I return! Thank you so much for the positive reception of the first chapter! It really does mean a lot to me! As the summary suggests, I have as of now not decided on a pairing. Or if there should be a pairing at all for that matter. Though I have decided upon a few things:

First of all. It will not be Izuku x Ochako, apologies to those who really enjoy that pairing. I simply feel that it's often too bland. And I do not believe I am at appoint where I can write it in such a way that I myself will find it interesting.

Second of all. No YAOI. At least not for the main pairing. Whether other characters might swing for the other team, I cannot say yet. Just know that I won't add it for the simple reason of adding that one gay/lesbian couple for the sake of inclusion. It has to serve a purpose.

As a few people have pointed out, the term 'Nanites' seemingly remind you of the series, Generator Rex. I admit I did not watch much, if any of the series. So I apologize for the confusion it might have spawned. While there may be similarities between their powers, Izuku's quirk is not a direct ripoff.

And I will try to make this chapter longer than the last. I feel it was a bit of a struggle to flesh it out properly without trying to rush the story for the sake of skipping set up, for the action. So without further ado, let's rush through the rest of this AN setup, and get into the action shall we?

Last time on Nanite Hero Academia:

"You're just full of surprises aren't you squirt?" Sorahiko mused. Then Izuku looked at him, at them both in fact, and with a quivering lip asked them both. "Can I become a hero?" He looked so small and fragile, it tore at Sorahiko's heart, the doctor meanwhile just smiled brightly. "With enough training and dedication. I am certain you will can." Izuku nearly began crying when he said so. The words of encouragement were exactly what he wanted. Then Grandpa Torino surprised him, enveloping him in a hug. "If you're going to be a hero. We'll have to train you to get in top shape. A flashy quirk won't be enough. But if you follow my guidance. You'll be

among the best Izu.."

At this point, young Izuku Midoriya, four year old wielder of the Quirk: Nanites, was bawling his eyes out from the sheer happiness. His grandpa believed in him too!

Unbeknownst to anyone. It was at this moment the greatest Hero to ever live took his first step towards his destiny. Even as the Nanites powered down and behaved like little more than dust...

10 years later:

The last ten years since the Death of Izuku's mother, Inko, and the discovery of his quirk: Nanites, had been quite eventful. When Izuku had enrolled in the local kindergarten after the end of the summer vacation, and showed off his Quirk as children so often did. It was met with quite a bit of applause from his peers. And afterwards fitting seemed to be of little issue for the most part. The only real difficulties arose when broaching the subject of parents, and Izuku's lack of them. But when he told them that he was staying with his Grandfather, they seemed to back off. After all. Wouldn't want to upset the boy who could turn metal into an angry cloud of Nanites with a touch.

Though while the fame of being awarded such a powerful quirk made him popular. Little Izuku quickly learned that nearly everyone, adults and children alike cared for nothing but the Quirk he held. With the exception of one. A young four year old boy by the name of Hitoshi Shinso, with the quirk: Mind Control. Many had praised Shinso's quirk as well, though the adult could sometimes be caught muttering about how villainous it was under their breath.

And thanks to their shared pedestal of having been born with powerful Quirks Shinso and Izuku enjoyed a healthy friendship. For a time. Throughout kindergarten and even through elementary school the two were nigh inseparable. Their quirks growing as they did. Where Shinso once could only compel a person to person to obey him. But with the authority he now possessed as an eight year old. Most people, adults included were hard pressed to not fall under his sway. By the time they entered middle School. Only the most hardened of wills could ever hope to withstand him. This however, gave rise to more and more nasty comments about how villainous his quirk was. That only a force of evil, would ever stoop so low as to brainwash Number 1 hero all might. Delivered Justice with his fists after all!

Izuko however, was another story all together. As he grew, so too did his control over the nanites. Where once he could loosely command the swarm of microscopic machines to move about in a menacing cloud. Now he had refined his control over them. Able to organize them into shapes, like forming a defensive wall, or a wicked spike to send flying. As his control of them grew, so too did the speed with which they moved. And one of the many great breakthroughs he made with his quirk. Was discovering that the nanites, could create more nanites. Though the process was much slower, like a swarm of robotic, metal eating termites, they could convert metal into an even greater host.

But the greatests discovery came one quiet saturday afternoon at Gran Torino's gym. When the unthinkable happened… Grandpa's microwave broke. And in the middle of heating up a frozen snack for the old man too! What a cruel joke the world threw at the man! Luckily, the old man came prepared for the occasion. And quickly found a spare microwave.

Izuku meanwhile had laid claim to the broken microwave, with an idea in mind. Tentatively he put a hand upon broken device, and channeled the Nanite creating energy through it. But the young boy was shocked to find that, rather than being consumed and converted into nanites, he instead felt a rush of knowledge enter his mind. It was as if he understood completely how the microwave functioned! He could see the schematics in his mind, and after channeling the energy once more, the Oven was converted into the machines. Then with a wave of his hand, Izuku Midoriya, hero in the making. Restored the microwave to functionality.

That had been the most shocking discovery the pair had made in quite some time. The nanites could not only consume and destroy. They could create. The increased skill and finesse with which Izuku used his quirk did not go unnoticed, and the praise and approval of others skyrocketed. And it was only due to the careful, strict raising of Sorahiko that Izuku did not turn out to be a brash arrogant young man. Well perhaps a little arrogance was present. No one was perfect.

These factors did eventually lead to one very low point in young Izuku's life. The end of his and Shinso's friendship. It occured in the days leading up to the end of their last semester in elementary school. Shinso had grown cold and distant for a long time, and finally Izuku had broached the subject. And with a glare Shinso responded. "It would be a waste of time trying to explain to someone as blessed as you." He was bitter and angry.

"Blessed?" Izuku wondered. "What are you talking about?" He asked, but a knot was already forming in his stomach. 'Is this about his quirk again? Oh no, don't tell me Shinso.. You're letting them get to you.' "Don't let what the othe-" The Nanite wielder began, only to be cut off by a snarl from Shinso.

"Shut the hell up, Midoriya!" He yelled, and using his quirk he did just that. He shut Izuku up. "You don't understand!" Angry tears had begun falling down his cheeks. "Everyone always says that I'm a villain in the making. And then they turn around and look at you like you're the next All Might, just because of your damn quirk!" He roared. And Izuku could only look at him in sadness, unable to say a word.

Deep down Izuku, was shocked, Shinso had never used his quirk on him before. 'This is what it's feeled to be under his influence. It's like being trapped in my own body! I can't even reach out to the nanites! Wait.. The nanites!' Izuku cried in his own mind, as behind Shinso, a great cloud them had begun forming to defend their master, forming a solid tendril.

Looking over his shoulder, Shinso took note of the growing swarm. Looking back, he shot Izuku an angry look of betrayal. For just as Shinso had never used his quirk of Izuku before. Izuku had never used his on Shinso either. With one final glare, Shinso walked away.

In the final days of elementary school that followed. He refused to so much as look at Izuku. Perhaps it was luck, that the two were going to seperate middle schools.

Izuku never did form a bond such as that ever again through his time in Middle School. He pushed himself to the best in all his classes, for he had set his sights on the greatest Hero School this side of Japan. UA. And they only took in the best and the brightest. In fact, out of hundreds of applicants each year. Only the fourty highest scoring students, were allowed into the Herorics course.

His Grandfather had once asked him why he wanted to be a hero so badly. Izuku's reasoning had been astoundingly mature for his age: "I've been given a quirk with such great potential… What if I was the hero needed to save someone. So that they could go back to their families. I don't want anyone else to have to go through the pain of losing family. I will be their hero. I will save everyone I can!" The declaration was paired with the all the bravado and tears the young man could possibly muster.

Not long after that, his grandfather began training him. At least, Sorahiko called it training. Izuku prefered calling it hell on earth. He was made to run laps for hours on end to build up endurance, train with weights and perform all manner of strenuous activities to strengthen his body. And to go along with it, his Grandfather made him change his diet radically to better support the training regime.

And on top of all that, Izuku was made to study. Not just school work, but heroics as well. Sorahiko had discovered his grandson's uncanny knack for analyzing quirks and made him put this talent to work. Making him research and catalogue heroes and villains for hours on end, and then later go through them with Izuko and make certain he understood how Izuku himself could best counter their Quirk.

Another part his studies, involved technology. By researching and understanding how it worked, they intended for Izuku to become more proficient at the creation aspect of the nanites.

The tasks ahead of him were arduous, and he ran himself ragged. His grandfather carefully observing to make sure that he stuck to the program and didn't overexert himself. The idea was to make him stronger, not ruin him before he even had the chance to chase his dreams.

And tough as it was, Izuku could not argue for the results. Since then he had bulked up immensely. Where before he was short and scrawny, entering middle school at a height of only 4'4 as an 12 year old. Now at the age of 14 with the last year of middle school approaching fast, he stood at a commendable 5'6. And while he was certainly lean, he was also incredibly fit. Easily the most athletic in his class. While also being the smartest. Yet despite this, due to his tendencies of being a loner, paired with his unique upbringing. Izuku Midoriya didn't have anyone he could call a friend. Even the term stung a little. It brought back memories of Shinso, and the look of betrayal on his face.

Classes had let out early that day, so Izuku had taken the chance to visit his parents' graves in Shizuoka. After a sombre recollection of the last month or so since his last visit, and the reaffirmation that he was doing well and still intended on shooting for an admission into the UA Heroics course. He left, making his way through an unused tunnel on his way to the station. Hoping that the villain attack earlier had not damaged the tracks earlier, when MT. Lady debuted. Riding a bus had taken a lot longer than he'd like, so hopefully he could catch a train home.

'MT Lady has such a cool quirk! Being able to grow to such a giant size. And from the looks of things, her Strength grows alongside her size! I wonder if that's the only size she can expand to.. Or maybe she can consciously adjust how large she is. That would be incredibly. But is her strength proportionate to her size, or is it exponential, making her much stronger when she's a giant?' Izuku wondered, thoughts going a hundred miles a second. Only when the manhole cover exploded upwards did his attention return to reality. Before he could react, a disgusting ooze shot out of the sewer below. Gasping for air "Damm that All Might… I think I lost him. But for how long? I need to find somewhere to hide." The villain muttered, his eyes falling on Izuku, and his yellow teeth became barred beyond his slimey grin. "Well that's convenient. Stand still for a moment will you?" The Sentient sludge asked before lunging at Izuko. Who had managed to break out of his stunned state and dodge in time. Avoiding the villains slimey grasp.

"Dammit kid! I told you to stand still!" The Villain said, continuing to try and take a hold of the boy, who kept dodging until he had made able space between the two. 'This is bad.. I don't have that many nanites, and I can't afford to look for something suitable to make more, if only there was something meta-' his train of thought stopped as he noticed the manhole cover, as he continued dodging, he steered towards it, and with a quick burst he turned it into his trust nanites. Jumping back one last time, he willed the swarm to coat his arm, and form something that looked like a big speaker. "Surrender Villain, this is your only warning." Izuku called out with a shaky voice. The Sludge simply laughed. "Surrender? Or what? You're going to play your own funeral music?" He asked, but internally panic was setting in 'Shit how long has it been since I escaped all Might, I have to quick!' he thought before lunging once more. But was stopped in his track as Izuku let out a focused soundwave against him. "Basecanon!" he cried out. The attack did little more than stun the villain however. 'Dammit it's not strong enough.. They're failing!' he cried out in mild panic. And true enough, the attack had drained the nanites of their power, and Izuku's basecanon crumpled to pieces.

The Slugdge villain regained his.. Footing? And loomed over the poor boy victoriously. But before he could capitalize. Another figure shot out of the sewer. Landing between them. While his attire was that of a civilian, a white T-shirt and a pair of shorts. The Iconic smile and hair was unmistakable, especially when paired with his iconic catchphrase: "HAVE NO FEAR YOUNG MAN! FOR I AM HERE!" There he stood, in all his heroic glory. The number 1 hero. The Symbol of peace. All Might. After flashing a floored Izuku one last smile, he turned his attention towards the villain. His smile never faltering. "AND YOU! DASTARDLY VILLAIN, YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD ESCAPE JUSTICE?! PREY UPON ANOTHER INNOCENT?! NO I SAY!" All Might cried, rearing his fist back and preparing for one of his signature punches. "TEXAS-SMASH!" he roared as a shockwave of force explode outwards and turned the villain into a shower of sludge. Which All Might proceeded to scoop up into a plastic bottle he picked up from the ground. "A true hero does not litter!" he told Izuku with a smile.

Izuku for his part, was in the process of trying to compute what was happening. ALL MIGHT was infront of him 'I was just saved by ALL MIGHT! Oh my gosh! This is so cool wait! I need his autograph!', quickly Izuku dug out his notebook, 'Quirk Analysis Vol. 14' "Will you please sign this?!" He asked, yelling from the sheer excitement. "Of course I will!" All might said, and after grabbing an offered pen from Izuku, did just that. "Tell me young man, what is your name?" he asked curiously. 'He's looking rather fit for a civilian he held off the villain until I arrived. And what was that sound?' all might wondered.

The Verdet however had a hard time keeping his mouth from falling to the ground. 'All might wants to know my name?! Best day ever!' "Izuku Midoriya sir!" He said. "It's a real honour to meet you! You've always been a big inspiration for me! I want to be a hero like you sir! Saving people with a smile. Making them feel safe." he ranted off, much to the amusement and approval of the pro hero "Is that so? May I ask you, what is your Quirk, young man?" All might asked him, evidently curious.

Reaching out with his mind, Izuku managed to reawaken a few of the Nanites, and caused them to fly up, into his hands. "My Quirk is called nanites. I can convert metal into nano machines that I can use to create all sorts of machines like the Basecanon I used to keep the Sludge villain at bay." He explained, as calmly as a fanboy having a 1 on 1 conversation with their all time Idol could.

"I must say that is most impressive young Midoriya. I think you have the maki-" all might cut himself short, a familiar sensation overtaking him. 'My limit? Crap!' "Apologies young man. But I must be going, I have to get this villain locked up as soon as possible. Good luck young Midoriya!" He said, as he jumped off with a thunderous boom from his strong legs. Leaving behind an awestruck teenager. Who after standing there in complete silence for several minutes, processing what just happened finally yelled. "THAT WAS SO COOL!" before the fatigue overtook him. Exerting too much into too few nanites, or controlling too many nanites at once was taxing on his energy. And Izuku felt the need for some food. "Some Katsudon wouldn't be bad right now!" he said giddily heading for nearest place to get his favourite treat.

Having feasted on the food of heroes, according to Izuku at least grandfather's and their frozen fish deserts be damned… The young teen headed for the train station. Fully expecting the tracks to have been cleared by now. After all, if an attack like this could stop public transportation for long, then the country would have suffered long ago. Those were the thoughts he was broken out of. When a series of explosions occurred nearby. A large crowd being blocked off by a group of heroes being tell tale sign that a villain attack was in progress. "Everyone stay clear!" a large man said. Dead Arms by the looks of things.

"Oh kami he has a hostage! Won't anyone do something?" a worried civilian cried. And as Izuku neared, he was shocked to see that the same villain who had attacked him earlier, was now on the loose. In the process of trying to take over a young teen that seemed vaguely familiar to Izuku. A person he once knew, the boy was setting off explosions from the palm of his hand, trying to wrestle the villain off of him. Izuku looked on in fear for the boy's life. When a heard one of the heroes utter a phrase that made ice run through his veins. "Man this looks bad. Hopefully a hero with a quirk better equipped to handle this comes soon." Those words, that unwillingness to save a life. Made Izuku grit his teeth.

"Hey kid! What are you doing get back here, it isn't safe!" Death Arms called out, and only then did Izuko realize he was running straight towards the sludge villain, facing the danger that professional heroes wouldn't. Ducking under a piece of concrete being hurled towards him courtesy of an explosion, Izuku touched a downed lamppost and a wrecked sign, converting them into nanites, before rushing towards the villain once more. "Hey Ugly! Remember me?!" he yelled, catching the Sludge's attention, as well as his captive. Who glared at him with familiar red eyes.

"You again?" The sludge roared "Get out of here! I don't need your help!" The blonde captive yelled, as Izuku willed his nanites to take the shape of the basscanon once more, this time with more than enough nanites to cover both his forearms with the contraption. And as it powered up. He called out. "Basscanon!" And fired out a deafening soundwave, weakened the sludge around the blonde captive enough for him to get loose. After that, Izuko relented. Gasping for breath as he preparred for a second volley. "I won't let you hurt anyone else!" He yelled defiantly, before a familiar giant rushed in. "WELL SAID! A HERO SHOULD ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO RISK THEIR LIFE!" All Might roared, once again reading to pummel the villain into submission. "OKLAHOMA SMASH!" He called out as he let loose a tornado like punch on the sludge. Smashing him to pieces with enough force to change the weather. For such was his power!

The cleanup that followed was quick, after having recovered the villain, the media swarmed All Might, bombarding the hero with questions while another hero Kamui Woods took care of the blond, Katsuki Bakugou as he learned he was called, still he couldn't quite recall where he knew the boy from. Death Arms meanwhile was busy chewing out Izuku for his reckless behaviour. "Do you have any idea how dangerous that was? You could've gotten yourself killed. Or the both of you. Don't get me started on how you used your quirk, if it had been too powerful you could have hurt that boy.. You shou-" he began, only for Izuku to cut him off. "Done what? 'Waited for someone with a better quirk to arrive'?" He asked with a snarl. "I refuse to get lectured by a coward who won't risk his life to save others!" he yelled, much to the chargain of the Hero. With a sigh, Death Arms let the boy go after collecting his statement for the authorities. And with that Izuku was on his way towards the station.

Walking along he felt his phone vibrate, and after digging through his pockets to find it, he saw that his grandfather was calling. Cautiously, Izuku brought it to his ear. "Hey Grandpa wha-" whatever else he was going to say was cut off when Sorahiko began yelling over the phone. "Don't you 'Hey Grandpa' me, Squirt! I saw you on the news, what were you thinking running into the frey like that?! You used your quirk without a license! Izuku do you have any idea what would happen if you hadn't gotten off lightly? You'd never have been able to become a hero, Squirt. You need to be careful." Sorahiko finished his rant with an audible sigh. "Look, I saw what you did, and while I applaud you for saving that kid. You have to think things through. Get back to the gym, tomorrow we'll step up your training. There's on year left until you can take the UA entrance exam. See you home, Squirt." The old man finished speaking, finally allowing Izuku to speak.

"Grandpa, I know what I did was reckless, but I stand by it.. Those pro heroes just stood there. 'Waiting for a hero with a better quirk' to come along and save the day. Just like when mom…" Even after all this time, even recalling that day hurt. "I don't care what others say, I tried my all to save that guy, and that's good enough to me. See you home, Grandpa." Izuku said, terminating the call.

As he began nearing the entrance to the station, the same blonde boy who had been taken captive from earlier came by. "Hey nerd!" he called out, an angry scowl on his face. Baring his teeth he growled. "Don't think I owe you one for saving me! I didn't need your help! You're not better than me! Got that?!" He screeched, before stomping off.

With a sweatdrop Izuku boarded the train, heading home.

And that's chapter two all wrapped up! Thank you all for reading, and thank you for all the reviews you've been leaving. It means a lot to me that so many people seem to be finding at least some enjoyment from my scipples, haha. With that said, next chapter will feature the training process, and possibly the Entrance Exam into UA. Though I want to pose a question to those reading, as I am torn on the subject:

Should Izuku still be given All For One? And if yes, at the same timeframe as before? A year before the UA entrance exam? Or perhaps later, with All Might not choosing him on gut feeling alone?

I'd love to hear what your thoughts on the subject are. Until next time! -TentEmperor