It's been two weeks since Reborn came to train Ienari and it was a crazy one. The day after Reborn came to their home, he shot Ienari with a dying will bullet. He was suddenly in his boxers with a flame on his forehead running to see Kyoko so he can ask her out. When Nari got out of dying will mode he realized that he was in front of the whole school with only his boxers. Everyone started laughing and calling him a pervert, then Mochida came challenging him to a duel for Kyoko. During the duel Reborn shot Nari again and won. Ienari getting shot with the dying will bullet kept happening on and off for the rest of the two weeks.

Tsuna had to admit it was really funny. He recorded every one of them with the cameras he has all over Namimori. He'll watch the funniest ones when Nari is out at practice or out of the house when he's bored. He may love his brother but that doesn't mean he can't have his own fun too.

Like he promised, Reborn tutored Tsuna after training with Nari. Tsuna had to pretend he didn't know anything in front of him so it wouldn't blow his cover. Reborn actually treated Tsuna nicer than he does to Nari when he tutors him. No explosions, no guns, no threats, just regular teaching.

Tsuna's Room

Tsuna was preparing for his mission to retrieve a painting from Pollo Famiglia HQ since Reborn took Nari to train in the mountains. It gave him three days to finish is work without fear. He already finished his hacking job three days before when had the chance.

Flashback

It was after dinner and Tsuna started hacking the Cane Famiglia HQ. Reborn left in the afternoon to meet someone and wouldn't come back until the next day. It gave Tsuna the perfect opportunity to start his jobs.

When he made it through all the firewalls he started looking through files until he found one of the files he was looking for.

May 16, 20XX

To all members of the Cane Famiglia,

In a week from today we will attack the Vongola. We are to kill everyone in sight and to find any information about who's going to be the next Vongola Boss and their whereabouts. We'll show the world who's the strongest mafia family is. Your group leader will tell you what your role in the attack will be.

The Strategist of the Cane Famiglia,

Rene Costa

After he read that he found the attack plans of the Cane and what types of groups will be used for the attack. When Tsuna was done he copied all the necessary information and got out, erasing any trace of ever being there. Then he sent everything to Nono and started to hack the Pollo Famiglia. He needed the layout of their HQ and locate where they were keeping the painting.

Flashback End

When he was done go down memory lane, he went to one of the secret compartments he has in his room and took out a box. It was three inches tall and wide with a 'S' on the top and was indigo in color. The box was given to him by Rosa and it is a machine that makes a real illusion of him. So he can leave for a long period of time and not worry what would happen if his mom thought he was missing. It can last for a month before he needs to give it to Rosa to be recharge with mist flames again.

Tsuna placed it on his nightstand and changed into his work clothes. He had on a black long-sleeved shirt, black skinny jeans, black shin-high combat boots, black gloves with a grey 'S' on them and a black hooded cape. He also had a black domino mask that covered the top part of his face and black and grey headphones. Tsuna then went to his nightstand, picked up the box and pressed the 'S' at the top. The illusion Tsuna came out of the box.

While giving orders to his illusion self, he warned him about Reborn and told him that if he and his brother returned early to contact him. With that done, Tsuna got out a flame ring and Kuro's box out. He lit his ring and opened his box animal. Kuro emerged in black flames when the flames dissipated a black furred ferret with Night flames on his ears and paws. He stretched and shook his fur, jumping to Tsuna's shoulder Kuro started to rub his face against his master's cheek. Finally, Tsuna opened a portal of Night flames and went through.

Pollo Famiglia HQ, Italy

A black vortex appeared in a lone corner of a dark hallway way from any cameras or guards sights. A black figure stepped out of the vortex and it closed behind them.

It was late morning when they arrived. He picked this day because he knew that the Head Famiglia and his best bodyguards were out for a lunch meeting with one of their allies. So if does get caught, however unlikely it was, he wouldn't have to worry about them sending their best to go after him and waste time.

The hallway Tsuna was in was one that closest to the security room. It also was in the same area as the Pollo Famiglia's vaults, where the painting is being held. He sent Kuro to sneak into the security room to disable the alarms and cameras of the mansion so he would be able to walk to the vault and only have to avoid the guards that were coming through the hallway for shift changes. It would be easier to teleport into the vault but it has alarms inside of it that he could trigger. Now he waits.

Sawada House, Tsuna's Room

When Tsuna got back home it was 5 am, he sent his report to Nono, and went to bed.

Tsuna woke up around noon and decide to walk around Namimori to enjoy his peaceful day without Reborn and his brother while he can. When he was close to Nami-Chuu his intuition went off. He knew something bad was going to happen if he didn't stop it. Tsuna went running off to the school, as he got there he spotted someone at the edge of the roof ready to jump. The person had raven colored hair, was tan from being out in the sun so much, and there was a cast in their right arm.

He knew instantly who it was, Yamamoto Takeshi, Nami-Chuu's baseball star. He ran at full speed to the rooftop to stop Yamamoto from jump. Knowing he would not make it in time he made a portal going to the roof staircase. When he got to the top he slammed the door open and yelled, "Don't jump!"

Yamamoto jumped a little and turned to face Tsuna with wide eyes. He went back to normal and said, "If you're here to stop me then don't. You should know how I feel, not good at anything just wishing you should die because you're useless to the world. We're the same after all."

"No, you're wrong Yamamoto," said Tsuna trying to get closer to Yamamoto.

"So you think you're better than me Dame-Tsuna," Yamamoto said darkly.

"No! That's not what I meant! What I mean is that, even though I'm no good I still have people who I live for."

"People… who you live for?"

"Yeah, I have my Okaa-san, m-my brother, my cousin, and friend I met a couple of years ago. What about you, Yamamoto?"

"I don't have people like that. All they want is my talent for baseball and now I don't even have that. The baseball gods have left me."

"But, you do have someone. You have your dad, what would he think if his last living relative died? It would break him."

"M-my da-dad?"

"Yes him, and you have...me too," Tsuna said reaching out his hand to Yamamoto.

Yamamoto's eyes widen and said, "Really?"

"Yes Yamamoto. I'll be your friend, a true friend."

"Okay," said Yamamoto and reached out for the hand. As he was an inch away the fence on the roof broke and Yamamoto fell. Tsuna quickly got Yamamoto's hand with both of his. He wasn't sure if he should use his real strength to save Yamamoto.

"Let go of me Tsuna. You should save yourself, before both of us fall."

"No! I'm going to save you no matter what."

Tsuna gathered all his strength and pull Yamamoto onto the roof and lay on the rooftop panting. I need to stop slacking off in my training. If Rosa finds out I been slacking she'll give me hell, thought Tsuna. When he caught his breath he asked, "Are you okay Yamamoto?"

"Yeah, thanks to you Tsuna. But I didn't know you were so strong."

Tsuna blushed. Thinking weather to tell Yamamoto or not, he decided to put his trust in him, "I guess my secret is out. To tell you the truth I'm not really dame, it's just an act. You're not mad at me for that are you?"

"No, I'm not mad. I just want to know why you hide it from everyone. People would have treated you differently if you weren't acting this whole time."

"I have been always been smart but body has been frail for a long time until a few years ago," Tsuna explained. "I actually went to an advance school for first and second grade with my brother," when Tsuna said that Yamamoto had a fuzzy recollection of the Sawada Twins joining their class a week into their third year of Namimori Elementary. "But I would miss a lot of school to go to the hospital and our school was farther away from where we live. My mom decided that it would be better if my brother and I went to a school closer to home. Not many people knew, only my family and the principal, so everyone just assumed I was not good at anything since I was behind at the time and wasn't very good at athletics".

"I understand but, why didn't you tell anyone?" asked Yamamoto. "Or just gradually get better each school year? And what about your body you said it was frail but now it isn't. I'm confused."

Tsuna understood his confusion and said, "I get what you mean. The reason I didn't tell anybody or gradually get better is that everyone already just made up their minds of who I was by the time I was able to actually be caught up in the school work and people can be stubborn when they believe something is true, it's hard to change their mind. As for my body, I met someone that was able to find a treatment that makes my body less frail that I don't have to go to the hospital as often as I use to."

"Okay, thank you for answering my questions." said Yamamoto.

"You're welcome Yamamoto," Tsuna said with a smile.

I want to protect him and his smile, thought Yamamoto.

"Hey, we should leave now Yamamoto or we'll get bitten to death by Hibari-san," said Tsuna.

"Ha ha, I guess you're right Tuna."

"Hey! My name is TSUNA not Tuna. T-S-U-N-A, that spells Tsuna," Tsuna glared (pouted) at Yamamoto. Cute, he thought

"Maa,maa. It's just a nickname. Anyway do you want to come to my house for some sushi?" he asked.

Tsuna stopped glaring (pouting) and asked, "Is it ok for me to come?"

"Of course," Yamamoto put his arm around Tsuna's shoulder. "You're my friend and my pops would love to meet you."

"Okay. I'll go," Tsuna said and they left the roof.