Birds, a old man, turn the laptop to the concrete wall to turn into the monitor. The group look shocked and listened to him explaining. They look back to see the gray-colored twisted-looking people is lurking behind them, Ryu is trembling from anger.

The group listened to him talking about his hobbies. The twins with gray skin took out the lighters. Birds said to knock out Tsuna from Gokudera but Bianchi punched him instead. Ryu glared at the old man who gave another request which is this is to stab Tsuna and smelled the death poison on the knife. He made a strangled noise as he look at the screen where the gray-skinned male holding the sulfuric acid over Kyoko's head.

Tsuna was about to stab himself when the gray-skinned male suddenly screamed and heard the familiar voice of Shamal.

Ryu made a face with odd mixture of grimace and anger after Shamal made a mistake calling him a girl due to his long hair and feminine features.

That was the first time that The small group, Reborn, and Hibari witness Ryu's sadistic streak by kicking right in between Shamal's legs and into the groin.

Shamal rescue Kyoko from one of the twin. Ipin and Lambo(10 years version) came to help, too. Ryu rolled his eyes at Tsuna's usual actions as Shamal killed the twin with his Trident mosquito and Ipin killed the other twin. Gokudera knocked Birds out with one kick. Reborn look at Ryu who stabbed Birds with a jade chopstick laced with paralyzing poison and hallucination poison that last only a week.

Reborn mentioned the escapees joined with Mukuro. Bianchi suddenly saying something about knowing someone is there and the small figure coming out.

"Fuuta!" Tsuna smiled at relief seeing the small boy.

Ryu knew Fuuta is still affected by Mukuro's control. He followed after Tsuna after Fuuta ran away. Gokudera and Yamamoto tried to follow them but stopped by a steel beam.

"Careful, Tsuna." Ryu spoke after Tsuna nearly tripped over something and felt someone is coming.

Mukuro stood there and smiled.

"You both here to help us. I'm happy." Mukuro grinned. "We're saved."

"EHH?" Tsuna look at the blue-haired boy in confusion while Ryu glared at Mukuro from behind, eyes now dark blue.

"We're in middle of the rescue." Tsuna said.

"Wow. You must have really strong friends." Mukuro spoke.

"Err, there is a baby and the woman here as well." Tsuna explained.

"Wow! Must be a strong baby~" Mukuro said.

"No. How can the baby fight?" Tsuna replied. "I wonder if he got involved in the fight?"

"Do you mean he can do it indirectly?" Mukuro asked.

"Oh, yes. Do you know anything about Hibari, one of Nami student?" Tsuna asked.

"He is being held in one of the building." Mukuro replied.

"He's here! Which building?!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"I am the one asking the questions." Mukuro spoke.

"Eh?" Tsuna asked, looking confused.

"The baby you mentioned." Mukuro said. "How is he capable doing indirectly?"

Ehh? Tsuna thought. His eye. Something is different about him.

"Hiee! That's right, I forgot about the others. I gonna go back now." Tsuna exclaimed. "I will come back with my friends!"

"Kufufu." Mukuro chuckled as Tsuna ran away, forgotten that Ryu wasn't behind him at all. "It's been a while, Ryu~"

Ryu snorted as he look at Mukuro, his friend since the time with Estraneo famiglia. Eyes now green. Ren growled at Mukuro from standing next to Ryu.

"It's been four years, Mukuro." Ryu commented causally. "To my surprise, I have to hear through the source that you escaped from the prison along with Ken and Chikusa. If I'm not mistaken, you must have told them not to recognize me, correct?"

"Kufufu.' Mukuro chuckled. "Sharp as ever, Ryu, I miss you a lot since you left the Vindice."

"Mukuro, I know you too well since we share a bloody connection." Ryu replied, one of the eyebrow rising. "Don't do anything stupid. I gotta go back before anyone get suspicious since I have to be careful for my sake and you know it."

Ryu left with Ren following behind him. Mukuro look at his friend who is clearly worried about them.

Chikusa show up behind Mukuro. They spoke few words.


Ryu followed Tsuna's scent and smelled the scents of Yamamoto and Gokudera along with the same scent he once knew it before. Ren look up to Ryu, who jumped into the tree and followed him.

He watched Reborn shoot at Tsuna with the last Dying Will Bullet. He watched the fight between the fake Mukuro and Tsuna.

Ryu pushed his glasses up as he listened to Tsuna talking to Lucian.

He jumped off the tree and Lancia saw a familiar face even though he has different hair and eye color. He put on the finger on his mouth to show he didn't want anyone to know.

Lancia suddenly hit by the poison needles and Ryu cursed silently.

He heard the birds talking and looked to see the yellow and black birds talking about Birds is done in. The birds flew back to the building. Ryu sighed as he take out his orange crystal glaive out of his backpack.

Tsuna, Gokudera, Bianchi, Reborn, and Ryu stand together, looking at the building where Mukuro is.