Ch 6: Quirk Apprehension Test
"THE HELL DID YOU SAY TO ME YOU FOUR EYED BASTARD AND WHAT JUNIOR HIGH ARE FROM ANYWAY!" Shocking a blonde girl with cocky attitude in her voice.
Then lida answer her question "I amn lida Tenya, I am from Soumei academy".
"Huh a damn elite, it'll be more fun to crush you then". lida was shock by this comment "crush me, are you sure you want to be a hero".
Meanwhile Momo was just sitting at her desk and saw how the blonde girl was acting so vulgar then turn to the door and saw lzuku.
"Oh Midoriya your here" as she got up and walk to him while smiling.
"Oh Yaoyorozu it nice to see you again" as he said with a nervously smile.
"Hello there I am lida Tenya I am from so-" but then was interrupted by Izuku.
"I-I heard you say that earlier, hi my name I-Izuku Midoriya it n-nice to meet you".
"You made it I'm so happy you did" said Ochako she let go and gave him a smile.
'Cute' Izuku thought as he blushed.
During this moment between Izuku and Ochako, never noticed Momo looking a little jealous "Ahem"
Momo cough getting their attention, seeing her looking a little jealous being ignored.
"Ah Yaoyorozu I sorry for ignoring you, this is Uraraka I save from the gigant trap robot".
"Oh hi there I'm Ochako Uraraka it nice to meet you" as she smiled.
"I am Momo Yaoyorozu, the feeling is likewise".
Then out of the blue they heard somebody.
"Midoriya!" Shocking a happy Mina she hug Izuku in his back
"Hey Mina I'm glad see you again" said Izuku
"If your here to make friends then get out" a man in yellow sleeping bag said in a tire tone.This cause everybody turn to the door to see the man on the floor as got up.
"It took you 8 seconds to quiet down, will have to fix that I am Shota Aizawa I will be your homeroom teacher"
he got out of the sleeping bag. All the student had the same thought in their minds this guy is our teacher'.
Now the put these on and meet me on the field out" as he pull a U.A sport uniform. "Will be testing your quirk" as he said with a creepy smile.
"Today we will be having a quirk assessment test to see were your at".
"Um excuse Mr. Aizawa shouldn't we be at orientation right now".
"No we here have no time for thing like that we are here to train you as fast as we can to get ready for hero work such as natural disaster and villain attack, not to have fun".
Then he point to Katsumi "you, your the one with the highest points for villains how far did you throw back in middle school".
"67 meter".
Then he toss her the ball "throw the ball again but this time use your quirk".
She then went up to throw the ball "let's get this over". She then sent the ball flying scream one thing "DIE".
"Die?" Is Izuku could say
Then Aizawa trun to the class the score of 705.2
"Woah 705.2 that manly!"
"Oh boy this going be so much fun"
"Fun you say then to make this interesting who gets last place will be expelled on the spot" said Aizawa
"Don't you think that little unfair this is the first day of school" said Ochako
"Life isn't far were here to make hero not to play around while people are in danger, so if your not serious drop off now. Now let start Quirk Apprehension Test"
Aizawa gestured to the track, "Here, you will be running in a 50-meter dash. You will be running in groups of 5 with each person having their own lane to run in," he explained. "Find a lane and line up. Should be two to each lane," He explained to them in his rumbly voice.
Quickly, everyone found a spot. Izuku found himself behind second behind a particularly frog teenager girl.
Aizawa-sensei stood on the right of the lanes, record-keeping device firmly in hand and made a move back motion with his hand.
"Give the person in front of you a lot of space. Those in front go on my signal, so stretch if you have not started already. After you finish, come to me, and I shall give you your time," he explained to them.
With no more prompting, things got started. Izuku wouldn't use the Gates here. He couldn't really. Guy-sensei had also given him strict rules he needed to follow if he was to learn the Eight Gates of Chakra. His body couldn't handle the strain of more than one usage a day and only for a few moments. During the entrance exam was a dangerous move, he was lucky he got out without tearing anything seriously, but there was possibly a life at risk and that trumped everything. Screw the rules.
Regardless, as Izuku began his stretching routine with toe touches(with Guy-sensei's voice echoed in his head about making sure not to bend his knees as he did it), he needed to lock-in. He knows he could perform at a higher level physically without a Quirk or the Gates. Guy-sensei saw to that thoroughly. His physical performance only supplemented the Gates, as Guy-sensei explained to him. So, these tests would help show him what he needed to focus on in order to become an even greater hero.
Over the course of the tests, Izuku found himself both proud and disheartened. He was doing good. Always the middle of the pack due to all the physical conditioning Guy-sensei had him do. He never came in last, which was great, but the gaps between him and those that came in above him were...vast.
His 50-yard dash time was great, a 5.30 He was just behind two students. Grip strength, he didn't do as well as those with strength enhancing Quirks, like a boy name of Mezo Shoji, which his arms that can transform into duplicates. He was all too happy to explain that after someone asked him.
In the long jump, he was so close to clearing the sandbox but missed by a few inches. He'd work on his leg strength after that realization. With the repeating side jumps, he went as fast as possible and landed with the same people as he did for the 50-yard dash. Speed was his forte and he took personal pride in being as fast as he was. Guy-sensei even said he might eclipse him in speed one day.
Now, that would be something.
Finally, they circled back to the softball throw where the displays were all over the place. Using your Quirk to supplement something like throwing a ball was simple enough. Izuku threw the ball as far as he possibly could and only got 130.5 meters.
Test Results
1st Shoko Todoroki
2nd Katsumi Bakugou
3rd Momo Yaoyorozu
4th Tenya lida
5th Fumikage Tokoyami
6th Mezo Shoji
7th Mashirao Ojiro
8th Eijiro Kirishima
9th Mina Ashido
10th Izuku Midoriya
11th Ochako Uraraka
12th Koji Koda
13th Rikido Sato
14th Tsuyu Asui
15th Yuga Aoyama
16th Hanta Sero
17th Denki Kaminari
18th Kyoka Jiro
19th Toru Hagakure
20th Minoru Mineta
Izuku couldn't help but be impressed and excited. The tests showed him that things weren't impossible. They showed him that those heights were reachable and, better yet, surpassable.
With that, Aizawa-sensei led them back inside to get changed. After getting changed, they grabbed their things from the classroom, some people mingling with each other as they walked out. Izuku was one of the last out of the classroom until he heard his name called by Aizawa-sensei.
He turned to see his sensei standing in front of the classroom, with his sleepbag and Izuku couldn't help the slight apprehension that flowed through him.
He stepped forward to greet his sensei, "Uh, what did you want to talk about Aizawa-sensei?"
Aizawa-sensei waited till they were alone to speak, and a part of Izuku was sure it was intentional.
"Walk with me, Midoriya. We don't want to take up much of your time," Aizawa-sensei began as the duo moved out of the classroom in the opposite way everyone else left in.
Aizawa continued to speak as they walked to wherever they were going. "As you and I know, your situation is a delicate one. It is a first in the history of this institution and the world. You will be under a lot of scrutiny from both inside and outside of these walls. If you ever find yourself being overwhelmed, let me know and we can work something out," he said in what was meant to be a gentle tone.
To Izuku, it was patronizing. Oh, this is what this is about. Izuku swallowed the anger he was feeling and replied, "I appreciate the thought, sensei, but I am done being treated differently because of my 'status'," He replied tartly.
Izuku stared hard at his sensei. "I may not have what they have, but I won't fall behind nor hold anyone back. I am here for the same reasons they are, to become a hero," something ignited in his chest that fueled his next words. "I won't hide who I am. My sensei taught me better than that. He also taught me that hard work speaks for itself, so I have nothing to say to anybody that doesn't believe I belong here. If-if my classmates have an issue then that is their problem, not mine. I am here to become a hero and there is nothing anyone can say or do to stop me," he finished passionately.
Izuku clenched his fist and teeth and tried to calm down. He looked away from his sensei and wiped at his eyes. Stupid tears.
"I apologize, Midoriya," Aizawa began to Izuku surprise. Izuku gazed at his sensei with a wary look.
"It was not my intention to offend you," the Pro-Hero spoke "I assumed wrong with you. Your performance today should have been enough to reassure me, but I had to make sure. Things will not be easy for you, Izuku. The school can only protect you so much, but I am sure you know first hand how cruel people can be when encountered with something or someone different or strange," He spoke with something deeper in his tone that Izuku couldn't discern.
Izuku couldn't do anything but nod at that.
"There is one other thing I wished to discuss with you. This one concerns your performance during the Entrance Exam," his sensei began. "In the end, you displayed enhanced strength and speed that you previously did not. As you may guess, that left us with more questions than answers. So, an explanation from you seemed most prudent in getting things cleared up for us and your records," the Pro-Hero explained.
Before he could answer the question, they stopped at a door that looked to lead into a bigger office. Izuku looked at the window where the words 'Administration Office' was stuck to the glass. Oh, so that's where they were.
Izuku followed his sensei in dutifully, the door clicking shut behind him. The office was well lit, white lights shined bright onto the deep blue carpet and white desks. They were really going all-in with the white and blue it looked like. The duo walked past a couple offices, empty from the looks of it until they made it to the one at the end of the hall, the words 'Principal Nezu' carved onto a plaque stuck to the door.
Izuku felt that familiar sense of apprehension fills him slowly. It must have been noticeable because Aizawa-sensei spoke up right then.
"Do not worry, Midoriya. The principal is just curious as am I. We need to understand the full scope of your abilities so that we can better help you reach your goals," Aizawa-sensei explained
Only a little, as he tried his best not to gulp as the bulky Pro-Hero opened the door and walked in. Lee had no choice but to follow the man in.
The office was spacious but comfy if Izuku had to describe it. Warm browns and deep blues filled the office, cushy blue chairs to the deep brown desk the filled up the majority of the space. Pictures and certificates hung on the walls and little paperweights were arranged on the desk around a computer set up.
Sitting behind the desk in a big, brown leather chair was Principal Nezu.
"Welcome, Izuku Midoriya, to my office," the man, mouse? greeted cheerfully.
The principal was exactly like the pictures of him Izuku observed. Short, furred, and with the deep, vicious-looking scar carving its way down his right eye. How he even still had the eye, let alone was able to see out of it, was nothing short of a miracle in Izuku opinion.
Izuku bowed respectfully. "It is nice to meet you, principal Nezu. Vlad-sensei has filled me in some, and I assume that I am here to explain what it was at the end of the Entrance Exam?" He asked. Izuku hoped being direct would make things go a little faster. The principal was busy and busy people didn't like wasting time, right?
The principal clasped his hands, paws? together in front of him on his desk and smiled. "Ah, straight to the point. I appreciate that. You are correct in your assumption. U.A. prides itself on many things, information on their students' being one of them. Your display towards the end of the exam was unexpected due to the Quirk like abilities you displayed despite your status being the opposite. So," here the principal indicated towards Izuku with his hand," we felt it best to hear you explain things instead of us working off of baseless assumptions."
Izuku nodded his head in understanding. That made sense, he thought to himself. He was prepared and began trying to explain it as clearly as possible.
"It is not a Quirk nor the result of any sort of drug, mutation, or external factor, principal Nezu. It is all a result of my hard work and dedication to the Strong Fist Style martial arts and the tutelage of my sensei, Might Guy," Izuku explained forthcomingly. He had no reason to hide this after all.
"So it is a secret technique?" Nezu questioned, writing down something on a piece of paper that Lee hadn't noticed was there before.
Izuku shook his head negative. "No, sir. It isn't a secret. It just is not well-known nor practiced by many due to what it takes to perform, and the effects it can have upon the body of the user. It has been dubbed the Eight Gates."
"Eight Gates," Nezu repeated to himself under his breath as he scratched something down on the paper. "Can you explain that further?"
Izuku nodded. "I can. So, as my sensei explained it to me, there are eight meta-physical 'gates' inside of the human body that helps circulate chakra throughout our system. Chakra is the combination of a person's physical energy and spiritual energy. From my understanding, every living thing has chakra from me to a potted plant. Despite this, chakra has no real effects unless that person was to use the Eight Gates technique," Izuku explained to them.
Nezu hmmd in thought. "So, everyone has chakra, a combination of our physical energies and spiritual energies, but without the Eight Gates, we cannot use it. What are the names of the gates, if the gates are named that is, and what do they do?" Nezu asked him.
Izuku scratched his head and formulated his answer. "Uhm, okay great question," Izuku eyes turned serious as he continued to explain. "We have the first gate, the Gate of Opening," Izuku points to his head, "which is located in the brain and unlocks mental inhibitors. Next is the Gate of Healing, in the brain too, which increases the user's physical strength, speed, and allows them to rapidly recover and become re-energized. The Gate of Life," Izuku rubs his back, "located on the spinal cord further increases blood flow in the body. The Gate of Pain further increases the user's speed and power. The Gate of View builds upon what the previous gate did and the Gate of Wonder opens up the pores of the skin in order to further expel the chakra. Finally, there is the final gate. I don't know the name of it at the time, as my sensei has not taught explained it to me."
Nezu was silent as he wrote down several things on a piece of paper. Izuku took this moment to catch his breath after the lengthy explanation. He had explained it to the best of his ability. He was sure of it
Nezu set the pen he was writing with down and looked up to Izuku. "Thank you very much for your explanation, Midoriya. This has cleared up a lot, but one more thing. What are the drawbacks? You said earlier that it was a dangerous technique, but what makes it so dangerous?"
Izuku grimaced. "It is dangerous because of the effects they have on the body, specifically the muscles and tendons. The human body is not made to withstand that much chakra, so muscles and tendons tear while exhausting the person using them. Training curtails some of the effects, but opening up the gates has the potential to leave the user practically crippled," he finished solemnly.
Izuku sighed internally. It sounded crazy for anyone to use when he said it out loud, but that was the sacrificial nature of the technique. It was the literal embodiment of no pain, no game.
"Hmm, that is indeed a dangerous setback," Nezu agreed. He smirked slightly and cocked his head. "Good thing that we at U.A. are prepared for such a thing. We have had our fair share of dangerous Quirks, and, while your abilities aren't genetic, it is still our job to help you become the best hero you can be," the principal said matter-of-factly.
Izuku eyes widened uncontrollably at the principal's candidness. No one beyond Guy-sensei had talked about his goal as nothing more than a fool's endeavor or child's fanciful dream. The principal stated it like him becoming a hero was real, like it was tangible.
Like it was a fact.
Izuku had to be sure he wasn't putting something that wasn't there.
"You believe that I can be a hero?" Izuku asked with a hopeful sort of disbelief.
If Nezu picked up on his hopeful tone, he didn't show. His smile was unchanged as he answered.
"You wouldn't be here if I didn't believe in you," Nezu responded with an easy smile on his face.
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