Izuku is just 12 years old boy, full of life, and hardworking. Very, very hardworking.

He comes skidding into the kitchen, and gasps violently when he catches her putting away clean dishes.

"Mom!" he yells, horrified, "I forgot to wash my plate! I will now proceed to run through the whole neighbourhood on my fingers to make up for my mistake!"

"Izuku, you really don't need t-" he runs back out, and she hears their front door open then slam closed. And he's already gone, she thinks with exasperated fondness.

She dries her hands, and goes to sit down on a chair with a sigh.

Inko really doesn't know where he got his obsessive drive or his strange... training methods, from, but ever since he was old enough to, he always had this desire to, to prove himself, be the strongest he could be, and even the news about his status as quirkless didn't hinder him any.

It just made him even more determined.

Flashback At Hospital

"I am sorry to inform you, Mrs. Midoriya, but your son is quirkless."

Inko took a shuddering breath, her eyes burning, and turned to look at her son, expecting a crestfallen face and shattered dreams.

This is not what she found.

"Yosh! I will just have to work harder than anybody to go toe to toe with the strongest of quirks!" He declares, eyes blazing with fire. "Do not worry, Mom! For it has been done before, and I can do it again!"

Done before? The tears are gone now, replaced with apprehension, and a need to tell him to stop, stop now, don't try, you'll only get hurt if you do.

She begins to say it, to try to quell his rapidly growing ambition if only to keep her baby boy safe-

But he doesn't give her the time to, and with a little hurt in his voice, he says, "I will do it! I will be a genius of hard work, and there is not anything, anybody can do to stop me!"

And her son, who was already so athletic, more so than anyone else his age, redoubled his efforts.

Jogging around the neighborhood became running across the city on his hands, push ups were done on one finger at a time, sometimes she found him practicing some kicks and maneuvers in their backyard that who knows he even learned from- and dozens and dozens of other ways to make himself faster, stronger, better, that at times she couldn't even keep up with.

Sometimes he worked himself to exhaustion, until he couldn't even move, and that's when she got worried.

"Izuku, I know you want to improve, but- but this is too much." She tells him, when she finds him like that, one day. "You can't keep doing this! Training until you can't stand is not healthy for you, and it worries me!"

He's laying on the couch with his hair shadowing his eyes, and he hasn't moved from that position since he came back home.

Or, he hasn't moved until now.

"I have to!" he bursts out, sitting up. It is the first time he raises his voice at her, and she stares on, shocked. "I will never achieve anything if I do not give it more than my all!

"No one believes I can do it, not even you believe so, but I will never give up! I learned better than that a long time ago!" His hair moves out of his face and- He's crying. Oh, Izuku.

Inko feels ashamed, at that moment. Ashamed of herself, because she couldn't bring herself to believe in her own son, to support him, And what kind of mother does that make me?

She tries to wipe her own suddenly overflowing tears, but finds that she can't, so she reaches out and enveloppes him in a hug.

"I'm so sorry, Izuku!"

They sit like that, both crying their eyes out on the couch, and oh, they're definitely mother and son.

When they both calm down enough, she pulls back to look him in the eyes, and tells him, voice wobbling but with underlying steel in it "Pro- promise me, Izuku, promise me you'll take better care of yourself. Ignoring your limits will only hurt you more in the end, and the last thing I want for you is to get hurt." Even if I unintentionally did that before, she doesn't say, but not again. Never again.

He starts to protest, but he knows that she won't be moved. "I promise."

"Good Izuku take care yourself"

He positively glows at that, and he strikes his favorite pose, extending a thumbs up and winking up at her with a grin, "Thank you, Mom!

Two months later

It has be 2 months as Izuku he continue his training for to 2 months right now he at the forest kicks a log

"396,397,398,399"

"If can't do 500 kicks then it's 2,000 squats" said Izuku he continue kicking

"404,405,406,407,408"

As man was walking through the Forest he spot izuku training

"Someone else here" said mystery guy he watch Izuku

"411,412,413,414,415...."

"I will come back later" said mystery guy he walk away

"If I can't do it 2,000 squats and it is a a thousand punch"

"795,796,797,798,799....."

2 hours has past by as the man return he spotted Izuku Continue his training

"He still had it" said mystery guy

"If can't do thousand punching and l will do 2,000 jump rope" said Izuku

Flashback at elementary school

"what is your dream kids" said a elementary teacher

As kid give there reason what they want grow up

"Teacher!" said a green hair boy "l want to show can be a splendid hero as well even if don't have a quirks l want to prove it to the whole world"

All the kids laughter at Izuku there one person at door window

Flashback ended

"If can't do 1,200 without a mistake then in his 2000 kicks" said Izuku

As izuku he doing jump rope

"117,118,119,1120,1121...."
He fall down his haed on the log

"Hey kid are you taking a already"

Izuku he turn his head the saw the man standing

A tall and well-muscled man. He has fair skin a strong jawline, a somewhat large nose, and black hair. He is most noticeable for his shiny bowl-style haircut and thick eyebrows. He wears a green jumpsuit, orange striped leg warmers, and the standard Konoha flak jacket, which he normally leaves unzipped. His red forehead protector is worn around his waist like a belt.

"Hey kid it true you're different from the other kids at your school you have no quirks and your training needs work" said guy

The man give his smile "But then again you have a gift that other kids doesn't have not as flashy but perhaps even more important you"

"You don't have to make me feel better" said izuku as he crying

"You idiot, you think I'd waste my time with that no all I'm saying is that you have the gift of perseverance and that's what makes you a genius too" said guy

"Is the that true sir. l wonder l used, to think so used to believe that if l just trained harder than Kacchan two or three times harder l would make myself stronger enough but no i'm not so sure i don't know if l will ever be able to work hard enough to beat real talent that is why I'm always taking out myself i keep thinking all of my efforts will pay off but is always the same l am no match for him at all every time we have a fight my legs begin shaking l don't know if l can take it is sometimes it seems like the whole thing is pointless like lm a Deku l always be a Deku l don't want to do" said Izuku he tear up

"You right all the effort is pointless if you don't believe in yourself" said guy

Izuku had shocked face

Night Time

Izuku and guy as sitting down on a rock look at the star night

"You know kid we're a lot alike you and l" said guy

"What do you mean sir" said Izuku

"You see kid l was a loser or deku too once" said guy

"What you are a loser too" said Izuku he look at guy

"Oh yes indeed but i made a myself the equal of any person even all might and l did it thought effort you say you want to show the world you can be a splendid hero ever if you don't have all the gifts that other are blessed with that your herodo your hero way right well i think that's a fine goal as fine a goal as i ever heard and one worth sticking to" said guy

As Izuku heard guy's world in his heart he starting to cry again

"Don't let anything steer you off the path you've drawn to yourself forge ahead the end stick to Midoriya make me proud be everything you can be will You do that for me Midoriya"

"Yes sir"

End of chapter 1

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