Author Notes: I'm really sorry for the long wait but school got to me as well as getting sick. Damn the cold. Anyway, it's time for the search for the remaining guardians and just to make myself clear I changed some of the character's background only for my own story purpose. If you guys don't like it then I'm sorry but this is what I decided and you all have to deal with it. Besides, this story is in the One Piece world so boxing really doesn't exist yet. I also noticed that some don't like how the last chapter ended and I'm sorry for that, but I really am not that good at coming up with good endings, so I'm sorry about that. So, anyway I like to thank all who reviewed and you all get some nice cookies as well as some nice warm milk. Thanks again and lets get on with the story.

Chapter 3: The Guardian of the Sun

"Give that back you scoundrel!!!". A merchant shouted as he chased after the thief holding a piece of bread in his right hand.

"Sorry old man! But this is going to part of our dinner! If you want it back, you'll have to run and catch me to the EXTREME!!!!!". A white haired teen yelled back toward the merchant as he ran away from him, with a long piece of bread in his hand.

"Damn you brat!!!". The merchant began to struggle with his breathing as he watched Ryohei disappear into the crowd. He then stopped and put his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. 'Damn that brat...'

"Hahahaha, wait till Kyoko-chan sees what we're going to eat tonight!" Ryohei grinned as he turned to his left and ran down an alleyway, away from the busy market.

OOOOOOOOO

"Aaahhh, it's so hot!" Tsuna groaned as he wiped some sweat off his forehead as the group continued walking toward the nearby village.

"Don't worry, 10th! Have some of my water!" Gokudera offered him the flask as Tsuna took it from him and smiled.

"Thank you....um...what's your name again?" Tsuna forgetting the white haired teens name.

"It's Gokudera!" He replied with a grin as Tsuna nodded with a smile.

"Ah, Gokudera! Thank you!" He thanked him again before taking a sip of water from the flask.

"Anything for you 10th!" Gokudera replied.

"We are here!" Reborn told them as they stopped and looked down toward the the village of Kairo. (It means sea road in Japanese.) The village was full of merchants and shops set up by local villagers or far away merchants as they came to sell food, belongings and more at the only place on the island to buy goods from outside the island. The seaport allowed a lot of fish to be sold throughout the island, with many types of varieties coming from different waters in the North Blue. It may looked like a village full of wealthy merchants, but hidden deep in the village were people without homes living in the streets and alleyways of the village.

"Um, are you sure the guy we're looking for is here, Reborn-san?" Gokudera asked looking at the toddler, who nodded his head.

"Aa, it seems the Ring of the Sun agrees as well." Reborn showed him the glowing Sun Ring.

"I see. Well, I hope he is someone strong." Gokudera muttered as he crossed his arms.

"We won't know until we find him." Yamamoto grinned as he began walking down the hill.

"Hey!" Gokudera shouted causing Yamamoto to stop and look back up at him. Gokudera then pointed a finger at him. "Who do you think you are?!" Yamamoto blinked. "If anyone should step into that village first it should be the 10th!"

"Umm...." Tsuna raised his hand to get Gokudera's attention. The hot headed white haired teen turned to look at Tsuna.

"What is it, 10th?" Gokudera asked as Tsuna had a nervous smile on his face. He then pointed down toward the hill.

"Bianchi and Reborn went ahead..." There was a moment of silence before Gokudera looked down the hill to the waiting Bianchi and Reborn. His jaw dropped.

'When the hell did they get down there?' Gokudera thought as Yamamoto laughed at his expression and proceeded down toward the two waiting. Gokudera then turned back to Tsuna and knelt down to floor and lowered his head until his forehead touched the ground. "I'm sorry, 10th!!!! Please forgive me!!!" Gokudera apologized as Tsuna chuckled nervously at his embarrassing action.

"D-don't worry about it..." Tsuna reassured him as Gokudera lifted his head, thankful that he was forgiven by Tsuna.

"Thank you for your forgiveness!" He shouted again lowering his forehead back to the ground.

'This is so embarrassing!' Tsuna thought looking down at Gokudera. After it took a while for Gokudera to stand up, both he and Tsuna made their way toward the others.

"About time." Reborn commented as Tsuna rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

"It's all my fault Reborn-san!" Gokudera bowed his head. "Don't blame it on the 10th!" Reborn smiled.

"Fine." Reborn replied jumping out out Bianchi's hold on him and jumped up onto Tsuna's shoulder. Tsuna blinked at him. "From this point on, we will split up into two groups." He told the others as they nodded in agreement. "The first group will be myself, Tsuna and Bianchi. We will take the east side of the village. Yamamoto and Gokudera will take the west side."

"Hold on a minute!" Gokudera yelled. "I should be part of the 10th's group! Why am I in a team with him!?" Gokudera yelled while pointing a finger at him. Yamamoto just blinked at him.

"Hayato." Bianchi called him as Gokudera turned to her. His eyes widened as he noticed her goggles were off. He then succumbed to the floor holding his stomach in pain. Tsuna just sweat dropped.

"Good thinking, Bianchi." Reborn told her as she smiled and nodded her head. He looked down at Gokudera and then spoke. "Bianchi why don't you go with Gokudera, while Yamamoto comes with us?" Reborn suggested as Bianchi nodded her head.

"Anything for you, Reborn." She replied with a blush on her cheeks as Gokudera tried to start and argument, but fell to the ground again after seeing his sister's face again. Reborn then took out the Sun Ring and broke it into two pieces, the ring still glowing. He then tossed it to Bianchi.

"Use that ring in your search. If any of you do find the guardian, bring him to the fountain in the middle of the village. Understand?" Bianchi nodded as she placed her goggles back on and began dragging Gokudera by his leg toward the west side of the village. Reborn then turned toward Tsuna and Yamamoto. "Let's go." Both nodded their heads and headed to the opposite side.

OOOOOOOOO

"Kyoko-chan!" Ryohei shouted as he pushed away the cloth that made his door to his home. He looked around the place he called home, which was full of crates, clothes and even had a broken down couch, with stuffing coming out of it and saw his sister sitting on that same couch, reading a worn down book.

"Welcome home, Onii-san!" Kyoko greeted her brother with a smile as she closed her book, remembering where she left off, and placed it on the couch. Kyoko was dressed in a really worn down brown dress and was covered in dirt, but not as much as her brother who was completely filthy. He didn't wear a shirt because he believed it made him look EXTREME, but he did wear really old and worn down shorts. Both wore really worn down shoes. As Kyoko approached her brother, she noticed him holding a piece of bread in his hands and stopped. She then frowned at him.

"Nani?" He asked as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Onii-san! How many times have I told you stop stealing from the merchants around town!?" Kyoko shouted at him as Ryohei put on a nervous grin and began to sweat slightly.

"Well...you see...the thing is...." Ryohei began but couldn't put place the words together as he began to back away from his approaching sister.

"Onii-san, you've got to stop stealing otherwise the marines would find us and take you away." She said as she stopped and lowered her head so that her hair covered her eyes. Ryohei looked at his sister and frowned. "I just don't want to lose the only family I have left." Ryohei gasped as he saw one tear fall from her cheeks and hit the ground below. He sighed before walked towards her and pulled her into a hug.

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Ryohei apologized as Kyoko quietly let out several sobs and hugged her brother back. Ryohei then let go of her and had his hands on her shoulder. Kyoko began to wipe some of the tears in her eyes away as she looked up at her brother. "I promise you that I will find a Pirate crew that would allow both of us to join their crew. When I do, we'll go out on adventures and find lots of money for us to live on." He told her as she looked into his eyes and then smiled.

"Hai!" She replied as Ryohei grinned.

"Yosh! Let's go eat!" He held up the piece of bread and broke it in half and gave one half to Kyoko, who took it from him. They both began to eat and talked while doing so as they talked about the days. Unknowing to them that Ryohei was the Sun Guardian.

OOOOOOOO

"Say Reborn?" Tsuna turned his head to look at Reborn who was sitting on his right shoulder.

"Nani?" He asked looking back at him.

"How do we know if the person is really the Sun Guardian once we find him?" He asked as Reborn showed him the Sun Ring.

"If we get close enough to the person, the ring will emit a yellow flame. That is how we will know if he really is the Sun Guardian." He explained as Tsuna made an 'o' with his mouth.

"That sounds like a good trick, kozo. How do you do it?" Yamamoto asked, who was walking on the right of Tsuna.

'He thinks it's a trick!' Tsuna thought looking at Yamamoto in disbelief. Before Reborn replied, he suddenly thought he noticed something and immediately hopped off of Tsuna's shoulder and ran toward the alleyway which was just ahead from where Tsuna and Yamamoto were standing. "Oi Reborn, what is it?!" Tsuna shouted over to the toddler as both he and Yamamoto walked up toward him.

"I thought I saw someone I recognized..." Reborn answered as the two teens blinked a few times at him. "It must have been my imagination..." He whispered as Tsuna and Yamamoto were now confused. Reborn then turned around and hopped onto Yamamoto's shoulder this time and the two turned around. However, as soon as they did they were surrounded by at least eight marine officers pointing guns at them.

"W-what is going on?" Tsuna stuttered at the sudden entrance of the marines.

"You three! Put your hands up!" One of the marine officers yelled as Tsuna and Yamamoto did what they were told, but Reborn didn't.

"Reborn! What are you doing? Do what they say!" Tsuna whispered loudly as Reborn had his eyes covered by his fedora cap. Leon just stood on all fours and blinked, not by fazed on what was happening.

"Stop whispering!" The same marine officer yelled aiming his gun at the three, as did the other officers.

"Run." Reborn suddenly said, which caused Tsuna to drop his jaw and Yamamoto to blink at him in surprise.

"W-what are you saying?" Tsuna gaped at Reborn.

"Don't talk just run. Your both now pirates and thus you can't allow yourself to get caught by the marines." Reborn explained as Tsuna blinked at him, knowing he was right but didn't want to admit.

"But, where?" He asked.

"I said stop whispering!" The officer yelled for the third time as Reborn lifted his head to look at the officer. He then lifted a finger up to his fedora cap and felt Leon walking on his finger. The marines watched in awe and shock as the chameleon turned itself into to a pistol and Reborn pointed it the officers.

"What are you doing!?" Tsuna shouted as the officers aimed their guns at the toddler. Reborn smiled as he suddenly pulled the trigger and instead of a bullet, water was fired at the officer who yelled at them. The officer blinked in surprise and confused as he felt the water fall down his face. He then looked at the three they surrounded and his jaw dropped as the two, with Reborn on Yamamoto's shoulder, made a run for it down the alleyway that was behind them.

"Hey! Don't let them get away! Follow them!" He ordered the other officers. "Those three must be the group of thieves that are stealing from the merchants at the market!"

"Hai!" The officers all shouted as they chased after them.

OOOOOOOO

Gokudera suddenly felt a worried presence coming from the opposite side of the village and knew that Tsuna must have been in trouble. He then toward his sister.

"Onee-chan! The 10th must be in trou-" He never got to finish that sentence as he noticed that Bianchi still didn't have her goggles on and immediately fell to the ground, clutching his stomach in pain. Bianchi blinked at him and then looked down at the goggles and decided to put them on. Only it was a bit too late. She then looked at the direction the others went and suddenly felt the same feeling Gokudera had.

'Reborn...'

OOOOOOOOO

"Why is this happening!?" Tsuna cried out as he ran away from the marines, with Yamamoto doing the same to his right.

"There is nothing we can do, Tsuna. Like the kozo said, we are pirates. However, even though it's pretend it feels so real." Yamamoto grinned as Tsuna gaped at him. "I mean the guns look so real."

'He can't tell that they're real!' Tsuna thought as he continued to look at Yamamoto in shock. Reborn made a noise as he noticed two paths up ahead. One to the right and one to the left.

"Tsuna!" Called person looked at Reborn. "Up ahead take the left path. Me and Yamamoto will take the right path." Tsuna gaped at him.

"W-what!?" Tsuna stuttered.

"If we split up, we would be able to separate their forces in half. Whatever you don't stop running and keep going until you know you lost them." He explained as Tsuna blinked at him and when it was time for them to split up, Tsuna took the path to the left while Yamamoto and Reborn took the right path.

"Good luck, Tsuna!" Yamamoto yelled and waved over his shoulder.

'Easy for you to say! You have Reborn with you!' Tsuna thought as he looked back at Yamamoto. "Aa, you too!"

"Remember where to meet Tsuna!" Reborn shouted as Tsuna blinked at him. Then he remembered about the meeting place at the fountain and nodded his head.

"Their splitting up!" An officer in front shouted as he watched the two teens separate to different paths.

"Half of you chase the brat with brown hair, while the other half come with me to follow the tall brat with the kid on his shoulders!" The officer who was squirted with Leon's squirt gun told the group.

"Hai!" The officers shouted as two groups of four went toward each path.

OOOOOOOOO

"Stop right there!" An officer shouted as Tsuna ran as fast as he could down the path.

"Why is this happening!?" Tsuna yelled as he turned a corner and was shocked to see a dead end. "Ah! A dead end!" He ruffled his hair in panic as he looked around and saw a ladder that lead up to the rooftops of the houses. He ran toward it and began climbing as fast as he could up to the top and when he was on the last step, one of the officer's guns were fired, surprising Tsuna causing him to jump forward, sending the ladder down onto the officers. They screamed as the ladder fell on top of them.

"That was so close..." He muttered as he sat up, shaking from the earlier gun shot. He then stood up and peeked over to where the ladder landed and watched as the marine officers began to stir. Tsuna panicked as he began running the other direction. He ran on top of the rooftop and suddenly stopped when he had nowhere else to go. He turned around and his eyes widened when he saw the marine officers already aiming their guns at Tsuna. "O-oi what's going on? Why are you chasing me?" He tried to reason with them.

"Shut up and put your hands up as well!" One of the officers shouted causing Tsuna to shriek and do what he was told. He watched as the officers approached him and by his own reflexes, he took a step back. Tsuna gulped in fear as he suddenly had no more room left and accidentally went back one step too many and began to fall backwards. It felt like time stopped for Tsuna as he began fall down from the rooftop, while the marine officers just watched in shock. Tsuna screamed as he fell straight through a huge sheet that was used for a roof for a homeless person's house. He thought he heard a scream, but ignored it as he braced for the impact onto the ground, but to his surprise he fell onto something soft.

Tsuna opened his eyes and saw the hole he made through the sheet and up at the blue sky. He slowly leaned against his elbows as he winced in pain from the fall. He then felt the soft couch that he luckily landed on and let out a sigh of relief. "I'm safe..." He muttered.

"Umm, who are you?" Tsuna heard a voice as his eyes widened and turned around from the direction the voice came from.

"Ah, I'm sorry about th-" He didn't get to finish the sentence as he looked deep into a pair of brown eyes. He was looking at the most beautiful person he ever met.

End of Chapter...

Author Notes 2: I hope you guys this ending better! I know I left it at sort of a cliff hanger, I think, but it just makes you wait for the next chapter to come out. I hate cliff hangers as much as the next person, but without cliff hangers it makes the story less interesting and always makes you want more. Well, I will see you all at the next chapter. Ja Ne!!!