Izuku sat at his desk, thinking deeply about the matter at hand.
The Foot had come back with a bang, and even with his army they made it very clear they were still a threat. One that would take the lives of many of his men if left unchecked.
"If only I had some way to lure them out." Izuku lamented. If he could just deal with them all in one fell swoop, that would make things so much easier.
But doing so was easier said than done.
It was obvious they wanted him dead. But they knew what resources he had available to him. They wouldn't pull an all-out attack unless they were sure they had a good shot at him.
DING!
Suddenly Izuku got a text. Checking it out, Izuku found it was from Shina. "Hey Mr. Midoriya, could we go to a concert that's happening soon?"
Izuku sighed. Unfortunately, he couldn't allow them to go. Not in light of these recent attacks. If they went to a concert now, there was little that would keep the Foot from teleporting in real quick and killing them.
And that's when Izuku suddenly got an idea.
A concert! Of course! If they think I'm going to a casual event like that, they'd take that as a chance to get me with my guard down! Izuku thought. Ah, but I need to not only make sure I bring enough forces with me to apprehend them, but I also need to make sure they don't suspect that it's actually a trap. But…I can't just use any old band. They'd have to be able to defend themselves if worst comes to worst. Actually, now that I think about it…I do know of one.
Izuku pulled up his phone and made a call.
"Hello? Mr Midoriya?" Mai answered. "Do you need something?"
"Yeah, Blue Blur has a band doesn't he?" Izuku asked her.
"Uh, yeah. He started a band with his brother and sister. They occasionally play at certain places. Sometimes they play at concerts too." Mai said. "They're pretty good actually, really underrated in my opinion. Although I may be a bit biased."
"I have an offer for them," Izuku said.
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" A trap concert huh." Blue mused as he sat back against his couch.
He hadn't been expecting to get a call from THE Izuku Midoriya today. Let alone a call proposing that he and his siblings perform in concert meant to lure out extremely dangerous criminals.
"I understand if you want to refuse, I am asking you to put you and your family in danger," Izuku said.
"Yeah, I'm gonna have to run it by them first, but honestly, knowing them, they'll probably say yes." Blue shrugged. "Still, what happens if they don't show?"
"Then me and a few choice people get a good show." Izuku sighed. "Just call me when you've got an answer. Thank you for your time."
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"Thank you three for coming," Nezu said, looking at the three students that had gathered in his office.
Ochaco, Todoroki, and Bakugo.
"I have a special assignment for you three. Your first undercover assignment in a way." Nezu explained. "As I'm sure you're aware, the Midoriya Foundation has been working tirelessly to try and deal with the many terrorist groups that have been targeting them. And as of recently, they have a brand scheme in the works. That I'd like you all to take part in."
"I'll do it!" Ochaco said firmly. Donning a look of fierce determination.
"Tch. What exactly does De…does he want us to do?" Bakugo asked.
"So, in a couple of weeks, there will be a fake concert. The purpose of which will be to lure out attackers, and then defeat them." Nezu explained. "Aside from Midoriya himself, several of his more elite forces, bodyguards, and many pro heroes will be attending in disguise. And I'd like for you three to attend as well."
"Uraraka already made her thoughts clear, but I also accept," Todoroki said. "What about you Bakugo? Want to help your old victim."
"Shut it icy hot!" Bakugo growled. "And I'm in. Not like I got anything better to do."
"Perfect. However, you three will need to be in disguise." Nezu explained. "Completely unrecognizable. Fortunately, the Midoriya Foundation provided us with some."
Suddenly, three Mind Weavers appeared on Nezu's desk, having been there the whole time, but using their abilities to stay invisible.
"These three Grimm are called Mind Weavers, they have the ability to make illusions. Just have them on you, and you'll be able to look like whatever you want." Nezu explained. "Everyone there will have them. Except for Midoriya himself. He wants to be somewhat recognizable so the trap will work."
"Isn't he putting himself in a bit too much danger?" Ochaco asked. "Couldn't he just let someone else do this, using these spiders?"
"True, but then as soon as they figure out Midoriya isn't there, they're going to leave," Nezu said. "Midoriya hopes his continued presence will help make sure they stick around."
"Yeah, that sounds like something he'd do." Bakugo and Todoroki at the same time, surprising the both of them for a second, before the two glared at each other.
"Regardless, Midoriya has no intention of dying, and several little surprises in the works to make sure this goes well." Nezu chuckled. "I'm very excited."
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"So you want me to attend…but no other Midoriya Foundation personnel?" Keda asked.
This time she'd come to see Izuku in person, the two meeting in Izuku's office.
"We've done a good job rooting out potential spies from the army, but I'm not deluded enough to think we've gotten rid of all of them," Izuku explained. "Not to mention, the majority of our troops are woefully ill-equipped to take care of foes like this. So I'd like to keep this operation down to more elite members of the army, as well as outside help. That being yourself, a few friends from the U.A., some pro heroes, and some of my bodyguards. As well as some new members of our armies. Do you remember what I told you about more powerful allies?"
Suddenly, the door opened and a young man stepped in. "Morning sir."
The man appeared to be mostly made of metal. With the only human parts of him being his face and white hair. Although he had a robotic eye patch. The rest of his body was made of black metal. Complicated but cool-looking robot parts.
"This is Raiden. His real name is classified by his request, so please don't ask about it." Izuku said. "He's our first true success with project Mechanization. And he'll serve as the leader of an elite task force that will soon be under the Midoriya Foundation Army. And he'll be joining us during the attack."
"Nice to have you. Hope you're worth the money those parts no doubt cost." Keda said, looking him over.
"I'll try to make myself useful." Raiden chuckled. "Nice to meet you in general. Use my sword carefully."
"Speaking of swords." Izuku reached under his desk. "I have something for you."
He then pulled a black sword, with a fractal embedded in the hilt.
"This is yours," Izuku said, handing the weapon to his general. "The sword itself is mostly just a decoration. You could use it, but I don't see why you would. The main draw is the fractal. It simply increases the power of your flames, and thus the constructs you create."
Keda smirked as she looked over the weapon. "And it's in my color. Boss, you spoil me."
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"You can't replicate it!?" Shredder shouted, staring down a half-fly man scientist, something fierce.
"This crystal is just far too advanced! Too chaotic!" The fly man said. "Any further attempts to try and replicate this will just dissolve into disaster and damage to our own property. Very expensive damage. Not to mention the cost of resources-"
"What you're telling me is that I stole this from the Midoriya Foundation…for NOTHING!" Shredder shouted, his claws popping out, causing everyone to recoil in fear.
"N-n-not nothing sir!" The fly man stuttered. "While recreating it is off of the table for now, we CAN use it to create something worthwhile. Y-You see I've been analyzing the Midoriya Foundation's androids, and using these, I might be able to make something comparable to them."
"Comparable to those androids…how soon can you make it? And how many" Shredder asked.
"I've already been making some mock designs in my spare time. I just needed the final piece. It should take me a week." The man said. "As for the amount…currently only one can be made."
"Tch. Make it." Shredder ordered. "And I want your most powerful machines, ready and able to strike at my command."
"Are you preparing another raid, sir?" The scientist asked.
"...Perhaps," Shredder said, before turning away and walking out of the lab. "Or perhaps, something greater."
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In a dark room, six armored ninja warriors gathered. All donning different colors.
The yellow ninja. Scorpion.
The purple ninja. Rain.
The blue ninja. Sub Zero.
The green ninja. Reptile. (The only one of them who clearly had a mutant quirk, looking like a giant humanoid lizard with a razor-sharp maw)
The black ninja. Saibot.
And the gray ninja, leader of the foot. The Shredder.
"What exactly has caused you to call us all back from our missions, Shredder?" Rain asked, sounding very annoyed.
"It is not often that all six great heads of the Foot meet in one place." Reptile said.
"I assume this must have to do with the actions of your foolish, and now very dead, daughter," Saibot said.
"Hold your tongue Saibot." Shredder hissed. "If you're referring to my daughter entering us into a war with the Midoriya Foundation, do not blame her for that. Blame that accursed rat. Once he joined the Foundation, becoming our enemy was inevitable."
"And yet, despite that, you left the task of dealing with them to your daughter." Rain scoffed. "When clearly she couldn't even handle the rat by himself."
"There is no point in complaining about events that can not be changed," Scorpion spoke up. "Shredder. What is your plan?"
"I want all of our assets close to hand. To be ready to attack Midoriya as soon as an opportunity presents itself." Shredder revealed.
" Over eagerness is what led your daughter to an early grave." Sub Zero pointed out.
"And yet with each second, the boy grows stronger." Shredder pointed out. "He can track teleportation, freely open portals himself, commands a powerful army, as well as two androids who command near All Might levels of power. Soon he'll be able to find us no matter where we hide, and he'll bring his full might down upon us. We need to kill him, and then dismantle his organization piece by piece. First, him. Then his scientists. Then his generals. And so on."
"As much as I hate to admit it, you have a point." Rain said. "But doing that is easier said than done. As you said the boy can open portals wherever he pleases, if you don't kill him within seconds, he'll escape."
"Only if he has access to the facility which manages his teleportation," Shredder said. "And my men have been working on infiltrating his ranks. And I've finally gotten some men working in that facility. They can take it over for a short while, and keep him from getting away, long enough for us to kill him. We simply need a good opportunity."
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"Did you make sure to insert those spies into the warp facility?" Izuku asked, looking up at Giza.
"Yes. The Foot spies have been promoted, and are ready to attempt sabotage." Giza said.
"Good. That should make the Foot feel more comfortable to attack." Izuku said.
The fact that Izuku could open portals when and wherever he wanted, was always going to make his opponents more hesitant to commit to attacks. And even more hesitant to stick around when they do attack.
So the solution to this was to make his enemies believe that he couldn't do that.
While Izuku had gotten rid of most of the spies they'd been able to identify, he made certain not to get rid of all of them.
As sometimes having enemy spies in your midst could be useful, if you can use them to feed the enemy bad information.
So he took a few of those spies and promoted them so they'd have access to the warp tech. Hence their enemies would believe they'd be able to shut down, destroy, or take over their ability to open portals.
When in reality the moment they attempted to do any of that, they would be immediately stopped, and used to feed false information to the attackers.
It was a pretty smart plan if Izuku said so himself.
Although there was of course one pretty big disadvantage.
Namely, putting himself directly in harm's way.
Of course, pretty much everyone tried to talk him out of showing up on the battlefield directly, and even worse, staying on the battlefield. But there was an issue with that.
Should the Foot have someone with a quirk that could identify that Izuku wasn't there, they would just leave. Therefore, defeating the whole purpose of this operation.
But Izuku was confident in his planning. He wasn't just gambling his life away.
"Alright, the only thing left to do. Is wait." Izuku said.
So you might be wondering, why call it the Foot and then fill it with mostly Mortal Kombat characters.
The answer is, I have no idea. I didn't really plan this out. I just wanted more ninjas.
Anyway, please review and have a nice day.
