Rob(b)in Hood And His Noble Men

by Nico733

Izuku's only dream was to become a hero. However, his birth quirk was the antithesis of heroism, determined to prove his quirk could do more than hurt people he turned to vigilantism, becoming one of Japan's most notorious and respected vigilantes The Headhunter, who has left all 23 of his victims (all thugs and criminals) quirkless with minimal injuries.

4. Chapter 4

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Izuku walked to take an empty seat in the middle of the classroom, all the eyes in the room were on him. Tracing his every movement.

Some looked at him like he was a bomb ticking away right in front of them.

Others looked on with jealousy.

Others analysed him.

Others looked like they were just waiting to get the chance to tear him apart.

But all of them had something in common...

The realisation that if they want to test themselves, the best test would be upping the kid sent by All Might, Nezu and Eraserhead.

Izuku knew he probably had nothing to worry about, after all, he has the quirk advantage over every single one of the aspiring heroes in the room.

Even Best Jeanist.

But he also knew that quality matters more than quantity. It doesn't matter how many powers he has but how well he uses them.

This situation really made him feel inadequate.

"A-Alright," Jeanist is taken aback but manages to regain his composure quickly, "Let's begin with the brief."

The screen behind Jeanist was brought to life, showing a huge dome, bigger than the USJ... And that was saying something.

"The scenario for your exam is as follows: A villain syndicate has attacked the city, many civilians have been injured, buildings are collapsing and the villain's quirks are causing natural-disaster level issues. Your mission: Defeat and capture the villain syndicate, save as many civilians as possible all while keeping the damage to a minimum."

"The villain syndicate obviously won't consist of actual villains, instead many of the top 50 Japanese heroes will be acting as the villains, myself included."

"Anyhow, you have 20 minutes to prepare yourselves while we set up the exam."

Everyone filed out of the room.

Izuku was anxious and excited.

And he was prepared to spend all of those 20 minutes panicking internally and not moving where he was sat.

Until Eraserhead came along about 10 minutes after everyone had left the room.

"Oi, Midoriya."

He waved his hand in front of Izuku's face.

No response.

"Midoriya!"

"AAH!"

"You were spacing out."

"Ehehe." he scratched at the back of his neck as he usually does in these kinds of situations "Sorry, what did you need me for?"

"I forgot to give you your hero costume."

"Wha-? H-Hero costume? But there's no guarantee I'll pass the exam. And what about my quirk? You wouldn't know enough about it to make a complimentary hero costume."

"Which is why it's a prototype costume. The upgrades are extremely generic and versatile. It's made with an expansive and durable material, in case you ever find yourself in possession of a muscle mass enhancement quirk or some size changing quirk. The gloves and boots have metal plates on the inside to boost the strength of physical attacks, don't worry it's a lightweight alloy, you're speed reliant so I especially told them to keep everything as light and speedy as possible. The rest of the gimmicks that were included in your costume are noted inside the case."

He says as he holds out to Izuku a large metal case.

"B-But..."

"Midoriya, I know exactly what you are about to say... So shut up and listen to me. You deserve this shot. You deserve all we've done for you and you are capable of passing this exam. If we thought that you weren't we would've just enrolled you in class 1-A instead. As it stands we know that you would outrank most if not all UA students. Third-year hero course students included."

"W-What? No way, what about the Big Three? There's no way I could beat anyone of th-"

"Midoriya!"

Izuku freezes in his tracks.

"They'd struggle to fight you when you hold back. They'd lose in seconds if you weren't. Truth is not many people could fight a quirk like yours. If you managed to get a sneak attack on any of the U.A teachers, who are seasoned pro-heroes, you'd win. They'd be disarmed."

"You've got the most potential of anyone at U.A, because your quirk can change constantly. You can be a completely different hero every year."

"Not to mention the sheer power you'd have if you could merge quirks effortlessly."

"And that is why we're taking you on because we trust and believe that you will become something great."

"So, Stop selling yourself short. You're powerful, be a little more confident."

"I want you to walk into the exam with confidence that you'll show exactly what you're made of. Show off Midoriya, you deserve to show the world how much of a prodigy you are."

Those words even Izuku can't oppose. The tone that Aizawa used meant no arguments could be made.

And Izuku's infectious smile returned once more.

"Alright Midoriya, stop smiling at me and get ready for that exam."

"You've only got 7 minutes left, you need to go now if you want time to read through the other features in your costume."

"Good luck Midoriya."

As Izuku turns to run to a toilet to change Aizawa calls to him one more time.

"Oh, one more thing. Pick something good as your hero name."

Izuku freezes immediately.

He forgot about picking hero names in the heat of the moment.

'What am I going to choooooose?!'

"You're going to be the youngest hero in the World. You'll get popular immediately."

"So make sure to wear the damn mask we gave you Midoriya. If people found out your identity you would have to deal with them around the clock, that'll hamper your work at UA and outside of it."

'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.'

'I completely forgot about fans and haters...I'm going to have to deal with them soon.'

"You'll be fine Midoriya, stop panicking."

"Worry about everything like that after the exam."

"Go wow them kid."

A curt nod from the green haired boy followed, his lips contorted into that iconic nervous smile of his.

And he rushed off to change.

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'Okay, case is empty. Double-checked.'

'So this is my costume, huh?.'

'It's so cool!'

Said costume was emerald green with black and white accents, highlights and decor. Complete with a hood too, one that cast a shadow on Izuku's face. Now covered with a mechanized face mask.

The face mask covered his mouth and nose while also acting as a filter (in case of dangerous gases) and a voice changer to better hide his identity.

The mask was green and black, and boy was Izuku glad for it. It'd make hiding his identity much easier.

"All examinees to the exam hall. All examinees to the exam hall."

'AAAAAA, I have to run!'

The announcement had Izuku speeding down corridors and skidding around corners almost finding himself face first on the floor several times.

But he made it.

'Hall? HALL? This is like an underground kingdom! It's bigger than U.A's battle centres!'

"Okay, now that you are all here we can begin the examination," this time the announcement was a human voice, not a robotic one "Your objective to finish the examination is securing all the civilians while minimizing the damage and holding off several top villains."

"To pass the examination, however, you must show how great of a hero you can be. This will be graded on an individual level by an examiner. Each one of you is being observed by your own assigned examiner who will grade you on your combat abilities, rescue abilities and such."

"So don't worry, even if you don't participate in any combat you can pass on your rescuing prowess."

"With that said, we will now begin the exam."

The announcer really meant it when he said they would 'now' begin the exam.

As a skyscraper exploded right after he said so.

The examinees ran as if the explosion were a starting gunshot.

None of them as fast as Izuku who was pushing his [Bolt] to the limits.

Using [Amplify] to increase both its speed and consistency.

It was almost seamless, far from the usual 'dashes' he performs with it.

And it was severely draining, he'd be down in seconds in any other situation.

But those civilians may actually be hurt.

And he'd be damned if he didn't try to change that.

{5 civilians nearby}

{All hurt, injuries of varying seve-}

'Shut up!'

'Get out of my head!'

'I don't have time to deal with you now!'

"Help!"

That cry for help brings Izuku back to the moment.

"It's alright! I'm here to help!"

He shouts confidently as he navigates toward the person who cried out.

Izuku could pinpoint them thanks to his quirk sense.

When he peers under the rubble where the glow of a quirk was coming from he saw a thin man with a cut on his forehead.

"Sir are you okay? Injured anywhere else?"

"I-I can't feel my leg, I think it's broken."

'Okay, I'll have to make some kind of makeshift splint. And make sure not to injure him any more when I take the rubble off him.'

"Sir, can your quirk help in this situation?"

"I-It's regeneration. Really weak."

'I can use amplify on him and boost his quirk so it can regenerate his leg.'

'But what about the rubble?'

"You need some help?"

A calm, deep voice says from behind Izuku.

He turns to see a man in a crimson and black costume.

"I can move the rubble off of him without hurting him."

"After you do that I'll heal him."

"Alright!" he says while giving Izuku a thumbs up.

And then he sets off to work.

The giant piece of rubble starts glowing red and slowly moving off the civilian.

Izuku dives under it as soon as there is space and slowly moves the civilian away from under it.

As soon as he's clear the rubble falls.

And the hero behind him falls to his knee.

Izuku immediately uses [Amplify] on the civilian, a warm green light enveloping both of them as the man's foot twists back into place.

"[Amplify]" he whispers fulfilling the requirement for [Amplify] to activate.

"Thank you!"

THUD

Izuku turns toward the source of the sound.

And he sees a giant.

Her foot coming towards the crimson hero who can only look on in his exhaustion.

Izuku's feet move before he knows it.

He uses [Bolt] unconsciously to make it to the fallen hero.

"[Amplify]!" in the heat of the moment Izuku doesn't even try to keep his voice at a normal level, he screams.

A solid green forcefield appears before him, stopping Mt Lady's kick like it were nothing.

He pushes the forcefield back knocking her off balance.

He gives her no time to react, using [Mimicry] to copy her gigantification quirk.

To take advantage of her being off balance he only gigantifies one arm, striking out at her and pushing her back.

"I'll take care of her! You rest then help the other civilians!" Izuku yells back to the fellow hero as he uses gigantification over his whole body.

'Beating her will be the easier part, she's not as experienced in hand to hand combat as I am.'

'But I've got to push her towards an already damaged area, or one outside the city.'

'So I can limit damage and injuries.'

'There!'

Izuku spots a patch of destroyed buildings big enough for two giants to fight each other.

So he grabs onto Mt Lady's arms and wrestles her back towards it.

"This is it, you're mine!" Izuku is confident in his skills.

Finding one-on-one is his forte. Not to mention his hand-to-hand combat skills.

That's where the majority of his experience is.

He doesn't have any quirks that can reliably draw blood so he used hand-to-hand combat and hidden blades instead.

Mt Lady doesn't just let him do what he wants though.

She lashes out, powerful punches and kicks thrown haphazardly. Each one blocked effortlessly by Izuku.

She's too much of a novice to be of any threat to Izuku.

Once they're among the rubble Izuku begins his onslaught.

Precise punch after precise punch timed to near perfection.

Izuku makes sure to play to his strengths. His flexibility and speed overwhelming Mt Lady.

It only takes him a few seconds to knock Mt Lady out cold and she goes back to her default size, Izuku follows.

'Alright, I should go back and make sure the civilians are sa-'

Izuku instinctively activates his [Sonic hearing] after every encounter. A habit he got into, it's what kept him from getting caught for so long, both by friends of the thugs and villain's he'd crippled and the heroes who wanted to rid the streets of the Headhunter.

He heard explosions, something akin to gunshots 'must be Gun Head.' and three voices he recognised Best Jeanist's, Gang Orca's and Gun Head's (only confirming his earlier guess).

'I'm the most adapted to combat of any of the examinees without a doubt. I should leave the rescue efforts to them and focus on defeating the villains.'

'Let the heroes more suited to help handle the rescue efforts.'

"[Amplify]!"

Immediately Izuku took off like a rocket, boosting himself with [Bolt].

This time he only extended the duration of the 'dash' by a little bit and instead focused a lot of energy into the speed of it.

Resulting in speed near enough breaking the sound barrier.

He didn't stop either, launching himself into Best Jeanist like a bullet, in the final moments before impacting Jeanist he pours all of the energy he can into the speed. Maximising the damage.

Jeanist was the biggest threat of the three with him being a long ranged fighter capable of weaponising the very fabric you're wearing.

The other two Izuku could just overpower if he got rid of Jeanist.

He slammed into Jeanist with incredible force, however, Jeanist managed to use his quirk to manipulate the fibres of his denim Hero Costume to latch around Izuku as he was being sent back into a tree.

'Damnit, my strategy hinged on getting rid of Jeanist first.'

'Fighting three on one was something I wanted to avoid under any circumstances...'

'They're going to keep coming at me all at once.'

'I've really set myself up to lose here.'

'I'm gonna have to hold back less if I want to get my hero license.'

'No more pretending to only have a copying or adaptation quirk.'

"I've got them! You guys help with the rescue!"

Izuku says with utmost authority and confidence so that the other heroes get the message.

And they at least get part of it as they all speed off toward the more urban areas where the rescue efforts and temporary 'hospital' are.

And Izuku is left to fend for himself against three fully-fledged pro heroes.

Two of them in the top ten.

Suffice it to say that Izuku is panicking.

While he realises that his quirk is great for this situation considering the abilities he has stored within it he still doesn't think he'd be able to take down three pro heroes.

But now that he's here he has to try.

"How very arrogant of you." Orca's bellowing voice sounds "Taking us all on by yourself, hero."

"This will be the last bad decision you make." Orca's eyes shine with killer intent.

'I can't beat them head-on, I've got to play to my advantages and think.'

'Gun Head can attack both at long and short range.'

A shot from Gun Head can be heard.

'Orca is similar except his only real ranged attack is using ultrasound.'

Izuku turns to face Jeanist.

'Jeanist doesn't do too well in close-quarters.'

'Orca can't risk using ultrasound due to the other two.'

'Gun Head is probably the weakest link in general, Jeanist is the weakest link in close-quarters.'

'My best bet is using Jeanist's quirk.'

And mimics his quirk, willing the fibres to life.

He pulls Jeanist along with them and sends him flying right into Gun Head.

Using the No.4 Hero not only as a weapon but a shield to take Gun Head's cartilage bullet for Izuku.

Gun Head sidesteps Jeanist and grabs the fibres that are trailing off him.

Saving Jeanist from smashing into a stout house, but leaving himself wide open.

"Nice try Hero, but you've got me to deal with!"

Orca shouts as he charges at Izuku.

'Okay, everything is going to plan.'

"That's exactly what I wanted!"

"In a battle of attrition, I'm bound to win!"

"That's some confidence for someone going up against three villains at once."

'That's where you're wrong, I'm not fighting three villains at once, I'm fighting three one-on-one battles.'

'And I've done worse on many occasions.'

'I don't have many flashy quirks, those are better off with my disciples.'

'But I do have [Forcefield].'

"[Amplify]!"

'Make it as solid as possible, no give whatsoever.'

'And coat your body with it.'

'Armour and gauntlets.'

'Harder than steel too.'

"I'll tear you apart!"

Orca swings for Izuku.

"Not even going to dodge?"

"Hahaha, you think you can take my punch?"

"You're overconfident Hero!"

Orca's fist meets Izuku's form.

Izuku doesn't budge.

Orca swings again.

And again.

And again.

To no avail.

"I call this move Force Resistance."

"Your attacks don't even faze me."

"And the best part about it?"

Izuku swings his arm around; his hips following through; foot pivoting; his whole body is behind the punch.

"It can be used to attack too!"

Orca recoils from the force of the punch delivered to his face.

Izuku's face is set in a confident grin.

'I can do this!'

'I can win.'

He punches again, this time square into Orca's stomach. Taking advantage of the makeshift villain's moment of weakness.

'I can't afford to pull any punches.'

'I have to take him out now.'

'Which means I have to go beyond!'

'This is my Plus Ultra!'

Izuku sends punch after punch into Orca's gut, all boosted by an amplified [Forcefield] and [Bolt], pushing himself into overdrive to make sure that Orca stays down.

"Sorry, but I can't afford to hold back!"

Within seconds Orca's hulking form crumples to the ground.

Izuku is confident that he avoided all vital points, but knocking someone unconscious has always made him irrationally nervous.

'That's one down,'

Izuku turns toward where Gun Head and Jeanist are now standing.

Gun Head's quick thinking meant that Jeanist was fine.

But the element of surprise from Izuku copying Jeanist's quirk meant that Orca was down and unlikely to get up.

Izuku lets his Force Resistance go, no point in keeping it up while it's out of use.

It'll only drain him more.

And he's already running on fumes.

"Which one of you two is next?"

Forced confidence rolls off Izuku's voice.

He knows he's strong.

But unsure whether he's enough to beat two heroes in the top 50.

Definitely not both at once.

"Foolish question hero!"

Gun Head shouts.

"Who said we'd come at you one at a time."

Jeanist says loudly.

'Fuck.'

Izuku can feel his clothes constricting immediately.

'Jeanist's quirk.'

Gun Head runs up to the now trapped Izuku.

Firing at him as he runs.

'Fuck.'

'Think of something.'

'You have roughly 3 seconds until the cartilage bullets hit you.'

'Force Resistance could work, but it might not.'

'Not risking it.'

'I've gotta use Jeanist's quirk again...'

'But catching the bullets with fibres could be a ballsy move.'

'Or it could bring victory.'

'You never know if you don't try, I guess...'

'Here goes nothing!'

Immediately, the fabric Gun Head's costume is made out of unravels slightly.

And the fibres intertwine in the air, forming durable threads.

Those threads stretching, unfurling and chasing the cartilage bullets.

Izuku takes advantage of that empty moment to also send some threads from Gun Head deep underground, rooting him in place.

He also uses some threads to tie Gun Head's arms securely to his sides, stopping him from firing any more bullets.

The next moment the threads make contact with the bullets and cocoon around them, slowing them down until they fall to the ground.

'Gun Head temporarily immobilised, it'll take Jeanist a while to work those threads out of the ground.'

'My best course of action is taking out Jeanist while I have the chance.'

Izuku undoes the restraints Jeanist wove onto him and uses those threads to latch onto Jeanist and propel himself toward him.

'Not enough time to use Force Resistance all on my body.'

'So I'll just use it on my fist.'

'5cm thickness, solid.'

'And aim right for his stomach.'

The green-haired missile rockets toward Jeanist who tries his best to undo the threads around him and move but they hold him steadfastly.

'How the hell does this kid manage to use this many quirks at once?'

'How does he even have multiple quirks?'

Those are the last thoughts to rush through Jeanist's mind as he crumples as Orca did before him.

'One to go.'

'And with Jeanist down there's no way he can get those threads out of the ground.'

'Should remain cautious though.'

'I'll use Force Resistance on my whole body, just in case.'

"Sorry I had to leave you until last."

"It must be frustrating being unable to do anything."

A single punch to Gun Head's gut.

He slouches forward, unconscious in his restraints.

"It's over," Izuku says madly.

"It's actually over." Izuku says again as he starts laughing uncontrollably in relief.

But he made a novice mistake.

Letting his guard down.

He didn't use his [Sonic Hearing] nor did he pay attention to the blinding light he felt, with his quirk sense, sneaking up on him.

"Very well done, hero." The voice sounded familiar but oh so wrong.

Izuku was used to this voice carrying confidence, reassurance or pride.

Only positive emotions.

But All Might's voice carrying such venom and killing intent was unheard of.

Izuku was petrified.

"I suppose I should make you pay for what you did to my colleagues..."

Izuku gulps heavily.

He uses Force Resistance on instinct.

"[Amplify]." is whispered.

But not even an amplified 10cm armour will be enough to stop a punch from All Might.

"Just the air pressure from my punch should be enough to deal with you."

Izuku turns to look at his demise.

And he sees pure evil staring back from All Might's glowing red eyes.

'B-But All Might's eyes are b-blue?'

And suddenly he's flying back through trees, houses, fences. Everything.

All Might sent him flying from the suburbs all the way to the city centre.

With one punch.

Just the air pressure.

From one punch.

Izuku's armour collapsed right before his final impact.

It defended him from everything.

But it collapsed at a crucial moment, right before his impact with a concrete building.

He falls to the ground quickly following his impact.

But he feels some kind of invisible force grab him.

Slowing his fall and bringing him down.

"You alright?"

Izuku slowly lifts his eyelids.

"Y-You're that...crimson hero... from before."

The face he sees smiles back at him

"That I am, jeez kid."

"You've overdone it."

"Overexerted yourself."

"Stay here," the hero sets him down against a wall, careful not to jostle him too much "I mean it, stay here. Don't go running off kid, you're already going to suffer from some major quirk sickness."

The hero quickly runs off to check the damage that was done by Izuku falling through the buildings.

Making sure that no civilians were further harmed by the rubble Izuku dislodged as he flew.

But he also makes a rookie mistake.

Probably due to the stress and exhaustion from the exam piling up.

Walks right under a damaged building without checking it's stability.

And some rubble drops toward him.

Izuku starts seeing the world in slow motion as his brain goes into overtime.

'H-He won't realise...in time.'

'I-I ha-have to help...'

So Izuku stands.

On shaky, wobbly legs.

And he runs one last time in this exam.

Using [Bolt], without [Amplify], to run up to the crimson hero.

He promptly drops by the hero's side and uses [Forcefield] above them.

A thick, green disc there to catch the rubble.

And he closes his eyes.

'W-Where's the impact?'

Izuku didn't hear an impact.

He should've.

But he didn't.

He opens his tired eyes once more.

"It's alright," a giant, muscly, blond man stands above him, on the forcefield, his fist extended skyward "Because I am here!"

'Al-All Migh-'

Izuku promptly collapses.

The exhaustion finally catching up to him.

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Note:

Thank you for reading all of that!

It really means a lot to me, especially after going through some rough times (ironically enough the worse I feel the more productive I get with this story, ehehe.).

Some things to point out.

1. Izuku's fighting style is similar to Eraser's.

2. [Amplify] is voice activated, it lost the ability to be activated in any other way when Izuku took it.

3. 'Quirk Sickness' is any backlash from your quirk that happens for a while after you overuse it (In Izuku's case the intense exhaustion).

4. 'Quirk Backlash' is any immediate repercussion after using/overusing a quirk e.g Uraraka vomiting after using her's.

5. The exam (Izuku has just done) is occurring a day before the USJ which means chapter 4 is going to be the USJ arc however Izuku is now a teacher not a student.

Please post any criticisms, reviews, comments or praise.

I read all the reviews even if I don't respond to them all.

(Next week might be a CA chapter seeing as it's almost been a month since the last one, but that really depends.)