TARNISHED - Book 1 : Relics of the past (MHA)

Naoto Shirogane grew up under pressure.
His father, Retsu, was a low-class Pro Hero who thought he deserved more. More fame, more recognition, a legacy worth broadcasting.

When Naoto showed no sign of a Quirk, Retsu snapped. He called it training. Discipline. Tough love.

But it was manipulation. Obsession. Abuse, dressed up as preparation for a future that never felt like his.

Then, at thirteen, Naoto's Quirk awakened. Quickslot, unstable, overwhelming.
One surge of power, and his mother was left injured in the fallout.

Retsu didn't hesitate.

He saw no frightened child.
He saw a monster.

That same night, Naoto was thrown out.
Declared dead. Blacklisted.
Erased like a glitch in his father's perfect narrative.

He disappeared into Naruhata, and part of his hair whitened.
But he got back up - with help from Koichi Haimawari, Kazuho Haneyama and the others
He rebuilt himself through silence and discipline.

Quickslot lets him summon objects from video game inventories, powerful, versatile, dangerous if left unchecked.

Eraser Head had recommended him to U.A
Witness to his actions and rebuilt mindset.
He saw the boy, and a brilliant tactician who knew how to optimize Quirks in the blink of an eye.
And years later, he finally accepted.

Now he belongs to the halls of the hero academy, silently.
He doesn't talk much.
He doesn't aim for attention.

But his white-streaked hair, his whole "edgy ghost-boy vibe", and his odd way of being sweet and caring, speak louder than he ever could.

Somehow, he made friends.
Not by trying.
Just by being there.

He's not trying to be a hero.
He's trying to make sure he never becomes the villain his father made everyone, Naoto included, believe he was.

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