In My Hero Academia with a Jujutsu Kaisen Gacha System

Chapter 65: NO. 65 - Midoriya Izuku: Origin

"Even if I don't have a Quirk, can I become a hero?"

Izuku looked down at the streets below with a heavy frown. Off in the distance, he seemingly ignored a rising pillar of smoke. His scarred hands clenched onto the stall railing tightly as his question repeated inside his head.

"I guess...this is why they say never to meet your heroes," Izuku muttered as he walked away from the railing toward the rooftop's staircase.

As he traveled down the building with his yellow backpack, Izuku's dull green eyes remained focused enough for him not to trip down the stairs.

"Pros are always risking their lives. These days, more than ever... I cannot simply say, "You can become a hero without a Quirk." If you want to help others, then you could also become a police officer."

"Listen up, Deku! Twin Tails may have a small chance due to her Quirk not being useless, but you? I don't care how much useless training you've been doing, but you don't have a chance in Hell to get into UA! So don't even think about it!"

Izuku slammed his fist into the wall beside him with a wince; the words from both his idol and old friend replayed through his mind. Clenching his eyes tightly, the green-haired boy took a deep breath and continued down the stairs.

"No... I can't let what they say stop me. I already made up my mind that I would become a hero! Quirk or no Quirk! If I gave up now, I'd be spitting in the faces of everyone who helped and believed in me! Souta-san, Hase-san, Hatsume-san, Toga-san, and Shinso-kun! They all said I could become a hero! Even if... even if my idol says I can't, I'll keep moving forward and make my dream a reality!"

Despite the laughs and jeers from his classmates, Izuku remained unfazed by their reactions when his teacher announced his goal of entering UA.

Katsuki's insults and threats for him to stay away from UA were ignored. Izuku had grown too far to flinch in fear at his former friend—no, his bully's threats—any longer. Even without a Quirk, Izuku knew he had value and potential. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

That potential reared its head when he managed to evade that sludge Villian's attempts to gain control of his body until All Might finally arrived.

After All Might defeated the sludge villain in the blink of an eye and was about to leave, Izuku acted on impulse and grabbed onto his leg as he soared through the air. It was only due to his countless hours of training that Izuku was somehow able to hold on during their flight.

When All Might landed, Izuku realized he needed to ask the same question he once posed to his dear friend and teacher.

"Even if I don't have a Quirk, can I become a hero?"

After he asked his question and glanced over to gauge the Number One hero's reaction, Izuku noticed that All Might had transformed into a completely different person. Rather than the towering symbol of strength he was known to be, All Might now appeared as a small and frail man, looking as though he could be knocked down by a mere gust of wind.

All Might revealed that he had sustained serious injuries in a battle five years ago, which had left him in a weakened state. This injury limited him to only three hours each day to act as a hero. For Izuku, learning this truth about his idol was disheartening, but it highlighted that the life of a professional hero is fraught with dangers, even for the Number One hero.

All Might's revelation that Izuku's dreams and aspirations were unattainable crushed him. According to his lifelong idol and hero, without a Quirk, becoming a hero was a foolish goal.

Exiting the building All Might had landed them on, Izuku forced a smile on his face as he ran toward the direction of the far-off chaos further into the Tatooin Shopping District.

"I wonder what hero will show up," Izuku said as he quickly moved in and out of the worried crowds.

Deep within the flaming shopping center, a large crowd of people watched on as a young man with ash blonde hair struggled to escape the hold of a sludge-like monster with large eyes and a mouth. The ash blond boy, Bakugo Katsuki, roared as he released several explosions in an attempt to escape the Villian's hold.

"Let me go!"

"We can't get close to help with all these explosions and fires!" One of the heroes at the scene raised an arm over his face as a gust of smoke flew past him. All around him, several other heroes watched on as Katsuki struggled and unleashed his Quirk. "If the boy doesn't stop, we won't be able to help!"

Off down the chaotic street, Mount Lady winced as she nervously looked around the area. Unfortunately for her, due to her size, she was unable to get any closer to help.

"Fire and wood don't mix. I'll let another hero handle this!" Kamui Woods said as he sprinted through the shopping district with both of Katsuki's followers within his arms.

Looking around, Backdraft released several water jets onto the roaring fires through his arms and shoulder-mounted water hose. "Where are the fire trucks?! Can any of you move in to help?!"

Despite their pro-hero status, the assembled heroes hesitated to assist Katsuki. The ongoing explosions and flames made it impossible for any of their Quirks to be effective in the current situation. This left the watching crowd bewildered as they observed the heroes apparently doing nothing to save the boy, who was slowly suffocating.

"... I'm pathetic." Standing all the way behind the crowds with his left hand clutching his injured side, Toshinori Yagi winced as he watched the ongoing pandemonium with a helpless grimace.

'If only I hadn't wasted all my time today! I can't believe I made a mistake like this after admonishing that fan!' Yagi thought as another explosion rocked the district.

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Arriving at the Tatooin Shopping District, Izuku stood on his toes to try and catch a glimpse of the ongoing battle. His eyes scanned each of the gathered heroes and found that Mount Lady and Kamui Woods were on the scene. Even Power Loader and Back Draft are here, too.

"It's too bad Hase-san isn't here. There's a lot of pros!" Izuku said with a grin before his sight finally landed on the Villian deep into the flaming alley. "Hold on... why is he here?!"

Izuku said in shock, instantly recognizing the very same sludge villain who had tried to take control of his body earlier that day.

'Did it get away from All Might?! No... those bottles. All Might dropped him... because of me!' Izuku thought with horror as his shaking green eyes landed on the terrified red eyes of his classmate and old childhood friend.

"Kacchan..."

Without a second thought or a moment to consider his actions, Izuku burst forward with quick speed. Weaving in and out of the gathered crowds, he leaped over the police barricades and the unmoving heroes with determination.

"Idiot! Stop!" Power Loader yelled but made no effort to stop Izuku.

'Remember Souta-san's teachings! Find your opponent's weaknesses and openings!' Izuku thought as he quickly scanned the sludge Villian's form. Combining his Quirk analysis knowledge and combat skills, Izuku promptly grabbed the top of a nearby trash bin lid and threw it with as much strength as he could muster into the Villians right eye.

"Gah!" The Villian roared in pain as the trash lid found its target. "My eye!"

Dashing in, Izuku jumped and landed a roundhouse kick into the Villians other eye.

Roaring in pain, the villain's hold on Katsuki slackened. Seeing his chance, Izuku's hands snapped up and latched onto Katsuki's collar. With a great heave, he pulled back and managed to dislodge half of his classmate's body, ignoring the heat around him from the roaring fires.

"Not enough!" Izuku hissed as the Villian turned to him with a growl.

Looking down, Izuku quickly apologized to Katsuki before using him as leverage to push himself up. With both hands on Katsuki's back, Izuku pulled his legs into his chest and then unleashed a powerful front kick that struck the villain's eyes once again.

"Gah!! My eyes!"

Flipping back, Izuku roared and jerked Katsuki right out of the sludge villain's body. Finally freeing him from his hold. The two middle schoolers fell onto the floor in a heap of limbs, Katsuki coughing and breathing heavily.

"Kacchan! Get up! We have to-"

"You damn punk! Die!"

Izuku turned up to see the Villian form its right hand into several long liquid spikes. With nothing left to do, Izuku moved over Katsuki's body and braced himself. Izuku awaited the searing pain of being skewered, but in the end, the pain never came.

Looking up, Izuku saw All Might holding the villain's wrist within his grasp.

"I really am pathetic." All Might said as he turned to him within his muscled form. "Even though I admonished you, I wasn't putting what I said into practice!" With blood gushing from his mouth, All Might reared his other arm back. "Pros are always risking their lives! Detroit... SMASH!!"

With explosive power, All Might carefully pinned Izuku and Katsuki down as he unleashed a right punch that caused over 145 per-mile winds to rush through the streets. Moving quickly, the nearby pros all gathered and secured the nearby civilians just as the winds rapidly reached them.

A few streets away, everyone turned up to see a wildly spinning tornado dance through the sky above the Tatooin Shopping District with wide and confused eyes. Eventually, the powerful tornado finally died, causing the sky to darken and grey.

Slowly, rain began to fall over the area as both heroes and civilians alike turned to All Might, standing in the now-ruined shopping center with his left arm raised in victory.

"...that was awesome," Izuku said as he somehow maintained his consciousness throughout All Might's display of unmatched power.

Unknown to everyone below, a hidden figure dressed in a long black cloak and mask nodded before throwing an empty soda bottle down onto the rooftop he stood on. Resting on his shoulder, a black crow with small red markings on the side of its head squawked.

"Good work, Izuku."

Turning around, the cloaked figure began walking away before he melted into a swirl of curse energy while the crow flew off into the sky.

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AN:

While I'm not confirming anything, what would you all think about if I wrote a story within the world of Attack On Titan after I finish writing this story? Despite its devisive ending, I have love the AOT story since I began watching/reading it. It's one of the GOATs in all of anime/manga.

While I may not have a concrete idea of what I would do with it, I am intrigued by what I could do with that world, whether it's another SI story or an in-world character story.

As for where I am with this story, I'm around 45-65% done with it or so (currently working on Chapter 74). Meaning that the ending isn't that far off.

Anyway, let me know if you all would be interested in reading an AOT story from me and what you would be interested in seeing from it! If not AOT, what would you like to see me do next?

Like always, leave me plenty of comments on today's Chapter, and I'll see you all next time!