My Shinobi Academia: Naruto x ATLA x HxH x MHA

Chapter 16: All-Might's Resolve

Back at the infirmary at UA, Recovery Girl was caring for a deflated All-Might's wounds after the fight. He sat on one of the infirmary beds with an IV drip with Nezu sitting across from the nurse on his right side.

"You should stop being stubborn and go see someone for the poison," Recovery Girl told All-Might, who sat in bed with a smile on his face.

"I thought that's what the drip was for."

"That's just to slow down the effects. You need an antidote and that's not something my quirk can do."

"Don't worry. I already reached out to Tsukauchi to get a sample of the poison," Nezu assured. "We should have an antidote in no time."

Though unsatisfied, Recovery girl gave in to the stubborn men, knowing that they were just trying to keep All-Might's secret. She wondered if they were going overboard in risking his health. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind as she turned her focus to the flesh wounds she had taken care off, the only memories of them being small lines on his skin.

"That league of villains is really something. First the nomu, and now children?" she asked All-Might.

"It was a surprisingly quick recovery given what happened in Hosu," Nezu agreed. "They deserve some credit though. Stupid as it seems, no one would have thought they'd resort to children after losing the Nomu." Nezu chuckled slightly, delighting in the deviousness of it all. He turned to All-Might who was lost in thought. "So... how do they compare?"

All-Might didn't respond. Nezu called his name twice more, before tapping him. "Sorry, what?" the pro-hero asked.

"I asked how they compared to our kids. How good are they? 1-A? 2-A? 3-A...? Big Three?"

"Why would you compare those child villains to our kids?" the Youthful heroine chastised Nezu."What?! If they're going to fight them one day, I think we should know. Don't you agree?"

All-Might nodded. "Honestly, they were all over the place," he admitted. "I think they'd find significant challenge among our kids — at least in terms of raw power." He was thinking about Gaara and Naruto, the two who held out longest.

This made Nezu smile. "We have nothing to worry about then." He was beaming positively with pride as he said so. But All-Might's demeanor dampened his mood. "I assume there's more..."

"The battlefield awareness of some of those children was uncanny," All-Might noted, turning to Nezu. "The sheer relentlessness of their assaults, their coordination, their understanding of their own ability.... Their exploitation of my own weakness...."

"They knew..." Recovery girl asked, her voice almost fading out with shock. "If the League knows..."

"I don't think they knew beforehand," All-Might corrected. "But it took only a few blows for them to pick up on it. I don't think those children are with the League. They were far too disciplined to be associated with those from the USJ facility."

"I'm inclined to agree," Nezu said. "The villains from the USJ incident were low-level thugs with no organization. They would have been more successful if they had brought these kids along. Given that they were able to hold Wash, Woods and Mountain Lady at a stalemate, and Orca definitely didn't enjoy his scrimmage with them, I think they would have made a bigger splash."

"Maybe they thought the Nomu would be enough," Recovery Girl noted. "Villains are notorious for underestimating pros after all."

"They could be from an entirely new organization," Nezu pointed out. "There's no rule that gives a monopoly to the league."

All-Might was in a pensive, his hand on his chin. "I honestly don't know if they're intentionally malicious." The other two turned to him questioningly. "It's something that the blond-haired kid said — that they were just trying to save their friend."

"So are we thinking someone else trained them? And they were forced to work with the league to save this person?" Nezu wondered.

"That would make them victims, not terrorists," Recovery Girl noted. "If you don't do something, it's straight to Tartarus for them."

"I must admit I am at least intrigued by these children. And we won't be able to learn anything from them once they're in Tartarus," Nezu pointed out. "At least not in any way children deserve."

All-Might sat up straighter, worry filling his face. "I need to speak to Tsukauchi immediately." All-Might stood up, changing from his deflated form into his hero form. "If those kids are being used, then I need to be there for them." With that, he blasted off, leaving Recovery Girl and Nezu in the infirmary.

Recovery girl facepalmed. "He's so enthusiastic that he forgot he's still poisoned.""At least he's going to Tsukauchi. Hopefully he hasn't sent the antidote over."