Disclaimer: KHR belong to Amano Akira
Meeting in the Past
Chapter 8
The next day severals of Primo's guardians needed to go to town again, so except Tsuna who would train with Giotto again, everyone from the future would be going too.
Well Alaude and Hibari were still missing since yesterday, though nobody was quite worried about it yet from the Clouds.
Of course Cozart and Elena would accompany them in town.
As everyone went to climb on the severals carriages ready, Enma who was walking toward them tripped over his feet and fell flat to the ground. Tsuna hurried to his rescue but tripped as well. They ended up helped by Yamamoto and Gokudera and shared a laugh about it.
Giotto and Cozart exchanged a look as they warmly watched over them.
Finally everyone was settled in the carriages and they left.
Tsuna and Giotto after seeing them off went on to their training.
Tsuna had been trying for over an hour already but he couldn't get into hyper mode well, the flame either flickered before extinguishing or didn't appear at all.
Giotto called a pause to let Tsuna rest a bit.
"You're not far but I think because of the lack of danger, instinctively your determination is lacking. That determination should be your point of focus."
Tsuna nodded, it wasn't new, Reborn often remarked on it too.
"Can I ask you why you do not want to become the next boss of Vongola ? All of your guardians seems to treat you as such already, mostly." Giotto hesitated before asking what really was on his mind since a while ago.
"It... It's not that simple in my time. Vongola... Well it has changed from it's initial goal, from your ideal. And its influence and strength is big, but I'm just me, Sawada Tsunayoshi, who grew up in a small town in Japan and was considered a loser. But then suddenly I'm told I'm the only heir left of this scary organization. It was already hard to accept but then a lot of things happened, good and bad, and I ended up dragging my friends in with me, most of them even got hurt more than me but still follow me." Tsuna honestly replied, wording the weight in his heart.
Beside the scariness of Vongola, and how normality was far from this kind of life, he was afraid one of his friends, one of the girls or the kids, would end up irreversibly hurt like Yamamoto nearly was.
Giotto listened attentively and while worried about what Tsuna revealed of his time Vongola, but he realized there wasn't much he could do about it, so he focused on Tsuna instead. Truthfully he shared the same fear, he always worried about his friends, the people around him or under his protection would be harmed. Even his family, his younger cousin Ricardo was part of Vongola, though in this case his flame made him suited to it.
"And there's that too, my friends are not my subordinates, how can I still be their friend if I'm their boss ?"
"On that front I do not think there is a need to worry. I was friend with G before becoming his boss but he is still one of my dearest friend, as are my other guardians no matter if we met before or after I became Vongola leader. A group where hard decisions must sometimes be made need someone at its helm and being their boss doesn't preclude being their friend, it's just that some situations require being more of one than the other." Primo explained.
Tsuna thought about it but still didn't know what to do.
"I chose my own path and did what I thought was right, you should do the same and if it lead you away from Vongola or destroy it, so be it. For what it's worth I think you would make a great boss for Vongola." Giotto smiled at his descendant.
Tsuna returned a small smile still conflicted.
"Now how about you try to enter hyper mode again."
Tsuna nodded and prepared to do so when an explosion was heard toward the front of the mansion.
Giotto's expression changed and he hurried towards the commotion, Tsuna following. When they arrived in the entry hall, G was already here.
"The Mitilo Famiglia is attacking ! The men reported a hundred enemies at least." He immediately informed Primo.
"They have the guts to attack us on our territory, they wouldn't come light handed." Primo said frowning. "Have the men prepare the counter-attack, the non-fighters should go hide as evacuation is not possible." Primo ordered as Tsuna watched from the side the famed First Vongola Boss in action. Not in combat, everyone already knew Giotto was the most powerful Boss of Vongola, but acting as a leader.
"G, we don't have time to wait for reinforcement, we'll go on the counter offensive ourselves."
"They probably chose to attack now after seeing most of your guardians go out to town today." G analyzed.
"I'm a bit worried for the town but if they attack there it would split their forces too much. And Tsuna's guardians are with that group too, they're strong right ?" Primo said.
"They are. I'll help too." Tsuna clenched his fist, he didn't care for conflict between mafia but he couldn't do nothing when Giotto and G were fighting, plus the sooner the battle finished, the quicker he could assess the situation of his friends.
While under the cover of G's bow, Primo and Tsuna made their move. The other Vongola men tried to hold the rest of the Mitilo men at bay, both being of similar strength it was a bit of an impasse on that side but it gave time to the two Sky to rest between taking down enemies.
Only a quarter of an hour after the battle start, the rear side of the attacking Mitilo men showed signs of being attacked.
The reinforcement were here and initiated a pincer attack.
Primo's and Tsuna's guardians, plus two Shimon bosses had arrived.
The battle turned completely unfavorable as the strong Vongola overwhelmed the Mitilo. Though half of the Mitilo were flames users, they were brought down in the end.
However one of those men suddenly appeared with an hostage at gun point. Several of his comrades laid behind him electrocuted and he himself had some sign of it but his hand gripped the neck of the child tightly as if ready to snap it and held a gun in his other hand, somewhat wrecked with tremors, to Lambo's head.
Tsuna seeing this, Lambo small tear-strained and snotty face enable to resist anymore, felt fury take over him. The pills induced hyper mode had finished running a bit before but now a new determination to help his family took over and reignited the orange flame on his forehead as his gaze was on Lambo. Quickly bringing his hands together, his flame began to flicker. He began to advance toward the man who panicked.
"Ah ! Don't come any closer !" He changed the target of his gun in panic and fired at Tsuna who vanished to reappear before the Mitilo hired gun and wrapped his hand around the gun and the man's hand. Immediately ice began to encase the gun before spreading out.
"Do not touch my little brother." Tsuna said in a deadly voice, removing Lambo from his grasp as he became a total ice statue.
"Wahh !" Lambo began to wail while gripping Tsuna's shirt.
"Yosh, yosh. It's over now, no need to cry." Tsuna comforted the seven-years old awkwardly.
"Jyuudaime ! I'm sorry, I told the cow-brat to go hide but I didn't think he'd get caught !" Gokudera hurried at their side.
"Sorry Tsuna." Yamamoto apologized too.
"Lambo-sama isn't the wrong one ! I was gonna explode them with my grenades when that guy tried to catch me, I fried him but more came."
"Why didn't you go hide like I told you causing Jyuudaime trouble." Scolded Gokudera though he was obviously relieved Lambo was fine.
"It's not my fault ! Baka-dera is a meanie !"
"Mah mah !" Yamamoto calmed them down. "Everyone's alright that's what matter." He smiled.
Tsuna sighed but looking around it would indeed seem like the battle was over and most of his and Primo's guardians were heading their way while the Vongola men rounded up what was left.
Primo was giving out instructions for the post-battle when Alaude appeared near him and threw a ring at his feet that Giotto recognized as the Mitilo famiglia boss ring.
"The Mitilo famiglia and base has been removed." He said tonelessly.
Which meant nothing less than total annihilation for the Mitilo. Well now they knew where the cloud guardians had disappeared to yesterday.
Speaking of which, Hibari was leaning against a tree at the edge of the forest not far from Tsuna and his group.
Only Daemon was missing as he stayed behind to protect the town just in case. They sent a messenger for him to come back.
Being in a festive mood after winning a battle, everyone was lively for Lunch.
Happy birthday Reborn! I'm not that good at battle scenes so sorry if it's short.
