Different But Not Bad

Chapter 24 {Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears}

I recalled my talk with All Might, I couldn't believe it! The same man who trained All Might would be training me! I knew it was gonna be hard, because even All Might was scared of him, but I've got five years of agility training under my belt and I was gonna use that to my advantage. The place the man lived was definitely old and run down. I asked Chinen to look inside to make sure we had the right place, "It is, but don't panic when you go inside, he is very much alive." That only concerned me as to what I was gonna find when I did open the door. I walked up the stairs and pushed open the door, "I'm here from U.A. High. My name is Izuku Midoriya... Nice to meet yo--" I looked at the red on the floor and had to constantly remind myself of Chinen's warning. "Umm, are you, okay?" I tentatively reached my hand out but brought it back when he suddenly looked up, "I'm alive!" I shakily nodded, "You're alive!" He sat up and grabbed his cane, "Man... When I was carrying a string of sausages with ketchup poured over them, I fell!" He was short, he barely reached my chest and I was small. He looked at me and tried to swipe at the ketchup on his outfit, "Who are you?" I stood up straighter, "I'm Izuku Midoriya from U.A.!" He held a hand to cup his ear, "What?" "I'm Izuku Midoriya!" He was silent for a few seconds "Who are you?" "He's already pissing me off." He slumped down with his cane still in his grip, "I wanna eat something." "Eat?!"

He hummed, "Torshinori!" All Might's name? "No, that's not me..." I rubbed the back of my neck and chuckled nervously, digging through my pocket. I pulled out my phone, "Excuse me, I'm going to take a phone call..." I turned and stepped out of the doorway and tried to find 'All Might' in my contacts. I turned around to check on the man when I saw him digging through my case. "What're you doing?!" Aizawa had the Support Companies make me a hero suit, they made certain things based on the Quirks I could use. Fireproof white gloves for when I'm handling the burning molding gems, flexible dark green pants, a black sleeveless turtleneck that helped me hide in the shadows easier. I had a utility belt like Shouta's that could clasp around my contracts and other important things, weapons, and they even made me something like Hatsume's capture gun that I could shoot out Furuya's stars without having to throw them all the time. The barrel was even shaped like a star so it came out smoothly, it could sadly only hold one small one at a time. "Fire off a One For All at me." I stopped and watched him, "I wanna know how well you can handle it." I looked around, where the hell did the defenseless old man go? "This is a good costume. Wear it and fire!" He turned to me, "Um..." "Who are you?" I huffed and looked down, why do I even bother?

"Well, I need you to move so I can, you know, get my costume..." He looked at me then he blasted off the floor, hitting the corner of the wall, bouncing off the wall, and just going everywhere until he rounded back and lunged at me. I brought up my hands, ready to shadow travel. He curved upwards and hit the wall above the door, making a dent. "In that case, go get your suit on and fire one off!" I looked up at him, "You zygote!" What did he just call me? "I watched the U.A. sports festival on TV." Almost everyone did. "The way you used that power was unthinkable!" Maybe because I wasn't thinking when I used it. "He's called the symbol of peace and the number one hero, but that justice-obsessed All Might is worse than a novice when it comes to teaching." It was kinda hurting my neck to keep looking up at him, "I can't stand watching how you're using your powers, so I'll teach you. Now, put on your costume!" I smirked and nodded, "I look forward to working with you!"

Sorahiko Torino

Hero Name: Gran Torino

Quirk: Jet: His Quirk allows him to shoot air from the soles of his feet, making him faster and granting him the ability to fly short distances. Drawback: He cannot propel himself too far into the sky since there is a limit as to how far he can propel himself.

Age: 64

The pants went on first then the turtleneck, the material was soft and fireproof, I left the detachable sleeves in the case. I buckled the belt before putting on my gloves, it would be hard to do that with oversized hands. My shoes weren't anything special, just the red and white shoes I always wore. "My preparations are complete." Gran Torino already got off the wall and standing on the solid ground, "Then, do it." I turned to him and fiddled with my gloves, "I-Is this really okay? My suit isn't gonna do much to keep my limbs from breaking and in such a confined space, I could break something!" "Good grief, you're such a chatterbox..." He lifted his hands above his head then blasted off, too fast for me to keep track of. "I'm losing patience!" "Behind you" I couldn't understand how calm Kanno could be when this old man was gonna kick my butt. I was fast to recover from his kick, it hurt but if anything if felt weird when my back cracked. "Obviously a wind-related Quirk? Blasting himself at such speed." I found myself agreeing as I brought my fists up, ready to strike if he got close enough. He laughed as he blasted everywhere and I tried to keep track of it but it bounced off the walls making it impossible to track it. He stopped and I jumped at the sound of the microwave being smashed, "You couldn't see my true strength with that hit earlier?" He looked up and the look on his face was dangerous, "I can't believe the ninth holder of One For All is such a wet blanket... All Might is a real novice." He blasted off again, ricocheted off the wall, and shoved the upper part of his body into my shoulder blades, which hurt a lot more than before. He continued bouncing off the wall and hitting me, "He's too fast for anyone to keep track of, get Okino up front!" I tried to get Allsight up and running but the relentless attacks left me no time to conjure up the eyes. He kicked off my back again and this one sent me to my hands and knees. I turned so I was sitting on my butt, now he was giving me time to make some eyes. I stood up while one pair was on the back of my neck while there was one on each of my shoulders, "He's passed behind you twice," Okino's voice was always relaxed and smooth, it's what I always admired about her. She was a lawyer before her death and lawyers had to be composed. "Then--" I turned and brought my hand up to counter his punch with my own, "Analysis and prediction, huh?" I brought my hand forward but he dodged to the side, "But, you're stiff! And there's discord within your mind!" He pushed his hand into my face and forced me on my back with one of his feet pinning my arm down. "That's why it turned out like this." "I thought I had you at the end for sure!" I chuckled but there was strained discomfort in my voice, "That's it. The way you used One For All in the calvary battle and the tournament..."