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Chapter 8

Tsuna thought everything would be fine after Reborn's latest test but no that wasn't the case as he arrived at school early hoping to talk to Naruto alone. "Sawada-san could you please stop them, their fighting is tearing up the school grounds?" One of the teachers with enough courage asked as he cautiously approached Tsuna and his other Guardians. Looking around Tsuna saw the reception rooms broken window and the trail of destruction leading out towards the baseball field. As the teens ran off they missed Reborn standing in the tree remembering the red headed girl he took under his wing.

{Flashback}

Reborn walked down the snow covered streets of Berlin, walking towards the local bar. He was supposed to meet a contact but the idiot never showed up souring his mood for the day. That's when he felt it that slight nudge as a tiny hand slipped into his pocket before a little red headed girl ran off towards alleyways.

The girl was good, really good if he could barely feel her when she stole his wallet. So with a growing smirk on his face Reborn followed after her finally finding something to entertain him.

"Ciaossu." He smirked seeing her jump slightly but otherwise didn't scream like others did. With a look in her eyes that told him she'd fight to keep the money she stole Reborn chuckled finding a child that would stand up to him when grown men pissed themselves in fear.

{Two Years Later}

Reborn couldn't figure it out why but he kept coming back to visit the little thief every time he had a job in the area. Walking the same path he took every time he visited Reborn recalled the little secret she showed him when he visited last time. Kushina had Moon Flames, the crimson flames that engulfed the back ally burning her hands slightly since she had little to no control.

Reborn smiles a small ghost of a smile seeing her running up to him letting her pull at the sleeve of his suit smiling brightly up at him. Kushina finally ask him the question on her mind, she wants to know that he'll remember her. That anyone will remember her if she dies. "Of course I will." Reborn tells her taking the photo of them she had from over a year ago. Reborn smiles a genuine smile for the first time in years at the small picture in his hands making up his mind to look after the girl. Then a frown crinkles her brow. Kushina starts searches his pockets looking for something. "Why don't you ever give me anything, I'm always the one giving you presents?" she ask.

{Five Years Later}

"Fuck you dattebane, fuck you and your little chameleon Leon too!" A sixteen year old Kushina yells from her spot on the side of the large cliff holding on for dear life.

"You asked for my hardest training method little tomato-chan." Reborn told her smirking from his spot watching her avoid the explosions he set to go off while climbing up the cliff side as fast as she can. He smirks hearing her yell out how shed never give up until she beat him at something.

{Eight Years Later}

"I'm pregnant sensei!" Kushina blurts out with a happy smile on her face as soon as he opens the door for her. He just bops her on the head for waking him up at five in the morning before inviting her into one of the safe houses he uses when in town.

"I don't see a wedding ring tomato-chan so who's the bastard I'm hunting down?" Reborn asked with that calm look of fury on his face. Kushina was the only person he ever let into his life and to find out some strange man he didn't know about getting her pregnant was a death sentence for whoever that man was.

"Your as bad as Obito with all the death threats. He'll propose soon enough, I just know it." Kushina told him taking a seat on the couch while he mad coffee. "That's not why I'm here I was wondering if you'd be little Naruto-chans godfather when he's born?" Reborn just turned slightly giving Kushina that look telling her of course he'd be the kids godfather, no other man was good enough to take his place.

{Seven Years Later}

"You should of called me baka I would have dropped everything to come help you." Reborn held her hand in his tiny hand watching Kushina slowly dying. They didn't get the report from the CEDEF until it was too late to stop both families from walking into a trap. When the report was finally sent his way Reborn was the first to arrive ripping through anyone in his way to find Kushina. The men calling themselves Root fell one after another even if he was in this child like form as he fought his way to her last known location.

Now setting here in the courtyard of the Senju Famiglia compound Reborn wanted to yell at the heavens for the curse he was under. If he had his full powers back he could keep her alive but no, know because of that man he was watching the girl he thought of as a daughter dying right before his eyes.

"Look sensei it's snowing just like the first time we met" Kushina rasped out her eyes growing dimmer with each second that passed. Reborn took his eyes off her for only a brief second to see it was indeed starting to snow. That one second was all it took because when he looked back she was gone staring up at the moon with a small smile on her face.

"Hai fatto buona Kushina, sono orgoglioso di voi." Reborn told her as he closed her eyes. 'Può essere in cielo la metà un'ora prima che il diavolo conosce i morti.'

{Flashback End}

Looking up at the sky Reborn caught the brief scent of the perfume he bought her in the breeze before it was gone. He took that as a hint she forgave him but he didn't deserve it having his memories sealed away by Shamal so he couldn't face his past mistakes. The one person he let in who got caught up in something over her head.

Hearing the loud crashes coming from nearby he recalled what he learned after dragging Tsuna and his Guardians minus Kyoya to a more secure location.

{Flashback}

"Yes my alias on a job is Kyuubi." Naruto looked away from Reborn's piercing gaze. He felt Tsuna squeezing his hand in comfort giving him a reassuring look when Naruto glanced his way.

"Tell me what happened during the Senju massacre." Reborn ordered causing Naruto to pale as he stared into the eyes of Reborn. Dino made a move to get the others out of the room while Colonnello was about to argue that they shouldn't interrogate his son but a quick glance told them both easily what kind of mood he was in at the moment.

"There were only three survivors after that day. The bosses grandson because he was still a baby at the time, the Rain Guardian in training but she refuses to tell a soul what happened, and you Kyuubi the child who killed off an entire Famiglia in one night."

"So tell me what happened." Naruto sighed glancing around at everyone's faces before he told his story about what happened.

{Flashback within a Flashback}

Naruto watched as Sarutobi fell to his knees blood oozing from his mouth and the wounds he got during the fight. He took slow steps, the fire burning down the building around them illuminating his hooded image as he walked towards the old man trying to crawl away.

"Who are you, why are you attacking us!?" He yells but Naruto just ignores him tossing his Berettas aside as he kept walking.

Sarutobi yells out again but stops seeing the mist that was wrapped around his attacker fading away. It shocked him that the man he saw rip through the Famiglias Guardians was in fact a young boy judging by his height. When he was only a few steps away the hooded boy pulled back his hood letting the strands of red spiky hair and face be seen by the man he came too kill.

"No you can't be her child we couldn't find you after that fool told you your mother was dead!" He screamed but was ignored as he stared into the cold dead eyes of Naruto Uzumaki. The ten year olds face was blank but the tears running down his face told the world everything as he pulled his mothers old sniper rifle from his back.

"I was destined to lead us to greatn-" His last words were muffled out by the bullet ripping through his skull. Naruto just stood there watching the mist fade away from the body of Sarutobi the Third Boss of the Senju. Instead it was the dead body of Danzo Shimura the Senju Famiglias traitorous Mist Guardian.

Are you finished Naruto-kun?" The voice behind him asked as the hooded figure stepped through the fire. Pulling his hood back up Naruto nodded as he glanced back at his onii-san and Obito sensei riding on his shoulder.

"I can't believe that idiot thought he could pass himself off as a Sky by stealing a small sample of Sarutobi's flame." Obito said shaking his head at the stupid things power mad people try.

{Flashback within a Flashback End}

Naruto left out the last part about the help he had killing them as he hung his head letting his hair cover his eyes. He felt Tsuna's fingers lifting his chin up slightly before Tsuna with a slight blush on his face kissed him on the lips.

"It's not your fault they're the ones that pushed you to far." Tsuna whispered into Naruto's ear. Reborn watching them nodded his head slightly knowing everything he said was true but had to test Naruto.

{Flashback End}

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"STOP!" Tsuna yelled standing between his injured Moon and Cloud Guardians. His eyes were a blazing orange as he stared down Kyoya. He never flinched or looked away as his left hand held Naruto's gun bending the barrel away from Kyoya's heart while his right was stopping the tonfa inches from hitting Naruto in the face.

"Both of you stop fighting right now!" They both backed off jumping away from each other. They slowly put their weapons away as the others looked on impressed at Tsuna being able to stop them.

"I'm dating Naruto, Kyoya get over it or else." Kyoya growled as he put his tonfas away knowing the only threat Tsuna had that could make him back down. It was the one thing every Guardian feared having their Sky reject them. That meant right now he was close to crossing a line he couldn't come back from if he pushed things to far.

"This isn't over carnivore." Kyoya snapped out walking away to find anyone he could bite to death. He wasn't about to give up after the fight they just had so he'd wait for now. When he was far enough away Naruto fell on one knee holding his bandaged shoulder that was bleeding again. And just like that 'Boss Mode' Tsuna was replaced with regular old Tsuna who was worrying over his boyfriend as he was dragging Naruto off to find the schools nurse.

"Are you going to tell Naruto your his father?" Dino asked as they watched Tsuna and his Guardians heading towards the buildings. It wasn't that hard to figure a few things out when both of them ride around on his shoulder.

"Don't get involved in things that don't concern you Dino." Reborn told him jumping out of the tree onto his right shoulder. He glanced over at Colonello knowing he'd have to get involved if only to make it up to Kushina for not being there.

"Fine, fine I won't get involved but I'm paying them back for the accident I caused with the yakuza." Dino told them having something planned out already.

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It was late at night and we find Tsuna and the others a town over in a karaoke bar that Dino rented the stage out for the night. Everybody was having fun when Tsuna felt a cold chill down the back of his spine hearing Reborn's idea to make things funnier for him. The idea was simple really everybody put their names in a hat Reborn pulled out of nowhere and when he pulled your name out you got on stage singing whatever song he wanted.

So far they've seen Takeshi singing The Lazy Song while grinning the entire time. Then came Gokudera who only went up because of Tsuna's encouragement and sang Moves like Jagger pretty well. Now we come to Tsuna who just finished singing Live like a Warrior and was running off the stage with his face redder than Naruto's hair. Naruto pulled his embarrassed boyfriend into his lap getting a cute little squeak out of him when he did.

"Well since Kyoya's still angry about this morning will skip over him. "Dino said with a laugh about to reach for another name when Reborn smacked his hand away.

"Since it's getting late will just have the three remaining people sing the last song." Hearing that Dino looked at him confused for a second before his eyes went wide figuring out what Reborn was planning.

"But, but Reborn I don't sing." Dino tried to explain seconds before he was suddenly kicked on stage were Naruto and Ryohei were waiting.

{Quick note - I'll put the first letter of their names near the part they sing.}

Tsuna watched as they helped Dino up but his eyes kept glancing at Naruto who was now turning the machine to the song Reborn picked out for them. Hearing some of the girls in the tables nearby giggling Tsuna sent them a death glare when he saw who they were looking at. That's when he heard the beginning of the song playing and blushed crimson trying to figure out rather are not he should bury his has face in his hands or watch Naruto dancing on stage. Because the song playing was the one Tsuna had on his laptop Overflowing Passion.

R "We can do anything."

N "We don't need any reasons."

D "At that kind of age."

"Our everyday life."

R "I'm EXTREMELY invincible!"

Naruto hit Ryohei over the head only for him to get right back up.

N "Full of energy."

D "Love is my driving power."

"Each of us in our own way."

D "Cute mon amour."

R "I'm entranced."

N "Men can be so patient."

"Bold everyday."

N "Let's go!"

D "The world is forever spinning."

R "Strongest! So cheerful!"

N "And so mischievous!"

Tsuna was blushing when Naruto winked at him. That wasn't anywhere near as bad as the audience's reaction when somehow Dino wound up losing his shirt when he tripped over the cord. How he can trip standing completely still nobody knows but it happened and the girls were now screaming for more.

N "Laughing a lot!"

R "Being alone is fun too."

D "Finest-quality rendezvous!"

R,N "Everybody's early afternoon."

D "Strikes."

R "Blog updates."

N "Siestas are essential!"

"Free sentiment."

The song would have kept playing if it wasn't for a familiar giggle coming from the table behind them. Turning around Tsuna saw Haru giggling to herself while recording everything along with Hana who was drinking her tea and Kyoko who was cheering on her big brother. Hearing the sound of glass breaking he looked back towards the stage to find Naruto gone and the window busted.

Dino was never more thankful to get off the stage even if it meant paying for the window. Tsuna just hid a small smile seeing Naruto using his Mist Flames to hide near the front door of the building. It was cute to him seeing Naruto looking like a scared animal poking his head through the door. He looked around making sure nobody was looking before waving him over.

"You'll get a real date from me soon Tsuna just the two of us." Naruto whispered into his ear trying to stay hidden from Haru. That girl creeped him out and if wasn't for the fact she was a civilian Naruto would swear Haru was a ninja in a past life.

"I can't wait." Tsuna whispered back blushing when he felt a ghost of a kiss on his cheek.

Author's Notes -

I hope you liked Reborn's flashbacks. He isn't going soft it's just at first he only followed her because he was bored but then it grew after he saw the spark of defiance in her eyes.

Most of the songs I'm using come from watch the different Hetalia AMVs on YouTube. I've only been watching Hetalia for a while now but I'm hooked on it. Here's a list of the videos I watched that gave me the idea. I like my karaoke idea since the theme I have going for Naruto is music related.

[APH] America- The lazy song

Moves like Jagger.(Hetalia style)

Live Like a Warrior - Full APH America MEP

[Overflowing Passion] w/ English and Romaji Lyrics

I wouldn't have put the list down but Jessica said I needed it since they weren't mine.

I know some people might be angry about how I handled Kyoya but I see him as the guy that needs tough love to get something through his head. He'll give up eventually but for right now he's just backing off. I like him so don't worry about me getting rid of him.

Translate -

You did good Kushina, I'm proud of you - Hai fatto buona Kushina, sono orgoglioso di voi

May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows your dead - Può essere in cielo la metà un'ora prima che il diavolo conosce i morti

Response -

917brat: This is for everybody curious. I built the Moon Flames based around two things wind chakra and a jinchuuriki. It looks like crimson fire but shreds things instead of burning them. One of the things it allows you to do is ignore injuries the longer the fight goes on, you'll feel them the second the fight is over but not during. Unless you have a high enough control over your will, you can injur yourself using the flames and turn berserker unable to tell friend from foe if you get angry enough. That's why in a few of the chapters I pointed out Naruto having his hands bandaged, he hasn't used his main flame in some time trying to stay hidden so he needs to regain control. If somebody has ways to improve on the idea im willing to listen but please don't flame me if you think its stupid. I put a lot of thought into my idea and how it will come into play during fights later on.

As for Xanxus he'll have a Moon Guardian. I can't see him not having one and the Naruto character I picked for that role is pretty good in my opinion. No spoilers on who it is though