Reviews for Hearts of True Steel
springywinter chapter 7 . 12/26/2024
Aww, the request about the t-shirt was sweet, and the Chaldea Omake was even sweeter.
springywinter chapter 6 . 12/26/2024
Taiga is being quite reasonable here. Taking in a whole person isn't a small thing, and especially one who's 'disabled' and prob suffering some mental health problems from what Taiga heard.

ALSO MY HEART when she choses to put Nines in her human name. It's was adorbs when Shirou humanises 2B, assuring that she didn't act differently to a human.
springywinter chapter 5 . 12/26/2024
OOOF, yeah, I had a feeling that 2B literal time warp hadn't gone unnoticed. It truly was fortunate that 2B was found by Shirou, otherwise she would've lost faith in humanity and everything she fought for.

That omake ending reminds me of all the joke ending in Nier.
springywinter chapter 4 . 12/26/2024
Yes, I love seeing Taiga being a responsible adult figure giving Shirou advice, and then that monumental scene of Shirou showing 2B the cherry blossoms and a big step forward in their relationship and understanding each other.
springywinter chapter 2 . 12/26/2024
This is basically the start of... well any good boy meets girl story XD But 2B couldn't have been found by anyone better considering his Structural Analysis ability. Poor Shirou's got his work cut out for him since he's essentially analysing the complexity of alien tech and a sentient mind.
Tsuki Haseo chapter 15 . 11/30/2024
Please update!
Gerginscy chapter 1 . 11/20/2024
It was really good.
Dicloniuslord chapter 1 . 10/13/2024
Got recc’d this a bit ago due and loved reading this. Hope it continues someday
WeAreTheWord chapter 1 . 10/8/2024
I hope you continue the story one say. Its an enjoyable premise and it felt like the story is just getting started
Thunder Dragon chapter 15 . 9/17/2024
I have binge read this story and I love it. Shirou's compassion saved 2b and she is becoming more human. I love it.

Now I have a challenge for you.

Six Paths For All.

My Hero Academia.

Naruto.

Rated T.

Genre: Fantasy Adventure

Six Paths For All Part 0. Story Inspirations. First you must look at stories from What if videos from We the Celestials and Xenther. Those What If's are called What If Deku Got Six Paths Mode? and What if Deku had Naruto's Powers?

Six Paths For All Part 1: The structure and the Story. The story has to have a happy ending for Izuku and be in line more with both Naruto and My Hero Academia. Also no larger Multiverse shenanigans aside from the elements from both sides of the Naruto and My Hero Academia worlds for the Crossover. You can draw elements from other series if you want to branch out for Izuku and the growth of his powers but it is mainly a Naruto and My Hero Academia crossover.

As to how the story starts Hagoromo Otsutsuki sees Izuku and his potential for good for his world and gives him Chakra after Izuku has a near death experience.

Six Paths For All Part 2: Izuku's powers. Izuku not only gets Chakra from Hagoromo Otsutsuki but after proving himself worthy of greater power Izuku is trained in Naruto style Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Sage Mode training and Six Paths Sage Mode from the Sage of Six Paths himself.

However seeing as One For All is a massive part of Deku's story in cannon he also gains One For All and all the Quirks that make it up and everything he has officially.

Izuku on his path to mastering his powers gains various Sage Modes by training under Hagoromo Otsusuki but he gains more power. For example Izuku not only learns Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Senjutsu from Hagoromo but he also trains under All Might to inherit One For All and Izuku gains all his cannon powers as well. However Izuku is no prodigy as it takes time for Izuku to master One For All as well as Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Sage Mode, and Six Paths Sage Mode.

After Izuku develops all of the techniques and abilities he has in cannon after getting One For All he eventually branches out into different Martial Arts and different ways to reach Enlightenment to better himself and be different from The Sage of Six Paths and All Might.

For example of different martial arts look Dragon Style Martial Arts.

Here is what I could find on North Dragon Style Kung Fu.

NORTHERN DRAGON KUNG FU

While there are many martial arts that require acrobatic leaps, dynamic athleticism, or the strength to break boards, bricks, or other inanimate objects, Northern Dragon is not one of those arts. In fact, Northern Dragon teaches students to stay firmly rooted on the ground, and with good reason—being grounded to the earth allows the generation of power from the feet on up. What this means is that as an art firmly rooted in the earth, your main physical concern will be building up the strength and endurance in your legs and core muscles that will allow you to maintain a stance for longer and longer periods of time. That’s why its a practice; a discipline. Anyone can do it, given the commitment to the practice.

The dragon represented by Northern Dragon Style Kung fu is not the winged, fire breathing, destructive western dragon familiar to most people; it is the eastern, and more specifically, the Chinese dragon. The Chinese saw the dragon as an incredibly benevolent and life giving creature worthy of reverence. Students mimic this mythical creature's movements. Like the Chinese dragon, Northern Dragon stylists float and sink, circle and twist, and expand and contract in response to attack.

As the embodiment of benevolent, life giving, and revered creatures, a Northern Dragon stylist would never start an attack, and would do everything possible to avoid an encounter. However, if a fight is unavoidable, then an absolute and totally determined effort is applied to overcome a potentially stronger force. Following an attacker’s first sign of aggression, a dragon stylist does not hold back, but becomes an instantaneous and non-stop attacking force.

PROGRESS THROUGH THE SYSTEM

Northern Dragon Kung Fu utilizes a standard western grading system of colored sashes denoting rank advancement. The ranks are as follows: Kai Shan (no sash), White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black.

As students complete levels of the curriculum, they are constantly observed and informally assessed before being formally graded for their next rank. Grading cycles occur every four months.

Following an attacker’s first sign of aggression, a dragon stylist does not hold back, but becomes an instantaneous and non-stop attacking force relying on floating and sinking movements with shoulders dropped and elbows bent.

A Dragon stylist defends himself by withdrawing or curving his body inwardly to absorb or neutralize any incoming attack. When the opponent has over-reached in his or her attack, the dragon stylist changes from soft to hard, and combines footwork with blocks as he intercepts his or her opponent.

The Dragon stylist will evade the opponent’s attack, simultaneously intercepting and breaking through the defense of your adversary. You will take advantage of the tense side of the opponent’s attention, or the lax side of his or her inattentiveness. You will then launch a strike from an unexpected direction and strike an unexpected area.

As one arm strikes forward, the other is readied back. Your arms swing in and out with power generated from the waist. The application of pressure is in the same direction as the attacker’s force.

If the opponent moves forward, retreat and move along in the same direction as the attack. If he or she retreats, move forward into their retreating motion, and put the pressure back on again. Counter straight with curved, and curved with straight. Hands follow feet, feet follow hands. When the hands stop the feet follow, when the feet stop, the hands follow. Move left, go right, move right, go left. Up follows down, down follows up. A strike is a block, a block is a strike.

If the opponent’s power is too great, the Dragon stylist steps off line, to counter an opponent’s open area, and to “bounce” him or her out. The Dragon stylist, keeping the above in mind, uses many large zig — zag stepping movements with the practitioner constantly extending and contracting his or her body.

These concepts may seem hard to understand at first, but they will become more apparent with continued training in the Dragon style. These movements should be done together: up follows down, which could mean first strike up then drop low and strike. They could also be combined with the attacker’s movements. For example, if the attacker strikes up, drop low and counter-strike.

Now here is what I could find on Southern Dragon. The movements of the Southern Dragon style of Shaolin Kung Fu are based on the Chinese dragon. The Dragon style is an imitative-style that was developed based on the characteristics of the Chinese dragon that mixes each of the various animal styles of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Also maybe Izuku takes up the philosophy of the South Dragon School of Kung Fu.

Control yourself, let others do what they will.
This does not mean you are weak.
Control your heart, obey the principles of life.
This does not mean others are strong".

The seeds were first planted from Haufeng; the essence was gained later at Haushou
Restrain one's self and yield to others not because one is weak, but to uphold the ethical Tao and let the others have their claim.

Focus to train and condition the body.
Be righteous and uphold your honor.
Respect your parents, honor your teacher.
Treat others with honesty, treat your friends with loyalty.

Izuku also takes up the philosophy of the Sage of Six Paths and his Ninshu.

But to differentiate more from cannon Izuku eventually transforms One For All. Izuku not only gains One For All but because of his hard work and training Izuku can still use Shoot Style and everything he has officially but that Quirk evolves even further after Izuku finds Enlightenment.

Before that Izuku can use 100 Percent of One For All's power with his Chakra, Taijutsu, and Ninjutsu without any draw backs thanks to both Hagormo Otsutsuki and All Might's training.

Izuku eventually finds more Enlightenment Super Powers by practicing Taoism and Buddhism to evolve One For All into something more.

The obvious Enlightenment Superpowers Izuku gains are found in Senjutsu with the various Sage Modes and Sage Jutsu from Naruto and Boruto. You can also implement Touhou Project's take on Senjutsu as well.

I would also look The Spirit Cultivation Genre for Izuku's training to reach other forms of Enlightenment and gain other Enlightenment Superpowers. Izuku also gains Psychic Powers from reaching Enlightenment like: Astral Projection, Telepathy, and Aura Vision courtesy of awakening the Third Eye.

Izuku also gains the powers of the Taoist Sages in traditional Orthodox Taoism and folk Taoism such as the Tao Te Ching. Other important texts include the Zhuangzi, which is best known in the west for the story about being a man-dreaming butterfly, or a butterfly-dreaming man. Taoist works have been collected and compiled together as the "Daozang" aka Taoist Canon.

I would also look at Avatar: The Last Air Bender for ideas for Izuku finding Enlightenment. Especially when Avatar Aang had to train with Guru Patick to unlock all of his actual Chakra's from Hinduism and Buddhism. Speaking of Buddhism I would also look at Touhou Project and the Dharmic arts in that series of games for Izuku gaining the last of his Enlightenment Super Powers before One For All Evolves.

When One For All evolves it is not only a great power in it's own right and a storehouse of all the Quirks of all the previous wielders but after evolving it has become so much more. It is now called Six Paths For. Six Paths For All after evolving has merged with the vast amount of Enlightenment Super Powers Izuku has earned and it has also merged with Six Paths Sage Mode and the vast amount of Chakra and Natural Energy Izuku has cultivated in his body. Also Six Paths For All has become a Kekkei Genkai along with the other Quirks in One For All but it is not just a Kekkei Genkai; its now a naturalistic and a divine power as Izuku has reached Enlightenment and has become a demigod like Indra and Asurah from Naruto.

Six Paths For All Part 4: Izuku's trials. Despite Izuku becoming a demigod their are negatives.

First: people will want Izuku's powers and will plan and work to steal all of his abilities and also try to steal One For All from him before it fully evolves. When One For All evolves it cannot be taken from Izuku as it is now a permanent part of him and any attempt to do after it evolves will be Fatal to anyone but Izuku. This is because of the Natural Energy inside that Quirk turning the thief to stone.

Second: Izuku has to seen as a freak because of his vast arsenal of Quirk powers in One For All and also his Ninjutsu and Senjutsu training. Izuku is also seen as a freak for having an unique energy network in his body with his Chakra Network and his more mystical powers and having so many powers. Izuku is also seen as a freak by changing some Quirks into Kekkei Genkai after One For All Evolves into Six Paths For All.

Third: Izuku is seen as to strong and this is backed up because only people like Stars in Stripes, All For One, and Tomura Shigaraki are the only ones who can keep up with Izuku.

Fourth: After the bad guys are defeated Izuku shares Chakra with his world like Hagoromo Otsusuki did to bring peace to his broken world. Izuku does the same to have the people of his world evolve into something like him and prevent Quirk Singularity and also make sure no one is seen as a freak like he was. Eventually everyone has both Naruto Chakra and Quirks after some interbreeding between the two groups. And eventually some Quirks become Kekkai Genkai and they cannot be taken from their owner after they go through a Quirk Awakening and years of Ninjutsu and Sage Mode training.

However this action shakes up the established power balance of the world and makes Izuku Midoriya have an even larger target on his back as he is now he is seen as a hero on the level of The Symbol of Peace in his prime. Now even more bad guys want his head on a plate.

Fifth: After the dust settles and all the bad guys are defeated Izuku has to become a teacher at U.A. on how to use Chakra and Quirks in harmony and how to use Senjutsu to help the U.A. High School and make a course on how to master them all.

Sixth: Izuku makes clans of Summons and Izuku not only gives them Chakra but also teaches them Ninjutsu and Senjutsu to evolve his world and for others to carry on the torch in training others in Ninjutsu and Senjutsu when Izuku is no longer able to.

Seventh: Youkai from Japan's folklore make a return along with Japanese Magic and also the Kami of Japanese Shinto. For an example of Japanese magic returning look at Onmyōdō. Onmyōdō (meaning "the Way of Yin and Yang") is Japanese-style spell-casting. Methods range from controlling Yin/Yang, manipulating the Five Elements, using shikigami, and using divination along with ofuda and alchemy.

Izuku also learns Onmyōdō to again be different from the Sage of Six Paths and All Might. This power also merges with Six Paths For All.

Also when Yokai return it is up to Izuku to seal the Yokai away or pacify and reform them to become part of the new world that is being made by Izuku and he also must make contracts with the Shinto Kami to make Ninjutsu named after the Kami of Japan and also to spread Naruto Chakra and Naruto Ninjutsu across Japan before Izuku spreads it across the world.

For Izuku meeting with the Gods of Japan and facing more Yokai you can look at Okami and Okamiden for inspiration for this arc.

When certain Yokai join Izuku and become Summons Clans those Yokai gain Naruto Chakra, Ninjutsu, and Senjutsu from Izuku but they also can use their Yokai abilities from Japan's folklore in harmony with Ninjutsu, Senjustu, and their newfound Naruto Chakra as well.

You can take inspiration from anime like Inuyasha and its sequel Yasahime: Princess Half Demon but you can also look at Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Ushio and Tora, Rosario Vampire, and The Helpful Fox Senko-san.

You can also look at video games like Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Onmyōji (2016) Nioh, Nioh 2, and also Touhou Project for Izuku's allies and enemies among Yokai and also world building.

And for Izuku fighting truly evil and vastly powerful Yokai and them being defeated look at The Ninja Tribunal Arc from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series Lost Season for inspiration. That is the the Arc featuring the Ninja Tribunal Arc and the Tengu Shredder Arc.

For understanding Japanese Culture look at the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki Ein books for understanding more of Japan's ancient culture. I also recommend the The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

For understanding Yokai and making some of them allies and some enemies please look at Mathew Meyers's books of Yokai series for more research on Yokai and what they can do.

This is important as there are so many type of Yokai that you can use for this part of the story.

Bakeneko and Nekomata: Types of cat youkai.

Baku: Dream-eating tapir-like creature.

Gashadokuro: A giant undead skeleton manifested from the souls of people who died from war, plague, or famine.

Hitodama Light: Whispy lights that hover around ghosts and possessed people.

Hyakki Yagyō: A night festival packed to the gills with Youkai.

Kamaitachi: A weasel-like creature with sickle-like claws that rides wind currents and cuts people.

Kappa: A "river goblin" resembling a cross between a monkey, a frog, and a turtle.

Karakasa: An old umbrella come to life. A type of tsukumogami youkai.

Kitsune: Magical foxes with the ability to shapeshift into (usually female) human forms. Closely related to the Korean kumiho and Chinese huli-jing.

Nue: A chimera/manticore-esque beast with the head of a monkey, a tiger's body, and a snake for a tail.

Nurikabe: A living obstructive barrier.

Oni: Big, muscular horned humanoids that are similar to ogres.

Orochi: A giant, multi-headed dragon or serpent.

Raijū: The animalistic personification of lightning.

Shinigami: A spirit of death.

Tanuki: A real-world animal also known as the "raccoon dog", treated in Japanese mythology as a shape shifting trickster.

Tengu: Mountain-dwelling humanoids which either have long noses or resemble crows.

Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo: Shapeshifting spiders which usually take the form of beautiful women to seduce male prey.

Tsuchinoko: A stout little snake cryptid.

Yuki-onna: A pale, female snow spirit.

Yurei: Ghosts who have returned from beyond the grave to get revenge on their enemies.

Onryo: A vengeful female spirit, usually with long, stringy black hair and pale skin.

Zashiki-warashi: A childlike spirit that should be cared for to keep one's house in good fortune.

Other Youkai:
Amanojaku
Aobozu
Futakuchi-onna and Hari-onna
Inugami and Okami
Kijimuna
Korpokkur
Living Haniwa sculptures
Living Jizo sculptures
Living yuki-usagi sculptures
Namahage
Nukekubi and Rokurokubi
Nuppeppo
Nurarihyon
Nyuudou
Sazaeoni
Tsukumogami
Umibozu
Ushi-oni
Wanyuudou
Wally991 chapter 15 . 8/19/2024
nice
RDDash chapter 3 . 7/7/2024
Yeah no shit she came from the future. She looks like a cyborg from the movie he watched.
E chapter 15 . 6/28/2024
Unfortunate that this died at its peak. I think the prose occasionally suffered from tense-confusion, like mixing past and present tense, but was over all solid.

If more should come, I would read it.
silverhawk88 chapter 11 . 5/30/2024
Hey there, i hope come back to this story some day. It is amazing!
Guest chapter 15 . 3/6/2024
There are countless “fix Shirou’s problems before the war” stories out there. This one has potential. I almost want someone else to pick it up in fact. Because most of the stuff is somewhat in line and reasonable. To an extent. From a certain point of view. In comparison to others.
But regardless, it’s just another pity on uour track record of abandoned stories.
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