A/N: This is story was inspired from the KHR writing challenge, so this is for you leeluluirty!

I was going to make it a multi-chapter story, but realized I never done a two-shot before, so I told myself, Why not?

Disclaimer: I have no ownership of KHR

***WARNING: Later there will be some descriptive gory scenes, please read at your own risk***

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Timeline: Between the future battle arc and the inheritance arc, slight AU

10-Year Bazooka After Effects:
HAVING FAITH FOR THE FUTURE

It was a nice day. The sun was out and somehow he able to get out of training today. He even able to hanged out with Kyoko earlier without Haru stalking. Anyways, Tsuna thought it was a great day. Then Reborn had his favorite mug destroyed by Lambo. It went downhill and was buried 6 feet under.

It started after dinner when Reborn thought it will be nice for Vongola bonding time and invited everyone to his house.

When he meant everyone, he meant everyone: Hibariand Mukuro and his gang (friends), Chrome, Onii-san (Ryohei), Gokudera, Yamamoto, all in his living room creating chaos.

Tsuna hated it. Then he saw the bright smile on his mother's face, he decides to bear with it. It only lasted a couple of minutes. After trying to calm everyone down, Tsuna gave up and joined his mother in the kitchen to help with the snacks.

"Oh, Tsuna, it has been so long to hear such lively house!" his mother gushed while getting out the snacks.

"I guess," Tsuna mumbles, but cannot help the smile grow on his face. He didn't like the stale silence either that surrounded his house since his father left. The lingering abandonment and being isolated from everyone. The wistful, but painful looks his mother had whenever she eyed the quiet phone or the bright photo of a forgotten dream of being a complete family.

"You always look best when you smile! It's no wonder you have so many friends who will always be at your side!" she sudden attacks Tsuna with a tight hug, "I'm so proud of you sweetie."

Tsuna froze at this and hugs his mother back just as hard. His mother is happy more than ever and decided he will do his best to keep that smile on her face more often.

Then they heard something break and Yamamoto curse.

Tsuna felt dread since Yamamoto never cursed before and not as loudly as now either. Quickly Tsuna returned and paled as he watch Reborn lower his fedora and holding only the handle of his now broken coffee mug.

Tsuna looked around to who would have caused such sacrilege. His eyes followed everyone else's stare in horror (except Hibari, he looked ready to leave until he sensed in eagerness at the killing intent Reborn gave out and Mukuro looks amused) toward Lambo.

"Oh my," his mother gasped next to him and Tsuna mentally prepares himself.

"Come here Lambo," Tsuna almost let out his infamous screech out when he felt the eyes of death turn to him.

"No! Lambo-sama is not running away! Lambo-sama will face Reborn and finally defeat him!" Dang it Lambo, will it hurt to just listen to me?! You actually cross the line this time!

"I will get you more coffee Reborn," Nana left the room leaving Tsuna face Reborn alone with his guardians.

At the distraction, Tsuna caught hold of Lambo. Well more like tries to hold Lambo who scrambles around his arms and ended up with a kick in the face.

"You stupid cow! How dare you attack Juudaime like that!" Gokudera took out some dynamites while Lambo only stick his tongue out and faces Reborn without fear.

Tsuna messages his bruised chin and was a little jealous of his lightning guardian's bravery, but knew he had to stop Reborn from committing murder there and then.

"Face Lambo's awesomeness!"

"Cocky brat! Just because you able to fight with your dumb box animal doesn't mean you have a chance to defeat me!" Reborn began to shoot Lambo.

"Reborn! Stop acting like a child!" Everything froze at Tsuna's shout.

HIEEE! WHY DID I JUST SAY THAT?!

"Child, you say?" Reborn goes and kicks Lambo across the room.

"WAAH! YOU BIG MEANIE!" Somehow it only irritates Lambo even further and takes out grenades and all kinds of weapons.

"Oh my go—HIEEE! No Lambo!" Tsuna really isn't up for cleaning after such a mess. He ran toward the child, but in his rush, he trips on a grenade. When he senses something bad is going to happen, Tsuna quickly sits up and focuses on saving Lambo fearing that Reborn might lose it after all.

"JUUDAIME!" "TSUNA!"

Tsuna confused by their panic, only realized what it was when he notices a shadow over him. He looks up and cursed.

It was the shooting end of the Ten Years Later Bazooka.

The last thoughts of Tsuna was hoping either his older self was working on paperwork or simply taking a nice nap or better yet on a date with Kyoko. No wait that is bad! I don't want to ruin my older self's date!

By the end of the 5 minutes, he will wish he did that instead.

POOF!


Everyone hold their breath as they waited for the older self of their boss. After all when everyone went into the future, one way or another, they all somehow met their older self, but none has seen their sky's older self. They were secretly curious how their sky would look like in ten years.

Suddenly, Reborn eyes widen under his fedora, feeling something heavy in the air, "EVERYONE DOWN!"

Not a second after, through the fog of the switch done by the bazooka, came out a rain of bullets. Then something glowed within it before they heard a cursed inside.

"NATSU! CLEAR IT!" A growl was heard and they all stared clearly from the dispersed smoke, a young man who looked very formidable and barely containing his bloodlust. His eyes were narrowed in a slight golden fire, and his hair was short, but spikey as ever. On one hand, Tsunayoshi hold the larger version of his Sky box animal in his default state and on his other wield a pistol that still was smoking from being used. There was a long silence before Mukuro broke it.

"Kufufu, it would seemed the years had treat you very well Tsunayoshi," leered Mukuro, "I look forward of taking over your body."

Tsunayoshi's mouth twitched in amusement, but still coiled to defend, "And I see time hadn't change you being a pervert at all." Mukuro just laughed at this.

"Wao," Hibari stood up and took out his tonfas.

"Bossu, are you alright?" This caught everyone's attention and realized how Tsunayoshi from ten years into the future was covered in blood.

He looked he had been wearing a suit, but is hard to tell by the ripped sleeve and burned marks all over his body. He was standing while favoring one leg. Reborn can see the faint tremors on his hand wielding the pistol and wondered how long he has been using it.

Tsunayoshi sighs and pinches the bridge on his nose after putting away his pistol, "Just out of curiosity, does my younger self have his pills with him?"

"We had the evening off, since you wanted a day of no flames and whatnot, why?" Reborn raised an eyebrow how slightly censored, Tsunayoshi cursed.

"Haha, what is going on the future, Tsuna?"

"Stupid Dad, let Mom be kidnapped and some crazy lunatics sent the nastiest backup ever among other things," Tsunayoshi responded with a dead tone unwilling to look at them for some reason.

There was a long silence.

"What?" Reborn was not happy at this.

"I highly doubt that is not all my younger self will see," Tsunayoshi commented before he ducked Hibari's attacks and hissed, "Kyoya, right now I am no mood for playing!"

Hibari only smirk darker and ignored the warnings. Tsunayoshi's eyes glowed in a dark orange light and grabbed both attacking tonfas after Natsu returned into his ring, "Push me and you will have to wait for a very long time for another order of tonfas, mister."

Nobody moved, frightened by the strong killer intent their future sky gave. Only after Lambo whimpered did Tsunayoshi blinked. Suddenly the heaviness left.

Tsunayoshi let go of the tonfas and took a deep breath, "Sorry," his shoulders sagged, "been a bad week and everyone were high strung and I was deeply in an ambush."

"YOU SHOULD EXTREMELY GO TO SLEEP SAWADA! YOU EXTREMELY LOOK LIKE YOU HADN'T SLEEP FOR DAYS!"

Tsunayoshi smiled with a tired look. He tilts his head to the side with his eyes lingering a little at Hayato before closing his eyes, "Please be patient with my younger self. There are is a time and place we have to learn about things and some things take longer than we wished for it to happen."

Before anyone said anything there was a poof taking away the older Tsunayoshi.

They can see a faint silhouette of a younger boy in the smoke. The minute the smoke cleared, Reborn mentally cursed when he saw his student's state.

Somehow Tsuna lost his hoodie, which he loved and rarely leave behind. The boy, who sat on his knees, was covered in so much blood, and fortunately didn't look too wounded. Unfortunately his face mixed with rage and horror and shock with tears streaks down his face.

"I-I'm b-back?" he croaks out. They can tell it was only by sheer will, Tsuna was able to even talk at all.

That is when Nana Sawada decided to enter the living room.

"Oh you're back Tsuna—" There was a silence as mother and son stared at each other. Then Nana's face turned blank and walked out of the living room.

"Best you sit down in a better positon," Reborn says, but more like a command. Tsuna obeyed without a second thought.

Yamamoto looked worried and tried to step forward, but stopped when Tsuna looked terrified at him and flinched back.

Before anyone could say anything, Nana returned with a bucket of warm water and a couple of worn rags. She looks at Reborn before turning to her son. Tsuna was shaking with his head down. His eyes were tightly closed.

"Everyone outside now," Reborn told the others leaving the mother and son alone.


Tsuna is trying really hard not to linger and process what exactly he saw in the future. So much happened in those 5 minutes that felt more like hours if not days being there. He really is a coward at heart to even try to accept it and move on. He decided to break the silence between himself and his mother to distract himself.

"Mom?"

"There was an occasion, when I met your father," she responded, but as if telling him a story. Normally he will ignore her stories when it mentions his father, but right now he will hear anything to silence the confusion and horror from earlier, "he lost a lot of blood so he didn't remember much and thought our second meeting was the first time we've met."

She methodically clean the blood from Tsuna's face and continues the story, "I knew his back up was coming for him, but it would have been too late. So I did my best to save him," she smiles to herself, "Who knew that by doing so, it insured that I will have you."

Tsuna frown at the implications and half asked, "Do you know about…?"

It was a loaded question and they both knew it, which is why Nana took a while to answer it and took out a roll of bandages and covered his burned hands.

"I have my suspicions, but I know I will wait until the end of time for him to tell me," she looks up to Tsuna with teary eyes, "although I wish he had more faith in me and trust me. Not knowing hurts just as knowing what he is truly facing. But each on their own and whenever all those involved are ready to reach the other."

Tsuna looks down as let his mother clean the rest of the blood on his skin, "…I'm sorry I am not strong enough."

"You will soon be, but you know what?" she stood up and smiled her bright smile like nothing changed and yet many things did, "You already strong to me."

She left the living room, carrying all the soiled rags into the bucket. Leaving an exhausted son on the couch. Nana looks back and sadly smiles at her sleeping son.


"Alright you crazy lot," Reborn glares at them, "I want each of you to go home."

"What?!" Everyone protested.

"I want to bite him to death, baby," Hibari glared at Reborn.

"Kufufu, you sure you want to do that? Wouldn't it hurt him more to be left alone?" Mukuro ignored everyone's suspicious looks aimed at him.

"Nor can I have everyone overwhelming him either," Reborn pulls down his fedora. Leon licks his fingers worriedly.

"Reborn?" Chrome whispered, "Is Bossu going to be alright?"

"Do you trust him?" Reborn asked her, but he aimed the question to all of the tenth generation Vongola guardians, "Do you truly believe Tsuna is weak?"

No one said anything unsure how to respond, when Gokudera spoke up, "I believe it's our duty to support him."

"Is that so? Then how do you do it?"

Then the back door slide open and Nana stuck out her head, "Reborn? Would you be able to find someone to heal Tsuna's hands, right now he's asleep and it's a matter of time before he will feel the pain."

Reborn looks at her curiously before nodding, "Don't worry, I will have your son tripping all over the place again soon."

Nana smiled in relief, "If you need anything, don't hesitate to find me. I will make some hot chocolate."


It has been days since the bazooka incident happened. Right now, Tsuna focused more than he ever focused before.

He will not be defeated.

He will not fail.

He will pass his homework, so Reborn would not get the satisfaction of blowing him up. Unfortunately that day is not today. He is already coughing from the constant explosion (successfully suppressing the memory of the future) of missing a couple of math problems.

"Now answer—" Reborn was interrupted by the bedroom's door slamming open.

"GWAHAHA!" Lambo returns from his trip from the shopping with Mom. By the look of the lollipop on his hand, he is starting to enter the sugar rush. Tsuna groans.

"Lambo would not give up! I will defeat you Reborn!" Tsuna isn't surprised Reborn only responded by shooting a dud bullet at the child and goes on finishing his question.

"—what is x?" Tsuna gaps at him. He didn't even heard the question completely!

"Stop ignoring me!" Lambo throws grenades at Reborn, but Reborn glares at the boy and throws them back.

Tsuna closes his eyes and mutters, "Happy thoughts, happy thoughts, must think Kyoko-chan, must think fireworks with everyone…"

"WAH! WHY CAN'T LAMBO BURN YOU?!"

Tsuna chokes in mid breath.

"BURN OR BETTER YET STAY DEAD YOU WORTHLESS BEINGS!" Tsuna stared at the older Lambo who was smirking darkly as he burnt people like no tomorrow with his lightning flames.

Tsuna then splutters when he tasted something grape, forgetting the sudden flashback. He looks up and sees Lambo being quiet. Confused, Tsuna notices he has a lollipop in his mouth.

"Tsuna-nii feeling better?" Tsuna smiles at him gratefully and pats his head. He rubs the tears on his cheek before Lambo jumps him.

"You owe Lambo," Lambo tries to look nonchalant.

Tsuna takes out the lollipop off his mouth to ask, "Do you have something you want me to do?" He looks a little wary at the younger child's grin.

"Lambo wants to get to play with everyone instead of staying home," Tsuna tilts his head and nods with a fond smile.

"I also still owe you to that trip to amusement park, so that's two things I owe you," Lambo cheers and pulls Tsuna out of the bedroom and talks about how was his trip with Mom and all the awesome new toys and especially new candy she bought him.

They left the room, Reborn being forgotten.

"Hm," Reborn stares at their back with a calculating look.

"Keeping everything in is not good, best to test that resolve of those guardians of his," Reborn looks at his green morphing chameleon, Leon, who turns into a cellphone.

At least the cow brat did well for Dame-Tsuna's first panic attack.


Tsuna kept twisting and turning on his bed, mumbling nonsense under his breath. Suddenly he crashed into the floor.

Tsuna stands up in shock and looks over to see an irritated Reborn, "If you have energy to move in your sleep, then you wouldn't mind running around Namimori a couple of times."

Before he knew it he was kicked out of his house in his jogging pants and dark shirt. Wh-what just happened?!

Then a gust of wind blew. Tsuna shivered. Feeling his bare arms, he wondered what happened to his favorite hoodie…

He took off his favorite hooded sweater and tried to stop the blood from leaving his body. His whole body shook for fear of—'s life.

Tsuna stared at his clean hands and yet he can still feel the life blood weighing his hands of his best friend. Then frowns wondering which of his friends was dying in front of him?

"EXTREMELY GOOD MORNING LITTLE BROTHER! NO OCTOPUS HEAD EXTREMELY STALKING YOU?!" Tsuna jumps and whirls to see Onii-san (as Ryohei prefers to be called).

Tsuna barely gulps as he tried to control his breathing and forgets about those memories for now, "Morning, Onii-san. I'm just stretching since Reborn kicked me out of the house."

Then Tsuna's small smile faltered at the sudden beam his self-proclaim brother gave him, "ITS BEST IF WE EXTREMELY RUN TOGETHER! COME AND LET'S RUN UNTIL THE EXTREME SUN RISES TO THE EXTREME!"

Tsuna began having second thoughts of listening Reborn yet again as he was dragged around Namimori with Onii-san.

He was so focused on breathing to not die from exhaustion as he tried to get into his sun guardian's pace. It was only after running until they reached a tall hill, just outside of Namimori did Tsuna crumples on the ground in exhaustion.

Tsuna lays on the ground and tries to catch his breath before looking at Onii-san smiling with his eyes closed. Tsuna wondered what he is doing. Then the silence was no longer silent.

The birds began chirping on the trees, whose leaves rustle softly by the breeze.

Then sees Onii-san shift at the corner of his eyes. He was looking toward the town. Tsuna follows his sight and watches the sun rise and brightens the dark sky with its light for another morning. Awed by the sights and sounds he never experienced before, Tsuna considered how he wouldn't mind waking up earlier for this…

"WE SHOULD EXTREMELY RUN TOGETHER AGAIN!" the other boy shouts and Tsuna whimpers in pain as he felt the pain kick in.


Today, Gokudera had to stay home to recover the long exposure he had with his sister, Bianchi. Tsuna had to practically order him to stay home since Gokudera barely crawled to his house that morning.

Then when he arrived class, Yamamoto had to leave for baseball mini-retreat. Tsuna would have been alone without his guardians, if Chrome was not there, but Tsuna still figuring out how to talk to her.

But that is neither here, nor there. Right now, Tsuna is in his science class and are going to work on the Bunsen burners. He tried not to think about the last time he used his X-Burner. Best not go that road.

"KYAA!" Tsuna looks up and sees one of his classmates putting out the fire of her hair. Luckily for her, only the tips of her hair were burned.

Tsuna in the other hand, started to smell the burnt and flashes of memory came to him from that second trip to the future…

It was a face. Or more like only the head of a twisted look of hatred and horror showed on the half burnt face.

Tsuna covered his nose and mouth and ran out of the room. He blindly ran through the hallway and suddenly found himself pushing the door that leads to the school roof. He trips and lands in the middle of the rooftop and gags. After dry heaving, he takes in a deep breathe, taking in hungrily the fresh air.

He doesn't know how long he was on his knees, trying to catch his breath and calming his heart.

Then the door behind him creaks as it opens.

"Kufufu, my, what do we have here?" Tsuna freezes and looks back at the newly arrived Mukuro. He stares at him with wide eyes, still with such much horror as he tried to forget the smells of blood and burnt flesh.

Mukuro leaned on the doorframe of the roof door and played with his trident. Tsuna tried his best to not fidget, wondering what Mukuro could be up to. Hopefully Hibari isn't nearby or else the roof will cave in or worse Reborn might try to make me stop them! Tsuna was starting to panic when Mukuro spoke up.

"Do you feel disgusted with me?" Tsuna looks up at him confused.

"That a mere child found it pleasing to splash and paint the blood of those beings, leaving no one alive?" Mukuro turns and smirks at Tsuna.

Tsuna closes his eyes to hide the pity that he knows Mukuro would not wish to see. Then opens his eyes and looked into his two colored eyes with a soft smile, "Who can blame a child who only defend themselves against their aggressor with the only way they knew?"

Mukuro froze and stared at him with an unreadable look, "I see," then he disappeared in mist flames and Chrome appeared in his place.

Tsuna stared at her confused, wondering what Mukuro could have meant.

"Feeling better, Bossu?" Tsuna gave a start and felt his tensed shoulders relaxed. He smiles at her.

"Thanks Chrome," he brightens up, "Do you want to come over my house after school? Mom is going to bake some cake."

She blinks in surprised before biting her lip, unsure how to answer.

"I will call the others at Kokuyo Land to come over too," Tsuna then muttered to himself, "All of you are too skinny, Mom is right, you need real food."

Chrome smiles and kisses his cheek, "See you later then, Bossu."

Distantly, Tsuna wished Kyoko would kiss him like that, but Chrome is here and he decides to learn how to speak with the shy girl. After all, she left class and called Mukuro to check on him.

He quickly sends a text to his mother that they are expecting more visitors.


Tsuna was coming back from his groceries when two thugs suddenly came out the alleyway. Tsuna barely let out a squeak when one came for him. He ducked low as one tried to swipe him with a small dull knife.

Distantly, Tsuna feels insulted and annoyed. Really, a knife? Alarms went off his head and Tsuna jumped to the side and dropped to slide a kick to trip the other attacker. He kicked them and managed to take them down instead, but it felt too easy.

Maybe I am getting better? Still Tsuna felt dread then he hears a distant whistle and ducks. A rain of bullets went off.

I didn't hear the gun go off until the bullets flew! Tsuna drops his groceries and ducks around a dumpster. He was about to get his pills out when he heard someone scream in terror.

Tsuna froze. Breath in, breath out, breath in, breath-out-breath-inbreathountbreathin—

Then Tsuna hears someone scream, so unnatural that he covered his hears to not hear it. Then he heard how the scream suddenly cut off with a sharp liquid gurgle. He tried not to imagine what it meant.

Something hit him hard in the head. Tsuna let out a hiss and looks up to see Hibari glaring at him, ready to hit him again with his tonfas.

"What was that for?!" Tsuna shouts before slapping his mouth in horror.

"Hn, fight me," Hibari take out his tonfas and stands in a fighting stance.

Tsuna stares at him and slowly walks back, "Sorry I have to go, you know, since Reborn is waiting and I have to finish my homework and—HIEEE!" Tsuna ducks a hit from the tonfas in surprised. Hibari only lets his coat fly against the wind dramatically then attacks furiously at him.

Tsuna ducks and blocks his attacks, yet doesn't attack back. The alleyway was very narrow, but Tsuna took advantage of it for his small stature against Hibari. Like that is a problem for the fighting maniac. Distantly he laments how Hibari and Onii-san are actually so alike with their love of fighting. Though one is bloodthirsty while the other is an enthusiastic one.

Somehow the rhythm of fighting Hibari, reminds him of his older self, only his Hibari has less grace and finesse in his attacks. After a couple of minutes, Tsuna was getting tired and bruised by the attacks he didn't able to dodge.

Hibari became even more brutal as if frustrated about something. He had a feeling Hibari would not be happy if he kept defending instead of fighting back, but he doesn't like fighting at all to do so. After being hit in the gut and crashed into the wall again, Tsuna's good eye stares at Hibari who looks disappointed.

"Stupid Herbivore, cannot stomach anything," Hibari puts down his tonfas and turns around.

"H-hibari-senpai?" Hibari stops, but doesn't turn around.

"I-I—" Tsuna was unsure what to say when he notices a red dot aimed at the back of Hibari's head.

No way had I fought those battle in the future only to have one of my FRIENDS DOWNED IN THE PAST! Tsuna unconsciously growls and activated his flames to tumble Hibari.

Hibari stares from under Tsuna when the next split second a familiar whistle of a bullet flew over them.

Next thing Tsuna knew he was staring at the sky, groaning as he heard Hibari furiously attacking the assassin. He slowly sits up and realizes he no longer hear fighting. Hibari was scowling.

"Coward Herbivore ran," Tsuna looks at him worried, That means he is still around to attack again!

His thoughts were cut off when he notices Hibari staring at him.

"Hn, next thing show your fangs first," Hibari turns around with his black coat bellowing behind him leaving Tsuna gapping.

How in the world can he do that?! There's no wind!


Tsuna hums to himself, enjoying the after party of Yamamoto winning his game. Anything to forget the nightmares he gets at night and wake up only to remember the lingering terrified feeling in the morning. Reborn left saying something he had to check, leaving Tsuna wondered if he caught a lead on the escaped Mafioso.

He shakes his head of those thoughts he sees Gokudera leaving to go to the bathroom before looking around to see what were his friends doing. Onii-san was shouting extremes ever so often to his giggling sister who sat next to a passed out Haru (she made banner and created a cheering squad for Yamamoto at the game, which Tsuna who was reluctant at first to be part of, was happy when he saw Yamamoto beam at them so bright at their support).

Hibari decided to go out and hunt down the assassin that escape last time. He was mad for the whole week and the others wondered. That in itself had Tsuna wondered as well. Since when his friends who went into the future especially tend to look out for each other. More so since his second and recent trip to the future.

Mukuro…well Tsuna doesn't know where he went, but at least Chrome decided to come even if by herself. She decided to sit next to Kyoko instead by herself to listen with intent at Onii-san while holding a sleeping Lambo on her lap. Lambo had insisted to stay longer after Bianchi left with I-Pin and Fuuta. Tsuna had to step in and said it was alright. He did promise Lambo he can hanging out with them.

After a couple of minutes, they decided to clean up. Tsuna wondered what Gokudera was taking so long.

He flinched when he heard Yamamoto's dad sharpen his knives. He closed his eyes and tried to calm down, Must not be overwhelmed, must be calm, cannot let the others worry about me. Tsuna isn't sure if he succeeding at trying to suppress his memories when there was an explosion.

Everyone stood up and looked at the back of the shop worried. Then they heard familiar curses and more explosions went off. Tsuna ran toward the back where he last saw Gokudera go earlier.


Gokudera was surrounded by a bunch of Mafioso and was in the defensive as they kept attacking him.

Tsuna quickly looks around and see the leader being the escaped assassin from earlier. He frowns and takes out his pill case after putting on his mittens. Just as he was about to put two into his mouth something pushes him to the ground. His breathing was cut off as something heavy sat on top of him and almost saw stars in front of him.

He faintly heard a sword slash above him and an explosion of a punch when Tsuna felt the weight disappear. The Decimo-in-training looks around and watches Onii-san punch a guy who scowls at him, who was holding his pill case!

"GIVE BACK MY EXTREME BROTHER'S STUFF, YOU UNEXTREME THIEF!" The scowling Mafioso suddenly smirks and ducks at the sun guardian's powerful punch and takes out a bomb.

Tsuna rushes to them and watched how the Mafioso quickly ties it up with his case before throwing it to the sky.

"NOO!" The case exploded.

How will I be able to fight now? Tsuna thought and watch even Lambo, the youngest able to fight with is unlimited arsenal of weaponry of grenades and explosions.

Tsuna didn't notice an assassin behind until he was attacked from behind and kicked into someone.

"Ow!" Tsuna rubs his bruised his head.

"Juudaime?!" Tsuna squints in front of him to see Gokudera's worried face. Then his eyes widen, staring behind Gokudera.

It was as if everything slowed down. Gokudera looked at him worried and mouthing something, the explosions quieten, the smirking assassin aimed his sharp knife at his unsuspecting victim.

"Gokude-dera?" Tsuna croaks out. He tries to only stare at his glassy eyes and ignore the rest of his best friend's body.

"…Tsuna?" At this Tsuna muffles a sob. His best friend never calls him by his name and here he is, dying and his last words is his name.

Unfortunately this led him see how something pierced through the older Gokudera's stomach without counting the cuts and burns.

Tsuna growls as he tried to hold onto that feeling and the one when he pushed Hibari from being shot, to let it overwhelmed him.

I know this, I can protect everyone…No…

I WILL PROTECT EVERYONE!

His mittens sparked once and were transformed into familiar black gloves with Sky flames over them. Suddenly everything became clear and time quickens.

With one hand he pulled Gokudera's collar and threw him to the side and out of reach of the enemy, while the other to punched the assassin. He flies and attack him until he was out cold.

Looking up he noticed the escaped assassin from few days ago was busy fighting back Hibari, but it's a matter of time before he will be at last defeated. Then Tsuna noticed he was surrounded by the remaining assassins in a desperate attempt to take the Decimo down.

Fortunately, Yamamoto and Gokudera were able to jump in on time.

"We got your back, Tsuna!"

"Don't worry about anything Juudaime!"

He tensed a little before staring down at his gloves remembering the lesson he learned the first time he went into the future; he doesn't have to be strong alone, he has support now. Friends by his side.

The both boys took notice and smiled at their sky before waiting for the signal to attack.

Tsuna he mumbles how he wished Gokudera calls him by his name. Hearing a click of a weapon, Tsuna ducks down to let loose the combo attacked of Yamamoto and Gokudera before Tsuna himself takes flight again for an aerial attack.

"Look at us! We are the three musketeers!" Takeshi smiles and slashes an enemy with his sword.

"Shut it Baseball freak! Besides, since when you pay attention to your English class?" Gokudera summons a couple of more dynamites from who knows where and flings at the panicking pack of Mafioso.

In response Yamamoto grins before sending another wave of rain flames slowing down the rest of the Mafioso. Gokudera jumps back to not get into the back lash and throws the dynamite. As for Tsuna, he expels the sky flames and quickly downs the rest of the mafioso.

For a long minute the three friends stood, gasping for breath before smiling at each other.

CLANG! THUMP!

They turned and stared in disbelief at Kyoko.

She was frowning, staring at the dented frying pan on her hand. In front of her feet was an assassin, who was growing a bump on his forehead.

"WHAT ARE YOU EXTREMELY DOING OUT HERE KYOKO?!" The older brother then looks down and gaps at her like the other present guardians.

"He was about to shoot Tsuna-kun, Onii-san," Kyoko pouts at her brother while the trio only stares at the girl.

"You know, before I came back," Hayato and Takeshi turned to their friend in surprised, "I think I remember Mom something similar when another guy tried to shoot me when my guard was down."

"Wow that's great! That means your mom will be okay in the future then!" Takeshi beams at him. Tsuna looks back at him confused at his phrase he use about his mother.

"Don't worry Tsu—I can't do it Juudaime, I cannot call you by your name!" Hayato bows in apology while Tsuna panics over him irritating his wounds.


Reborn stared at how his student wobble into his room. He was taken back when he saw the state of his student and smirks, "By your burns, it means you went into dying will without the pills."

His smirks widens when he sees Tsuna looking away, trying to not look suspicious, "Oh? You been doing that for a while now?"

"No!" Tsuna responded too quickly. Reborn mentally chuckles as his student curses himself under his breath.

However much he wants to get the information about the other times the boy went into HDWM without the dying will pills, Reborn won't push his exhausted student tonight.

After all it has been a long week and the boy is recovering quicker than he had hoped. Not only that, Reborn was happy to note his student was no longer plague by nightmares often. Being surprised often by his student, makes it worth tutoring him.

Tsuna turns and stares at Reborn who gave him a tiny smile, "Good job on getting over that fear."

He might not know what his student saw, but a small comfort wouldn't be too bad. Besides it might make him paranoid of why his "demon" tutor was being too nice, "You must have faith that everything will turn out alright. Besides your guardians are strong, they will be fine."

Sure enough the boy almost panic as if fearing for a dreaded flashback, but looked confused. Reborn can see how Dame-Tsuna is not that bothered by the future anymore.

It will be for a while longer before Dame-Tsuna will be completely better and only time will heal all wounds. Is like his older self said, they must be patient besides Dame-Tsuna isn't alone to deal with it.

A/N: Well that part is done and next week I will post the last part (after uploading Restoring What Has Been Lost story). See you soon fellow readers!