Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger...!

Chapter 18 - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger...!

- And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. -

It was a rainy day, the morning that Izuku and the others had to return to U.A. High. In the days they had off after the Sports Festival, the competitors that competed were to let their injuries recover, and then they would start regular classes again today.

Regular…. Yeah right!

That is what Izuku thought but he would soon figure out that this will not be the case as today is the day that will set off a chain of events that will change the way Izuku perceives the world forever.

'Man, it's so crowded… and I'm still sore. Man, why do I have to take this train?! I can literally run faster than a car!'

"Your body is still sore after continuously breaking your limits in the Sports Festival. You were not supposed to use Kaioken in the way you did. I warned you to only use that technique only on your base form and do not stack it on top of your Full Cowl. And if you had to, don't go above X2. But you did not listen to any of that and decided that it would be a good idea to not only stack Kaioken on top of Full Cowl, but you went all the way up to X4 and did a full power Sparking Kamehameha. So consider this your punishment for straining your body past it's set limit."

Izuku sighed in annoyance, 'Fine. But, still, I had a lot of fun! Kacchan and Shoto were a lot more powerful than I expected. They really pushed me past my limits and beyond. Our matches made each other improve for the better. This just reinforces the fact that I have to get even stronger than now. The Sports Festival opened my eyes. There's no way that I can stay at the same level I am now. I have to prepare for the rematches that I promised. Thinking about it just makes me all fired up!'

After Izuku was announced the winner of the Royal Rumble, he immediately collapsed to unconsciousness due to all of the stamina he had lost after pushing his body past its limit. He actually was not supposed to use Kaioken on top of his One For All: Full Cowl and he definitely was not supposed to use it above X3.

When he was training in the gravity chamber, he was able to get the hang of Kaioken X2 and a little of X3 right before the Sports Festival thanks to working under 20G. It was not at all a pleasant experience but Izuku figured that it was all worth it since, after he finished training, Inner Deku told him that he got over 5 times stronger from the USJ incident to right before the Sports Festival began.

At first Izuku was shocked at how fast his power was progressing in just the span of a few weeks, but then realized that it made sense thanks to all of the Zenkais he must have gotten from all of the workouts he had done when he was preparing for the Sports Festival. He also felt stronger after he woke up from collapsing at the end of the Festival. Thank God for Saiyan Biology!

But still, Zenkai Boosts did not make him invincible though. Yes, his body learns to adapt to the damage and makes itself stronger for the next fight, but that still doesn't mean that there are drawbacks. If he puts too much strain on his body, like using the Kaioken for instance, there will be temporary side effects, such as his body feeling sore for a few days.

This is why he was taking the public train instead of flying to school like he usually does. It was really crowded, and there was not much space, but hey what can you do?

'I could still walk you know….'

"Your body needs rest." Inner Deku replied.

Izuku gave up and just decided to pass the time by opening up his phone. He was scrolling down the mainstream news lately and saw himself on the front page. After he had won First Place and the Royal Rumble, he immediately made headlines all around the world. So many media outlets were shocked at just how much power that a First Year U.A. student had. He was even more powerful than the average Pro Hero.

The main highlights that were shown were of his fight with Katsuki and Shoto in the Semi-Finals, Finals, and the Royal Rumble. The last one caused the most fuss since as they were fighting, Izuku's energy and attacks were sending shockwaves throughout the city. People thought that there was an earthquake, but no, it was just the U.A. First Years having a climactic battle. Izuku smiled as he read the comments of the highlight videos of his matches with Shoto and Katsuki.

Most were praise of how just a cut above the rest, those three in particular were. Izuku was glad that all three of them had broken past their limits during their respective matches. It made him feel accomplished at the fact that not only did he improve himself, but he was able to help improve the others around to break their own limits and acquire power that would not have been possible if it were not for Deku inspiring them all to become the best Heroes they can possibly be.

He quickly remembered his match against Katsuki. The stakes were really high in that one. Man oh man, that bet was crazy! If he ended up losing, he had to quit becoming a Hero! Why on God's blue Earth would Izuku ever do something like that?! Even to this day, he wasn't sure why exactly he had taken a bet so daring. But in the end it all worked out.

Ultimately, he was able to resolve their issues with one another. And hey, Katsuki won't be calling any of their classmates mean and insulting names anymore. And as he was fighting, he knew that he was stronger than Bakugo by a considerable margin. He just kind of miscalculated by how much exactly. This is due to Katsuki secretly training and getting so much stronger in between the second day of school and the Sports Festival.

He had no idea how he got so powerful in such a short amount of time. Inner Deku explained to him that Bakugo has always been a prodigy. Kind of like Todoroki. And because he was always so good at everything, he and Todoroki didn't see the point in seriously training. They may exercise here and there but before coming to U.A., they never dared to actually train to maybe on the level of Deku when he started training after his tail sprouted.

Inner Deku theorized that since Bakugo was such a natural prodigy, it was much easier for him to get up to at least some of Deku's level in terms of strength and in such little time as well. He also thought that Bakugo was subconsciously using his Wrath to fuel him to break beyond his normal limits. Izuku agreed with that as Bakugo just seemed so strong just out of nowhere to the point where it was almost unnatural. It just really shows his potential and how much a great Hero he will become in the future.

Izuku then began to remember his match with Shoto. Izuku analyzed that the bi-colored teen was actually weaker than Bakugo at full power when he only used his ice. In reality, Izuku could have ended the match anytime he wanted. Shoto with only his right side, was weaker than Bakugo, and Bakugo was weaker than Izuku. And after Izuku got his Zenkai Boost from his fight with Katsuki, Izuku got stronger than that. A smart man would have ended the match as quickly as possible.

But an even wiser man would have done what Deku did. Which is, draw out Shoto's hidden power. He helped get over his Daddy Issues and past trauma in order to overcome all of tragedy that had taken place in the young boys life. Once Deku made Shoto realize that in fact, it was his Quirk, not Endeavor's, it was enough motivation to bring out the latent power within the Hybrid Prodigy. Izuku was gobsmacked at the fact that Shoto's potential was on a whole other level than anybody else's in the Sports Festival. It was unreal. When he brought out both halves of his Quirk, it was enough to double his overall power and bring him above Izuku's 25% of One For All.

And Izuku loved every bit of it! He was hoping to go up against somebody that would actually force him to go beyond his limits. And thus he used Kaioken. And ultimately by the end of the Sports Festival, all three of them had helped to better themselves as a whole and will improve each other in the long run. They all got more powerful due to Izuku bringing out the best in everyone. Inner Deku commented on this and called Izuku a "True Fighting Genius."

It was proof of his Saiyan Heritage as Goku and even Vegeta would have done the same exact thing. And his human side contributed as the Hero in him just genuinely wanted to help his classmates as well. Thinking about the improvements they made, it just brought a smile to his face at the fact he was able to help them grow stronger and break them out of their shackles.

'Man, that Sports Festival was really fun! I can't wait until next year! It's gonna be even better next time!'

As Izuku kept scrolling down, he also saw some comments about his so-called, "Sexy Body" from a lot of fangirls. Apparently he was rated as the hottest U.A. Freshman by most of the females watching the event. Seeing some of the comments and memes about him when he was fighting with his shirt off, made him flush in embarrassment.

He didn't notice during the Sports Festival, since he was focused on his matches and only thought of the crowd reactions as "White Noise," which is how Inner Deku put it. But once he started to scroll through the web, he began to realize just how much more popular he was now with the opposite sex ever since his upper body was revealed during his matches in the tournament.

It made Izuku make a mental reminder to be a lot more careful with how he fights and to no accidentally tear his shirt apart again. He was still an introvert that had trouble communicating with members of the opposite sex his age, so of course he would still get flustered from reading those comments about him.

Inner Deku chuckled, "This guy has enough power to destroy an entire city, but can't take compliments and flirts from girls without turning into a blushing mess. Oh, the irony! You're just like a typical Shonen Protagonist!"

Izuku made a confused face when he heard Inner Deku's comment, 'A what protagonist?'

Inner Deku sighed, "Nevermind. You don't need to know."

Ummm…. Inner Deku, can you not break the fourth wall, please?

"Fine, I will chill out… for now…."

Izuku continued to browse through his phone before he heard the person standing next to him on the packed train trying to get his attention.

"Excuse me… excuse me! Are you Midoriya from Class 1-A?!"

"Huh?" Izuku turned around to see a middle aged man giving him a thumbs up. A lot of commotion started to brew thanks to somebody pointing out that Izuku, the winner of the First Year's Sports Festival was on the train. It wasn't that hard to notice since Izuku was the tallest person in the car and was the only one with a brown tail wagging behind him.

"Good job at the Sports Festival! You really dominated! You got First Place with style!"

"You got Number One in every round, even in the Royal Rumble! Man, nevermind dominance. He completely murdered the competition!"

"You were so cool!"

"He looks a lot taller in person! He's freaking huge! How did you get so shredded?! What gym do you go to?!"

"Tell me about it! This kid in High School has a way better physique than I ever had in my 20s!"

"Must be some kind of freak genetics!"

"What's up with that tail? Is that apart of your Quirk?!"

"He must have worked really hard to get as powerful as he is now!"

"ARE YOU SINGLE?!"

Everybody on the train started to surround Izuku like he was some kind of celebrity. Everybody was giving him congratulating remarks and praised him on his competence and nobility. A lot of people referenced his Student Pledge which struck at their heart strings. All of the males were especially envious of his well defined and muscled body as most of them could not even dream of having the same build as Izuku.

Many teenage girls and even some young women in their twenties were either fangirling, asking for his number, or flirting with him. With all of these things going on at once, Izuku's brain began to short circuit. However, Inner Deku calmed him down and told him that if he really expects to become the Number One Hero, then he's going to have to learn to deal with all the publicity it will bring. Because if he doesn't, then he will crumble under the pressure.

After all of the fussing, Izuku told them that it was his stop and he had to get off or else he was going to be late for school. The civilians groaned in disappointment but told Izuku one last thing before he left.

"Do your best, Hero!"

Izuk nervously smiled as he waved them goodbye as he exited the train.

"I-I will!"

Izuku got back on the street and began walking towards the Number One Hero school in Japan. Some people were able to recognize him on the streets and greeted the Green-Haired Saiyan. He politely greeted back and kept on going his way. He had no idea he would get this famous after winning the U.A. Sports Festival. Is this what All Might had to deal with on a daily basis?!

'Man, it's only morning and so many people are recognizing me. I guess this is what Toshinori-Sense had to deal with for so many years. And I'm still sore! Yeah, maybe I should like, not use Kaioken for a little while. I really underestimated the toll it puts on my body if I go above times 2. Even with the multiple Zenkai Boosts I got during the Sports Festival, it still did not erase all of the forced strain my physical body was put under when I was stacking Kaioken on top of Full Cowl. That combination gives me a lot of freaking power, but the drawbacks are just too much! It's best if I use the two in moderation for now on.' Izuku pondered as he walked down the sidewalk.

"Hey, you know what they say. Experience is the best teacher! That's what you get for not listening to me! But to be fair, you probably would not have made as big of an impact if you didn't go beyond your limits. But, your body will naturally adapt itself to grown stronger and to be able to take even higher levels of Full Cowl and Kaioken. So in the end, I guess it was for the best. That genius mind of yours truly is something else!" Inner Deku replied to Izuku's thoughts.

Inner Deku had also reminded Izuku of his second Quirk, which is Pride of a Saiyan. Due to the Saiyan cells in Deku's body, it merged with One For All and mutated it to the point where it created a Secondary Quirk called "Pride of a Saiyan." This will further enhance the power of One For All and give Izuku an edge in all stats when he gets into the heat of battle.

Without Izuku even knowing it, that Quirk was active during his fights with Shinso, Bakugo, Todoroki, and in the Royal Rumble. And when he said all stats, he really meant ALL stats. Intelligence included. This Quirk allowed him to adapt within every fight and learn from the experience so that he became even stronger after it. Izuku said that it did make sense. After all, whenever he got into the heat of battle, it always seemed like he became a 'super-self.' It was weird and hard to explain. You just needed to be a Saiyan in order to understand the feeling.

"Good morning, Midoriya!"

Izuku turned around to see a familiar face.

"Iida? Wearing a p-poncho and rain boots?"

"Why are you walking so slowly? I've seen you move way faster during our match at the Sports Festival! I know you can go much faster than that! You're going to be late!" Iida exclaimed as he ran past the Green-Haired Saiyan.

"Late? There are still five minutes until the first bell." Izuku began to jog behind the Engine Quirk user. He was still sore, but it didn't mean he couldn't use some exercise.

"U.A. students should always arrive ten minutes early!" Iida proceed to speed off to inside the building.

Izuku just shook his head and used some Ki to keep up with him as he entered the building with him. They went to the lockers and began to put away their umbrellas/poncho.

Izuku had an uneasy feeling. He had heard of the news of Ingenium and wanted to to talk to Iida about it.

"Iida, umm… listen I heard about Igenium and I'm sor-"

"-If it's about my older brother, there is no need to worry. I apologize for worrying you needlessly. Congratulations on winning First Place, though! I saw the highlights on the internet and you truly outshined us all. Good work and I hope I can get to your level someday!"

"T-Thanks…." Izuku still had an uneasy feeling. Tenya said that there was no need to worry, but something inside of him is telling him, that there is still something troubling Iida. He just… could not quite put his finger on it…. Yet.

"It's different when they broadcast the matches on TV after all, huh? So many people talked to me on the way here!" Mina said.

"Yeah, me too!" Kirishima stated.

"People were staring at me, too. It was kind of embarrassing!"

"Isn't that normal for you, Hagakure?"

"I had some elementary schoolers suddenly tell me 'Don't worry about it.' " Sero said as he was annoyed every time somebody brought up the fact that Todoroki one shotted him in like 2 seconds.

"Don't worry about it." Tsuyu said.

"Not you too!"

Mina and other chuckled as they reassured Sero that they were just joking. Shoto was a cut above many of the others so it shouldn't be a surprise that he utterly dominated Sero in their match.

"After just one day, we've suddenly been thrust into the spotlight, huh?" Kaminari said as he conversed with Mineta.

"U.A. really is amazing, huh?"

As the conversations were going around in the Class 1-A room, Izuku was sitting at his desk making adjustments to his Hero Notebook. He had just finished his analysis on one of the stats he was making adjustments to, until his notebook was snatched out of his hand.

"You're still doing these? I guess even though you're pretty strong now, your nerd habits will never go away, huh?" Katsuki said as he took a glance at the page Izuku was working on.

"Hey be careful with that! Don't go throwing it out the window like last time, Kacchan!"

"What the fu-? Why is my name here?" Bakugo asked as he took a clearer look at the contents of the page.

Katsuki Bakugo

Power- 5/5 A

Speed- 5/5 A

Technique- 5/5 A

Intelligence- 5/5 A

Cooperatives- 3/5 C

Shoto Todoroki

Power- 5.2/5 A+

Speed- 5.1/5 A+

Technique- 5/5 A

Intelligence- 5/5 A

Cooperativeness- 4/5 B

Bakugo grit his teeth when he read his stats in comparison to Shoto's, "Hey, Deku! Why the hell does Shoto have 0.2 points more in power and 0.1 points more in speed than I do!? I would squash him in a fight!"

"Because Kacchan, if we look at it objectively, if Shoto uses both his fire and ice, he is in fact stronger and faster than you. My Quirk allows me to sense people's strength and that gives me a gauge on their level of power. And from what I got, when he's going all out, Shoto is slightly stronger than you. This is also backed up by the fact that he was able to keep up with me when I used Kaioken, which nobody else in the Sports Festival was able to push me to use. So yeah, as of right now, Shoto is indeed higher than you in those aspects."

"Wait, a minute! You mean to tell me that you were holding back during our match?! You fucking nerd! You were supposed to go all out!" Bakugo grew a tick mark as when he heard Izuku's explanation, he actually agreed with him. It still didn't mean that he liked it though.

"Uh….. Hey, look! I at least increased your cooperativeness! I had it at a 1 before the Sports Festival!" Izuku awkwardly replied as he tried to change the subject. Yeah, he did kind of hold back… maybe a little. But he didn't think Kacchan had to know that.

"What's this about stats?" Shoto asked curiously as he also took a look at Izuku's Hero Journal. He smiled when he saw his profile. He has been in a good mood ever since his mother had come back home. At first, it was a little uncomfortable due to all of the bad blood that was between him, his father, and mother. But she apologized and Enji also apologized as well and they all hugged it out. It wasn't perfect, but at least it was progress. He was still extremely grateful for all that Izuku has done for him.

Shoto looks at his stats and compared it to Kasuki's.

"They're accurate."

"WHAT?! Say that again! I dare you! We can settle this right here, right now! I think you have already forgotten, but I was Deku's first ever Rival!"

"Irrelevant."

"I'll show you irrelevant!"

"Hey, what's this about stats?" Mina asked curiously as she also began to take a peek into Izuku's Hero Journal.

"Oh, well, ever since I was a little boy, I was always fascinated by Quirks and how Heroes used them. I And I just started to write them down and analyze their strengths and weaknesses. It's a hobby I have never been able to quite get rid of. I have yours as well, Ashido-san if you want to take a look. In fact I have everybody's stats in the class. I just need to make a little adjustments to Ochaco-chan's and Momo-chan's since they got exponential stronger during the Sports Festival. But everyone else's should be relatively accurate from what I have observed from all of you so far." Izuku explained as now everybody in the class had suddenly taken an interest in Izuku's notebook.

"Wow, really?! I wanna see mine!" Toru energetically chirped as she and the rest of the class started to huddle around Izuku's desk.

Izuku wasn't expecting this, "HEY, one at a time! You're going to destroy my notebook if you're all fighting for it!"

After a little going back and forth, everybody got the chance to see their character profiles and Quirk analysis. It's safe to say that every member of Class 1-A as astounded by the level of Izuku's observations. They all thanked Izuku for the advice as it would sure help them improve in the long run.

After a couple of minutes, the door opened to reveal Aizawa.

"Good morning, my students."

"Good morning, Mr. Aizawa!" The class replied in unison. They proceeded to remove themselves from Izuku's desk and went towards their own seats.

"Ribbit? Mr. Aizawa, your bandages are gone. I'm glad." Tsuyu said as she noticed that Aizawa was back to 100% health. She had seen first hand, the injuries he had sustained from Nomu in the USJ incident, so she was happy that those injuries are finally gone.

"Thanks for the concern. The old lady provided me with a special treatment that allowed me to recover a lot faster and easier." Aizawa gave Izuku a knowing look. Izuku knew that he was referring to the Senzu Bean that he had given to Recovery Girl.

"More importantly, we are having a special Hero informatics class today." Aizawa said as the class began to sweat at what was to come.

'Here it is!'

'Special? Is it a quiz? I hope not…'

'I'm bad at laws relating to Heroes and stuff like that… '

"Code names." Aizawa bluntly revealed. "You lot will be coming up with your very own Hero names today."

"WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING EXCITING!"

Aizawa eye's flashed red as he activated his Quirk for a split second in order to calm his students down.

"This is related to the Pro Hero draft picks I mentioned the other day. The drafts begin in earnest in the second and third years after students have gained experience and can become immediate assets to the Pros. In other words, for them to extend offers to First years like you shows that they are interested in your future potential. These offers are often cancelled if the interest dies down after graduation."

"Adults are so selfish!" Mineta mumbled.

"So we'll have to prove ourselves once we get picked, huh?" Toru asked.

"That's right. And here are the totals for those with offers." Aizawa proceeded to use a remote to show the number of internships each student got.

Izuku Midoriya- 9,001

Shoto Todoroki- 7,123

Katsuki Bakugo- 6,556

Momo Yaoyorozu- 1,102

Ochaco Uraraka- 699

Fumikage Tokoyami- 460

Tenya Iida- 401

Denki Kaminari- 372

Ejirou Kirishima- 208

Hanta Sero- 34

"In other years, it's been more spread out, but all eyes were on those three this year." Aizawa remarked as he pointed towards the names of Izuku, Shoto, and Katsuki.

"7,011?! WHAT THE HELL?! Are there even that many Pro Heroes in Japan?!" Mineta cried out in shock as everybody else was also surprised at just how many offers Izuku had gotten. The gap between his amount of offers and Shoto's offers was even bigger than the gap between Shoto and Katsuki. It was surreal.

"Gah, there's such a big difference!" Kaminari threw his head back in frustration at seeing his amount of offers and comparing it to the top three.

"Those Pros don't know a good thing when they see one!" Aoyama grumbled when he didn't see his name on the board.

"Midoriya's first, Todoroki's second, and Bakugo's third... " Jiro said.

"It's exactly how their placements were at the end of the Sports Festival." Kirishima added.

"Well of course the Pros would much rather prefer Midoriya and Todoroki over Bakugo. Did you see how he acted during the entire Festival?" Sero comically threw shade at Katsuki.

"IF I SCARED A PRO, THAT MEANS THEY'RE WEAK! And damn Deku only got more than me because he proved that he was the better man in our match, which I don't have a problem with. He should get way more than me damn it! But what I do have a problem with is that fucking SHOTO got more than me even though we never even fought! Those damn Pros are biased, how can they say he's better than me when it was never proven in a One-on-One match. If you never had the guts to fight me, then you have no right to say you're better than me! Only Deku has that right! He's the only one that beat me!" Bakugo finished his angry tirade as the class snickered at his antics.

Momo sighed in relief. She had gotten more offers than she expected. Ochaco thought the same as well. They mentally thanked Izuku for helping them unlocking their hidden power which allowed them to gain the attention of more Pros. She turned her head towards Shoto.

"You're amazing, Todoroki. You're only behind Izuku-kun!"

Shoto shrugged his shoulders, "They're all probably because of my Dad. The one you should be praising is Izuku. He got all of those offers because of his own hard work and determination to be the best. He gained all of his power through his own merit and not because of who his Father is. That is why he is Number One." Shoto still wanted his rematch but that could wait. He still knew he was no match for the Green-Haired Saiyan even if he used both his flames and ice. He was now devoted to train as hard as he can in order to catch up to his Rival.

"-Wow, we got offers!"

"-Yes, yes."

Ochaco nudged Tenya's shoulders after seeing how many offers they each got. She didn't expect to get offers in the triple digits. She gushed at how many opportunities she had to get drafted once she graduated.

Mineta nudged Izuku, "Hey, Midoriya! Everybody and their mother wants you to intern with them! They must have been super impressed by all of the monster feats of strength you displayed throughout the Festival. And the way that you did it, it seemed like you had no exploitable weakness! You're like a Green Superman!"

Izuku sheepishly smiled, "Yeah, I'm honored to have so many opportunities. I guess it's what you get for winning First Place in the U.A. Sports Festival."

"Keeping these results in mind, whether or not anyone asked for you, you will all be participating in internship with Pros." Aizawa revealed.

"Internships?"

"Yeah. At USJ, you already got to experience combat with the real Villains, but it will still be meaningful training for you to see Pros at work firsthand."

"So that explains the Hero names!" Sato said as he bumped his fists.

"Things are suddenly getting a lot more fun!" Ochaco chirped.

"Well, those Hero names are still temporary, but if you're not serious about it… "

"... you'll have hell to pay later!"

Kaminari, Sero, and Mineta perked up as they each grew a perverted grin as a certain R-Rated Heroine walked into the classroom.

"Because a lot of Hero names used by students recognized by society, and they end up becoming professional Hero names."

"Midnight!" The class shouted in unison. Most of the boys got flustered seeing her walk in a seductive manner towards the front of the classroom. The girls all stared in awe at her beauty and maturity.

"Well, that's how it is. So Midnight will be making sure your names are okay. I'm not that good this kind of stuff. " Aizawa brought out his sleeping bag. In his case, when he went to U.A., Present Mic actually gave him the name Eraser Head. And he just nonchalantly put it on as his official Hero Name and the rest is history.

"When you give yourself a name, you get a more concrete image of what you want to be like in the future, and you get closer to it. This is what it means when they say 'Names and natures do often agree.' Like All Might, for example." Aizawa stated as he passed around dry erase boards and markers.

'All Might… My Hero name. A name for what I want to be like in the future, huh?' Izuku began pondering on what his name will be. This is very important, and it will define his image for the rest of his life. He then widened his eyes as he figured what his full name will be. Inner Deku read his thoughts.

"Are you sure you want this? You probably won't be able to change it after this, even if they do say it's temporary."

'No, I'm 100% sure!'

"Okay, let's start presenting names starting with those who are ready." Midnight announced.

"We're presenting these?"

"Man, that'll take some nerve… "

After she said that, the students presented their names. Some were kind of comedic such as Aoyama's which was "I can not stop twinkling." Midnight actually approved it and only said to take out the "I" and shorten the "can not" to "can't."

Mina's code name turned out to be Alien Queen, but Midnight turned it down. Tsuyu went with Froppy and everybody agreed that it was perfect for her. Kirishima's was Red Riot, clearly inspired from Crimson Riot. Jiro went with Earphone Jack, Sato went with Sugarman. Mina finally decided on Pinky. Kaminari was Charged Bolt. Toru chose Invisible Girl. Momo decided on being the Everything Hero: Creati. Tokoyami chose Tsukuyomi. Mineta picked Grape Juice and Koda wants to be Anima. Ochaco decide don Uravity, it was clearly a combination of her family name and Quirk, since her whole motivation for being a Hero is because of her family. (A/N: Bro all of ya know this already, so I don't need to go into great detail. Now let's move on to the more important names.)

"Choosing Hero names is going more smoothly than I thought it would! All that's left is is Bakugo, Iida, Todoroki, oh and Midoriya-kun!" Midnight said as everybody else have already decided on their names.

"Fine, I'll go!" Katsuki went up to the podium but wanted to say something before he revealed his name.

"Listen, if any of you laugh, I'm blowing you up to Kingdom Come!"

He then revealed the name that was written on his board.

Kacchan: The Bombing King

"Huh? Wait, seriously!? Isn't that Midoriya's nickname for you? I thought you hated it." Kirishima asked in shock as everybody including Izuku, did not expect that to be his name.

"Listen, it was either this or King Explosion Murder. And after Deku called me this name for as long as I could remember, it just stuck with me. Kind of like how my nickname for him stuck with him. I don't care what any of you guys say. I like the name, I want to keep it, that's it. No fucks given."

Midnight smirked, "Alright, well I can't say no to that! Alright three more to go!"

"Okay, I'll go," Shoto said as he walked to the podium and revealed what was written on his board.

Icy-Hot: The Hybrid Prodigy.

"Oh, I love it! You combined both halves of your Quirk together and turned it into a hybrid!" Midnight remarked.

Shoto nodded, "Yes. After my battle with Midoriya, I realized something. I realized that I have been a fool for all of these years. To think, I would hold an entire half of my power back just because of some issues that my Father caused so many years ago. Well, I say no more! From now on, I will accept who I am, and I will learn to master both aspects of my Quirk so that I can become the Greatest Hero I can be."

Shoto then went to sit back down as everybody's respect for the bi-colored teen grew even more. Izuku gave Shoto a thumbs up and he returned the gesture with a nod.

"Okay, just two more!"

Iida looked down on his board and began to write some letters before he stopped abruptly.

"Will you take the name Ingenium for me….. Brother?"

Iida then erased what he started to write.

'I'm sorry Tensei… I can't… Not yet!'

Iida then walked up to the front and revealed that he was only going to use Tenya as his Hero Name for now.

Izuku looked into Tenya's eyes and he could easily tell that something was troubling him… like something was clawing inside of him and holding him back.

"Midoriya-kun, are you ready?"

"Y-Yes!"

Izuku walked up to the front of the classroom and took a deep breath.

'It's gotta be… this.'

Izuku revealed his Hero name.

The majority of the class gasped, while Katsuki smirked in approval, and Ochaco was smiling joyfully.

"Midoriya?" Mineta and the others said as they were shocked at the name he chose.

"Are you really okay with that?" Kaminari said.

"You might be called that forever, you know." Kirishima added.

"Yes. I didn't like this name until recently. But someone changed the meaning of it, and that had a huge impact on me. It made me really happy." Izuku's mind went back to the battle with Kacchan in the Hero Vs Villain battle training in the second day of school.

"All my life, I've always admired Heroes. I admired what they were supposed to represent. In my eyes, a Hero is a selfless, and inspiring figure that always sacrifices himself to do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and weak. And a True Hero's motivation for being a Hero is because it's the right thing to do and that's all the reason you need! I wish to become a Symbol of Peace like All Might. But I want to become something even better. I want to be a Hero that inspires even more than he does!

Izuku then gave a bright smile of confidence as he proudly pronounced, "This is my Hero Name!"

On his board, the name that was written was….

Deku: The Hero of Hope

Staff Room…

"Oh? Offers for the first years are still coming. There's one more." Cementoss said as he saw a new offer come for a specific student.

Toshinori was passing by as he heard him, "Who's it for?"

"Izuku Midoriya."

Toshinori was intrigued. He was aware that his Successor got over 7,000 offers thanks to his dominant performance in the Sports Festival. Practically all of the Pro Heroes in Japan wanted Izuku to intern with them. Toshinori was proud of Izuku but he was curious as to who else wanted him to intern with them.

"Really? Who is it…?" Toshinori looked at the name that the offer came from and began to have a heart attack.

"This person is…!"

"Now that everyone's decided on their Hero names, we'll go back to talking about the internships. They will last for a week. As for where you'll have them, those who had offers from Pros will be given your own lists, so you can choose from those yourself. Those who didn't have offers will choose from among forty agencies around the country that will be accepting our interns. They all work in different places and have different specialties." Aizawa explained.

"For example, Thirteen would be focused on rescues from accidents and disasters more than fighting Villains." Midnight added as she explained that you have to be careful on what Pro Hero the students will choose to intern with.

"Think carefully before you choose." Aizawa finished.

"Yes, sir!" The students said in unison as the bell rang.

"I want to fight crime in urban areas!"

"I hope I can intern at a place with floods. I wonder if they are any?"

"Turn in your choices before the weekend." Aizawa said as he went out the door and Midnight gave the class a wave of goodbye.

"What?! We've only got two days?!"

"Make your decision efficiently. You're dismissed." And with that, Aizawa shut the door and went on his way.

The students were trying to pick which Hero they wanted to intern with as they had fun discussing it with their friends.

"Hey guys, have you decided what Pro agency you're going to yet?" Mina asked.

"I'm going to !" Mineta yelled.

"Mineta, you're thinking about something perverted, aren't you?" Tsuyu pointed out.

"Of course not!" Mineta denied.

"Ashido, you made it pretty far in the tournament, too. It's weird that you didn't get any offers." Ojiro said.

"You said it!"

"Deku-kun, have you decided already?" Ochaco asked but immediately dropped her jaw when she saw the state Izuku in.

"T-This is too much!" Izuku said as he began muttering at just how many Heroes were up for grabs for him and he had no idea who to choose. There was a stack of papers on his desk listed with all of the 7,011 offers he got. He had gotten offers from all of the top Heroes. He even got one from Endeavor which sparked his interest a little. He wanted to thoroughly go over all of his options before he made his final decision though.

"Wow… Deku-kun seems to be overwhelmed." Ochaco said with a sweatdrop.

"Yes, I couldn't even begin to imagine how I would decide if I had gotten a large amount of offers like him." Momo said as she and the rest of the class chuckled at seeing Izuku nervously panic due to the sheer number of offers he got.

Izuku noticed that they were paying attention, "Oh, sorry! I was just lost in thought… "

"You're really thinking carefully about this, huh?" Tsuyu asked.

"Actually, I've already decided!" Ochaco announced.

"Really?"

"Where?"

"Battle Hero: Gunhead's agency!"

Izuku widened his eyes in surprise, "Huh? Gunhead's a huge battle type! You're going there, Ochaco-chan?!"

"Yup! I got an offer from them!"

"Really? I totally thought you were trying to be a Hero like Thirteen."

"Ultimately, yes. But fighting Bakugo at the Sports Festival made me think- The stronger I get, the more possibilities I'll have! If I only do what I want, I'll have a narrower perspective!"

Izuku studied her and then nodded his head in agreement, "I see."

Ochaco then started to get a worried expression, "More importantly, this has been bothering me for a while, but… You're trembling, aren't you?"

"Oh, this? It's the air chair exercise." Izuku nonchalantly replied.

"Air chair?! Don't tell me you do that all through class?"

"There's no way!"

"That's such an old-fashioned exercise."

Ojiro shook his head, "What are you saying? The isometric muscle contraction of the air means it's an easy way to train without moving!" Ojiro knew how beneficial that type of training was thanks to him being a martial artist just like Izuku.

"Can you all quiet down a little?! I'm trying to think!" Bakugo shouted.

'I can't stay the way I am. I need to improve and strengthen my body so that I can be able to handle my stronger forms more.' Izuku thought.

"He who follows two hares catches neither." Tokoyami randomly said a metaphor.

After that, sunset came and the Heroes in training were preparing to leave school to go to their homes. Izuku and his friends were about to go home together when All Might appeared in front of the door out of nowhere.

"I am here! In a bizarre position!"

"All Might?! What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?" Izuku asked.

"Come with me for a moment."

"R-Right."

Izuku and All Might proceeded to somewhere they can have some privacy.

"Getting straight to the point, you've got an offer from another Hero!"

"Huh? What? Really? Who is it?"

"Yes. The Hero's name is Gran Torino. He was a teacher at U.A. for only one year. The man who was my homeroom teacher and also my Sensei who trained me personally."

"WHAT?! No way! He taught you, Toshinori-sensei?! That's so cool!"

"He knows about One For All, too. In fact, he probably asked for you because of that."

"Wow, someone that amazing wants me t- wait a minute! There is someone else who also knows about your secret?" Izuku asked. He thought only he and the Principal knew about One For All.

"Gran Torino was the sworn friend of my Predecessor. He retired a long time ago, so I forgot to count him as one of the people who know." All Mights legs began nervously shaking. "Was it because I wrote of you when I sent him that letter? Or because he couldn't just stand by and watch my inadequate teaching…? If he went so far as to use his old name to make an offer… Its scary… Too scary… Stop trembling, legs!"

'Toshinori-Sensei is seriously shaking!'

"A-Anyway, it is my duty to train you, but since you got an offer from my old Sensei who is a far better teacher than I ever could be… you should most definitely g-go with h-him s-so t-that y-you can l-learn m-more…"

"Just how scary is your old teacher!?" Izuku yelped as he saw his idol shaking in fear at the mere thought of Gran Torino.

All Might gave Izuku a slip of paper. "Here's the address. I assume you're going correct?"

Izuku nodded his head, "If he's really you old master, then what fool would pass the opportunity to train under him? Even though, I got a lot of really good offers, I believe that this, without a doubt is the best course of action for me. I need to learn how fully control and master One For All and he seems to be the best candidate to help me do that. So yes, I will be accepting the offer.

"Great! Just one thing I gotta warn you about."

"What is it?"

"DON'T MAKE HIM MAD!"

"You all have your costumes, right? Remember, you aren't allowed to wear them in public. Don't drop them or anything." Aizawa said. All of the Class 1-A students were in the train station ready to head to their internships.

"Yessir!" Mina shouted.

"Speak clearly! It's 'yes, sir,' Ashido."

"Yes, sir…. "

"Make sure you mind your manners with the Heroes at your internships! Off with you, now."

"Yes, sir!" The class said in unison.

Izuku walked over to where Bakugo and Todoroki were.

"So, Endeavor and Best Jeanist, huh? Wow you guys went for the big leagues! Well, train hard. I can't wait to see how strong you guys will get in the next week."

Bakugo and Todoroki nodded and gave each other a fist bump. They then went on their way.

Izuku saw Iida in the corner of his eye.

"Hey, Iida, wait up!"

Tenya turned around to see Izuku give him a soft expression.

"If you ever feel hopeless, make sure you let me and the others know."

Izuku put a strong hand on Tenya's shoulder.

"We're friends, right?"

Iida gave Izuku a nod, "Yeah."

Iida then proceeded to walk away to go catch his train.

Izuku is not a fool. He knew that there was something that Iida was not telling him. And he could feel the distress within his friend. He really wanted to help him but alas they had to go their separate ways for now.

Inner Deku frowned, "I have the ability to sense emotions. And let me tell you something. Right now, that kid is contaminated with hatred and vengeance. I don't know what exactly he's planning, but make sure to keep an eye on him. His actions could lead to his downfall. I'll make sure to focus on his energy signature just in case anything bad happens to him. I'll immediately let you know if something happens."

Izuku nodded to himself, 'Thanks.'

Once Izuku got off his train, he began making his way towards the address that All Might gave him.

'A Hero that even All Might is afraid of, huh? Gran Torino… I've never heard of him, but I'm sure he's an amazing person!'

Izuku finally made it to the address… and it wasn't what he was expecting.

"Why would All Might's old Sensei be living in this dump? The address matches the one on the map… did he give me the wrong address? Well, only one way to find out."

He then knocked on the door. Nobody answered. He realized that the door was opened and went inside to see the lights were off.

"I'm here from U.A. High. My name is Izuku Midoriya… does Gran Torino live her-"

Izuku didn't get the chance to finish his sentence because the moment he looked down, he saw a small old man in a yellow spandex suit with a cape lying motionless on the ground in a pool of what he assumed was blood.

Izuku screamed out in horror, "HE'S DEAD!"

The old man picked up his head, "I'm alive!"

"HE'S ALIVE!" Izuku sighed in relief. He didn't want his first day on an Internship to end up finding a dead body on the ground.

"Man… When I was carrying a string of sausages with ketchup poured over them, I fell!" The old man said as he dusted himself off. He then turned on the lights.

'That's too easily misunderstood! You had me worried there!'

"Ummm. excuse me but are you Gran Torino, by any chance?"

"Yes… that's my Hero Name. Who are you?"

"I'm Izuku Midoriya from U.A.! I'm here to intern with you."

"What?" Gran Torino dumbly asked as he put his hand beside his ear.

"I'm Izuku Midoriya!" Izuku said a little louder. Is he half-deaf or something?

"Who are you?"

Izuku sweatdropped, 'C-Crap… He's All Might's teacher. I knew he would be pretty old, but this is… '

Gran Torino then abruptly sat on the floor.

"I wanna eat something."

"E-Eat? Is this a joke?!"

Gran Torino then perked up as if he remembered something.

"Toshinori."

"No, that's not me! You have mistaken me for my Sensei!"

Gran Torino just stared dumbly at Izuku with his mouth open.

"Uhhh… Excuse me, I'm going to make a phone call… "

Izuku walked outside and pulled out his phone.

'Anyway, I should let All Might know about the state this guy's in… '

But before Izuku could dial the number, he heard some commotion inside. He turned to see Gran Torino messing with his Saiyan Armor.

"What are you doing?!" Izuku yelled out.

"Fire off a One For All smash at me." Gran Torino said, now finally in a serious tone.

Izuku stopped in his tracks as soon he heard Gran Torino mention One For All.

"I wanna know how well you can handle it. I want to test my theory and see if it's true." Gran Torino kept on rummaging through Izuku's Hero Costume.

'What's with this guy? Suddenly… '

"This is a good costume. Wear it and fire!"

"Uhhh…"

Gran Torino then dumbly looked at Izuku again, "Who are you?"

"It's no good!" Izuku yelled out as he was getting really annoyed at Gran Torino's dumb antics.

"Listen, I don't have time to waste. I need to hurry and and quickly master my power fully so that I can handle it at 100%. Because All Might doesn't have any time left. That's why, I can't waste time messing around with you, sir. Please excuse me." Izuku was about to turn and leave until Gran Torino spoke up again.

"In that case… "

Gran Torino took a deep breath and then jumped quickly up to the ceiling. He then used quick speed to jump all over the walls super fast, that Izuku had a hard time keeping up with him. Gran Torino stopped moving as he landed above Izuku and gave him a smirk.

"In that case, there's even more reason to fire one off! You zygote! I watched the U.A. Sports Festival on TV. You were very smart and proficient in the way you used your power. But… as I observed the way you fought, I came up with a theory. And that theory says that you have a large dormant power within you that you can't quite bring out. This limits you greatly and is like a wall you can't bypass. He's called the Symbol of Peace and the Number One Hero, but that justice-obsessed All Might is worse than a novice when it comes to teaching!"

"Now, shall we begin, you zygotes?"

'He's using the same phrase. The way they play dumb is the same, too. This person must be All Might's teacher, after all!' Izuku thought as now he was sure that Gran Torino was the real deal.

"I can't stand watching you waste your latent potential, so I'll teach you. Now, hurry up and put on your costume!"

Izuku smirked, "I look forward to working with you!"

Izuku proceeded to put on his Saiyan Armor. It was relatively the same. The only thing he asked was for it to be a little more durable since he didn't want it breaking all the time. He finished up once he tied his red headband.

"My preparations are complete."

"Good. Now then, do it."

"I-Is this really okay? Honestly, I don't know if this is a good idea. We are in a close and tight place, and if I fire at 25% which is so far my max, then your body wouldn't be able to take it, sir… " Izuku said as he didn't want to cause unnecessary damage.

Gran Torino sighed, "Good grief, you're such a chatterbox… "

Gran Torino starting hopping from wall to wall in high speeds, "I'm losing patience!" He caught Izuku off guard and kicked him in the back.

"We're having real combat?" Izuku was not expecting a fight right off the bat.

Gran Torino chuckled as he landed on a microwave and crushed it.

"You couldn't see my true strength with that hit earlier? I can't believe that the Ninth Bearer of One For All is such a wet blanket… All Might is a real novice!" Gran Torino activated his Quirk again and blasted from wall to wall and landed another hit on Izuku.

'He's too fast! What's his Quirk? No, that's not it. Under these circumstances where there's no place to hide and no openings, rather than carefully figuring out where he is, I should keep him from moving. Alright, let's power up to maximum!'

The scent of Ozone filled air as Izuku powered up to 25% of Full Cowl.

'He's passed behind me twice! Then-'

Izuku turned at the last second and was able to catch Gran Torino before he landed his strike.

"Analysis and prediction, huh?"

Izuku prepared to deliver his blow, "SMASH…!"

"But…"

Gran Torino was able to dodge the super powered punch.

"You're stiff! And there's discord within your mind! I sense an unbalance deep in your core!" Gran Torino performed a takedown on Izuku by forcing his palm down towards his head.

"And that's why it turned out like this."

"I thought I had you for sure!" Izuku exclaimed as he thought he read through the old man.

"That's it. The way you used One For All in the Cavalry Battle and the Tournament… You should already understand it. But your admiration for All Might and your sense of duty are like shackles." Gran Torino explained

"Shackles? What are you talking about?"

"It's true that you need to get stronger, fast. But time and enemies won't wait until you get stronger. You're thinking One For All is more special than it is."

"Them, what should I do?!" Izuku asked as he got back up.

Gran Torino pondered and then looked at Izuku.

"Tell me lad…. What is your Quirk?"

"One For All and Prid-"

"It seems like my theory has proven to be true." Gran Torino cut him off. "For a genius like you, it's shocking that you have not figured out what your problem is."

Izuku raised his eyebrows, "Huh? And what exactly is my problem?"

"The problem… is within your mind. You're just like that Todoroki kid. You have not accepted both sides of yourself. You have much more power than you think. It's just that you're unable to bring it out because you're limiting your own self. You're strong, yes. But you're trying to focus on one thing at a time when in reality, you can make it much more simple. That green form… Full Cowl was it? That's actually an incomplete transformation of your true power. Call it...an Omen… if you will. It's a Sign. You're close, but not quite there yet to fully mastering your own power. You think that you have two separate powers, when in reality you don't. You're one step closer to accessing your True Power, but you must first get over you own internal issues within your own mind before you can even taste a portion of that unspeakable power! Combine that with your admiration of All Might shackling you, you're completely stunting your own growth and you don't even know it!"

Gran Torino walked towards the door, "Think about everything that I have just told you. I'm going to go buy some grub. I'll leave the cleaning to you."

"Huh?! Hold on wait, what do you mea-" But it was too late as Gran Torino had a;ready left.

Izuku sighed sat down on the floor to think over everything that was just told to him.

"My admiration for All Might… is a shackle? Full Cowl… is an incomplete form? An omen? I don't have two powers… but I do… right? What the heck? It's only the first day and this internship is making me rethink my whole perspective!"

Izuku began to rub his temples as this was now giving him a headache.

"My admiration of All Might is a shackle. Even though I understand how to use it, there's still a discord in my mind. The problem is within my own mind. It has nothing to do with my physical ability. He said that I'm actually stronger than what I think. I'm thinking of One For All as something as more special than what it really is. Is that what's making my movements stiff? What does stiff mean in the first place?Thinking about it another way, what makes movement flexible? And I think I have two separate powers, when in reality it's much more simple? How? Isn't Ki and One For All two completely different concepts… or is it? My current Full Cowl… it's incomplete. It is only an omen… a sign of the true, complete, and mastered form. How can I do achieve this mastered and complete form though? The problem is within my mind so…. Wait a minute.. That's right!"

Izuku sat on the floor and got into a lotus position. He took a deep breath and tried to concentrate. He closed his eyes and began to empty his thoughts.

Gran Torino said that the problem was within his own mind. So Izuku thought if the problem was in his head, then why not go inside of it? He had to enter through his mindscape and deep subconscious once again. He has only been there when he was asleep, so going there when he was awake is something new to him. But if he focused hard enough, he believed he can do it. It's his own mind after all.

After a couple of seconds of emptying his mind, Izuku felt a sort of pull. He then opened his eyes and found himself floating above the Earth's atmosphere.

"Oh snap, I actually did it! Okay, I'm in my mind, so where is the problem?" Izuku asked but then stopped as he immediately picked up on 8 energy signatures that he did not pick up on the last time he was here.

"Look guys! The kid has finally come to meet us!"

Izuku lopped up to see 8 figures in front of him. They all carried a mystic and powerful aura around them. Each of them were levels above the average Pro Hero, and they all seemed like they could challenge him in a fight if he went all out.

"Welcome Ninth!" They all said in unison.

Izuku observed all of them. The first two figures were completely shadowed and blacked out. But he could still sense their energy and power. For some reason, Izuku could tell that these two were the oldest and wisest of the group. The first one had a glowing white star shining behind him. It was the smallest and the coolest in temperature. The second one had a bright blue star and it was bigger and hotter than the first but it was still nothing compared to the rest.

The third one was a young man with medium length hair that went slightly past his shoulders. His left eye was covered by his hair as he seemed to be only wearing a plain white shirt. The fourth one was the tallest of the group and had a green star behind him, similar to Izuku's. He had a scar that went down to his left eye and seemed to be wearing very old school Hero attire. The fifth person had an orange star behind him and was wearing a long jacket that covered the bottom half of his face. He was the shortest of the bunch, but that didn't fool Izuku. He could tell he was a formidable sixth one was a bald man of average height with some sort of type of goggles on his forehead. He had a jacket that was kept open to reveal that he had ammunition of some kind behind it. His star was purple, and it is the third brightest, strongest,, hottest, and biggest one.

The seventh was a beautiful young woman with black hair, grey eyes, and a cute little mole at the side of her chin. She was wearing a Hero costume which consisted of a dark sleeveless bodysuit, yellow gloves, white boots, and white cape. Even though she was the only female of the group, Izuku didn't let that make a false judgment on her because he could clearly tell that she was the strongest out of all the people he just observed. Her energy levels were on a whole other levels. Behind her was a super large violet star, and it hummed with kind energy and made Izuku feel at ease. Her star is the second brightest, biggest, and hottest one.

The eighth and final one was a little more different than the rest. The reason being that this person's figure was still materializing bit by bit. He wasn't done yet. Even so, he had a yellow star like the sun. and it was the greatest out of the other seven. When Izuku paid closer attention, he realized that this silhouette had the same exact energy signature as All Might! It even looked like him! The entire presence felt the exact same. And that is when it hit Izuku.

"You… You are all of my Predecessors! The previous users of One For All! I've seen all of you before when I saw that vision in the Sports Festival during my match with Shinso!"

"Well, it didn't take him long to figure that out." The Sixth said.

"Yes, he is rather observant." The Third spoke up.

"So have you all been inside of my mind this entire time?" Izuku asked. He was wondering why he had not seen them before.

"Yes, young man. We have been watching from within ever since you were chosen as the Ninth bearer of One For All. The reason we haven't made ourselves known until now is because you have to unlock more control of One For All in order to see us. The reason being if you didn't have proper control of the Quirk, then all of our energies at once speaking to you would have completely destroyed your body. But since you have gotten a quarter of it down, and you have a much stronger body and mind compared to others, we decided that it is alright to make ourselves known." The Second said. His red energy bursting like fire every time he spoke.

"And it seems like you are having trouble getting a grasp on your true power. So now is as good as time as ever to introduce ourselves so that we can assist in your dilemma." The First said. His voice was just filled to the brink with wisdom.

"O-Okay. Thanks! So what exactly is my problem? Gran Torino said that I think One For All is more special than it really is and that my admiration for All Might is a shackle. But I'm still having a hard time understanding what exactly he means by that. He also said that there is some kind of unbalance and discord in my mind but I don't see any problem with you guys , so I don't think you're the problem. I'm trying to change my incomplete and omen Full Cowl into the True Full Cowl that he was talking about. So do you guys have any advice ? You all must have gone something like this before right? So what should I do?" Izuku asked. He assumed that he wasn't the only one to have this kind of problem.

The First was humming as he rubbed his chin, "Tell me, young man…. What is One For All to you? What do you really think it is?"

Izuku sighed as he looked down, "It…. It's a gift….. Something I was lucky to get and it's All Might's power that he entrusted to me because he had no choice since he was running out. I will use his power to become the next Symbol of Peace and will carry on his will until the day I die!"

The First shook his head, "And therein lies the problem, child. You honestly think that One For All is a gift?! How absurd! Do you even the true origin of One For All!?"

"Uhh…. no. All Might never told me anything about an origin."

All Seven immediately facepalmed.

"No wonder the boy is having trouble!"

"The fool! He may be the Symbol of Peace but he really sucks at teaching!"

"Why is he waiting so long just to tell him? Does All Might really think that he can hide it forever? He's only delaying the inevitable."

"I told you we should have revealed ourselves to him much sooner!"

The First raised his hand, "Quiet down."

He looked at Izuku in a calculating gaze, "I can already see the problem. It's clear as day!"

Izuku perked up, "Really?! Well what is it?"

The First then appeared right in front of Izuku in a burst of speed.

"You're too good for your own good."

"Huh?"

He the sucker punched Izuku straight in the face and sent him flying through his mindscape.

"Hey! What was that for! That's a cheap shot!"

"You have a noble and pure heart, but you're too noble. Your Humility and Pride are out of balance. If you're too modest, you will downplay yourself and stunt your own growth. If you're too arrogant, then you will overestimate yourself and make yourself believe that you're stronger than what you actually are and in turn will have a negative effect on the people around you. Thus, you only hurt yourself based on your own perception of your own self. You can't have too much of either. You have to be in the middle. You have to find the balance. That's why your Full Cowl is incomplete. It is because you still have not realized your own full potential!"

The First then turned to the remaining 6, "We're all going to fight him at the same time. Let's show him what One For All truly means!"

"Wait a minute! That's not fair! A 1v7? What the hell is that, how am I supposed to win against all of you!?" Izuku yelled.

"Life isn't fair. You think Villains are going to care if they outnumber you in battle? No, they are going to do whatever it takes to destroy you. If you really want to become the Number One Hero, then that's something you must understand. There will be times when the odds are stacked against you. But True Hero doesn't care. If there's a chance that you can pull through, even a slim chance, then you have to find out no matter what. And that's the bottom line! LET'S GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA!"

And with that, all Seven of them rushed towards Izuku.

"Fine then… You asked for it! FULL COWL!"

He powered up to 25% and immediately fired a barrage of Ki blasts in order to distort them. When there was still smoke covering their vision, he snuck up behind them and Detroit Smashed the First user of One For All away from the group.

'I have to separate them and make every situation a 1v1. If they all gang up on me, I won't be able to do anything. Divide and Conquer it is!'

Once they were a good distance away from the group, Izuku took this opportunity to lessen the numbers by hitting him with a Chicago Smash headbutt. Izuku was just too fast for the First and he ended up collapsing after the that Smash. Izuku then finished him off with a roundhouse kick, which effectively eliminated him.

Izuku then flew all the way back where the others were and they were very confused.

"Where did he go?!"

"Right behind you!"

Izuku grabbed the Second and Third wielders of One For All by the leg and waved them around like ragdolls. He then sent them flying and threw Ki blasts at them to take them out of the equation.

"Woah, so fast! I barely even saw him move! This kid is something else!"

"You fools! Don't you see what he's doing. He's picking us apart one by one. He's trying to lessen our numbers by taking us out individually. Stop standing around! We have the numbers advantage! Just rush him!"

"Fine!"

The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth users of One For All charged Izuku at the same time as they prepared their attacks.

"Moscow Smash!"

"Paris Smash!"

"Madrid Smash!"

Light green, orange, and purple auras illuminated their fists as they went in for the punch. Izuku merely smirked.

He block each of their punches, with his left hand, right hand, and knee respectively. He the yelled out…

"Oklahoma Smash!"

Izuku spinned around at supersonic speeds and created an electric green whirlwind that sent all three of them flying. He didn't stop there though.

"Carolina Smash!"

Izuku blew even more gusts of wind with his arms as it struck all three of them and eliminated them from the battle.

"Six down… One more to go."

Izuku turned around to see the Seventh user of One For All waiting patiently with her arms crossed.

"Why didn't you help them out? You could have helped them gain the upperhand on me."

She shook her head, "Nah. I much rather prefer a good old 1v1. Plus, from what I seen of you, I knew you were going to after all of them one at a time anyways, so I decided to test your strength on my own."

"Alright then. Don't regret it!"

She cracked her knuckles and got into her stance, "Oh don't worry, I won't! The name's Nana Shimura by the way. The Seventh Bearer of One For All. Has Toshinori ever told you about me?"

Izuku scratched his head, "No, he's never even mentioned you to me in any of our conversations."

Nana got an angry tick mark, "That buffoon! And after all I've done for him!? He's lucky I'm dead!"

She then activated her One For All. Immediately, a Violet aura enveloped her figure. There was Violet lightning illuminating the aura as she powered up. The area around them started shaking due to the power she emanating.

'WOAH! Her Power Level just spiked out of nowhere! She is on a whole other level than the first Six users of One For All. Is that her version of Full Cowl?" Izuku pondered as Nana's Violet form did look really similar to Izuku's Full Cowl.

Nana gazed up at him and smiled. Then a split second later, she appeared right behind Izuku in a violet streak of lightning.

"Louisiana Smash!"

Nana punch Izuku at the side of his head and sent him tumbling towards the moon.

When Izuku got back up, he had a very annoyed expression.

"What is it with you guys and cheap shots!?"

"Huh? I thought the fight already started? My bad! I should have given you a warning!"

Izuku sighed, "Just forget it!"

Izuku used 25%, to blast off from the moon back towards Nana. She smirked and prepared another fists. Izuku saw this and decided to fire off a couple Ki blasts to distract her. But to his shock, Nana used her palm to send out Violet colored lightning to completely disintegrating Izuku's Ki blasts.

"What the? How did you do that?!"

"What do you mean? All One For All users have the ability to shoot and manipulate lightning."

"WHAT?! I've never seen All Might do that and I can't do that!"

"Well Toshinori doesn't usually do it because he prefers using his fists. But when he gets serious, he can do it, and he can do it a lot better than any of us can. He doesn't do it at all nowadays because it just costs too much stamina and it would lower down his time limit even more."

"Huh? So wait, that means I'm the only one who can't do it!?"

"You really can't? That's REALLY weird. Man, Sorahiko was right. You do have an incomplete form of One For All. Right now, it's nothing but an omen."

"So, can you help me complete it?"

"Let's find out!"

Nana then shot multiple lightning bolts at Izuku. It took nearly his maximum speed to dodge all of those lightning bolts that were coming at him all at once. He could tell that they would do a lot more than sting if he was caught by any of them.

Nana them flew up to him a streak of lightning and faster than Izuku could react to, she uppercutted him and punched him right in the gut. She followed up with a Montana Smash and sent him flying through space.

She didn't stop there though. She continued her assault on the Green-Haired Saiyan and began pummeling him into next week. Nana was just way faster and stronger than Izuku anticipated. He tried to block her attacks but she just kept on firing off rapid violet lightning bolts. Izuku was shocked…. Quite literally.

"Quebec Smash!"

Izuku was thrown back into the moon where parts of the surface were shaking due to Nana's overwhelming strength.

It took more effort for Izuku to get back up again.

'Man, I'm no match for her! Her completed form of Full Cowl is leagues above my incomplete version. She's been training and mastering One For All for years, while I only had it for a couple of months! Damn it…. I said I wouldn't do this for a little while… but desperate times call for desperate measures!'

Nana smugly smirked as she saw Izuku get back up, "It seems like Toshinori has been slacking on his teaching! He may have given you One For All but that doesn't mean he's good at teaching it! Looks like I'm going to have to teach you myself!"

Izuku smirked, "We'll just have to see about that!"

Izuku began charging up his power as it kept on increasing and increasing until…

"KAIOKEN!"

Nana widened her eyes as the shockwaves from Izuku's One For All Kaioken was making the area of space they were in shake uncontrollably.

"Now, I'm serious!"

Izuku cupped his hands at his side and shouted, "Let's see if you can handle this! SPARKING KAMEHAMEHA!"

Izuku fired off the Turtle Hermit Wave straight at Nana. She attempted to shoot Violet lighting at it, but the lightning was completely disintegrated. She then powered up her fists and fired off a Louisiana Smash. She did her best to contain and hold the blue blast from hitting her, but Izuku was just too strong. He put more effort into the blast and it eventually ended up overtaking Nana and blasting her head on.

Blue light illuminated the space they were fighting in. After a couple of moments, Izuku was shown panting as smoke was coming out of his hands. Nana was floating in the air as she was now out of commision. Izuku had won….

Izuku continued panting as his Full Cowl and Kaioken disappeared. His body was feeling painful again after breaking his limits again.

"J-J-Just ignore the p-pain."

"That's what they were trying to tell you. You have an unbalance. You can't control your True Power."

Izuku looked up to see Inner Deku floating above.

Inner Deku frowned in disgust, "What a mess….."

He then waved his hand and all of the destruction caused within Izuku's mindscape was erased. He also healed all seven of the previous users of One For All back to full health.

"What do you mean… How can I control my two powers… how can I use both my Ki and One For All efficiently?"

Inner Deku looked at him in a serious gaze and said, "You said that One For All is a gift… you're wrong."

"What?! How is it not a gift!? All Might gave it to me!"

Inner Deku grit his teeth, "He entrusted the power to you because you EARNED it!"

Izuku gasped.

Inner Deku continued, "All this time you've been thinking as One For All as a 'cheat code.' A crux, if you will. Something that is unfair and that isn't truly yours. Gran Torino said that your admiration for All Might is a shackle. And he is 100% right! You keep on idolizing him! Stop! Stop trying to be a copy of him. You are Izuku Midoriya. You are Deku! Accept both halves of yourself. You are a Saiyan yes, but you also have your human side. That human side represents One For All. Your Saiyan power is your Pride and One For All is your Humility. One For All is the crystallization of power that has been passed down from generation to generation for the sole purpose that one day a Hero will use it for the benefit of Mankind! You are the descendant of the legendary warrior race that has almost gone extinct. You and your Father are the last of your kind. Have Pride in the fact that you have the opportunity to represent the Saiyan Race as the Greatest Hero in the world. You don't have two Quirks… you have ONE!"

Izuku wa shaving an epiphany… all this time… he's been looking at it all wrong. He thought that his Saiyan power and One For All were completely two different entities… when in reality… it can be much more simple! He finally gets it now. His mind is free… he has found the balance!

Izuku put his fists to the side and began looking deep within himself. He found One For All and his Pride of a Saiyan… now all he needed to do is…. Make them ONE!

Inner Deku smiled as Izuku finally got it. He then turned his attention to the other One For All users.

"Listen up…. He is about to complete his power, but he needs your help. Everyone! Combine your powers and shoot it straight at him. Don't worry about the backlash! I will handle that!"

"RIGHT!" They said in unison. All of the stars came together and started to heat. When all of them connected there was a rainbow like energy that started to form. Then all of them shot that rainbow energy towards Izuku.

"OKAY HERE WE GO! HOLD ON IZUKU!"

Once the energy hit Izuku, he was in a world of pain. His body felt like it was about to split in two. He was trying to combine both of his powers together but it was a lot harder and more painful than he imagine. He wa screaming in agony.

"Just ignore the pain! Don't worry about the consequences! Empty your mind. Forget about everything! Forget about All Might! Focus on yourself for once! BREAK THROUGH YOUR LIMITS!" Inner Deku yelled at the top of his lungs.

Izuku did as his Inner Self told him. He emptied his mind. The only thing that he cared about at the moment… was to get STRONGER!

Then at the moment.. Everything changed.

It was like the powers of One For All and the Pride of a Saiyan… finally agreed on something. They agreed… that they must get stronger… NO MATTER WHAT!

It was at that moment, that the powers finally were brought together for real. Once Izuku felt the two powers coming together, he let out one mighty yell!

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The entire mindscape was shaking. Izuku's Green Sun got exponentially bigger. The four Sacred doors got a green electric aura around them as they also got exponential stronger and bigger. And right beside, there was a tumbling… more doors were being made!

'Shit! I forgot about THOSE transformations! I have to get them under control fast!'

Inner Deku looked at everyone else and said, "Call me if you need anything. For now, I got to go handle something before the backlash becomes too great!" Inner Deku then flew away.

Right as that happened… Izuku exploded.

Gran Torino entered the house as he had just gotten back from getting groceries. When he got back, he saw Izuku meditating on the floor in a lotus position.

'Hmmmm. It seems like he has taken heed to the fact that the problem lies within his mind…'

Then all of a sudden… Izuku smirked.

He got up and opened his eyes, they were glowing with pure power.

"HAAAAAAAAAA!"

Izuku yelled out as a dark electric green aura enveloped him. This aura however was much more defined and powerful. The green electricity around him was a lot more fierce! There was also rainbow sparks that illuminated his figure.

His hair spiked up as it glowed a neon green color. It stayed that way and went all the way up. It was the exact same hair style he had when he first transformed into a False Super Saiyan against Nomu.

He then capped it off with neon green eyes that caused rainbow sparkles to compliment his dark green lightning.

Gran Torino smiled. He had done.

"Well, it didn't take you too long to figure out it." He dropped the grocery bags. "Can you fight in that state?"

Izuku nodded, "I sure can! I feel like a new world has just opened up for me. I'm intoxicated with power…. And so much control! I feel… UNSTOPPABLE!"

Izuku had done it. He combined his Ki and One For All.

Harder.

Better.

Faster.

STRONGER!

Gran Torino got into a battle stance, "Well do you feel like testing out this new Unstoppable power?"

"You bet! I'm itching to fight. My power is rising….it's overflowing!"

Izuku then got a curious gaze, "I wonder… what should I call this new form?" He then smirked as the name came to him instantly….

"Perfected Full Cowl!"

Gran Torino nodded in approval, "Now let me ask you this question again. Izuku Midoriya… what is your Quirk?!"

Izuku hummed in thought before the name came instantly again.

"Pride For All!"

{Power Levels}

Gran Torino- 175

1st One For All User- 10 (Suppressed) Prime- 1,000

2nd One For All User- 35( Suppressed) Prime- 3,500

3rd One for All User- 50(Suppressed) Prime- 5,000

4th One For All user- 80 (Suppressed) Prime- 8,000

5th One For All user- 95 (Suppressed) Prime- 9,500

6th One For All user- 125 (Suppressed) Prime 12,500

Nana Shimura 7th One For All User- 250 (Suppressed) Prime- 25,000

Izuku "Deku" Midoriya

-Incomplete OFA FC 25%- 150

-Kaioken X2- 300

Perfected Full Cowl! 500 (Suppressed)

Perfected Full Cowl: The completed, mastered and True form of Deku's Full Cowl. This form utilizes both his Ki and OFA capabilities. He's able to use both simultaneously with no drawbacks. The two powers have finally aligned and become perfectly balanced. Izuku now will no longer have stamina and physical drawbacks when using Full Cowl.

Pride For All: The combination of Pride of a Saiyan and One For All. One For All has evolved and merged with the Saiyan cells in Deku's body. He has accepted both sides of himself and can now drawout even more power than ever before! This has unlocked his true potential! His Zenkai Boosts will be a lot more powerful now and his Saiyan Power will be enhanced to a whole other level to all of those who came before him. His ability to adapt and learn within the fight is now even greater than Goku, Vegeta, and Broly! His potential is even greater than Gohan, and his intelligence has spiked up to even beyond genius levels. It is now possible to achieve ALL Saiyan transformations. The ultimate Saiyan warrior, Deku: The Golden Saiyan Hero of Hope.