Izuku and the TMNT: Heroes Out of the Shadows

Chapter 28: Back to UA, and being a True Man.

Several days have passed since that event in Hosu, and today is the day the students will return to U.A. At this moment, Izuku and the Turtles were in front of the Gran Torino's apartment, saying goodbye to him.

Izuku: "I know it was for a short time, but I appreciate for everything." - Izuku had his suitcase in his hands as he bowed to Torino, as a sign of thanks. - "Mainly for taking care of me."

Gran Torino: "Don't worry about that, boy. What happened that night wasn't your fault."

Izuku: "Still, I wanted to thank you. Thanks to your teachings, I was able to take care of the Hero Killer."

Gran Torino: "But what about Saki?" - He asked with a serious look.

Izuku: "..." - Izuku didn't say anything, he just got serious and crestfallen while the Hamato brothers looked at him worriedly.

Gran Torino: "Even so..." - Torino's words caught everyone's attention. - "...you did better than I thought, and that's a good sign."

Izuku: "Thank you so much, Gran..." - Before Izuku could finish speaking, Torino tried to hit Izuku's leg with his cane, but the green man managed to avoid it by dodging. - "Why did you do that?!"

Gran Torino: "I wanted to test your reflexes and instincts. As much as you've learned and improved, you still have a lot to learn. I'm not just talking about fighting and defending, but I'm also referring to One For All and his Mystic Power! If you want to become a better hero than All Might, you will have a lot to learn and progress."

Izuku: "Yes sir! Once again, thank you so much!"

Gran Torino: "So, until next time and take care, boys." - He said to the Turtles, who nodded.

Torino was about to turn around to enter his apartment, but...

Izuku: "Wait a minute. Can I ask you a question?"

Gran Torino: "As long as this question isn't stupid or doesn't take too long, then it's fine. Go fast because I want to eat my sweets."

Izuku: "It's just... that even though you're strong, and you've trained All Might, your name is almost unknown."

Michelangelo: "It's true." - Mikey's comment made everyone look at him while Michelangelo had his hand on his chin. - "Look, I'm a big fan of Heroes and I know almost all of them, but I've never heard of you. Which is weird, because you're supposed to be famous! After all, you trained All Might himself, Japan's Number One Hero!"

Donatello: "Come to think of it now. You seem to know the Hamato Clan very well, so much so that you already know about the existence of the mystical powers and we didn't ask how you knew."

Leonardo: "Do you have a specific reason for this, Mr. Torino?" - Leonardo's question made everyone look at Torino.

Gran Torino: "Yes, and the reason is because I was never interested in working as a Pro-Hero and I was never interested in being part of Clan Hamato."

Izuku: "What?" - for obvious reasons, Izuku and the Turtles were surprised by what they heard.

Gran Torino: "There was a point in my past when I needed to use my Quirk with full mastery, without limits. That's the only reason I got my license." - He said while looking at the sky a little before looking at Izuku and the Hamato Brothers. - "You can ask this to Toshi, or rather, All Might. He can explain it better than I can. And about the Hamato Clan, what I can say is Yuuta wanted me to be a part of it, he even offered me a Mystic Weapon for me to have a Mystic Power, but I refused."