THE NEW WORLD – THE BIRTH OF THE RAINBOW
A Resistance Hideout, Saudi Arabia
The sand in Saudi Arabia is difficult to walk on at this time of year, especially for those unaccustomed to it like Sawada Tsunayoshi's group, yet this is where they find themselves, in one of the hottest places on earth in the middle of the day. It wouldn't be difficult for the highly powered Tsuna and Squalo to overcome these difficulties but for Ellen it is much more tricky
The resistance members they gathered have long since disappeared, all that remains is a car and the three of them, stood in position, waiting for Tsuna to begin. There is a tension in the air, something that tells Squalo a storm is coming, this doesn't take away from his excitement though, he can't remove the smile from his face as he looks at the boss.
"You two should really be in the car, ready to go" Tsuna points out with a smile on his face.
Usually he is right, at a time like this Squalo and Ellen would be in the front of the vehicle with the engine prepared, ready to leave as soon as he is done. Yet this time is different, special.
"And miss this moment?" Squalo asks.
Tsuna shakes his head, "We don't even know it will be this time".
What they refer to is the breakthrough in the cloud element of the sky flame he uses, the final breakthrough he has been training for all these years, the breakthrough that would signal the coming of the final battle.
Even Ellen has a smile written on her face, the calm and serious resistance manager can't help but show her excitement. "Oh come on boss, we can feel it in the air, this is going to be special".
Tsuna once more shakes his head, as if trying to focus himself, to shake the smile from his mouth. Finally, he manages to calm himself down as he cups his hands together, the pose for the zero-point breakthrough.
"OK then, here we go".
Tsuna activates his ultimate dying will mode.
Yakuza HQ
Honda is in bed at the moment but is quickly woken up by the tingling sensation he gets when true power shows itself. He sits up and looks out the window before smiling.
'I can do this forever if I need to Sawada'.
Honda does what he has done many times since the end of the war. Without regard for the structure he is contained by he flies out of the window at great speed. He heads towards Sawada with one thought on his mind, kill, kill, kill!
Saudi Arabia
Before Tsuna's hands the hollow circular sky flame appears, the same one that appeared the first time he upgraded an element and has appeared every time he has willed it since. Slowly but surely the flames begin to fill the hollow epicentre.
First is the sun flame.
Second the thunder flame.
Third the storm flame.
Fourth the rain flame.
Fifth the mist flame.
Then slowly but surely a deep blue flame begins to form in the centre, expanding until it occupies one fifth of the circle. Tsuna has improved his cloud flame.
"IT'S HERE" Squalo yells, unable to hold himself back.
"What will happen" Ellen joins him.
Suddenly the six flames from the centre of the circle begin to seep into the ultimate flame itself, it is as if they are merging with Tsuna's aura itself. The colour of the flame begins to change, not to a single colour but to six individual and distinct colours.
The ultimate dying will flame became is no longer orange.
The dying will flame is rainbow coloured.
The Sky Above Russia
Honda is heading towards Tsuna, eager as ever to kill his nemesis, to the last man who could possible oppose him. Something is different this time however, this causes him to stop.
Honda looks eyes wide open into the distance, "This… what is this power… that can't be him".
The self-proclaimed god continues to look towards the source of the power.
"This isn't possible".
The Atlantic Ocean
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean are the mafia police, Yamamoto and Byakuran. All of these great warriors are capable of walking on water and therefore decided not to bother with a boat for the crossing, they decided it would be better to avoid detection by walking.
Byakuran stops at the head of the group and looks to the east. "What the hell is this… could it possibly be…".
Yamamoto stops and nods to Byakuran. "I can feel it clear as day now, that is the boss".
Bana smiles and comes to the same conclusion, "There is nobody other than Tsuna that this could be".
The Himalayas HQ
Xanxus is stood outside while all of this is going on. Momentarily occupied with instructing some of the resistance patrols he is distracted by the great feeling of power. He runs over to the edge of the cliff and looks to the west.
Gokudera and Haru quickly run over to join him.
"What's going on Xanxus" Gokudera asks.
"Is something wrong" Haru questions
"The dying will flame… I can feel a dying will flame of tremendous power coming from this direction" Xanxus informs them, "Which way is this.
"That's slightly west and slightly south" Haru declares.
This brings a smile to Xanxus face, "Then that puts it beyond doubt, it's the boss".
"Is it really him, he's really made the breakthrough" Haru shouts with elation as she tightly hugs Juu.
"Remember this moment, remember this feeling" Gokudera says to the child in Haru's arms.
"This is the 10th".
Sudan
"Enma, what has gotten into you" Virgo asks.
"Sorry" Enma shakes his head gently as he looks North-East, "But I can feel him, Tsuna has made a breakthrough".
Saudi Arabia
"A rainbow flame…" Squalo says with complete awe.
Normally in situations like this Squalo would yell 'VOI' this or 'VOI' that but right now he can't summon the words. They have worked for years, a good portion of their lives for this flame, a flame that could free the world.
"The rainbow ultimate flame" Tsuna looks at his arms and declares. Finally, all of his hard work has paid off.
"This is the power" Ellen begins, "This is the power all of those people have fought and died for, you've done it Tsuna".
Tsuna quickly disperses the flame and runs to the other two. "Let's go, we need to focus or this will have all been for nothing".
Their haste mattered little as Honda was still stationary in the awe, sharing their awe at the power he just felt. Nevertheless, the trio fled at full speed, once more making a successful get away.
From now on this wouldn't be a resistance movement, this would once more be a battle for the fate of the world. Once more they stand a chance at winning.
Two Weeks Later, The Himalayas HQ
It's a snowy day at the Himalayas HQ, those without command of the dying will flame find themselves needing to wrap up warm. Haru cleverly uses her own dying will flame to keep Juu and herself well heated. This sort of freezing cold temperature is what makes it difficult to survive in the Himalayas, fortunately the resistance is exceptionally organised and contains many freakishly talented people.
In spite of the cold weather not a single one of the resistance members is depressed, no matter what they have lost, friends, relatives, parents, children, they all felt their vengeance coming soon. The signal for this is happening right before their eyes, it's the return of Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Tsuna and his group enters the HQ.
"You've really done it haven't you" Xanxus asks, an image of his father passing through his mind as he craves for vengeance.
The 10th nods in reply, "I have unlocked a rainbow ultimate mode".
"So this is what I foresaw all those years ago" Gokudera scratches his chin, "It's got such a weak sounding name but it must be strong. Yes, we've put so much work into this one flame, it will definitely be enough".
Haru rocks Juu in her arms, "It will be enough little Juu, uncle Sawada is going to save you with the pretty rainbow flame".
Not long after the arrival of Tsuna's group comes the arrival of the mafia police and the remnants of the Millefiore family.
"Wow, Gokudera, what a sight you make, you're a father now" Yamamoto says as he approaches his old comrade.
Gokudera also approaches his counterpart, "I never thought I would say this". Suddenly Gokudera tightly embraces Yamamoto, "But it's damn good to see you; baseball freak".
Tsuna is happy to see the Millefiore members in person again, since Yamamoto is talking with Gokudera about becoming a parent, the 10th takes the opportunity to speak with Byakuran.
"Byakuran, if not for you fighting Bana back then we may have never gotten this far, so let me just say this".
"I'm damn glad you will be joining us for this fight" says Tsuna.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world boss" comes the reply of the former Millefiore boss.
Lastly the door opens once more, something that nobody expects. A teenager walks in, a teenager in a lab coat, Mammon is quick to recognise him as the thunder arcobaleno Virgo.
Everyone looks at Virgo in silence, as the scientist finally speaks. "It seems that I haven't led you astray".
Everyone wonders who Virgo is talking to, until the man of the hour sticks his head around the door to look in.
It's the Shimon family boss, it's Kozato Enma.
"Enma" Tsuna shouts as he approaches his long standing rival, "You made it, you're alive".
The red-haired mafia boss shakes Tsuna's outstretched hand firmly. "The Shimon Family, The Arcobaleno, Reborn, Basil, all of them put their trust in me, they are depending on me to get their revenge. I wouldn't miss this for anything".
Tsuna lowers his head as he thinks of all the deaths, he didn't even know about the Shimon family and the Arcobaleno until Enma mentioned it just now.
"You have had to go through so much, I promise you we won't fail" Tsuna begins, "For you, the Arcobaleno, the Shimon, the resistance, my parents, Reborn, Basil, Belphegor… for everyone who had to die, we're going to make them pay".
Tsuna turns to the group and addresses the entire hall. "We're going to kill Honda and all those who hold our friends in Japan hostage, we will make them pay".
"YES".
The gathering has become a truly momentous occasion and talk is rife amongst the resistance members. A lot of them have come to the realisation that not only has Sawada Tsunayoshi, the world's hope, finished his training but also all surviving members of the seven great mafioso have gathered under one roof. This is nearly over.
Xanxus orders the rearrangement of the main space in the HQ, this is to be a meeting with everyone involved, everyone from the kids to Tsuna himself. This is the meeting to discuss how to assault Japan.
After the tables are set out Gokudera is the first to speak. "We need a way to get in contact with the resistance in Japan".
"The resistance in Japan is the strongest in the world, they can't be that hard to find" Xanxus points out.
"They are fighting tooth and nail, bombings are a daily occurrence, this resistance is especially violent, there will be a strong presence there" Squalo points out. "The phrase Mafia or Yakuza has become virtually meaningless, you're quite likely to be wrong whichever way you answer".
"How will they be contacting one another" Tsuna asks the group at large.
"The radio frequency set up by Dino right back when this began" Bana answers.
"Dino was very detailed in his plans" the 10th begins, "They tampered with quite a few of our radios back then but they can't have known the frequency itself".
The clone of Primo once more stands while he addresses the room, "Then we just need to drop someone in Japan and they can contact them using the radio frequency".
Gokudera gets to his feet and faces his boss, "Then drop me, I know best how to interact with the satellites, I will get in contact with the resistance and phone you".
Tsuna smiles at the prospect of speaking to Dino once more, who knows, perhaps it is also possible that he will be able to speak to his wife or his brother.
"I told you I would still need you one day, didn't I Gokudera".
"Yes, you did 10th" the engineer replies.
"Well this… this is that day" the 10th suggests. This is finally the chance Gokudera has been looking for to make a difference in this war.
"I won't let you down".
"Have we got a way of sneaking you into Japan" Xanxus asks.
The one to answer is the thunder arcobaleno, "I have a small helicopter like device, it got Enma and I all the way here… I can make that drop".
Gokudera approaches the usually cowardly Arcobaleno with gratitude. Even Virgo who previously despised his interactions with the mafia is doing everything he can to help them win this war.
"Let's go then Virgo, we're going to Japan".