Written April 22 2016
Edited January 17 2020
"Tsuna, are you ready to show me some of your fighting skills?"
'I'm really curious to know his full fighting style, he'd had to have a teacher at one point and I'm curious as to who this teacher was'
The hitman questioned once the only people around were Hayato and Takeshi.
Honey eyes flickered towards the other two before the brunette nodded.
"Y-yeah... But could it only be us two? I've never shown off skills outside of battle or training so I'm a little nervous..."
The brunette whispered softly as his gaze averted itself towards the ground.
"Gokudera, Yamamoto"
Both teens nodded in understanding.
"Haha, Tsuna is still a little shy I guess!"
The baseball fan laughed, the bomber scowled at him.
"Baseball freak, Tsuna-Sama just isn't used to people being around him! Don't laugh!"
Hayato growled as he went to throw his dynamite, he paused however when his throwing hand suddenly became empty.
"What?..."
Emerald eyes blinked in confusion at the empty hand before turning towards Tsuna who was holding the unlit dynamite sheepishly.
The hitman smirked at the demonstration of stealth from his student.
'He has potential for pick pocketing, this would prove useful against enemy bosses'
"Tsuna-Sama you're amazing! Come on baseball idiot! We need to leave to allow Tsuna-Sama some space!"
Hayato called as he dragged the black haired teen away.
'I wish Tsuna would have let us stay...'
Takeshi sighed in disappointment once he and Hayato were out of the brunette's sight.
"Oi don't sigh idiot!"
Hazel eyes blinked in confusion at the bomber.
'But I want to be with Tsuna...'
"Haha sorry! I was just curious about Tsuna's skills!"
The baseball fan laughed, the bomber however scowled.
"Tsuna-Sama was right, your fake smile is disgusting"
'Ehhhh?!'
Takeshi gaped at the silver haired teen for a good few minutes before Hayato growled.
"Stop with the stupid face, Tsuna-Sama has been alone for years, of course he wouldn't be comfortable being around two people who are fairly new to him all of the time"
'Heh... He's right'
The bomber averted his gaze when Takeshi gave him a bright smile.
'Tch... Stupid baseball idiot for worrying about stupid things...'
"So Tsuna, are you ready?"
'Finally I get to see some of his skills'
The hitman questioned once the two of them entered an isolated area; it was a big clearing within Namimori forest.
Honey eyes flashed orange for a few moments as the brunette nodded.
"Yeah"
He stated softly as he widened his stance and placed his arms in a defensive position by his sides.
He stayed like that for a few moments before he suddenly lowered while doing a spin kick towards the ground. Dirt flew around him creating an effective dust barrier.
'An interesting technique , especially used in a closed space'
When the dust subsided the hitman blinked in surprise to see that the honey eyed teen was nowhere to be found.
'What?...'
The hitman's intuition spiked and he jumped to the side just in time to dodge a falling brunette.
'Actually falling isn't the right description... It was much more graceful...'
The moment the brunette landed, he launched off of his right foot towards a tree, the hitman's eyes could barely keep up with the teen enough for him to see the boy swiftly plant his foot upon the tree and shoot up.
'It seems as if his fighting strategy is focused mainly on speed and agility'
Onyx eyes widened slightly at the sight of the orange eyed boy suddenly standing in front of him, he jumped to the side just in time to dodge the slash of the brunette's knife.
He shivered inwardly at how he had faintly felt the coolness of the blade upon his neck in that one instance.
'If I was anyone but myself, I would be dead right now...'
The brunette used his flying momentum to twist around to slash at the infant once more, this time the blade clipped his fedora.
'Tsuna is dangerous... His agility and speed are abnormal and combined with his high pain tolerance, he could still keep going after being struck unlike most speed orientated fighters... He's also strong...'
The hitman smirked as he grabbed the brunette and flung him into a tree, only to be impressed further when he twisted in the air and landed on the tree on all fours as if the surface was horizontal instead of vertical. Tsuna didn't stay like that for long, because before gravity could catch up, he used the tree like a springboard to launch himself back towards the hitman, ignoring how the tree cracked when he did so.
'He's repeatedly attacking like a wild animal intent on taking down its prey...'
Dust suddenly clouded the hitman's vision and then he suddenly felt a cold sensation upon his neck.
'I didn't even have time to react!'
The two of them stood there silently, Tsuna holding the blade to the back of the hitman's neck and the hitman observing the teen's stance.
"I've seen enough Tsuna"
'I can easily come to the conclusion that he is strong'
Reborn praised, he watched as the teen's stance loosened up as he retracted the blade.
"Thanks"
Tsuna replied softly with an embarrassed blush dusting his cheeks.
"You're quite skilled for not even breaking a sweat"
'His skill is higher than some mafioso...'
Tsuna nodded mutely at the complement.
"You weren't fighting back, it would have been different if you did..."
The tiny hitman shrugged.
"I could tell that you weren't using your full strength either"
The brunette looked away.
"I don't like hurting people"
"Oh? But what about the people who often come after you?"
Orange eyes seemed to glow eerily at the hitman's words.
"They're different, anyone who wants to get close to the people I care about will be eliminated"
The brunette's voice was similar to a growl before his eyes faded back to their usual honey pigment as he gazed towards the sky.
'He hates hurting others but won't hesitate to protect...'