", she said as Bakugo sat next to her, annoyed. "I'm so moved! All the teachers at U.A. are pro heroes!"

"Shut up cat...", Bakugo said.

"As it said in the application requirements, you listeners will be conducting ten-minute mock urban battles after this! You can bring whatever you want with you", he added as an explanation of the battles appeared behind him. "After the presentation, you'll head to the specified battle center, okay?"

Again, silence...

"Okay?!"

"In other words, they won't let you work with your friends, huh", Bakugo said as he looked over at Midoriyas paper.

"Y-You're right. Even though our examinee numbers are consecutive, we're assigned to different battle centers."

"Don't look I'll kill you. Damn, now I can't crush you."

"Three different types of faux villains are stationed in each battle center! You earn points for each of them based on their level of difficulty! Your goal, dear listeners, is to use your quirks to earn points by immobilizing the faux villains. Of course, attacking other examinees and any other unheroic actions are prohibited!"

"May I ask a question!"

"Okay", he shouted as the light was set on the tall, glasses wearing boy.

Why's he so handsome, Izumi thought as she grabbed er tail.

"On the printout, there are four types of villains. If that is a misprint, then U.A., the most prominent school in Japan, should be ashamed of that foolish mistake. We examinees are here in this place because we wish to be molded into exemplary heroes. In addition, you over there, the girl with the curly hair-", he said before pointing at Izumi as she points at herself in confusion. "You've been muttering this whole time. It's distracting! If you're here on a pleasure trip, then you should leave immediately!"

"I'm sorry", she responded, covering her mouth.

"Oky, okay, Examinee Number 7111! Thanks for the great message. The fourth type of villain is worth zero points. That guy's an obstacle, so to speak! There's one in every battle center. An obstacle that will go crazy in narrow spaces. It's not impossible to defeat, but there's no reason to defeat it, either. I recommend that you listeners try to avoid it!"

"Thank you very much! Please excuse the interruption!"

"I see... It's like the obstacle you avoid in video games, huh?"

"The whole things is like a video game."

"That's all for me, but I'll give you guys a present-- Our school motto! The hero, Napoleon Bonaparte once said: "A true hero is someone who overcomes life's misfortunes." Go beyond. PLUS ULTRA!"

With that, Izumi looked down at her paper with a nervous smile.

"Now, everyone, good luck suffering!"

After the orientation, Izumi and the rest left the hall and split off to the different ares. And after a while, reached Battle Center B.

So many people... I hope I'll do well.

"Good luck", she flinched from the words she got from Mt Lady ten months ago.

Well... I should put in to practice everything I got from the ten months of training. Why does my chest feel so heavy, she thought as she held her hand her hand on her chest. I will become... the hero I always dreamed of being!

Author's Notes:

Another bites the dust!

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