Chapter 5: Bravery (Part 1)

When the attacks of Ikuto and Deku had no effect in stopping the collapse caused by Shigaraki, the young men could do nothing but back down.

Ikuto: I can't believe it!

Midoriya: Our attacks were to no avail!

Ikuto: We must go back!

Midoriya: Shigaraki...

Todoroki: Wall of Ice Pierces Skies!

Burnin: Back off!

Seeing that the collapse did not stop despite the efforts of Ikuto, Midoriya and Todoroki, the heroes had to retreat and save the civilians from dying from the destruction caused by Shigaraki. During this destruction, Burnin tries to contact Endeavor and the other heroes without receiving a response from any of them.

Burnin: Endeavor? Mirko? Does anyone listen to me?

Students in Class 1-A: "Saving People"

Ikuto: Hold on! "Saving an old woman and her grandchildren"

Old woman: Thank you very much, son.

Old woman's grandson: I'm afraid, grandma! "Scared"

Old woman's granddaughter: I want to go back to mom, grandma! "Scared"

Ikuto: Don't worry! Now your grandmother and you will be fine! "Reassuring children"

By landing in a place outside the collapse, the heroes and civilians managed to survive from being turned to dust and continue with the evacuation.

Ikuto: Quick! You and your grandchildren must go with the other civilians! "Land on the ground and disable his quirk"

Old woman: Good luck against those villains, son!

Old woman's granddaughter: Thank you for saving us.

Old woman's grandson: You are a great hero!

Ikuto: "Slightly flushed"

Midoriya: Ikuto... You've just made a great start to being a hero! "Mentally speaking"

Tsuyu: You have a great initiative, Ikuto. "Praising"

Ikuto: "Rubbing his neck"

Tsuyu: However, we must not deviate from the subject. "Serious look"

Ikuto: You're right.

Midoriya: This situation is alarming, but there are two things that have surprised me which are Shigaraki's increased power and Shadow's new appearance when he used his quirk. "Mentally speaking"

Ikuto: From what I just saw, Shigaraki is extremely dangerous. Not even one of my most powerful attacks was able to be useful. "Mentally speaking"

Midoriya: Shadow, I want to ask you a question...

Ikuto: Call me Ikuto from now on, Midoriya.

Midoriya: Huh? Ok, it's fine. Listen, it's been a while since when you and I tried to stop the collapse, your quirk was the same color as my quirk, why?

Ikuto: What? It's true! The color of my quirk changed! It turned bright green just like yours!

Midoriya: Do you just notice it? How did you make him change the color of your quirk?

Ikuto: Believe me! I don't know!

Midoriya: We'll talk about that later.

From afar, Shigaraki, who now owns the All For One's quirk, hears a voice inside his head ordering him to obtain the One For All, and uses one of the many quirks called Search to find out who the bearer is.

Shigaraki: There you are! Wait... are there two who own the One For All? No, in the other subject there is something different.

Shigaraki again uses Search to find out who is the person who owns a quirk similar to One For All.

Shigaraki: So the doctor left me a very nice gift. I must admit that the gift has suffered a lot, but I will end his suffering if he does not give me his quirk for good.

In the place where everyone arrived to be safe from the collapse, Midoriya and Bakugo prepare to go to Shigaraki to prevent it from arriving with the evacuated people and generating more destruction.

Midoriya: I forgot something! Now we're back! "Activating his quirk and leaving the place"

Ikuto: I will go too!

Tsuyu: Ikuto! No!

Ikuto: Let me go with them, Tsuyu!

Tsuyu: I don't know what Midoriya and Bakugou have gone to, but I guarantee you it's very dangerous.

Ikuto: I must help Midoriya!

Tsuyu: Don't be reckless!

Ikuto: Listen, I'm stronger than you can imagine and that's why I'm sure I can manage on my own.

Tsuyu: What? But...

Ikuto: I also want to go help Midoriya because he helped me when I needed help the most. I couldn't call myself his friend if I didn't do the same for him.

Tsuyu: Ikuto...

Todoroki: Let him go help Midoriya and Bakugou.

Tsuyu: But...

Todoroki: If he says he is more powerful than we imagine, then he will be very helpful.

Ikuto: Thank you, Todoroki.

Tsuyu: Ikuto... Be very careful.

Ikuto: I promise you that I will return safely. Four Blades - X! "He activates his quirk and flies away"

Tsuyu: He's braver than I thought. "Smiling"

Grandson of the old woman: Excuse me, what is the name of that hero!? "Excited"

Tsuyu: Huh... Well...

Old woman's granddaughter: Miss, is he her boyfriend?

Tsuyu: What!? No! He's not my boyfriend! "Slightly embarrassed"

Old woman: Don't disturb the young lady, children.

Old woman's grandchildren: But grandma!

On the way to reach Midoriya and Bakugo, Ikuto starts thinking about how he will deal with the catastrophic situation.

Ikuto: I didn't expend a lot of energy when using Four Blades – X against Midoriya and Bakugo, so I can still use my potential to the fullest, so I will not hesitate to use Ultimate Four Blades – X if the situation warrants it. Such evolution will give me a lot of advantage against any villain, but I should not be confident since underestimating the enemy would mean putting the noose around my neck. "Muttering"

While Ikuto was muttering, he was about to collide with a building, but fortunately he realizes it in time and manages to avoid the blow.

Ikuto: That was close. I must not murmur as I fly. Hey? Those are Midoriya and Bakugo! Finally, I found them.

Midoriya: Why do you follow me Kacchan!?

Bakugo: I'm going to kill you!

Ikuto: Hello!

Midoriya: Ikuto! What are you doing here?! "Surprised"

Ikuto: I came to help you, Midoriya.

Bakugou: Come back right now, miserable copy! "Shouting angrily"

Ikuto: Don't yell at me in the fucking ear, you moron.

Bakugo: What did you say!? "Shouting enraged"

Ikuto: You've heard me.

Midoriya: Guys, enough! Let's calm down!

Ikuto: Anyway, I have come to help you, Midoriya.

Midoriya: Ikuto, you better come back because...

Ikuto: I won't be back.

Midoriya: Ikuto...

Ikuto: I am more powerful than you imagine, and I tell you that because when I fought against you and Bakugo, I don't used all my power.

Midoriya: What!? "Surprised"

Bakugo: You underestimated me! "Shouting angrily"

Ikuto: I will be of help in battle. I guarantee it to both of you.

Midoriya: I see him very determined. If he says he is more powerful, that means he must have a level of power comparable to Full Cowl – 100%. "Mentally speaking"

Ikuto: "Looking at Midoriya"

Midoriya: You can help if you want. "Smiling"

Bakugo: Deku, I want you to know that you are the bait.

Midoriya: Huh?

Bakugo: Because of the humiliation of that time.

Ikuto: What humiliation are you talking about, Bakugo?

Midoriya: I'd better explain that to you later, Ikuto.

When approaching Shigaraki, the young villain is chased by the number 1 hero Endeavor, but Shigaraki is not interested in the fire hero for the time being, so he attacks him with electromagnetic waves which expanded, which also allowed him to destroy the heroes' communicators.

Ikuto: What was that?

Bakugo: Hey, Deku, the recent thing...

Midoriya: This... This feeling... it's the same.

At that time, Shigaraki arrives towards Ikuto, Midoriya and Bakugo.

Shigaraki: "Get it" keeps ringing in my head.

Midoriya: The vision of death I saw in Kamino that summer.

Ikuto: Shigaraki!

Shigaraki: Give me the One For All, Izuku Midoriya. And you, the doctor's creation, give me the variant.

Ikuto: What?

About to face Shigaraki, the three youngsters are saved by the hero Gran Torino who had a bad feeling upon hearing about the One For All.

Midoriya: Great Torino!

Gran Torino: When I heard One For All I had a bad feeling. Did they plan to fight that thing? Everything Shigaraki touches turns to dust. The 3 of you will die if they touch the rubble, that is, you will not be able to face him alone. "Flying"

Midoriya: But...

Gran Torino: The heroes are not dead yet. "Flying"

Ikuto: I see that Midoriya knows this hero. "Mentally speaking"

Gran Torino: By the way, you didn't tell me that you had a brother who is also preparing to be a hero.

Midoriya: Huh? Well... it's complicated, Gran Torino. I will explain that later.

Gran Torino: As you wish.

While Gran Torino walked away with the 3 young men, Shigaraki confronted Endeavor and Ryukyu, but not without the support of Eraser Head and thanks to his intervention, he was able to erase some Shigaraki quirks, but he must keep his eyes open, so he is accompanied by Manual who has put water in his eyes, and even accompanied by Rock Lock.

Gran Torino: It's good here. "Letting go of the young"

Midoriya: Gran Torino, Professor Aizawa is...

Gran Torino: Yes. He erased Shigaraki's quirks.

Bakugo: Old man, we should move further away.

Midoriya: Gran Torino, he is...

Gran Torino: Bakugo. Toshinori told me about him.

Ikuto: It's a pleasure, sir. My name is Ikuto Midoriya and...

Gran Torino: Okay, son, but it's not the time.

Ikuto: Huh? Ok.

Gran Torino: This is the limit. Shigaraki is faster than we expected. Few of us can follow him. Without being able to communicate, it is more dangerous to get too far away. They contain him away from the people and is in view of Eraser. I will return to transport Eraser.

Midoriya: Do you want us to hide?

Gran Torino: He was implanted with the All For One's quirk. So said the hero DJ.

Midoriya: The All For One's quirk?

Ikuto: All For One? Now that I remember, the doctor mentioned All For One on many occasions when I was still under his control. It's true! The All For One quirk is used to steal other quirks! That way, Shigaraki would have stolen my quirk! "Mentally speaking and surprised"

Gran Torino: The three of you must think the worst if he steals your quirks.

Midoriya: It's clear that he says that because of One For All and also because of Ikuto's presence. "Mentally speaking"

Gran Torino: Although... he is one. Let the era of Heroes saturation serve any purpose, right?

As mentioned by Gran Torino, Burnin along with other heroes head towards Endeavor to help him in the battle against Shigaraki, but suddenly, some creatures appear in front of the heroes.

Burnin: Those are...

Suddenly, everyone is stunned to see that the creatures that appeared were Nomus.

Midoriya: How...?

Bakugo: What do they do alive?

Gran Torino: All facilities were destroyed. How come there is Nomus here?

Ikuto: Those are the Nomus I saw in the bald old man's lab. "Mentally speaking"

End of Chapter 5

Notes of Chapter 5:

• Four Blades – X is proven to be the state in which Ikuto fought Midoriya and Bakugo in their first match.

• Double Canyon – X is an attack that bears similarity to the ultimate attack of the character Kefla from Dragon Ball Super. However, there are differences:

Double Canyon – X is bright green and is not as big and powerful as Kefla's ultimate attack.

• Shigaraki knows well that the Ikuto's quirk is a variant born of One For All.

• Even though Ikuto has proven to have a Midoriya-like personality, he is not as tolerant when dealing with infuriating people like Bakugo. That is, Ikuto has a higher authority than Midoriya.