This chapter is only short as I don't like doing time skips in the same chapter. However, the next chapter should be longer, too.

One advantange that Tsuna had found in being sent back in time was that he already knew what was going to happen before it did. It had been useful for small things every now and then, like such as knowing what was going to be on his tests before the class took them or when he was going to trip over in public and make a fool of himself.

The only thing was that he knew such petty things wouldn't stop everyone he cared about from dying in the future.

It wasn't until murmurs popped up about Disciplinary Committee members being attacked did Tsuna realise that he could possibly make the first change by handling Mukuro and his gang members differently.

Should we still fight or not? Tsuna found himself sitting in class, doodling absentmindedly on a sheet of paper as he stared out of the window. Everyone gets hurt pretty bad, but… Mukuro isn't the type of person to listen to reason… But Lancia… I've got to do something about Lancia for sure…

"Psst! Hey, Tenth!"

Tsuna blinked before he turned around, facing Gokudera who was standing behind him. "What is it?"

"You'd know who's the one behind the attacks, wouldn't you?" the silver-haired teenager asked. There was a glint in his eye, one that Tsuna knew meant he was excited for a fight.

"Well, yeah…" Tsuna bit his lip, hoping Gokudera wasn't about to jump the gun and go looking for trouble. "But I think it's better if we..." the brunet trailed off, not sure how to finish his words.

"If we…?" Gokudera pressed, anxious to hear his friend's thoughts. "You'd know how to beat them, so what's with the hesitation?"

"I don't think it's fighting we need to do, Gokudera-kun," Tsuna said gently. "There's got to be a way around it."

"But why wouldn't we fight?" Gokudera tilted his head like a confused puppy, his green eyes dull.

"Because it doesn't always solve everything, Gokudera-kun. The person behind these attacks… I can't say I understand him, but… fighting isn't the way to go about it. We need him to understand that he can be our friend."

"I really don't understand your reasoning, Tenth…" Gokudera grabbed his chin as he hummed in thought for a few seconds, "…but I suppose you're the Tenth and I'll trust you."

Tsuna smiled, glad that he had talked his friend out of violence. "Thank you, Gokudera-kun."

Before the silver-haired teenager could reply, their teacher stepped into the classroom, signalling the beginning of class. Gokudera went back to his own desk at the back of the room, leaving Tsuna to return to his thoughts.

There's got to be something we can do… Tsuna returned to staring out of the window, wishing he knew what would help Mukuro and the rest of the Kokuyo Gang group.

~~Later that day~~

Once school had finished and Tsuna and his friends walked home, the topic of conversation between them was about the attacks on the Disciplinary Committee. Tsuna had already informed them that they themselves should be attacked, and if they could try their best to avoid any conflict, it may help in the long run.

"Do you know what you're going to do about it yet, Tenth?" Gokudera asked, believing that his 'boss' could do anything if he set his mind to it.

"Yeah, I might go and talk to them," Tsuna said. "It's just… I think a fight's inevitable, so you guys will have to come along, just in case. I would really want to resolve it without violence if that's possible, though."

"Should we go tomorrow?" Yamamoto asked.

Tsuna nodded, knowing that Hibari will have already left to confront Mukuro – if they timed it right, perhaps they'd be able to do something about Hibari fighting the younger male, too.