Chapter 1:

(Vongola Mansion: Namimori, Japan)

A very important Guardians' meeting was being held that day. Everyone's presence was required, which was why Hibari Kyoya was restraining himself from attacking the Real Illusion of Rokudo Mukuro (who was smugly smirking across him) that was created and being maintained by Chrome Dokuro.

Only a few minutes had passed since the meeting began and there was already a thick tension hanging in the air.

"Tenth, you can't be serious when you say that you are going to destroy the Vongola Rings!" Gokudera said, raising his voice against Tsuna which was a rare sight to be seen or heard.

"Hayato, as I said before, the mere existence of the Vongola Rings can be a source of war, especially right now where there are news of Families waging war against each other just to steal rings."

"But Tenth…!"

"Kufufufu… On this matter, I'm with the puppy," Mukuro said. Gokudera's angry bursting of, "the hell you are calling a puppy, pineapple bastard!" was left ignored. "Sawada Tsunayoshi, do you foolishly believe that by destroying the rings, you will prevent a war? Don't be naïve. This is the world of mafia. You are not a saint but a mafia boss. You cannot stop the war and save everyone. Stop your foolish dreams and look at the reality of the situation. A war will happen whether you like it or not. "

Tsuna sighed. "Okay. Since the two of you are really against my idea, we will do a voting on this. If the majority of you are against it, then I will reconsider. Of course, my vote will not be counted to make it fair."

"I'm sorry Tenth but I'm definitely against it," Gokudera began.

"Kufufufu... I'm against it."

"Well, I trust Tsuna's decision, so I'm fine with it," Yamamoto said while smiling and scratching his cheek.

Ryohei nodded. "That's extremely right. Sawada knows what he's doing; he wouldn't do something that would harm his Family. I will agree with him."

"Yare yare... All this serious stuff about rings and wars..." Lambo said while scratching the back of his head. "Tsuna-nii is my nii-san, so I will do what he wants."

"And you, Kyoya?" Tsuna asked.

"Hn. Not interested." That answer was met by silence and stares from his fellow guardians.

"WHAT?! DAMN BASTARD!" Gokudera yelled as he slammed his fist on the table. "WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?!"

"I can protect the discipline in Namimori with or without a ring."

"DAMN IT! YOU AND YOUR STUPID OBSSESSION TO THIS STUPID TOWN!" This statement was met by a glare from Hibari.

"Maa maa… Calm down Gokudera," Yamamoto said, trying to stop the fight between his fellow guardians.

"Stop it, guys," Tsuna said, internally face palming at the situation, "We will skip Kyoya's vote for now. How about you, Chrome? What is your opinion about this?"

"I..." Chrome started with a small voice, but gradually spoke louder to convey her words with resolve, "I believe in Bossu's decision."

"Well... I guess that settles it," Tsuna said with relief, "Even without Kyoya's vote, the majority has voted that the Vongola Rings will be destroyed."

"But Tenth! Please! I beg of you! Please think about it once again!" Hayato pleaded.

"I'm sorry, Hayato, but my decision for this matter was already firm: we will destroy the Vongola Rings tomorrow."

Hayato dejectedly avoided Tsuna's gaze and only looked at floor.

"Don't regret this decision, Sawada Tsunayoshi. Don't blame us for not stopping you from making one of the most stupid decisions in your life if you die."

"I won't, Mukuro. This is my decision. This is my dying will," Tsuna said, "Meeting adjourned."

One by one, the guardians stood up and left the room. Chrome dispelled her Real Illusion of Mukuro. With that, only Chrome and Tsuna remained inside the room. Chrome stood up and walked towards him.

"Chrome? What is it?"

"Bossu, I have something to tell you…" she started, "I have a favor to ask."

"Go ahead and say it."

"I know that this is not the right time to ask this, but I'd like a vacation."

Tsuna raised an eyebrow at this. "A vacation? Where?"

"Please let me go to France," Chrome elaborated.

"Why? Is something wrong?"

Chrome clutched the hem of her shirt, a habit Chrome unconsciously did whenever she was nervous or lying; Tsuna saw this but didn't say anything. She may have been a mist, but one of her unique traits was that she could not lie, especially to those who were close to her.

"I… I might have asked it as a vacation, but… but the truth is… I'm going to retrieve a Kokuyo informant."

She's half-lying, Tsuna's Hyper Intuition said. "Kokuyo informant?"

Chrome hesitated to answer. "It's… It's M.M."

M.M.? The girl with the clarinet?

"Bossu...?"

"Well... It's as you said earlier: I can't let you go this week. How about next week? You're not in a rush, right? Did something bad happen to M.M.?"

"No, no. She's perfectly fine. She... She just needs me to escort her back to Japan."

"Well… How about this? I'll make that your mission: next week, go to France and meet up with M.M. Of course, since this will be your mission officially, the Vongola will pay for all your expenses."

Chrome bowed. "Thank… Thank you very much, Bossu!" It was evident from her voice that she was crying. She raised her head up. "I'm really grateful," she said with a smile and then left the room.

"Mukuro-sama, I… I did it."

"You've done well, Nagi. He doesn't seem suspicious but that doesn't mean he believed you. I guess you're getting better at lying."

"Well… It's not like everything I said was a lie."

"Half-truths are nothing better than lies, my dear Nagi. Lies hide within the truth…" Mukuro began his lies and truth speech. Chrome knew what direction that conversation was going so she quickly cut him off to change the topic.

"Mukuro-sama, I'm sorry, but our plans will be delayed for a week because of me."

"Don't worry, Nagi. We can use that time to prepare. After all, we can't afford to make a mistake."

"Yes. We will make sure that we will break you out Vendicare Prison."

After a few seconds, Tsuna left the room. The moment he stepped outside, he saw Hibari.

"What did you and the Mist herbivore discuss?" He started his interrogation.

"It was nothing important." That statement was answered by a glare.

Tsuna sighed. "Why do you have to know, Kyoya?"

"I am the one in charge of information. I must know everything that is happening."

"She asked to go France." Tsuna paused. "She used the excuse of meeting up with M.M. but I don't believe it."

Hibari dangerously narrowed his eyes. "Elaborate."

"Well, at first it seems like a plausible excuse: M.M. came from France and is a Kokuyo Gang member. But my Intuition tells me that they're after something else." Tsuna paused again and looked straight at Hibari's eyes. "Vendicare Prison is located in France."

Hibari immediately got the hidden message. "They're planning to break Rokudo Mukuro out?"

Tsuna answered that with a shrug. "I gave her my permission. No, I made it her mission."

"When?"

"I told her to go next week since our hands are still full right now."

"Did you tell her about your plan?"

"No. I didn't tell anyone else but you. After all, I know that they will be against me negotiating with Byakuran after we destroy the Vongola Rings."

"Hn." And with that, the interrogation was over and Hibari walked away.

The next day, the Vongola Guardians once again gathered, but this time they were not in the meeting room but on a small hill near the Vongola Mansion.

"Right now, we are standing on the hill that is unofficially marked as the graveyard of Vongola Primo and his Guardians," Tsuna declared, "We're going destroy the Vongola Rings, so I thought it would be appropriate for them to join their former owners after they're destroyed."

Tsuna removed his ring from his finger and placed it inside a small bag. "Place your rings inside the bag."

The Guardians obeyed. They removed their rings from their fingers and placed it inside the bag. When all rings were placed inside, Tsuna closed the bag and sealed it tightly.

"Ryohei."

"What is it, Sawada?"

Tsuna handed Ryohei the bag and a hammer.

"If you would do the honors, please crush the rings using that hammer."

"Eh?" Everyone was shocked at that statement.

"Are you sure, Sawada, that we can just hammer them until they are crushed?"

"Turf Top's right, Tenth! These are the Vongola Rings!"

"I know. I remember once Xanxus crushed a fake Vongola Ring using his fingers. I believe that the fakes and the real Vongola Rings are made from the same material. If Xanxus could crush it using only his fingers, then why can't a hammer do the same?"

There was silence.

"Well, if Sawada says we can destroy them with a hammer, THEN LET'S HAMMER THEM TO THE EXTREME!"

Ryohei threw the bag at the ground and, with all his might, swung the hammer down. A crushing sound was heard. Ryohei hammered it repeatedly until the crushing noise stopped.

"No way..." Hayato said with disbelief.

"Funny, isn't it? To others, it was a weapon that could be used for mass destruction, but in the end, it was just a set of antique rings easily destroyed by a hammer," Tsuna said as he picked the bag. Yep. They were totally crushed. He could feel the broken shards of the rings. "We will bury the shards in this hill."

After they buried the Vongola Rings, Tsuna declared, "the Vongola Rings are now destroyed. By this action, we hope that we will prevent the war. But in case the war takes place, I made Gianini prepare sets of A-rank Rings. Though not as powerful as the Vongola Rings, they will help you defend yourselves."

The Vongola Rings are now destroyed. The plan starts now.

Edit (07/26/15):

Corrected some grammar mistakes. Beta-read by Aines445. :D