Beginning Author's Note

Hello FanFiction readers! This will be my first fanfic ever and I hope to make it on the longer side. I am a huge fan of both Naruto and My Hero Academia so I thought why not bring them together! This story will contain awesomeness, quirks, jutsu, plot, a healthy dose of romance (what can I say? I have a soft spot for fictional ships) and more!

I am more than willing to take suggestions as the story progresses and may use polls at some point but somethings will be non-negotiable, such as the IzukuxMina pairing. I also don't mind taking criticism but please keep it constructive and civil.

I plan on making the Naruto and the My Hero Academia universes part of one big multiverse (as well as some other anime universes for possible easter eggs) for the sake of the plot. The MC will remain Izuku Midoriya but will basically be a mix of him and Naruto. I will also give him a new background that will be somewhat more on the tragic side like. Other various changes, such as the specifics of All Might's quirk, will simply be for the sake of the plot.

The story will follow the canon plotline of MHA, at least initially and branch off when I feel the story needs it. I plan on having the Naruto/Izuku hybrid and Kurama (9 tailed fox) as the only characters from the Naruto Universe present. If you have any suggestions that you wish to discuss with me, I'm more than happy to reply to PMs, but I must let you guys know that I'm currently on a student's schedule so please don't be offended or think I'm ignoring you if I don't immediately respond. I will respond to reviews of my choosing at the beginning of each author's note.

I hope to upload at least once every week, possibly on Fridays or Saturdays. Again, though, I'm on a student's schedule so there may be times where you guy will have to be patient. However, don't worry, I have no intentions of dropping this fanfic until it's done.

Quick Warning. I plan on making this rated T for strong language, intense fight scenes and to give myself the freedom to write without restrictions. I may change it to M if the story forces me to do so.

Anyways, sorry for the long Author's note. Without further ado, let's get typing!

"Hello" - normal speech

'Hello' - thoughts

"Hello" - mental speech

"Hello" - Kurama mental speech

'Hello' - Kurama thoughts

"Hello" - Kurama speech

All works of fiction within the story belong to their respective owners. I do not own Naruto, My Hero Academia, or any other anime that may be referenced in this story.

- Loss -

A five year old Midoriya Izuku watched as his mother, Inko, rushed throughout their apartment, quickly packing things in suitcases. Young Izuku had always been bright for his age, enough that he could easily identify the fear that was present in every movement of his normally passive mother despite the brave face she put on when he asked for an explanation.

Izuku had always been aware that he and his mother weren't as well off with money as the other children he knew, so it was clear she wasn't packing for a vacation. The only instruction he had been given by his mother was to go to his room and pack as much clothes as he could.

Having packed his clothes and his favorite All Might action figure, he was left watching his mother as she finished packing everything they would need, fully aware that they would not be able to come back anytime soon. Not that it was such a bad thing. The small apartment was a constant reminder of the life she couldn't give her son and only served to fill her with guilt most of the time. However, the reason for their departure left a lot of room for improvement.

Izuku saw the look of distress on his mother's usually kind face and decided that he didn't like seeing her like that. As she was mentally making sure they were ready, Izuku ran up to his mother and tightly hugged her, his small arms wrapping around her legs and resting his cheek on her hip. Inko was startled by the unexpected contact and look down at her son.

Izuku looked up at his mother and gave her the the brightest smile he could muster, "It's okay mom." Inko, realizing how worried her son was for her sake, smiled and felt tears filling her eyes. She ran her fingers through his green hair with black roots before resting it on his cheek which had what appeared to be whiskers, "Yes, you're right baby, I'm so sorry for making you worry." She then flashed him her own smile before wrapping him in a loving embrace.

Seeing his mother back to her calm, kind self, Izuku finally decided to question his mother, "Mom, what's going on? Why are we leaving? Where are we going?" Inko released him and stared straight into his dark green eyes with her own, "There's a lot going on that you won't be able to understand right now but you will soon. All you need to know is that it's not safe to stay here right now."

Izuku, understanding the urgency of the situation despite not knowing the cause, swallowed his curiosity and nodded. Inko felt relieved at her son's cooperation and quickly went over to grab the suitcases. Izuku followed and shouldered his All Might backpack. As his mother prepared to open the door, she froze, her hand inches from the handle. Izuku looked at her, confusion evident on his face, until he listened closely and heard what seemed to be pounding footsteps, followed by the sound of multiple crashes and screams.

Inko quickly turned to her son, dropping the suitcases and grabbed him, rushing toward his room. As she carried him, they both heard a loud, threatening voice scream, "WHERE IS THE QUIRKLESS BOY?! WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?!"

This was startling for the boy since, to his knowledge, he was the only quirkless child in the entire complex. He wondered why someone so scary would be looking for him. His mother shook noticeably when she heard what the man was looking for.

She grabbed Izuku's hand and rushed to his room. Inko opened the window and started to lift Izuku towards it. Ikuzu felt fear spike in his chest, as he and his mother lived on the seventh floor of the apartment complex. He quickly took hold of his mother's arms and looked her in the eye, "Mom! What are you doing?!" Inko realized she forgot to tell her son her intentions. She quickly decided to explain, as time was of the essence, "Izuku, baby, I'm going to use my quirk to lower you to the ground, you'll be fine, okay?" Inko had the ability to attract small objects to herself at will. While Izuku was too heavy for her to lift, she was confident that she could slow his descent enough so that he would land safely.

Izuku shook his head, "I know that mom. But what about you?! How will you get down?!" Distress filled the young boy's voice as he knew his mother's quirk wasn't nearly strong enough to lower a grown up like herself down so far safely.

Inko felt tears stain her cheeks. She was reminded of just how selfless and amazing a son she had. She was also reminded that these were likely the last moments she would see her beautiful child.

Inko dried her tears with her sleeve and put on a brave face, "Izuku, mom's going to see if there is another way down, okay? The only thing that matters to me is that you get out of here safe and sound." Izuku's eyes began to water as he was worried for his mother, "B-but mom yo-" Inko stopped her son, "No Izuku, no buts. I need you to listen to your mother right now alright?" Izuku nodded as his lip quivered and tears began to fall. His mother gently brushed his tears away and held is cheek, facing him towards her, "Izuku, remember to always be a good boy, focus on your studies, eat healthy so you grow big and strong, be friendly to others, respect your elders, don't be reckless, and if you ever bring home a girl make sure she's someone who you'll be proud of introducing to me." Izuku was confused on the last part but remained quiet.

Inko felt more tears as she continued, "Don't forget to brush your teeth twice a day, bathe everyday and scrub behind your ears. Make sure to be responsible with your money and don't drink until you're old enough."

They suddenly heard heavy footsteps get closer and their front door get blown off of its hinges. Realizing they had no time left, Inko quickly hoisted Izuku out the window and, after securing him with her quirk, began letting him down slowly. She visibly strained with the effort of pushing her quirk past its normal limit, but seeing her son staring right back at her gave her the strength she needed.

She felt her heart break at the thought of never seeing her son again, yet shine knowing he was meant for great things in the world. Through her effort she continued to talk, "Remember to always get to bed on time and don't sleep in." As he got out of ear shot she finished, "I'll always be proud of you Izuku, so remember to chase your dreams with everything you have and never give up. Find people who are precious to you and protect them with all your strength and more. And Izuku...your mother loves you with all her heart, never forget that." She then gave him a smile that expressed all the love and pride she had for her son.

Izuku was frozen, every attempt to speak fell short as he gazed upon his loving mothers face for what he would soon find was the last time. He felt his feet gently touch the ground but found he couldn't muster the strength to stand. He felt the pull of his mother's quirk lessen until finally, it was gone. Inko then went back inside and slowly shut the window.

Feeling the absence of the quirk, Izuku suddenly felt all of the emotions he had been unable to express moments ago. He began to panic, wondering what he should do. He steeled his nerves and had decided to rush back up to his mother when suddenly an explosion shook the building and flames burst out of the window he had seen his mother mere moments ago. Realizing this, his entire being began to shatter, starting with his heart.

Soon, the reality of the situation hit the five-year-old like a tidal wave. His mother was gone. Regardless of all the hope he wished he could have that she had somehow escaped in time or survived the explosion, in his heart he knew that she was gone. The words she spoke as they parted, the loving smile she gave him, were all the final goodbye of a parent to her child.

Izuku felt the situation crushing him with every ragged breath that came from his shuddering body, with every second his mother was gone, with every lonely moment that passed as tears streamed down his cheeks. As he reached his limit, his cries grew louder and more desperate until he couldn't contain himself any longer. With a voice filled with agony and sadness, he shouted into the night, "Mommy! Please! Please don't leave me here! I don't want to be alone! PLEASE! MOM!"

Suddenly, a deep, powerful voice rang in his thoughts, "Kit, enough."

Startled by the voice, Izuku looked around, searching for the owner of the voice only to find himself alone by the side of the building. Izuku began to think he had imagined it when the voice spoke again, "No kit, what you are hearing is not your imagination. I assure you, although I'm currently without a solid body, I am very much real."

Izuku, deciding to believe the voice's words, timidly spoke back, "W-who are you? Where are you? Why can I hear you in my head?" The voice quickly responded, sensing the distress within the boy, "Kit, if you want to speak with me, just think what you wish to say, we can't have people thinking my container is insane." Izuku felt more confusion as the being referred to him as his "container" but remained silent, waiting for the being to continue.

The voice sighed before continuing, "I can answer those questions and more but first we need to get out of here. We don't know if that man was the only one looking for you or if they've given up just yet."

Hearing this, fear began to flare up within Izuku at the thought of the possible danger he could be in. The voice spoke up, noticing the fear in the boy, "Calm down kit. Just follow my instructions and you should be fine. I can feel our surroundings through your senses to a greater degree than any normal human. As far as I can tell there is no one else in the immediate area, much less anyone with ill intentions. There is also a siren in the distance, likely in response to the explosion earlier." Izuku felt emotion well up in his chest at the reminder of events that had just transpired but remained calm, listening to the deep voice.

The voice continued, "However, we can't stay here. If others do come for you, this will likely be the first area they will search." The boy looked around, half expecting a villain to jump out of the shadows, 'What should I do?'

The voice seemed to think for a moment before speaking, "First, let's get out of the area, but stay close enough to be able to make contact with the authorities once they arrive. Even with my help, at your current strength it'd be too much to ask you to simply go on the run. Remember, follow my instructions, stay calm, and everything will be fine."

The young boy took several deep breaths before nodding, waiting for instructions.

The voice grunted in approval before speaking again, "Okay, first, let's go down the street directly in front of you. Remember to stay in the shadows though." The boy quickly responded, putting his trust in the voice, "Okay."

Time Skip: 10 minutes

Izuku had been in the dark alley, some ways from his home, waiting calmly while staying alert, as per the instructions of the voice. After some minutes of silence, the boy built up the courage to speak to the intimidating voice, "U-um, excuse me."

The being was slightly surprised that the boy was attempting to initiate conversation, but supposed that it was inevitable all the same. The voice calmly responded as to not scare the boy, "Yes kit?"

"W-who are you?" the boy timidly asked before continuing, "Why are you in my head? I'm so confused. Please, tell me what you know."

The voice exhaled before answering, "My name is Kurama. However, due to my physical appearance, I've almost only been referred to as the Kyuubi, the Nine Tailed Fox, or the Demon Fox."

The boy was startled at the last statement, "D-d-demon?" Although the voice had only helped him so far, he was slightly fearful of having a demon's voice in his head.

The fox expected the reaction and quickly relieved the boy's fears, "Relax kit. It's just a title, although I suppose I am a bit of a demon to my enemies." The voice, or Kurama as he now had a name, sounded a bit ominous by the end of his statement which sent shivers down the young greenette's spine. Sensing this, Kurama added, "Luckily, you are not, and likely won't ever be, my enemy as our fates are directly tied to each other."

The boy sighed with relief as Kurama continued, "As for why I'm in your head, well, to put it bluntly, my consciousness and all that I am is inside of you."

The statement hit the boy like a cannonball. Inside of him? How was that possible? The doctor had already confirmed the boy's quirklessness so it couldn't be that. Could it? Maybe the doctor was wrong and he was simply a late bloomer.

Upon hearing his thoughts, Kurama decided to clear up some of the confusion, "No kit. This is not the due to you having what you people have taken to calling 'quirks'. I will explain in due time but first you must know that it would be unwise to flail my presence around like a newly developed quirk. People will likely label you insane if you go around claiming that you have a voice in your head so be warned, for I will not speak to others if you do so. I can speak to others if I choose so and one day I will likely show you how but for now, my existence will remain a secret to all but you, understand?"

The boy nodded, finding the supposed fox's argument to be reasonable. However, he still had a mountain of questions to ask his apparent tenant.

Before he could say, or more accurately think, a single word he was cut off by Kurama's authoritative voice, "Kit, I understand you still have many more questions for me but trust me when I say it will be best in due time. I will tell you what I know when I see fit but for now, all you need to know is my name, and that I am not your enemy."

Izuku wanted to protest but decided to trust Kurama and remained quiet.

A few moments later, Kurama spoke up again, "Kit, get up. The authorities are nearing your home. Apparently they were delayed by the occurrence of a villain attack."

Izuku wasn't surprised. Villain attacks were quite common in today's society and often caused disturbances in the daily lives of citizens. Thankfully, heroes often put a stop to them before situations got out of hand.

Kurama, much like on the way there, began giving the young boy instructions, "Alright kit, remember to stay in the shadows on your way back and try not to make any noise. We aren't in the clear just yet."

Izuku nodded, knowing that until he was with someone he could trust, it was always possible that he was being hunted.

Time Skip: 10 minutes

Izuku arrived back at his home as the fire had been more or less dealt with thanks to the neighbors acting quickly to contain the fire and Backdraft, the firefighting hero, arriving at the scene to help the firemen.

Had the situation been any different, Izuku likely would've switched to his fanboy mode and begged for Backdraft's autograph. However, much more pressing matters came to mind as he approached the scene. Izuku immediately felt his eyes sting at the reminder of what had happened but kept them in as he knew he had to explain the situation to the officers at the scene.

Izuku timidly walked up to the nearest officer and tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. The officer looked down and raised an eyebrow at the small boy, "Hello there young man. Is there something wrong?" Izuku glanced at the damaged building before looking back at the officer, "That's my home." Unsure of where to begin with his story.

The officer looked back at the building and then rested his hand on the boy's shoulder, "Don't worry young man, the damage was limited to only one of the apartments, I'm sure your home is fine. Are your parents around? Were they home?"

Izuku felt tears threaten to spill over as he corrected the officer's misunderstanding, "N-no, mine is the one that's *hic* b-burning." It took every ounce of the boy's strength not to simply rush into the building and search for his mother.

Upon hearing this, the officer's eyes widened, "Oh my god." He quickly grabbed the young boy's shoulder as he looked around as if he was afraid the child would disappear into thin air.

He seemed to find who he was looking for as his gaze settled on a man who was wearing a beige trench coat and matching fedora. The man seemed to hold the most authority at the scene as he continued to shout orders to the officers at the scene.

The officer next to Izuku then yelled with urgency, "Detective Naomasa!" The detective turned quickly at the officer and gave a worried glance at the boy next to him. He hurriedly walked to the officer and the greenette.

Wasting no time the detective questioned the officer, "What is it?" The officer looked down at the boy with worry before answering, "This boy says his apartment is the one where the fire originated."

Detective Naomasa's eyes widened before he looked at the young boy with equal amounts of shock and concern.

The detective seemed to think for a moment before regaining his composure and addressing the officer, "I'll take him from here. Return to your post. I don't want anyone getting in or out of this perimeter until we know what's going on."

The officer quickly straightened out before nodding curtly, "Yes sir." He gave one last look at the boy before walking off to join some other officers attempting to calm the small crowd that had gathered.

The officer held his hand out to the young boy who, after a moment of hesitation, took it, "Come with me with young man, let's get you a blanket, it's gotten a bit chilly tonight and I wouldn't want you to get sick." As he spoke, Naomasa's eyes softened to let the boy know that he meant him no harm.

Naomasa brought the boy to an ambulance which, thankfully, hadn't been needed yet and placed him inside, with his feet dangling off the edge. He quickly grabbed a blanket and, after relieving the young boy of his All Might backpack, placed it the warm cloth over his shoulders.

After giving the boy a few moments to himself, he cleared his throat and spoke, "My name is Naomasa Tsukauchi, or you can call me Detective Naomasa. What's your name young man?"

After timidly glancing at the man, the boy spoke softly but loud enough for the detective to hear, "Midoriya Izuku."

For a split second, Naomasa seemed to be to be shocked upon hearing this, 'Midoriya Izuku?! Isn't he- but how did they find him?' He snapped out of his thoughts and quickly recomposed himself, "Is what you said true? Do you live there?" The detective didn't want to probe the young boy about the destruction of his home but any information is invaluable in any case and they needed to know all they could.

Izuku was glad the detective had the foresight to place him where he didn't have a view of his now destroyed home as the mere thought was almost enough to break him, "Y-yes." He took a moment before continuing, "I was *hic* here when it happened."

This was completely unexpected to the detective as he gasped. He had assumed the boy had been at a friend's house at the time of the explosion. To hear that the boy witnesses the explosion of his home was heartbreaking. Wondering how the boy was unharmed he continued, "Do you have a fire resistance quirk of some kind Midoriya-kun?"

The boy shook his head, "No, the doctor said I was quirkless." The boy usually would have been saddened by the reminder of his quirklessness, but it was currently one of the farthest things from his mind.

Confused, Naomasa continued, "Then how are you okay? Were you not inside at the time?"

Again, the boy shook his head, "My m-mom let me down from the window using her quirk before the explosion." Then, with hesitation and the slightest ray of hope he spoke up again, "D-did you find my *hic* m-mom? Is she okay?"

To the detective's knowledge, two bodies had been found, one being a woman, likely in her early thirties, and the other being a large man that had his transformation quirk active at the time of death. To help in identifying the bodies, they had already taken DNA samples of both and tested for their quirks. The woman's quirk gave her the ability to attract objects to herself at will although the strength level appeared to be rather weak. The man's quirk allowed him to transform, nearly doubling in size and greatly increasing his muscle to mass ratio.

He had found after questioning the other tenants that the only person in the building that matched the description was Midoriya Inko.

Looking at the boy who had tears in his eyes as he awaited the answer, the detective's heart shattered. Within the greenette's eyes, he saw that he knew the truth yet wanted desperately to be told that his mother was okay, that she had somehow escaped the explosion unharmed and was now waiting to be reunited with her son.

Naomasa steadied his resolve and looked directly at Izuku, "I am so sorry Midoriya-kun. We found your mother in the apartment. She...she didn't survive the explosion. I'm so incredibly sorry."

Izuku's tears began flowing with every word that came out of the detective's mouth, until streams were pouring down his face and he began to sob uncontrollably. After a moment, Naomasa, feeling he needed to comfort the boy somehow, placed his hand on his shoulder and tried to let him know everything would be alright.

Izuku felt Naomasa's hand on his shoulder and, after looking at him for a moment and his cries quieting to a bit of sniffling, he quickly grabbed the detective and began to sob into his trench coat.

Naomasa was shocked for a moment but then realized just how alone the boy must've felt after losing his only family. After identifying the woman, Naomasa tried to contact any possible relatives to notify them of Inko's death but found that she and her son had nobody. Unfortunately, this meant that Midoriya Izuku was now in orphan with no immediate candidates to give him a new home.

Slowly, Naomasa wrapped his arms around the boy. For some reason, Naomasa almost felt responsible and protective of the boy. In that moment he vowed he would do all he could to help young Izuku.

Time Skip: 3 days

Naomasa found himself frustrated at the end of his rope. Based on what he had gathered from the witnesses and Izuku's own recollection of the events leading up the explosion, the man that broke into the apartment, now identified as Nakamura Daizo, had been actively searching for Izuku as he was the only quirkless boy in the apartment complex.

Nakamura was a small time thug with a few arrests for shoplifting and the like. Not only was something like assault and possible murder way out of character for the man, but he had absolutely no connection to Inko or her son. There appeared to be no motive at all. They couldn't even allow the possibility of it being a psychotic attack as his files showed that his most recent test at the prison, which had been 3 weeks ago, proved he was in full mental health despite his repeated offenses against society.

However, regardless of the apparent brickwall he seemed to hit in the investigation, Naomasa had absolutely no intention of stopping until he had solved the case.

Although it was just speculation, he had a hunch that there was much more at play than one might initially assume. Nothing added up which was what troubled the detective the most.

As he prepared to do more digging into the case, he was called interrupted by coworker, "Hey Naomasa-san. The chief wants you in his office. He said it was important."

Wondering what was so important, he quickly got up and headed to the chief's office, "Thanks. I'll go there now." His coworker nodded before going about his business.

When Naomasa got to the chief's office which had the blinds closed, he was shocked to find that the chief wasn't the only one waiting for him.

Sitting in one of the seats in front of the literal dog headed chief was a skinny, sickly looking blonde man. Despite his appearance, Naomasa recognized the thin man as the world's #1 hero and his personal friend, All Might, reverted to his normal form.

Naomasa closed the door, sensing that this conversation would require privacy, before speaking, "Good afternoon Chief Tsuragamae, All Might. There was something important you needed to speak about?"

Chief Tsuragamae gestured for Naomasa to sit as he spoke, "Sorry to call you so suddenly but you are correct, this is very urgent." Naomasa nodded as he took a seat and waited for the two to fill him in.

All Might was the first to speak up, "Tsukauchi, you're aware that Midoriya Izuku is to be my successor, correct?" Naomasa nodded recalling his shock when the boy had told the detective his name, revealing that he was the same boy All Might had told him of four years ago. This had been another reason why Naomasa was so sure that the attack wasn't as random as it appeared.

All Might continued, shaking Naomasa out of his thoughts, "As I'm sure you've already suspected, the man who attacked young Midoriya didn't act independently, nor was his the only attack that night." All Might paused to let Naomasa nod at the information sink in, as Naomasa wasn't made aware there had been other attacks that night.

All Might sighed heavily before continuing, "We have reason to believe that the attack was done at the command of All for One in an attempt to stop the line of Summoned Awakenings."

At this, Naomasa's eyes widened as he gasped, nearly jumping out of his seat, "A-All for One?! But how is that possible?! How does he know that Izuku is your successor?! How-?!" Naomasa's questions were halted by the chief, "Calm down Detective Naomasa." The chief's voice had been calm but stern and left no room for debate.

Naomasa promptly shut his mouth but stared at All Might, practically begging for answers.

All Might held his hand up stating, "I understand your concern Tsukauchi, but rest assured, young Izuku's identity as my successor and the next Summoned Awakening is still only known to us. All for One is clearly unaware of Izuku's identity and likely only knows that Izuku is quirkless and a young boy based on the victims of that night's attacks."

Hearing this, Naomasa calmed down immensely, now knowing that the young orphan wasn't in any immediate danger. However, a thought continued to gnaw at the back of his mind, "Wait. If All for One finds out that Izuku survived the attack won't he likely continue to pursue him?"

All Might had expected the question and calmly responded, "Actually, there were attacks all over Japan recently, a few every day but spread out across the country. If I had to suspect, All for One knows that launching a full scale attack on every young quirkless child would catch much more attention than he wishes to have at the moment, considering he likely isn't ready to face me. Therefore this is more of a general sweep using the knowledge he has in the hopes that he will get lucky and eliminate my successor." All Might then quickly added, "Also, the ages of the apparent targets has been relatively widespread, ranging from four to seven year olds, with Izuku not being the only survivor."

The chief was the next one to speak up, "The attacks have only been at the hands of small time criminals, apparently claiming that their unknown employer is a mad scientists wanting quirkless individuals to experiment on. In the world as it is, such a case would likely pass as believable and lead us on a wild goose chase had All Might not informed me of the real perpetrator."

All Might then went on to explain that, following a hunch on the attacks, he worked with the chief to investigate. They found activity among a significant number of well known villains speaking about some kind of plans being put into motion by someone named 'Sensei' (Master). Seeing as how All for One was the only one powerful that could lead so many powerful villains, as well as the profile of the victims of the recent attacks, they deduced that he was behind the attacks after somehow finding out that All Might had found the next Summoned Awakening.

Naomasa had understood the situation so far but was confused on why they would need him to know all of this, "Wait, while I appreciate you both filling me on the whole situation, why would you? With all due respect, wouldn't it be wiser to keep the number people who know this to a minimum as to keep the villains from knowing you're onto them as well as the specifics to Izuku's identity?"

All Might nodded knowingly, "Yes, which is why we three will be the only ones who know about Izuku. Not even the other heroes will know about Izuku until he is older." He then took a deep breath before looking directly at Naomasa with his zombie like eyes and continuing, "As for why we told you in particular, not only do I trust you completely Tsukauchi, but there is also a favor we, no, I need to ask you."

Naomasa nodded before smiling and saying, "Of course All Might. You know I'll do anything to help you."

All Might smiled at his words before clearing his throat, "As you know, young Midoriya has no one to look after him now that his mother is gone. I feel that I am responsible for him with him being my successor as well as the attacks being due to his connection with me but I can't take him in. If I do then I risk All for One finding out his true identity. I may be the #1 hero but I can't be everywhere at once, nor can I be forced to choose between the citizens lives that are put at risk everyday or that of Izuku. Therefore, I was hoping that you'd be able to take care of him."

Naomasa was shocked at the request, as was clearly seen by his expression, "Raise him?! But I don't have any experience with kids! Why not find him another family that can actually take care of him?" It wasn't that Naomasa didn't want to take care of Izuku, but he felt that putting him in the care of a responsible family would be much more sensible.

All Might understood the thoughts going through his friend's mind but stood firm, "I understand your concern but hear me out." Naomasa took a breath and nodded for All Might to continue. "If we put Izuku in an orphanage to be adopted, I'm sure he will find a family in no time given his age. However, how will Izuku's life be growing up? He's lost his mother and will likely soon be discovering abilities that may turn out to be strange even by the world's current standards with 80% of the population having some kind of quirk. He will need someone who understands his situation and the only ones who can at the moment are us three. Tsuragamae-san can't as he is the chief of police. I can't for the reasons I have already given. But if you did it, not only could you do so understanding his unique circumstances, you wouldn't have to worry about your job as Tsuragamae-san has agreed to be understanding of your own circumstances." All Might then rested his hand onto Naomasa's shoulder as he transformed into his full-powered state which was that of a hulking seven foot man with shining teeth, "Please Tsukauchi. You are the only one that I can ask of this."

Naomasa looked up at his friend before chuckling, "Well. How can I possibly turn away when the Symbol of Peace himself is asking for my help. Sure thing Toshinori, I'd be honored to look after Izuku."

All Might then gave his signature hero smile and flashed him with a thumbs up, "Thank you Tsukauchi, I knew I could count on you."

Naomasa then excused himself after they filled him in on how they would go about getting him legal guardianship of Izuku and went to his desk.

He then sat at his desk in his office before sighing. He rubbed his temple as he thought of how complicated his life would soon become.

His thoughts soon drifted to young Izuku. Naomasa hardened his resolve as he vowed to do right by the young boy.

Meanwhile with Izuku

Izuku sat alone in a room somewhere within the police station. He had been given paper, crayons, toys, and a t.v. with a remote. However, the young boy couldn't care less about any of that as he sat with his legs to his chest and his armed wrapped around them.

He was no longer crying as he felt he couldn't even physically release the tears after all of the sobbing he had done since the night he lost his mother.

He sat there quietly until the voice of Kurama disturbed his inner silence, "Kit." Izuku was startled as he had nearly forgotten about the fox in him among all of the commotion going on. Izuku was unaware that the fox had avoided bothering Izuku the past few days to give him time to grieve. He had decided to contact him now that the boy was calmer.

Realizing who it was he quickly responded, "Kurama? So you were real." The boy was somewhat relieved at hearing Kurama's voice. He had been feeling so alone that it was nearly unbearable. But the thought that there was someone that would be with him, despite the strange circumstances that made it so, comforted him to a degree.

The fox was glad the boy remembered to mentally voice his thoughts, "Yes kit. As I told you, I am very much real." The boy nodded, remember his words (thoughts?) during their escape.

The boy realized that they could finally speak without worry of danger and seized the opportunity to question the fox. However, he was cut off by Kurama's words, "Hold on kit, I know a better place we can talk. Close your eyes and focus on my presence. Focus on my presence and nothing else. Block out your surroundings." Izuku followed the fox's instructions as he spoke, intently listening to the foxes words and imagining the fox inside of himself.

Izuku felt no different and, thinking he had done something wrong, began to open his eyes. What he saw shocked him to put it mildly. He seemed to be suspended in the air with, quite literally, nothing surrounding him. No matter how much he strained his eyes, he saw nothing but blackness.

"I'm right here kit." Kurama's voice appeared behind Izuku, causing him to spin around 180 degrees as if he shifted in response to his own thoughts.

Right in front of him, stood, or floated rather, a skyscraper sized, orangish red, nine tailed fox.

Izuku nearly gasped at the sight but found that this was exactly what he should have expected after hearing Kurama's voice. His appearance very much justified his voice to say the least.

The boy's green eyes were met with the fox's red ones, neither making a sound.

Kurama was the first to speak, "So, we finally meet in person kit. Or at least what passes for in person in your mind." The boy prepared to talk before Kurama raised a hand, which surprisingly resembled a human shaped hand covered in fur, although he did have very sharp looking white claws on each finger. Upon closer inspection, Izuku discovered that Kurama's form actually appeared very human-like as he seemed capable of walking on two legs but was also shaped in a way that he could walk on all fours if he chose to do so.

Kurama's deep voice filled the silence soon after, "Let's make this place a bit more comfortable. I have been stuck here like this since you were born and although I could somewhat experience the world through you, in all honesty your life has been exceedingly boring so far."

The boy frowned at the last comment but decided to ignore it, "How do I do that?" The boy was almost surprised at how comfortable he was talking considering it was with a massive nine tailed fox but pushed the thought aside.

Kurama experienced similar surprise but was more amused by it than anything, "Just picture how you wish for everything to look. Always remember that this is your mind, you can change it how you see fit."

Izuku thought for a moment before deciding. He closed his eyes in concentration and the scene around both of them began to shift, taking color and form. When the boy was finished, both he and Kurama were surrounded by luscious green grass in what appeared to be a meadow. In the distance to the right was a forest that seemed to expand as far as the eye could see. In front of them was a large lake with sparkling blue water. To the left, they saw a mountain range that reached so high it penetrated the soft white clouds. Behind them appeared to be more grass lands with not a hill in sight. The whole scene seemed much more vivid than it appeared in Izuku's head. Not that either of them were complaining though.

Izuku then turned back to Kurama who was comfortably laying down in the grass with his head supported by his forearms as he lazily closed his eyes, "Great job kit. I have to admit, I didn't expect you to pick a place so nature influenced." Izuku timidly responded, "W-well you are a fox so I thought you would like a place like this considering you seem to be trapped in my body."

Kurama's long ears twitched a bit at this. For some reason, he felt that kindness was not a common thing he experienced and was a bit surprised that the boy had had him in mind when creating the mindscape.

Had he not been such a proud being by nature, he might have thanked him.

"Alright kit. I understand you want to know more but, as I told you before, I will tell you things when I see fit and currently there isn't much else I feel I should disclose." Noting the disappointment in the boy despite his lack of resistance led Kurama to add, "However, do know that me and you are linked to one another. If your life is lost, mine will follow. So know that I am your ally throughout this. Also, I intend to train you. I have much knowledge though I can't seem to explain why. I will help you grow stronger to avoid having a weak container. I expect you to be able to defend yourself without aid."

This piqued Izuku's interest quite a bit, "You're going to train me? You seem very strong. Does that mean that I'll become super strong too?" Kurama thought a moment before answering, "Based on what I have seen and the average strength of the people on this planet, I would say that you will soon be much stronger than most of them."

Izuku felt anticipation bubble up inside of himself, 'If I really do get that strong, maybe I CAN become a professional hero. Then I can save lots of people' His mood dampened a bit near the end of his thoughts as they drifted to his mother. His eyes quickly shot to Kurama, nervous of what he would think about Izuku entering a profession as dangerous as hero work. Kurama seemed to guess the boy's concerns as he spoke up, "I don't hear all of your thoughts kit. If you don't intend for me to hear something then I won't. The same goes for when your not in your mindscape."

This seemed to ease the boy's worries as he sighed in relief. The he looked up questioningly at the fox, "So what now?" Without opening his eyes Kurama responded, "Go back out. Don't worry, nothing has happened since you entered as you are still aware of what goes on out there even when you're here. For now there's nothing else I need to tell you and I intend to start your training soon. If you need something you can just talk to me mentally with the intent for me to hear it. Or if you wish to speak face to face then you can come back hear at will, nothing will have changed after you leave."

Izuku nodded before he concentrated and willed himself out of his mindscape.

Opening his eyes, Izuku found himself back in the room at the police station.

Although he still felt the grief of the recent events, Izuku somehow felt that he could be stronger now. He felt that everything wasn't over, that he could still do good.

Suddenly feeling exhausted from his lack of sleep over the past few days, Izuku decided to lie down on the couch he was sitting on.

As he rested his head, Izuku felt sleep pulling him further and further from the world.

Right as he felt himself losing consciousness, Izuku softly said, "Thank you Kurama."

Upon hearing this, the fox thought to himself, 'No problem kit.'

Ending Author's Note

Wow! I didn't come into this expecting it to be easy but this took a lot more effort than I thought it would.

That being said; totally worth it.

I'm very pleased how this chapter came out. It was a bit longer than I expected but I kind of had to as I planned the first chapter to be the set up involving a big event that would connect to Izuku as he goes to UA and also not make it seem like I just puked out a super OOC Izuku without any real backstory. Wanted this AU to really seem believable.

I understand their will be questions regarding the changes I made to All Might's original quirk, One for All. Rest assured those questions will likely be answered in the next chapter. I nearly messed up and left the name as it was but then realized that it didn't fit with what I made his quirk into at all. I'm sure many of you will be able to guess what the quirk is based on the name (I suck at naming things) but I'd still like to see some guesses of its specifics.

To all those Midoriya Inko fans out there who are ready to burn me at the stake for killing her off, all I can say is I'm really sorry. Just know that her death wasn't without purpose and I plan on elaborating on how exactly she died to make sure she gets a heroic farewell.

On a slight side note, the villain that broke into Izuku's home was an OC I added. I was thinking about taking a character from Naruto but then decided against it since then I'd feel pressured to keep adding characters from the Naruto universe and, the way the story will unfold, it wouldn't make much sense since, as I said, the Naruto/Izuku hybrid and Kurama will be the only characters for Naruto that I plan on adding in the series.

As I said, I'm more than willing to answer questions (so long as they aren't for spoilers) and take suggestions to make the story better so don't be afraid to leave a review or PM me, so long as it isn't pointless banter.

Anyways, until next time (hopefully this time next week)

Pilsen18th, out.