-Hm, there certainly are strange Quirks in this world- Tetsumaru said as he walked beside Mei, his black eyes with golden pupils discreetly scanning the crowd of students around them.
The mutations people acquired varied enormously, sometimes even exaggerating.
-Don't say that. For all we know, you could have ended up as Kakuzu and I as Kisame - Mei admonished her other half. Fortunately, their unique communication couldn't be overheard by anyone.
They walked in silence the rest of the way, noting some characters who looked familiar to them.
Over there, a tall guy with glasses and a military bearing, a floating uniform, its user possessing an invisibility Quirk. And behind them...
-Don't get in my way! Or do you want to die?!- shouted a brat whose voice made the shinobi frown.
Mei looked over her shoulder to see a submissive Midoriya flinching, as if to kiss the dominant Bakugou's balls.
The blonde walked with his hands in his pockets and a sneer on his lips. He cast a sideways glance at the pair, and his expression twisted.
-What the hell are you doing here, bastards?- he asked with irritation, but in a lower tone than the one he had used with Midoriya.
That was due to his bitter experiences in kindergarten when he messed with Tetsumaru and Mei. A phantom pain shot through his groin, but he covered it up with a bold attitude.
Mei blinked and kept walking. Tetsumaru didn't even turn towards Bakugou, which enraged him beyond belief.
Bakugo had always been dominant, always a star, the center of attention, and everyone else either praised him or got out of the way. It had been like that since kindergarten, with the exception of two individuals: Terumi Mei and Tetsumaru.
Once, he had ambushed the strange-eyed boy along with some other kids, and the result was that all four ended up on the ground, covered in mud, and Tetsumaru just walked away as if he had stepped on insects.
On another occasion, he had bothered Terumi Mei, snatching her notebook and passing it to his friends, only for the seemingly quiet girl to kick all of them in the balls.
He never dared to even consider their existence again. Luckily, he didn't go to the same school as them, so he had forgotten about both kids. Until today.
-Ah, Tetsumaru, Mei!- Midoriya greeted them with surprise upon recognizing both shinobi. Bakugou continued on his way while Izuku caught up with two children who, although not exactly great friends, had never treated him badly in kindergarten.
This small event caused Uraraka not to interact with Izuku for the first time, although neither Mei nor Tetsumaru were aware of it. They didn't remember such specific details of an anime they didn't like.
-You've grown, Midoriya - Mei commented with a smile that made the protagonist blush. He wasn't used to girls talking to him, and Terumi Mei was a beauty in every sense of the word, even in her teenage version.
Midoriya stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence. He had greeted the duo reflexively, but the inexpressive gaze from Tetsumaru's strange eyes and the beauty and confidence Mei exuded left him paralyzed.
-S-she's so beautiful!- he thought while swallowing hard.
Mei's smile wavered, getting tired of the awkward moment. It was Tetsumaru who decided to break it.
-Can't you talk to women?- he asked an embarrassed Midoriya, causing him to choke and nearly fall. How was he supposed to answer that?
-Ah, uh, I, ah- he stammered again, his whole body shaking with shame.
Mei sighed and placed her palms on the boy's sweaty cheeks, freezing him in place. His entire body flushed, making Mei almost let go in disgust. It wasn't hard to imagine what the brat was thinking, but she wanted to offer good advice as a former man who had gained wisdom from beyond the stars upon becoming a woman.
-Midoriya, stop thinking dirty thoughts and behave yourself. Girls are not supernatural beings or goddesses who descended from the sky. They are people, just like you, who breathe, think, eat, pee, poop, and sweat just like you. If you continue with that attitude, you'll be a virgin forever - Mei advised, in the tone of an apostle sharing the words of a deity.
The students walking by stumbled, looking at each other with discomfort, others with surprise, and some with a flash of understanding. For the latter, their lives and reproductive perspectives had changed.
-Huh? Oh, r-right... Thank you, Mei - the boy said, somewhat confused, surprised by how direct and crude the beautiful girl in front of him was.
-Well, if you'll excuse us, we'll go ahead - Mei said with a polite smile that, in Izuku's eyes, seemed to light up his day.
He watched the backs of both shinobi, his hand stroking the spot on his cheek where Mei had touched him, feeling her warmth.
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-Why did he act like a pervert who's being touched by a girl for the first time?- the reddish-brown-haired girl questioned while wiping her hands with a napkin.
-Because maybe that was the case, aside from his mother. And I wouldn't be sure if he was a chronic masturbator, but even if he was, you're not one to judge- Tetsumaru replied dryly.
-YEEEAH!! - Present Mic exclaimed, irritating both shinobi. They hadn't been paying much attention to his speech, as they already knew how this test would go.
Defeat robots, score points, fight well, and face the big one that the hero himself will advise them not to confront. Easy, no problem.
The duo wasn't worried about this test. They had already successfully passed the written exams, and their abilities were more than enough to get into Class A. Damn, if the guy with the tail and the perverted dwarf got in, why wouldn't they?
What they didn't expect was that they would be separated, but that didn't matter either.
The Third Kazekage's reincarnation waited in silence, away from the chattering crowd of students, for the test to begin. His storage seals let out small amounts of Iron Sand from his palms, swirling at his feet unnoticed by anyone.
Finally, Present Mic's voice announced the start, and in pure Gaara style, Tetsumaru crossed his arms and floated away on a cloud of Iron Sand at high speed.
He soared above the buildings, his senses picking up the heavy footsteps of the machines and his Magnet Release tingling with the electrical field running through their circuits. It wasn't that he could manipulate electrical fields, but it made it much easier to sense them in a modern world.
Without any apparent effort and with his arms crossed, large amounts of Iron Sand descended like spears, impaling the necessary robots to accumulate at least 50 points. All in less than twenty seconds, leaving the group of students below stunned.
-What the hell... He already eliminated so many by himself?- one muttered in disbelief. Panic erupted from all of them, stampeding to get a piece before the crazy guy on the black cloud eliminated them all.
But Tetsumaru made no other move, remaining still in the air, watching the students and sending small, discreet attacks with his Iron Sand, saving some of the more reckless ones from getting hurt by their own stupidity.
That wasn't due to his great heart. Tetsumaru didn't care about these NPCs, but he needed to make a good impression, and he knew this would catch the attention of the examiners.
He decided to commit to the role of the serious, intimidating guy who is actually cool, typical of mediocre stories.