Author's Note: Hey everyone, FireSlash here and welcome to 'Resurrection Isn't Fun'. In case you didn't know, I had a dilema regarding one of my stories 'Immortality Sucks'. In that fic, Izuku had the power to reset the day every time he died. I was initially debating on switching it up so that he simply pops right back up due to some people suggesting this, but others wanted to keep the reset aspect. In response, I decided to write two versions of the fic, which leads us here. Now, since this is an alternate version of 'Immortality Sucks', many things will be similar, if not outright the same (as seen in this first chapter). Some things though, such as certain events and Izuku's personality, will be different as a result of his quirk. I just want you to keep that in mind.

Anyways, I want Izuku to be paired up with someone in this fic and I'm leaning towards two options; Ochako and Tsuyu. 'Immortality Sucks' had Yui Koda as an option as well, but I'm decided that I'm making Izuku x Yui the ship for that fic (which I'll announce the next time I update that fic). Here, I want to try something different. Ochako would be the much needed ray of sunshine in Izuku's life while Tsuyu would be a calming presence. Please vote for which one you'd rather see in the comments below.

Now, I've said all I have to, so let's get right to the story. Review and enjoy :-).

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Society is cruel, a universal fact which never seems to change. Humans have always felt the need to judge one another, using another's shortcomings to justify their worth. They're willing to use anything, whether it be strength, appearance, wealth, or intellect to place themselves on a pedestal, all while they scoff at those who seemingly lack these 'grand' traits.

One can only imagine how the judgemental nature of society grew once humans began developing quirks. Quirks, innate superpowers eighty percent of the world's population are born with, became society's newest means of determining one's worth. If someone has a cool quirk, they'll be worshipped no matter how horrible of a person they were while those with 'lame' or 'useless' quirks were brushed off to the side.

Now, one's power didn't always make them respected. If they had no means to control their destructive power, they'd be treated like rabid animals needing to be put down. Sometimes, a random vigilante or psychopath would do the honors. These people were below those with weaker quirks on a social level due to their unpredictability.

Finally, there were the people dubbed as 'quirkless.' Quirkless people make up twenty percent of the world. As the name implies, they have no abilities, their social power being miniscule. Whether it was better to be quirkless or have an unstable quirk is a topic still debated to this day.

Most who have a quirk are grateful that they aren't quirkless. "Nothing's worse than being society's punching bag" they'd argue. Izuku Midoryia would disagree. Sometimes one's quirk was a huge hindrance to their lives. Due to his quirk, he could never live a normal life even if he tried.

What was his quirk? Well, he can't die.

He first discovered his quirk when he was four years old. His once childhood friend was threatening to beat up one of his classmates for no reason, so he intervened despite the fact he was horribly outmatched. His 'friend,' Katsuki Bakugou, possessed a powerful quirk, the ability to summon explosions from his palms. Even though they were weak at the time, one well placed hit could still prove to be lethal. Izuku learned this the hard way when Katsuki struck him in the temple, the force killing him instantly. Naturally, everyone thought he was knocked out, they were four years old and Izuku's head was still intact, but he was truly dead.

It was then that Izuku found himself in an empty void, having no idea what was going on other than the fact his head was killing him. After what felt like hours, the void soon cleared and Izuku woke up, still lying on the ground. As it turns out, Izuku had only been in that void for a few seconds.

Izuku stood back up, still willing to shield the innocent bystander from Katsuki and his lackeys, resulting in the explosive boy striking him with another explosion. Much to Izuku's surprise, the attack didn't do anything. Angered, Katsuki continued wailing on him, but to no effect. The boy and his lackeys eventually gave up and left Izuku to his own devices.

At that time, Izuku didn't know he died. He simply thought he developed some sort of endurance or healing quirk. When his endurance/healing quirk vanished the next day, the boy thought nothing of it and tried to resummon his power. It was only when, a week later, he was hit by a car and gained an elasticity quirk that he suspected something was up.

After a few more deaths, Izuku eventually realized what his quirk did; it made him immortal. He couldn't die. Everytime he was seemingly killed, he'd just pop right back up as if nothing happened. His body would also heal itself completely, no matter if he was shot, decapitated, crushed, burnt alive, or poisoned.

...Yes, the boy experienced all of these forms of death, both willingly and unwillingly.

Some people would say that being immortal was a gift. Izuku would laugh in their faces. While he could never die, he could still feel the pain associated with his 'deaths'. Sure, he'd grow to be numb to pain in general, but not outright immune to it, especially when his death was a prolonged one. Sometimes, he felt like he'd rather die permanently instead of continuing this sick cycle of his.

There was another aspect of his quirk that should be noted; every time he'd die, he'd resurrect with a quirk relating to his death. In the case of his first death, he was killed by blunt force trauma. When he was resurrected, he somehow gained a small amount of invulnerability. Of course, the world couldn't be THAT nice to him. The powers only lasted until the next day and there was a high chance that the power he gained would be a completely useless one. One time, he had been hit by a drunk driver, only for him to be resurrected with the ability to fold his body into origami shapes. Neat for a birthday party and to avoid large cars, but completely useless everywhere else.

It was no secret that Izuku hated his quirk, but it also wasn't a secret that his quirk could be used to help others. Being able to quickly pop back from the dead and adapt to any situation was extremely useful. Izuku knew how death felt like, and it wasn't something he would want an innocent civilian to experience. His quirk can help people, which is why the boy decided that he would become a hero. He had the power to save others, and even if his quirk was simply torture for the boy, it could be someone else's miracle.

This was why Izuku made sure to train both his body and mind to their full potential. Naturally, multiple deaths have caused Izuku some trauma, trauma that altered his personality to the point where he was dubbed 'that weird creepy kid' by his peers, so it was natural that he had no friends. Instead of worrying about that, he devoted all of his time to gaining knowledge and learning how to fight. Academically, he was the smartest student in his school, something which pissed off his ex-childhood friend. Physically, he was at peak non-strength enhanced human potential. He had mastered various forms of hand-to-hand combat. If he couldn't be allowed to die, then he would become the one to push back other people's deaths.

Sadly, this won't be easy for the boy, especially when he has to deal with dying so much to do good, but he was willing to take that risk. He will become a hero, even if it drives him insane.

0000

"All right, as you all know, you're all reaching the end of middle school," Izuku's middle-school homeroom teacher stated, causing the entire class to start paying attention to him. "Now's the time you all think about your future. Eh, who am I kidding? All of you are planning on becoming heroes, correct?"

Upon saying that, most of the students began cheering in affirmation, some of them even displaying their quirks in a non-destructive manner.

"Hey teach, don't lump me into the same category as these crappy side characters," Katsuki stated, the boy being in Izuku's homeroom much to his annoyance. "I'm off to be the best damn hero you've ever seen."

"Ah, right, you're applying to U.A correct?" His teacher asked the boy, surprising most of his classmates. U.A Academy was considered to be the best hero development school in Japan. The chances of anyone getting in were slim, yet this didn't seem to faze Katsuki, the boy having a smirk on his face.

"Damn right I am, I even aced the mock test!"

As his classmates began fawning over Katsuki, Izuku began to dive into his own little world, not wanting to watch his classmates stroke the ego of his biggest bully.

'Sure, you'll be a hero...the same day you become a decent human being,' Izuku thought to himself. Ever since Katsuki gained his quirk, he became a typical school bully, beating and abusing people for fun. His favorite target was Izuku simply because of the status of his quirk. Izuku was immortal, meaning Katsuki had a free punching bag. It didn't help that Izuku was essentially quirkless unless he actually died, something Katsuki saw as him being weak and a reason to hate him. Izuku would've done something about Katsuki a long time ago, but he was protected by the school. He was their 'prized student' due to his good academic standing and strong quirk. He would be the one to get their middle-school on the maps as they'd be able to brag about the fact they had helped raise a 'great' hero. Back when he tried telling the teachers about the boy's abuse, they'd wave him off. 'You can't die', they'd say. 'So stop complaining.' It actually brought up a good question; if someone killed Izuku, could they be charged with murder? According to the time he was hit by a drunk driver, the answer was no. The police only charged him with driving under the influence despite his mother's protests.

If Izuku ever thought about trying to fight back against his bully, he could be expelled, ruining his chances at getting into a hero school. Yes, Izuku's quirk was more powerful than the other boy's, but society seemed to have a strange fixation on 'flashy' quirks, hence why they valued Katsuki over him.

"Midoriya, aren't you applying to U.A as well?" The teacher asked him.

"Glad to see you read my application," Izuku replied without missing a beat before going back to his journal titled 'Hero Analysis for the Future No. 14.' The boy had developed the hobby of keeping detailed notes about every hero and villain he could find. Doing so allowed him to think of ways in which one could effectively use their quirk while also coming up with ways to render a quirk useless. As a hero, one cannot rely solely on their own quirk, even one which allowed the user to be immortal. It wasn't his life that he cared about, it was the ones of the people he was saving. What's the point of being willing to die when it wouldn't change a thing?

"...I mean, his quirk is good..." one of his classmates stated, causing everyone else to start murmuring. The only person who wasn't was Katsuki, but Izuku wasn't even paying attention to his classmates to notice.

"Deku," Katsuki growled, not liking the fact the boy was applying to the same school as him, Deku being a nickname the boy gave him out of mockery. Deku was a word meaning useless, and Katsuki latched onto it, using it to mock the boy for the fact he was quirkless unless he died. Honestly, he felt Katsuki could have a little more variety when calling him names. Seriously, he only latched onto that one and 'shitty punching bag' as insults. For someone who was supposedly the second smartest student in the school, behind himself obviously, he sure didn't act like it…

"All right, all right, that's enough," the teacher stated to regain control of the class.

The bell rang a few minutes later, causing everyone to flood outside the room. Glad that the day was over, the boy began to pack his things, only for someone to swipe his journal.

"The fuck is this?" Katsuki asked out loud, making his victim nervously eye him as he had no idea what was going to happen. "Hm…'Hero Analysis for the future?' You really think this is going to help you?"

In the background, two boys snickered, them being followers of Katsuki despite the fact he simply saw them as extras.

Izuku rolled his eyes. Having died multiple deaths, he no longer feared the boy in front of him. Seriously, he's faced death multiple times, some means far more slow and painful than those caused by being hit with one of the boy's explosions. "Yes. What the hell do you want?"

Katsuki glared at Izuku before speaking. "Behind every hero is a story about their uprising. I want mine to be unique. I'll be the only person to have graduated from this shitty school and make it pro. I'd rather not have any setbacks, so don't apply to U.A, got it?"

"Pft!" Izuku snickered. He couldn't help it. This was the person his middle school was betting on to help put them on the maps? Their legacy? He would've laughed more if it wasn't for the fact he wanted to go home. "Hate to break it to you, again, but the world doesn't revolve around you. I'm going to U.A and you can't stop me."

If Katsuki was angry before, he was now enraged. "You think someone like you can compete with someone like me, huh!? You're just a fucking pebble in my way!"

Izuku glanced at his watch. "Are you done talking about your inferiority complex or do you still need a minute?"

This was Izuku's typical way of dealing with Katsuki and the people who treated him poorly. They outright sought to make it miserable, so why should he show them any? It wasn't like that would change anything, he's tried that before, so he might as well get some laughs out of interacting with them.

*BOOM!*

In response, Katsuki blew up Izuku's notebook, the boy tossing it out the window a second later.

"Damn, what did that notebook ever do to you?"

Katsuki looked like he was ready to blow up. "YOU'RE A NOBODY DEKU! Just do us all a favor, take a swan dive off the roof and hope you stay dead! You'll be far more useful dead than you fucking are now!"

An aura of silence surrounded everyone, the three bullies waiting for Izuku's reaction. Most would be put to tears or enraged by such a statement, so imagine their surprise when Izuku began smiling.

"You know Bakugo? We're nine months away from graduating from this 'shitty school,'" Izuku told him, his fake smile growing to a creepy size. "The school won't be able to protect you anymore. One day, you're going to run your mouth off to the wrong person. What will you do then? You'll probably try blasting them because that's all you're good at and it's your solution for everything, but that won't always work." Izuku circled around the bullies. "If you're lucky, you'll just get beat up and get a reality check. If you're unlucky, then you'll be exposed for being the villainous psychopath you are." Izuku bopped Katsuki in the nose, the other boy frozen in place by his rage. "So let me ask you for a favor. Either stop trying to be a hero or change your attitude. All you're going to do is get someone killed, and, well, not everyone's like me." Izuku turned towards Katsuki's lackeys. "As for you two, get a life. The real world's a scary place and you won't be able to leech off of Bakugou once we graduate." The young immortal checked his watch once more before patting the three of them on their heads. "Well, good talk, but I gotta go. Mom's making katsudon."

Slinging his backpack over his shoulder, Izuku hummed a happy tune as he left the three bullies to their own devices.

0000

"Ah, just my luck, a disguise, and one of a harmless schoolboy no less. Looks like I can finally get rid of that pesky hero."

Izuku facepalmed. Of course he'd run into a villain today. Having wasted enough time retrieving his notebook, Izuku decided to take a shortcut through a small tunnel. Unfortunately, it seemed like a villain was using it as a hideout. 'Fuck my life.'

Izuku simply sighed as the villain shot a tendil at him.

"Get over here!" Pulling him towards his body, the villain began absorbing him. "Don't worry kid, this won't take long."

"That's what they all say," Izuku mumbled to himself. Part of him wanted to let the villain know that he was just wasting his time, but the other part of him knew that it was best he deal with the villain himself. He didn't want to get innocent bystanders involved.

"Hah, you know, if it wasn't for you, I'd probably be caught right now," The villain mocked his dying victim. "Thanks kid, you're my hero."

Izuku would've responded, but once again, his world went to black as the familiar pain that came with dying began consuming his body…

And then he woke up, with a new quirk to boot. He managed to get lucky, scoring a high level water manipulation quirk.

"Wait, what's going on?" The villain asked out loud as he felt himself being forced out of Izuku's body. Once all the sludge was out of his body, Izuku forced the villain's body to turn into a ball.

"Pro tip, next time you attack someone, at least know what their quirk is beforehand," Izuku casually said before causing the sludge villain's body to freeze over. "Anyways, just sit tight until a pro-hero gets you. Have fun in jail."

With his job here being done, Izuku left the tunnel. Unknown to him, exactly when he left the cave, the world's top hero and 'Symbol of Peace' All Might had entered the cave, managing to find Izuku's work.

"Seems like another hero managed to catch you," All Might mumbled to himself, his signature smile present as he admired the sturdiness of the ice around him. "Well, this makes my job easier!"

0000

There were nine months separating Izuku from U.A's entrance exam. A good chunk of the afternoons occupying those months were spent at Dagobah Municipal Beach Park, a polluted beach which Izuku lived near. Taking up the task of cleaning the entire beach, the boy used this to increase his strength, it serving as part of his training. There was also the fact that he occasionally found extremely useful items while cleaning the beach. One of his personal favorites was a katana. Now, Izuku knew that he would benefit greatly from a weapon, so finding that katana gave him the motivation to learn how to use one. In addition, he brought himself a bb gun. It was best to be prepared, so Izuku decided that he should learn how to use a gun as well.

It was hard work learning how to use two weapons, making sure that his skills in hand to hand combat were honed, maintaining his great intellect, and cleaning an entire beach at once, but the boy pushed through it all.

Nothing was going to stop him from being a hero.

0000

After a grueling nine months, it was finally time for Izuku to take U.A's entrance exam. The boy was confident that he'll ace the written portion of the exam, but he knew he was going to struggle with the physical portion of the exam. The exam had him fighting robots and well, there was no way he could hurt them with his bare fists. As such, Izuku decided to wake up early so he could snag a quirk before the exam.

"Hey mom, I'm going to burn myself at Dagobah Municipal Beach Park before I head to U.A," the boy told his mother as he prepared to leave.

"Alright. Good luck with your exam!" His mother shouted from the kitchen.

Leaving his home, Izuku did what he said he was going to do. Taking off his clothes, Izuku poured a bottle of alcohol over himself and using a lighter he found on the beach while cleaning it, lit himself ablaze.

Having spent so much time with his quirk, Izuku generally knew what types of quirks came with the various ways one can die. By falling from a high place, the quirks he's most likely going to get were endurance enhancers, strength enhancers, or flight. Breaking his neck primarily gave him quirks that made it so he didn't have to breathe or quirks that allowed him avoid breaking bones such as elastibility. Drowning tended to give him water based quirks, though quirks that made it so he didn't have to breathe were common as well. Getting hit by a moving object such as a car sometimes gave him a speed enhancing quirk in addition to ones which enhanced his strength or endurance. Finally, of all the more common ways to die, being burnt to death gave him fire based quirks, which was what he was currently aiming for.

Of course, being burnt alive hurts like hell and took forever to do its job, so Izuku ended up waiting about a minute or so before passing. Popping right back up, the boy was granted a medium level fire quirk, something he was immensely happy for. He seriously thought that he'd get a fire resistance quirk instead and would have to reset his quirk until he got the right one.

Putting on his clothes, the boy noticed that an elderly couple was looking at him as if he were a mad man, having seen Izuku light himself ablaze. Giving the gobsmacked couple a smile and friendly wave, Izuku made his way to U.A.

"So this is it," Izuku mumbled to himself as he stared at the campus.

"Out of my fucking way Deku!" The voice of his childhood bully commanded, causing Izuku to turn around. Seeing as Katsuki was actually expecting the boy to move, Izuku frowned. Some things never change…

Deciding that he needed all the energy he currently had for the exam, Izuku simply did as he was told. Walking forwards, the boy failed to notice a large crack in the sidewalk. Like a moron, he tripped over it…

'I am an idiot…'

Before he could hit the floor, the boy was surprised when someone gently touched his shoulder, causing him to float. Looking to his right, he noticed a girl was keeping him afloat with what seemed to be some sort of telekinesis quirk. Or was it an anti-gravitation quirk? Eh, he'll have to find out later.

"And release." Upon saying that, the girl managed to release her hold on the boy, him landing safely on his feet. "Whew, it's a good thing I managed to catch you. Falling before the entrance exam would've been some serious bad luck."

"I mean, I tripped over this thing, so I think I already have crappy luck," the boy sarcastically replied, causing the girl to giggle at him. "But thanks anyways. I'm Izuku Midoryia, and you are?"

"Ochako Uraraka," The girl greeted, only for her watch to start beeping. "Oh shoot, the exam's going to start soon. Well, good luck Midoriya."

"You too." Waving the girl goodbye as she ran into the building, Izuku sighed. "Let me go as well."

0000

The only way to describe the written portion of the exam was that it was easy for the young boy. He actually ended up being the first out of the classroom. After a few hours of waiting, the physical portion of the exam was about to start.

0000

"WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE PERFORMANCE! EVERYBODY SAY HEY!" Famous hero and U.A Entrance exam host Present Mic shouted, using his sound based quirk to louden his voice.

"HEY!" Izuku replied, much to the annoyance of everyone else. Present Mic was one of his favorite pro-heroes and well, he wasn't going to leave him hanging. The boy could only imagine how embarrassed the man would feel if no one bothered replying. Yelling was also a great stress reliever and seeing as how he literally burnt to death today, he was going to take every chance he could to destress himself.

"Shut the fuck up Deku," Katsuki snarled. Unfortunately, the two were seated next to each other.

"How about no?"

"I like your energy little listener!" Present Mic said, pointing at Izuku. I'm here to present the guidelines for your practical, ARE YOU READY?!"

"YEAH!" At this point, he saw some of the test-goers giving him annoyed looks, but did Izuku care? Not at all. It wasn't like he was sabotaging their chances by yelling or harming them…

"I'll be making sure to pay extra attention to you!"

Huh, so maybe he was…still, he wasn't harming them.

"ANYWAYS, this is how the test will go! You will conduct a ten minute long city landscape maneuver! Within this city, there will be fake villains, each worth different amounts of points!" As he said this, the screen behind him started lighting up before revealing the three 'villains,' aka, three different types of training robots. "Use your quirks to disable them by any means necessary. Oh, cheating or injuring others is strictly prohibited, so if you do any of these things, YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED! And trust me, we'll know if you do."

Katsuki scoffed before throwing a jab at Izuku. "Guess you get to live for another day."

"But I can't die…"

"ANY QUESTIONS?!"

"Yes!" A formal looking individual with glasses said. "It was said there were no less than four varieties of fake villains on the handout. As the top hero academy in Japan, you should be ashamed of making such a careless error. "Also, you in the back!" The formal boy pointed to confused Izuku. "Your yelling has done nothing but serve as a distraction for those of us trying to take this test. If you don't plan on taking this seriously, then I suggest you leave."

Izuku gave him a blank look before slowly raising a fist. He then flipped the formal boy the bird. "That's how many fucks I give. Part of being a hero is to be able to work under stress and if one idiot's PROMPTED yelling is distracting, then why are you here?"

"Chillax examinees," Present Mic said, trying to calm everyone down, Great point! There is a final villain, but they are worth zero points. If I were you, I'd run if you encounter one. GOT IT!?"

This time, he actually got a bit of cheers in response. "THEN BREAK A LEG EVERYONE! PLUS ULTRA!"

0000

"Uh, what are you waiting for? The exam started like two minutes ago. Villains aren't going to wait for you. GO!"

Izuku didn't need to be told twice. Rushing into the testing area, the boy began searching for a robot to fight. Eventually, he managed to find an opponent. A fireball later and it was down.

"One down," Izuku said as he cracked his knuckles. "Many more to go."

0000

If one were to ask Shota Aizawa, pro hero EraserHead and teacher at U.A what he thought of the entrance exam, he'd say that they should get rid of it and change it up. The test primarily tested how strong an individual's quirk was and nothing else. To him, the strength of one's quirk shouldn't be how potential heroes are determined. A person's skill and intelligence were also important. Just look at him. His quirk was called 'Erasure,' meaning that any non-mutant he made eye contact with would lose their quirk. Without their quirks, most of the villains he faced were pushovers. In his opinion, this could also be said about the heroes. Last year, he had a class filled with powerful quirk users, but he expelled them all. None of them had the skill or intelligence needed to fight without it, meaning if they ran into a villain who has a quirk that counters theirs, then they'd be dead in an instant. There was also the fact that someone with a non-offensive quirk could be better at handling a situation compared to someone who simply shoots fire, but due to the nature of the exam, they'd never get a chance to shine.

Thankfully, this year's hopeful applicants had a bit more potential than last year's, but no one had really managed to catch his eye.

"Holy shit!" Present Mic shouted, earning the attention of the rest of the faculty present.

"May I ask what has caused you to say such vulgar language?" The principal of U.A, Nezu, asked. Nezu was some form of animal hybrid born with a quirk that made him one of the smartest beings in the world. Glancing at the stack of papers in the man's hands, the principal was able to figure out the answer himself. "Ah, you found his file."

Shota raised an eyebrow at this. Normally, the quirked animal barely paid much attention to the applicants unless they passed. "His?"

"Izuku Midoriya," Nezu responded, gesturing to Present Mic to hand the man the files. "He's quite the unique individual. If I had known about him earlier, I would've given him a recommendation."

This silenced everyone. Nezu never gave out recommendations, so for him to say so meant that this boy did something to catch his eye.

"What makes him so special?" Pro-hero and U.A teacher Midnight asked him.

"His quirk rivals the likes of All Might's."

The man in question coughed up some blood while Shota began to lose interest. Another kid with another powerful quirk. Glancing at the monitors, the man noticed the boy taking down robots with a fire quirk.

"He potentially has unlimited power. However, that's not all. The boy can't die."

Now Shota was interested. "Can't die? Is such a quirk even possible?"

"I was surprised as well, but it is," Nezu responded. "Izuku Midoriya's quirk, 'Resurrection', makes it so that he is immortal. If he 'dies,' he is revived with a new quirk relating to his cause of death."

Shota blinked. Such a quirk basically transcended what was currently known about quirks.

A second later, Shota put two-and-two together and his face paled. "He's using a fire quirk… did he?"

"Die?" Nezu asked, finishing his question. "Yes." Everyone paled at this thought as Nezu continued his explanation. "Most likely due to flammation based on his current quirk. The fact he is willing to kill himself to pass this test more than shows his resolve. Keep in mind that his file states that he still feels pain."

Shota began analyzing the boy, his curiosity hitting the boiling point. He wanted to see what Izuku was capable of. To say he was impressed would be an understatement. When engaging with the robots, Izuku skillfully and swiftly took them out. Yes, his current quirk was helping him out immensely, but the boy had a level of mastery of martial arts found in so few people today. Glancing at Nezu's file of the boy, he found out that while Izuku would be given basic knowledge on how to use his quirk, being able to effectively fight with it was something the boy had to figure out himself.

'He's adaptable,' Shota noted in his head. Learning how to effectively use a quirk took a lot of effort, especially when you only have that quirk for a day. Further glancing at the screen, Shota managed to catch something important, something all of the other faculty members noticed as well upon seeing the normally stoic man paying so much attention to a single applicant. The way Izuku fought wasn't like a student. No, it was more like a pro-hero. Each move he made had purpose and the intensity in his eyes was like nothing else. This boy has fought before, has saved before, and has seen some stuff no child his age should ever have to. All of this was reflected especially when he would help some of the other test-goers, throwing himself in harm's way without fear. With his quirk, he understood death like no one else, and he was willing to do everything he can to prevent other people from experiencing what he has gone through.

The man had to wonder though, does the boy go to therapy? There was no way the boy was mentally and emotionally stable after experiencing death multiple times.

"How many points does he have?" Shota asked.

"He's currently in the lead," Present Mic stated.

"Good. I want him in my class."

Everyone stared at the man. Shota has never asked for a student to be in his class before.

Seeing this, Nezu smiled. "Seems like he's made a good impression on you. Hopefully he will continue to do so once we release the zero-pointer. All Might, if you would."

"On it!" The number one hero swiftly pressed the button, releasing the zero-pointer.

"Let us see how all our applicants do when faced with an immense threat…"

0000

Izuku smirked at the carnage he had created. He had managed to rack up fifty villain points with a medium level fire quirk.

Everything was going well, that is, until the zero-pointer was released.

"Isn't this a bit too excessive?" Izuku asked himself as he watched the robot blow up buildings with literal laser beams. Glancing to the side, he noticed that everyone began running away, something Izuku thought was a good idea. Before he could move however, something managed to catch his attention.

"H-help." Under some rubble and in the path of the robot was the brown haired girl who managed to catch him from falling. It was clear she couldn't get out and if someone didn't do anything, she would be crushed. "S-somebody, please help me!"

Some would point out that the zero-pointer was most likely programmed to avoid causing any lethal damage, meaning it would simply step over the girl. Izuku would argue that there was a chance that the robot could still kill her. Instead of running away, Izuku ran forwards, ready to help the girl.

'It's eye is exposed,' Izuku noted as he took in the robot's appearance. 'I don't think I can generate enough heat to destroy it, but I might be able to distract it by blinding it.'

Chucking a fireball, Izuku smiled as the robot suddenly stopped moving, seemingly trying to regain its eyesight. While it did so, Izuku took his place next to the girl. "Alright, you have a quirk that lets you make things float. Think you can get this stuff off you?"

The girl gave him a look of uncertainty. "I-I think so, but my ankle is sprained and that thing's getting close."

"Don't worry about that," Izuku told her as he chucked another fireball right at its eye. "Just concentrate on lifting. I'll hold it off."

The confidence Izuku extruded when saying this motivated her to lift the rubble off. Throwing another fireball, Izuku picked her up, bridal style. "Think you can use your quirk on me? I'm not sure how long the same trick's going to work on it and I wanna get out of here."

The girl did so without question.

"Good, now hang on tight."

She only had a second to do so as a burst of flames shot from Izuku's back.

"Well, there goes my shirt," the boy said as they rocketed forwards. Eventually, they managed to catch up to the other test-goers. "You can release me now."

The girl compiled, dropping her quirk.

"Whew, that was fun," Izuku said with a laugh. "Flying's always fun. Are you alright?"

For a while, the girl couldn't speak, star struck by the boy who had saved her. She has never seen such bravery and skill before in her life. Judging by the fact that everyone else was looking at the boy in a similar way, she wasn't the only one. "Y-yeah, but my ankle still hurts."

Izuku nodded. "I'll carry you to the nurse."

The girl finally noticed the position they were in and became a stuttering mess. Izuku however didn't and continued doing his thing.

Thankfully, the boy didn't have to travel far because the nurse was already on site.

"Oh dear, seems like these tests get more and more dangerous every year," an elderly lady said to herself as she strolled towards the test takers. Izuku immediately recognized her as a Recover Girl, a hero who heals others instead of fighting bad guys. "Does anyone need healing?"

As much as Izuku wanted to release his inner fanboy right now, there were more important things he had to do. "She does."

Nodding her head, the woman kissed the girl in her arms, healing her ankle. "There you go. All better."

"Thanks," the girl said in gratitude, Izuku setting her down shortly after.

"How about you?" Recovery Girl asked Izuku.

"Unless you can heal my shirt, I'm fine," Izuku told her. With Ochako's body being the only thing keeping his shirt on him, it fell off, exposing his upper body. "Thanks though."

"Not a problem," Recovery Girl stated before facing everyone else. "As for the rest of you, you've all had a long day. I'd suggest going home and getting some rest. We'll send you your results over the mail in a few weeks."

"What a day," Izuku said to himself as he left, having no real reason to stay. "I'm surprised I didn't die."

Unknown to him, two people were moved by his act of saving the girl from danger.

'That boy…he clearly acted like a hero when the rest of us ran. It seems I still have a bit to learn…'

'He saved me without hesitation or fear for his safety. He could've easily used this time to earn more points. He definitely deserves to come here…'

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Back at the teacher's lounge, everyone was surprised at what they had just witnessed. Izuku had rushed in without fear and had fought the zero-pointer, and held it off not with raw power, but by strategizing.

'If I haven't already chosen my successor, I would have picked him,' All Might thought to himself. Known only to a few, All Might's time was running out, having suffered a major wound against a villain so dangerous that All Might made sure the public never learnt of his name. All Might's quirk, a stockpiling quirk known as One for All, was one that could be transferred, so he ended up giving it to a boy he deemed worthy of being the next Symbol of Peace.

"Like I said, I want him in my class," Shota said, ending the silence. "I'd like to have at least one competent student in my class this year."

"Hey, you're always taking the stars from me," Sekijiro Kan, pro-hero Vlad King and another teacher at U.A replied. "I think I should have him!"

Thus, a small argument broke out as to who should be the one to teach the young immortal. In the end, Shota ended up winning, making Izuku part of class 1-A.

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Author's note 2: As you can see, I made the two Izuku different. The one in 'Immortality Sucks' is cynical and grumpy while this Izuku is more of a wiseass and has less of a filter. I do want to play with this as I think both means of dying and resurrections would cause Izuku to develop different ways of dealing with his trauma.

Speaking of trauma, class 1-A is going to be in for one hell of a treat once they find out what Izuku's quirk is.

Oh, and if you're curious about this Izuku's fighting style, I'm planning on it being a mixture of Deathstroke's and Deadshot's.

Also, here are Izuku's stats:

Power: 1/5 E (at his base form seeing as he's essentially quirkless. This stat changes depending on the quirk he gets upon resurrecting).

Speed: 4/5 B (at his base form. Unlike power, I think that a person's speed can be high without a quirk. Just look at Stain. His quirk does nothing to increase his reaction time yet he's able to outmaneuver those with speed enhancing quirks. This stat changes depending on the quirk he gets upon resurrecting)

Technique: 5/5 A (so this is a change from 'Immortality Sucks'. The reason for this is that the other Izuku has had more time to develop his skills, being able to reset the day and all. This Izuku is still more skilled at H2H combat than his classmates, but not as skilled as the Izuku in 'Immortality Sucks'.

Intellect: 5/5 A (he's smart enough to make a great tactician and has the ability to create some of his gear. He's just not a super-genius like Nezu is)

Cooperation: 5/5 A

Death's Pimp: 6/5 S