As Hibari wandered off to make their breakfast, he gave Takeshi a look that practically screamed; Make a move on her or else I'll skin you alive. Just slightly motivating Takeshi to catch up with Tsuna before she could enter the bedroom that they were sharing and ask curiously, "So how did you learn to fight like that?"

Tsuna glanced at him from over her shoulder as she let her hair down from the tight ponytail that had held it back from her face during her sparring match, and ran her fingers through it as she seemed to think about what he had just asked her. "I used to be a delinquent in a gang when I was younger. And we used to get into some pretty bad situations. Somewhat like what we're dealing with now with Xanxus. I lost a few friends. Some through fear others were simply killed-" She paused as she grasped the hem of her shirt and started to pull it up as Takeshi said softly from somewhere right behind her.

"I'm sorry. At school and such you always gave the impression that you were just some happy go lucky idiot-"

"I wanted you and everyone else to think that. It keeps you from prying into things that you shouldn't pry about. That and acting like an idiot is a great source of amusement to me. What better way to hide myself? My abilities? Than to sit somewhere and pretend that I haven't got a thought in my head."

"Thats...sneaky, Tsuna." Takeshi said after a moment or so. Unsure of what else to say about his wife.

Stratigically her logic was sound. There was no better to hide but in plain sight. If there had been any enemies after her before, they would have felt her too awkward and inept to fight them off. They would have fallen into the trap she had set for them.

It was unbelievably sneaky of her when one really thought of it.

She pulled her shirt off and stood with her back to him in a black one strap leather top that fell to just under her breasts, leaving her middle uncovered. "Yeah..." She said as she set the shirt aside and turned to look at him, a cold smile curving her lips. "But if you really want to see something sneaky- Wait until the fight tonight. I'm thinking that either you or Gokudera will wind up fighting. And I'm not taking any chances that either of you will be hurt."

"But if you interfer with the fights, we lose."

"Well then we'll just have to lose. I don't give a damn about those stupid rings anyways. Did it never occur to anyone that while I may not have money or power, I can still make a name for myself as a mafia boss? It means doing things I'm not proud of, but as long as everyone is safe I can do it-" Takeshi took a quick step forward and grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to him as he growled.

"Baka! Do you have any idea what you would be setting yourself up for? Without money or power or friends to back you- you would be killed!"

"But-" Tsuna started to say when Takeshi lost his grip on his temper and framed her face in his hands and gave her a quick, bruising kiss on the lips before releasing her.

"Shut up and let me think-" He said softly before saying, "You're not the only person who can be sneaky." A conniving look crossed his face and for a second Tsunade could do nothing more than blink at him as he dropped his hands away from her face. Unsure of wheather it was the look on his face that stunned her the most- or the kiss he'd just laid on her without permission...again.

Whichever one it was; it had her shocked speechless until Hibari came to fetch them for breakfast. Then Takeshi seemed to revert back to his usual self again.

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"Any luck?" Reborn asked as he stared at the two young men doubled over panting from running around trying to find his wayward boss. His tone was deceptively calm as the two shook their heads at him.

"N-No-" Dino wheezed as his blonde hair fell into his eyes.

"N-Nada-" Gokudera huffed before straightening his spine and asking, "Could boss have run away?" There were several gunshots aimed at Gokudera's feet, causing him to scream and move around as fast as he could to avoid being hit as Dino gaped at Reborn in shock. The baby assassin glared at them with a look of disgust on his face before turning away from them.

Tsuna may not know it yet but he wasn't the running type. Reborn just hoped that they could find the kid in time for the fight tonight.

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"So do you have a plan for the next fight?" Takeshi asked as he ate his breakfast. His eyes darting back and forth between Tsuna and Hibari. Hibari looked at Tsuna and cleared his throat as he set what was left of his breakfast aside and muttered something about leaving them to talk but Tsuna stopped him from leaving by snagging his wrist and forcing him to sit down again.

"For starters-" Tsuna said before continuing, "The next fight will come down to 1) the rain guardian or 2) the storm guardian. Which means that whichever one of you is called on- your fights will have to do with the elements that your rings stand for. Water and wind. Takeshi, you've a good head on your shoulders but if you were called on to fight in an environment that you were unfamiliar with- you would lose."

Takeshi looked at her in shock as she continued to speak, "The same goes for Gokudera, though for different reasons. With him; it boils down to his weapon of choice. Fighting in a windy environment could cause a backlash of sorts. Gokudera may end up destroying himself just to win. That isn't the way I want this done. So I'll create escape routes for the both of you should you feel that you can't handle things... Hibari, I'd like for you to be at the fight tonight if you don't mind. I may need you to help me in creating the escape routes."

"Alright-" Hibari said with a nod as Takeshi got an slightly alarmed look on his face and said.

"Hey, wait just a damned minute! You can't interfere with the fights! If you do then we'll lose-" Tsuna gave him an droll look, her eyes speaking volumes.

"The ref's said that we couldn't interfere with the fights directly. They never said that I couldn't make sure that my people were safe." Takeshi opened his mouth to say something but after a moment or so, snapped it closed again and just stared at her as Hibari leaned over and whispered in his ear.

"Just the tip of the iceburg."

Takeshi lightly pushed the other teen away and nearly jumped out of his skin as Tsuna held out her cell phone and waited for him to take it. Curious Takeshi took it from her hand and stared at it for a second before Tsuna said. "I want you to call Gokudera, Dino, and Reborn. Don't tell them where we are, just say that you saw me and I'll be at the school for the fight tonight then hang up. Got it?"

"Uh, yeah. I can do that."

"Then do it. We don't have a lot of time to plan."

"Yes ma'am."