Sorry for the delay! I extended my Labor Day vacation and time got away.
Heads Up: To give an idea for the pace of the story, internships will be by Ch 7. The training camp should be Ch 11 MAYBE Ch 12 at the latest.
Author Notes at the end.
Enjoy Chapter 2!
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Ch 2- School Life Begins
(3 Days Ago)
"You see…I Don't want you to take my title as the #1 hero in this county kid…No I want you to achieve something bigger.."
The flicker of fire that was burning in All Mights Eyes now grew to be raging flames.
The intensity of emotions that filled the room kept growing.
All Might had Izuku in the palm of his hands. What was going on? What in the world was All Might trying to say?
"I want you to save the world Izuku"
Confusions.
That's all Izuku felt right now was confusion.
"I-Isn't t-that what the #1 hero supposed to do?…S-save the world?" Was All Might trying his hand at some kind of riddle right now?
"Both yes and no…You see it's really not that simple kid."
"I-it's not?" All Might Sighed. This was going to be one long talk.
"Just relax, hear me out, and pay attention." All Might passed his successor a glass of water. "Before you leave this room you'll know the whole truth and story about myself and that power you now call your own." Izuku nodded signaling for All Might to continue.
"You're familiar with the time period when quirks first appeared, right? How civilizations advancements stalled due to so many years getting society back to normalcy?
Izuku nodded. History books all talked in great length about that time period and the changing of times. New laws had to be made. New rights for humans were written. It was a long and trialing time period that at one point seemed like the apocalypse had come. Everyone was aware of its history.
"Around that same time once things started to settle, in the shadows came a new problem entirely different."
"One man had the quirk known as All for One. It was a special quirk that allowed its user to take and give quirks to other people. He prayed upon the weak society using his powers to in some eyes…become a god."
The air in the room grew more and more tense by the second. Izuku was hanging on the edge of his seat at this point taking in all this new information.
"He would rescue people from this new hell they found themselves in. If your quirk was ruining your life he would take it away and save you from your pain. If you didn't have a quirk well then he would give you one finally saving you from your sense of feeling ostracized from society. He presented himself as a true savior…a True God."
"Over the years his powers grew and so did his following. His plan of taking over the world was getting closer and closer…until a quirkless nobody like yourself decided to stop him."
This was by far the most captivating story Izuku had ever heard. So many emotions were showing up within himself as he soaked in every word his teacher laid onto him. How come he never heard of this story before? Izuku loved history and yet this story was nowhere to be found in any textbook he's ever read.
"S-s-omeone quirkless stopped him?" Stuttered Izuku with fascination showing on his face. Who cared if apparently this story had been erased from history, Izuku was fully bought in.
All Might responded with a soft smile and sigh. So far so good. The kid was taking all this new information well…for now.
"Yes..and this quirkless person just so happened to be his younger brother."
"Woah." Izuku did not see that coming.
"Despising his brother's ideologies and evil desires, he stood against him for years. But unfortunately being quirkless..he was rather powerless in the fight..All for one locked him away and pitied his brother for all his years of refusing such a brilliant plan. Of course one day until that pity turned into resentment."
"Having enough All For One forced a quirk onto his brother..It was then his brother found out he was in fact not quirkless after all. His quirk, which allowed to transfer his quirk to another user, went from being weak and worthless to strong and powerful thanks to this second quirk he was given.. a stockpiling of energy quirk…. Along with these two quirks took on a new form of power that his younger brother used in the fight against All For one..This new power become known as-"
"One For All…." Izuku finished off saying in a whisper once realization hit him.
"You're the 9th user of this amazing power, Young Mordoriya. The 9th person who now holds the unfortunate burden of protecting this world from All For One."
"W-wait? A-All For One is still alive? B-But…How old is he than?" If Izuku was following correctly this meant that All For One had to be well over 100 years old. If the power of One For All couldn't put a stop to him, surely Father Time could.
"It's safe to say with being in possession of who knows how many quirks, he mostly possesses some kind that slows down his aging." All Might answered. That made sense.
"Despite knowing that, we also still believe that his time is running out though." Izuku gave his teacher a questioning look, wanting him to continue.
"His main goal is to take over the world. What specific reason? We're still unsure. Early on since quirks weren't as strong when they first arrived, he wasn't able to become powerful enough alone despite all his quirks he possessed. Even as his following grew it still wouldn't be enough. So he kept buying time, but once his brother joined the fight everything changed ... .Since it's very first moment of existence, One For All is the single only reason All For One hasn't succeeded yet."
Izuku's head started to hurt. He looked away from his teacher, finally settling on his right hand. An indescribable weight just appeared on his back as if the burden known as "One for All" had made itself known.
He knew the power he now possessed was strong. Was powerful. Was special. But this…He really didn't know how to react right now.
Despite his back feeling heavy and sweat forming around his temple, he felt surprisingly…calm.
All might just continued on. "Anytime All for One had tried to leave the shadows, One for All was there to stop him. So that's where he's been hiding for decades. In the shadows. Slowly getting stronger and building up his following …But 5 years ago we got some word he was planning to make a move..was he getting old and running out of time? Or did he finally think he was strong enough to beat One For All?
All Might now had his students' attention back on him. "Long story short I was able to stop him before he made his move, but not before he gave me this." All might lifted up his shirt revealing the gruesome injury he received from the aftermath of that fight.
Despite being shown the injury before Izuku couldn't help but look away in disgust. Was the injury really that disgusting to look at? Or did knowing now the real reason for the injury now bring on the disgust he felt inside?
Dropping his shirt back back down, All Might slumped in his chair letting out a small sigh.
"I only stopped him for a time being though. He's still very much I alive..At Least that's what we believe.."
Izuku just sat there silently as he took everything in. "All For One? One For All? Taking over the world? A quirkless brother? 9 generations? Only thing protecting the world?" The more he tried to process what was going on the more anxious he started to feel.
"S-So I-m going to have to fight All For One." Was Izuku asking that? Or was he stating it? The Young Boy looked overwhelmed from all the thinking he was doing from where All Might was Sitting.
"I..I don't know yet kid..But most likely." In truth All Might really didn't know if his successor would have to take part in that fight one day. All Might was still hoping that he could finish the battle once and for all before his student would have to officially take his spot in the ring.
"That's why I created a special training schedule for you, Young Midoriya! The faster we start getting use to that new power of yours, the faster the world will be in safer hands." Excitement making his way to his voice. It was Time to lift the mood up a little. "With the approval of Principal Nezu of course."
"O-Oh Yeah right my classes and schedule! I almost forgot about all of that." The small trace of excitement carried its way over from All Might to Izuku.
"S-so u-uhm can you tell me what I'll be taking and doing." Izuku asked sheepishly. He was starting to feel a nice mix of excitement and nervousness finding out how exactly he was going to start the school year.
"You won't be taking any classes for the first term, you and I will spend everyday privately training right here at U.A. After the first time you'll have the opportunity to join in the hero course with your performance at the school's sports festival along with all the other students..By then you should have One for All mastered, so winning the sports festival will be a cinch." All might finished off with enthusiasm showing in his voice.
"B-but is this even allowed?.J-just training?..No actual classes or learning?" Izuku stammered back. Getting to train with his Idol All Might everyday using the school's amazing facilities did sound like a dream. He was sure anyone else in the school would jump at this type of opportunity. Yet..Something just felt off to Izuku.
"Yep. Principal Nezu was completely on board with it..He's one of the few also in the know about the truth regarding All for one and One for All. So he too knows how important your progression into mastering your power is." Hearing that helped lighten the mood for Izuku.
"The power is still too strong for you and your body. As evident by you breaking just about every bone in your body when throwing just one single punch during your entrance exam." Sweat rolled off Izuku's face, being reminded of that unlucky moment.
"The goal is for you to gain control and get your body fully acclimated to using One For All with no drawbacks. There may be some trial and error along the way, so the less we have to worry about besides training the better. Plus first year material is all stuff you should already know and can learn in your free time if need be. Can't have school work slowing you down in this important time period, and it's too risky having other students training around you while you don't have full grasp of the power. Don't want anyone getting hurt."
Fidgeting in his seat Izuku couldn't silently help but agree with everything All Might said. He couldn't find any fault in the logic behind it.
"I know how important it was for you to be accepted and attend UA, so combining that with the importance of training your power this was the best solution I could come up with. Plus you can't officially get a pro heros license until you're 18 years of age, but attempting a hero training school like U.A. can fast track it and make it possible to receive your license even earlier..So that's the whole jist of it." All Might leaned back in his seat relaxing himself from that spiel he just went on.
He was really hoping that his student liked and agreed with his thought out plan. He'd admit it wasn't perfect, but the top Hero did his best taking everything into consideration when coming up with it.
"I-I trust you All Might. If you think this is best for Me, then I'll do it!" Izuku's voice starting to get higher.
"I'll do my best to make this power my own..And take your spot as being the #1 hero!" Izuku started holding up a fist as a sign of strength.
The initial disappointment Izuku felt when being told he wasn't going to join the hero course had washed away. All Might was right, his plan made sense, and truth be told what he was being offered was something of a fantasy come true. No actual school work, just training all day with the top hero to ever exist? Anyone would say yes in a heartbeat.
Although deep down something still seemed off to Izuku as he processed the plan in question. His small desire to fit it and join the rest of the school in normalcy still had a hold on him. He was going to finally fit in with other people, make friends, go out and have fun!
He would do his best to keep that small desire hidden inside. There were bigger things at stake than some small personal matters he had feelings about.
"B-but more importantly..I'll stop All for One..A..And i'll save the world. That should be my main goal right?"
All Might stared at his student delighted he understood everything he had just gone ever. He knew he picked a good successor. Now he had to bring the conversation back to where it originated.
"That's where the two collide..Being the #1 hero..and saving the world." All Might took a deep breath. "One day you may have to kill All for one. Can you handle killing another person, villian or not?"
"I..Uh..I-I really don't know…" Izuku said softly.
From everything in the conversation Izuku figured the only way to truly put an end to All for One would be killing him. The idea of killing was always be a no go for Izuku. He had strong beliefs and morals against it. Most of the world did. Killing using a quirk was also considered as taboo as it got. Heros would never kill, they would do anything within their power to take any villain or criminal in. Society with quirks already had a thin line to walk on.
But…Izuku felt during this conversation his mind started to waver. He had these beliefs all his life, but the seriousness of the conversation contents were enough to spark change.
He knew how serious this all was.
But was he okay with it all? He really didn't see himself as having a choice at the moment.
"It's not even just that kid…not only will you have to fight and Kill him one day..But will you be able to do it while the news are filming, plastering your face all over tv?.. With the whole world watching? ..Watching as they witness a hero brutally kill another person Villain or not?…Just remember he already presented himself as a savior and a God once before. Who says that doesn't happen the second time around?" All Mights words were starting to hit Izuku heavy as he found himself fidgeting in his seat.
"You could save the world and the world could reject you in return…that's why it was important for me to finish him off outside of the public's eye in private when we fought..but I failed…and I'm sorry for that Izuku..I'm sorry to have kept all of this from you. I should had told you from the very beginning" All Might finished off bowing his head.
"I-It's okay All Might. It really is." The student looked at his master.
"I-I want to be the #1 hero one day…I also want to beat All for One…To save the world…I..There's alot I still have to process in my head, but..but I'm ready for whatever will be thrown my way. I won't let you or One for All down."
All Might knew he picked a good one.
The student and teacher chatted a bit more about the upcoming school term and what training would be like, until it was time for them to call it a day.
As Izuku left All Might couldn't help but feel ecstatic with how things had gone. That feeling didn't last long though and was soon starting to be replaced by another feeling.
Guilt.
There was still one important piece of information that the teacher kept from his student.
Did he make the right choice withholding it?
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(Present Day)
The weekend had come and gone and now the first real official day of the school term was set to begin.
Izuku used his two days off organizing the thoughts in his head and removing any little doubt that we're starting to make themselves known. No matter what was said during his conversation with All Might last Friday, nothing would deter him and his spirit from becoming the best. The more he kept things simple in his mind, the easier it would be to navigate the path ahead.
"Just focus on getting stronger and everything else will work out in the end '' He thought. The simpler the mindset right now the better.
Finally reaching U.A., Izuku went to the spare locker room he was given to change and made his way to All Mights office.
Everyday they would do basic physical and mental training from 9am to 12:15pm before departing for lunch. From 1pm to 3pm they would focus only on training involving his quirk. They would advance time spent training with his quirk as he kept progressing. Time outside of school was strictly meant for resting and reaching nutritional goals. That included the weekends. All Might stressed how important rest was considering how intense the daily training regimen was going to be.
He even got his own locker room! Granted it was an older unused one that sat emptied for a few years.
Maybe this weird first term Izuku was about to embark on wouldn't be so bad after all.
"I'm sorry Young Midoriya,but you'll be on your own this morning" was not what Izuku was hoping to hear from All Might as they were starting their first day of training.
Izuku made it to All Might's office excited to start the day only to now have that excimer washed over with disappointment.
"I Know I'm pretty much your personal trainer while her on campus, but I'm still an official teacher here so every now and then I'll have to put those responsibilities first." All Might stated. "Just for the morning I have to take part in a lesson with class 1A, but I'll be back with you all afternoon."
Izuku nodded in understanding. Really he didn't mind and knew this would be happening from time to time. He was just slightly annoyed that it had to happen on the first day.
"Head to gym gamma. There one of the entrance robots will lead you to a special training room U.A. Teacher Cementoss created for us. There you'll have all the equipment and stuff you'll need for this morning workout. And Don't slack off just because I'm not there young man."
"Of course!" Izuku answered back. "I'll get after it and give it my all." He finished extending his arm into the air.
All Might gave his student a smile and he made his way to exit the room.
"We'll meet back up at 1 at gym gamma. I'll see you in the afternoon, kid." And with that All Might was off.
Izuku decided to make his way as well.
Striding through campus he couldn't help but do a double glance at everything he passed by. He was sure he was never going to get tired stepping foot here on campus. It was a dream set up that nothing else compared too.
There was a reason every hero in training dreamt of coming here.
Finally Izuku reached his destination.
Or so he believed.
"Man these facilities are even bigger when up close! I can't wait to get sta-" Izuku cut himself off, finally noticing the sign on the front.
"Ground Beta" it has written.
"Oh man I knew I should had double checked the campus directory. I definitely slipped up" U.A. Had so many facilities on campus and it seemed like half of them had Gym or Ground in the name. An easy mix up Izuku told himself.
"Oh well no harm I guess. Gotta find the rig-"
"Hey kid, already speaking class on the first day? I should take you to the principal and have you expelled"
Turning around to the voice that had just spoken, Izuku was now faced with an average male with long black hair, black clothes, and a white scarf. Behind him stood a whole bunch of other people wearing costumes.
A whole classroom full of people to be exact.
Quickly Izuku realized that this was a teacher and behind him were students from one of the hero courses. They must had just shown up to have their class at ground beat that morning and here was Izuku's showing up unannounced intruding on it.
"I-I…I.." Izuku just didn't know how to respond at this moment. He knew he wasn't supposed to be there but…explosion? Was this situation at hand worth being expelled over? Between having that thrown in his face along with all the new eyes and attention on him, Izuko completely fell apart on the inside.
"Here since you want to get some physical activity in so bad." The teacher commented, taking note of Izuku's PE clothes. "Why don't you throw this ball as far as you can for me." He reached into his pocket and rolled a ball to Izuku.
"Use your quirk too."
Izuku leaned down and picked up the ball and just stared back at the man who just challenged him. Looking past him Izuku suddenly caught the glimpses of a couple familiar faces.
"Oh no that's Kaichan back there..that must mean this is a first year hero class. And LOOK! It's her the girl from the entrance exam! And hey I remember that tall boy with glasses! And..And wow that black hair girl next to him. She's beaut-"
"Oh by the way. If you can't throw it over 200 meters or can't throw it without breaking your arm, then you'll still be expelled. So let's go." The class's teacher's voice finally returned Izuku from his thoughts.
The aura around this guy was intense. Izuku knew he meant everything he was throwing at him. But how did this guy know about his quirk and the drawback from it?
As the pressure for Izuku to make a decision increased, so did all the chatter among the class of students who were nervously watching what was unfolding in front of them.
"Serves Deku Right. Thta worthless quirkless fucker should had never stepped foot here at this school to begin with." The angry blonde hair student known as Bakugo could be heard saying.
"The kid looks terrified right now. So not manly." a red hair classmate replied.
"Yeah the poor kid looks so scared! I wish I could help him." Came from a pink hair girl
"Ida I can't watch, I feel so bad for him. Why can't we just run into him normally for once!" The brown-haired girl known as Uraraka started to speak up.
"Do You know this boy?" Asked the black hair girl who stood next to their classmate Ida. The same black hair girl who captured Izuku's attention even if for just a split second.
"Yeah! I mean no..At the entrance exams he saved me from a giant robot! He blasted the thing into pieces with just one punch! But that one punch also broke like every bone in his body..." Uraraka finished off.
"Really?" Was all the black hair girl had to say. She found what she was hearing interesting. The boy they were talking about was giving off some vibe of a weak scared coward, and not some strong mighty hero.
But what about him breaking all of his bones after one punch? And didn't Mr. Aizawa just say something about him not breaking his arm when throwing the ball?
"I hope nothing bad happens to him. I still have to thank him!" The brown-haired girl said softly.
"Let's just observe and see what happens." Their tall friend Ida responded, finally joining the conversation.
The unprofessionalism the green haired kid radiated off left a bad taste in Ida's mouth for liking, but even too had to admit something definitely seemed interesting in a way with this kid.
Maybe peculiar was the right word he was looking for.
The cluster of voices was only making it harder for Izuku to properly think. He needed to make a decision and respond to the situation at hand. Could he accomplish what the guy was asking him to do?
Gripping the ball tighter the frustration kept building inside. All his life he had everyone's eyes on him judging him, always making fun of him for being a weak, quirkless loser.
The same thing was happening at this very moment, but this time he had a quirk! Yet nothing has changed…
"I'm tired of this. Now..Now I can finally stand up for myself." The power of One For All resided in Young Izuku now.
It was time to stop thinking he was the same quirkless loser that he was once before.
He would no longer allow himself to be considered a coward anymore.
Things were going to be different.
"Not even gonna try? I thought so. You didn't deserve to be here anyways. Let's go and finally get you off school grou—"
"Fine." Izuku cut off the teacher speaking. "I'll do this challenge of yours…And I'll prove you wrong…I Know I belong here." The stutter was now gone from Izuku's speech. Eyes now meeting each other all the students could feel the intensity in the glares they were exchanging.
The anxiety and wavering doubt was replaced by confidence and determination. Was this purely Izuku standing before everyone? Or did the power of One For All transform the young freckle face teen into something else.
Turning to face a clear opening Izuku prepared himself to launch the ball. Anticipation could be felt by everyone watching.
The interaction had just taken a complete 180 and no one knew what to expect from the green haired kid.
"I can do this. Using One for All with my whole arm broke it. So I'm assuming if I use it again, I'll break whatever bone is involved. So instead of my whole arm, I'll just use the power with it just placed in my hand! Or maybe even better…maybe just in a finger or two! Yeah that'll still make the throw strong enough! "
While everything happened in a blink of an eye, Izuku was able to compose himself for a second to gather his thoughts.
Now he was certain he was going to pass this challenge.
Starting his throwing motion he focused everything in his mind to feel for the power of One for All and to place it in his pointer and muffler fingers of his right hand..The more he searched inside himself for this extraordinary power, the more helpless he started to feel.
"W-Why can I feel One for All inside of me anymore?! My arm..My hand..Nothing..what the…" He knew he wasn't an expert on his quirk yet, but he knew something wasn't right.
Stopping his throwing motion he turned back to face everyone. No one was saying a word. That anticipation that filled the air now turned into confusion. Everyone was giving each other confusing looks.
His eyes settling on their teacher he noticed something different. His eyes were red! And his hair started to…float?
Wait a second…Izuku knew who this Hero turned teacher was.
"I-I don't know what I did to you but you must really not like me. Otherwise you wouldn't be using your quirk to make me fail without giving me a fair try…Right Eraserhead."
Izuku stared at the Hero in question looking for any kind of reaction. He was really happy in himself for figuring out what was going on with his sudden power loss. Izuku knew just about any Pro Hero there was to know!
Sure Eraserhead was an underground hero that avoided the spotlight, but he was still very well known! He was laying low while being a teacher it seemed.
So what was his problem with Izuku?
Before the teacher could respond, a new voice had entered the conversation.
"IS EVERYONE STANDING AROUND AWESTRUCK BECAUSE YOU ALL REALIZED I AM HER—Wait Young Midoriya?..Aizawa..? All Might Voice yelled out from the sky as he descended to the ground below. He had just finally arrived at Ground Beta to teach the young heroes in training from class 1A.
"So you know this class skipper All Might?" Aizawa calmly asked unfazed at the #1 hero's sudden arrival.
"Of course! I remember all the fine young future heroes who passed the entrance exam! But what about class skipping?" All Might replied back. Sweat started to form on his forehead.
He slipped up saying Izuku's name in front of everyone. No one was supposed to know about Izuku's and All Might's special relationship. And he would make sure no one would.
"If I'm not mistaken he should be in a general studies class somewhere right now. Not all the way out at a training facility on his own. So I'm going to make sure he's probably punished..Of course unless he passes the challenge I gave him. That's the only way he walks away clean." Aizawa cooly responded now focusing his attention back on Izuku.
Izuku's hand started to shake as he stared back down at the ball still in his possession. All that confidence he just had had completely disappeared with the arrival of All Might.
The chattering among the students made way to his ears once more.
"Does All Might Personally know that kid?" One voice asked
"Hey you think the kid is gonna still go through with the challenge?" Another chimed in.
"Wow Look at how big All Might Muscles are up close!"
" Oh man, are Mr. Aizawa and All Might about the throw down."
The class 1A students were excited to take part in their training exercise today knowing it was going to be taught by none other than All Might. They didn't realize the training lesson also came with entertainment beforehand too.
"Nonsense Aizawa. The boy clearly made a mistake. It's the first day! If you keep behaving like this, U.A. won't have anymore students due to scary teachers!" All Might yelled out hoping the last bit would help lighten the mood.
All Might now turned to face the boy. "Go on kid, get to class! And don't let this happen again do you hear me! Now go!"
Izuku nodded as All Might went from wagging his finger in his face..To Flexing..Now to pointing in the direction one of the walkways lead to.
Looking at Aizawa and now back down to the ball in his hand, Izuku started to feel…let down?
Was this All Might just trying to save him from embarrassing himself? Or did All Might just not believe he could do it?
Honestly he still wanted to prove that teacher wrong.
He could feel his right arm tingle. For a split second it seemed as One for All activated and a pulse of green electricity shot around his arm.
Most didn't notice this happening. Except for 4 who were paying attention closely.
The two adults and only two students.
One who's always had his eye on him. His classmate from junior high Katsikei Bakugo.
The other was a student Izuku was completely unaware of at the time being. A student with red and white hair.
In that moment it seemed as if the power of One for All was speaking to Izuku. Telling him that no matter what, it was ready for the decision Izuku himself made.
"Think Izuku, what should you do!"
"Fine whatever. Leave the kid. We have a class to get started with anyways. Let's go everyone we already wasted enough time" And that was that.
Mr. Aizawa walked into the training facility with everyone trailing behind. Too busy staring at the ball still in his hand in disappointment, Izuku missed the small wave the brown hair girl he saved from before was trying to give him.
Feeling a hand on his shoulder he looked up to see All Might looking down on him." Don't worry young Midoriya. Just get to where you're supposed to go." All Might gave Izuku one last thumbs up and disappeared into the facility.
Izuku was now left alone with his thoughts as he made his way to Gym Gamma.
"What a disaster" he could only keep telling himself.
While the whole ordeal seemed like a disaster to the young student, it proved to be a more encouraging encounter involving the teacher of hero class 1A.
(One Week Ago )
"So did you two select your desired students for each of your classrooms?" Principal nezu asked the two Pro Heroes turned teachers standing in front of him.
"Yes sir!" Hero class 1b Homeroom Teacher Sekijiro Kan, also known as Blood Hero:Vlad King, answered back Handing over papers that contained set rosters for each of the freshman Hero Classes.
Joining Principal Nezu in his office for this meeting were the two freshman Hero course teachers and All Might who was already there.
The mouse-statured principal examined them closely. "Hmmm, you seem to be one spot short for your class, Aizawa. Care to explain?" he asked, addressing the other teacher.
"I don't want that Midoriya kid. He's not fit to be a hero. He's more likely to kill himself in any kind of fight before his opponents even get a chance to hurt him. It's for all of our best interests if he forgets about ever wanting to become a hero." The underground hero responded.
"Hmm." Principal Nezu adjusted himself in his seat. "Very well. If that's how you feel, then I'll let your decision stand."
"Good. I also wanted to fill the Vacant spot with another student who I've be-
"Nope. Sorry no can do." Interrupting the teacher was principal nezu. "If you don't want Midoriya in your class, that's fine. But you were only allowed to select from those 40 who passed. So anyone else you may have in mind can have a shot at joining the hero course come the sports festival. Along with midoriya having that same opportunity of course."
Heading that answer, Aizawa's face remained emotionless standing in front of Nezu. "Fine whatever. Are we done here? He finally replied back.
He was already annoyed when he walked in and saw All Might hovering around while they talked, now the principal's response only made it worse.
"Why is that guy even here? I wonder…"
Aizawa started to feel a headache from all the thinking he was doing after the situation he was just involved with. Something inside was telling the underground hero that there had to be something more to this midoriya kid then what he was seeing.
The teacher liked to think of his intuition as a sixth sense of sorts. One of the many reasons he succeeded so well in his line of hero work without an attributing physical quirk.
Since the moment he watched All Might get crazy excited when Izuku Midoriya destroyed that zero Pointer and broke most of his bones, his sixth sense was activated. All Might didn't seem to have any interest whatsoever in the entire entrance exam until that very moment.
Aizawa only made decisions on tangible facts and evidence. All he knew was that the Midoriya kid couldn't use his quirk without destroying himself so that case was closed as far as he cared.
But yet…
"Hmph stupid kid" Aizawa thought to himself as he and the students made it to their destined training spot inside.
"All Mights in charge for today. Don't get yourselves hurt. I'm taking a nap." He addressed his students before pulling out a sleeping bag from who knows where all the students watching collectively thought.
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"I'm so sorry Young Midoriya." Relentless bowing down to his student apologizing was All Might.
It was now the afternoon and the young student and his teacher were joined together on a training field in Gym Gamma where Izuku spent the morning.
"N-No it's fine really!l Izuku responded waving his arms in front of him. "Really it was all my fault. I should had double checked the right location before I went. Man, I'm so dumb." He finished saying as he smacked his own head a few times.
"It was an unfortunate situation but not the worst in the world" his teacher's voice got Izuku's attention back on track. "It's not like we're trying to hide your power or anything. We're just trying to hide the origin of the power and all the history with it that's all. So don't feel bad thinking you almost blew it showing off your power. You can use it whenever you deem fit. It's yours after all." His teacher's words bringing Izuku's mood back to life.
"And yeah sure for now we're also trying to keep our training relationship and your supposed class schedule a secret but that's because I don't want to be caught showing any favoritism. It's too much drama and noise that'll interfere with our objectives." All Might finished saying.
"No I know you're right. I-It was just a little embarrassing being put on the spot in front of so many others." Izuku sheepishly responded scratching the back of his head.
"And what was up with that teacher Eraserhead? D-does he not like me or something."
All Might just shook his head. "I wouldn't pay too much attention to Aizawa. He's just a…bizarre guy. He just has a bone to pick with everyone it always seems. He's a tremendous hero. But the guy can be a big dull at times. Just keep away from him for now whenever possible, and we'll deal with him when the time comes."
*Poof*
"Now less time talking, and more time punching" All Might said flexing while now in his muscle form.
"You're right! Let's do this! " Izuku raised his voice excitedly. "Where should we start first?"
"BY Punching me as hard as you can with your power of course!" All Might exclaimed.
Sweat dropped from the forehead of Izuku as he wondered if he heard his teacher correctly. "A-Are you sure that's how we should start? Wont I just break my arm?" Izuku's body shivered remembering that thrilling yet painful moment.
"But I really want to see your full power up close just once! You made it seem so cool at the entrance exams!"
"Uhm…" Izuku knew this was a terrible idea, but was he really going to tell hisidol no?
"Just give me one of your best smashes! Just do your best to control it yet still making it powerful!" All Might knew this was easier said than done. "Don't worry about injuries, Young Midoriya! That's why we have recovery girl."
"Easy to say when you're not the one who might be breaking their arm." Izuku thought to himself. "Fine. Let's do this! He yelled out lounging forward ready to attack.
"Show me what you got kid!" All Might's smile grew wide with anticipation as he prepared himself for what his student was about to do.
Settling his feet, Izuku searched inside for the Power of One For All. Focusing his mind he placed all his power in his right arm as he darted to his teacher. "Don't overthink it. Just punch!"
"SMAAASH!" Izuku screamed as his fist collided with target.
"WOAH!" The force of the hit almost made All Might lose his footing as the shock waves of the collision sent air pressure flowing in each direction. A cloud of dust covered blocking any form of a clear view.
As the dust settled, the teacher and student could finally be seen.
"Now that was cool! You pack a mean pu..Shit, are you alright Izuku"
As All Might stood proud admiring his students' work, Izuku was grasping his arm while bent over on his knees. His Shirt's sleeve was torn off and his arm itself was completely bruised.
Not a pleasant sight for sore eyes.
"Y-Yeah I'll b-be fine." Izuku tried his best controlling his punch, but at the end he had pretty much put everything in it hoping for the best. A foolish move.
*Poof*
All Might bent down to his students level and embraced him in a hug. "I'm sorry kid. That was dumb of me. I just needed to see up close first." All Might pulled away. "I promise this isn't how our trainings gonna go everyday. Now that I saw it up close, I think i know exactly how we should approach your training. You'll be mastering your power before you know it kid, I promise you.
Izuku just stared at his teacher, nodding aggressively as tears were flowing from the student's eyes. Both tears of joy hearing the words of encouragement from his teacher, and tears of pain coming from the injury he currently had.
All Might helped the young teen up to his feet. "Okay we'll just end it here for today. It's the first day and I know you're still probably feeling it from this morning's workout. And now with that arm of yours, there's no point. Let's go see Recovery Girl."
"S-sounds good All Might."
Izuku knew his teacher was right. He wasn't getting anything done with this now, hopefully just a broken arm of his. It wasn't the ideal start to his first quirk focused training lesson, but he wasn't going to start to doubt his teacher now.
Plus after receiving Recovery girl's care back at the entrance exams, he knew he would be as good as knew before the next day even came.
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"Now get some rest, and don't let me see you in here tomorrow. Learn some control or you're seriously gonna get hurt to the point even I won't be able to help."
"Yes ma'am." Izuku bowed down to the small elderly woman in gratitude.
"And I swear you get dumber and dumber with your old age. Start thinking more, you idiot." The older woman continued on with her attention now to the older man standing next to the young teen.
Having gone to the nurses office, Recovery girl completely healed Izuku's arm. Along with her treatment came a stern talking to. It was too early in the school year for this teacher and student combo to act so recklessly.
She agreed to help All Might and his new pupil to the best of her abilities during this upcoming training expenditure of theirs, but she wouldn't stand for their complete stupidity and ignorance.
"Of course Recovery girl. Thank you again." All Might bowed to the room as they all stood in the doorway getting ready to depart.
"Yeah yeah. Now, go on." She pushed the two students into the hallway slamming her office door closed.
The Student and teacher looked at each other and started their way down the hallway.
"She's absolutely right. I apologize again Young Midoriya. Tomorrow we'll get things going the right way and never look back. I'll be with you all day tomorrow too so get ready for some real intense training."
Izuku looked up at his teacher nodding with a smile. It was a nice feeling hearing his teacher say it'll be just them for the whole day tomorrow. A whole day spent with his teacher All Might would never not be exciting to Izuku!
He looked down at his right arm while it hung lightly in a sling. Recovery girl said it was all healed, but to let it rest without any excess movement for the next couple hours.
"Hey All Mig-
"IZUKU!" A voice rang out from down the hallway behind the teacher and student talking.
"Calm down there girl! We don't even know if-oh it is him. You're lucky Sets."
"Hey Luck has nothing to do with my keen eye."
Turning around the Pair came face to face with the two new voices that now finally caught up to them. It was the two girls he met on orientation day!
"Do you know these two Izuku?" All Might asked his student after registering the two new individuals joining them. An orange haired and green haired girl.
"Yeah Izuku and I are future best frien-..OW that hurt! You know my heads already killing me."
"Sorry about her." The orange-haired girl slapped her green haired friend for not taking things seriously. "We met Izuku on orientation day. We saw you guys from behind just now and my friend wanted to say hi. We didn't mean to interrupt and disturb you two! My Name's Itsuka Kendo and this is Setsuna Tokage. We're both in hero class 1B!"
"Well it's nice to meet you two. I'll let the three of you catch up. Just stop by my office when you're done Izuku. It was nice to meet you girls." All Might replied before he turned to his student and whispered in his ear. "You make me proud everyday kid."
Izuku's face went red from the embarrassment he felt as his teacher left him behind with the two young girls.
"Uhm so was he a teacher of yours Izuku?" Kendo asked, being the first one to break the silence.
"Y-Yeah something like that." The girls never did actually get any kind of introduction from the older blonde hair man that was just there.
"Hey what happened to your arm Green Bean? Hurting your arm and making a trip to the nurses office isn't really something I'd expect from a General Studies kid. What did you guys do?" Setsuna asked how joining in the conversation.
"I-I's a l-long story..W-wait how did you know I was in G-General Studies?" All the red was now finally gone from Izuku's face as he entered back into reality.
"Well you're not in our class. And we didn't see you when we got a look at class 1a so we just assumed you were somewhere in General Studies. Looks like we were right!" Kendo responded back.
"So what the hell happened with your arm kid!" The green hair girl was now up in Izuku's face trying to get a reaction which he kindly gave almost falling backyards as his face was bright red once again.
"U-U-Uhm y-yeah I'm in G-Gneral Studies. B-But I also have s-special lessons with a staff member to help with my quirk." Izuku now regaining his composure. "I-In my free time of course! W-which I had this afternoon. A-And well things went south and I hurt myself." Phew, that wasn't easy, but Izuku was able to come up with a good enough answer.
"Wait you hurt yourself? Like your quirk hurt you or training just went sideways?" Setsuna asked back.
"U-uhm both? M-My quirk is s-strength augmentation a-and sometimes the drawbacks of u-using it is my bones b-breaking." Izuku did his best not to look at the two girls while speaking. "S-So that's why t-they're giving me some e-extra help." Izuku was getting good at spinning the truth.
Both the girls just gave the boy concerning glances. This adorable yet plain looking boy in front of them had a strength quirk? And he couldn't even use it without breaking a bone or two? This was unfortunate information to learn.
"Gosh Greenie I knew you were gonna be interesting, but this is too much for me at this moment." Setsuna pointed her finger in Izuku's face. "My head was already pounding from it getting kicked earlier, but all this thinking you're making me do is making things worse. We'll continue this next time."
"W-wait you got kicked in the head? I-Is that why you g-guys are here? G-Going to the nurses office?" Izuku stammered out, but the green-haired girl had already turned away and started walking off.
"Like I said, next time!"
"I'm sorry about Setsuna right now, our teacher wanted her to get checked out by recovery girl just in case for a concussion. As you can tell she is whacky as can be right now." Kendo now spoke up for her friend. "We had our voting for class representatives and both Setsuna and I won President and Vice President.
"W-What no way?! That's awesome of you guys. C-Congrats!"
"Thanks. Yeah Sets won the VP spot on a tie off. Her celebration afterwards may have caused some annoyance with who she beat and one thing led to another and now we're here." Kendo finished explaining.
"HEY! You coming or what muscle girl?!" Setsunas yelled out entering the conversation again as she approached the nurses door.
"I'm sorry Izuku, but we'll talk more next time! Nothing good will come, leaving that girl to her own. See you later!" Kendo gave the freckled-faced teen a wave goodbye.
"U-Uh yeah see you guys!" Izuku returned the small wave goodbye as he watched Kendo catch up to the green-haired girl as they walked into their destination.
Izuku didn't learn much from their conversation and was curious about all the other information that went along with their story. Forgetting the second half of the conversation, he thought back to the first half.
"That definitely went a lot better than I could had hoped." Truth be told, Izuku had put too much thought into what he'd do in situations like these. He needed to make sure he had his story straight not to bring any unwanted attention or questions. He had secrets that needed to be guarded after all. But no matter how much he practiced and rehearsed in his mind, nothing would ever compare to what the real situation was like.
He's only been on campus two days, and he's already had a few social interactions that have tested his nerves. But if these interactions involved girls like those two, then Izuku would gladly accept these situations!
Two days on campus and already two different encounters with girls! The same girls both times, but he didn't care. It was two more girls he interacted with than the 11 previous years of his life so he was more than happy. Plus these girls were really pretty! And they seemed like really good people. Especially Kendo. Setsuna on the other hand. She may had seen Izuku as interesting, but now he was starting to feel that way about her.
Giving one last look at where the two girls just stood, Izuku turned around and headed off to his teachers office.
Broken arm aside, Izuku was quite pleased with how this afternoon went.
"Talking to girls is awesome."
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While Izuku and the other first year future heros of the world were getting accumulated in their school life at U.A, and evil the world wasn't ready for lurked In the shadows preparing to strike.
"Do you feel that doctor? In the air right now? I think the world is trying to tell us something. It's saying the time has finally come…Oh and how right it is. Indeed the time has come."
Buried beneath the infrastructure of an unknown building was a dark hidden laboratory that housed two of the greatest threats the world has ever seen. Two beings that were hell bent on destroying the world as they knew it.
"I agree, master, but do you really think the boy will succeed? Leaving your whole life's work all up to him is one pretty ballsy move."
"Hmmm…He was a difficult one to raise, but I have no doubt he will be the one who finally succeeds in my great plan…My child Tomura will be the one who ends All Might and finally takes back control of One For All."
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CH 3 Preview: All Might saves hero class 1A from a villian attack thanks to the help from one student. Uraraka and others finally get the chance to meet Izuku. And what's with All Might saying he wants to call an audible in Izuku's training regimen so early ?
Thanks for Reading!
What to expect in this story:
Izuku will feel a true burden with the power of One for All. I really wanna explore that as he starts to feel more alone then he's ever had in his life. The power was meant to be a blessing, but in a way turns into a curse. He has to save everyone, right?
Bakugo's influence will have an impact on class 1A without Izuku there. That will play a big role in how everyone approaches their trainings and who they want to be as heroes. Especially Momo.
Izuku and Momo will be a couple. Their relationship will start to take sprout after the Internships. Once they start to connect , it will be an intense ride for them.
The only arc change will be the sports festival arc. It gets moved to the second term for good reason. If it even happens at all!
I have the whole story planned already and a couple more chapters already written. Just need to be edited. Every conversation and interaction is intentional and has meaning for future parts in the story. I have put a lot of thought into the plot and moments I want to highlight in this journey of Izuku's.
No harem. Setsuna has interest in another boy. She just really likes Izuku as a person and becomes a big time fan of his. Kind of like Uraraka.
Until next time!