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Raito had a rough childhood, finding himself in the streets of Shinjuku from an early age and struggling to survive in the poorest and least policed areas of the city ward. Having to rely on the kindness of strangers on his best days or getting involved with the wrong crowd to survive in the worst ones. But that would change would change the day he met a man who called himself Jasper.



The man would take the young Raito under his wing, along with a few other kids who were in the same situation as him. With them Raito would find a small semblance of a small “family”, and there he would meet a boy named Yamamoto Mashira, who would become his best friend, at least for the time being. Living with his small family was pretty exciting, they would often do small thefts and other antics, many planned by Jasper, who never allowed them to steal from anyone who couldn’t afford or hurt anyone, unless of self-defense.



Jasper would teach them the art of kendo, along with other blade techniques. Not only for them to know how to defend themselves but also to give them a sense of discipline and morals, hoping that it would give them hope for a better future. The man would often salvage materials for their equipment, forging tools and weapons from their tools and equipment, and as he did, he noticed Raito’s interest as he molded and forged the metal into news things, and so he decided to pass his knowledge to him. With that, Raito found within himself a passion for the art of metalworking and blacksmithing from his lessons with his mentor, who unknown to him, was once a great weaponsmith, who made weapons for all kinds of people.



Everything was going well for him, however one day his friend Mashira came to him to talk about an offer he had received from a Villain, a job to assassinate some targets for a good chunk of money. Seeing that such a thing would go against everything that Jasper had taught them, Raito refused to go along with it. His best friend became furious due to such refusal, and after an hour arguing, he decided to go on his way, leaving their group. However, a few days later, Jasper received a message from Mashira, asking for a rescue, saying that he was in an abandoned warehouse being attacked by some thugs. Jasper quickly headed to the place, being followed by Raito against his wishes. As they arrived at the place, they could feel something was wrong about it. The place was dark and there was no sign of any kind of conflict, neither the thugs nor Mashira. What happened next is still a blur in Raito’s mind, he remembers a bunch of armed assailants jumping on them from the dark, seconds of fighting, and then he finding himself along with his mentor in a dark alley.



Jasper was fatally wounded, with barely enough strength to talk, while Raito was in shock, with tears in his eyes. He promised his mentor that he would stay with him and fight until the end, but with the last of his strength, Jasper told him to not waste his life, and make a promise to him, one of the hardest Raito ever made. But soon Raito heard footsteps approaching him, although to his surprise it wasn’t their attackers following them, but a few heroes who heard who caught scent of the comotion and decided to check what was happening.. Too tired to resist or try to run, Raito was taken in by the authorities, and unfortunately, Jasper’s life couldn’t be saved.



The authorities then interrogated Raito, asking him questions about him and what had happened that night. They quickly found out about his pasts, and the small crimes he used to commit. However, soon a hero stepped in, telling the police to leave him and the boy alone in the room, saying that he would handle the rest. The talk they had however was very different from the interrogation for the police. They talked about Raito’s past, about what his mentor had taught him, among other things. After an hour or so, they finally finished talking, and to Raito’s surprise, the hero then said that he had potential and maybe should apply to U.A once he was of age.



On the following day, Raito got informed that since he was still 17 years and therefore a minor, he would be pardoned for his crimes, he would only need to live in state custody until he became of age and attend intensive education because of his lack of formal education. When he reached 19 years, he followed the hero’s advice and applied to U.A.