Reborn was leaning back in his chair, staring at the picture of Tsunade and her brother the Keiko had given him.
So this is the 'Black Hunter', he thought, Of course, I don't have any proof yet, but the evidence is overwhelming. I just need to collect more information…
The professor at the front of the room clapped his hands, quieting the class and snapping Reborn back to reality. "Class, we have two new transfer students from Osaka that will be joining us," he said.
The two students bowed. "Hello, my name is Samada Iemitsu,' said the man with blond hair and a muscular build.
"And I'm Kudo Tsunade," said the slender brunette woman with honey golden eyes.
"Please take care of us!" they said simultaneously.
Well well well, thought Reborn, a smile now spreading across his face, that was easier than I thought.
"Ok then!" said the professor, "Now that we have introductions out of the way, let's get class started. Sawada-kun, you can go sit next to Mouri Leoko-kun and—Kudo-kun! You can go sit next to Renato Chaos- kun over there."
Reborn heard a few sniggers, probably from Leoko and Kureko. He ducked his head so that his eyes were in the shadow of his fedora. "Stupid professor," he growled under his breath, "No one calls me that anymore."
Tsunade walked up the aisle to where Reborn was, attracting more than a few stares from the other guys. She sat down next to Reborn, who turned to face her with a smile on his face and an outstretched hand.
"Hello," he said, "I don't believe we have formally met. My name is Renato Chaos, but everyone just calls me Reborn."
"Renato? From the Latin word renatus which means to be 'be born again'? I can see why your nick name is Reborn." Tsunade suppressed a smirk as she saw Reborn's mouth drop open.
"Wow!" Reborn exclaimed, shocked, "Not many people know that!"
Tsunade smiled mysteriously, "Well I am majoring in Law Enforcement—the Criminal Profiling unit. I need to know random facts like that if I am to be able to succeed. Want to hear more about yourself?"
Reborn, recovering from his shock, chuckled and said, "Sure. Why not. I think I'll be a good subject for you."
Tsunade glanced at the professor, "Wait, maybe you should be paying attention to this."
Reborn laughed. "Listen to Kahara-sensei?" he said in disbelief, "He teaches straight from the textbook. I'm convinced he just reads directly from the text as his lesson plan. Besides, I read the textbook cover to cover several times already. I think it's you that needs to pay attention."
"Well I am," said Tsunade, "In a way." Seeing Reborn's confused expression, she hastily explained, "I have a perfect audiographic and photographic memory. So if the professor is talking, I'll be able to filter out the information he's saying from the other sounds later."
"Well then I guess you can start with your deduction," said Reborn, secretly impressed by Tsunade's mental power.
Tsunade grinned. "Based off your name, I can guess that your father is a foreigner, Italian probably. Your weathered hands show that you have a lot of weapon's handling experience. That means you probably have a major that requires weapon usage" She pointed at his suit. "Since your suit is neatly pressed, I can assume that you're extremely neat and have multiple suits. Your black fedora however, is probably the only one you own."
Reborn was silent for a moment, and then he chuckled, "Well colored me impressed, you were almost exactly correct. The only detail you missed was that I'm actually a mathematics major that happens to also be a weapon's enthusiast."
Tsunade laughed and looked around, "It seems like class is over," she said, nodding her head at the masses of students leaving the classroom."
Reborn pouted, "Aww man, and I didn't get to learn about you because you were amazing me with your skill."
"Don't worry," said Tsunade as she packed up her stuff, "I'll be working at Keiko-san's café around noon. Why don't we talk more then? I'll ask Keiko if I can take a break when you come."
"She probably will," said Reborn, "Keiko-chan is a real nice person. See you then!"
Tsunade smiled and began walking over to where Iemitsu was waiting. "See you."
"So how was it?" asked Leoko as he, Reborn, and Kureko walked towards their next class.
"It seems that she has an extraordinary memory," Reborn said, his eyes in the shadow of the fedora again, "That type of mental power is extremely rare and usually runs in families. If my thoughts are correct, the "Black Hunter" should have the same power since it seems that he always knows what our plans are. He could've filtered out the voices of our henchman from the crowd and pinpointed the location by measuring the volume and direction of the voice."
"Are you sure?" said Kureko skeptically, "That seems like a big stretch to me."
"That's why we're getting close to her and Sawada," said Reborn with a smirk. "They'll give us the information we need to corner the 'Black Hunter'. The Hunter will become the hunted."
"So how was it, said Iemitsu, unknowingly saying the same words as Leoko.
"His history and behavior matches the profile," said Tsunade, "He's a mathematics major, yet his hands show too much weapon's experience for someone who is merely an enthusiast." She glanced at Iemitsu "I'm guessing Leoko invited you to lunch at the café, right nii-sama?"
"I told you to stop saying that," said Iemitsu wearily, earning a sheepish look from Tsunade, "And yes, he did."
"Good," said Tsunade, "That means we'll all be there. Remember to support my false clues while observing their behaviors. I'll be mixing in a bit of my past too so that it'll be more credible."
"Don't get too close to him," warned Iemitsu, "You can never be sure what he's thinking because he's used to deception." "Plus," said Iemitsu, eyes softening a bit, "I would die if you got yourself hurt."
"You really are still my nii-sama deep inside," Tsunade said jokingly, "Oh it looks like we're at my next class already." Tsunade started walking into the classroom. "Bye Iemitsu-kun!"
Iemitsu watched her walk away with a sad smile on his face. "If only you knew, Tsunade," he said softly, "That my feelings for you aren't those a nii-sama would have."
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