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I swear this the last version of this scene.

As Expected

"Tsunayoshi Sawada!" Minerva called out.

Reborn watched as his Sky nervously approached the Sorting Hat. Most of the kids had already gone, leaving only Takeshi left as the last one to be sorted. They were more or less evenly spread out throughout the different houses.

"Oh, he looks like a Hufflepuff!" Pomona said proudly.

Reborn let it slide. She meant well, but while Tsuna did display traits of patience and hard work, it definitely wasn't his strongest traits.

Only… judging from the whispers in the Hall, many agreed with her.

"I think he'll fit well in the Gryffindor House actually," Dino said.

"Well he isn't a Ravenclaw," Severus said.

"Tsunayoshi is actually very wise," Fon interrupted. "He would do well in Ravenclaw."

"Just who are you anyways?" Severus asked, no doubt wondering why two infants had joined Ayame and Dino at the teacher's table. If he only knew.

"There's nothing wrong with Hufflepuff," Charity interjected.

"What do you think, Ayame?" Dino asked.

Ayame merely snorted. "It's really obvious where Tsuna is going to end up. At least he'll be with his strongest protector."

At least someone got it. "But green will look terrible on him," Reborn agreed. "So will silver."

"I know," Ayame said with a touch of annoyance.

"Wait," Dino interrupted. "Do you mean he's going to end up in Sly-"

"SLYTHERIN!"

The entire hall fell quiet before chaos broke out.

"YOU STUPID HAT!" Hayato bellowed.

Ignoring the frantic scene, Reborn looked at his former student. Then he answered Dino's unspoken question. "How do you think Tsuna survived all those years with Ienari and Namimori, before Ayame walked into the picture?"

Tsuna was patient, hardworking, wise, determined and courageous. But before all of that, he was cunning, surviving the hellhole that his twin had made Namimori into. He learned to dodge bullies, what words to measure and say, what rules to toe, which ones to break. Many of his actions came across and gentle, and partly they were, but from the tactical point, they were ruthless taking advantage of the system.

Meeting Ayame, who was also most likely a Slytherin, at a young age probably didn't help. Meeting Reborn over a year ago, probably made it worst.

Finally turning back to watch the chaos unfolding before him as Tsuna tried to calm his very energetic and destructive friends, Reborn could only grin.

This was going to be an interesting year.

Read We Weren't Born to Follow to find out more about Ienari.

Ayame and Reborn totally know Tsuna's core -snicker- They're arguably his largest influence. -snicker-

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