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Legend

Word: message/signs

Word: Thoughts

"Word": Speech

[Word]: Skill/Spell name

"Word": Speaking in Different language

Author Note: The chapters may likely not be in chronological order. The following takes place a number of years after the previous. It was supposed to be an omake of sorts but turned into a chapter (relatively long)

Chapter 8 Extra: Ring Battle and Arcobaleno

Sawada Tsunayoshi has had a strange year so far, which was saying quite a bit considering what he had been through. Soon after school started, a toddler had appeared at his door saying that he was to train him to become a mafia boss.

He tried refusing but was ignored. Then through a sequence of events he ended up gathering a group of friends at hiss middle school.

Mukuro and his friends had decided to go to a different school nearby.

Tsuna had fought with the new transfer student, Gokudera Hayato in the process gaining his eternal loyalty. He had also befriended the baseball idol, Yamamoto Takeshi and stopped him from jumping off the roof after he had injured his arm.

Somehow he got roped into a boxing match with an upperclassman Ryohei, after defeating Mochida in a kendo match over the boxer's younger sister Kyoko. Tsuna had confronted the guy since Kyoko had looked rather uncomfortable at his advances.

Child hitmen named Bovino Lambo and I-pin ended up staying with the Sawada's after mistaken attacks.

Tsuna had maintained a cordial relationship with Hibari who had become leader of the Disciplinary Committee.

Just when everything had calmed down, a group of people calling themselves the Varia had appeared, contesting his right to be the next boss. His father and his associates had appeared with the Vongola rings, symbols of leadership.

Tsuna's friends ended up taking Guardian positions and he was very worried since they were up against professional killers.

When Reborn had arrived in Namimori, he was expecting what Iemitsu's reports had described: a shy, slightly clumsy kid with low grades. He ended up burning the data in annoyance before observing his target.

Tsunayoshi turned out pretty normal, with some friends, decent grades and relatively no clumsiness.

When he had shown up on their doorstep. Tsuna had sensed that he was not a normal toddler. The only snag that occurred was his refusal to the take the mantle, though his denial was weakening as he realized that the position would allow him to better protect his family.

He wondered what had caused the discrepancy in the data, other than the fact that Iemitsu had not visited home for a long time. He was also surprised that Tsuna already had relations with a cloud and two mist guardian candidates.

Chrome had less mastery over her abilities but Tsuna refused to push one aside for the other.

Reborn also enjoyed Maman's delicious cooking and Tsuna's expresses were already acceptable (though he did not say that outloud). He watched over his student and his guardians as they prepared for the ring battles.

Said battles would take place at their middle school, prompting angry grumbles from Hibari. Each of the guardians would face off against their counterpart in the Varia in a one-on-one match. The first side to win more than half the matches would be victorious.

The Sun battle ended in Ryohei's victory, though it was close.

Gokudera was defeated in the Storm battle against Belphegor.

Yamamoto triumped against Sword Emperor Squalo for the Rain ring.

Lambo ended up forfeiting against Levi-a-than in the Thunder battle.

Mukuro defeated Mammon in an ililusion battle for the Mist ring.

Hibari was up next but the Sky battle ended up occurring first since Xanxus wanted to fight Tsuna.

Tsuna was torn between a mix of nervousness, anger and worry: for himself, towards the Varia and towards his injured friends.

Suddenly his phone rang, his eyes widened as he recognized the ringtone. He whipped open the phone and brought it to his ear.

"Hello? Tsuna speaking."

Everyone glanced curiously at Tsuna who was speaking to someone.

"Hey Aunt, nice to see you too."

Both Mukuro and Hibari turned to their sky when he said those words.

"What?! That's not a good idea, there's something going on right now…Yes, yes I know you two haven't visited in quite a while."

Reborn raised an eyebrow at his student started to panic.

"We/re at Namimori High…wait what? Right now?!"

Tsuna started to say something but seemed that the caller had hung up.

He stared at his phone in horror. ThenTsuna glanced netween h is guardians and the Varia. He opened his mouth to say something but suddenly what resembled a tear in space appeared nearby.

Almost everyone tensed, it slightly resembled the Vindice's portals. A woman wearing shimmering robes and a blonde boy their age walked out.

She looked around, found Tsuna and gave him a hug.

"Hey Tsuna, how's it going? You have grown since I last saw you."

Poor Tsuna was having a brain malfunctioin from seeing his aunt walk out of a portal.

"Who are you?" Reborn asked, holding Leon-gun in case.

"She's Sariel and Naruto Amastasia. They are pretty much family." Mukuro explained.

"Hey Mukuro! How's Ken and Chikusa? Hey Hibari, nice to see you!"

Naruto cheerfully greeted, then noticed the other group.

"What are you guys doing in Japan?"

Tsuna and his guardians tensed at the statement.

"Kufufu, Naruto you know these mafiosos?"

Naruto looked confusedly at the mist-user.

"This is the group that let us stay at their place for a few days before Sariel brought us back to Namimori from Italy. Wait, you three were in the side pocket that entire time."

Sariel released Tsuna and crossed her arms before facing the leader of the Varia.

"Xanxus, why are you fighting Tsuna?"

Xanxus did not respond but Sariel seemed to discern something from his expression.

"Sorry to interrupt. You can continue with what needs to be done."

One of the Cervello announced the next match.

"The battle for the sky ring between Xanxus and Tsunayoshi shall begin."

The two fighters took their places, about to start when Sariel walked up to Tsuna and held out her hand, palm up. Tsuna looked confusedly at her.

"Give it."

Tsuna looked rather reluctant to hand over whatever Sariel wanted. At least until she leaned over and whispered something into Tsuna's ear.

He paled then hurriedly removed an amulet from around his neck. Strangely enough, no one had noticed the object until now.

"You wanted a fight correct? Tsuna should give it his all."

Sariel answered Xanxus's unsaid question.

With a signal from the judge, the two fighters lit their flames. To many people's shock, Tsuna's flames seemed much larger than normal. His guardian's chalked it up to the seriousness of the situation.

"What is that amulet?" Reborn demanded as Sariel returned to the sidelines.

"It blocked his flames to a more manageable level without adverse side effects."

Reborn then recalled that Tsuna had his flames sealed at a young age. He glanced suspiciously at Sariel, who serenely smiled back.

The fight ended in Tsuna's victory with him using Zero Point Breakthrough successfully.

"Well, I guess they pass." Sariel noted to the downed Varia boss.

Said boss grunted and sat up.

"Well then, since that's all over…let's have some food together. It has been a while since Nana and I have cooked together."

Seeing Hibari's annoyed expression she added, "Don't worry Hibari, Naruto or I can spar with you after eating."

The skylark grunted but seemed satisfied with the arrangement.

So the entire group ended up going to Tsuna's house. He became rather embarrassed when they came face to Iemitsu and Nana having a lovey-dovey moment.

"Oh we have guests? Sariel is that you? It's been a while!"

Nana saw her friend and the two embraced happily before going into the kitchen. Iemitsu stared confusedly at the lady he did not recognize. Then he saw the Varia accompanying his son and his guardians.

"What are you doing here?"

Xanxus growled, "Sariel told us to come."

Iemitsu looked skeptical.

"Sariel is really scary when she's mad…"

Naruto said while shuddering, Mukuro nodded as well. That sent a few warning signals to the rest of the guardians.

The group peeked into the kitchen to see two friends happily chatting while cooking up a storm. After the group set up an eating area and awkwardly sat down.

"I didn't know you two knew each other." Naruto noted as he sat down.

"We didn't. I came to test the brat as the next boss candidate."

Xanxus huffed while glaring.

The table started getting rowdy since a large number of interesting characters had gathered together.

Just in time, Sariel and Nana swept into the room with plates of food and everyone dug in. The delicious food temporarily stopped any arguments, the cooks watched happily as the guests ate their fill.

Soon, desserts replaced empty plates on the table. Everything from cookies to cupcakes, there was something for all.

Reborn hung away a bit from the crowd as he observed the scene. Sariel stood beside the hitman and offered him a piece of candy.

"I heard you liked coffee-flavored foods."

Reborn glanced at the sweet before popping it into his mouth. Before Sariel could ask for his opinion he collapsed. She took a look at the wrapper and gasped.

"This is that aging candy that I made while I was experimenting! I must have mixed it with the other sweets."

Scooping up the hitman she rushed upstairs to the nearest bed. Mammon floated up the stairs after her while the others watched.

"What happened?" Tsuna asked confusedly.

"Sariel accidently gave your tutor an experimental product."

Everyone stared, shocked at the furry fox that had addressed them.

"Kurama there you are!" Naruto scooped up the fox and scratched her ears.

He briefly introduced his mother's familiar to the rest of the guests. Tsuna's guardians conversed with their counterparts while Tsuna fidgeted glancing at Xanxus.

"What is it brat?"

"Um…so the fight was a test?"

"Tch, had to check you weren't trash or scum before letting you get the position."

"Oh that makes sense."

The conversation tapered off and Sariel reappeared alone into the room.

"Is Reborn okay?"

"Where's Mammon?"

Sariel raised a hand for silence. "Reborn had a backlash from something in the candy, though it did what it intended."

She turned towards the stairs.

"Reborn should show you himself."

At her words, a suave gentleman with curly side burns and a suit walked in.

"Chaos."

He greeted as he tipped his fedora where a chameleon was perching. The people's reactions varied from stoic to jaw-dropped.

"Wasn't Reborn a toddler?" Tsuna asked tentatively.

"He's an Arcobaleno, cursed with infant bodies, a group of the strongest in the world."

Xanxus explained while Mammon floated down as well.

"Well the candy only lasts about a day, though there are a number of methods to age and/or change shape. The only issue would be figuring out what methods actually work."

Sariel explained to the group.

"I'll contact the others, they'll be very interested in the news."

Mammon faded from view, likely teleporting to her targets.

"How many ways do you know to either age or break a curse?"

Reborn contemplatively eyed Sariel, having caught what she had said previously.

Sariel racked her mind and searched her reference book before tallying up the total.

"I've got 4 specific spells, a couple spell ideas, potions that can have the required effect. If the goal was more general, say a temporary effect, add a few more ideas."

That earned a couple of raised eyebrows while Sariel shrugged her shoulders.

"It really depends on the what the goal is. Regaining an adult body, not dying due to the curse, breaking the curse or finding an alternative. I'm pretty sure whoever cursed them in the first place will not appreciate my meddling."

"The Man in the Iron Hat." Reborn growled angrily.

"I guess we should wait until the rest of the Arcobaleno before starting?"

At that moment, Mammon reappeared in the room along with five other toddlers and a woman.

"Speak of the devil and they shall appear."

Introductions were quickly done before everyone seated themselves.

"So first things first, what do you guys know about the curse?"

The Arcobaleno revealed that the reason that they had turned into infants was because their pacifiers absorbed large amounts of their flames. In the case of the sky pacifier they remained their adult form but have very short life spans as a tradeoff.

Sariel used [Observe] on one of the toddlers to try and glean more information. The screen described the curse as A curse in order to protect the planet, it drained a large percentage of flame output, which was the equivalent of Mana in a sense.

To the others it seemed like Sariel was fiddling with thin air.

"What's the matter?" Fon asked as he saw Sariel grimace.

"Well, I have good news and bad news."

Sariel paused before continuing.

"The good news is that I can definitely break the curse. Bad news is that before that can happen, we need to find an alternate source/vessel for the pacifiers since apparently without them, the planet is doomed."

"That's right, you seem pretty knowledgeable about this."

Everyone whipped around to see a man with checker-patterned clothing and a cane standing in the room.

"Checker-face!" The Arcobaleno exclaimed.

A voice whispered into Sariel's ear. "Let's have a chat somewhere more private."

Her vision blurred as she felt an arm wrap around her side.

Sariel ended up somewhere she did not recognize, seated at a table with the infamous Man in the Iron Hat.

Checker-face or Kawahira as Sariel had known, told her about the system set in place. How it was his duty to ensure the pacifiers were passed down, a job that he had fulfilled for many years.

Sariel understood but had a chat with him about flexible thinking. Checker-face had done his duty for so long that he forgot that alternatives could be created if needed.

Sariel explained her idea for substitute vessels as well as the original (from what she remembers) method in the manga: magic jars that defied laws of science that absorbed night flames provided by the Vindice.

Back at the Sawada house, a number of people were panicking in various ways. Luckily Nana had been in the kitchen when Sariel was whisked away. Iemitsu then brought her out on a date to keep her in the dark about his profession.

Naruto sat in his seat calmly eating food. Tsuna turned to his friend incredulously.

"How are you so calm? Aunt Sariel just got kidnapped!"

Naruto raised an eyebrow and replied, "Remember that time we got kidnapped on vacation?"

Tsuna thought for a few seconds before alternating between shades of green and white. Mukuro chuckled nervously and Hibari twitched. The others glanced curiously since a number of Tsuna's guardians had not met Sariel and Naruto before now.

Before they could start planning a search team, Sariel and Checker-face reappeared in the same spot they had left. Sariel was smiling while Checker-face's expression was hidden.

"Wonderful news! Kawahira has agreed to help with an alternative for the Arcobaleno system. Everyone is still here? Let's start planning."

Everyone say down, though most glanced warily at Checker-face.

"Kawahira, get out of that get up. No need to be all dark and mysterious."

Sariel smiled sharply.

The Man in the Iron Hat twitched and changed into an albino, spectacled man who was pouting. The Arcobaleno in particular had a hard time equating Checker-face with his actual appearance.

"Kawahira, after this is done, I'll make you some ramen."

The man perked up. "Naruto, you'll get some too, don't worry."

Sariel added when she saw her son's expression.

"Well then so here's the plan. We'll need to make containers for the pacifiers as well as an item that will convert any flame to that of a specific type. The Vindice will hopefully hold these containers and the problem will be solved."

The group mulled over the info, Verde started jotting down notes and ideas in his notepad. Sariel continued on.

"The current issue is finding materials for the flame converter crystals."

"How are we contacting the Vindice?" Someone asked nervously.

"I'll go get him now." Sariel popped away and reappeared with a bandaged toddler in her arms. Reactions were mixed.

"Everyone, meet Bermuda, the leader of the Vindice."

"I am going to get an explanation for this Sariel?"

Bermuda asked after hopping onto the table.

A quick explanation later, Bermuda was caught up and agreed to help as a way of getting revenge on Checker-face. Fortunately, he did not recognize Kawahira in his current form.

"All that is left is to grab the required materials so I can craft the crystals. Unfortunately you will need to go dungeon-exploring."

Sariel described the ingredients as a round gems that were the color of each particular flame. In order to speed things up, flame users of the same time would team up to go get the gems. Verde would stay behind and focus on creating the containers.

"Okay everyone ready?"

Sariel activated [Dungeon Creation] and specified the custom dungeon: Temple of Flames.

The group, minus Verde, Sariel and Kawahira disappeared form view.

Tsuna, Naruto and company found themselves in front of a large stone temple. With determination, the group walked in.

The door opened up to reveal a large circular room with seven doorways. Each was a different color and had a symbol carved into the stone.

They split up into the needed groups and stood in front of the doors. Most matched the flame type marked on the door but not all since then the groups would be unbalanced in terms of numbers.

Storm: Gokudera, Belphegor and Fon

Rain: Yamamoto, Squalo and Colonello

Lightning: Lambo, Levi and Lal

Cloud: Hibari and Skull

Mist: Mukuro, Chrome and Mammon

Sun: Ryohei, Lussaria and Reborn

Sky: Tsuna, Xanxus and Naruto

The doors groaned and opened inwards, revealing dimly lit hallways. The groups walked down them to come upon a single door at the end. Next to it a sign read

Behold the challenge of 'Insert Flame Type'

Everyone walked into the respective rooms, ready for whatever the challenge could throw at them.

Storm: Shooting Range

The room was wide and contained a large shooting range. Multitudes of ranged weapons lined the walls.

"What the heck are we supposed to be doing?" Gokudera exclaimed as he glanced at the shooting range.

As if to answer his question, a sign popped out from the ground which stated that in order to receive that which they needed, each person would hit 100 bulls eyes.

The three needed to pick a ranged weapon or tool, stand at the required distance and begin. A counter nearby would keep track of their score.

Belphegor quickly located some throwing knives whereas Fon decided to use darts as his choice. Gokudera would have used dynamite but ended choosing a bow.

The three lined up and began to fire. The objects would seemingly get swallowed by the target if it was a bulls-eye otherwise it would hit then fall to the ground.

The majority of each person's shots hit their marks, though there were a few misses. It did not take long for each shooter to reach their target score.

Celebratory music sounded throughout the room as a pedestal rose from the ground with the gem placed on a cushion.

"Shishishi, we have the rock, we are done here."

Fon reached over and grabbed the gem, which brought them back to the central hub to wait for the others.

Rain: Tournament

The room that the rain users entered resembled a lobby of sorts. There was also a note placed on the empty receptionist's desk. It revealed that each person would need to win a tournament styled fight to receive the reward.

At this, three spotlights shown on three numbered doors.

"Voi, let's get this over with."

"Ah ha ha, this sounds like fun!"

"This will be useful training, kora!"

Unable to discern any differences between the doors, they simply entered the nearest one. Each door led to a set of slightly raised platforms, where their opponents stood.

Needless to say, the three won their respective tournaments. Squalo and Yamamoto battling with their swordsmanship and Colonello using skills he learned during his training. Yamamoto grabbed the blue gem that they needed and they leaving the area.

Lightning: Obstacle Course

The three passed the course as a group, though they usually passed the obstacles in different ways due to differing skills. The obstacle course was a straight line packed with traps, a number of them electricity themed.

Fortunately Levi had umbrellas that could redirect lightning and Lambo was immune for the most part against the element. Lal was skilled enough to dodge all the traps, she even took mental notes for future training.

"Hahaha! Lambo-sama got the gem first!"

Lal remained blank faced but likely wanted to drop kick the gloating child. Levi just wanted to return to his boss's side.

Cloud: Battle Royale

Skull hung onto Hibari as he turned into a whirlwind of metal. The arena they had found themselves in was filled with the downed bodies of mechanical golems.

"Hn." Hibari grunted as he sheathed his tonfas and went to grab the purple stone stone that had appeared on a pedestal. The battle had been fun, despite the fact that the enemies were not strong enough, their numbers made up for it somewhat.

Mist: Strategic Battle

Mukuro and Mammon observed the tabletop terrain battle that they needed to win. They had started off with far less units but with the use of traps and taking advantage of the terrain, they were now winning.

Mukuro moved their squad of pieces through the woods and ambushed the remaining guards of the opposition. Mammon followed up with bringing in the attackers to surround their target.

"Looks like we win."

Their opponent nodded their head, before disappearing, revealing an indigo gem in its place.

Mammon pocketed the object before floating towards the doorway, refusing to waste time (money).

Sun: Duel

Ryohei roared a battle cry as he unleashed a punch against his opponent. The golem managed to block the strike but Ryohei continued with his assault. After a while he managed to damage it enough to defeat it.

"Yeah! I won!"

"Good job~" Lussaria said from the sidelines. A downed golem with numerous dents lay on the ground nearby.

Reborn tilted his fedora, his opponent also lay on the ground, a gaping hole in the center of its torso.

"Let's grab what we were looking for and get back."

Sky: Target Destruction

The room that Xanxus, Tsuna and Naruto entered contained all matter of platforms with a geometric theme. A sign on the wall told them that in order for them to succeed, they would need to destroy all the targets that appeared within a time limit.

After, a timer appeared from the ceiling with a countdown. With the sound of grinding gears, targets appeared all over the place.

"Let's get to it! We don't have time to waste."

Naruto leapt into action, mixing between smashing targets with his limbs or throwing shuriken at them.

Xanxus scoffed but turned to blast targets with his X-guns.

Tsuna hopped and flew around punching targets within reach.

With three people, the targets were all smashed with time to spare.

"Okay got the gem! Let's go back."

Naruto with the item in hand raced out the door with the others following.

Back at the central hub the groups had all gathered together.

"Everyone got the gems?"

One person from each group revealed the gemstone they had been charged to retrieve.

Now that the job was done, everyone exited the building to find the circle that had transported them here still there.

With a flash of light, the group reappeared in the Sawada house.

Sariel and Kawahira were chatting over some tea.

"Wonderful, you are back. I should have the converters ready in no time. Verde is in the middle of producing the jars at the moment so we should be done at the same time.

"How long were we gone?" Tsuna asked.

"Oh, maybe a few hours or so. Verde had a fortunate breakthrough soon after writing his notes."

Sariel took the gemstones and ushered the group to a table with some snacks. She went upstairs to a table that she had prepared prior to begin her work.

Tsuna and the others enjoyed the snacks while Sariel crafted the items. She wasn't entirely sure how the ingredients became the final product but she was not complaining. The process was quick and relatively easy.

Soon, Sariel descended the stairs holding an armful of colored orbs.

"Okay, here are the converters. All we need to do now is get the jars then combine the two with the pacifiers. The objects should begin to absorb the flames from the orbs and treat it like a vessel. Then we hand them over to the Vindice to watch over and problem solved."

The orbs were placed on the table and Verde burst into the kitchen with the jars. Each Arcobaleno grabbed a jar and their respective colored orb and placed the pacifier inside before sealing the jar.

The pacifiers began to absorb the flames from the orbs and Tsuna and his friends cheered.

The Arcobaleno breathed a sigh in relief, then gasped in shock as they rapidly grew in size. Fortunately, their clothes magically grew with them.

Sariel breathed a sigh in relief that-

"That wasn't very exciting. Let's spice things up a bit."

A deep voice spoke from behind her, she tried to turn but felt a sharp pain in her neck and everything went black.

Everyone in the kitchen looked shocked as Sariel was knocked unconscious and now held in the arms of a hooded man in a black cloak.

"Who are you!?" Naruto exclaimed as he moved towards his mother.

"Ah ah ah" The figure chided. "If you want her back you'll have to play by my rules."

With a snap of his fingers, a portal appeared next to him.

"Walk through and pass my test. Only then will she be returned."

With a laugh, the man disappeared with Sariel in his arms.

At this point the Arcobaleno were back to their full adult forms.

"Well then, shall we? We owe her for breaking the curse."

Reborn said as he approached the portal.

Naruto did not need any encouragement and ran into the portal. The others followed as well after.

They ended up outside a coliseum, a lone sign stood in front of them.

Enter the doors for the start of the fun!

Naruto glanced around for signs of Sariel but found nothing.

"Let's go in then." Yamamoto said, Naruto lead the group inside the building.

The path brought them to the arena, which was a flat and sandy. There were a couple of metal gates currently closed.

"Welcome challengers." A voice from a balcony said.

Tsuna and the others looked up and saw the kidnapper waving at them.

"Where's my mother!" Naruto demanded angrily.

The masked man clicked his tongue, "Worry not, Sariel is right here."

He moved out of the way to reveal Sariel cuffed to a throne-like chair. It seemed like she had just returned to consciousness. She shook her head and glanced around blearily.

"What happened?" Her eyes widened as she took notice of her kidnapper.

Sariel tried to use her magic, but nothing responded.

"You are in the Chair of Nullification. It blocks any powers from being used. I made it especially for those I granted abilities."

Sariel's eyes widened as she listened to him speak; he was the one to give her the powers of the Gamer.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked.

"I felt like it. I wanted something more exciting to watch and the only way to get it is to threaten something they hold dear. You'll be free once the event is over, I do keep my promises."

Sariel grimaced, the man did have a point though she also realized that since her kidnapper was likely a powerful, immortal being life must be rather boring.

"What is your name anyway?"

"Well I am a Keeper of the Multiverse. Though I prefer being called Adrian."

Sariel sighed, "Well get on with it. The faster this is over the faster I can explain the situation to Naruto and the others."

Adrian grinned and grandiosely announced, "First is a warm-up. Two of you will face off against a pair of opponents. You can decide who goes."

He then got a mischievous look on his face, which put the challengers on guard. He moved beside the chair and grabbed Sariel's chin, she couldn't do much to stop him.

Adrian bent forward and brought their faces close together. From below, it looked like the two had kissed.

"When this is over, I shall definitely enjoy our time together." He said in a velvety purr, causing Sariel to twitch slightly. Adrian definitely enjoyed riling people up.

"I am going." Naruto growled, the birthmarks on his cheeks darkening and his eyes started to turn red.

Someone worriedly tapped Tsuna's shoulder, "Someone should calm Naruto down…"

"Naruto I am coming with you." Tsuna's voice came out slightly deeper and in a fierce tone.

Tsuna felt a maelstrom of emotions; he remembered all the things that Sariel had done for him and his friends/family. He was very angry that she was in danger.

The people around him watched in surprise as he went straight into Hyper-Dying-Will mode without pills. The two boys exuding an aura of danger marched into the ring to face whatever the man could throw at them.

Any objections or arguments died on lips as they were faced with two stares.

From the gates, a pair of armored Cyclopes lumbered forward, wielding clubs.

The others watched and somewhat winced as Naruto and Tsuna fought. It was a blood bath, the two enemies were quickly pounded into the ground with their skills.

Naruto used his signature move Rasengan, the swirling ball of energy destroying the monster's armor and damaging the body. Tsuna flew and used flame enhanced strikes to damage weak, uncovered points that he could find.

The opponent's swatted in vain at there smaller adversaries but it was in vain. Soon, the two one eyed creatures fell, leaving the two to stare up into the stands.

Adrian clapped gleefully. "Now the main event! Everyone get's to play!"

The rest of Tsuna's guardians joined the two already in the arena. The Arcobaleno and the Varia were barred from entering, likely because there would be too many powerful variables in the event. The spectators decided to treat the event as a test for the future Vongola generation, seeing their resolve.

A magic circle appeared in the center of the arena and from it a large snake like monster appeared. An eight-headed serpent, each with a colored helmet with a particular kanji painted on.

Gokudera quickly scanned the characters written on each.

"Watch out for the elemental attacks!"

The group split and each took on a head, fortunately with Naruto, Tsuna and his guardians, there were enough for one on one.

The fight was epic, full of many explosions, flashes of light and cries of pain from the large snake. The monster gave as good as it got and by the end, the group was victorious. They did have a number of wounds but nothing life threatening.

"I hope that was exciting enough?" Sariel asked wryly.

Adrian nodded his head. "Just so you know, I will likely visit every once in a while to satisfy boredom since you are going to be a constant in a number of worlds."

"You'll want to wait a bit for Naruto to cool down from this…"

Sariel was released from the Chair and Adrian cheerily waved goodbye. Without him there, everyone was teleported back to the house. Naruto hugged his mother, glad to have her back.

Sariel explained that her 'kidnapper' was the one who gave her the powers that she currently had and that he was bored.

That was rather surprising for the group, though Naruto was not placated. He vowed to punch the guy next time they crossed pathes.

"Well that was a rather exciting visit. I'll cook dinner for everyone, we'll be likely leaving in the next few days."

Sariel ushered the group to the dining table and went off into the kitchen.

The group enjoyed Sariel and Naruto's company for the time they would be here. Everything had calmed down, Tsuna's succession was handled and the Arcobaleno curse had been lifted in a way that preserved Earth.

"Bye everyone! See you all later!"

The pair disappeared in a flash of light.