Hero Academia: Tarzan-X Kendo Route Chapter 4: A Jungle Toddler In Action, a my hero academia/僕のヒーローアカデミア fanfic

Ch. 4: A Jungle Toddler In Action

Hero Academia: Tarzan X ~ Kendo Route

Disclaimer:
Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
Tarzan is owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan X is owned by Joe d'Amato and Butterfly Motion Picture Production

Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here you will see how Midoriya would become the jungle boy in this story, as he takes on Sabor, the cunning leopard…

Well then, read on and enjoy!

Ch. 4: Akushon no janguru no yōji

As Kala herds her nieces to a safe area, Kerchak went on the defensive before shifting to offense, as he uses his brute strength to weaken the leopard, but Sabor, a large leopard with a slender, strongly built form that allows quick movement when hunting down prey, proves to be a difficult opponent, as she moves around to avoid getting caught, causing Kerchak to struggle in trying to get a hold of the female leopard.

"What's the matter, ape?"

"Tch!"

"Cant lay a finger on me…?"

"Damn you…!"

"Just give it up!"

"I won't!"

"Hand over this Izuku and I will spare you!"

"Don't screw with me!"

Izuku watches the scene and observed, seeing that Kerchak couldn't match Sabor's speed and became worried as Sabor's claws landed several scratches on the patriarch ape, wounding him, and there Sabor demanded that he hand over Izuku or else she would slaughter everyone here, much to Kerchak's anger, as he would not let Sabor lay a claw on his family no matter what.

"I said I am an impatient animal…"

"Damn you…!"

"Give me Izuku now!"

"Don't you dare order me around!"

"Looks like I might enjoy a little snack before I resume my hunt…"

"…"

"Time to die…"

"Damn you…!"

Kerchak was starting to lose his cool as Sabor once more made more threatening remarks about slaughtering everyone here if her demands are not met, and made a concentrated effort to try and get his hands on the cunning leopard, and for once, the ape managed to land a punching blow on the leopard's face, which rattled her but she managed to keep her wits up.

"Take that!"

"OOF!"

"And that!"

"Ha-ha…a lucky punch!"

"Damn you!"

"So you do have something…"

"I'll kill you!"

"Really…?"

Feeling confident, Kerchak attempted to keep the momentum going and tried to goad Sabor into coming closer, which somewhat worked as he is able to land a few blows but the leopard's agility enabled her to evade more impact from the patriarch ape, hence she managed to avoid getting disabled from Kerchak's critical blows from his punching strikes.

Once more Kerchak is starting to lose momentum as Sabor began to move around in a zigzag motion to confuse her opponent as she is now trying to disorient and weaken him so as to make a preemptive strike as she cannot afford to get hit again and give the patriarch ape a chance to hit another lucky strike.

"Stay still!"

"Ha-ha!"

"Come back here!"

"Ha-ha…finally lost some steam?!"

"Damn you!"

"Its my win…"

"I'll kill you!"

"Really…?"

Needing to land a critical blow, Kerchak feigned weakness and Sabor took the bait and came closer, and Kerchak took the opportunity to try grabbing the leopard by the throat and strangle her so as to prevent her from moving around and put a stop to her unpredictable actions for once and for all.

Unfortunately, Sabor soon got the advantage and pinned Kerchak to the ground, and is ready to inflict a fatal strike when Izuku grabbed Sabor and kicked her back, telling her that she will get her wish, revealing his name and this caused Sabor to stare in disbelief, seeing that Izuku is human and not an ape, as it turns out that the wild dogs failed to inform her that Izuku is human and not an ape.

"Huh? You?"

"Yeah. I'm Izuku! You got what you want! I'm the one you seek!"

"I can't believe this! You're a human? I thought you just another ape!"

"Huh…?"

"Well, fine! If the wild dogs are having problems because of you…then I'll accept the challenge!"

"What do you want with me?"

"To kill you…and to show that I'm the most dangerous apex predator! And if I kill you it would boost my reputation!"

"You wish…"

As Kala went to help Kerchak up, he feels humiliated at being pinned down by a leopard, and now he had begrudgingly let Izuku deal with the marauder even though he sees Izuku as not part of the family, but Kala told Kerchak that regardless of what Izuku is, the boy was still part of the family and that's all that matters.

"Now, now…"

"Damn…so in the end I have to rely on him…"

"Easy now…Izuku is part of the family…"

"…"

"He protected us…so…"

"…"

"Have faith in him…"

"…"

As Sabor is bracing herself, she raised an eyebrow upon noticing that Izuku is poised to strike and is moving like an ape does, which baffled her as for her, it is clear that Izuku is human yet he moves around like what an ape does and she wondered if Izuku is just psyching her out or if he is trying to catch her off-guard and try launching a sneak attack.

Izuku maintain his distance while waiting for the right time to launch a preemptive strike, and there he tells a cautious Sabor that she will regret messing with his family, which greatly confused the leopard, and she asked if he is trying to confuse her, telling Izuku that he is not an ape, but Izuku did not seem to understand as he still believe that he is, as he is unaware of his true heritage and the difference between apes and humans.

"Are you confused?"

"Huh?"

"Do you truly believe that you're an ape?"

"I am one!"

"You are a strange one…"

"…"

"But then…I must kill you!"

"You wish…"

-x-

The scene shifts in Japan, where you can see that the place shifts to Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 and has a geographic area of 5,157 km2. Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west.

Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone.

The next scene shifts at a dojo, where Martial Arts teacher is giving lectures to his students, and at the sidelines, a four-year old girl is watching, whose appearance showed that she has teal eyes and long orange hair that she typically wears tied into a high ponytail on the left side of her head. Her bangs are split into three clumps around her eyes, and some of her hair sticks up in large tufts at the top of her head.

The little girl is identified as Itsuka Kendo, and she too is emulating what the teacher, who is actually her dad, is teaching to the students. There Mr. Kendo told his students to take a break but informs them that after the break there would be a sparring session, to see who improves and who needs improvement.

The students roared in acknowledgement and agreement, looking forward to the sparring session in a few minutes from now.

"Yes, sensei!"

As the students take a break, Mr. Kendo approached his daughter and is pleased at seeing her enthusiasm, and tells her that later he will give her private lessons so that she would learn how to protect herself, saying that in over 10 years from now they are going on a trip at the jungles of Africa to have a wildlife tour, which Itsuka was looking forward in excitement upon hearing this.

"You're excited, Itsuka?"

"Yes, daddy!"

"Do you really want to travel to the African jungle?"

"Of course! Want to see lots of animals!"

"But for that to happen, I must train you."

"Then train me, daddy!"

"Are you sure, Itsuka?"

"Yes, daddy!"

-x-

Back at the jungles overseas, Sabor is looking agitated and rattled, as she finds herself on the defensive for the first time, as she is shown to have lots of bruises on her body due to being struck several times by Izuku, who managed to keep up with the leopard's speed and timed the strikes, and landed a few critical blows on the cunning leopard.

Izuku, for his part, is not entirely untouchable, as he also bore injuries from deep scratches and random bite strikes, as he is bleeding from the arms and legs, but he remained focused, and Sabor demanded to know why a human thinks he is an ape, pointing to Izuku, which the innocent boy doesn't believe her as he is sure that he is an ape.

"Are you truly out of your mind?"

"Huh?"

"Do you actually believe that you're an ape?"

"Yes! Because I am one!"

"You are a strange one…a fool at that…believing that you're an ape…"

"…"

"But then…I must kill you! Right now!"

"You wish…"

Not far, some of the wild dogs who hired Sabor to act as their enforcer, were watching from behind the trees, and they were in disbelief that a mere human child was able to stand up against an apex predator like Sabor, as they are sure that Sabor would make minced meat out of Izuku, as it showed that the wild dogs have underestimated the little boy, unaware that Izuku possessing a strong Quirk.

"Looks like that guy is a match for Sabor…"

"Yeah…"

"So we better root for Sabor. You with me, guys?"

"Yeah…"

The scene shifts back to the scene of the battle where Sabor tried to catch Izuku off-guard by doing a feint, which somewhat worked as she is able to pin Izuku down while impaling her fangs on his left arm, which shocked Kala while Kerchak solemnly said that Izuku is done for, which Kala is shocked by her mate's defeatist attitude.

However, Izuku was able to assess and did a counterattack by delivering a straight punch to Sabor's jaw that was powered by his Quirk.

"Congo Crush!"

The blow sent Sabor flying before colliding against a thick tree, and there Izuku gets up and grabbed the leopard by the throat and told him that she will definitely regret coming here and cause trouble before landing a decisive blow to the now-defeated leopard.

"Nigerian Knuckle!"

Another strong punch powered by his Quirk sent the leopard to the skies, where she is now out of sight, and Izuku won, where he approached Kala and an equally-injured Kerchak, which the latter just looked at the ground, reluctant to admit that Izuku saved the day, and the trio decided to head home to have their injuries treated.

The wild dogs who are spying, were in a state of disbelief upon seeing that Sabor was defeated and now they have no idea how to tell the rest of the pack about what they saw a while ago.

"Am I dreaming…?"

"Yeah…"

"Is this a nightmare…?"

"Yeah…"

To Be Continued...

Hope you liked this chapter, and not much is shown, it served as an opener on how Izuku became the JUNGLE BOY of this fic…

His first years growing up in the jungle nets him his first challenge in the form of Sabor, as she is targeting Izuku…and how the battle went even though Sabor was the clear favorite until the tables were turned and Izuku emerged victorious…

Kendo is introduced, and this serves as a catalyst for their eventual encounter…

Preview:

The next chapter feature Izuku and Kendo becoming adolescents…and a chain of events taking place that would lead to Izuku and Kendo's eventual first encounter…

See you in eight weeks…

Reviews are welcomed, but needed…