Progenitor of Chakra

Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia or Naruto

Chapter 8: New Resolve

Darkness, the only thing Izuku could see in this void. He had no idea how long he had been walking but it felt like years.

He briefly wondered if he died.

Maybe he was dead and roaming the afterlife.

He had already questioned himself about whether he was dead or not, so he decided to continue onwards as he saw a small glowing orb of light. If he had to describe the colour of the orb, he would say rainbow.

As he closed the distance, he began to reach out to it.

"You were holding back." It said.

"Huh?"

"You could of easily disposed of them all." The ever changing orb said as the multiple colours moved like water. "You held back."

"I-"

"All it would take would be one move and you could've avoided any injuries and the threat would be gone." The orb said leaving no room for Izuku to defend himself. "Are you afraid of your own power? If you wanted to, you could end the world in around more or less than a week."

Izuku just stared at the talking orb. The voice was…familiar. "Who…are you?"

"Me?" the orb asked as suddenly the black void was replaced by the same pattern as the orb. "Izuku Midoriya. I am you."

The teen stumbled for a second before looking back at the orb. Was it him or did it change sizes? "M-Me?" he stuttered as the orb's colour was replaced by a warm light.

"I am thou, thou art I." the orb said. "Do you realise where you are now?"

"…I'm in my mind, my subconsciousness, a mindscape."

"That is correct." Izuku's subconscious said. "I am you, both the one that you are now and the feelings you don't even know on the inside. Your feelings deep down."

The orb paused for a while before continuing. "…Yet…also what you will one day create and what you are connected too." The orb starting to change its shape as the rainbow void around them changed once more.

Morphing into whatever it could as the 'world' around him changed to that of a blue sea hovering over head with multiple white clouds as Izuku found himself standing on top of a building.

It looked like a city. No. He was in a city.

The chakra user watched as the orb has disappeared, only for a large tree to sprout from the ground, destroying and going through multiple buildings except the one that he was on.

All the other buildings were left unscathed; it was only the buildings in front of him. Close to him.

"A tree?" the teen wondered as the withered looking tree.

"Yes." The tree with a voice that was deeper and distorted than his voice said. "I have explained before, you know this."

"You're me, but also not me."

"…"

"You are definitely me and probably my subconscious, but what I'm connected to? I don't understand." He said.

"…Will you embrace your power now?" the orb asked. "Will you stop holding back?"

"…"

"You are currently unconscious, but when you reawaken…will you hold yourself back or will you finally embrace your full potential."

"I-"

"It seems that something needs to say something to you."

Izuku raised his eyebrow. Needs? Not wants?

Izuku watched as a black sap poured out of the tree. "What's happening?"

"Izuku. I am your past, present and even your future." The tree said as the black sapped formed into a humanoid that was taller than Izuku.

It seemed to be a male human with long hair and armour and he had his arms crossed. Yet still remained a silhouette as two 'eyes' had opened.

It looked down at the young hero with a reminiscent look in its 'eyes'. "Izuku." He said in a voice much like his own albeit deeper. "…Do you recognize me?"

"Are you…me?"

The figure nodded. "I am your future."

"Wait, does that mean!"

"Yes, I sent a message back to the past. With our abilities, it's not that hard to do so." He spoke. "I believe the tree or rather yourself told you what this is. Correct?"

Izuku nodded. "Yes, my past and present, my inner feelings, what I created and what I am connected to as well as my future." He said. "…But…it's also kind of confusing."

"…I understand. I was you after all."

"Was?"

"The future isn't set in stone. It can be changed." The older Izuku kept his arms crossed. "That's why I appeared here."

"To make sure the future happens correctly?"

"Not entirely. Even without my appearance, you will become me, it has happened before."

Izuku was about to speak but before he could even say a word, the older 'him' continued. "I know you got questions and I know your confused or to why I have appeared before you." He said. "I am only here to get you to stop holding back. You have unlimited unstoppable power at your fingertips. It's time to stop and get embrace it all."

"You know we are right." Both the tree and the silhouette said.

"Remember what we talked here today." The older Izuku said to the younger. "And…I will see you soon."

Izuku watched as the black sap formed into a human shape fell to the ground like water and dissolved.

Izuku didn't notice he was sitting on the building's roof as he tried to wrap his mind around all of this. "Past, present, future, connections, creations, my own feelings…" he looked down to one of his hands as he stared at it as it darkened. "…It's true. I was holding back my potential, my full capabilities…but why?"

"Your body. Can you handle it?" the tree offered a reason. "What would people think about multiple quirks, what if I am targeted by people who want my quirk?"

"…I understand."

The tree didn't say anything as Izuku looked at the tall tree. It was bigger than he thought.

"…You know what you have to do now…right me?" Izuku asked the tree.

"I do." The tree responded. "I will stop holding myself back subconsciously."

Izuku smiled. "Yes. I will."

Izuku shot up as he panted. What a fever dream.

He looked down at his hand and glared at it, willing his chakra through it. He knew what to do.

It was time to stop holding himself back.

It was time to unleash the full potential of his chakra.

Izuku had left the bed he was residing in, apparently it was the infirmary. He guessed that Recovery Girl had been gone for a while and suspected that he wouldn't be up just yet.

Glancing at a mirror…he was fine. Well he looked fine and he felt fine. No damages that he could see.

Recovery Girl did a good job with his recovery…recovery…maybe…can he do that?

Could he do that? Could he change his elemental chakra to a healing chakra?

He would definitely have to try it out.

But first, it was time to leave. Time to regroup with the others…and judging by the clock, it seemed that they had ten minutes before being released to head off home.

Had he been asleep that long?

He couldn't have. He could have sworn that…wait. How did he collapse in the first place?

Kirishima was bringing him to Recovery Girl and then…he was unconscious? Was it due to the villains? Or was it due to Recovery Girl?

He continued down the hallway from Recovery Girl's infirmary. He was still in his hero costume and had plans to reach the changing rooms before doing anything else.

If anyone saw him walking through the hall, they would have noticed a change in his walk. A more powerful stride in his step as if he gained a boost of confidence.

He was going to fully embrace himself. No. He had already embraced himself.

Both his outer self and the inner self he wasn't aware of fully.

Izuku Midoriya had changed.

"…What are you doing up?" a voiced called as Izuku exited the changing room, dressed in his normal school outfit. "You're not supposed to be awake yet."

It was Recovery Girl. "You shouldn't be walking around like this." She frowned. "Come back to the infirmary."

"I'm fine."

"Fine?" she asked. "Walking around like this and waking up much, much earlier than expected is not fine." She approached.

"Are you saying that it's a miracle?" he asked. "I thought you healed me?"

She gave him a look. "Heal you I did…but this…this is different."

"…How different?" he asked after a while.

"You healed faster than a majority of my healthiest patients…especially after multiple blows to the head….or rather a single blow to the head which alone is equivalent to multiple blows." She told him as she drank from her cup which she either got from the teacher's lounge or the cafeteria. "Now, even if you are okay as you say, there could still be unseen problems."

"And you want to give me another check-up?" she nodded at his question as he went back to the infirmary.

"You had many visitors you know." She mumbled. "Also what am I supposed to tell your mother now? I told her you needed to spend time in the infirmary after what happened but it seems you'll be going home today."

"Now…I am going to ask you some questions, nothing to serious." She said. "Do you smoke?"

"No."

"Do you drink?"

"No."

"Are you sexually active?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

After more questions she began her examination of his skull after Noumu's attack. "Well you are fine." She said. "…Does your quirk have self healing abilities? Or did you hardened your body with your quirk or perhaps covered your skull?"

"I didn't cover my head with my quirk but I haven't discovered the full potential of my quirk yet so healing abilities is not out of question. I wouldn't be surprised if I did have healing abilities."

Recovery Girl gave him a more intrigued look. "Hm, you might have to look into that later." She said. "Healing abilities like that would come in handy. In fact, keep me updated if you discovered anything."

"Will do." He nodded.

With a satisfied nod, she moved away and placed his school bag on the desk. "You are free to go home now." She said.

"I can just go?" he asked getting a nod from the old woman.

"Yes. You also have two days off as does everyone else. Also, I'm unsure if your teacher said this but the Sports Festival is coming up too."

Izuku nodded knowingly. He used to watch the sports festival when it was televised, sometimes with Momo…oh dear.

Momo…

He really hoped she was okay…and that he didn't worry her to much…

"Don't worry. Your classmates are fine."

Hearing that, Izuku calmed down immensely. Everyone was safe.

"Now shoo you medical mystery." She started pushing him out of the infirmary. "Don't bother heading to your class, you only have like a minute left."

It was then he found himself in the hallway…

Shrugging he flung his bag on one of his shoulders before heading home.

"Wait…"

The infirmary door immediately opened. "If your friends come, I'll tell them what happened." And the door immediately closed.

Izuku just turned around and left.

On an old decaying ruin of a building a figure had their eyes closed. The figure was that of a man that had his arms crossed and wore emerald armour with numerous metal plates. His hair was waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing the sides of his face.

He opened his eyes as he saw a red tinted sky and smirked. His purple-red eyes shined dangerously.

"I can't wait for our dance." He said as he stared into the distance as a loud roar erupted behind him far away. "And for you to wake up to the hidden reality you kept yourself blind too." He said seemingly to something else as his eyes were focused on whatever he was waiting for.

Then…his smirk turned into one made from the darkest of nightmares.