Chapter 3: Quirk

Maelstrom of U.A. Academy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Boku no Hero Academia. They are the properties of Masashi Kishimoto and Kohei Horikoshi respectively.

Normal speech: "All Might"
Thoughts: 'All Might'

Author's note: Hi, I am back with another chapter. Sorry for the late update. I have been busy with my studies lately. Once again thanks for every review, follows, and favorites.

About the last chapter…

Ezeakel: No, Achi Yaoyorozu will not be added to the pairing. This is a strict Naruto x Momo story.

Existential ERROR: Actually, that idea never crossed my mind until you mentioned in your review.

Previously on Maelstrom of U.A. Academy….

" Friends don't apologize to each other right? But if you truly regret your decision why don't you do something that will make your friend proud?"

Achi looked stunned. He made it sound so simple but at the same time, it made sense to her. All this time she had been groveling in her own misery and regret that the thought of doing something that would make her friend proud never occurred to her. A small smile pulled on her face, "Thanks, Naruto-Kun," she said, her voice almost a whisper but Naruto could feel the honesty in her voice.

"He.. he.. he… It's nothing Achi-san." he scratched the back of his bashfully, before running off to get some sleep.

Achi watched him leave with a small smile on her face. On that moonlit night, in the very place where she grew up with her deceased friend, she made a declaration.

'I know I let you down kushina, but I promise on our friendship that I will not let your son down. I will help him become a man you will be proud of. That is a promise of a lifetime.'
Yes. she knew what she had to do now. He would be the salvation for her past mistakes.

Chapter 3: Quirk

Yaoyorozu estate, at a random clearing….

Two seven-year-old children could be seen standing in their respective fighting stances, their eyes narrow, muscles tensed, ready to spring into action at a moments notice. Across the two extremely alert children stood a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her late twenties. Her black hair tied into a ponytail ruffled from the cold morning breeze that blew through the clearing. She was wearing a tight blue Capri and a tight white T-shirt which hugged her gorgeous body perfectly. Any man would agree that she was a goddess in human form, but beauty could be both tender and deadly. Let her beauty distract you, you would find yourself disintegrated into nothingness.

"I hope you are rested well." she said before a cruel smirk pulled on her beautiful visage, one that caused warning bells to blare in the heads of the two children, " Because, I don't wanna hear any excuses after I pummel you both into the ground."

"Don't underestimate us, Achi-san!" A blond haired boy wearing a plain blue T-shirt and white shorts shouted at her. Even as he was unnerved by the uncharacteristic smirk on the blackette's face, he was not going to back down that easily. Naruto Uzumaki may be many things but he was no quitter. So, if his usually lovely caretaker thought she could scare him off, she was going to be deeply disappointed. Beside him, a small girl who looked like the miniature version of the black haired goddess agreed with the blond.

"Yes, Mom. We will definitely surprise you." her reply was more subdued than the blond, but nobody could question the determination in her voice. In seconds she created a metal staff and got into a ready fighting stance. Eyes narrow, and muscles tensed, she stared at her mother with an intensity she rarely ever showed. This was her chance to prove her skills to her constantly busy mother. Momo usually had trainers who trained her in bojutsu, but she never got the opportunity to show-off her skills to her mom. She understood that her mother was busy, but that didn't mean she had to Like it.

"Oh! Confident much. Let's see if you still have that bravado after I'm done with you two." Her voice was mocking as gestured them with her hand to came at her. she smirked, her eyes shining with hidden mischief as she spoke,

"One hit,"

"What?" both Mom and Naruto asked, not quite understanding what she meant.

"One hit, You win if you can hit me once and…..I'll train you two personally to become heroes" she stated, stunning the two children.

"What!? Really?" Naruto's eyes sparkled with excitement. If he was not determined to prove himself before, her declaration just now had lit an even bigger fire under him.

While Naruto reacted with enthusiasm, Momo's reaction was a lot more subdued. She more than anyone knew that getting even a single hit in against someone like her mother could almost be impossible.

"Yes Naruto, really. Now are you going to attack or do you plan to bore me to death by starring?" she mocked

Her dismissive behavior managed to annoy both of her opponents,

'I'll show her what I can do' Thought Naruto as his muscles coiled, ready to attack.

There was a momentary pass as both parties stared at each other before Naruto decided to take the initiative.

"Here I come!" he shouted and blasted towards her with impressive speed for someone his age. Quickly reaching her, his hand whipped forward to deliver a straight right but was caught effortlessly by the former hero who had a bored expression on her face.

'That was my strongest punch!' Before he could even finish that thought, he felt a fist bury itself into his stomach, knocking the air out of his lungs.

"AHHHHHHHHHH…" Pain. Unbridled and unbearable pain shook his body as he let out a blood-curdling scream before he was blasted back at break-neck speed and skidded to a stop near Momo's feet.

"Naruto!,"

" Are you alright!?" She screamed as she checked on her friend. She gasped when she saw the look of utter pain on his face. He was clutching his stomach, his pupils were dilated as he tried to stay conscious despite the pain that racked his body. 'Damn…That was fast' he thought as he could barely hear Momo screaming at him.

"I-I am o-okay Momo-chan." he gasped out as he tried to stand up with shaky legs, a feat which proved almost impossible for the blond Uzumaki since he could barely feel his legs anymore. Turning an angry eye towards her mother,

"Mom! You didn't have to so rough! This is just a spar!" Momo shouted. Anger clear in her voice as she faced her Mom. she was about to continue berating her mother when an ominous force slammed down on her freezing her in place as she stared at the cold emotionless eyes of her Mother.

"Oi, Is this a joke for you two?" Achi's voice was soft, almost a whisper, but even a fool could feel the underlying threat in her voice that sent shivers down the spines of the two children.

One look at her cold charcoal black eyes and they knew that standing before them was not the kind and caring woman that they had become accustomed to. No. Standing before them was a Pro-hero who had seen things that they could never imagine and came out of it stronger than before.

'W-what is this feeling!?' Both Naruto and Momo thought as they tried to keep standing under the invisible pressure that seemed to press down on them.

"I asked, Is this a joke for you two!?" she shouted, demanding them to answer.

"N-no, Achi-san." Naruto managed answered, his earlier bravado already leaving him as reality slowly began to dawn on him, while Momo was still shocked to see her mother act so different.

"Oh, because that is what it looked to me, a joke!" Pointing her fingers at Naruto her eyes narrowed," What were you trying to do? Attacking head-on against a much superior opponent without any plan?"

"I…I…"

" You were probably thinking 'I will show her what I can do' right?" she said as Naruto looked at her in shame.

"You got annoyed with my dismissive attitude and decided to prove your worth," she scoffed and looked at him in disappointment, "Typical kids, letting emotions cloud their judgment."

For some reason, the disappointed look on her face hurt him more than her mocking words. 'She deliberately baited me to use a head-on attack?' he realized as he clenched his fists in anger. Anger that was not directed at the black-haired woman, but rather himself. He was angry at himself for getting fooled so effortlessly. But most of all he was angry at disappointing the woman he had come see as his own mother. It made him feel pathetic, useless even, and he didn't like that feeling one bit.

Seeing the look of realization on her Godson's face, her cold gaze shifted to her daughter who flinched at the attention.

"And you," she pointed at the small girl," What were you thinking to let your partner charge ahead without any plausible plan. If I was a villain he would be dead by now." she berated causing Momo to lower her head in shame.

"If you two thought that I would hold back, then you are delusional. Being a hero is not all fame and glory brats! Now get your shit together and come at me with everything you got!" she shouted

By now Naruto had regained his bearing and was able to stand on his own two feet. although his stomach still hurt from the punch but he managed to ignore it for the time being. His eyes were narrow as he stared at his opponent with intense blue and purple eyes.

"Momo-chan we need a plan," he stated, his eyes still focussed on Achi as he tried to come up with something.

" I know," she replied as she kept her eyes on her Mom. From the extremely short exchange between Naruto and her mom she knew they got no chance of beating her if they attacked individually. She was about to tell something when Naruto raised his hand laughing nervously, "uhm, Achi-san. Can you give us both a minute before we start?" he asked sheepishly scratching the back of his head.

Achi raised a delicate eyebrow at that. She was interested to see what her Godson could come up with. So after staring at him with emotionless eyes for what seemed to be an eternity, she relented,"fine. But only a minute."

"Thank you, Achi-san." he chirped happily before he grabbed a surprised Mom and dragged her behind a nearby bush.

"What are you doing?" Mom whispered harshly as she was being dragged by Naruto behind a nearby bush.

Naruto looked around before focussing on her, his eyes shining with an unusual gleam,

"Momo-chan! Do you remember the prank we did on that old ice cream vendor at the orphanage?"

"You mean how you tied him up with your fancy string techniques and ate all the ice creams without paying?" she deadpanned.

"Exactly! We're gonna try the same thing with your Mom?"

"Are you drunk?" she asked in a dry voice causing him to gain a tick mark.

"I'm not!"

"There is no way she would fall for that. She would see the threads instantly" she ground out before asking something that had been bugging her for a long time, " By the way who taught you to do stuff like that."

" Huh? …. No one. I just got that idea and decided to try for myself." He said shrugging his shoulders like it was the most common thing in the world.

Momo looked perplexed but Naruto interrupted her before she could ask for anything more.

"Enough about me. Tell me, Can you create wires that are almost invisible but still strong enough to hold down an adult?"

Momo blinked, as she thought about it for a second," yeah…. I can do that." she droned out, before a devious smile formed on her face,"Don't tell me….." she whispered

"You catch on quick Momo-chan." He replied with a grin of his own,"Now, how many of those pointy kunai like things can you make?" He wanted to make sure the amount of artillery they have at their disposal. You simply can't make a plan if you don't even know what was available for you to use.

"Six or seven. Is that enough?" she asked, hoping it would be enough for whatever plan Naruto had cooked up.

"That's all we need, "he assured her," Now here is the plan Momo-chan…."

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Achi was tapping her feet on the ground as she waited for her daughter and Godson to finish their little 'strategy meeting'. Her eyebrows twitched as she heard them whispering enthusiastically to each other. Although she couldn't make out what they were talking about, she was highly interested to see what sort of plan the two could come up with.

It was not long before she heard footsteps approaching, Looking up she saw Naruto and Momo coming back from behind the bush with a look of concentration on their faces.

Raising an eyebrow," Are you guys ready now?" she asked as she noticed the new hip pouch that was attached to Naruto's side. Momo and Naruto nodded at her before Naruto dropped into a ready stance and Momo produced a metal staff.

"Alright. Come on. Show me what you got." Achi gestured for them to come at her. There was a pause as nobody moved before Naruto dashed straight towards the blackette,

'Another head-on attack?' shaking her head in disappointment she got ready to pummel him again.

He reached her in seconds, his hands already ready to strike her abdomen as Achi brought her right hand down to block him. But just as she was about to grab his hands, he stopped abruptly before rolling to the side causing her to lose her balance, just a little. That was all the opening Momo needed as she whipped her staff around to sweep her mother's leg…..only to hit air as she leaped above it effortlessly. Landing deftly, she blocked a punch from Naruto before twisting and throwing the boy to the side but was surprised when he performed a twist and landed on his feet before rocketing towards her, faster than before. He came at her with vigor throwing lightning fast punches and kicks, trying to create an opening for Momo to strike. Achi had to admit it was a decent plan. But she was not called the black death for anything. Avoiding a particularly fast strike she stepped forward getting into his guard in an instant before burying her fist into his stomach. Naruto's eyes widened as he was literally lifted off the ground from the punch before being deposited some ten feet away from his previous location.

"Naruto!"

"Don't take your eyes off the battle Momo," Achi said as she raced towards the little girl with speeds she couldn't quite follow. Momo's instincts screamed as she raised her staff to block a kick but was still thrown back five feet from the force. Gritting her teeth in frustration she raced forward towards her mom as she engaged her with lightning fast jabs and swings. It went on like that for a few minutes with Momo using her staff as best as she could while Achi dodged every single strike thrown at her. A small unnoticeable smile pulled on the face of Achi when she noticed the intense look of concentration and determination on her daughter's face. ' Good,' she thought before she simply grabbed a swing from her daughter effortlessly, shocking Momo, and before she knew It, she was thrown across the clearing and skidded to a stop some ten feet away. Momo had no time to think about the pain that racked her body when her instincts screamed at her to move. she rolled to her side at the last second as a foot came crashing down to the ground.

BOOM

Momo's eyes widened when the ground literally caved in, blasting small rocks and debris everywhere.

'That could've killed me' she screamed in her mind as she tried to stand back up when she saw Naruto racing from behind her mom to deliver a powerful kick, but that failed when Achi ducked underneath the kick without even looking, before catching his leg in a vice-grip and slamming him into the ground with enough force to leave an impression.

"AHHHHHHHHH…," he screamed as pain racked his body. He wouldn't be surprised if that broke a few of his bones. His eyes widened when he saw her fist come down on his head to knock him out but Momo arrived just in time to smash Achi's hands away with her staff. At least that was what she tried, but Achi was fast enough to avoid the hit causing Momo to momentarily lose balance. Achi seized the opportunity to attack her daughter but had to dodge back as Naruto attempted a straight kick to her knees. The attack provided enough time for Momo to regain her balance as she once again charged at her mother with vigor. Naruto soon followed her as the three engaged in an intense session of hand to hand combat. Achi moved like water, effortlessly avoiding any and all strikes thrown at her with practised ease. Naruto attacked with all kinds of punches and kicks at his opponent while Momo continued to use her staff to the fullest extent as Achi continued to dodge every single one of their strikes. She noticed that Momo was beginning to tire as her strikes were becoming sloppy. Naruto on the other hand seemed to get sharper, faster, and more precise as time went by. she could literally see the openings in his stance close as time went by. 'Hmm, interesting.' she thought as she moved her head to avoid a jab from Momo before punching Naruto away from her. She let out a small sigh. She had hoped that her children would come up with a better plan, but all they did till now was attack head-on. From the corner of her eyes she saw Mom rocketing towards her with her Bo-staff. Deciding to finish this spar she blurred as she dashed towards her daughter when her instincts screamed at her to stop, and it was a good thing too as a sharp kunai like object zipped across her face almost impaling itself into her skull.

'What the- ' She had no time to think before Naruto rocketed towards her and delivered a sickening round-house kick which actually hurt and pushed her back a few feet. Not stopping, his legs whipped around to deliver a lightning fast leg sweep only to hit air as Achi simply jumped over his leg. But in a moment that seemed to last for hours rather than a second, she saw the small unnoticeable smirk that pulled on his face. Her instincts screamed as one of those pointy kunai like things rocketed towards her from Momo. If they were any other person they would have been impaled or worse, got killed. But Achi was no ordinary women. In a feat of incredible flexibility and athleticism, she twisted her body in Mid air as she avoided the deadly projectile that was trying to cause her bodily harm. Sure she could have just used her quirk to destroy them, but that would be unfair in this spar. She landed with a smirk. But before she could finish of both the children, In an action that surprised her, Naruto whipped out five kunai from his pouch before launching them at her in such high speedst that caught her completely off-guard. She had no time to dodge as her eyes widened as two kunai grazed her cheek and the remaining three completely missed her and stuck themselves to the ground behind her.

'What?' She thought as she felt a warm liquid flowing from her cheek. she cursed herself for letting her guard down as she looked at Naruto and Momo. Both were panting hard, sweat pouring from their body, their shirt was a mess. She could see that they were in their last legs, barely standing.

"You caught me off-guard. But this is over." she declared as she stepped forward only to freeze in place when felt herself being restrained. Before she could even begin to comprehend what was happening she heard Naruto shout," Now, Momo!"

Her eyes widened when she saw her daughter reach her in seconds before swing her staff straight at her abdomen. She tried to move but for whatever reason, she couldn't. It felt as if she was tied down by some wire.

Momo smirked as she knew the plan worked. They were going to win. Her eyes met with her Mom's, a triumphant look on her face as she delivered a sickening blow to abdomen only to watch in horror as the staff simply turned to black ash upon contact.

It was over in an instant. One moment they were about to win the next moment Achi used her quirk to destroy her bindings and delivered a hard punch to her torso before knocking her out with a chop to her neck.

She blurred and in a move too fast for anyone to see delivered a crushing kick to Naruto's torso, launching him back as he tumbled across the ground before coming to a stop.

Naruto cursed as his left arm scraped against the hard ground. Chest heaving and breathe hitching he staggered to his feet. His vision was blurry as he noticed that his left arm was bleeding. He coughed as his knees almost gave out. Sweat poured from every part of his body, his clothes were in tatters and his legs felt like jelly. Every part of his body hurt. He was exhausted. Never in his short life had he felt so much exhaustion. It felt like his legs would give out any second. He could feel the burn in his muscles, completely torn up due to the intense session that took him to his limits. From the corner of his eyes, he noticed that Momo was knocked out.

"Is that all?" The bored voice of Achi caused him to focus his attention back on the former pro-hero.

He let out a hollow chuckle when he looked at the barely winded form of Achi except for the small cut on her cheeks. she had barely broken a sweat and her clothing was as good as new. But what drove home the difference in skill between the two of them is the fact that he knew she was holding back…. a lot.

'So…This is a pro-hero.…amazing' he thought before he succumbed to the darkness that enveloped him.

Achi caught him before he could hit the ground. On her other hand was the passed out form of Momo. A small smile graced her lips as she stared at the peaceful expression on their faces. "You guys did well," she whispered into their ears before tossing them onto her shoulder and started her walk back to the compound, wondering what she could do to improve their skills. It didn't take long for her to figure out what their plan was. They deliberately attacked her head on, in the beginning, knowing that she would be wary of whatever plan they had cooked up. And just when she let her guard down thinking that they had no concrete plan, they sprung their trap. She had to admit It was quite ingenious. Although she had to ask Naruto about the trick with the wires. But that could wait for now. Now that she had a basic knowledge of their skill level she could come up with a customized training regimen for both of them.

She knew she was being rough on them, but she would rather have them suffer here than die on the field due to lack of training.

She traveled in silence for some time, before both Momo and Naruto began to stir. Stopping in her track, she was about to gently place the children on the ground when a tiny amount of anger and frustration seeped into her causing her to freeze. 'What!?' the occurrence was so abrupt, it managed to catch her completely off guard. Turning her head, she saw his daughter looking at her with half-lidded eyes.

"M-mom…" she groaned out.

'Did she just transfer her emotions into me?' thought Achi as she stared at her baby daughter with narrowed eyes. If what she guessed was true then she knew that her daughter had just manifested another quirk, a quirk which was bestowed upon her by that man. Even though Achi had wanted her daughter to have that quirk, she was skeptical about whether her daughter could actually have two quirks 'Guess being that guy's daughter makes her different, huh?'

Even as she was having mixed feelings about her daughter's newfound quirk, she knew she had to start training her in her new quirk. If there was one person who knew how deadly that quirk could be, it was her. If left untrained, her daughter could literally drive someone insane with just a touch, and that was a situation nobody wanted to be a part of.

Shaking her head to clear unnecessary thoughts, she gently placed both children on the soft grass as they slowly began to regain their consciousness.

"Ahhh….where am I…" Naruto groaned as he blinked his eyes to clear his blurred vision. Beside him, Momo was doing the same as Achi smiled brightly at the two of them.

"Good to see you guys back among the living."

"Achi-san?/Mom?" Both Naruto and Momo questioned as they tried to regain their bearings.

"Uh-huh," Achi crouched down to their level and gave them a kind smile, a smile complete opposite to the utterly cruel one she gave them during training.

"So, how do my cute little Momo and Naruto feel?"

"Like shit." Momo cringed at her friend's crass reply but had to agree it was a good description for how she felt right now. Never in her short life had she imagined herself being so outclassed by her mother. She had thought that she could at least get a hit in, but Alas, her mother proved to be too skilfull for both Naruto and her.

"Language! Naruto-Kun!" The former hero berated while Naruto looked at her with dull eyes,'Did she forgets that she asked us to get our shit together just a few minutes ago?' he sweatdropped, but decided not to point that out for his own well being.

He was about to get up when both his left and right hand throbbed in pain. He hissed, gaining the attention of the remaining two occupants.

"Damn, that hurt!" Achi was on his side to check the shallow wound on his left hand while the much less injured Momo just continued to watch her friend in worry.

"And this annoying throbbing in my right arm just won't go away," No sooner had those words left his mouth, the charcoal-black eyes of Achi narrowed dangerously at the blond Uzumaki. She was certain he had no injury on his right hand, even when he landed it was always on his left side.

"Naruto, take your shirt off," she said out of nowhere surprising both the children but Naruto compiled nevertheless.

Achi watched intently as the blond Uzumaki removed his T-shirt before her eyes widened slightly from what she found in his upper right arm.

There, staring at her from his hand was something she had not since her Red-haired friend died. 'A sealing formula….' she whispered in her mind as she gazed at the whirlpool like tattoo that occupied her Godson's upper right arm.'So Kushina did leave behind something for her son.'

"Ahhh! Is that a tattoo? It looks so cool!" Momo temporarily forgot about her exhaustion as she looked at his upper right arm with stary eyes.

Sweat dropping at his friend's antics," I don't know… I have had it as long as I could remember." he said as he scratched the back of his head sheepishly before turning his head towards Achi,

"Uhm, Achi-san, is something wrong?" Naruto asked, freaked out by the sudden serious expression on her face.

Blinking, she quickly smiled at the blond Uzumaki, a smile which was obviously fake as she reassured the blond,"Oh, It's nothing dear," before she took his left arm in her hand to check his injury. He did not have to know about anything right now. She would tell him when the time was right. Shaking her head she decided to check his injury.

"Now, let's see how deep the wou-" her voice stuck in her throat when the shallow wound began to let out steam as Naruto and Momo gasped.

"Ahhhhhhhhh! I'm on fire!" Naruto shouted in horror as he rocketed back and continued to roll and run on the ground like a chicken with its head cut off.

"Calm down! Naruto!" But Achi's words failed to reach him as he desperately tried to keep himself from getting burned alive. I mean who could blame him. Nobody wants their life to end in such a horrible way.

He stopped abruptly and blinked when he noticed he was barely feeling any burn,

"Huh?" He along with Achi and Momo watched in amazement as the wound began to slowly close itself leaving behind a completely unblemished skin for everyone to see.

"W-what is that….." Momo stuttered as she watched in awe as her friend's wounds healed completely without leaving a single trace on his body.

While Momo was watching in awe, Naruto was stuck in his own world. He watched frozen as the deep cut in his hand vanished without a trace. Even as his brain rattled to comprehend what had just happened, even as he desperately wished this was the moment he had been waiting for so long, a part of him still refused to believe it. In a moment that seemed to last an hour rather than a single second, he remembered watching with jealousy as other children showcased their quirks while he had nothing to show. The innumerable times he was mocked, teased and made fun of for having a dream that everyone thought he could never achieve. He remembered their eyes looking at him in contempt as he still forged ahead with hope, that if he worked hard enough and if he tried hard enough, his dreams could indeed become a reality. He remembered his countless hours of training and his subsequent failure to beat any of the children during a spar. He remembered the countless nights he cried to sleep after each defeat. He remembered the day when his sensei, the only person who had not made fun of his dream up until that point told him to give up on his dream. He remembered the feeling of his soul getting crushed from his words. He also remembered meeting a small black-haired girl who gave him hope and told him what it means to be a hero. He finally remembered the same little girl's mother taking him in and giving him the love he had yearned for years.
His body trembled as all those past memories, both good and bad, flashed through his mind in seconds. He turned around to look at Achi, the woman he had come to see as his own mother, who gave him one of her soft smiles before she said the words he thought he would never hear in his entire life, words that lit a fire under him like never before, words that gave him something powerful, something he couldn't quite comprehend.

"Looks like you do have a quirk, Naruto-Kun." Her words were soft but anyone could feel the sense of joy in her tone.

Momo gasped while Naruto's eyes glazed over. Clenching his fist, he shut his eyes tight as his body shook,"I-I….I.. have a quirk." he repeated, disbelief clear in his voice. But as the reality of the situation finally dawned on the blond Uzumaki, an overwhelming sense of joy replaced every other emotion he felt at the moment. A shuddering sob left his mouth as he fell to his knees, years of pent-up frustration beginning to surface as a single tear escaped his eyes. Achi stepped forward to console her Godson but was beaten by Momo who reached him in seconds before enveloping him in a tight hug.

Naruto didn't resist as he melted into her friend's embrace as she held him tight. A series of emotions entered him, but two things stood above all else, an overwhelming sense of relief and happiness encased his being. If he had actually paid more attention he would have noticed that they were not his own emotions but rather his black-haired friend's.

"Now you don't have to feel left out from the rest of us," she whispered in his ears. Momo knew her friend better than anyone. No matter how strong he projected himself, no matter how cheerful he seemed to others, he always had this feeling of being left out from the rest of the world. He hid it well, but Momo could see right through his mask. she had hoped that someday, and by some miracle, he would indeed manifest a quirk so that he could finally be truly happy. As she held him in a tight embrace, his tears staining her shirt, she knew, he would never ever feel left out, ever again.

Staring at the two children with a small smile on her face was Achi. The overwhelming feeling of joy that seemed to ooze out of her Godson warmed her heart. She more than anyone knew the sheer amount of frustration, anger and the feeling of loneliness that Naruto had felt. Now she was completely certain that he had inherited kushina's quirk, though his wound healed a lot slower compared to kushina's. Also, kushina's wounds were usually covered by a green flame like energy when they healed. 'Maybe he will gain them when he fully awakens his quirk?'' .It was possible. But she was not sure. But right now it was not important. What was indeed important was for her to train the two children to become great heroes.

Their potential is limitless after all…..

Author's note: There you go. Naruto finally unlocked a part of his quirk. And this is my first time writing a fighting scene. Hope you guys enjoyed it. As I said earlier I am busy with my studies so the updates will be slower.