Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! That claim belongs to the creator, Amano Akira. Any other familiar trademarks belong to their original owner. The following story is my, "elyavalon", own original work. If you believe you have seen something like this, please message me if you think there is a problem.

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Everything has a beginning, a middle, and end. Food, love, life, even the whole world is no exception. Since the beginning was created, it has branched off into different routes, ranging from various "What ifs". What if the dinosaurs weren't extinct? What if the British won the Revolutionary War? What if the World Trade Center wasn't attacked? What if there was no manga?

These countless "What ifs" are but big contradictions that we have already experienced happen. Dinosaurs are extinct. The Americans won the Revolutionary War. The World Trade Center was attacked. Manga is here and very popular in today's culture.

No, let's get into something for those who know about the life of Sawada Tsunayoshi. We all know there are different parallel dimensions from this manga and wonder what could be different from that time. What would happen if Tsuna had never met a certain "Akanbo" hitman? What would happen if Tsuna happily embraced the fact he is the future Vongola Tenth right when the hitman told him about it? What happened if Tsuna was a girl?

However, we know how it turned out and can't be bothered by "What ifs" that have been proven wrong for the moment.

Going farther in time, a little beyond the "future" time of the "manga" when an "Adult" Tsuna has officially "accepted" his title as "Vongola Tenth", there are possibilities of future Vongolas. A Vongola Eleventh. A Vongola Twelfth. Even a Vongola Thirteenth, a possible Vongola Fourteenth, and many Vongolas after that.

Whichever future generation of Vongola they may be, they will have the blood of Sawada Tsunayoshi in their veins and a certain "Akanbo" hitman that is ready to be called upon to train the "No-Good' future generations of Vongola into the great bosses they are meant to be. They will go through many painful trials together with their future guardians, his or her most trusted friends, giving off a hope for a bright future that will help the generation of Vongola after them.

If somebody sees a chart, courtesy of Shouichi Irie's program, of only some possible alternate dimensions that stem from Sawada Tsunayoshi, Vongola Tenth, they would see many white lines from that one branch, that one branch of the tree known as time. That one big branch signifying the time Tsuna "accepted" his title. However, if they don't look closely enough, the many possible Vongola Twelfths would see one black branch beside their time lines. Out of all those white branches, where the Vongola fights for their own "justice", that one black, rotten branch shows a bleak future for the world of that time.

This is not a story about a "No-Good" teenager who meets an "Akanbo" hitman who tells him that he is a candidate for Vongola Twelfth. This is not a story of the trials he or she and his or her friends about them hanging out all day, meeting new people, and going through many comedic yet bond-tightening events that will lead them toward the future where they live in a castle in Italy.

No. This is a story that doesn't revolve around a Vongola, yet. This is a story about a person who tries to change the past and alter his devastated future. This is a story about a person who tries to change the past for that the Vongola Twelfth at that time would never be born. There is a chance that person won't change the future, but god help him if he doesn't try while holding onto that faint glint of hope for a better future.

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Greetings. I am an entity that will help better understand the story when it is needed. Whenever those two lines that are above this sentence appear in every "chapter", I will appear below them. I would like to say a few more things before I truly begin this story.

The beginnings, which will appear in flashbacks, will be known as "The Journey". The middle, which is this story, will be known as "The Mission". One person determines the end, "The Result" Whether his future flourishes, leaving only destruction, or perishes, creating new life, is up to this one person. Will he be strong enough to carry out his dream or will another person prevent his attempt to rewrite history?

By this person's will and resolution shall he destroy his "world" and create a new one. By another person's will and resolution shall he save his "world" and create destruction.

To destroy is to create. To save is to destroy.

To destruction is light. To salvation is darkness.

In this story, will these contradictions and paradoxes have meaning?

Now, shall we go on with the "Prologue"?

Good.

Hmm? Who am I really?

Hmm…I don't know myself. I could be known as a "Summary". Hmm…I think the name "Arthur" would suffice for now. Lastly, I would like to apologize if my earlier and future statements have/will seem arrogant. Until we meet again, farewell.