Disclaimer: I do not own the anime/manga "Naruto" or "Boku no Hero Academia" (My Hero Academia), and the only thing I own is this alternate/parallel story that I have written for fun.
My Little Broccoli
Chapter 1: The Beginning of EVERYTHING (Part 2)
"Speaking"
"Thinking"
"Rasengan!" Attacks / Abilities / Jutsu / Ki / Techniques
Reading / News / Intercoms
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A While Later
Izuki and Naruto were walking towards the green-haired girl's house, because she had to write down a few extra things she had seen during the fight between the heroes and the villain this morning. After that, they would train for a few hours and he would teach her that magic trick that restored her hero notebook, just as he had promised.
"Hey, Izuki..."
The black-haired boy caught the freckled girl's attention.
"You've been very quiet on the way. What are you thinking about?"
The black-eyed boy asked with a bored expression, throwing a quick glance at the green-eyed girl, who snapped out of her thoughts upon hearing her friend's question.
"Oh, I was just remembering the past."
The green-haired girl replied with a somewhat forced smile that the black-haired boy noticed instantly.
"... (sigh) You're easy to read, Izuki. What did you remember?"
Naruto asked seriously and with a bit of concern for his friend, because before he met her, she hadn't had a very good time being marginalized for not having a Quirk like the other boys and girls.
"I remembered when the doctor gave me the horrible news that I didn't have any Quirk in my body..."
The green-eyed girl answered quietly, lowering her gaze to the ground to avoid making eye contact with the black-haired boy.
The black-eyed boy stared at her for a few seconds until he decided to say something about it.
"You know, Izuki, even if you don't have a Quirk in your body, you can still fulfill your dream of being a hero, with or without a Quirk..."
The black-haired boy said with a small sigh.
"Besides, remember that I don't have one either."
The black-eyed boy commented with a somewhat bored expression, since he didn't care about having a Quirk like the other students... without a doubt, he was much better off the way he was.
"You're right about that, Naruto..."
Izuki remarked with a thoughtful expression at the end of his words for a few seconds, before she decided to ask her question.
"But, do you really think I can become a hero?"
The green-haired girl asked shyly, shifting her gaze to her hero notebook.
The black-haired boy stared at her for a whole minute, which felt like a somewhat uncomfortable eternity to the green-eyed girl.
"I have no doubt that you will become a strong and..."
Naruto paused briefly, his eyes gleaming somewhat pervertedly.
"Attractive heroine."
The black-haired boy replied with a strange smile on his lips, though this answer of his earned a soft punch to his left arm from the green-haired girl.
"You're a pervert."
Izuki said with a feigned angry expression, before forming a sweet smile at her friend's inspiring words.
"But you're right, Naruto. I will stand firm and keep moving forward until I fulfill my dream!"
The green-haired girl promised aloud with a completely determined expression.
"That's the spirit, Izuki."
The black-eyed boy supported her with a thumbs-up and a small smile on his lips, as the two of them began to walk under a bridge.
The green-eyed girl suddenly did something both unexpected and expected at the same time... she raised her right fist over her head and began waving it everywhere.
"Hahaha!"
Izuki started laughing out loud, trying to imitate All Might's laugh... but she failed comically, because her impression of a certain hero's laugh sounded rather strange and funny to a certain black-haired boy, who watched her while trying to hold back his own laughter.
"Back to that weird laugh again, Izuki?"
Naruto asked with an amused expression upon hearing his green-haired girl's laugh.
"Yes, and it's not weird. It's the laugh of the best hero in the whole wide world."
The green-eyed girl replied, her cheeks puffed out in annoyance at hearing the black-eyed boy mock her attempt to imitate All Might's 'magnificent' laugh.
"Hai, hai, Izuki. Whatever you say."
The black-haired boy half-accepted his friend's response, still keeping a smile on his lips.
Suddenly, however, the black-haired boy stopped dead in his tracks upon sensing something strange underneath them, his smile vanishing and shifting into a serious expression. Realizing that Naruto had stopped, the green-haired girl did the same, turning around to stare at him with a somewhat confused look.
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
The green-haired girl asked curiously, and also somewhat terrified that there might be a villain close to their position.
In response, the black-haired boy placed his index finger to Izuki's lips to silence her for a moment because he heard a strange sound coming from the sewers. He looked toward the nearest manhole cover... and just as he suspected, a strange dark fluid began to pour out of it, quickly taking the shape of a hideous monster with strange eyes and teeth.
The green-haired girl stared in sheer terror at the terrifying monster, which was surely a villain coming to hurt her and her friend. In contrast, the black-haired boy just watched seriously, never once flinching at the arrival of the repulsive thing... that was Naruto's personal opinion of it, anyway.
"A villain?!"
Izuki exclaimed in horror before hiding behind the black-haired boy for safety. She knew he would protect her... even though neither of them had a Quirk, Naruto would never back down from a fight.
"Izuki, close your eyes. I don't want you to see this."
Naruto muttered quietly to the green-eyed girl, who nodded, doing exactly what her friend ordered.
The villain with the fluid or sludge Quirk looked at Izuki and Naruto... mainly at the latter with a malicious smile.
"A medium-sized disguise."
The villain said with a victorious smile, seeing that today was his lucky day to escape being caught by All Might, as Naruto's body was perfect for camouflaging himself among civilians.
The villain's smile shifted into a more perverted one, thinking he might be able to use Naruto's body to have some fun with that luscious green-haired girl... though he was suddenly interrupted by the black-haired boy's voice.
"Wow, I've never seen such an ugly thing..."
The black-haired boy commented, giving the villain a thorough look.
"You look like a failed experiment. Did they pull you out of an underground lab or something?"
The black-eyed boy asked, this time with a mocking smile. For a brief moment, that smile was wiped away by a serious expression as he recalled something ugly from his past... but it only lasted an instant before he returned to his cold demeanor.
Izuki, hearing Naruto's words, began to giggle quietly, because he always used words like that with people he didn't like or who bothered him.
"What did you say, you damn brat?!"
The sludge villain demanded furiously, about to throw himself at the black-eyed boy to forcefully take his body.
"What, are you deaf?"
Naruto asked with a frown, though this only made the villain angrier than before.
"I'm not going to repeat it."
The black-haired boy replied with his hands in his pockets and a bored expression on his face. The weird villain turned out to be a complete waste of time, as the black-eyed boy had been expecting a hand-to-hand fight from the start.
The villain was on the verge of killing this loud-mouthed, annoying kid, but that would be a very bad choice on his part, as he wouldn't have a way to escape the annoying All Might, who was hot on his heels... Literally. He decided it would be best to make him suffer to death once he forcefully took over his body.
"You'll see—"
Suddenly, however, the sludge villain's attack was cut short when he, along with Naruto and Izuki, heard the manhole cover fly upwards and crash against the upper part of the bridge, the result of a powerful punch from someone.
Both the villain and the black-haired boy were highly surprised [except for Izuki, who still had her eyes closed] when they saw who it was.
"Do not worry, students."
All Might reassured them, rising from the ground to his full height before using his right foot to stomp hard on the ground.
"I am here!"
The blonde said with his huge smile, as the manhole cover he had struck a moment ago fell next to him.
When Izuki heard the voice of her most treasured hero above all others, she quickly opened her eyes, and when she saw All Might, she was completely paralyzed with the excitement of seeing her favorite hero in person.
Seeing that he had no escape, the villain decided to launch a desperate attack at the world's number 1 hero with his sludge right arm... but All Might easily dodged the villain's attack by ducking slightly, causing the attack to sail past him and hit a spot on the underpass. Following this, the muscular blonde leaped forward toward the villain, who, in a more desperate attempt, began launching more sludge attacks, this time deciding to use his left arm. But before those attacks could touch the hero, he stopped, stomping his left foot hard on the ground to gain a good amount of momentum, preparing to use one of his most famous and frequently used techniques.
The only one to realize this was the green-haired girl, whose jaw dropped open.
"That pose..."
The green-eyed girl murmured quietly.
"Naruto! Get down!"
Izuki ordered aloud to the black-haired boy, who seemed completely focused on the fight in front of him, thus paying no attention to the green-eyed girl when the obvious happened.
Seeing that her friend didn't listen to her, she decided to save the black-haired boy herself, tackling Naruto and causing them both to fall to the ground. Seeing the heroic action of the green-haired student, All Might's smile widened and shone brighter than before. Channeling strength into his right fist, he decided not to waste any more time and unleash his technique once and for all.
"TEXAS SMASH!"
The muscular blonde yelled with a voice full of power, throwing his right fist forward, generating a wind pressure that surged toward the sludge villain at an incredible speed.
Seeing that attack, the villain's eyes widened in fear... but he wasn't fast enough to escape or dodge it. However, the most horrific thing the villain suffered was when the wind pressure reached him, beginning to push him backward as he screamed in pain from being compressed.
"Just from the wind pressure?!"
The sludge villain said with an expression of unbearable agony before he exploded, scattering sludge/fluid everywhere, which, unfortunately for the only two spectators of the fight... landed on both of them, covering them from head to toe in the disgusting, repulsive substance.
Izuki and Naruto, who watched the whole event from their position on the ground, were left with their mouths open at the muscular blonde's attack. However, the black-haired boy was the first to snap out of his shock, because he felt the green-haired girl lying on top of him, pressing her breasts against his back, leaving him with a dreamy expression at the wonderful sensation.
"Ah..."
The black-eyed boy sighed in his mind.
"This is paradise..."
Naruto thought with a satisfied smile, proceeding to close his eyes to further enjoy this unique moment... yes, Naruto is a bit of a pervert.
Meanwhile, Izuki passed out completely the moment the black-haired boy closed his eyes, as seeing All Might in person was too much for her, leaving her lying on top of her friend with a smile of pure happiness. Seeing the bizarre scene, the muscular blonde felt a giant anime-style sweat drop slide down his forehead, though he also found it funny and somewhat adorable.
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A Moment Later
All Might approached the pair of strange students who were still on the ground to wake them from their state of unconsciousness, which in this case was just Izuki, because Naruto was fully aware of his surroundings and the hero's approach. The muscular blonde could have sworn the black-haired boy was smiling pervertedly, but it was only for an instant before he returned to normal... Shaking his head, he decided to wake them both up, using his hands to gently tap both students on their faces.
"Hey! Hey!"
The blonde hero called to them both, but stopped when he saw Izuki open her eyes.
"Ah!"
All Might said in surprise as he saw the green-haired girl slowly open her eyes due to the annoying taps she had received on her cheeks.
"What a relief! I'm glad you're both okay!"
The muscular blonde commented with a huge smile, waving his right hand in front of his face in a greeting gesture.
When Izuki focused her gaze, followed by hearing that familiar voice, she was left gaping like a fish fresh out of water, her eyes rolling back from the shock, because the famous hero was crouched right in front of her... but that wasn't her only reaction, as she also screamed in surprise, scrambling a meter backward. And this was like the signal for the black-haired boy to stand up like a robot, quickly approaching his friend, causing the muscular blonde to watch him intently with curiosity.
"Izuki! What happened? Did they hurt you? Was it Katsuki again?"
Naruto fired off question after question with obvious concern on his face, while subtly pulling a black metal pipe out of his right sleeve to 'kill' the bastard who had dared to hurt his green-haired girl... fortunately, the muscular blonde hadn't seen the melee weapon Naruto had drawn.
The number one hero watched the little commotion with an amused expression, seeing that this boy cared a lot about the green-eyed girl. Suddenly, a new thought popped into his brain.
"Maybe they're boyfriend and girlfriend?"
All Might said in his mind, followed by a sigh.
"Ah, youth."
The muscular blonde thought with a smile, remembering his high school days with his own friends and classmates.
Meanwhile, the green-haired girl still hadn't snapped out of her trance, so all she did was point her index finger at the hero who was intently watching their interaction. The black-haired boy followed where his friend was pointing, and when he saw it was All Might, he shifted into a defensive stance.
"... You? What did you do to Izuki?!"
The black-eyed boy demanded with obvious anger in his voice, holding his metal pipe in a reverse grip.
The blonde hero's eyes widened upon seeing how this kid was standing up to him, not caring who he was... though when he saw the melee weapon the black-haired boy was holding, it made him cautious.
"Kid, you'd better put that thing down or put it away."
The muscular blonde ordered, crossing his arms.
"You could end up getting hurt."
All Might stated with a serious expression, staring intently at the boy because there was something wrong with him that he didn't know how to explain with words... but, shaking his head, he decided to brush it aside.
"We'll see who ends up getting hurt, old man!"
The black-haired boy yelled furiously, leaping forward to launch himself at the hero, who watched the boy without flinching at his sudden attack... but before his left fist could connect with All Might's stomach, a feminine scream stopped him in his tracks.
"Naruto, stop!"
The green-haired girl ordered aloud, causing the black-eyed boy to halt his attack dead, slowly turning around to stare at the green-eyed girl.
"All Might didn't do anything to me, I was just shocked to see him in person."
The green-eyed girl explained in a somewhat timid tone upon receiving that look from her friend.
"Besides, remember he saved us both from that evil villain."
Izuki said with a serious expression, watching as her dear friend calmed down and began walking towards her.
"Hmph, whatever."
Naruto half-accepted the green-haired girl's words, putting his metal pipe away before standing next to Izuki with his arms crossed.
Seeing a lull in the two students' conversation, the blonde hero decided to step in to explain his mistake.
"I am sorry, you both got caught up in my fight against the villain. I don't usually make these kinds of mistakes, but it was my first day in this city and I got carried away."
The muscular blonde explained, ending with his typical laugh, while placing his right hand on his face to make the moment more dramatic than usual.
Hearing All Might's words and laugh, the green-eyed girl got a dreamy look on her face with spirals in her eyes. Meanwhile, Naruto crossed his arms with an annoyed expression, because he would have liked to have a fight with that blonde guy with the stupid smile, who, to his disgust, started speaking again.
"However, you were both a great help, especially your girl for that heroic act of helping her boyfriend. Truly amazing!"
All Might praised the green-haired girl, who went into shock when her brain processed those words.
"Furthermore, thanks to both of you, I was able to capture him."
The blonde hero said with the same smile on his lips. In his hands, he held two 'Torrent' brand soda bottles, into which he had apparently forced the villain separately, likely to weaken him and prevent him from escaping the hero's grasp.
"The number 1 hero, All Might... it's really him... and he's congratulating me!"
The green-haired girl thought, still in a sort of trance, watching the muscular blonde's smile shine brighter than before.
"Now that I look closer, he looks totally different in person!"
Izuki thought aloud. This last comment from the green-eyed girl drew a laugh from All Might, while Naruto just felt an incredible amount of jealousy.
"Damn you, old man, how dare you steal my Little Broccoli from me."
The black-haired boy growled quietly, crossing his arms, jealous that the green-haired girl was hypnotized by the blonde.
Suddenly, however, Izuki remembered she needed to ask All Might for an autograph as soon as possible, before he went off to fight other villains and left her longing for his signature.
"Where should I..."
The green-eyed girl murmured, frantically searching for her notebook, but suddenly saw it a meter away from her position.
"My notebook!"
The green-haired girl said happily as she picked it up, but when she opened it, she found the last thing she expected.
"He already did it! Thank you so much! It's a treasure! It will be a family heirloom!"
Izuki screamed hurriedly, bowing her head several times in a sign of gratitude.
"Okay!"
All Might said with a thumbs-up.
"Maybe in the very near future you can become a heroine, young lady."
The muscular blonde commented with the same smile, before turning around and putting his back to both students.
"Well, I need to hand this guy over to the police. I'll see you on the other side of the screen!"
The blonde hero waved his right hand at the student duo in the same cheerful tone.
"But—"
The green-eyed girl couldn't finish her words because the blonde continued with his comment.
"We pros have to fight evil all the time."
All Might explained in a tone caught between serious and happy, proceeding to stretch his muscles.
"Wait..."
The green-haired girl tried to stop the muscular blonde, watching as he began to stretch.
"I have so many questions..."
Izuki thought the last words with utter sadness, seeing that her favorite hero was about to leave, leaving her desperate to ask him something very important.
"This guy..."
The black-haired boy thought, narrowing his eyes at the blonde hero, still very annoyed seeing the green-haired girl looking so sad.
But suddenly, she decided to do something unexpected that neither Naruto nor All Might noticed, as they were lost in their own thoughts.
"Well then..."
The muscular blonde took a dramatic pause before taking a massive leap into the sky.
"I hope you continue to support me!"
The blonde hero shouted loudly so both students could hear him clearly.
His leap generated a powerful gust of wind that swayed the tops of the nearby cherry trees. Seeing that the guy with the stupid smile was finally gone, the black-haired boy closed his eyes with a sigh.
"Let's go, Izuki. That guy isn't worth it..."
Naruto trailed off at the end of his words, realizing the lack of response from the green-haired girl, and quickly opened his eyes.
"Izuki?"
The black-haired boy asked with a confused expression, because where the green-eyed girl should have been, he only found a cloud of smoke in the shape of her body. However, it didn't take him long to locate her, because he heard her squeak of absolute terror coming from the direction the muscular blonde had gone.
"What?!"
The black-eyed boy exclaimed aloud, his eyes wide, seeing Izuki dangling from the hero's left leg.
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Meanwhile, the green-haired girl clung tightly to the muscular blonde's left leg as if her life depended on it... and on this occasion, she actually was in danger, so she began screaming in horror.
"Eh...?"
All Might said with a confused expression, looking down to find the face of sheer terror of the green-haired student from before.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Let go of me, please! This is taking fanboying too far!"
The blonde hero ordered, somewhat panicked to see how far his fans could go, while trying to shake the green-eyed girl off his left leg, which was proving very difficult because she had latched on tight.
"If I let go now, I'll die!"
Izuki responded desperately, causing the blonde to stop struggling with the green-haired girl.
"That's true."
The muscular blonde instantly agreed upon processing the girl's words.
Seeing her opportunity, the green-eyed girl decided to speak hurriedly, though with great difficulty.
"I have a lot of questions I want you to answer!"
The green-haired girl spoke with difficulty and a funny expression, as the intense wind kept forcing her mouth shut.
"Okay, okay!"
All Might replied nervously, hearing the green-haired girl's words.
"I get it, close your mouth and your eyes."
The blonde hero ordered with his usual smile, using his right hand to firmly grab Izuki's backpack so she wouldn't plummet into the void and leave him in a situation that would scar him for life. He quickly scanned the area for a safe, empty place to land... but suddenly he coughed slightly, causing immense pain in his body that he managed to hide in time.
"Shit..."
The muscular blonde cursed quietly, a drop of blood escaping his mouth which he wiped away with his right fist.
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With Naruto
The black-haired boy snapped out of his brief shock and quickly scaled to the top of a cherry tree to stare at the sky, watching to see what that old man would do with his Little Broccoli. When he saw them land on a building far from his position, it annoyed him greatly.
"Dammit!"
Naruto said aloud, drawing the attention of an old woman who was walking slowly with a metal cane that stood out due to a distinct shine.
"Watch your language, young man."
The old woman warned seriously, looking up at the cherry tree.
"And get down from there."
The elderly woman ordered with the same expression on her face, since she particularly loved cherry trees and seeing that brat in one, ruining it with his hands and feet, angered her greatly.
The black-haired boy slowly lowered his gaze to the source of the sound, finding a strange-looking old woman.
"Huh?!"
The black-haired boy said with a mocking smile.
"Look, lady, I don't listen to anyone. So get lost and go kick the bucket somewhere else."
The black-eyed boy replied with a bored expression, highly disrespectfully shooing the old woman out of his sight with his right hand... though he never expected her to throw a metal cane at his face, causing the black-haired boy to fall out of the tree and crash hard onto the ground. But Naruto immediately sprang up to glare at the old woman who had hit him.
"What is your problem, you crazy old lady?!"
Naruto demanded with obvious anger on his face, an anime-style bump forming on the back of his head.
She stared blankly at this very ill-mannered boy, who, for having said those words to her, would suffer a punishment.
"You know, young man, you shouldn't have said those words."
The old woman remarked with a serious look, before changing her expression into one that made the black-haired boy slightly uncomfortable.
"Because you made the wrong old lady angry."
The elderly woman commented with a small sadistic smile on her lips, throwing her cane into the air above the black-eyed boy, who watched with a frown.
"Ha! What the hell was—"
But the black-haired boy was suddenly silenced when the metal cane crashed down on him with tremendous force, pinning him to the ground, because the old woman had a strange Quirk that allowed her to enlarge or shrink objects she touched at will and control.
Seeing this, she smiled broadly, having taught a lifelong lesson to the boy with bad manners.
"I told you, kid."
The old woman reminded the black-eyed student.
"Nobody messes with an old lady who used to be a vi—"
Suddenly, however, the elderly woman was cut off when her cane was lifted off the ground as if it were a twig by the black-haired boy she thought she had 'killed'. Then, Naruto tossed the giant cane at the feet of the old woman, whose mouth fell slightly open upon seeing that the boy hadn't suffered any damage, let alone his superhuman strength... but what truly terrified the old woman were the boy's eyes, which had now changed to yellow irises with black pupils, radiating an enormous feeling of wrath toward his target. He then formed a psychopathic smile on his lips as he raised his right hand toward the old woman.
"You know I could kill you right now if I wanted to, old lady..."
The black-haired boy stated with the same smile on his lips, but suddenly his expression shifted to a calmer one.
"But I won't, because I'm not a murderer."
Naruto muttered quietly as his eyes returned to normal. He had managed to control himself in time by remembering a certain green-haired girl... so, shoving his hands in his pockets, he turned around and began walking slowly toward the building where Izuki was with the blonde hero.
"Still..."
The old woman said loudly enough for the black-haired boy to hear her comment, which he apparently did, because Naruto stopped dead in his tracks. But it was only for an instant before he vanished into a black spiral to an unknown destination.
"That boy..."
The elderly woman stood deep in thought for a few seconds.
"Could be an excellent villain in the near future."
The older woman remarked with a huge smile, placing her left hand on the metal cane to return it to its normal size, gripping it once more in her right hand. After that, she began walking home as if nothing had happened.
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With Izuki and All Might
The muscular blonde and the green-haired girl landed on a random building, the roof of which was luckily empty. Izuki almost instantly let go of the hero's leg and began kissing the ground as if she had reached an oasis.
"T-That was terrifying..."
The green-haired girl remarked, her body trembling slightly, feeling as though her dear soul was about to leave her body.
As this happened, a black spiral appeared behind some stacked boxes, meaning All Might and Izuki failed to notice Naruto's arrival... though he didn't make his appearance until the right moment.
"Damn it!"
The muscular blonde said aloud with his hands on his hips.
"Ask someone downstairs to help you get down."
The blonde hero commented, 'not caring' how the green-haired girl would get off the building.
But in reality, 'not caring how she got down' was a lie on his part, because the truth was the hero planned for her to insist he stay so he could confirm something. And as if summoned or something similar, the black-haired boy decided to make his sudden appearance.
"Does someone need my help?"
Naruto asked with a small smile, stepping out of his hiding spot with a brighter and more mysterious aura than usual, making it very dramatic.
"Kid/Naruto!"
Both All Might and Izuki said at the same time with astonished expressions, unable to understand how the black-eyed boy had reached this building so quickly.
The muscular blonde possessed a high degree of curiosity regarding that boy's Quirk, but decided to save his question for another time. The green-eyed girl, on the other hand, asked nothing about her friend's sudden appearance, knowing he had 'magic' tricks up his sleeve to get to where she was.
"That's me."
The black-haired boy affirmed with a thumbs-up, before focusing his gaze on the green-haired girl.
She returned his gaze, but the green-eyed girl noticed that her friend's uniform was very battered.
"What happened to you?"
Izuki asked with a certain degree of concern.
All Might was also somewhat curious as to what could have happened to the kid.
"Oh, this?"
Naruto gestured to his school uniform, receiving nods from both spectators.
"A crazy old lady hit me for no reason."
The black-haired boy replied with an annoyed expression, crossing his arms.
Both All Might and Izuki were left with blank expressions at that answer, but didn't ask anything else about it. Seeing that the green-haired girl had her 'boyfriend' back to help her down from the building, the muscular blonde sighed in relief, as he could now safely leave to continue fighting villains. He quickly decided to leave the area because, sooner or later, the problem with his body would appear, and he didn't want an ordinary civilian knowing about it.
"Well, now I really have to go. Goodbye."
The muscular blonde waved, before beginning to walk slowly toward the edge of the roof.
Hearing this, the green-eyed girl rapidly snapped out of her thoughts, shifting her gaze from her friend to the world's most important hero.
"Wait! I have to—"
The green-haired girl couldn't finish because the muscular blonde stopped her dead.
"No! I can't wait!"
All Might said aloud, continuing his pace toward the edge of the roof.
The black-haired boy simply narrowed his eyes at the blonde, annoyed by those words.
"Don't you dare ruin my Little Broccoli's dream, All Might..."
The black-eyed boy thought, doing his best to control himself because if he heard another negative response from the hero, he would undoubtedly start a massive brawl without giving him time to react.
"But..." Izuki couldn't finish her words because she suddenly started having a flood of flashbacks about all the negative comments she had received throughout her life about how she couldn't be a hero without a Quirk, starting first with the doctor who nearly ruined her dream, followed by the insults from Kacchan and his friends... among other people who mocked her for not having a Quirk like everyone else.
But suddenly, a new light shone through—memories of her mother, who always supported her dream of becoming a hero, followed by Naruto, who was always by her side, helping and protecting her from the people who made fun of her... so, gathering her courage, she decided to ask her burning question as soon as possible.
"Can someone without a Quirk be a hero?"
The green-haired girl asked loudly enough for All Might to hear her, and it seemed to work, because the muscular blonde stopped dead in his tracks.
"Can a person without a Quirk... be like you?!"
The green-eyed girl asked aloud with a faint blush on her cheeks, squeezing her eyes shut as her body trembled slightly, afraid of receiving a negative answer that would ruin her life and her dream forever.
In response, All Might remained silent, his back to both students, until he slowly began to turn his head toward the green-haired girl, a huge smile on his face, seeing that his goal had been answered by this young girl with a pure and noble heart. Naruto stared intently at the muscular blonde, waiting patiently for the answer that would alter the history of this world, dividing it into a before and an after.
"My encounter with All Might... was a miracle... at that moment, I couldn't have even imagined how much my destiny would change."
The narrator known as Izuki concluded her words for this chapter.
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End of Part 2
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Uploaded: 03/16/26
Updated (Corrected): ?/?/?
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Omake 1
It was a Saturday afternoon and the city streets were full of life.
Naruto walked with his hands in the pockets of his black pants, an expression of deadly boredom on his face.
"Tsk. 'I have to study, Naruto', 'The math test is important, Naruto'..."
The black-haired boy grumbled, kicking an empty can that was unlucky enough to cross his path.
"Izuki is such a nerd. I could have cloned my notes (if I took any) and that would be it. What a waste of a good day."
Without his "Little Broccoli" to tease or protect, Naruto decided to go out and find something to eat. Maybe dango, or maybe a spicy burger.
As he passed through a commercial area full of fashion boutiques and street food stalls, a shadow fell over him. Not a giant shadow from a building, but a shadow... with curves.
"Well, well! If it isn't the rude brat from the other day!"
A feminine, somewhat high-pitched voice stopped him.
Naruto paused, sighed (feeling that his day off was about to get annoying), and turned around slowly.
There, standing in front of a takoyaki stand, was Mt. Lady (in her normal, human-sized form). She was wearing her usual tight hero costume, drawing the stares of every man (and some women) within a hundred meters. In one hand, she held a tray of takoyaki, and in the other, shopping bags from expensive brands.
"Who?"
Naruto asked, with his best poker face.
A vein throbbed on the blonde heroine's forehead.
"I am Mt. Lady! The beautiful and talented heroine! The one you called an 'old lady'!"
She yelled, pointing a takoyaki skewer at herself threateningly.
"Ah..."
Naruto looked her up and down with disinterest, letting his gaze linger for a second on the purple horns of her mask.
"...The giant lady who destroys streets. What's wrong? Did you get lost on your way to the nursing home?"
{CRACK!}
The takoyaki skewer snapped in Yu Takeyama's hand.
"I am 24 years old! I am a woman in the prime of her life!"
She shrieked, leaning close to Naruto and invading his personal space. A scent of expensive perfume and takoyaki hit the black-haired boy's nose.
"You should show more respect to your elders... I mean, your superior heroes!"
"If you're 24 and still dressing like that to get attention..."
Naruto pointed at her super-tight spandex suit.
"...It's because you're desperate, grandma."
Mt. Lady's jaw dropped. Never, in her (short) career, had someone been so immune to her charms. Usually, boys that age turned red and stuttered. This kid... was looking at her as if she were an annoying piece of furniture.
A malicious smile formed on the blonde's lips. Her pride was on the line.
"Oh, I see. Playing hard to get."
Mt. Lady set her bags on the ground and struck a seductive pose, leaning forward to highlight her cleavage and winking one violet eye.
"Admit it, kid. You like me. All men want me. Wouldn't you like this 'onee-san' to treat you to something to eat?"
She expected a blush. She expected nervousness.
Naruto simply chewed on some imaginary gum and looked her in the eye.
"Pass. My friend has better... attributes."
He said with brutal honesty, making a vague gesture with his hands at chest height.
"And she doesn't need to wear a painted-on suit just to get people to look at her."
Mt. Lady felt as if an invisible arrow had pierced her heart (and her ego).
"B-Better attributes?! That tiny, green girl?!"
"They grow fast. It's magic."
Naruto shrugged, turning around to leave.
"See ya, lady. Watch your hip, a fall at your age is fatal."
Naruto began to walk away, leaving Mt. Lady trembling with fury in the middle of the street.
"HEY! GET BACK HERE!"
The heroine screamed, entirely forgetting her public image.
"I AM NOT OLD! AND MY ATTRIBUTES ARE PERFECT! LOOK!"
Yu Takeyama was about to do something reckless (like enlarging herself in the middle of a pedestrian street just to prove a point), when Kamui Woods appeared out of nowhere, landing next to her and restraining her with his branches.
"Mt. Lady! Stop yelling at civilians! You're scaring the children!"
The wooden hero scolded her.
"HE STARTED IT! KAMUI, TELL HIM I'M YOUNG! TELL HIM!"
She screamed as she struggled.
In the distance, Naruto slipped his hands into his pockets, a small smile forming on his face.
"Heh. Heroes are weird."
He thought, before pulling out his phone to send Izuki a text.
[From: Naruto]
[To: Little Broccoli]
[Message: Just saw the giant old lady. Confirmed: you win.]
At her house, Izuki stared at the message, confused and red as a tomato, entirely unsure of what "competition" her friend was talking about.
End of Omake 1