The dust was finally settling as the ground started to become visible.

"WHAT WAS THAT! IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?" said Mic as he recovered from his shock.

"Rapidly cooling hot air causes it to expand which is what caused the explosion apart from their collision," said Aizawa on the mic as he looked at the arena in interest.

Soon, the results were clear.

Shoto Todoroki was out of the Arena, in a crater on the wall, while an injured Izuku with a broken right hand was standing in the arena.

Shoto slid down the wall, but he didn't as the next moment Izuku appeared beneath him and caught him on his back giving him a piggyback.

(Izuku is Kakashi while Shoto is Naruto)

"Heh, you won," said Shoto with a chuckle.

"You've chuckled a lot today," said Izuku with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course... I'm happy after a long time."

It was true. After a long time, Shoto was feeling so light, and cheerful. You could go on to say he was optimistic now. Too sudden of a change, isn't it? Well, not really.

"... Now I am interested in his fate," muttered Sukuna. Shoto reminded him a lot of Fushiguro, from the cold and indifferent attitude, to the daddy issues, and the power levels, everything.

"Tch. That kid's strong, I'll say that," said Banjo with his arms crossed.

"How long till your cursed signature gets imprinted in Izuku's body?" asked the first user curiously.

"As I told you, it totally depends on the person. Moves like Black Flash speed it up but his quirk slows it down. It's roughly between 1 to 3 years," said Sukuna as he looked at the screen.

"Wait, isn't it the time for his Cursed Energy level to reach yours too? I am asking in how much time will he unlock all your powers?" 

"Oh... roughly 1-2 years."

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The award ceremony was over, and Izuku was really happy. However, one thing that troubled him was what had happened to Iida's brother.

He was thinking all this when he saw a crow outside the window.

"Steve and his methods of sending messages," grumbled Izuku as he opened the window.

Izuku,

I won't be taking you as an Intern. Instead, you need to accept a certain hero's offer. It'll come as an offer from Gran Torino. He is the one who trained me and All Might both. He was in fact All Might's homeroom teacher during his time at UA. That's why don't tell him about this, you'd find his reaction hilarious. I've also found out two great candidates for an Internship with me. Don't want to ruin the surprise though. So... see ya later.
Steve

"Hurry to the class problem child, we're going to discuss some stuff," said Aizawa as he passed him.

"Yeah," said Izuku as he smiled at the letter.

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The school was over with the news that there will be no school for the next day or the day after. Right now Izuku was returning to... Ochako's house. He was going to accompany her back and then he would leave for his own house.

"I-I hope you don't find it messy or anything," said Ochako nervously as her apartment was extremely small and messy.

"Don't worry about that Ocha," said Izuku as Ochako opened the door.

They both were surprised as two pairs of eyes rushed towards Ochako.

"OCHAKO!" yelled the man as he came to stop in front of her.

"We're here," he said with a thumbs up and a grin.

"MOM! DAD! THAT'S SUCH A NICE SURPRISE!" said Ochako as she hugged them.

"Thanks. Now who is this?" asked her mom turning to Izuku who was as white as a paper.

"Uh... you alright?" asked her father, confused.

"Ah, he's Deku kun, and he's kinda scared," said Ochako with a sweatdrop.

"H-h-hello..." he muttered as he looked away with a bright blush.

"Hello, Midoriya. Must say, you did really well. You are really strong," said her mom as Ochako nodded.

"T-t-thank you!" Izuku said with a bow.

"Though I expected someone like you would be more brash and loud," said Ochako's dad.

"A-ah, no, that sounds more like Kacchan," said Izuku as her parents looked at him confused.

"Oh, that Pomeranian-looking kid that defeated Ochako? Must say he's really ruthless, but I guess he was showing her respect by going all out."

Izuku giggled at the Pomeranian comment.

"Yeah, he's a good guy at heart, just some anger issues."

Ochako and her mom giggled at this as her father laughed heartily.

"So why don't you come in?" her dad asked as Izuku shook his head.

"I am sorry, I was just here to accompany Ochako. My mom's waiting at home and I want to show her my medal," said Izuku with a close-eyed smile.

"Ah, alright. But do come to meet us sometime when we're here," her mom said as Izuku bowed curtly and left.

"Wow, he's a polite guy, he's strong, he's smart from what you told me, and he risks his life to save others. Plus now we know he's really close to his mom. You literally chose a knight didn't you Ochako?"

"W-well, if you put it that way. By the way, did you know he can be really intimidating?"

"He?" her father wondered.

"Yes. That's why our class has learned the lesson of not pushing his buttons," said Ochako.

"Ah, we did see the display of power during the match," said her father.

"Not to mention his abs. I bet you loved that Ochako didn't you?" asked Ochako's mother teasingly.

"W-wha! NO! I m-mean I d-did... b-but I swear it w-wasn't any pervy-y t-thing! I-It was all about t-the arms!"

"Calm down Ochako. Just for future reference, use protection," said her mother as her father looked at the mother-daughter duo with open mouth.

'What the hell is going on?'

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Shoto was at the gate of his house wearing his shoes as his sister stood behind him.

"Shoto, are you sure you want to do this? You haven't visited her in a long time and is it okay to not tell d-" Fuyumi, his sister was cut off as Shoto put a finger on her lips. He then proceeded to hug her.

"I know it doesn't seem like it, but I love all of you. Plus now that I've started to use my fire side, I need to go, or I won't be able to. We'll see about dad when we reach that point. I don't think he's going to mind me visiting her," said Shoto as he released her and walked out.

Fuyumi's eyes were still wide open as they glistened and she then smiled.

'He was always really straight forward,' she thought. She could see in his eyes, they weren't cold like before, they were warm and while his face didn't betray any emotions, she could see a hint of a smile.

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