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

D?ITHSP... 28 Hospitals and research

According to the stories Izuku could find, All for One had created a veritable yakuza with hundreds of loyal followers. There were just as many stories of people saying he 'made us gods' as there were saying he 'cured us of our mutations' so Izuku figured he had loyalty among both the quirked and quirkless. He also seemed more comfortable in the shadows, letting his lackeys do more and more of the dirty work as he gained more disciples.

Momo: I can see how he came to power...

Mt. Lady: Yeah especially with how many unfavorable quirks there are he would've been like god to those people back then.

Shigaraki: Still is, even if he's in prison now.

Izuku was about to move on from that original All for One when an article caught his eye. It was just a gossip magazine expose on the man behind the quirk and what contributed to his rise to villainy and Izuku almost didn't bother reading it, but the photo printed alongside the article seemed familiar for some reason. Izuku stared at it for a long minute, trying to figure out where he'd seen it before. Oddly enough, it wasn't All for One who seemed familiar, but the young man standing next to him that the caption identified as his quirkless younger brother. Where had Izuku seen him before?

All Might: Oh right he researched the past One for All users.

Wait...

Izuku dug through his old files and entered the password to view the encrypted file he'd made on All Might's quirk. He'd hit a dead end when researching because one of the holders had a quirkless mentor but... He clicked on an image of the first holder smiling alongside his serious mentor then looked back at the photo included with the article and... yep, it was the same guy. But All for One's brother had mentored a man to be a hero and started a whole line of heroes, so shouldn't All for One have been a hero too? Or maybe his brother should have been a villain? Maybe...

All Might: No, Yoichi Shigaraki was a hero who tried to stop his brother. He failed but he passed on One for All to his successor in hopes that he would be able to.

Todoroki: But it says there that he's quirkless.

Mirko: Maybe they just thought he was. In the Undead Schoolgirl they thought Midoriya was quirkless but you know...

Izuku cried out as Joke grabbed his laptop off his lap, "Alright kiddo, you've been sitting there since the doctors let us in. You need to sleep!"

"But," Izuku reached for his laptop, but Joke held it out of reach.

Inko: Thank you, Ms. Joke.

Joke: No problem! Kid needs to rest.

"No." She shook her head. "What you need to do is save your work and close your eyes for a while, even if you can't sleep. Don't forget you were injured too, or would you like me to get Recovery Girl over here to whack you over the head with her stick?"

Recovery Girl: Yes go get me so I can teach him a lesson!

Izuku sighed, "Fine, but if I can't sleep after a half hour, I go back to my research, ok?"

Joke smiled and gave him back the laptop. Izuku saved his work, encrypting his All for One file just like he'd done with his research on All Might's quirk before setting it down on the floor next to him. Joke handed him a blanket and ruffled his hair, making Izuku roll his eyes. Izuku knew he wouldn't be able to sleep, but laid down and closed his eyes anyway to make Joke think he was at least trying.

Apparently he was more tired than he thought, though, because he was out almost immediately.

Inko: Good he's resting...