A different kind of boss

"Tsuna! Where are you? You're going to be late for school!" Nana Sawada, a woman that looked about 30, called out to her only son.

"Woah, wait, really? What the hell mom!" Said son replied, as he rushed down the stairs, giving a quick kiss on the cheek for his mom before devouring his breakfast. A pair of tinted glasses hung from his nose. His mother rolled her eyes and fondly ruffled her son's wild brown hair. His name was Tsunayoshi Sawada, son of Iemitsu and Nana Sawada.

(He also had the _ Genes from long before he was born to this strange town, but let's not dwell on that.)

"If it weren't for you disappearing every morning, this would never happen every time," she giggled. He shrugged and resumed eating his breakfast.

"Honestly, if you were waking up so early but returning late for breakfast you'll never be on time for school!" Tsuna just shrugged. He didn't really care much for school anyways.

"Oh, right, Tsuna, I saw an interesting flyer this morning. Something about a home tutor. Sounds nice, doesn't it?" Nana happily told her son, sitting at the table with her hands entwined and her chin resting on them. Tsuna hummed in thought.

"Y'know, it could probably be a scam. Plus, aren't my grades passable?" He replied, raising an eyebrow at her, face still blank as it was when he began to become aware of his surroundings. (in other words, since he was three.)

Nana looked in disbelief at her son. Passable grades? He could easily score a perfect score in his studies!

Well, if he tried, at least. At most, he really just got an 85, or a 90 on rare occasions (mainly music, he excelled at that. Oh, and Physical Education too.)

He mostly spent his time on the computer or training in the backyard with that sword she had bought him on his tenth birthday.

Then again, maybe his mind was wandering off to those new skills his MAA teachers taught him.

Or maybe he was just lazy.

Looking at her son rubbing his eyes, commenting on how 'school should not be this early, dammit!', she realized he really just was too lazy to put effort in anything he deemed 'boring'.

It was just his style, she guessed.

In a small part of her mind, she was reminded that one time Tsuna had gently but firmly denied her gift, telling her that it wasn't exactly something he'd like to wear.

Oh well.

"Don't forget to thank Hibari for his help, okay dear?"

"Got it!. See ya in a few hours." Face still blank (well, stoic, but meh), Tsuna stepped out of his house and towards Namimori Middle.

All in all, it was another day in the life of Tsunayoshi Sawda.

Well, at least, it started out normally.

A prickling sensation tickled against Tsuna's spine as he walked to his destination. Along with the sensation was his 'sixth sense' (he didn't really know what to call it, so sue him) that screamed at him rather loudly.

Big trouble! Abort! Abort! Abort! To the left, in the trees!

Feeling this, Tsuna immediately stopped and scanned his eyes over the group of trees his intuition (though he didn't know that yet) was screaming at him to look at. Gaining a particular favoritism on a spot just in front of him, Tsuna stared intensely, before shrugging, mumbling,

"Not that fucking dangerous, anyway," And resumed walking.

In that particular spot, a baby wearing a suit smirked and pulled down his fedora.

"Looks like my charge has sharp intuition. Not surprising, considering…"

Millions of training routines ran around the baby's head. A sadistic smile overtook his features.

"Get ready, No Good Tsuna."

No one would question why Reborn kept calling Tsuna 'no good' even if the boy himself was impressive enough.

Said boy suppressed a strong shudder when he felt a malicious intent crawling on his back, ignoring the inquiring looks on both Kusakabe and Hibari's faces.

Okay, so maybe I should've looked farther into that spot in the trees…


"Down here." Tsuna looked down and saw a baby.

"Greetings, I am Reborn, the home tutor." Tsuna didn't let any emotions show, but inside he had to do a double take.

"…Huh, so the flyer wasn't lying when they said you were young."

Reborn was mildly impressed, he couldn't read a single thing going through his new student's mind. And the fact that he acted so casual about it.

Too bad Reborn never even realized the kid was sizing him up.

He'd seen killer dogs and has lived through a weird birth; all brought to him by a complicated as fuck game.

Something like this shouldn't surprise him as much as it should have. Hey, at least this was somewhat normal.

Hence the sizing up sequence.

Once he was done confirming that while the kid was dangerous but was not a threat, he called out to his mother.

"Mom, the tutor is here! He's really short!"

Reborn jumped up to him, but of course, being the kid Tsuna was (in his past life), he dodged rather easily.

Hey, his (brother) mentors hadn't trained him for no reason. A really obvious kick like this wasn't exactly not evadable, if that made any sense at all.

Reborn retaliated by quickly spinning around to make a roundhouse kick. Due to his short legs, Tsuna was still able to avoid it by leaning back a bit further, gaining a stable balance on the floor.

Kid's probably testing me or some shit like that. He reasoned with himself.

"Hmph, looks like you do have some skill. Let's go meet your mother. I would like to discuss my job with her."

"Eh, alright."

Tsuna turned around and headed towards the kitchen, holding his head from the dizziness he had received from moving around too much.

Damn, he thought. Should've listened to Kurokawa when she said to sleep early.

"Hey, mom, the tutor's here, and he's tiny AF." He informed her. She hummed in response, turning to the baby.

"Well, hello, I must admit, you weren't quite what I was expecting…" She said. Reborn tipped his fedora.

"Its no problem at all, miss Sawada. I was expecting that kind of response."

"Oh, you're so respectful, too! But please, do feel free to call me Mama, or Nana, at the very least."

"If you say so, Nana."

"…is it okay for me to ask for dinner now? I gotta check in with Shouichi, he was supposed to explain to me how to operate my headphones and the turntables."

"Hm? Oh, right! Sorry, Tsuna, I guess I forgot. Mama's going to get your dinner now. Show me your work once you've finished, alright? I want to see how good my son's music is!"

"S'okay, ma. And don't worry, you'll be the very first. Can't say no to my number one fan, amiright?" He winked an smirked, earning a giggle. Reborn sat back and watched with concealed interest. Tsunayoshi had an interest in music, huh? That was never mentioned in the reports.

"Oh, you sneaky charmer, you."

"I only tell the truth, mamma." Nana ruffled her son's hair as she went back to making dinner. "Are you sure you don't want me to tell Iemitsu that you'd like to enter a musical college?" She asked. Tsuna shook his head.

"Don't think I'll be able to. He wants me on Business, right?" Nana pouted.

"But its such a waste of talent!" Tsuna smirked and glanced at Reborn.

"Something tells me I won't need the degrees anyway." Reborn who was acting as if he was drinking his coffee quietly snapped his head up. But Tsuna had a suspicion this would happen so he just glanced at Reborn with his eyes that were behind his shades, so Reborn wasn't able to notice.

"And what makes you say that? To be a successful man you would need a degree." Tsuna shrugged at Reborn's statement.

"I've already been invited to be a resident DJ in America, also a music teacher. I think I'll be fine. I know all there is to know about music anyway."

"Classic?"

"I've played the piano all the time."

"Jazz?"

"Music software does wonders."

"I see. Well, may I talk to your son Nana? I'd like to evaluate him to see where his weaknesses need to be improved."

"You want to make my weaknesses worse? Dude, uncool." Tsuna crossed his arms. Reborn tried not to bonk his student on the head but Nana beat him to it.

"Tsunayoshi! You know what he meant young man, don't try to twist his words around." So Nana was a capable mother after all. Seems like Iemitsu was the only airhead in this family. Tsuna in response just raised his arms in surrender. (where did Nana even find the newspaper? She was holding a frying pan!)

"Can't one take a joke?" He asked with a small grin. Nana sighed fondly and kissed his cheek.

"Have fun you two. Dinner is in 30 mintues."

"Gotcha. Shall we go?" Tsuna gestured towards the stairs. Smart move, don't let strangers walk behind you. Looks like Reborn didn't have to teach his student much.


"So, what did you really want me for?" Tsuna asked, plopping down on his bed. Reborn took out a suitcase and opened it.

"Wow, that's a really rare gun ain't it? What's the specs?" Oh shit. Tsuna accidentally spoke in english. Shiiiit.

"Since when do you know English, Dame-Tsuna?"

"Since I knew it." He ducked in a flash.

"Do you think this is a game?" Reborn's tone grew darker. He knew that his charge knew that Reborn was dangerous, so why was he treating it like it was nothing?

It just didn't make any sense.

Tsuna stood stalk still for a moment before barking out a defeated laugh.

"Heh…Everything in my life was a game. Hasn't changed a thing. What's your point, Reborn?" Tsuna took off his tinted glasses and looked directly at Reborn. Said baby was thrown in for a surprise.

Tsunayoshi's eyes…they were a darker shade of brown than shown in the picture. They almost looked as if they were mixed with a shade of red.

But why red?

Another thing Reborn noticed was Tsuna's stance. He could easily move into a defensive position if he was attacked. But it almost looked natural, as if Tsuna had been wary of a surprise attack since he was a child…

But…

That wasn't possible. It shouldn't be possible. Tsuna has never been through an attack. Iemitsu may have been an idiot, but he was still mafia. He chose only the best people to watch over his family.

It could've been his training with MMA and the sword like the spies said, but one couldn't get that kind of readiness in position with only that kind of training.

It was from experience.


Tsuna watched as several flickers of emotions passed through Reborn's eyes. They weren't readable, but they sure as hell were noticeable if what Reborn was thinking was any indication.

"What are you really here for, Reborn?" The brunette calmly questioned. Reborn tipped his fedora down, lowering his gun.

"The ninth boss of Vongola has ordered me to train you into the next boss of the famiglia." It was obvious to Reborn now.

Tsunayoshi Sawada was an abnormal child, because he understood.

His student had seen bloodshed. He had suffered great losses. He fought for his life, and he survived it all.

And Reborn was going to find out what exactly Tsuna went through.

He was the world's number one hitman after all.


Meeeep this ain't mah best but I tried.

Anyone who can guess who Tsuna was in his past life gets cookies!

Also they can get to decide what happens in the following chapters.

And to make sure you guys don't just check the review section because y'all really don't know, Imma ask you in a private chat a question regarding the character. Or maybe even a random question regarding the fandom the character is from. The hints are scattered across my thing.

Have fun!

Also tell me whether you want me to continue this or not. This looks like a one-shot after all.