
Chapter 7 - Combat Training
"What do you need?" Aizawa sighed, looking up from the test results of his students with a bored look. All Might stood in the doorway, blocking it entirely with his impressive build.
"So how did the tests go?" he asked, masking his true intention with superficial chit chat.
"You tell me, you were watching them the entire time" Shouta pointed out. Yes, Eraserhead caught you with your hand in the cookie jar. What are you gonna say now, big guy?
"Midoriya's quirk is telekinesis, right?" All Might asked, stepping inside.
"Yes?" Aizawa sighed on a questioning tone, wanting to know where this was going so he could stop wasting his time.
"Wasn't his strength test...unusual?" the number one hero said, pushing his conspiracy theory in a subtle way.
"His device broke down, so I had to get him a new one. Nezu needs to invest in new equipment, I've been telling him for years and now we have this crap-" Aizawa complained.
"No, no, no, he broke it" Yagi interrupted, looking Shouta straight in the eye.
"I saw it, Eraser. That boy broke the device himself! It didn't just break down on its own, he destroyed it!"
"Now why would he do that? How would he even do that?" Aizawa asked, as skeptical as ever.
"He has multiple quirks, Eraserhead! I'm telling you, he's in league with All For One!" All Might exclaimed.
Shouta rolled his eyes at that, making Toshinori even more frustrated.
"I won't stand for it, Eraserhead! That boy is a danger to everyone in this school and he should be-"
"Should be what? Expelled? Arrested?" Aizawa asked, raising a brow as he crossed his arms.
"You have no proof All Might! You have absolutely nothing! You really think people are going to treat this 15 year old teen like the criminal you see him to be just because you say so? Go and gather evidence before making such accusations. There should be plenty of that with how you're talking, shouldn't it?"
All Might huffed but didn't argue. Eraserhead was right, after all. He mostly was with these kinds of things. He needed evidence, undeniable proof that Midoriya was able to wield multiple quirks. But he wouldn't be able to watch him at all times during school hours, he had a duty as a teacher to fulfill! And after school wasn't an option either... He had his hero work and he didn't want to get caught by the press when stalking a teenage student. That would give the wrong impression, no matter what explanation he would give them.
No, he had to be subtle about this... And he needed allies. That's why he went to Nezu with his theory and explained the things he had seen. Nezu had heard him out and assured him that if there were any anomalies shown on the security cameras, he'd inform the right people about it. The school was covered in cameras, both the main building and the training grounds and gyms. It was for students' safety though!
The first year All Might taught here, both the media and some low life villains intruded the domain. School security was upped after that, meaning nothing would escape Nezu's watchful eye and no one could enter or leave the school grounds without permission.
"If he really is the person you think he is, we'll know eventually. Everybody makes mistakes and when he slips up, we'll have the proof you want" Nezu smiled.
Yeah, slip up... That boy already slipped up two times on his watch though. First at the entrance exam, now on the first day of school... Why wasn't anyone else seeing this?! All Might took a deep breath and nodded. He had to stay calm and wait him out. Midoriya will show them his true nature sooner or later and All Might must be prepared to catch him when he does. And the sooner the better. He already had a plan!
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Izuku visibly paled when he left the changing room, making Katsuki look back at him with a glare.
"Come on nerd, we're gonna be late" the ash blonde complained. They had their very first combat training today, something Katsuki was looking forward to. They all had their hero costumes on as well, the first time they ever wore the suits they requested. Kacchan's costume suited him perfectly, just like Izuku expected.
His orange and black colors were represented nicely and he even had huge grenade-like gauntlets. It was super cool! Izuku's costume was green with white lines running across the sides. His mom picked it for him! Nice and simple, fitted white gloves and his characteristic red shoes. He didn't need much with his telekinesis. Being light and flexible was his best advantage! Yet he wasn't in the mood to fanboy over everyone's outfits like he did in the changing room... This aura... But he only teaches third years! He shouldn't be here right now!
"Are you okay?"
Izuku jumped out of thought, seeing Uraraka stand next to him in the hallway. Bakugou was still looking at them from a few meters ahead. Ochako was wearing something resembling what a child thinks a pink space suit looks like. It did fit her bubbly personality though and Izuku could see there was extra weight on her pressure points to counter nausea, a common complaint for people with gravity manipulation quirks seeing as their sense of balance is thrown off by the pressure shift.
The green head didn't realize he was mumbling before Katsuki snapped his fingers in front of him.
"Oi, snap out of it. You can fanboy about everyone's fucking hero costume later but right now we have to get to class" he stated.
"R-right! Sorry I-I zoned out f-for a moment there" Izuku stuttered, giving a nervous chuckle as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"You, uh, you got great eyes there though" Uraraka pointed out with a forced smile, not trying to show she was a little freaked out.
"A-about my pressure points and the nausea a-and everything"
"Oh, uh, I like t-to geek out about quirks a-a lot so uhm, yeah" Izuku mumbled. Katsuki rolled his eyes, having enough of this way too awkward conversation. He turned around and started walking to ground beta, the battle arena they were using for this exercise.
"Hey Kacchan! Wait for me!" the green head exclaimed, quickly running after his childhood friend. He grabbed Katsuki's arm, giving him a troubled look.
"All Might is at ground beta right now"
"What the hell?" Katsuki breathed, not expecting Deku to say something like that out of nowhere. That's probably why he was suddenly so out of it too.
"What the fuck is he doing here?"
"I-I don't know... Guess we'll find out soon enough, right?" Izuku whispered, putting up a brave face as they entered the battle grounds.
"It took you all long enough to get changed" Aizawa commented as he glared at his students.
"I already told you that every second counts when you're a pro hero. People could've died with your slow pace if this was an emergency. Remember that"
There was a small moment of silence in which he let that sink in, reminding the students of his negative view on the world. Such a mood kill, really.
"Today's training will not be supervised by me, but by another pro hero working at UA. I'm sure you all know him-" Aizawa continued, being interrupted in the middle of his introduction.
"I AM HERE!"
Izuku froze up as his classmates gasped and admired the figure that appeared in front of them, the wind his landing caused blowing rapidly through their hair, ruffling up their costumes.
"TO TEACH YOU IN YOUR FIRST INDOOR BATTLE TRAINING!"
Aizawa groaned, not liking the dramatic and loud entrance.
"Oh my God!"
"It's All Might!"
"He's going to teach us?! So cool!"
"I thought he only teaches the third years?!"
All students were distracted and happy to see the number one hero, all of them holding their own form of admiration for the man. Well, all but Izuku and Katsuki. Of course they admired what All Might did and that he helped people, but they weren't as happy with his presence. They knew what he would do to Deku if he found out he was the current holder of All For One...
Luckily his dad had assured him the pro hero wasn't able to sense his quirk as long as Izuku didn't want him to. Izuku learned how to suppress the aura of his quirk but for All Might that was never really necessary. Did the man even know their quirks could sense each other due to their common origin? Izuku doubted it... He gulped and instantly looked away when his eyes locked with All Might's, hiding himself partially behind Kacchan.
The ash blonde didn't mention it, simply looking at their homeroom teacher as he continued the lecture.
"Alright, silence!" Aizawa yelled, making everyone calm down.
"From this year on, All Might will be involved in lessons of first and second years, allowing a fluent transition into the third year since we noticed students get a little...distracted by his presence..."
At least that was Nezu's official explanation... A lot of teachers were surprised to hear All Might was going to spend more time teaching and mentoring from now on. It meant less hero work, but that man always solved everything rather quickly so he'd still get more cases solved than most heroes around these parts.
"I'll leave you to it, All Might"
With that Shouta left the training grounds, making Izuku even more anxious. All Might explained the battle simulation they were going to do today. Indoor battle in teams of two, one team of heroes and one of villains. Villain team needs to defend the bomb or defeat the heroes. Hero team needs to confiscate the bomb or defeat the villains. They all got special capture tape too.
Of course Katsuki and Izuku were set up against each other... Izuku didn't have his head in the game and Katsuki was sick of it.
"Oi nerd! How about we make a deal?" he grinned before he had to enter the building.
"Loser has to deal with the next drama between crusty and flamebrain. You better give it your all, got it?"
"Oh, you're on" Izuku smiled, giving his childhood friend a fist bump before the ash blonde walked into the building.
"So you guys have known each other for a long time huh?" Uraraka asked, looking over the plans of the building. Izuku got teamed up with her for this exercise. It's funny how fate seems to keep bringing them together. The green head was sure they'd become good friends!
"Oh yeah, Kacchan and I have known each other since we were in diapers. That's why I absolutely can't afford to lose this one" Izuku chuckled.
"He isn't going to shut up about it if he wins during our very first official hero training"
"So what was the whole deal about?" she asked curiously.
"Oh that, it's just something about my older brother, you don't have to worry about that" Izuku chuckled.
"Let's do our best, okay?"
"Yeah, plus ultra!" Uraraka smiled, pumping her fist in the air.
Meanwhile Katsuki was having a talk with glasses, or rather, listening to him strategizing.
"Listen up glasses, Deku is mine, understand? I've got a score to settle with that nerd. You can guard the bomb for all I care, but I'm going hunting" Katsuki grinned, smashing his hands together while creating an explosion.
"I highly suggest we work together though! Teamwork is required of every good hero-!
"But we're not playing the hero right now, are we?" Katsuki commented.
"Oh my... You are absolutely right! But how could we place ourselves in the role of villain if we strive to be heroes?! No, this is necessary for our training... I shall fully commit to this part!" Iida yelled, seemingly having a moral discussion with himself.
Katsuki simply rolled his eyes, turning around and leaving the room. He didn't see round face as much of a threat on her own since Deku was probably the brain behind their whole operation. If he could take that fucker out, they'll definitely win this thing. Izuku expected Kacchan to come after him though, so he wasn't surprised to hear distant explosions when they entered the building and the faint shout of his nickname.
"Ah, Bakugou really is coming straight for us huh?" Uraraka sighed, not exactly pleased with that outcome.
"We'll stick together for as long as possible and if we come across Kacchan, I'll take him on while you continue to look for the bomb. I'll contact you when I've beaten him and you'll contact me when you've located the bomb. We'll team up against Iida afterwards" Izuku stated, explaining their plan once more.
"Are you sure you'll be able to defeat him?" Ochako asked. Izuku was about to answer when a distant yelling reached their ears.
"DEKU!"
"We should get moving" he said instead, getting a nod from Uraraka before the pair started making their way through the building. They ran into Katsuki sooner rather than later and Uraraka did as she was told, splitting from Izuku and moving on on her own.
"Oh I've been looking forward to this shit" Katsuki grinned, small explosions leaving his palms.
"I can see that" Izuku smiled, getting into a defensive stance.
"Everyone is watching, so let's give them a show"
Yes, Izuku was still aware of All Might's presence looming over him. Yet the whole class was watching them from the observation room, not only the pro hero. Izuku had to make sure to stick to the limit he gave himself so he wouldn't be seen as overpowered. Kacchan came at him first, using his characteristic right hook as his first move. Izuku anticipated that, grabbing his arm and flipping him over on his back. Katsuki groaned as he hit the ground, glaring up at the green head before letting out another explosion.
This time it hit and Izuku coughed as he was pushed back by the force of the blast. Katsuki took this moment to get up and tackle Izuku, making them roll over the ground as they struggled in each other's hold. After their explosive wrestling party, they got up again. Izuku had made his capture tape float with his telekinesis, but Katsuki caught onto that too late.
The ash blonde was wrapped up the moment he got back on his feet and Izuku cut off his quirk, panting slightly. Katsuki was cursing, angrily struggling against the capture tape as a string of profanities left his mouth.
"Uraraka" Izuku breathed, pressing his finger on the earpiece he received for this exercise.
"I've defeated Kacchan... Where are you?"
"I've found the bomb, Iida is guarding it" she responded. She soon gave him her exact location and with them teaming up together against one person they basically won before the battle even started. If Kacchan never left Iida's side, they would've had a much better chance at winning. But you try telling the ash blonde that...
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