Chapter 7
Izuku was walking to his house after saying goodbye to Kirishima and Ashido, craving to get home to rest and enjoy his off day from training and study, after training with Aizawa sensei and Principal Nezu for a couple of months they recommended that at least once every two weeks he should lay down and relax
Now that he was thinking about how the last months had been quite crazy for him, after saving Aizawa sensei his life took a turn for the better. He knew his analytical skills were growing with principal's Nezu help, but for some reason, all the teachers on U.A. get really nervous when he had his sessions with the principal, sometimes he heard things like, "He's pure we shouldn't let Nezu corrupt him" or "The world is not ready for two of him!"
But Izuku couldn't figure out the reason why they thought that after all, he is looking at things in ways he usually didn't, and he loved the exams the principal make him do! the exams had a lot of different heroic situations and he needed to solve them with minimal if no casualties. Some of them were really complicated or really dark, and make him take really difficult decisions, but after reading Minato's diaries he understood the cold reality of the battlefield and war, he honestly just prayed to never be in those situations
Now with Aizawa things were rocky the first session, Izuku thought that the teacher really hated him for making plans of training without his consent, but after their first two sessions he understood that the man was just really cranky, not in a bad way actually if you put enough attention it was kinda funny how he treated to hide his emotions under his tired an uninterested face
Talking about Aizawa he became the third person not counting his mom to know about Izuku's abilities, when they were sparring on their third session he didn't make Izuku fall down from the ceiling… it was kind of a weird situation
Flashback
Izuku dodged to his right, barely avoiding the capture scarf from Eraserhead, Izuku would admit it any day, the pro hero was an amazing fighter, almost no openings or wasted movements, his proficiency with his weapon was astounding, yeah Izuku could put more of a fight using his Hiraishin and all his techniques, but these training sessions were supposed to help him improve his hand to hand combat
Looking at the next attack from the pro hero, Izuku saw an opening on his right side. He sidestepped the attack and used his chakra to boost his movements, closing the distance between them in a second, but before he could throw a punch he saw Aizawa's knee moving at frantic speed aimed directly to his face, he jumped high to avoid the knee to his face and stood on the ceiling trying to catch his breath
"I should have seen that feint," he thought out loud panting slightly
"It wasn't a feint Midoriya, you actually caught me off guard, but my instincts are more developed than yours and I reacted accordingly" Aizawa was intrigued looking at the teenager standing in the ceiling like it was nothing "Get down we still have thirty-five minutes of training" He used his quirk to make Izuku drop but nothing happened, his eyebrows rose in shock
For their first two sessions Izuku was being really careful with Eraserhead, every time he used his abilities either for standing on a wall or boosting his physical abilities, he checked if the hero was using his quirk on him, to "deactivate" whatever he was doing. But right now he was too focused, thinking about how in the twenty-minute spar they were having he couldn't land a hit on the pro. Izuku was trying to come with a plan to finally get a hit on Eraserhead, so he didn't notice the hero using his quirk on him
"Midoriya! Come down we need to talk" Izuku snapped of his thoughts and turned to see the pro hero who had his hair on the air and his red eyes narrowed staring directly at him "Oh no" Izuku dropped down to the floor his eyes focused on the ground trying to come with anything to explain at the pro hero.
For his part, Aizawa could see the discomfort of the teen and decided to not push too much.
"I can see that you don't want to talk about your quirk Midoriya, and I won't pry but it would really help with your training if I understand how is that your quirk works, don't go into specifics just the basic explanation of your quirk" Izuku look up to see the pro hero who had a soft gaze on his tired eyes "I've seen you made a lot of things that don't add up to the name you had on your quirk registration Energy manipulation and I can't even begin to understand why my quirk couldn't deactivate yours" Izuku nodded maybe it was time to come clean with his teacher. For some reason, he felt he could trust Aizawa, but first he needed to test that trust
"What would you tell me if I ask you if a quirkless person can be a hero" Aizawa raised an eyebrow not understanding what the question had to do with anything but played along
"I would tell you that he would need more training than anyone in the hero course and a lot of support items" Izuku's head snapped up to look at the Pro hero
"Are you telling me the truth? Do-do you really think that a quirkless person can be a hero?"
"Midoriya what is my quirk?"
"You erase the Quirk of the person you look at, your quirk works with emitter and transformation types, but you can't stop the quirk of someone who had a mutation quirk, your eyes get really dry because-" Aizawa raised a hand to stop his muttering
"That's enough. Yeah, my quirk stops the quirk of a person and nothing more. It doesn't augment any physical abilities or give me something to attack better, it just evens the battlefield, but I basically fight quirkless against many of my enemies with only my training and experience at hand. Having said that, do I think if a quirkless person could be a hero? Yes, as I said he would need a lot of physical training and support items to even the battlefield as I do, but yes I believe it's possible"
Izuku couldn't believe his ears, this person, a pro hero was saying what he longed to hear for years, of course, he has his chakra and techniques now, but deep inside him he always dreamed of someone saying that having or not a quirk didn't matter, that he could become a hero
"You've no idea how much your words means to me Aizawa sensei" Izuku was beaming at the pro hero who was looking at him confused "I may have the abilities to become a hero, but I was born as a quirkless child" the confusion in Aizawa grew at the statement of Izuku
"I've seen you do things that are only capable with a quirk Midoriya if you don't want to talk about your quirk, I understand but you don't need to lie"
"But I'm not lying! You can check it with my pediatrician he must have the records of my four years old quirk exams, I even have the double joint in my pinky and everything" Izuku said laughing a little. Aizawa was trying to look at any sign of lie on Izuku but all his mannerism and facial expression told him he was actually telling the truth
"Okay let's imagine that I believe you, how do you explain your abilities" Aizawa crossed his arms, waiting for a reasonable explanation from Izuku who just chuckled
"Well, that's because of my chakra," Izuku said smiling widely and then started telling Aizawa his story, how he was bullied for being quirkless as a child, his adventure on the inside of the mountain, Minato's books, he even told him about his weekends' training with Fukusa-sensei on Mt. Myōbokuzan and all the training he has devoted himself to.
Aizawa heard the story at first with doubt, but after he heard more and more, he couldn't help but believe what Izuku was saying, no matter how amazing his imagination or how prepared he could have the story, the way he recounted it simply didn't sound like a lie
"If what you tell me is true, why keep it as a secret?" Izuku's face took a more somber look
"In the age that we live in, quirks are the law, imagine if anyone, it doesn't matter if it is a quirkless person or a person with a quirk that doesn't help him to be a hero, like changing their hair color, suddenly had the power to rival most pro heroes, how society would react to that" Aizawa could already imagine the problems that situation would put the society in
"Now imagine the worst-case scenario villains get a hold of chakra, chakra is a power that literally anyone can have, of course, the amount of chakra a person have varies a lot but, what if a simple thug with a simple but dangerous quirk let's imagine like bladed nails, suddenly started spitting fireballs at will" The pro hero palled at the possibility of common robbers with that kind of power… a power he couldn't shut down with his quirk
"But in all honestly the principal reason I hide it is because chakra is dangerous from its roots. Do you know what happens if you run out of chakra? You die plain and simple, your body shots down. Honestly, I can say I've been blessed with a teacher who left detailed instructions on how to control and understand chakra"
Aizawa was lost for words, he didn't understand why but he believed every word Izuku said to him, from his story to all the reasons he had to hide the core of his abilities, all the problems chakra could bring to this era. That was something that should be avoided at all costs.
"I thank you for your trust Midoriya, but I must tell you that you are right to keep your abilities hidden, besides me how many people know about your chakra"
"Well my mom, of course, knows about it, but she was the one who told me the reasons I should keep it hidden, and the other person is my best friend Kirishima Eijiro from my school but he is very trustworthy so he won't say anything… although I don't really think he fully understood what I told him, oh and I'm planning to tell my other good friend Ashido Mina she is as trustworthy as Kirishima… and as airheaded as him, but I wouldn't change them for anything in the world," Izuku said scratching the back of his head while chuckling
"Telling your closest friends is ok, just try to not go around telling everyone you meet, you already know the consequences of what could happen if people knew about an energy that everyone has and gives them powers to level buildings" Izuku nodded firmly and saw Aizawa move to the other side of the arena "Now I want you to attack me using your techniques I want to know the level you're at your best"
"It could be really dangerous sensei, remember that your quirk doesn't stop my techniques and your fighting styles revolves around evening the battlefield," Izuku said worriedly
"Don't worry about me Midoriya I won't pull back my attacks either, and as a pro hero I'm not a one-trick pony, I also have a few aces under my sleeve" Izuku smiled at him and nodded, from a small pouch on his back he withdrew two of his three-bladed kunai and took position on the other side of the arena
Both combatants stood still waiting for his opponent, a few moments later Aizawa took off running at Izuku with a speed the teen hasn't seen before "He really was pulling his attacks on me" he too moved using his chakra freely trying to match Aizawa's speed, and threw a Kunai directly at Aizawa who just moved his body aside to avoid it easily
"Your attacks are too direct and easy to avoid Midoriya" suddenly Izuku disappeared in a flash of green from his point of view, Aizawa saw it appear behind him out of the corner of his eye, catching the kunai on the air and aiming a kick to his side "I've seen that technique before it won't work on me Midoriya!" Aizawa used his capture scarf to repel Izuku's attack but he disappeared again Aizawa felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up and looked up just to see Izuku aiming a punch from above him "I didn't see when he threw that Kunai above me! This kid is really something else" Aizawa thought smirking
Flashback ends
"Wow I can't believe it's been almost three months since that day, after that training session Aizawa sensei decided that we should train three times a week, he said it was for my benefit but I can see that he enjoy finding new ways to avoid my techniques and kick my ass" suddenly, he felt the hair on his neck stand up, acting on instinct he jumped forward avoiding his attacker. Turning around to face his enemy he was received with the sight of a massive green sludge with sickly yellow eyes
"Ho what do I have here, an invisibility coat with amazing reflexes, don't worry I just need your body, I swear it will hurt just for about a minute," The green sludge villain said with a wicked smile
"Ah I see, sorry but I have dinner with my mom and she is making katsudon, do you know how many times she does it over the year? You can count the times with one hand, maybe we could reschedule for tomorrow?" Izuku said while taking a fighting stance
"I don't like when my victims talk too much, I like them docile and quiet!" The sludge man said pouncing at Izuku again, only for him to disappear from his sight "What- Where are you!?" the villain was looking around when a barrage of shurikens pierced his body from behind
"Huh, your body is fully made of liquid! I thought that maybe you had a membrane holding it together, your quirk is amazing!" Izuku said
"Don't make fun of me child!" The sludge villain body turned into tendrils that launched against Izuku who disappeared again "Stop disappearing you fucker!" a voice made him lookup
"I honestly wasn't making fun of you, if you didn't become a villain I can easily see you becoming a hero with your quirk is so versatile... is really a waste that you turned a villain" Izuku started making seals with his hands "Wind Style: Vacuum Bomb!" Izuku expelled a massive sphere of air from his mouth directly at the sludge villain
"What the-" The sludge villain couldn't finish his sentence when he exploded in hundreds of sludge pieces all around the tunnel
"Damn it! How am I supposed to collect all that…? Ah! I have some sludge on my shoes!" suddenly the sewer lid on the street exploded and Izuku took a fighting stance again when a booming laugh made his eyes widen
"EVERYTHING IT'S FINE NOW. WHY? BECAUSE I'M HERE!" The mountain of a man appeared from the sewer "Don't worry young man I'll take care of" All Might's stance dropped at the sight in front of him, a young man standing in the middle of a tunnel that was covered in sludge "What happened here? Did you do this young man?"
"ALL MIGHT! I'm sorry I didn't know you were chasing him! But he attacked me and according to the law I'm allowed to defend myself!" Izuku's mind was crashing down from having his Idol in front of him
"HAHAHA Don't worry young man, I'm not here to punish you for defending yourself I'm actually impressed, this villain was a crafty one!" Izuku was using all his will to no scream in joy like a little kid, All Might was impressed by him!
"Oh thank you so much All Might, wait a second!" Izuku started rummaging through his backpack "Could you sign this please!" he said offering his notebook and bowing deeply, with practice ease All Might signed Izuku's notebook while the poor boy was trying to not faint
"There it is young man! Now if you excuse me I have to found something to put the villain in before I took it to the police station" All Might was looking around for a container when Izuku talked again
"What about those water bottles?" Izuku said while pointing at the bag on All Might's hand
"Nice thinking young man!" All Might poured the water on the street and crouched to start filling the bottle with sludge
"Ah please let me help you" Izuku crouched and started to help his Idol a few minutes later the task was over and All Might closed the bottle cap
"Thank you, Young man, for your assistance, I need to go and leave this criminal in the police station before I keep patrolling remember crime never sleeps!" All Might turned around with a booming laugh and was about to leave when Izuku stopped him
"Wait All Might that bottle doesn't seem too secure, please let me at least made sure he doesn't have any chance to escape!" Izuku pulled a small scroll from his back pouch and wrapped the bottle with it, then pulled a paper tag with the word seal written on it, he put the paper on the bottle and whispered "Seal" the scroll paper seemed to wrap more tightly on the bottle "Here it is when you have the cell ready for him just remove the paper tag and the paper will unwrap itself" Izuku said cheerfully
All Might who saw what Izuku did in silence was surprised "Whatever this kid did really secured the bottle, now I don't have to hurry to the police station, huh his quirk really is a weird one he somehow defeated the villain blowing him to pieces and now he sealed the bottle like this "
"And again I have to thank you for your help young man. Before I leave I have a question what do plan to do in the future?" Izuku eyes widened at the question but his mouth practically talked by itself
"I want to be a Hero like you All Might!" All Might grinned more widely at him
"I can't wait to call you a colleague young man! Keep the amazing work!" With that, All Might jumped through the air disappearing in the distance
"All Might called me a colleague… well a future colleague" Izuku turned serious and started looking around, after verifying that no one was around he jumped in the air screaming in happiness "YES, YES, YES!"
He dropped to the floor and ran to pick up his shurikens, those things don't grow on three, and then used Hiraishin to get home quickly, he normally enjoyed walking but today he had to talk to his mom as soon as possible, is not every day that the Number one hero gives you his autograph, thank you for your work and call you a future colleague
That was the first time the actual symbol of peace met the future symbol of hope.
Last time I called this kind of chapters fillers but a good soul told me that to him this chapters were more like world-building and he put my worries to rest, so thank you man I owe you a cookie
The next Chapter is Finally the entrance exam and is the longest chapter I've written so far, so I'm really excited about that
Hope you guys like this chapter as much as I liked writing it (A lot actually)
See you next time