Let's keep going!
It had been several years since that incident. Aldera Middle School had been completely shut down due to it. What helped drive the stake in was the proof that Izuku had gathered over the year during his time there. However, it wasn't the only school that had suffered. After the hero who had committed career suicide in front of Nezu and Morino, Nezu investigated just where he went to high school and college. It ended up with another high school being closed and a college hero course being completely revamped when it was discovered the department head was a corrupt woman involved in embezzlement and spreading her own racist beliefs.
Izuku was now in the last year of his high school education, getting ready for his choice of university. Despite everything that had happened, Izuku still wanted to become a hero. When it came time to choose his own path, Izuku chose to follow the Dao of Life and Death. He chose this path because he wanted to save as many people as he could, and to bring justice to those who no longer lived but still had regrets.
It sounded like a foolish dream, but it was one that Izuku wanted. And the best part was that his masters all gave him their blessings. None of them wanted Izuku to follow in their own paths, but to pursue his own. Each one of them taught Izuku auxiliary skills to complement his cultivation.
Izuku also achieved straight 5s on his report cards, even if he was homeschooled. The Yaoyorozu family had hired the best tutors who would judge fairly. Though his social life was a little lacking, it wasn't as if he was completely alone. Momo would come to visit now and then when she wasn't busy with school or social events for the family. His father, who had gone up the ranks, now had more free time to come back home to spend precious quality time with Izuku. Katsuki was somewhat iffy, though he would come to visit, only to spar against Izuku to make sure that, in his own words, 'Deku doesn't slack off'.
Lastly, Ochako was a huge help. Ochako had joined in the tutoring session, becoming friends with Izuku and even closer. Even when the construction job was finished, Ochako wanted to stay with Izuku, stating that it would help improve her chances of becoming a hero. The parents couldn't really argue that Ochako wasn't getting the necessary education as she was being taught by the top tutors in the world. As for friendship with her old school, Ochako didn't have any close friends. This was mainly because of her economic situation, something the parents did feel a little guilty about. Ochako couldn't go out to play as often, and some of the students looked down at her.
The two wouldn't just stay indoors, but also go out to spend time, whether it was the library, the arcade, or even just a park. When people looked at them, they would say that the two were very close, as if brothers and sisters, considering they knew each other's actions so well.
Meanwhile at that moment….
The sounds of moans could be heard as well as flesh slapping into one another before it fell silent. Two bodies laid against each other intertwined with no clothes on either one, breathing heavily. Just because people said they looked and acted like brother and sister didn't mean they were.
The two began clean up after each other, putting their clothes on when a hand snaked over to the girl's chest, giving it a squeeze.
"Insatiable," scoffed Ochako as she gently swatted Izuku's hand.
"How can I not be when you keep tempting me?" asked Izuku as he gently hugged Ochako from behind, "Who was the one who initiated first with her hands?"
"Who me?" replied Ochako slyly as she pulled up her bra, letting Izuku help her clip it back on, "I merely wanted to grab the large sausage that I dropped while we were eating on the couch watching a movie. It's not my fault that it fell down towards your crotch, and I was too busy watching the movie to see where I was grabbing."
"Yes, but instead of moving your hand away, you began to play with it," chuckled Izuku as he began to comb Ochako's hair down a little.
Ochako stuck out her tongue a little before putting on the rest of her clothes, "I'm going to head back home. My mom's expecting me to help out with dinner tonight."
"You're going to leave me by myself tonight?" pouted Izuku as he nipped Ochako's neck.
Ochako turned around, grabbing his face before planting a kiss on Izuku's lips before leaning back, "You know damn well that I know you won't be sleeping alone tonight. Momo is coming over to 'study' with you. Itsuka and Yui will probably come over if they have time. You have other lovers."
"True, but each one of you is unique," whispered Izuku as he hugged Ochako, "Never forget that. It was you when we took each other's virginity."
Having grown up next to each other almost daily when Ochako joined Izuku for his tutoring, they became close if not best friends. When puberty hit, it hit hard for the two of them. They began to notice each other, and it didn't take long for the two of them to agree to explore each other's bodies. One thing led to another, and the two found themselves lying in bed, clothes scattered everywhere, with blood on the sheets. The two were lucky it had been a safe day and practiced safe sex since.
"I know," smiled Ochako as she lightly patted Izuku's cheeks, "But Daddy is celebrating the big sale they recently had. It's thanks to your dad recommending us to Momo's family to do the whole reconstruction. Business began booming because of this deal, and soon a lot of companies wanted to use the same construction company that the Yaoyorozu family employed."
The two said their goodbyes before Izuku went to grab something to drink before snapping on some weights. With a huff, Izuku began a series of stretches and exercises before finishing it up with a one-finger handstand. With each breath, all his muscles strained and trembled, allowing him to train his whole body.
"That never gets tiring," breathed Izuku as he finished up, "Been awhile since I went for a run."
Izuku took a deep breath as he stopped to take a quick breather underneath a bridge. Though it was old-fashioned, Izuku had been carrying a basket full of rocks on his back during his whole run. Stretching his muscles a little, Izuku let his mind wander a little. He was now Platinum rank 3, and though his progress was slower than his teachers' own experience, they were freaks of their own, and technically speaking two of them had been reincarnated. They didn't push Izuku too harshly on his cultivation path either, as he was taking supplementary skills with them. Alchemy, Smithing, Formations, all paths that would inevitably take time away. But Izuku eagerly devoured each skill without complaint, something his teachers were happy to see Izuku doing.
As Izuku finished taking his break, he heard something clanging. Taking a look towards the source, he saw a manhole cover dropping onto the ground before something slimy came up.
"A medium-sized invisibility cloak to capture," muttered the Sludge villain, pushing the cover back onto the hole before leaping towards Izuku to capture him. He had just robbed a convenience store, only to run into All Might of all people. He ended up losing his loot before diving into the sewers in the hope of escaping before coming out. Seeing a teenager that happened to standing there, he resolved to take Izuku hostage.
Izuku immediately tossed his basket right at the villain, allowing the large rocks to fly all over the Sludge villain. The villain didn't flinch when a majority hit his body, but did wince when the basket and a rock hit his eyes. Something Izuku immediately noticed before compartmentalizing everything.
The Sludge villain threw out a blind lash in hopes of grabbing Izuku, only for him to duck under it before jumping away.
"Dammit, kid that hurt! I'm only trying to take over your body," shouted the Sludge villain, "Now stand still, I need that body! I promise, after forty-five seconds, you won't even feel a thing!"
'I can't just play around, I need a body strong enough to defeat him! That or to hold hostage!' thought the villain before sending multiple tentacles to capture Izuku.
Izuku began weaving and dodging the tentacles, making violent cuts and movements that made him elusive like a ghost.
'How to deal with him?' thought Izuku, 'Technically I can use self-defense in this case, but the question of how to do it without being questioned, or worse, interrogated.'
As Izuku kept dodging, he was surveying this surrounding area, looking for something to use.
Toshinori Yagi, or better known by his hero name All Might, punched the manhole cover out of the way before climbing out of the sewers, pursuing the sludge villain while still carrying his groceries. He blinked as he witnessed a civilian no older than perhaps 17 years old dodging the slippery villain that had almost escaped him.
'Wow, those are some movements,' whistled All Might in his mind, 'Such moves would perplex many opponents.'
He watched as Izuku dodged another attack, landing on his hands before spinning his body with a turn of his wrist to dodge another attack. All Might quickly slapped himself out of the trance he had put himself in, remembering he had a job to do as well as a time limit.
'Damn this bastard is slippery!' thought the sludge villain, 'His movements are so weird, it's like catching a ghost!'
"How about an all-out attack!?" shouted the sludge villain as he fired multiple tentacles to surround Izuku.
"You shall not do so!" exclaimed All Might, announcing his presence while causing both Izuku to stop in admiration of his favorite hero while the Sludge villain halted in fear and shock, "Why? Because I am here!"
"Shit!" shouted the Sludge villain, swinging a larger tentacle with the shape of a hand at the end to attack All Might.
All Might easily ducked under the attack and cocked his right arm back.
"Texas... Smash!"
All Might threw a right straight so powerful from a distance that the wind pressure exerted from the punch sent the Sludge villain flying, disintegrating into small manageable pieces.
Izuku quickly lowered himself to the ground to stabilize himself from the buffetting winds, but All Might had calculated in Izuku and aimed the attack precisely so it wouldn't affect him as much.
If Izuku hadn't met his masters and became numb to their achievements, perhaps at one time he would have stood there in awe at the presence of All Might. The man was currently stuffing the Sludge villain into some emptied soda bottles that he had been conveniently carrying as part of his groceries. Now… well he was still a bit of a fanboy. After all, it had been All Might that had inspired him to become a hero, to help rescue people, to save those in need, and to defeat those who wish to do injustice to others.
"Are you alright?" asked All Might towards Izuku, snapping him out of his trance.
"Yeah, I'm fine," nodded Izuku, "Just a bit excited and out of it to see you here in the flesh."
All Might laughed with his booming voice and smile, "No worries. I'm glad I was here to help! Now then, I must take this villain to the authorities!"
All Might quickly put the soda bottles into his pockets before bending his knees down, "For a pro doesn't just battle enemies, but time itself! Thank you for your support, and farewell!"
Right before All Might jumped though, Izuku saw it in slow motion. The soda bottle hadn't been properly secured in the pocket and was already slipping out. Instinctively, Izuku moved, his hand reaching out to tell All Might that it wasn't secured, or maybe even do it for him.
All Might jumped into the air before noticing something was off. Like his leg, specifically his left leg. Looking down, he noticed Izuku hanging onto his leg.
"Hey, let go! There's a line between being too enthusiastic and you just crossed it!" said All Might as his hand was about to pull Izuku off before remembering he was in the middle of the air. All Might quickly glance around before finding a perfectly abandoned rooftop to land on.
After landing, All Might took a glance down to see what was going on before noticing Izuku's hand was in his pocket.
"You didn't secure the bottle properly," rasped out Izuku as he held up his other hand to show the bottle containing the sludge villain, "It fell as you were about to jump. You would've kicked it your jump, sending it flying somewhere. I wanted to stop you while catching the bottle, but you jumped before I could stop you."
"Oh, sorry about that!" blushed All Might, "Thank you for your concern. It seems I was a bit too hasty!"
Taking the soda bottle, this time All Might made sure it was safely secured in his cargo pants, even to go far as to use a string to wrap around his thigh.
"Well, time to-" began All Might before he felt a jab of pain shooting through his body.
'Shit, not now!' cursed All Might mentally as he fought to maintain his current form. He couldn't reveal his secret now, especially to a civilian!
Izuku hadn't noticed what was going on, but since the number one hero was here in his presence, his inspiration to become a hero was because of him, he had a burning question to ask.
"All Might!" Izuku half shouted/asked, drawing the man's attention, "Do you believe a quirkless person like I can become a Pro Hero?"
'Quirkless?' questioned All Might, his mind flashing back to Izuku dodging the villain's attacks, 'I thought he had some sort of reflex enhancement quirk or a mutant one. You're telling me that was done without a quirk?'
All Might didn't get to pursue that thought as he coughed out blood once more, his body steaming.
Izuku hadn't noticed as he looked up to the sky, continuing his words, "For most of my life, I've been told that I would amount to nothing. Peers would make fun of me or taunt me just because I was quirkless. A hero saw me being bullied and did nothing because I was quirkless. But I've also met people who believe in me. So I wanted to ask you, the person whom I aspired to become, to help save and rescue people with a smile that brings hope, can I become a hero?"
Izuku looked down from the heavens just to see an emaciated All Might standing there. He blinked in shock before exclaiming, "What the hell happened!? Are you an imposter?"
The skinny man stood there before stating, "I am All Might." All while coughing up blood.
Izuku had to shake his head, rubbing his eyes in hopes that it was an illusion, even slapping himself.
All Might sat down before lifting up his shirt, "Now that you've seen my true form, I might as well tell you the truth. Just don't go telling everyone about this, alright? Truth is I suffered a major wound five years ago. Took out my left lung and stomach. Even after constant surgery and treatments, I've been reduced to this emaciated state. I can only work about 3 hours every day now."
"Five years ago….. Was it Toxic Chainsaw?" muttered Izuku as he approached All Might, grabbing his wrist before feeling his pulse with his fingers, "That's the only notable high-ranking villain that you fought."
"I see you know your facts, but no," replied All Might, letting Izuku feel his pulse, not quite sure what he was doing, but letting him as there was no harm, "That punk wasn't strong enough to do this. This fight was never displayed to the public because of my request. I will save people with a smile! The symbol of Peace cannot be daunted by evil. The reason I smile is to help push off the pressure of being a hero as well as tricking the fear inside of me."
All Might stood up, making Izuku let go of his wrist, "A Pro hero must be willing to lay his or her life down on the line. I cannot say that you can become a pro hero without a quirk, even with your training."
Izuku's bangs shadowed over his eyes as All Might continued, "If you want to help others, you can become a police officer. They are often teased because villains are delivered to their doorstep, but it's still a fine occupation."
All Might looked down at Izuku, noticing his head was down. It hurt him to say that, but he didn't want to people to risk their lives without knowing what they were getting into or not having enough power. It was sad, but it was the truth, in his opinion. Justice without power was inefficient, especially with villains growing stronger nowadays.
"It's not bad to dream," finished All Might as he moved to put his hand on Izuku's shoulder as if to comfort him, "But you have to consider what's realistic."
Before All Might could put his hand on Izuku's shoulder, he felt it being slapped away by Izuku's hand. All Might froze when Izuku looked up to meet his eyes in time to see a fire burning within as well as a cold gaze.
"You're just like those heroes," spat out Izuku, "Putting out lip service just to look good. I looked up to you, thinking you'd be different from those heroes. I was a kid when I saw a hero sneering at me when I was being beaten up. When asked why he wasn't helping me, he said that all he saw were some kids roughhousing around while also establishing the proper hierarchy, and I quote 'and preparing the quirkless brat where he belongs, underneath us proper humans as slaves.'"
All Might stiffened at that statement. He was being judged as the same as someone who had said those words, and they hurt him much more than the injury All for One had given him.
"Who said that!?" snarled All Might, "And please don't-"
Izuku interrupted him, "I know it's not fair to compare you to him, but it just reminded me of that. Just because I was born quirkless into this world, I was treated as trash. Nobody would help me until I met my masters. But I looked up to you, thinking I could become someone that inspired hope. I wanted to save people, to help those in need. I remember an interview where you said these lines: 'If you believed in yourself and worked hard, you too can become a hero.'"
Izuku sighed as he turned away, "I'll take your words into consideration, but I will prove you wrong and become a hero."
As Izuku was about to leave, he paused for a second before pulling a bottle out of his pocket and tossing it to a stunned All Might, who managed to regain his wits to catch it.
"Eat that pill. It's a Nine Transformation Heavens pill. It'll heal up your organs. This also serves to sever the last link between you and me. From now on, I have no connections with you!" declared Izuku before running towards the edge of the roof.
All Might finally shook out of his shock, his hand reaching out, thinking Izuku was committing suicide or something, only to see Izuku jump off the roof. All Might quickly rushed forward, ready to bulk up again only to see Izuku safely landing on top of another roof. What shocked him was Izuku kept running, hopping over rooftops without pause before vanishing from sight pretty fast.
All Might had to take a deep breath as he contemplated the boys' words as well as his own. He had already delivered the Sludge villain to the nearest police station, and was now sitting down at a bench, watching kids playing around a water fountain.
'Were my words too harsh?' thought All Might as he took a sip of water, '... Perhaps I should've toned it down. But I had no idea the boy had gone through such things.'
Then the words quirkless came crashing into All Might's mind, making him wince. He himself had been quirkless, hoping to do something, to change the world….. Just like that boy! He had dreams of becoming someone to change the world, and he was given the chance by his master Nana, who saw something in him.
'And the exact same scenario came into play, and I chose to reject him instead of following what Nana did,' thought All Might to himself miserably, 'I am a hypocrite, aren't I? But I didn't want the boy to suffer like I am.'
All Might contemplated about his past, before he had gotten his quirk. Through his childhood and middle school, he had been taunted about his status before. But they were merely just words. As for parents, well he had been orphaned during middle school due to a villain attack. The only key lining in that was his parents had been very rich, giving him enough to live off his trust funds. But he wanted more. He wanted to become someone who could stop such things, to make his situation not a common occurrence.
Then in came Nana Shimura, with a quirk he hadn't expected to be transferable, who saw his dreams and gave him the tools to accomplish them. And years later, he had finally gotten revenge for his master's death by punching the arch-nemesis of his quirk, One for All, in the face and into the ground. He wasn't sure what happened afterward due to his injuries, but he was pretty sure he caved in the man's face and splattered his brains into the ground.
And now a quirkless boy who had clearly been training asked the same question…. only to be rejected viciously by someone who had been in his same situation.
"I need to make it up to him!" declared All Might as he stood up, "I have to apologize for my callous words, and who knows, maybe he'll prove me wrong! I'll start by looking-..."
All Might's words failed to continue as he realized he didn't even know the kid's name. Just that he had green hair, freckles, and was pretty buff for his age.
"... He said he wanted to become a hero. He looks like he's finishing up high school, meaning he'll be taking the hero entrance exams for the universities. If he looked up to me, then he'd try out for my Alma Mata, U.A. University. I can look for him there…. along with a few other entrance exams," concluded All Might.
As he finished his thoughts, his hands touched the bottle that Izuku had given him. Lifting the bottle up, All Might uncorked the porcelain bottle before looking inside to see a big red pill about 1.5 cm in diameter.
"Looks like a red jawbreaker," muttered All Might before he remembered Izuku's words about healing his organs.
All Might severely doubted such a miracle pill existed when no quirks or surgery had been able to help him, and was about to toss it away when something in him stopped him. All Might looked at the pill once more before making a decision to cork the bottle once more and pocketing it. Not to throw it away, but still having doubts about the pill.
Izuku was busy hammering away at a piece of metal with all his strength, uncaring that it had already been flattened. He was just doing it to vent his anger. Izuku raised his arm high once more to slam it into the metal when he felt someone grab his wrist.
"I believe that's enough. Any more and you'll hurt yourself," said an amused voice.
Izuku turned to see Nie Li had stopped him.
"Sorry, just had to do something," mumbled Izuku.
Nie Li shrugged before gesturing Izuku to come over to take a seat with him, pouring out some tea for the both of them.
"So, what's wrong?" asked Nie Li.
"... I met my idol All Might today on my run," said Izuku after a tense moment of silence.
"The big buff dude with blonde hair?" asked Nie Li for clarification, to which Izuku nodded, "Not every day that you meet your idol. So what went wrong then?"
"I asked him if a quirkless person like me could become a hero, and he said no," sighed Izuku.
"Izuku," started Nie Li, only for Izuku to shake his head.
"I know, and I told them I'd become one even without his approval," interrupted Izuku, "But still, it was pretty disheartening to hear that from him. It makes me wonder if I'm even worthy to be your disciple. My cultivation is slow compared to what you all have gone through. Not to mention how powerful you all are."
Nie Li chuckled, "Kid, the reason why our cultivation levels 'accelerated' at such a young age is because we had some crazy coincidences. Technically, all of us have 'died' at least once before we were 'reborn'. Not very powerful if we died before, right? But our powers right now are mostly because our age is far greater than any of your people on this planet. With age comes wisdom and power, so to speak. Now if you were to compare to the prodigies of those who lived in our worlds, yes, you would be considered the slower ones and perhaps weaker. But we don't care, because all three of us have been weak before, considered talentless, useless, and unable to defy destiny. And yet we didn't give up, and climbed up to where we are. To become a cultivator means defying the heavens and earth. If your society deems you useless and a waste of space, then defy their expectations and ascend past them. Plus, despite your 'slow' cultivation levels, you're learning three different auxiliaries. Alchemy, Blacksmithing, and Formations. That's impressive, and not anybody can learn all three as you do and still keep up with your cultivation. Tang San doesn't admit it, but he brags to his friends about you and your prodigious skills in learning the Tang Sect skills, both outer and inner discipleships."
"He does?" smiled Izuku.
"Mm, and Yang Kai tells his wife that does alchemy about your progress in it. Though I dabbled in it, he's far better than me in it, and his wife surpasses him in that," continued Nie Li, "So you have nothing to complain about. We're all proud of how far you've gotten."
Izuku smiled at that before drawing a new piece of iron to smelt. While Momo could create all the parts he needed to make what he wanted to make, there was something about making the item himself with his heart and soul. Utilizing the Tang Sect Mysterious Jade Hand, Izuku went about crafting his newest item.
Nie Li smiled as he left Izuku alone. While they had been worried a little about Izuku learning all these different subjects, the boy had exceeded their expectations.
"Should get him a demon spirit soon, too, since his soul realm should be strong enough," muttered Nie Li, "Definitely a dragon bloodline, but which one would work best for him? Also should consider taking him to meet other cultivators around his level to some ancient ruins or realms."
Izuku didn't hear anything as he was completely focused on his task now. Though his mind couldn't help but drift to All Might. During their conversation, Izuku had felt his pulse and noticed all the injuries All Might had mentioned. But he also noticed something else. As he followed the Dao of Life and Death, he was naturally more attuned to souls. He had sensed seven echos, or souls, within All Might, and most surprisingly, they had willingly come over. Izuku couldn't feel any connections to their physical body, meaning their bodies had long been destroyed. And yet it wasn't like those dark cultivators his teachers had described to him before, who stole and ate other souls to strengthen themselves. Rather they lived harmoniously within All Might's body.
"Probably some sort of quirk," muttered Izuku as he shelved those thoughts away. He had to focus on finishing up his tools as Nie Li left.
He was soon distracted when Momo arrived with her school books in the nude. An interesting fact about Momo was that she had a bit of a nudist streak from visiting the nudist beaches on her family trips. Obviously, she wouldn't flaunt it in public or at home except in her own room, but at Izuku's place, she was free to let go of her inhibitions.
Despite arriving nude, the two did get their studies done, as they both wanted to get into U.A. University. Just being strong and athletic wouldn't cut it in one of the best hero courses in Japan. Of course, what happened after they finished their studies was another story.
Next month
Izuku decided to change up his workout schedule for something new. The Takoba Municipal Beach was a trash heap with nobody wanting to clean it up due to how badly it had gotten. The city didn't want to waste money on a cleanup project, and heroes didn't want to do a job that gave them no income or fame in the short run. Perfect for training while doing community service, while also hiding from others.
Izuku could just put all the trash into his storage device and toss it into a nearby landfill in a day, but Izuku decided to take the longer way and do it properly. Plus, who knew what sort of treasures could be lying around? He was sure Ochako would love some of the stuff that had been thrown out if they could fix it. Despite her family situation being better due to the Yaoyorzu family being their reference, they were still frugal in their spending.
All while still wearing the weights Nie Li had given him, Izuku began moving objects to the proper recycling bins.
'Might need to hire a trash truck to move some of this other stuff to the landfill,' thought Izuku, 'How does a refrigerator make it here anyways!? And is that an OLED television set? Doesn't even look broken, so why throw it out? I might take that home with me.'
As Izuku was separating the trash, two figures came into view.
"So that's where he is," huffed the first one with orange hair tied up into a ponytail on the left side and teal eyes, "He owes me a rematch."
"Mmm," replied her friend with a black bob-shaped haircut and cerulean eyes.
"C'mon Yui, let's go!" shouted the orange-haired girl as she rushed over to Izuku. Yui took her time to walk over instead.
Izuku had finished clearing out a section of the area, creating a small space when he heard the sound of sand being displaced rapidly. Izuku felt someone jumping in the air before quickly diving forward in time to dodge a large palm strike right where he had been standing.
"Itsuka! Been a while," grinned Izuku as he quickly shucked off his weights, "Still upset about our spar last time?"
"I'll beat you this time!" shouted Itsuka as she drew back her hand, getting into a basic kung fu stance, "Let's go!"
Itsuka blitzed forward, firing a barrage of punches at Izuku, who began dodging with the Tang sect's techniques, such as Ghost Perplexing Steps for footwork, Purple Demon Eye, which made his eyes glow purple but allowed him to see Itsuka's attacks in detail enhancing his perception, and Mysterious Jade Hands to help parry her attacks without hurting his own hands.
"Stop dodging so much!" shouted Ituska as Izuku continued to dodge, "That footwork of yours is so confusing! And you won't teach it to me!"
"It's a technique from my teacher, for members only," replied Izuku half-heartedly, "I can't just teach it to you."
"I was taught briefly by your teacher's wife, doesn't that count!?" shouted Itsuka as she tried to mix up her attack with a kick.
"That was one of my master's wives, yes, but not the one who taught me these techniques," riposted Izuku.
While Nie Li had been teaching Izuku, one of his wives, Xiao Ning'er, had been exploring a little before finding Itsuka and taught her how to fight for a little when the two were just children. When asked why Itsuka had caught her attention, she shrugged before replying that perhaps she saw a little of herself in Itsuka. Curious, Nie Li brought Izuku over to have the two know each other, mostly for Izuku's benefit to socialize more. The two did get to know each other more and got closer until Itsuka had to move away. It was only more recently at the end of their first year of high school that they truly reconnected, though Itsuka was always asking for spars now.
"Then can't you get me in?" shouted Itsuka before grabbing some sand and hurtling it at Izuku to blind him.
"When he gives me permission, maybe," replied Izuku as he managed to dodge the sand attack, "But not before then. And let's end this."
Izuku suddenly grabbed Ituska's wrist, using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to control her movements, judo throwing her right into the sand.
"Dang it!" cursed Itsuka as Izuku threw a punch at Itsuka, only to stop right in front of her nose, "You win again."
"Good to see again Itsuka," smiled Izuku as he unclenched his fist to give Itsuka a hand.
Itsuka snorted as she grabbed the hand before letting Izuku pull her back onto her feet.
Itsuka stretched her limbs out, testing her muscles for a second before tackling Izuku, planting her lips on his. The two ended up lying on a beach towel, courtesy of Yui who had enlarged it.
"I may have lost this fight, but I'm going to win our next one," said Itsuka with a lusty voice, "I brought back up."
Yui gave Izuku a victory sign as her other hand snaked down past Izuku's waistband alongside with Itsuka. They were lucky nobody even swung by, otherwise, they would've heard the noises Yui was making despite trying to be quiet.
Several months passed as Izuku prepared for the entrance exam. The Yaoyorozu family had offered to get Izuku into the recommendation exam, but he refused. He wanted to earn his place. That, and his status as quirkless might raise some eyebrows if he attended the recommendation exam. He had managed to raise his cultivation to Platinum rank 4, and was hoping to raise it to rank 5 before the exam. Breaking into Diamond, however, would be extremely difficult, at least according to his masters. It would involve some form of earth-shattering revelation or situation that normal cultivation training wouldn't do. They were prepared to take Izuku out of his world to explore a hidden realm filled with cultivators at his level.
Taking a deep breath, Izuku took out his choice of weapon to practice on the beach. Izuku swung his weapon, taking in the strain. Izuku began to move in a blur, practicing his katas before ending it with a fierce strike against an abandoned vehicle. Spinning his weapon, Izuku slammed it into the sand to reveal a pole that was taller than him.
Izuku had chosen a staff as his choice of weapon instead of the usual sword that most cultivators seemed to choose. There were, of course, reasons for this. Izuku preferred something with a little more reach than all his other options. Momo also practiced bojutsu, so it was a good bonding experience to fight against another staff user.
It was also practical, since the staff could become a variety of weapons depending on how one held it. The staff that had been crafted for him was collapsible and telescopic, yet very durable, making it portable.
Izuku looked around the area, noticing the beach was much cleaner now. Though it was mostly him, Ochako, Itsuka, Momo, and Yui would come to help out as well for their training. Especially with Yui and Ochako's quirk. One was able to alter the size of any object so it could be easily carried, and the other nullified the object's weight upon contact.
With a month left, Izuku knew that Momo was taking the recommendation exam and wished her luck. Momo wanted her reward after the exam, but Izuku would be gone for the month. Yang Kai had decided to take Izuku into a rather well-known training realm for people at his cultivation level.
When they arrived via teleportation array and then by flying, Yang Kai introduced him to a few other disciples who were readying themselves to jump into the realm.
"Izuku, stop geeking out," said Yang Kai as he saw Izuku rapidly looking all around him while jotting everything down in his notebook.
"Sorry master, but it's my first time on another planet," blushed Izuku.
"I suppose that's true," shrugged Yang Kai, "My wife, Xia Ning Chang, is the star master of this planet. So she's more or less aware of what's going on if she focuses. She'll be looking over your safety while you are inside, but this is your training. Despite the fact your cultivation level is roughly the same as everybody going in, I will admit thanks to Nie Li and Tang San's help, you are more than prepared, along with your ingenuity. But what you lack is experience. So this will be good for you."
Izuku nodded as the training realm opened, and was about to walk into it before Yang Kai pulled him aside once more.
"One more thing. I know it's frowned upon in your own world and society, but in the world of cultivation, it's kill or be killed. Leave your 'common sense' when out here. Do not hesitate to kill if your life is in danger, otherwise, you will die," warned Yang Kai sternly, "Remember, it's cruelty to yourself if you show mercy to your enemies. I'm not saying kill everyone, just you can't be kind to people who don't respect you. Only when you are strong enough can you adopt such an attitude. For instance, your masters don't care what weaklings say because no matter what they do, they can't hurt us. So learn to temper yourself and use your own judgement. Ignore those who like to trash talk. I was a paragon of virtue on that in your cultivation level, you know."
While Izuku understood the message, he couldn't help but comment to himself, 'Really? Master, I saw you beat up someone on our way here because they made a rude comment about your wife.'
Taking a deep breath, Izuku entered the training realm.
Upon entering, Izuku landed in a forest before immediately surveying his surroundings. Without hesitation, Izuku pulled out a weapon from his storage. Although the Godly Zhuge Crossbow was a deadly weapon, Tang San was not one to step away from innovation and admitted that the use of firearms was quite useful. However, he attributed such innovation to the fact that there had been no such thing as cultivation in Izuku's world.
So right now, Izuku had pulled out a handgun that he had crafted under Tang San's eyes that was able to use his Ki.
"Alright, let's do this," breathed out Izuku, "Let's head to the first objective."
With that, Izuku leaped forward into the unknown, ready to prove that he could handle this.
Ok, so confirmed Ochako, Momo, Itsuka, and Yui. And c'mon, it's a cultivation story, and two of his masters have harems. Who else will I add? Up in the air, but We'll see.