MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

M:SFH 15 Shoto

Bakugo(growling): Oh shut up already.

"I just want to say, All Might was an amazing hero. We owe it to him to give it our all and that's why I'm gonna win this thing."

All Might: ...Why is that the nicest thing he's said all year?

Izuku rolled his eyes as the other students booed. Of course Katsuki would manage to compliment All Might and insult his competitors all in one breath. His old bully would never change, would he?

Kirishima: Viridian's Bakugo would like to say something about that.

Shoji: I don't know, he hasn't really done anything yet.

Hawks: But he's the only one who's starting to so we'll count it for now.

The first round was interesting, but not surprising. It was a surprise to learn that the half-and-half boy was Shoto Todoroki, the son of Endeavor. He managed to freeze most of the competition and narrowly beat out Katsuki as winner of the round.

Izuku leaned forward as he watched Todoroki glare blankly at the crowd as Katsuki lost it. His coloring was very distinct and he only ever created ice from his right side, so could he do it from his left? Izuku pulled out a notebook and began to write down his thoughts. It wouldn't surprise him at all if Todoroki had some kind of hybrid quirk, unfair, but not unheard of. Maybe he could create ice from the right side of his body, the white haired side, and fire from his left? If that was the case then why hadn't he shown off his fire side yet? It would have made much more sense to melt through the robots or use the fire to propel himself like Katsuki did, but Todoroki only used his ice. Interesting.

Todoroki: ...I do not like his interest in me.

Tokoyami: This will not end well.

Dark Shadow: Ya think?

The next round gave Izku a good chance to evaluate the purple-haired boy's quirk. He was named Shinso, at least according to the scoreboard. Izuku watched as he took advantage of the other teams as they targeted Todoroki. He would approach them as if he wanted to team up, but then the other team would simply hand over their points without a fight. So some sort of brainwashing, not just putting them in a daze. Izuku wondered how complicated the commands could be. It was a useful quirk, shame it had to go to a hero.

(Shinso waved a certain finger in front of the screen)

Jana: I know you technically didn't say anything but language!

In the end, Todoroki, Katsuki, and Shinso all moved on, as well as another team comprised mostly of class 1A members, plus a support student. And still Todoroki didn't use his fire. Izuku knew he had it now. He'd seen it ignite briefly once when Katsuki had gotten too close, but Todoroki had looked angry and extinguished it almost immediately. His mastery of his ice was amazing, but Izuku couldn't help but wonder how powerful he could be if he stopped ignoring his left side.

He put his notebook away, stretched, and headed for the student areas. He never had been very good at ignoring his curiosity, had he?

Midoriya(stilling): Oh no.

Sneaking past the guards was almost too easy, even if they were pro heroes, and Izuku walked confidently as he searched for Todoroki. If he was caught, he could just say he was looking for 'Kacchan' and that they were old friends. Sneaking backstage to see him and wish him luck was something the old Izuku would have done, no question.

"You're a disgrace, Shoto." Izuku ducked behind a wall as he heard Endeavor's voice, "There wouldn't even be a question of your position if you would just use the fire I gave you."