Chapter 103: Hidden Conspiracy

[Third Person's PoV] 

"So, what else have you found out about these villains?" Nezu asked, controlling his emotions and focusing on what mattered.

"Well, next we have Tomura Shigaraki, real name Tenko Shimura. This one was a little harder to uncover. I had to have Friday dig through old hospital files and the like to get what I was looking for," Tony said before continuing to explain what he had found.

"Wanna know an interesting fact? His father was named Kotaro Shimura, and his mother was Nana Shimura..."

"Where have I heard that name before…" Nezu muttered, a pensive look on his face.

"She was the previous wielder of One For All, All Might's teacher."

Hearing this, Nezu went unnaturally silent, his mind racing. "Tenko Shimura... Nana Shimura... Tomura Shigaraki... All Might's master... The Nomus... All For One," Nezu muttered as he pieced together everything he had learned.

"I see… I think you might have just uncovered the biggest conspiracy that's been happening right under our noses."

Tony nodded. "All For One is planning to kill All Might using Tomura, most likely to distract him with the revelation that his previous master's grandson is now a major villain. But there's probably more to it. A villain like All For One doesn't just have one plan; he likely has backup plans for his backup plans."

"Okay, now that you've given me this information, what do you have in mind? Why did you call me specifically?" Nezu asked, though he already had a faint idea of what Tony intended.

"I need you to use your connections to gather heroes, get them together, and take these villains down—arrest them or whatever you have in mind. But first, you'll need to inform All Might of Tomura's true lineage so he won't be caught off guard. Let him process the information safely."

Nezu rested his paw on his chin. "It will take time to gather the forces necessary to apprehend them. Not to mention, that spatial quirk of Kurogiri's will be a challenge to get past. But I'll start making some calls."

"We'll have a meeting about this tomorrow. Aizawa and Present Mic were really good friends with Oboro Shirakumo; they'll need to be informed and given time to digest what happened to their friend. Everything should be ready by tomorrow afternoon. But before that, where are they hiding out?"

Tony tapped the table a few times, and a holographic projection of Japan appeared. It zoomed in until a red dot showed the location of a bar.

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**A Few Hours Earlier...**

As Endeavor's agency kept an eye on Tomura, he was slowly regaining consciousness. He blinked in confusion before looking down at his hands.

He scoffed, 'Like some handcuffs could hold me...'

Tomura moved his hands with some difficulty and smirked arrogantly as his fingers touched the cuffs. However, his confident smile began to fade as he realized nothing was happening.

Confused, he shifted slightly and touched the cuffs again, but still nothing. "My quirk! What the hell did you bastards do to my quirk!?"

The look of insanity and hate in Tomura's eyes sent shivers down the spines of the heroes.

Suddenly, a warp portal began to open behind Tomura, and two hands appeared, pulling him back.

As Endeavor's sidekicks realized what was happening, they attacked the warp portal, but it was too late—it had already closed.

When Tomura reappeared in the bar, he felt something hot around his legs and saw that his pants had caught on fire from the attack.

Tomura quickly tore off his pants and stomped on them repeatedly to extinguish the flames. Once the fire was out, he stood there, breathing heavily in his boxers.

"This humiliation... I'll kill those heroes!" Tomura growled through gritted teeth.

"Kurogiri! Get these things off me already!" Tomura yelled, looking for Kurogiri.

He glanced around but didn't see him until he looked down and found Kurogiri face-down on the ground, unresponsive.

Cautiously, Tomura walked over and nudged him with his foot. "Hey... Kurogiri... You okay?"

Seeing no response, Tomura turned to the monitor by the table. "Master, I think someone broke Kurogiri."

"He's injured. He's been drifting in and out of consciousness. He used the last bit of his focus to extract you from your... predicament," All For One said from the other side of the monitor.

"He's going to be alright... right?" Tomura asked, growing concerned as he noticed blood staining the bar floor.

"Yes, although his wounds are serious, they aren't life-threatening. A trip to the doctor should have him back on his feet in a few hours."

"Then what am I supposed to do about these?" Tomura asked, lifting his arms to show the Quirk-Nullification Handcuffs around his wrists.

"Can't you use your quirks on them?"

"Jeez, Master, why didn't I think of that? Yes, I tried that already. Whatever these things are, it's like they're blocking my access to my quirk. I can't feel it—it's like it's gone, like I don't have a quirk."

"And who put those on you? Do you know what happened to Kurogiri? He wouldn't talk—I think his jaw is broken," AFO asked.

"It was Tony Stark," Tomura said with hate. "I know why Taiyo really hates him now. He snuck up on us and took Kurogiri out before focusing his attention on me…"

Tomura then went on to explain what occurred when Tony attacked them and how they were defeated.

"I see…" AFO muttered with a hand under his chin. "This Tony Stark is becoming more of a hassle than we previously expected. We'll have to do something about him."

"We already promised Taiyo that he would be the one to take him out," Tomura grumbled in annoyance.

They then heard a groaning sound and saw Kurogiri slowly standing up.

"You're finally up. Get these stupid cuffs off me."

Kurogiri slowly lifted his hand and extended his mist toward Tomura's hands. However, as Kurogiri's mist almost made contact with the cuffs, they released a small, undetectable wave of energy that nullified the power of the mist—the same energy that was keeping Tomura from accessing his quirk.

"Why isn't it working!?"

Kurogiri slowly shrugged his shoulders, as he didn't know what was happening either.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Kurogiri motioned toward his jaw and made a snapping motion with his hands.

"I see, so he really did break your jaw?" Tomura asked as he played along with their game of charades.

Kurogiri nodded his head in confirmation.

"Kurogiri, go to the doctor in a few minutes. He should be able to quickly fix you up. As you go, I'll send Forger to try and get Tomura out of the cuffs," AFO ordered.

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Tony was at the door of Nezu's estate, already leaving.

"Was that all you wanted to share with me?" Nezu asked curiously.

Tony nodded. "Yeah, that was all. If I find out anything else, I'll be sure to inform you."

"Please do," Nezu said before closing the door as Tony walked back to his ride.

"Shall I take you home, boss?" Friday asked from inside the limo.

"Yes, and take your time. No need to rush," Tony said as he resumed studying Mark 42.

As Tony was being escorted home, he began to draw on the table—a silver and blue ring. In the middle of that ring was the shape of the arc reactor.

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