Author's Note: It's basically like an intro, kind of.
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
I look at the older Onii-san blankly. "O-Onii-san…? What happened…?" I ask a bit too hesitantly.
He seems to notice that I'm a bit disoriented. "You're ten-years in the future," he explains. His voice is a lot lower… Sounds kind of weird coming from Onii-san…
I nod. "I understand, but…why?"
"To defeat the Millefiore Family," he replies.
I look at him for a bit and then I nod slowly. "Okay."
"You have the luxury of the older version of you preparing everything for your arrival," he continues. He points at the table and I look down to find several purple and indigo boxes, a pouch, my naginata, and a letter. Then, Onii-san helps me gather the stuff and leads me to my room. He seems to be about the same as the Onii-san that I know, but at the same time, it feels like he's changed slightly. It's strange. He leads me into a room that actually looks kind of like my room at home. Actually everything I've seen so far is traditional Japanese looking. So, just like home, I guess. He puts the things down for me and says, "I'm going to find Tetsu to let the herbivores on the other side know that you're here," he explains. He starts to walk out and then he stops suddenly. His expression softens very slightly and he says, "If you need anything, I'll be down the hall." I smile happily and I nod. His expression softens a little more and he leaves. Onii-san is Onii-san no matter what. I feel a bit more relieved now.
I look around the room and I see pictures. There's one of me with Onii-san and Kusakabe in a Japanese garden. I'm in traditional Japanese clothing with Onii-san and Kusakabe is wearing a western suit. Onii-san is staring straight at the camera with his usual expression on and Kusakabe is smiling. Even as an adult, Kusakabe retained the regent hairstyle. Then again, I can't imagine him without hair like that. In the picture, I'm smiling softly. I notice that I look different when I get older. I can't tell why, but it just feels like I look prettier I guess. It's a bit of a relief to know that I stayed pretty lean though.
I look at the next picture- a picture of a big group of people. I can pick out a few familiar faces like Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Sasagawa, Onii-san, and myself. I'm standing away from the group with Onii-san. Onii-san is crossing his arms and looking to the side, but I'm looking in the general direction of the camera with a small smile. I wonder how they got us to get in Oa picture with that many people.
Finally, there's a picture of me with the Pineapple, Mukuro, for some reason. My eyes widen, this wasn't expected. What…? I pick up the letter immediately and I start to read it. Surely, my future-self would know to leave an explanation for me.
Minako,
Since I'm you, I'm sure that you're confused right now, but you're acting calm, correct? First off, let's get straight to the point. You're here because you're needed to help save your future. A man named Byakuran is trying to eliminate the Vongola Family. Onii-san is part of the Vonogla family and so are Tsuna-kun and the others, that's why you're here too. In the future, we work with Onii-san under Tsuna-kun. Anyways, Byakuran isn't a weakling. So, be careful. If you want to get back to the past, just follow along.
As you know, I left you many different rings. Most are in a pouch and three were left out for you. First, put the purple ring on your middle finger of your right hand, the red ring that looks like Onii-san's from the Ring Conflict on your index finger of your right hand, and the indigo one on your ring finger. Now some side information:
I read through the "side information" quickly as I put the rings onto the right fingers. The "side information" contains information on the different flames and their properties. It explains how to light the flame and I look at the rings on my hand for a bit. Resolve, huh? I continue to stare at the rings. I fight to get stronger and…for fun occasionally… I look at the rings as three small flames appear. I'm not exactly satisfied. Is that really it though? I continue to think about it and then I realize it- I fight to protect the people and things that I care for and the things that I believe in. I watch with satisfaction as the flames grow larger. I go back to the letter:
You go it, didn't you? I wouldn't expect any less from myself. The stronger the resolve is, the larger and stronger the flame is.
Moving on to the box weapons. You should have realized by now that the purple ones correspond to the cloud flames/rings and the indigo ones correspond to the mist flames/rings. The four boxes that I left you contain the following: custom naginata (mist), mist raven, custom tonfas (cloud), and cloud crow. To use them, just inject the flame into the box.
Next the weird details. Having a mist flame means that you're an illusionist, or at least have the potential to be one. Yes, we're illusionists. Don't worry, the older Onii-san knows already. He actually was okay with it. The problem is that the Onii-san from your time doesn't know yet. For the time being, train with Fran from the Varia through video chat. Once the purple-haired girl that we met at the Ring Conflict shows up, you can train with her too if you want to.
Look, I am you so, I know that the only reason you opened this letter was to find out why there's a picture of us with Mukuro. I know that it's a bit strange and surprising, but I guess that I should explain.
"Mina-san," says a man's voice, drawing my attention away from the letter. I look up to see a man that I recognize as the adult Kusakabe.
"Kusakabe-san…? Is something the matter?" I ask.
"The others inside the main base would like to see you. You should bring your rings and box weapons with you as well," Kusakabe explains. He seems like the same Kuaskabe that I know. It's actually a bit comforting.
I nod. "Okay." I stand up and slip the box weapons into my pocket along with the pouch filled with rings. So much for finding out the rest of the letter…
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