Caution is a Must
While lucky for Izuku no media UNTIL the aftermath...
Problem?
Mafioso in Japan for various reasons felt the purity of Sky Flames pinging on them regardless of distance. It was that strong.
But for others close by checked the maps, and made a beeline for Musutafu City to find this mysterious Sky that flared in utter distress.
Well, that, and bringing this Sky to their organization to attract Guardians to recruit more people into their folds was another motive of course!
However, Izuku, knowing this, shut her powers and left them looking for nothing.
"Crap, I attracted mafioso unwittingly..." Izuku swore as she was on the rooftop, knowing she'll have a visitor.
A black haze manifested and out came a tall figure in bandages, black cloak and top hat. 'Hello, Mr. Jaeger.'
'I am here for the rules, young Sky.' said Jaeger.
'In the world of Quirks, as long as I lied about my Quirk Registry, I will not break Omerta.' said Izuku. 'I made several lies and they bought it. Quirks ironically gave us more freedom.' she chuckled as Jaeger shrugged. That was true. Mafioso can now fake their flames as Quirks but caution is still a must.
'Indeed. But care is priority.'
'Yes sir.'
'...how did you know my name?'
'This noisy world told me when my Hyper Intuition dumped the world's problems on me be it present or the future...I've had sleepless nights until I found an ally who'd help me deal with said problems so my world will shut up and let me sleep...and my foster little sister accidentally and unwittingly fixed my mess that I can finally control this crap and sleep at night.' Izuku griped. 'My HI Range is all of Musutafu, and I'd prefer it stays that way for my sanity.' she snorted. 'Eri's Quirk is Rewind. She can 'Rewind' anything on a living being. Physically, Mentally, Psychologically...even Concepts. Problem is, she can't control it so I sealed it away until she's ten years old.'
'I see...you're most likely a reincarnation of a certain bloodline...since last I checked, as of 300 years ago, this bloodline ended at the 25th Generation and no illegitimates existed.' Jaeger told her. 'Who, are you?'
'...the tenth.' her words stunned Jaeger. 'It's how I know who you are.' Izuku smiled. 'I only inherited his knowledge and the powers. But I'm still me. Only Sawada Tsunayoshi and his guardians would know who you are personally as well as those involved in the Battle for the Rainbow.' she explained and her admission stunned him. 'If anything, I am grateful for my situation even if it drove me crazy at first.' she said with a tired smile. 'Hyper Intuition is my true Quirk and I used it to awaken my flames through training so at least I can defend myself. I had to cover that up with lies though.' she said, giving Jaeger a small notepad.
'Remember Omerta.'
'Of course.' and Jaeger was gone with her notepad. 'Well, at least I'm not in prison...'
xxx
Months later...was the UA Entrance Exam.
Three of them entered. Since they were from the same school, they got separated.
Shinsou was prepared for this, but nervous. His Quirk was useless against robots but being warned beforehand, got him ready he was able to petition for equipment days in advance. His Binding Cloth and petty knives against robot wires and Izuku telling him in secret where he can cut the wires to score.
'Hmmm...we got some good crop this year.' Nezu commented as they observed the students in their exam. Heroes as well as high-ranking people observed applicants through monitor feeds. 'After the Written Exam...was THIS. 'We don't tell them how many there are or how many are placed. Such a wide battlefield and limited time brings out the best in them. There are those who can assess the situation: intelligence gatherers. Those who'll never be late to the party: mobility experts. Those who can cope with any situation: decision makers...and there are those who are natural-born warriors.'
'The abilities they need to preserve peace in our cities, are judged by the points they earn.' he continued.
'This year's quite the bumper crop huh?'
'Nah, no way to tell...but this should tell us more.' This person opened up a glass lid over the 'Yaruki Switch' and pressed the red button.
'People show their colors when they face that thing...when there's nothing to be gained!' said another. 'Rising to the challenge at those times is the mark, of a true Hero!'
xxx
After the exams...
'You seriously discolated an arm in this?' Katsuki said wryly as Shinsou had an incident in the exams that required him to save a fellow examinee from 'the gimmick' and dislocated his right arm in the process.
'Well yeah...but nobody's gonna go splat on my watch. Eraser taught me that much.' said Shinsou as they went home together. 'At least I know I passed, I got 55 points somehow...at least I passed.' he sighed. '50-below is failing score in ANY exam. With a Quirk like mine I really must compensate.'
'Yeah, you should learn a lot from Eraserhead since there's a reason I chucked you to him.' Izuku chuckled. 'We owe each other big after all.' they know full well he earned Rescue Points, something known to Shinsou in secret through Izuku.
When the letters came...
'Hmph, naturally I passed.' said Izuku in confidence as she tore her envelope open over the breakfast table where a Projection of All-Might showed, telling her that she has 45 Villain Points and 45 Rescue Points, giving her a 90. The highest grade so far. And she was also the highest in the Written Exams.
'That's my girl!' Inko let loose a fountain of tears in tears of joy.
'Highest grade...and they say it's hard.' Eri blinked owlishly.
'Haha, it IS hard.' Izuku chuckled. 'Limited number of robots to ensure only almost 40 people passes. Unlike normal classes that have 40 students, Hero Classes are half the size because it takes budget and time to make sure Hero Students reach their full potential and maturity before graduation.' she explained. 'It'll take a huge budget to train a normal-sized class.'
'Oh...how much money?' Eri asked innocently and Izuku did a playful thinking pose.
'Lessee...one Hero Class alone costs a couple ten millions...' robots, facilities, costumes, training extra-curriculars...yeah.
'WHAAAAAT?!'
xxx
'OK, I got 77 but who got the highest score?!' Katsuki grumbled. 'I'm in second place! Second!' he complained.
'We're ALL second place compared to those who got in by recommendation.' said Shinsou curtly with an eye roll. 'I got 55 VP and 22 RP. I have no idea about that Rescue Points I ended up with 77 too.'
'Huh?!'
'I tied with you but knowing naming alphabetical order I'm in third. Izu?'
'She hasn't said anything yet since she took Eri out for doctor shit.' said Katsuki. 'Some food didn't agree with her and she got sick.'
'Ah...'
'Auntie's gone to America to visit her husband using up her remaining VLs.' said Katsuki. 'So it's just her and Izu at home now.'
xxx
'Um...oneechan, today is safe, right?' Eri was sweating buckets anxiously. Her first trip to the doctor didn't end so well...
Izuku let out a strained laugh.
'Ahaha...we should be safe as long as we take a really long cut...we'll be avoiding trouble this way but the short way home will be safe by then...'
So at the clinic, Eri got her treatments before Izuku took her out to play at the park with other kids. And after that, a trip to U.A to pick up some stuff.
'Hello.' Izuku said as she visited the Support Department labs.
'Oh Midoriya! We got your special orders right here.' said Maijima Higaki, pointing at a box. Izuku went to get the box and opened it to reveal black hairpins.
'Thanks! Eri-chan, wear these and never take them off no matter what...and at bed put them in your pajama pockets.' Izuku instructed, putting the hairpins on Eri.
Power Loader watched as the hairpins were no ordinary hairpins...they were in fact, escape tools Izuku requested and paid for through Eraserhead. They contained lockpicks and glass cutters as well as metal cutters. It was for a little girl, not for a future student of the school.
Apparently, while Eri was living with her family a secret, it doesn't change that she's the granddaughter of a friggin yakuza boss! The Shie Hassaikai no less!
However, Eri was in danger.
For now, it's a secret but should truth about her leak out, there will be a one-sided infighting among the Yakuza...her grandfather will be killed and the Yakuza will pull out all stops to get Eri and her power. Even if Izuku lied to the Quirk Registry for Eri's sake, 'Vanish' has possibilities and the forces of the organization who wants to eliminate Quirks in the world will come get her.
That was the future foreseen by Sir Nighteye when Izuku asked Eraserhead to get a hold of Nighteye and look at Eri's future.
So they were planning for a huge battle for the future and to keep a little girl away who will be in the middle of it all. They were planning for everything as they need concrete evidence as well. Evidence to act upon it to justify everything to the Hero Public Safety Commission and to society. They have no choice but to wait.
That was the hard part...so U.A's Hero Classes were for the sake of training Interns hard enough for upcoming battles. This generation has no luxury in growing in a normal pace like his generation did. In fact, they'll be thrown into a bonfire so soon!
Nobody in UA likes the notion but...they have no choice.
If they fail, a CHILD will lose her life living a fate worse than death, torn apart and rebuilt every time to ensure she won't die as they keep taking her cells by the chunks to produce Quirk-Erasure Bullets and Shie Hassaikai will turn Japan Quirkless. That would mean a lot of mutant-types will die instantly, as well as those with Quirks linked to their very lives. The only ones who will get off alive at the expense of their powers are people with transformation, emitter and mental-type Quirks.
The only student who knows so far, was Izuku herself as she can see future glimpses but within a month only yet sense danger years ahead and know the best solution somehow even if she didn't have knowledge beforehand but she was the one housing Eri. It was Nighteye who has the power to see 'till the end'. And he saw Eri's possible futures combined with Izuku's flames when normally he can only see one path. So they have to avoid her Quirk being known.
Still, said Nighteye, it was a mind-blowing experience of seeing five different futures, one of which only had the good ending, the other four, bad endings for everyone involved. The key to all bad futures, was Eri's mother so they went to nip the problem in the bud before it happens.
So now, Eri's taking escape artist lessons in U.A, things she can do with her current six years old self after living with the Midoriyas for a year, as well as language and other lessons. To prepare for the horrible inevitable incase one of the bad futures happened.
xxx
School came.
Eri was with the Principal while Inko goes to work. It was for Eri's safety.
And students go to class.
To their luck, they were in class together!
'Same class, lucky!' Shinso was absolutely relieved. He didn't want to be in a class without his first friends as they walked to 1-A together.
'Yeah, really lucky!' Izuku chimed while Bakugo just 'keh'-ed while looking pleased. 'I bet it's to balance the two classes out though but we lucked out!'
'No shit. Well this is it!' and they walked in. Some people are already in. A glasses boy. A two-toned hair boy. Ponytail girl. A kid with er, a mountain for a head, a blonde with a forced-fixed smile, and a six-armed one. They all chose their seats.
Upon getting inside, they sat near each other in a triangle formation and playing cards, but...
'No Hyper Intuition Izu!'
'Yes yes...'
'Oh, you guys know each other?' glasses boy asked them.
'We're in the same classes for three years now.' said Izuku.
'That's wonderful for you three! I'm Iida Tenya from Somei!'
'...we're all from Nanamori.' said Shinso. 'Shinso Hitoshi.'
'Bakugo Katsuki.'
'Midoriya Izuku.'
'Isn't that place expensive?'
'Well, it's one school we all agreed on.' said Shinso. 'No Quirk Discrimination happens there.'
'No delinquency and bullying either.' said Izuku. 'The costs were worth it.'
'O-Oh my god, are you...?' Iida choked out as the others in the room looked worried.
'...its mostly for my sake.' Shinso sighed. 'My Quirk was a condemned Villain Quirk as long as I remember but Izu said I'm handy for stopping robberies, hostage situations, and fights just by talking and forced teamwork between stubborn prideful idiots. It's a verbal-response type and you're under my control till you fulfill my instructions.'
'The world is too black and white, unwittingly making self-fulfilling prophecies come true.' Izuku shook her head. 'I'd like to be in the gray area. I'm the only one who saw his potential for Hero Work in regards to stopping fights and ending hostage situations, and ordering idiots to haul themselves to jail, and sing like a canary in interrogation. And no casualty nor property damage either. The people around him years back are useless morons who can't even see that. Not to mention due to all causes, he'd actually earn money while flashy Heroes like us will cause property damage and pay for what we broke.'
'There's that...' Iida sweatdropped with a gloomy expression.
Izuku attacked her class two ways.
By defending Shinsou in half a classroom, she got her point across for his sake and explaining that not all Quirks are good.