The art of the Iron, Learning to Forge.

[Third person POV]

It was a long week for Kaito at kinder, first: he would get in trouble when kids would try to pick on him or Midoriya, second: Bakugo would challenge him to silly challenges to prove that he is superior but, always lost and third: the teacher, Kaito couldn't put up with the teacher's hypocrisy, she would act as an angel yes, but underneath that mask was her true self as a weirdo who likes violence between toddlers, especially discrimination cases.

Kaito let the thought to die since he knew he couldn't do anything at the moment, though he did have a revenge plan in the near future.

After getting along with Midoriya and becoming friends he told Midoriya that he should enjoy he's childhood and do some exercises to tone his body (only a little though, he is more of a normal kid than Kaito anyway).

[Saturday-Kaito POV]

It's weekend and there are some things to keep in mind, my mother and I are getting wealthier week after week, we are not rich but we are allowed a better house so next week we are moving to an apartment complex, hopefully near the kinder.

In 5 weeks is my birthday so I'm planning to use the "Lil kid breathing: first form: Puppy Eyes" a technique used to beg for early martial arts and other activities.

Right now, I'm doing groceries with mom, I'm trying to find a way to "casually" find the blacksmith and let my mom to enter there.

After a few steps I saw it, it was a semi-run-down shop, with a plain sign that said "Edogawa's Smithy".

When I saw it, I said "mom can we please go to that store?".

My mother saw the store I was pointing and said "Kaito dear don't you want to look at other stores?" she said with an awkward expression.

"Yes, mom it looks so cool" I answered with (Fake) sparkling eyes.

Knowing I wont budge she said "ok dear we'll go there after taking the groceries home, I don't want to dirty them by accident".

I nodded and we took our leave.

[A quick trip to home later]

We were back at the store entrance; the most remarkable trait was the constant smell of things getting burned down.

After a quick pause from my mother, we entered.

When we entered the store a big heat wave crashed unto us, it was like a sauna but at least ten times worst, mom was already out of breath and I was barely standing using the incomplete total concentration.

"Kaito dear do you really want to be in here?" my mother asked showing her discomfort clearly in her expression.

"Mother, the truth of the matter is that I came here to see if this blacksmith could forge the weapons I'll need for the future, as a quirkless hero I'll have to rely on weapons and other gadgets for my performance and so, I wanted to see if this was a fitting place to entrust the work" I monologued forgetting to act as a toddler AGAIN.

Moms' expression changed and agreed to it.

We reached the counter and rang a bell, a few seconds later a relatively old man came and greeted us.

The man was wearing brown overalls without a shirt, big greyish boots and had he's hammer on his shoulder.

"Welcome to my humble business, what can this folk do for ya?" said the smith with a happy face.

Hello, good afternoon, my son wishes to become a hero in the future, however due to some circumstances he could only rely on weapons for combat, so we came here at his request to see if you would be kind enough to make his weapons" said my mother too formally, she didn't want to spread the fact that I was quirkless but honestly, I couldn't care less.

The blacksmith looked at me as if he was analyzing me and said "let me guess, he doesn't have a quirk, right?".

Moms' face went pale thinking the worst, but the man said "dontcha worry missy I couldn't care less if the brat has a quirk or not, as long as he uses the weapons that I make properly, that's all I care about".

Mom was relieved at he's statement and unconsciously asked "how did you knew?" she then proceeded to shut her mouth.

The man said "fugget about its missy, mi quirk is known as 'keen eye' it allows me to look beyond a person or material, for example: people with quirks have somewhat to a ball of color in their chests and quirkless people don't, and in materials like iron, gold, tungsten allow me to see how much impurities are in them in the form of black dots, of course the less impurities the better the product".

"So, tell me brat, what do ya want?" the blacksmith said with a confident tone.

I took a notebook out of my waist making my mother and the smith to wonder 'why did he had it in there'.

"I need these weapons if you please" I opened the notebook and inside it had very specific drafts including materials for some parts, mechanisms, design, weight distribution and color for the hilts and blades.

The smith took out a pair of glasses and eyed the notebook, page after page he was more amazed, there was a sword in form of a needle (Shinobu's sword) with a mechanism to exchange poisons and a replaceable tip for a specific technique, a sword with saw-like pattern in the blade (Inosuke's), a pair of swords made with a method which included gun powder for continuous uses (Uzui's), a big sword with a resistant cloth in the handle and another one similar with a chain along with a smaller one similar to a chopping knife (Ichigo's) and more.

(I know, I know, here All rights go to the manga and anime of Kimetsu no Yaiba and Bleach, I do not own any of the material so don't cancel me please).

After finishing the notebook, the smith took a pipe from the desk and proceeded to light it and take a huge smoke.

"Kid you are aware of what's inside this book, are ya?" the blacksmith asked a little excited and curiously.

"Yes, and I'm aware of the costs so unfortunately you'll have to wait a few years to make them, also there is a certain material that NEEDS to be included don't you agree?" I said smiling.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BRAT if you plan to employ me then there's a request you need to fill" the man said laughing.

"And what request might that be? I answered.

"You have to learn smithery from me, you see people who used to use my weapons tended to get arrogant and mistreat them so I'll teach you smithery so that you can fix them yourself, how bout it?" the man said confident.

"Wait isn't he too young for that" my mom finally intervened.

"I have told you to relax missy, he won't touch the flames and iron he will just learn the basics of what to do and how to do it, once he is older, he will start the practical teaching" the blacksmith said leaning in his chair.

"I don't know" my mother said before looking at me and remembering something.

(Flashback)

"Don't worry mom, we will go through this" said Kaito.

"I know honey but, you should just keep on eating" said Kaia with a sad expression.

(context) after the divorce Kaia hasn't been eating much and neither has, she slept at all, her body has gotten thin in just 2 days and her health has been in decline since then as well.

Kaito takes a spoonful of rice and shoves it at Kaia's mouth.

Surprised at this Kaia tries to spit the rice out of shock but Kaito covers her mouth and says calmly "Calm down, relax, think straight and remember, we overcome this, we are family so it's normal to take care of each other, I have you and remember that you have me, so don't let go into despair because as a future hero I promise you I'll erase your despair so trust me when I say this, I love you mom thank you for giving birth, raise and giving love to me".

Kaia swallowed the rice and started to cry, and Kaito was also crying, they slept in the couch together while hugging and crying until they fell asleep.

(END flashback)

'Yes, its time for me to support you even more, just as you saved me, I'm sure you'll save countless others" Kaia thought and smiled a little.

"Ok Kaito will learn under you, however in case he masters the beginning teachings you give him, you are not allowed to teach him more advance stuff before consulting me, second knowing Kaito he'll want to work here so the same rule applies here, you contact me and I decide to agree or disagree, and finally Kaito can't bring any weapon home UNDERSTOOD Kaito Mr. Blacksmith?" Said Kaia with a Kushina aura spooking both Kaito and the smith.

"YES MAAM" the smith and Kaito yelled at the same time.

"Good then we'll see you tomorrow Mr. Smith" said Kaia with a fake heavenly smile (even though she wants to help Kaito, keep in mind that she is overprotective so this attitude seemed like the best anyone would get from a parent like that).

"good bye Ossan" said Kaito.

"Don't call me an Ossan kid, my name is Edogawa Mashiro, the greatest Blacksmith around, ya copy?" Mashiro said a little angry.

"Got it Mahsiro-ossan" Kaito said laughing while exiting the store.