Chapter 305

Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki (と) is the three hundred and fifth chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Nana Shimura asks Izuku if he can kill Tomura Shigaraki, which confuses him. Nana clarifies saying she isn’t requesting this, but is asking as a question of his will and intent. She reminds him of their last interaction and how he saw him as someone who needed saving. She also tells him that since all of the inheritor’s hearts and minds are as one, they could feel the same thing within him. Daigoro says that the others don’t feel the same way, saying that even if Tomura is being hurt by All For One, that doesn't necessarily mean he would want their help, since even in that tense situation, he had eyes filled with contempt.

All For One’s brother says that his older brother raised him that way and now All For One has taken over his body and mind. He also says that this was just another attempt by the man to claim One For All. Daigoro reveals that All For One had attempted to steal One For All from him and the sixth user, En, twice but failed, and that one must have an incredibly strong will in order to override the basic principle of One For All, which means All For One is using Tomura’s hatred to complete the job. The inheritors tell Izuku that One For All was itself a powerful will that could resist, but they have been cultivating it for the specific purpose of destroying All For One, with All Might being the prime example. Despite that, he managed to return through Tomura.

Nana walks to Izuku and admits how unfair it is for her to tell him this, especially since he can’t back out now, but the reason her grandson has become this monster is because she left his father at a young age to fight All For One, therefore all of this is her fault. She knows how unfair it is to force this burden onto a young boy, but if ‘that thing’ ever reaches its potential, no one will be able to stop him. She says that it isn’t enough to forgive and understand him because some people cannot be saved. If Tomura is one of them, a person who looks like he can be saved when he really can’t, does he have the strength to stop him at all cost?

After a moment of silence, Izuku says that when he felt Tomura’s conscience manifest in One For All, he felt what he was feeling when he was told to think about his aspirations, and in the deepest part of his mind, he could feel and see the image of Tomura, as Tenko, crying. Izuku admits he has fought many people thus far and it was unavoidable because they never backed down. He does, however, say he never pinpointed what drove them to becoming Villains, and if he did, then maybe things could have been different and their fights could have been resolved differently. He knows that countless people died and many of his precious friends are hurt because of him, but he believes One For All is a Quirk meant to save lives, not kill, and that All Might taught him that. He also says that it isn’t just him, but he and everyone else helped grow and cultivate it and in the process, saved countless people. He understands its origins were to destroy All For One, but because all of them have risked their lives to maintain the power, its purpose has changed and morphed all this time. He also accepts the real possibility that Tomura can only be stopped by killing him and he doesn’t know how he could do something like that, but he wants to save that crying child. As he says that, he briefly transforms into his child form.

All For One’s brother accepts Izuku’s answer and tells him that he and the others will guide him on that journey, saying he is grateful that he, of all people, inherited One For All. He comforts Nana as she apologizes for testing him like this. She asks him to say hello to Gran Torino when he wakes up and admits they made the wrong choice, but their successor is certainly determined to make things right. The younger brother looks at the second and third inheritors and asks them to chime in now and help them out so Izuku knows what to expect from their Quirks.

Chapter Notes

 * Nana asks Izuku if he can kill Tomura Shigaraki as a means of questioning his will due to how far gone the villain is seemingly from saving.
 * It is revealed that One For All's anti-theft properties can be overridden by someone with strong negative emotions, due to it eating away a potential inheritor's will. The users suspect that All For One has been grooming Tomura's hatred and body to override One For All's will and steal it that way.
 * During the discussion, Diagoro reveals the name of the sixth inheritor of One For All, En, and that prior to the present-day, All For One attempted and failed to steal One For All from them twice.
 * Nana further elaborates on her stance saying that if Tomura isn't stopped, the damage he can do would be irreversible.
 * Despite the warnings, Izuku says he wants to try and save Tomura. That unlike the other villains he previously fought, Izuku is now aware of Tomura's background, allowing him to empathize with the villain in a way. Izuku even felt and viewed him as a "scared little boy" when Tomura's consciousness invaded One For All.
 * He states that One For All isn't a power meant for killing, something he learned from idolizing All Might. He recognizes that the Quirk was meant to destroy evil and respects the previous weiders, but Izuku feels that in the present-day he can use it for something else.
 * Nana and The First User thank Izuku for sticking to his principles, and the former apologizes for testing him.
 * The First User then asks the second and third inheritors of One For All to turn around and start cooperating with Izuku to help the boy unleash his full potential.