Author's Note: I'm sorry if I kinda offended people with my amateur knowledge of Japan's Shogun era. I got them from wikipedia so if there's any mistake, please let me know. I just can't resist adding these knowledge.

Chapter 14: Hayato's Report

"...and so, the end result is x = -y. Do you get it, Tsuna?"

The brunette tumbling with the formula and had to draw the diagram twice before he nodded. "Yeah. Somewhat."

Reborn frowned and quickly write twenty question. "Then prove me." He then turned to Hayato. "Hayato! Who or what is Shogun?"

The silverette was startled by sudden question. Attempt to flip the page were meet with Leon-hammer slam down onto the book. "Ah-um... that is a title... right? A general of some sort?"

Tsuna sighed and explaining, "Shogun is short for Sei-i-Taishogun or Commander in Chief of the Expenditionary Force Against the Barbarians. It's a high military title from early Heian Period in 8th or 9th Centuries and used again at 1185 by Minamoto no Yorimoto to regularize his position."

"I don't ask you but nice info." Shot Reborn.

Takeshi cackles. "He can't resist it. Tsuna has history of Shogunate Memorized just because he was named after a Shogun himself."

Tsuna scowled and threw Pencil Sharpener. Hit Takeshi square in the forehead.

"Eh? Really?" Strugglingto get his book back from Reborn, Hayato flipped the page until he found the tabel about Shogun's name and their birth/death date. "Aha! After Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, right? Huh? Wait a minute. Iemitsu also named after a Shogun?!"

"As do Giotto di Vongola." Reborn peered at the History Book. "When Giotto left Italy to Japan, he changed his name to Sawada Ieyasu. Coincidentally, the kanji he use is exactly same as the first Shogun."

"And lo and behold, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. See the pattern here?" Snarked Tsuna.

"Do I have to expect to find you has secret half brother named Ietsuna?" Ask Reborn, somewhat amused.

"Yes, no, who knows. Fifty-fifty chance either happening." Tsuna shrugged. "I mean, he's a man and he gotta relieved his urge somewhere, right? No way he can resist his libido for, oh I don't know, almost ten years? Nevermind getting drunk at party and completely wasted on bar somewhere, and some social climber who go the easy way." Then he paused. "That, or some cousin I never knew. We can't be the only Sawada, right? Surely I'm bound to have uncle, aunts, or cousin somewhere. Even if only distantly related. "

Reborn conceded that.

Iemitsu, for all his blabbermouth, never talked about his family that was NOT Nana or Tsuna. Not parents or sibling or any relatives from Japan.

Either they're dead or he's disowned or something.

Maybe he have to ask his own agents to trace that line a little further upwards and sideways. It wasn't wrong or weird to trace your family tree.

Suddenly Hayato's phone beeped. The silverette clumsily take it out to read the email... and blanched.

"...speak of devil and here he comes..."

That, got everyone attention.

"Read it."

Gulping at the glare and killing intents aimed at him, Hayato open the email and read it out loud.

Gokudera Hayato, how was my son? Where do you guys went during Summer? Something happened, right? Surely something bound to happens with Reborn and all. How was his grades? Did he make new friends or had Reborn call his other students? Wait, My Tsuna surely had meet Dino already. They were too alike to not to!

You have been Silent for several weeks. Did something happened? Better nothing that would hindrance Tsuna.

Send the answer soon.

By time Hayato done, Tsuna has chiling cold expression on his face on his face.

"That," his tone was completely flat as polished window, "was completely callous and uncalled for."

At first glance, it would sounds and looks like a concerned distant parents who ask his son's friend because the parent and said son was having relationship fall-out or something. But underline all that,

You have been silent for far too long and I don't like it.

Reports, now.

"And does anyone notice the word hindrance here?" Takeshi barely manage to grit that out. "If I had any doubt regarding how things are, they're gone." Really. It sounds like Iemitsu was... displeased to put it generously... that something may happens to his child (read: pawn).

"Hayato." Reborn hold out his hand. "Give me your phone."

"U-umm..." Hayato was very hesitant about that. It was his only phone, you know? He need it. "H-how if I open my account in Tsuna-san's laptop instead, so we all can read it?"

Tsuna tossed him the laptop.

Within few minutes, Hayato got it up and running and accessed his email account, and show them the few of messages between him and Iemitsu. Mostly from his side.

Based from gathered data, last report given was after the result of First Term final Exam. It detailed nothing but that Tsuna planned to spend a summer away from Namimori. The detail will follow later since he was tight-lipped about where until after Summer officially arrived. It also include score for Tsuna's exam.

Of course it was the Edited version. They knew Tsuna won't settle for anything less than perfect for History (the brunette is History Geek), his English is fluent, even if he has habit speaking in UK ver rather than USA ver, and he can keep up with Hayato on one of his Science Babble.

Theres less respond from Iemitsu and mostly are nonsense, but still enough to draw picture of his intent.

How's My Tuna-Fishie? Isn't he cute?

How's he? What do you think about him? Would he made a good puppet?

You say he has friend already? My cute son is ure popular, isn't he? Guess from who he took it from?!

I don't expect he would have followers. But this would do.

Reborn bring Tuna-fishie to training? Damn. That ought to be hurt. But sacrifices have to be made. Tell him to man up!

Reborn toughten my puppet, huh? How much this would benefit me and how much this would bite me in the ass? But Sacrifices have to be mad. Can't have too weak puppet.

Wow! My Tuna-fishie is smart! Right?!

His score is better than... expected.

Or maybe it was they jumping into negative conclusion, but none of them can summon any positive thought when it come to Iemitsu.

"Anyone feels insulted if I got a fish and shoved it down his throat next time I see him?" Ask Tsuna, one eye twitching. How hard it was for that buffoon to get his name right?! "I was thinking of Fugu."

"Tell me when to get it. Pops always have some in case adrenaline junkie come visit the shop. I'm sure he can spare some." Takeshi cheerily replied.

Reborn tipped his head. "I request first row seat of honor." Preferably with good alibi to carry camera. Iemitsu is A-Grade idiot, but that makes his Subordinate have to be smart and savvy to make up for their boss idioticy.

Hayato looked between three pissed off killers before him (and of course Tsuna and Takeshi are killer. He STILL have nightmare about that day) and nervously tapped the table. "W-well... what should I type back?"

Translation: how much truth I'm allowed to give and how much lie we would shove down his throat to continue misleading him?

Tsuna tilted his head and made hummping sound. Tapping his chin in thoughtful rythme. "Well... tell him I went to Kyoto. He can think what he want from there on. Oh. In case he ask for picture tell him that the camera was broke, Leon ate funny food and got stomachache, and handphone we got at hand doesn't have best resolution. Leon has stomachache made Reborn a bundle of anger and sulk was something enough." There, Tsuna casually use his ever faithful pocket knife to shatter the bullet.

Hayato nodded and type it, but then paused. "But we weren't went to Kyoto."

"I did have a trip there during summer. Years ago."

Aha. Lying but not quite lying. Tsuna did went to Kyoto. But not this year. And Iemitsu ask where he went during summer. He didn't specifically mentioned summer this year.

"Done."

It was useful to has spy/mole on your side. Feeding that idiot buffoon with wrong information was quite fun. Serves him right for not doing his job well.

"Oh, right!" Takeshi suddenly has a very very very mean idea. "Reborn, what is Iemitsu's opinion about same-gender couple?"

"He's homophobic." Hence why he wage feud with varia. Even if not it mostly administrative war. Varia Sun Officer is well known as an... Okama, he believe the term would be.

"Oh. This is going to be so fucking hillarious."

"What are thinking?"

"Read a little tidbit on Tokugawa Iemitsu page."

Reborn and Hayato did... and they find out what Takeshi means.

...Tokugawa Iemitsu also had well-known homosexual preferences...

Tokugawa Iemitsu is a Homosexual.

Sawada Iemitsu is a Homophobic.

Hillarious indeed.

"Excuse me I need to make some call." Knowing what Takeshi means, Reborn took out his own phone and made some contact with his more gossipy agents. With little help from photo editor app, voila. A perfectly nice, juicy "evidence" that would fuel the rumor. With any luck, it would sends some "flamboyant men" to Iemitsu's direction.

The kids are menace, tough nut to crack, and secretive, not to mention little psycho who won't be out of place in Varia. But damn, their ideas could be utter gold.

Iemitsu is going to be traumatized and Reborn would love every single second of it.

(OMAKE: CAT VS DOG)

It was perfectly normal Sunday in Namimori. Sun shining bright, birds chirping, kids playing in park or arcade, and Tsuna glares a cihuahua to run away with its tail between its leg—

...huh. what?

"Oi Tsuna." Reborn called. "What did it do to deserve your glare?"

"It's a dog."

"I know it's a dog. What did it do?"

"It's. A. Dog."

Reborn about to say something before his mind clicked. "You don't like dogs, aren't you?"

"I fucking loathe those menaces."

"Aww... come on Tsuna." Takeshi slung his arm across Tsuna's shoulder. "Dogs ain't that bad. Sure, there's nasty one, but they're cute."

Tsuna gave him a stink eye. "Cats are superior."

"Nu uh. Cats are lazy stuff who only approach when it's time to be feed. Dogs are better. You can play with them."

"They are flea-bags who knock furnitures off!"

"And ain't cats flea-bag too? Cats are fish-thief!"

"Uh-huh. But they are graceful and always land on their feet even if you drop them from height. Dogs will crash and break its bones."

"Dogs can track people and stuff. Cat doesn't!"

"They're small and cuddly and has squishy paw! Cats are better!"

"No, dogs!"

"Cats!"

"Dogs!"

"Cat!"

"Dog!"

"C-A-T!"

"D-O-G!"

Glaring at each other, they turn to Hayato and Reborn for their opinion.

"Leon is much better than your peasant pet." Reborn said haughtily, petting Leon.

Tsuna and Takeshi conceded this. Yep. Shapeshiting Lizard is more useful than normal cat and dogs and Leon had been Reborn partner-borderline-familiar for only they know how long.

"Hayato?"

"Umm..." Hayato shifted his weight now that eyes are on him. "I think cats are cute."

Takeshi stares at silverette with jaw unhinged, while Tsuna beamed at the silverette.

"I know there's a reason I spare you that night~"

TBC