Chapter 2: Training to be a Hero
Izuku Entrance Exam theme: God Mode by Rustage. And Shinobi no Kami by Rustage.
Izuku looked at All Might in confusion after the man had just said that he deemed him quote "worthy of his power" and said that he could inherit his quirk.
"Huh? What do you mean by 'inherit'?" The boy asked. Now make no mistake, due to his research into the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki clans—as well as the ninja world overall—He was no stranger to the concept of 'inheriting' certain kinds of Bloodline Techniques (Kekkei Genkai) even if you weren't a part of the clan it came from.
Though the concept of doing the same with a quirk? This idea was completely alien to him, hence his current confusion.
"It's exactly what it sounds like." The man told him. "It's a sacred torch passed down to me by someone else!" He exclaimed.
"Wait, hold on!" Izuku said. "I mean I'm well aware of Kekkei Genkai being able to be passed on by gene splicing or implanting the eyes of Dojutsu users into their eye sockets, but this is completely out of nowhere! Quirks aren't like Kekkei Genkai so they shouldn't be able to be passed on!" He continued. As he continued to ramble, All Might began to feel a headache start to form.
'He's starting to overthink it.' He thought as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head. "QUIT NERDIN' OUT!" He shouted, cutting off the boy's tangent. "You'll have to adjust your knowledge and accept this new truth. My quirk is the only quirk in existence that can be passed along. And that's only one facet of its special abilities."
"Okay, but what's it called?" The Uchiha descendant questioned.
"One for All. It's a stockpiling quirk that grows in power as it's passed along, growing in strength as its users improve it." The blonde explained. "It is this power that allows me to be the Symbol of Peace. The truth behind my strength."
"But… why would you want to pass a power like this on to someone like me?" Izuku asked.
"I saw you back there, you acted like a real hero. Unsure if you could win, knowing that you could have been practically powerless, but still you and your friend pressed on, against impossible odds. You were the bravest of all on this day." The Symbol of Peace told him seriously. "So, what do you say? Do you accept?" He asked.
"Without a second thought." Izuku nodded without hesitation.
"Excellent. Then we'll start training early Sunday morning. Be ready." The man told him.
"Right." The boy nodded.
(The next day)
In an abandoned part of town, Izuku and Katsuki were currently sparring to practice for the UA entrance exam. And the blonde had something he wanted to show his friend.
"Explosion Style: C4 Barrage!" The red eyed lad said as he made several hand signs before spitting a glob of clay into his hands and covering it in both chakra and the sweat that gave him his quirk, before hurling it at Izuku, which split into several pieces and blew up in his face when they reached point blank range.
"Damn! You're getting better with your explosion release." Izuku grunted as he staggered back from the blast.
"Yeah, I gotta say, with moves like this I'll probably have a way to fight with no risk and have something to fall back on in the winter." Katsuki nodded, knowing how difficult his quirk was to use in the winter months.
"Yeah…" Izuku nodded as he sat down on a broken slab of concrete and his friend joined him as well. "So, All Might approached me yesterday. He offered to train me for the UA entrance exams." He said after a minute of silence.
"Seriously?" The Pomeranian asked in surprise. "Why? Did he see what you could do at the sludge villain incident?" He added.
"That's probably it. I was gonna ask if you could join us when we started tomorrow… That is, if you want to." His friend told him. Katsuki was quiet for a minute or two before he shook his head.
"No. I mean it sounds great, but if I'm gonna get into UA, I want it to be on my own. My way." He replied, before smirking. "Besides, pretty sure you need it more than me, Deku." He added.
"I'm still pretty thin, aren't I?" The green haired boy mused as he looked at his thin arm.
"Pretty thin? You're about as thin as the twigs you make when you use Wood Release." Katsuki laughed.
"Oh shut up." Izuku said flatly.
(The next day)
At Dagaba beach, Izuku grunted as he tried to pull an old fridge off of the beach… With All Might sitting on top of it. This was the first step of his training.
"Hey hey! It's pretty comfy here on this fridge, how're you doing down there?" The man called from his kitchen appliance perch as Izuku continued to struggle with it. "People move these everyday ya know. And most of them don't have any super strength!" He added, throwing shade at his pupil.
"Yeah, but I've got an extra 600 pounds sitting on the one I'm pulling." The boy panted as he tried to catch his breath.
"Nah, I've lost weight so I'm down 560 these days. In this form at least. But, thanks to your healing capsules I should be able to eat and get that back." The man replied.
"Great, much better." Izuku sighed as he got back up. "Why am I even lugging this stuff around again?" He asked.
"I did some online research, and found out that this place used to be beautiful. But then people started dumping their garbage here and ruined it." The man explained. "So, your training will also double as community service in a sense." He added.
"Huh, practical and good use of hero work training. Nice." The boy noted. "But… how am I gonna clear all this in ten months?" He asked as he looked at all the trash.
"Not to worry! I've got you covered with my Aim to Pass: American Dream plan!" The man said as he handed the boy a stack of papers. "Follow this to the letter and you'll finish everything in the ten month time frame. I even planned everything else while I was at it." He continued.
"Whoa, even my sleep is scheduled." Izuku noted in surprise.
"If I'm being honest this is going to be super hard, think you're up to it?" The symbol of peace asked.
"You know it!" Izuku nodded before looking at the schedule and noticed something. "I'm going to assume that the reason there's nothing chakra related in this since you don't have hard on knowledge, right?" He asked, taking note of the lack of chakra training.
"That's actually it. I figured I'd let you handle that part on your own since I don't know… Anything about chakra training, really." All Might admitted.
"Well thankfully this training will definitely help me increase my physical energy, so I'll just have to increase my spiritual and mental energy." The viridian haired lad said before turning back to the beach. "That being said, let's get started." He nodded as the two got to work.
(Five months later)
Five months after his training started, Izuku continued his work at a steady pace, using his days off to meditate and train his ninja skills with Katsuki while also doing his best to follow All Might's training regimen.
Though he also tried to increase his workload little by little to try and complete his task early enough to have extra time for his ninja training. However… His pragmatic and good natured determination to efficiency would soon come to bite him in the ass.
As he and All Might were making their way through a park, the teen—who was carrying a safe over his shoulder—suddenly collapsed. His mentor stopped and looked back at him.
"Hey hey now! Don't stop kid, you've only got five months left. What, you wanna flush it down the toilet and take it easy?" The man questioned as he looked at his student, noticing how overworked he was. "Wait… You're overworked. You're doing more than what the plan states! That's going to have the opposite effect of what we want! You won't be able to pass the exam like this!" He told him. His protege groaned as he shakily tried to get up.
"I don't want to pass… I want to excel…! I will do whatever it takes to reach the top…!" He got out through gritted teeth as he looked up at his mentor, his third tomoe appearing in the right side of his active Sharingan as it burned with determination.
The Symbol of Peace looked at the boy in surprise as his strong emotions caused his Sharingan to evolve right in front of him.
'Gotta give it to the kid. He's given a lot of thought to the future.' He thought as he went buff and picked the lad up by his collar. "That fighting spirit's what I like about you, fanboy! It serves you well!" He told his protege. "I do get your concerns, but now is not to rush progress! Fear not! I can help you get back on track. Leave it to this old man to adjust your plan." He added.
"You're not an old man… All Might." The boy said weakly, making his mentor laugh.
(Five months later)
All Might let out a sigh as he got out of his car, looking a bit better thanks to Izuku's healing capsules. As he headed to the beach, he stopped when he heard the telltale voice of his student yelling. Going closer, he spotted him standing atop a mountainous pile of garbage.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The boy yelled as he stood atop the proof of his hard work, snot dripping down his nose from the cold due to him currently being shirtless.
"Holy crap, kid! You cleaned up this entire beach…!" The man breathed as he looked at the beach, which looked like it was never filthy to begin with. "You even got the trash outside the designated area! You did this with only a few minutes to spare, and you've completely exceeded my expectations!" He continued with wide eyes. "Holy… stinking… super crap!" He exclaimed, going buff from shock and amazement.
Izuku wobbled slightly before he fell off the mountain of trash and into his mentor's arms as he caught him. "I did it… All Might." The boy said, his left Sharingan now having its third Tomoe.
"Yeah you did good kid. I expected you to finish, but this is beyond!" All Might nodded as he set him down. "I mean look at yourself! Such improvement! I'm quite sure that your ancestors would be quite proud of how far you've come!" He added as he looked at the boy's newly improved physique, needless to say—the boy was jacked.
Gone was his thin body, and in its place was a well chiseled runner's body with a six pack. He had come a long way indeed.
"I really worked hard… harder than I ever have." The boy nodded as tears flowed down his face. "Great Grandfather Sasuke, Great Grandmother Tsunade, Great Aunt Karin, Ancestor Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama… I did it." He whispered to himself.
All Might couldn't help but smile at his pupil taking such pride in the work he did. Plucking a hair from his head. "Now for your reward." He said as Izuku looked up. "Eat this." He added.
"Huh?" He uttered in confusion.
"In order to inherit One for All, you need to consume my DNA." The man explained.
"This isn't exactly how I imagined it!" The boy protested.
"There's no time! Now hurry or you'll be late for the exam! Now eat! EEEEEAAAAAT!" All Might said as he force fed the boy as he screamed.
(Later)
Izuku sighed as he walked towards the school campus, thecampus, the Senju, Uzumaki and Uchiha charms on his bracelet and backpack jingling in the cool breeze.
"Urg, that was disgusting." He groaned as he continued to walk, and then saw Katsuki walking up beside him. "Hey Kacchan." He said.
"Hey, Deku. Ready to show the world that chakra's still awesome?" The explosive teen asked with a smirk.
"Ready as I'll ever be…" The boy nodded, before he tripped over his own feet. 'Or I'll just die.' He thought as he fell forward. Though before he could hit the ground, he found himself floating, much to his confusion since he didn't know the third Tsuchikage's flight technique.
Yes, he found out about that. He just couldn't figure out how to do it.
"Are you okay?" A girl's voice asked, drawing his attention to its owner. Turning he saw a brunette with pink cheeks and a petite ash blonde standing beside him on his right side, as Bakugo was on his left.
It was Uraraka and Toga, though the boy didn't know their names yet. "I stopped you with my quirk. Sorry about not asking permission first, but I figured you wouldn't mind." She smiled.
Izuku continued to stare at the girl in surprise, not saying anything, at least until Katsuki smacked him in the back of the head.
"Say something, damn it!" The bomber teen hissed at him.
"Uh, no no. It's fine! Thanks for stopping me." He said quickly with a blush on his face. This made Toga look at him with interest and recognition.
'I remember him. I saw him months ago on my way to school.' She thought. 'Up close he really is cute.' She noted with a grin. "Hey I know, you can thank us by walking us to the auditorium." She suggested, dashing to the boy's side and hugging his right arm and pulling Ochako with her.
"Uh, Kacchan? Little help?" He asked his friend… Only to see him walking off.
"You're on your own for this one!" He called back with a grin on his face.
"Kacchan!" Izuku groaned as the two girls dragged him away.
(Later)
In the auditorium Izuku was finally able to find Katsuki again after leaving the two girls at their assigned seats, while also catching their names. He made sure to write them down just in case.
Currently they were listening to the Voice Hero: Present Mic explain the exam, and in typical Izuku fashion, he was muttering many possible plans he could use to optimize his success while also minimizing the consumption of his—albeit greatly increased—chakra reserves.
However his idle ramblings were interrupted by a boy in glasses speaking up about something off on the pamphlet.
"Excuse me!" He exclaimed as he stood. "You failed to mention anything regarding the fourth opponent in these exams! If this is a mistake, then it is disgraceful! We are exemplary students, and we expect the best from the greatest institution in Japan!" He stated.
He then turned towards Izuku with a sharp glare. "Additionally you with the unkempt hair. You've been muttering this entire time. If you can't take this seriously then leave. You're distracting the rest of us." He stated.
"Gee, I didn't know planning in advance was distracting." Izuku remarked, irritated at being called out. This remark got a chuckle out of Katsuki as Present Mic continued his explanation unimpeded from that point on.
(Later)
After the written test, Izuku stood at his test sight in the outfit he chose for the exam. This outfit consisted of a navy blue, short-sleeved shirt with a high collar and the Uchiha symbol on the back, white shorts, and white arm warmers. He also had on a pair of ninja sandals and had his Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki crest bracelets on his left arm.
Additionally he also had a Kunai and Shuriken pouch strapped to his left and right sides respectively. Lastly he had a Tsurugi sword strapped horizontally to his waist. It was fashioned after Sasuke Uchiha's.
Taking a deep breath he looked over all the other applicants and was honestly impressed, he definitely had his work cut out for him. Then he saw Ochako standing there getting herself ready, deciding to go and wish her luck, he started walking towards her, only to stop when someone touched his shoulder.
"She looks like she's trying to get ready. Are you going to distract her too?" The boy that called him out questioned.
Izuku gave the boy a sideways glance, activating his Sharingan without thinking, which made the bespectacled lad back off.
'Th-those eyes! Don't tell me he's a—?' He thought in surprise.
"I was not going to distract her. I was simply going to wish her luck. Is that a problem?" The green haired teen questioned.
"Um, no. My mistake." The bespectacled teen said apologetically. The other applicants took notice of the boy's attitude change and seemed confused by it, until Izuku turned around and they were allowed a brief glimpse of his green Sharingan eyes before he blinked and put them away.
"Did you see that kid's eyes?" One of the applicants whispered.
"I think so. I didn't get a solid look." Another whispered back.
"I swear I thought I saw the Sharingan for a sec!" One of the other hopefuls whispered in shock.
'This does not look good.' Izuku thought before Mic suddenly told them to get started, prompting him to start running. "Okay first up! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He yelled as he formed a hand sign and five clones appeared, who then used the Body Flicker Jutsu to split up and cover more ground.
He then proceeded to the main street, where a 1 pointer greeted him. Izuku was quick to leap into action and drew his sword to slice its head off and move on. Off to the side, a blond boy with an odd looking belt looked disappointed at being robbed of a point before heading elsewhere.
"Alright, now where to—Bingo!" The boy said as he spotted a cluster of two pointers standing in two lines down a side road. Leaping into the air and running up a building using Chakra he did a backflip and hurled five Shuriken down on them. "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He called as the five turned to ten and hit the bots in their weak areas as he landed behind them and they blew up one by one.
He smirked at his handiwork before he continued his prowl.
(Elsewhere)
-Observation room-
"Well, this batch looks promising." A female voice remarked. On the screen it showed Toga doing backflips and crazy gymnast moves to dodge the robots before shanking them and severing their wires with a tanto sword. As well as Bakugo beating the crap out of robots at close range with his quirk and at long range with his explosion release clay coated Kamui Shuriken.
"Indeed, and don't call me a favoritest when I say that two in particular are already standing out from the rest." An intelligent voice commented as he focused on Izuku and Katsuki due to their chakra abilities.
This was because as he said this, Izuku's shadow clones were beating robots left and right with both Fire, Wood, Water, and Lightning Release techniques while the fifth was using strictly Kunai and the main Izuku was using his newly evolved Sharingan to track his prey before striking them down.
"I can see what you mean. Are those abilities really what I think they are?" A male western sounding voice asked as he looked at Izuku's progress.
"A real life ninja like in the days of old… this should be interesting." Another voice added.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Katsuki, he and Toga were currently in the same area, and the cat-like girl was gliding across a Three pointer before she stabbed it in the head before it could hit the boy with her.
"I coulda handled that small fry!" He told her.
"You're welcome!" Toga replied with an indignant huff at his lack of gratitude before she joined him in racking up more points. "Say, aren't you the kid who was with that uber cutie, Izuku?" She asked.
"Yeah. What about it?" The Pomeranian asked in reply.
"What's he like? I mean is he as adorable as he looks or is that just an act?" She asked as she leapt onto a two pointer's back and slit its throat.
"Um… Well, it's no act. He can get tough when he needs to be, though." Katsuki replied in a slightly awkward tone. "Call it a battle instinct, or something." He added.
"Ohh! That is so hot!" Toga giggled with blush as she leapt down, right as the ground started to rumble. "What the—?" She said before looking up as a shadow loomed over them. "Oh crap." She said flatly.
"Well fuck me sideways." The Pomeranian boy cursed as a giant robot on treads, the zero pointer, rose up.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Izuku the Zero pointer had just appeared right as he managed to get 60 hero points and released his Shadow Clones to get back his Chakra. He was about to make a break for it when he heard something that caught his attention.
"Ah! Someone help! I'm stuck!" A familiar voice cried. Izuku turned his head and his eyes widened in alarm when he saw Ochako pinned under some rubble.
"Crap!" He gasped as the robots treads started heading towards her, quickly he activated his Sharingan and made a small pillar free her leg using Earth style and then started making hand signs as she started crawling away. "Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu!" He yelled as he clapped his hands together.
The ground immediately began to shake violently, forcing the other applicants to grab onto something to keep from falling over as a gigantic wooden statue of a demon with a dragon wrapped around its torso rose up from the ground.
Using his Chakra to leap onto its shoulder, the Golem and Robot glared at each other, the mechanical menace was the one to strike first, trying to throw a punch, but the Golem dodged. This allowed the Wood Dragon to detach itself and coil around the bot like a snake.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile in the observation room, the judges were now on the edge of their seats.
"Holy crap, this is actually happening! We found a Senju!" The female voice from before exclaimed in delight.
"I think that's the same boy from before, he must be from both families." The knowledgeable voice noted.
"That's the first I've seen of a Wood Style move. Only ever read about it in books. No wonder Hashirama Senju was such a legendary figure." A deeper voice noted.
(Elsewhere)
Back with Izuku he knew he had destroy this thing before it could break free from the grip of his Wood Dragon, so he had his right hand merge with the right shoulder of his Golem and started channeling One for All from his arm into the Golem's making its arm glow red.
"One Jutsu-Quirk combo, ready to serve! SMAAAAAAASH!" Izuku roared as the Golem's arm flew at the robot, destroying it and the area behind it due to the shockwave.
However this attack didn't come without consequences as the Golem's arm was completely blown to splinters and the backlash that Izuku received completely wrecked his right arm and caused the wooden construct he stood on to start crumbling.
'Crap, I should've thought of a plan for this!' He thought, cursing his lack of foresight. He should've known that the backlash would be severe. He shook his head; he could worry about that another time. He needed to figure out how to land safely.
Quickly using Wood Style he created a sturdy sling for his arm and then started thinking of ways to land, but was unable to execute them when a hand slapped him across the face and he suddenly started floating. It was Ochako! She saved him again.
He gave her a surprised look as she released him from her quirk and started puking. Since his legs were still intact, he got up and walked over to one of his first friends in UA.
"You okay?" He asked her, mentally smacking himself for asking something so dumb.
"Yeah, just a little nauseous." She nodded as he helped her down and winced. "I think I broke my ankle." She said painfully.
Izuku looked at her leg and contemplated giving her one of his healing pills, but decided against it since he didn't know her blood type.
"Here, let me try and help." He told her as he weaved a one handed hand sign and used his Medical Ninjutsu. "Healing Art: Senju Recovery Jutsu!" He intoned as his palm glowed green and he looked at her ankle with his Sharingan as he placed his hand on it.
Ochako looked at him in awe as she felt her ankle heal. When it was done, she stood up and felt completely fine.
"You're a genuine ninja… I can't believe it." She breathed.
"Well it's true. You saw that from the Golem." Izuku told her. As he fell on his ass and deactivated his Sharingan, panting like mad. "And there goes the last of my Chakra." He sighed.
The other participants, meanwhile, regarded Izuku with shock and awe. "I can't believe it. That kid's a Senju!" One uttered in amazement.
"No, that can't be right, didn't you see his eyes? He's obviously an Uchiha!" Another countered.
"Hold on, didn't those two families die out over a century ago?" A third applicant questioned.
"That doesn't mean they didn't leave any descendents behind. This guy must be from both families!" A fourth exclaimed in realization. Meanwhile, the bespectacled boy from earlier was stunned.
'Senju and Uchiha blood flow within him… incredible.' He thought in awe before another thought occurred to him. 'But why now, though? Why is a chakra user surfacing now after all this time?' He wondered, feeling perplexed.
It was at this point that a short elderly woman walked up to them and congratulated all of them on their work once the exam ended. And when she reached Izuku, she noticed his arm in its wooden box cast. It had already started healing due his Hashirama level regeneration.
"My my, you got this hurt from your own quirk sonny?" She asked.
"Chalk it up to me being a late bloomer. Not much of a surprise." Izuku lied, keeping One for All secret in the process. "I'd heal myself, but unfortunately I'm out of Chakra." He told her.
"Hmm?" The woman hummed upon hearing that. "Ah, I see. Here, let me help with that." The woman said before her lips stretched out and kissed his arm, causing it to heal in seconds. Izuku was amazed before he suddenly felt slightly tired.
"Oh jeez…" He groaned. "Thanks Recovery girl." He told her, finally recognizing her.
"Why you're most certainly welcome." She nodded as she continued to look after the other kids. Meanwhile Ochako's gaze lingered on Izuku, she didn't know exactly why, but something seemed to interest her about him.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile at Katsuki's training ground, he and Toga were currently waiting for someone to get them out of some rubble.
"Fine mess this turned out to be." He groaned.
"Anyone ever told you that you whine too much?" Toga states dryly.
"Oh fuck off…" Bakugo deadpanned as crews started to get them free.
(One week later)
At Izuku's house he was currently having dinner with his mother and he was in fairly high spirits. After all he had managed to get 60 points in the exam which would surely pass him, but the anxiety of someone else outdoing him still gnawed at him. If only just a little bit.
"Are you okay, Izuku?" His mother, Inko asked. She was a very attractive woman in her early forties who honestly looked thirty. This was probably due to her bearing the boy's Senju and Uzumaki genes.
"Oh! Sorry, mom. Just a bit anxious about the results." He replied.
"Don't be too worried honey, I'm sure you did fine." The woman smiled at him as they continued eating their dinner. A few hours passed from that point and Inko soon rushed in with a letter from UA, which Izuku quickly took to his room.
As he opened the envelope he found a piece of paper that showed his scores, and he noticed something he hadn't been privy to: he had 60 hero points and 60 rescue points. Which placed him at fourth place in the exam. Only thing was, he had no idea what those were. It was then that a disc plopped on his desk and a projection appeared.
"BOOYAH, I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!" All Might exclaimed as he appeared in a yellow suit, much to the boy's surprise.
"What the—?! All Might? But, this is from UA! Unless…" The ninja gasped as he started realizing what was going on as All Might started explaining things to him.
"Now as you may have already surmised, you had something on your score besides hero points. These are rescue points, given to you by judges based on heroic acts. After all, a dedication to saving others is what makes a hero." He stated. "And with those numbers you have passed the exam and have been accepted." He continued. "Welcome, Izuku Midoriya, successor of the Clans of old. To the Hero Academia." All Might smiled as he outstretched his hand.
Izuku grinned giddily. He'd done it! He'd been accepted! He ran out of his room, and when his mother saw that giant grin, she instantly knew what happened and the two laughed in delight.
It was time to become a Hero.
Dragon Emperor0: And there we go. Chapter 2 officially out. And just so you know if we omitted any scenes, just assume we're keeping it the same as in the show.
ThermalsniperN7: Yeah. And it looks like Ochako and Toga are already interested in Izuku on top of the UA faculty taking an interest in him.
Dragon Emperor0: Given his prowess with his ninja skills after basically fifteen years of constant training, I'm not surprised. Also before the ship wars can get out of hand: Bakugo and Toga's banter is mainly plutonic and rival-ish. In no way is it or will it ever be romantic. Just putting that matter to bed before it clogs our review section.
ThermalsniperN7: Good. Last thing we need is that happening. Anyway, see you guys next time!