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"Weak"
"Useless"
"Pathetic"
"Waste of space"
"If you want to be a hero, take a swan dive off a roof and pray you get a quirk in the next life"
"You can't be a hero without a Quirk"
He was fuming. All those heroes and none of them moved to save Bakugou, but when he moved to at the very least help, he did more than those heros did, he gets scolded for his recklessness while Bakugou, that bastard, gets praised. It wasn't fair! Bakugou caused more damage than Izuku could possibly do! He had ignored the pretentious prick when he followed after him to say "I didn't need your help! I could've gotten myself out of there!" Yeah right, more like he would've died if not for Izuku’s help.
It was then when All Might jumped out in front of him.
"I AM HERE!"
As soon as he finished his sentence he deflated and threw up blood. Wiping away the blood, All Might clears his throat.
"Young man, I wanted to apologize for my statement before. Seeing you charge in there to save that other boy reminded me what it meant to be a hero. You, Young man, can become a hero!"
Throughout All Might's speech, Izuku was quiet, not speaking a word, once All Might finished he spoke up.
"While I appreciate you changing your belief and believing I can be a hero, I would like to remind you that you should think before leaving a quirkless boy, whose dreams you had crushed, alone on the roof of a building. Furthermore, even if you still didn't think I could be a hero, I wouldn't have stopped in my pursuit of my goal to be a hero."
All Might seemed to be taken aback from such a cold and calculative tone from the boy in front of him. Not one to be deterred, All Might pushed on.
"R-right, now the reason I sought you out was for more than just apologizing. The nature of my quirk is a hotly debated topic."
"Right, most news outlets and online forums argue it's either some kind of enhancer quirk or a strength quirk."
All Might nods.
"You know your stuff, kid, but those are all wrong. My quirk is called One For All, it's a stockpiling quirk that grows stronger as it's passed on."
"Passed on? Well when you eliminate all other possibilities the last remaining, however improbable, must be the truth."
"Right you are kid!"
"But what does this have to do with me? Why tell me the secret of your quirk?"
"Why to offer you to be my successor and pass this sacred torch to you!"
There was a pregnant pause as Izuku looked at All Might with disbelief before it became anger.
"Fuck you"
Sputtering over a response all the hero could get out was a meek "Excuse me?!"
In a voice laced with venom and contempt the green-haired boy responded.
"I said fuck you, or if your Quirkiest ego blocking out your ears?! You’re implying I can't be a hero unless I take your offer and take your quirk, aren't you?! Listen here and listen well All Might, I do not need a quirk to be a hero! I don't need a quirk to fight if I can dream down my opponent's weak spots! And I most certainly don't need it to prove to the world that quirkless doesn't mean powerless! Just watch All Might! I'll become the number 1 hero in Japan, no, the world! And I'll do it all without a quirk! I will prove to the world you don't need a quirk to be the best you can be!"
With his rant over Izuku stormed away towards the apartment building he and his mother live at. Leaving behind a stunned and shaken All Might.