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"I'll have to apologize. Sitting here right now and listening to your words, it's more than clear that you're determined to never change your mind. I shouldn't have pushed my views on on you if your current path isn't such a horrible thing..." Nighteye genuinely said as he sighed.
Being honest, this wasn't the type of conversation he was expecting to have with the first year student, but he wasn't overly surprised. Living this life, Nighteye knows that nothing ever goes normal.
He began to think of Madara's words earlier and realized how much sense they made. Nighteye of course was a very intelligent man, but even he himself didn't think of how much society and everyone in general is dependent on All Might a little too much.
'No, who am I kidding...of course I knew, but I let my faith in the man blind me. All this time I've always been working my way around Toshinori's situation with more emotion instead of logical thinking.
Madara is right, being a user of One For All is basically saying you will shoulder all the burden of protecting everyone. Yes, the successor may accept instantly and choose to do this, but in the end, would they be able to endure it all? Even Toshinori himself had his off days.
Luckily and fortunately, as stated by him earlier, this generation is more than ready for whatever evil is out there. Even if there's a new top dog that is leagues above everyone else, there are still others with strong abilities that can became something very powerful in the future.
Even the current holder of 'One For All', that Izuku Midoriya child. Right now he's nothing special and could barely use the quirk according to my investigations, but if he's not able to train it up in the future, then having such a strong power would be an insult to All Might!
Ah...I may still be feeling bitter about Mirio not being able to get it, but there's nothing I can do now. Speaking of the kid, he's another promising youth in this generation. Even without 'One For All' he'll still become a great hero. I can see it myself, and no...I'm not talking about using my quirk, but what I personally feel.
With his personality and how he views things, he would've made the perfect Symbol of Peace.'
Nighteye thought to himself, but it was then that something clicked in his mind. Like a realization, as if he had just figured out something very interesting and important. So what did he do?
First, he chuckled, but it soon turned into a full on laugh that sounded out around the office room that wasn't so quiet anymore.
"What's wrong with you?" Madara questioned, but he wasn't worried about the man's well being at all. Like any normal person would be, he was weirded out by this behavior. Just moments ago it was fairly quiet with the only sound of their two voices, but now suddenly the man started laughing out loud!
Claiming himself down after taking a glass of water from under his desk and doing some deep breaths, Nighteye finally spoke up.
"How surprising, you were somehow able to make me laugh. I guess that means I'm supposed to acknowledge you, but I'm positive that's not what you wanted to hear.
I just...just see the fact that you and Mirio are completely different on the outside and inside, but if you look at the bigger picture, you are both surprisingly very similar. It's not particularly funny, but this is an instance where I realize just how interesting the people around me are.
You guys both have a completely different outlook on those around you and the world in general, but in the end, you both will be saving lives..."
Nighteye said, receiving no response back until about a minute and a half later. Madara truly had to think a bit from these words he heard. It was as if the green haired man was setting him up to be Mirio's rival or something.
From the way he described it, Madara had a vision of comparing Mirio to Hashirama Senju himself!
Yes, it sounds absurd, but it makes a bit of sense inside of the Uchiha's head.
Madara himself had to admit their personalities were similar, but the differences in power, skill AND experience was laughable! There was just no doubt that the strongest people here could not compete against the powerhouses of the Naruto world.
His presence here was a perfect example of this.
"You know, you shouldn't be so surprised. A group of people could have different values and views and even completely different personalities that may seem unordinary, strange or even vile compared to some others, but if they all strive to be something similar, or have the same career, of course they'll be working towards the same path." Madara said, hoping that his words actually made sense because it was all so clear inside his mind.
"Can you elaborate for me?" Nighteye questioned, getting deeply interested in the characteristics of Madara Uchiha as time continued to pass. The young man was just too interesting to ignore, and quite frankly, Nighteye rather enjoyed having a conversation with him!
"Hmm, I thought what I said the first time was enough, but I guess I could break it down. All Might and Endeavor...I don't think I need to say any more." And he didn't. Nighteye completely understood.
While All Might was all smiles and just that one cool uncle, Endeavor was the racist grandpa who'd ruin everyone's night if you'd go outside with him! Despite that, they both have the same job which is saving lives and get popular for it...
"I understand now, but I have one more question to ask. What would you do if I had saw a future where your loved ones were to perish or be seriously injured? If the only way to save them was to accept 'One For All' and power up with it?" Now Nighteye wasn't still caught up with trying to have Madara accept such a thing, but he was just very curious.
It was obvious to him that the young man had some pride and complete confidence in his quirk up the point where he'd most likely deny One For All at any chance, but in a dire situation?
'There's no way right? Ev-' Nighteye was thinking to himself, but a sudden sound interrupted him. Madara himself was laughing!
'Just what was so funny?' The green haired man wondered.
"That will never happen, that I'm 100 percent sure of. Me existing is already guaranteed proof that not a single person would be able to injure or kill my loved ones.
Besides, why would I need a quirk that's weaker than mine?"
Now Nighteye respected the young man and thought he was a fairly decent human being, but this right here could be considered crossing the line. Nighteye just thought Madara was insulting the quirk at this point, so before he was able to go full All Might fanboy mode and greatly explain why it wasn't weak and was actually the best, he felt something.
A great pressure that made his eyes grow wide in surprise as his instincts were telling him to run away! Maybe he should've seen this with his quirk currently active, but he wasn't expecting something of this magnitude. He had his face smashed against his desk, unable to move, but with great effort, he tilted to the side to get a good look at the Uchiha.
A blue aura of some unknown energy surrounded Madara and made the ground and the walls around him crack. Even the desk was threatening to break off! Nighteye himself didn't know what this was, but judging by the sheer power oozing out of the Uchiha, he could make the assumption that this was his quirk!
His long black hair became wild as it perfectly flared up, giving Nighteye the chance to see a different pattern in his eyes from the usual 3 commas he saw all the time.
Unknown to him, they were named 'Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan'.
Noticing how the pro hero forgot to breath, Madara stopped what he was doing and let out an unnoticeable smile when hearing the sound of the man struggling to fix himself.
"That never gets old." The Uchiha said, more so to himself but Nighteye perfectly heard. He wasn't exactly feeling the best right now considering his office was almost destroyed, but for some reason, he felt as if he was just horribly humiliated!
Crossing his arms and getting serious, Madara had to make sure the pro hero in-front of him would be able to understand what he was going to say.
"Don't you get it? I don't need 'One For All'. You felt it right? The power of my quirk? Ah, don't bother answering since I know you're still trying to catch your breath, but know this...I have only scratched the surface of my true potential.
You think your idol All Might is strong? The best of the best? Maybe you'll change that view of yours in the future.
It's funny isn't it? You couldn't change my mind, but maybe I will change yours with just strength alone..."
Madara said as he didn't bother deactivating his Sharingan, but it was only left at the normal stage. It was all Nighteye could stare at, red. His mind and thoughts racing to comprehend and understand just what he had heard right now, and he realized just how right the young man was.
'He's only like 15 years old right now and most pro heroes can't even contend with him. He's very powerful for his age which could mean he could have already reached his peak so soon, and that wasn't exactly abnormal. It's happened numerous of times before.
Well it's either that or he can further improve his quirk and knows so himself! In this situation I would normally have doubts about this until I have the right information and calculate it, but who am I to question this? Who knows best of the power? The user himself.' Nighteye thought to himself. Still looking at the Uchiha, he opened his mouth and said
"You know, my colleagues and acquaintances would question me for trusting a student so much without making sure, but for some reason, you are very convincing, and that itself is a skill you could greatly use.
I know you don't like interacting with the public much and is more passive when it comes down to stuff like that, but you have a certain type of charm that could influence others, and to be honest...it's scary."
"I suppose I do." Madara said, not bothering to continue off as he sensed a certain individual approaching. Looking down at the floor to his right, he waited and waited, and finally...Mirio's head popped out.
Nighteye wasn't all that bothered when he was ignored, but his interest and wonder spiked when he noticed Madara being able to easily sense Mirio before he even appeared, but he guessed it had something to do with his eye quirk.
Mirio popped himself out of the ground, showcasing that he was currently wearing his usual hero costume. With a big smile plastered on his face and those oval eyes that Madara still finds strange, he cheerfully greeted the pro hero he was working for.
"Hmm? I thought you would come by much later..." Madara said. Yesterday he ran into the third year student specifically because they had both stayed after school, but it was different today. It should've been at-least an hour more until Mirio would actually arrive at the agency.
"Ah! Madara, what a pleasant surprise!" Mirio said, resulting in him being ignored as the Uchiha knew the older boy was trying to get some sort of positive reaction out of him.
"I contacted Mirio and told him that you were here the moment my sidekick Bubble Girl informed me of your arrival, and obviously, it looks like he didn't stay back at school today like he usually does." Nighteye explained.
"That's exactly right! I was way too excited and practically ran over here, so you might want to go easy on me since I'm still catching my breath." Mirio said, sounding completely normal, and Madara knew that he was just joking.
"*sigh* I have important work to complete and paperwork to finish, so let's get this spar started as soon as possible. You two follow me to the training room to get this over with." Nighteye said before the two boys started following.
Of course Mirio could've instantly gone there himself since he's been in this hero office way too many times, but he wanted to take this chance to ask his junior something.
"Madara, what exactly did you do to Tamaki and I yesterday? I have to be honest with you, at first, we both thought that we were going crazy! We spent the whole school day thinking about it, and I haven't seen Tamaki be so tensed up before. We even asked Nejire, but she only laughed at us..." Mirio questioned, causing Nighteye to listen in as he was wondering the same thing.
All Madara did was raise his hand and pat the blonde boy's shoulder. He looked him in the eyes and said "It was just a small joke Mirio. I 'apologize' if you found it offensive..."
'Isn't that exactly what I said before?!' "Haha! So I guess you can be funny at times. I didn't mind at all!" Mirio said with a smirk, causing Madara to remove his hand and shake his head.
Finally arriving at the training room, Madara noticed how...small it was. Well, it wasn't anything like what he had at the Yaoyorozu mansion or anything like U.A.'s, but it was still enough to perfectly move around. Madara just didn't often fight in small areas. Just like with his fight against Ryuko, he won't be able to use his more widespread abilities.
Due to this, it was natural that anyone would think this match is in Mirio's favor due to the environment, but that wasn't the case at all. Nobody should forget that Madara's physical abilities are insane.
Nighteye moved to the side of the room and leaned against the wall as he watched the two you young man stretch and prepare. That was when the door opened and his trusty sidekick Bubble Girl appeared with an excited smile on her face.
"Why do you look so excited? You're not usually like this." Nighteye questioned the unusual behavior. Normally she would be serious most of the time, but he has often reminded her to smile once and awhile.
And if she didn't? Let's just say he had a certain machine he would use on her...
"Of course I would be excited! I get to watch Madara damn Uchiha fight with my own two eyes right in front of me! Aren't I lucky? The others will definitely be jealous of me once they learn of this!" Bubble Girl said with stars practically shinning in her eyes. She looked at the long black haired boy in admiration.
Nighteye recognized this look instantly. This is what he used to look like in his younger days when he was around All Might!
'Oh no...this can't be happening. Wait a minute.'
"Did I hear right? What do you mean by 'the others'?" Nighteye questioned, finding it odd how the previously bubbling girl became serious and indifferent.
"I apologize Sir Nighteye, but if you know, then you know..."
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Done preparing, the two young boys stood a good distance across from each other. With Mirio, he was emitting the typical fighting spirit, looking forward to this brawl like any normal hero in training would be.
With Madara, his demeanor was different, but it didn't phase Mirio at all. He was looking at the blonde with a thin smile, as if expecting the third year to impress him with something interesting.
The moment Nighteye had yelled start, Mirio disappeared from his position and the fight between two young individuals began.
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"I'll have to apologize. Sitting here right now and listening to your words, it's more than clear that you're determined to never change your mind. I shouldn't have pushed my views on on you if your current path isn't such a horrible thing..." Nighteye genuinely said as he sighed.
Being honest, this wasn't the type of conversation he was expecting to have with the first year student, but he wasn't overly surprised. Living this life, Nighteye knows that nothing ever goes normal.
He began to think of Madara's words earlier and realized how much sense they made. Nighteye of course was a very intelligent man, but even he himself didn't think of how much society and everyone in general is dependent on All Might a little too much.
'No, who am I kidding...of course I knew, but I let my faith in the man blind me. All this time I've always been working my way around Toshinori's situation with more emotion instead of logical thinking.
Madara is right, being a user of One For All is basically saying you will shoulder all the burden of protecting everyone. Yes, the successor may accept instantly and choose to do this, but in the end, would they be able to endure it all? Even Toshinori himself had his off days.
Luckily and fortunately, as stated by him earlier, this generation is more than ready for whatever evil is out there. Even if there's a new top dog that is leagues above everyone else, there are still others with strong abilities that can became something very powerful in the future.
Even the current holder of 'One For All', that Izuku Midoriya child. Right now he's nothing special and could barely use the quirk according to my investigations, but if he's not able to train it up in the future, then having such a strong power would be an insult to All Might!
Ah...I may still be feeling bitter about Mirio not being able to get it, but there's nothing I can do now. Speaking of the kid, he's another promising youth in this generation. Even without 'One For All' he'll still become a great hero. I can see it myself, and no...I'm not talking about using my quirk, but what I personally feel.
With his personality and how he views things, he would've made the perfect Symbol of Peace.'
Nighteye thought to himself, but it was then that something clicked in his mind. Like a realization, as if he had just figured out something very interesting and important. So what did he do?
First, he chuckled, but it soon turned into a full on laugh that sounded out around the office room that wasn't so quiet anymore.
"What's wrong with you?" Madara questioned, but he wasn't worried about the man's well being at all. Like any normal person would be, he was weirded out by this behavior. Just moments ago it was fairly quiet with the only sound of their two voices, but now suddenly the man started laughing out loud!
Claiming himself down after taking a glass of water from under his desk and doing some deep breaths, Nighteye finally spoke up.
"How surprising, you were somehow able to make me laugh. I guess that means I'm supposed to acknowledge you, but I'm positive that's not what you wanted to hear.
I just...just see the fact that you and Mirio are completely different on the outside and inside, but if you look at the bigger picture, you are both surprisingly very similar. It's not particularly funny, but this is an instance where I realize just how interesting the people around me are.
You guys both have a completely different outlook on those around you and the world in general, but in the end, you both will be saving lives..."
Nighteye said, receiving no response back until about a minute and a half later. Madara truly had to think a bit from these words he heard. It was as if the green haired man was setting him up to be Mirio's rival or something.
From the way he described it, Madara had a vision of comparing Mirio to Hashirama Senju himself!
Yes, it sounds absurd, but it makes a bit of sense inside of the Uchiha's head.
Madara himself had to admit their personalities were similar, but the differences in power, skill AND experience was laughable! There was just no doubt that the strongest people here could not compete against the powerhouses of the Naruto world.
His presence here was a perfect example of this.
"You know, you shouldn't be so surprised. A group of people could have different values and views and even completely different personalities that may seem unordinary, strange or even vile compared to some others, but if they all strive to be something similar, or have the same career, of course they'll be working towards the same path." Madara said, hoping that his words actually made sense because it was all so clear inside his mind.
"Can you elaborate for me?" Nighteye questioned, getting deeply interested in the characteristics of Madara Uchiha as time continued to pass. The young man was just too interesting to ignore, and quite frankly, Nighteye rather enjoyed having a conversation with him!
"Hmm, I thought what I said the first time was enough, but I guess I could break it down. All Might and Endeavor...I don't think I need to say any more." And he didn't. Nighteye completely understood.
While All Might was all smiles and just that one cool uncle, Endeavor was the racist grandpa who'd ruin everyone's night if you'd go outside with him! Despite that, they both have the same job which is saving lives and get popular for it...
"I understand now, but I have one more question to ask. What would you do if I had saw a future where your loved ones were to perish or be seriously injured? If the only way to save them was to accept 'One For All' and power up with it?" Now Nighteye wasn't still caught up with trying to have Madara accept such a thing, but he was just very curious.
It was obvious to him that the young man had some pride and complete confidence in his quirk up the point where he'd most likely deny One For All at any chance, but in a dire situation?
'There's no way right? Ev-' Nighteye was thinking to himself, but a sudden sound interrupted him. Madara himself was laughing!
'Just what was so funny?' The green haired man wondered.
"That will never happen, that I'm 100 percent sure of. Me existing is already guaranteed proof that not a single person would be able to injure or kill my loved ones.
Besides, why would I need a quirk that's weaker than mine?"
Now Nighteye respected the young man and thought he was a fairly decent human being, but this right here could be considered crossing the line. Nighteye just thought Madara was insulting the quirk at this point, so before he was able to go full All Might fanboy mode and greatly explain why it wasn't weak and was actually the best, he felt something.
A great pressure that made his eyes grow wide in surprise as his instincts were telling him to run away! Maybe he should've seen this with his quirk currently active, but he wasn't expecting something of this magnitude. He had his face smashed against his desk, unable to move, but with great effort, he tilted to the side to get a good look at the Uchiha.
A blue aura of some unknown energy surrounded Madara and made the ground and the walls around him crack. Even the desk was threatening to break off! Nighteye himself didn't know what this was, but judging by the sheer power oozing out of the Uchiha, he could make the assumption that this was his quirk!
His long black hair became wild as it perfectly flared up, giving Nighteye the chance to see a different pattern in his eyes from the usual 3 commas he saw all the time.
Unknown to him, they were named 'Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan'.
Noticing how the pro hero forgot to breath, Madara stopped what he was doing and let out an unnoticeable smile when hearing the sound of the man struggling to fix himself.
"That never gets old." The Uchiha said, more so to himself but Nighteye perfectly heard. He wasn't exactly feeling the best right now considering his office was almost destroyed, but for some reason, he felt as if he was just horribly humiliated!
Crossing his arms and getting serious, Madara had to make sure the pro hero in-front of him would be able to understand what he was going to say.
"Don't you get it? I don't need 'One For All'. You felt it right? The power of my quirk? Ah, don't bother answering since I know you're still trying to catch your breath, but know this...I have only scratched the surface of my true potential.
You think your idol All Might is strong? The best of the best? Maybe you'll change that view of yours in the future.
It's funny isn't it? You couldn't change my mind, but maybe I will change yours with just strength alone..."
Madara said as he didn't bother deactivating his Sharingan, but it was only left at the normal stage. It was all Nighteye could stare at, red. His mind and thoughts racing to comprehend and understand just what he had heard right now, and he realized just how right the young man was.
'He's only like 15 years old right now and most pro heroes can't even contend with him. He's very powerful for his age which could mean he could have already reached his peak so soon, and that wasn't exactly abnormal. It's happened numerous of times before.
Well it's either that or he can further improve his quirk and knows so himself! In this situation I would normally have doubts about this until I have the right information and calculate it, but who am I to question this? Who knows best of the power? The user himself.' Nighteye thought to himself. Still looking at the Uchiha, he opened his mouth and said
"You know, my colleagues and acquaintances would question me for trusting a student so much without making sure, but for some reason, you are very convincing, and that itself is a skill you could greatly use.
I know you don't like interacting with the public much and is more passive when it comes down to stuff like that, but you have a certain type of charm that could influence others, and to be honest...it's scary."
"I suppose I do." Madara said, not bothering to continue off as he sensed a certain individual approaching. Looking down at the floor to his right, he waited and waited, and finally...Mirio's head popped out.
Nighteye wasn't all that bothered when he was ignored, but his interest and wonder spiked when he noticed Madara being able to easily sense Mirio before he even appeared, but he guessed it had something to do with his eye quirk.
Mirio popped himself out of the ground, showcasing that he was currently wearing his usual hero costume. With a big smile plastered on his face and those oval eyes that Madara still finds strange, he cheerfully greeted the pro hero he was working for.
"Hmm? I thought you would come by much later..." Madara said. Yesterday he ran into the third year student specifically because they had both stayed after school, but it was different today. It should've been at-least an hour more until Mirio would actually arrive at the agency.
"Ah! Madara, what a pleasant surprise!" Mirio said, resulting in him being ignored as the Uchiha knew the older boy was trying to get some sort of positive reaction out of him.
"I contacted Mirio and told him that you were here the moment my sidekick Bubble Girl informed me of your arrival, and obviously, it looks like he didn't stay back at school today like he usually does." Nighteye explained.
"That's exactly right! I was way too excited and practically ran over here, so you might want to go easy on me since I'm still catching my breath." Mirio said, sounding completely normal, and Madara knew that he was just joking.
"*sigh* I have important work to complete and paperwork to finish, so let's get this spar started as soon as possible. You two follow me to the training room to get this over with." Nighteye said before the two boys started following.
Of course Mirio could've instantly gone there himself since he's been in this hero office way too many times, but he wanted to take this chance to ask his junior something.
"Madara, what exactly did you do to Tamaki and I yesterday? I have to be honest with you, at first, we both thought that we were going crazy! We spent the whole school day thinking about it, and I haven't seen Tamaki be so tensed up before. We even asked Nejire, but she only laughed at us..." Mirio questioned, causing Nighteye to listen in as he was wondering the same thing.
All Madara did was raise his hand and pat the blonde boy's shoulder. He looked him in the eyes and said "It was just a small joke Mirio. I 'apologize' if you found it offensive..."
'Isn't that exactly what I said before?!' "Haha! So I guess you can be funny at times. I didn't mind at all!" Mirio said with a smirk, causing Madara to remove his hand and shake his head.
Finally arriving at the training room, Madara noticed how...small it was. Well, it wasn't anything like what he had at the Yaoyorozu mansion or anything like U.A.'s, but it was still enough to perfectly move around. Madara just didn't often fight in small areas. Just like with his fight against Ryuko, he won't be able to use his more widespread abilities.
Due to this, it was natural that anyone would think this match is in Mirio's favor due to the environment, but that wasn't the case at all. Nobody should forget that Madara's physical abilities are insane.
Nighteye moved to the side of the room and leaned against the wall as he watched the two you young man stretch and prepare. That was when the door opened and his trusty sidekick Bubble Girl appeared with an excited smile on her face.
"Why do you look so excited? You're not usually like this." Nighteye questioned the unusual behavior. Normally she would be serious most of the time, but he has often reminded her to smile once and awhile.
And if she didn't? Let's just say he had a certain machine he would use on her...
"Of course I would be excited! I get to watch Madara damn Uchiha fight with my own two eyes right in front of me! Aren't I lucky? The others will definitely be jealous of me once they learn of this!" Bubble Girl said with stars practically shinning in her eyes. She looked at the long black haired boy in admiration.
Nighteye recognized this look instantly. This is what he used to look like in his younger days when he was around All Might!
'Oh no...this can't be happening. Wait a minute.'
"Did I hear right? What do you mean by 'the others'?" Nighteye questioned, finding it odd how the previously bubbling girl became serious and indifferent.
"I apologize Sir Nighteye, but if you know, then you know..."
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Done preparing, the two young boys stood a good distance across from each other. With Mirio, he was emitting the typical fighting spirit, looking forward to this brawl like any normal hero in training would be.
With Madara, his demeanor was different, but it didn't phase Mirio at all. He was looking at the blonde with a thin smile, as if expecting the third year to impress him with something interesting.
The moment Nighteye had yelled start, Mirio disappeared from his position and the fight between two young individuals began.
