Normally there was a week of delay between taking the exams and receiving the results.
Thankfully, me being me saved Izuku the trouble of worrying if he made it or not. This allowed us to focus all our energy tackling a very big problem.
"Ah, fuck! This this is impossible! How the fucking hell are we supposed to fold three-dimensional space-time into a two-dimensional space!" yelled
Izuku
It may surprise you to know, but Izuku can get really fowl mouthed when he's angry. Honestly I blame it on all the time he spent with Katsuki.
"Oi, language, you little fucker. I told you this shit ain't easy, so sit your sorry ass down and run over those equations again. There must be something that we missed" I yelled back
Ok, so it may be a small case of the pot calling the kettle black, but in my defense I happen to come pre-packaged with three decades worth of life experience.
Now, you might be wondering what it is we're doing here and to that I will answer with just one word.
Fuiniutsu
So far in my experiments I discovered that when in certain situations, chakra works just like a qubit.
That's what is used to describe bits of information in a quantum computer, a quantum bit if you will.
So, in theory it means that chakra has the ability to both store and transmit information, not something very hard to deduce. The trick is finding a link between this and the fuiniutsu that I know of when a revelation struck me.
I don't need to.
Since the beginning I researched chakra completely independent from any kind of preconceptions about its mechanics. Oh, sure, I knew about its different effects, but the methods I used to attain these effects are fundamentally different than those from the Narutoverse. For example, in the Narutoverse, if someone wanted to learn a jutsu, all they would need to do is memories the hand signs, have a basic understanding of what the effect of the juts will be, have the necessary power and chakra control and they would be able to perform that jutsu in a few tries. It would not be perfect, but it would suffice. This obviously excludes the more complicated jutsu, but for the average chunin and jonin, this was how it was done. This is how the Sharingan can copy jutsu. This was how Naruto learned his signature Shadow Clone jutsu. My jutsu are fundamentally different. They can't be used in this plug and play style because the method those effects are created with is different from the one used in the Narutoverse.
What I did was use hand signs to focus and direct the flow of chakra that has already been changed into its corresponding nature and power output for the desired effect. This has a side bonus of requiring relatively few hand-signs compared to their Narutoverse equivalents. In a way you could say that this was the logical way to create jutsu and was in all likelihood how Hagoromo used jutsu-like abilities.
Knowing this I can only respect Indra Otsutsuki even more, because he didn't only manage to create jutsu for himself, but established the basics for a universal system of jutsu that remained standing for more than one thousand years and was so good that no one ever thought of using a different system.
With this in mind, Fuinjutsu should be treated much the same, so I roped Izuku into helping me. I need his in depth understanding and expertise in quantum-based computing, something that wasn't that widespread in my world, but something that exists in almost every university in this one. After I created my photonic computers I didn't even look into quantum computing, something that is proving to be a big mistake on my part. Quantum supercomputers are extremely powerful machines and except for the basics on how they operate, there isn't much out there that would help an independent person build one. This being said, I have access to several of those supercomputers, so it was easy enough to snatch the blueprints and the necessary research data without other people knowing about it. It was something that Izuku asked me to do when we were 12 since he was interested in how they operated after seeing me build a primitive photonic computer at home.
So here we are, two prodigy geniuses trying to figure out how to build a miniature two-dimensional quantum computer hardwired to do a single specific task. The difficulty isn't in creating the circuit lines, that was rather easily achieved with a juts that literally burns chakra into the desired pathways, preparing them for use as fuinjutsu markings. The trick is figuring out how to create these effects in the first place. We've already been working on this for the better part of six days and in that time we managed to create several basic fuinjutsu. A small low-level shield barrier that I will be inscribing onto our armor along with some booster nodes. It's weak, but it could save our lives in a pinch. Several different seals that convert regular chakra into elemental chakra. Izuku managed to tweak the seals in order to draw power directly from One For All nature energy power bank and route them through the chakra pathway network in the MJOLNIR armor suit, thusly bypassing the need to temper OFA's nature energy with his own chakra and thusly decreasing the strain on his body while in combat, though this only works with seals already inscribed in his armor, such as the barrier seals. For anything else he will need to do it in a laboratory setting with specialized equipment that draws power from One For All and artificially tempers it.
Besides that, created a few directional seals to direct elemental chakra for use in laboratory tests.
Hopefully with this I can break through the wall I encountered when researching more advanced elemental abilities. If he can modify them, Izuku's combat prowess will rise exponentially, even if he will most likely have to carry a stack of prewritten seals into battle.
Using seals like this I was able to deduce the ration of wind and fire release chakra necessary to produce plasma release, a more powerful variant of scorch release. It won't be long until I manage to find the correct proportions for dust release and wood release.
Another very important seal we invented is a restraining seal. When in use it would prevent the yin and yang energies of a person from combining in their quirk factor or chakra nexus thusly rendering them powerless. Of course, a person with an active chakra system would just burn through it because it's not deigned to handle such people. That is also a security feature to ensure that the seal can't be turned against us.
All the work we've done so far is stored on paper.
Izuku was adamant that we couldn't trust our computer's defense systems in protecting something as valuable as this, so in order to not take any chances with this, we would need to carry the research notes with us wherever we went. In this world of quirks, we couldn't be sure that there wasn't someone that can render even the most secure vaults useless, but there was a slight problem with keeping all our work with us. Said research notes were in several stacks a meter high and by the way we were working it didn't appear as if we would stop any time soon. So that's why for the past two days we've been banging our heads against this problem.
Now for any one knowledgeable in Narutoverse lore, you would know that this is easily solved with the use of a storage seal. Problem is that we don't know how to make said seal. Our fuinjutsu is based on the known laws of physics since using it requires one to be aware of how things work in order to change them. It's a simple matter of the science not being advanced enough yet to do this.
An explosion followed by screaming and a stream of curse words that would make Katsuki blush came from the testing chamber. I sighed and went inside only to find Izuku covered in soot and attempting to punch his way through the wall that wasn't as scorched as the rest.
"Oi, Izuku calm down" I called out
I reached for a towel and handed it to him
"Thanks" mumbled Izuku
"Hey, why're you looking so down, little brother?" | asked
The answer was obvious, but I need to comfort him emotionally. Izuku never dealt well with failure. He tends to bottle everything up until it destroys him from the inside.
"Sorry, it's just- I thought that I had it, ni-san"
"Any variant of fuinjutsu that messes with space-time is a pain and a half to develop. It will take Us much more than a couple of days to figure it out, heck what we've done so far could be considered miraculous by most people's standards. This being said, you know that it will go faster if we used the base's computers to run simulations" I said
"No. We can't let our research notes unsecured" said Izuku vehemently
I blinked "What's with the paranoia, little brother?"
Izuku didn't speak. He pointed his right hand at the center of the training ground and made a motion with his fingers as if he was gripping something. A moment later a green circle filed with a multitude of green lines inside appeared between his fingers.
In an instant my Sharingan was active and I saw in slow motion as a stream of fire erupted from the small disk and struck the opposite wall with enough power to scorch it. I gaped at it.
"That was fuinjutsu, wasn't it?" I asked
Izuky nods
I have no words. I thought that only special fuinjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder jutsu and the Summoning jutsu could spread over thin air.
"Yeah, I discovered that when I used sage chakra to power the seal creation juts it can materialize in thin air" said Izuku proudly "Though I still need to use normal chakra to activate the seal and provide it with power"
l am beyond words. Of course, Izuku is a sage, how could I be so foolish. Whatever you call it, merging one's own energies with Nature energy and being able to use the resulting energy makes you a sage in my eyes. Of course, Izuku's not that powerful, since he barely has the chakra levels I had when I was 5 but merging that chakra with Nature energy allows him to boost himself, physically at least, in a whole other league. And with this discovery in a year I can be confident that Izuku will be able to take on the likes of Endeavour and win.
I smirked at him "So should I be calling you a fuinjutsu master yet?" I teased
Izuku sputtered, losing his former bravado and blushed
"Mean nii-san"
laughed and thew an arm over his shoulder
"Now come on, I think it's time I taught you how to cling to vertical surfaces with chakra"
Izuku looked at me and smiled. I grinned back and Izuku lost his smile. He tried to remove my arm from his shoulder, but I held on tight
"Ne, ni-san, can you let me go" asked Izuku nervously
"Nah, we've got training to do. After all, you wouldn't want to pass out from chakra exhaustion at school, would you?" I said
Izuku's cries were herd thought the complex for the next day and now there's a distinctly Izuku-shaped indentation in the training area's floor.
Before I started work on my fuinjutsu projects, sent a clone on a very important mission. The day after Izuku's entrance exam was my graduation ceremony and my official induction into the ranks of pro-heroes. It was a big party with a lot of fanfare around me. Of course, All Might made an appearance and congratulated me personally. I could tell that he was proud of me and what I achieved. Almost every top 10 hero was there, even Endeavour and this time he seemed to have brought a tag along.
It was a kid, about my age with heterochromatic eyes and hair. The most distinctive feature about him was the burn mark over his blue eye. This was interesting, and it appears that All Might wants to go and meet with him. I politely excuse myself from making small talk with the pro hero Ingenium and make my way to All Might. Even if I was a bit smaller in height than the adults, was in no way less imposing, even when I stood next to All Might.
Since every hero was in his costume, that meant that I was currently wearing the MJOLNIR Mk. I armor I created in secret over the last few months.
Compared to all the other heroes, I looked dressed for a war.
"Endeavour! Thanks for coming, it's been such a long time since we last talked" said All Might jovially
"All Might. This is my son, Shoto" replied
Endeavour curtly
"Endeavour-pro, I see that you've arrived. I must say, I wasn't expecting you to come. And who is this?" | said making my presence known
I gave the kid named Shoto a cursory glance.
Shot bowed respectfully in greeting after a glare from his father
"Rikudou-pro, I am Shoto Todoroki" said the kid
My Sharingan flashed as I observed him in depth.
Oddly enough he seemed to be favoring his left leg. This spoke of an injury. Probably a training related accident, after all the same has happened to Izuku and I a few times.
"Ah, you've raised quite a son, Endeavour. I heard that he has taken the recommended exam for UA" said All Might
"Shoto is my greatest creation, All Might. Though I see that yours isn't lacking either" bit back Endeavour with a blank look on his face
Creation? Is this how he speaks about his son?
I observed Shoto again. He seemed to be looking at his father with ill-disguised contempt. This I must look into. It's quite possible that something sinister is going on in the Todoroki family.
"Is that so?" | asked with a carefully blank face
"Well then, I'm looking forward to this year's sport festival, after all it would be quite embarrassing if he would recreate your loss at my hands Endeavour. What was it? Ah, yes, remember a single fire attack from me that melted half the training arena and knocked you unconscious" I said nonchalantly.
It was a most blatant act of provocation, but I had my reasons.
Shoto's eyes widened at what I said and I could sense his anger at my words combined with astonishment. Meanwhile Endeavour fumed at the reminder of his defeat. He took a step forward and opened his mouth to say something but immediately stopped when my eyes flashed red and the fabled Sharingan was activated.
Endeavour was forced to look away. Among the pro-hero circles, I disseminated some information about my eyes. Now it's common knowledge that to look directly into my eyes is tantamount suicide, even among villains. Of course, since most villains rely on their quirk so much, they can't really fight all that well and when you add to that the necessity of not looking into my eyes when combating me, their chances dropped to and almost O level of success against me. After all, I'm not arrogant enough to say that I'm unbeatable, just very hard to beat. Now, some may say that letting such information loose may cause me problems, but actually the reverse is true. Even without my ability to cast visual genjutsu, I'm still more than capable of beating anyone in hand to hand combat. These days, not even All Might can stand against me.
All Might cleared his throat
"Well, I think it's time for us to go. Endeavour-pro, have a nice evening"
All Might hurried to take me away and when we were far enough he turned to me
"Why did you antagonize Endeavour, Madara?"
"To see how Shoto would react" I answered
This surprised All Might whose expression darkened after that
"Do you think something's going on in his family?" he asked
Heh, it seemed that All Might wasn't a muscle-bound idiot after all.
" don't know. I'll ask Izuku after he gets to know Shoto a bit better. But if that does happen to be the truth..." my eyes flashed red once again "Well, let's just say that it won't be pretty"
To most people, Keigo Takami was known as the number 3 pro hero Hawks. He was the carefree winged hero that was too fast for anyone bar All Might to catch when it came to hero work.
However, behind this façade of nonchalance laid a keen mind. When he heard that the new golden boy of the hero community was graduating, at age 15 and after only a year of high school he was of course intrigued. Thanks to his unique position in the Hero Commission he was able to access Madara Midoriya's restricted files and what he saw left him impressed. Hawks has seen Madara's many feats of power, but he couldn't have guessed that behind that power laid such a genius mind.
He had long wished to meet Madara in person, and now he appeared to have been granted the chance. The dinner party was a high-end affair, even though you couldn't tell that by looking at most of the guests there. Only a few members of the Hero Commission were invited along with the families of some pro heroes. The rest were heroes dressed in their usual hero costumes.
During the beginning of the party, at the actual graduation ceremony he got to lay his eyes on Madara in person for the first time. Never before in his life had Hawks met such a person. Even standing beside All Might himself, Hawks could feel the pure power that seemed to flow from Madara, making him look that much more imposing. As if being dressed in gleaming black and red armor wouldn't do that. As Madara made his speech, Hawks couldn't help but feel drawn to his words. Madara oozed charisma in a way no one besides All Might could. For a moment, Hawks wondered if there might be some truth to that theory.
As Madara mingled with the guests, Hawks kept up observing the young man. Madara moved with a grace and poise that spoke of years of hard training and an unbelievable amount of experience for one so young. Not even he was that experienced at his age, even with all the training the Hero Commission put him through.
Hawks managed to observe how Madara provoked Endeavor. That action was puzzling. Besides that, fact that Endeavour was colder than usual towards Might Tower agency, there wasn't any need for Madara to be this antagonistic. Just as Hawks moved to diffuse the Situation All Might stepped in and broke up the 'discussion'. Still, Hawks approached Madara. When he came to about 10 meters from Madara, the world suddenly stopped.
"Impressive, isn't it, the power of the human mind" said Madara behind Hawks
Hawks turned to him, still bewildered at what happened.
"How-"
"Don't worry, this is merely an illusion so that we can converse privately" said Madara
'So, this was the power of Madara's Sharingan.
What a tremendous ability, and to think I didn't even notice him locking eyes with me' thought Hawks
"So, what did you wish to talk about?" asked
Hawks
Madara smiled tightly
"Be a good dog and let your masters know that I don't bow as easily as All Might" said Madara
Hawks, was stunned and more than a little offended
"E-Excuse me?!"
"I guess, you won't believe me without proof then?" said Madara
In that moment the scenery changed. Instead of a mass of frozen people, Hawks was greeted to the sight of a destroyed city. He could quite clearly see the main headquarters of the hero commission in ruins before him. Hawks was so shocked that he took a step back.
"W-What is this?"
"This is the aftermath of a battle for someone at my level. Now, I'm not showing you this to threaten you, quite the opposite really. I want the Hero Commission to understand that our relationship is a partnership. Not an employment agreement. We will of course maintain the façade for the media, but that will be the true nature of our relationship" said Madara
The kid seemed nonplussed that he had just threatened the number 3 hero and the Hero Commission. Hawks gathered his wits.
"What do you want?"
"Access to the Hero Commission's classified archives. I expect a phone call from your bosses in a week" said Madara
"And if they don't call you?" asked Hawks
He couldn't let this kid walk all over him and the commission.
Madara smiled grimly and looked at him with those blood red Sharingan of his.
"Well, then I suppose that a change of management will be needed"
Suddenly the world snapped back to normal and Madara was nowhere to be seen.
In a hidden laboratory under Jaku hospital a secret meeting was taking place.
"How goes the progress on the new weapons my friend?"
"Very good. Since we had to accelerate the procedure they aren't as carefully constructed, but they are more powerful. It's wise to be mindful of the high-ends, I haven't quite yet managed to fully suppress the host's ego or correct all behavioral issues"
"Hm, don't worry, it will do for now. How is the search going?"
"We're closing in on Chisaki. I can't wait to get my hands on his quirk. It's such a shame that a quirk such as that was born in such an ungrateful body"
"Yes, a shame indeed. Fortunately, it won't be long before we remedy that injustice and I will get restored to my previous state"
"Isn't that dangerous? What if the plan fails?"
"The plan has changed. I will need a great deal of strength to deal with All Might's brat and steal his quirk. In the unlikely event that I fail, well you know what to do"
"Of course, my lord"