Chapter 5: The Girl and Her Education
It was in an abandoned building when she saw it. The girl could still smell the smoke that rising through the air as well as the dust from the debris around her. To be honest, it's an unpleasant feeling. Though, over the years, she had grown used to it.
The bright light from the illuminated phone screen on her hands hurt her eye a little as she continue to read through the headline of Japan's news portal.
'UA HIGH SCHOOL ATTACKED BY VILLAINS'
"Huh…" voiced out Chrome, large eyes staring at the Japanese article playing on her phone screen. It's been a while since the girl last checked Japan's news, what with her currently active on Italy and mainly Europe. Her checking her nation's news today is pure coincident as he accidentally pressed the news portal while browsing through the internet.
Everyone in Japan knows UA. Everyone, even those who is not interested in any hero work the slightest knows UA and its reputation. After all, it is the school that produced notable heroes like Allmight and Endeavour. It is the school that everyone once dreamt to be attending.
Even Chrome – or she's still Nagi back then – had dreamt to go into UA once. Not the hero course of course, but the general study. After all, those graduated from UA general course is almost guaranteed to enter a prestigious university in the country. Guaranteed, to be someone leading the society in the future.
Her, who back then was still looking for a way to ran away from her family, had thought that it was her best chance of survival.
Though, she thought, sliding her eyes towards the girl sitting beside her, she had never wanted to go to UA as much as Izuka-chan.
It's an open secret between all of them that Izuka-chan used to dream to become a hero. That despite her being quirkless, she dreamt to be someone who appeared to save the day. She had saw heroes as her idols with eyes full of reverence and wistful smiles. Something that their sky had lamented for a long time as he feel really guilty on taking that dream from her.
Chrome doesn't really understand why the teen feel guilty about it. After all, Izuka-chan looks completely happy and at ease with them. She had never saw a moment in Izuka-chan where she regretted her choice on following their sky.
"Izuka-chan" called out the mist guardian, one large eye peering towards the girl. "Have you seen the news?"
Izuka-chan – who was in the middle of attempting to braid Fran's short hair – turned towards her. "What news?" she asked before lightly tugging the boy's hair. "Fran, stop moving"
"But it took so longggg" complained the boy, frown marring his face. Chrome really can't blame Izuka-chan for playing with the boy's hair. Fran has the prettiest hair color she had ever seen after all. If she's less shy, she would try to play with his hair too.
"Hush" chided Izuka-chan. "Anyway, what news?" she asked again, hands still tangling on Fran's hair.
The mist guardian shows her phone screen towards the girl. "Here" she said. "UA was attacked by a bunch of villains"
There was a short silence between the two of them as Izuka-chan stared at the article for a couple of seconds. Fran seems confused at the sudden silence between the two guardians as he tipped his head back, trying to catch a glimpse on what's happening.
Finally, Izuka-chan let out a soft "Huh"
"It's… shocking" murmured Chrome. "I don't really know much about UA, but as the number one hero school…"
"Their defense should be top notch" supplied Izuka-chan. "And well, yeah, to my knowledge, they have one of the country's best defense systems, even more than some hero agency"
To Izuka-chan knowledge means that she had done an extensive and overly detailed research regarding the topic beforehand. Which means that it's completely trustworthy.
"Hey, hey, what's UA?" asked Fran, tugging free from Izuka-chan's hand as he turned his body towards them. "Is it food? Is it delicious?"
Both Chrome and Izuka-chan shared a look before the both of them letting out a chuckle at the boy's question. "It's a hero school Fran, not food" informed the lighting guardian with a grin before she ruffled the top of his hair. "You always think of food"
Fran frowned. "Hero school? That's boring" he said, eyes narrowing. "Izuka-neesan, when can we get food? I'm hungry"
Izuka raised an eyebrow at that. "Did you not eat earlier?" she asked as her mouth tugged downwards. "That's not good, you're still a growing boy" with that, Izuka squished the boy's cheeks together.
"It's cuz Bel-senpai has been stealing all my food" complained the boy loudly, holding the hands on his cheeks.
"Ah, should we eat something then?" suggested Chrome, a soft and shy smile on her face. "We finished our mission anyway…"
What Chrome just said is the truth. Currently, the three of them are in a small Italian town. There has been a tip that one of the members of the traditionalist faction in Vongola has a base here. In an attempt to slowly weaken their power, both Izuka-chan and her had been dispatched here in search for more experience and Reborn just thinks that it's poetic for misogynistic men to be taken down by women.
A few hours before they departed, Lussuria had appeared and asked them to bring Fran. Apparently, Mammon is not around today to teach the boy and Mukuro-sama too has been preoccupied with his part of mist guardian's paperwork for some time.
And so, that brings them here.
"Good thinking" grinned Izuka-chan. "I was getting hungry too anyway"
"Yayyyy" drawled out Fran as something akin of excitement appeared on his eyes. "I want meat"
"Then it's meat you will get" grinned the lightning guardian as she ruffled the top of Fran's head. The boy immediately complained, hands reaching towards his apple hat next to Chrome.
Standing up, Chrome let out a smile towards the two. "Let's hurry then, the sun will set soon"
The three of them soon left. UA attack forgotten in favor of a traditional Italian dinner.
Reborn clicked his tongue before opening the car window just enough for his gun to slip pass, and shooting the motorcycle driver next to him in a single shot.
The bullet went pass the man helmet with a loud bang that echoed across the space, effectively killing the man as he fell from his ride. Reborn and the other occupant of the car didn't even flinch as a splatter of blood made its way on the car window. Cold body now lay on the street with blood pouring out of his head.
Their driver, an aged man who has been with Vongola for a long time and someone who used to be Nono's private driver, barely flinched. Merely speeding up more, leaving the bloodied body at the side of the road before mumbling something in German towards his in-ear. No doubt, calling for Vongola's cleaning up crew.
Tsuna, who was peering towards the document on his hand, sighed when he realized what just happen.
It's not that he's heartless, it's just that after all this time, he had become apathetic and maybe a bit weary from all these. Guns being brandished every time he blinks, blood pouring from someone wound as they bled to death, the sound of guns cocking and the loud bang! That it emits.
To see someone last moments. To see someone's life passing right in front of their eyes as slowly, their eyes started to dim and eventually lost its life.
Maybe that's one of the factors that made him realize that he's too deep in this business to back out. That he had grown too used seeing death and being the cause of it.
(Blood dripping from his hand and no matter how much he scrubs it even until it bleeds, it will never fade)
"They really resort to assassination this time?" He said, putting down the documents on his hand. There was some sort of resignation on his tone as if he had expected this kind of outcome. That assassination, is something that should have regularly occur on his daily life.
Reborn hummed, leaning back on the car chair and closing the car window. "They're getting desperate when they realize that they can't use you as a puppet" he said.
Hearing that, the younger found himself massaging his temple. A puppet. That's what the traditionalist of the Vongola wants him to be. To just become the head of Vongola without any power while them, those who doesn't even have sky flame or a speck of Vongola blood, hold all the power.
It's sickening and Tsuna feel a deep hatred of anger every time he heard that.
He didn't go through all of this just to become a puppet controlled by those old men. He didn't go through Reborn's hellish training, fight with Vongola elite assassination squad, save the damn future, just for him to be controlled by men who didn't do anything.
Tsuna himself is aware that compared to many, he's far to inexperienced. His background of being a civilian brought many questions regarding his capabilities. Many doubt him, the young civilian who ended up becoming the next holder of Vongola throne. He's aware of his own shortcoming.
But that doesn't mean he will never learn.
That doesn't mean he will never become someone that could surpass all the Vongola bosses before him.
Someone, that could protect everything he hold dear amidst the ruthlessness of this side of the law.
That's why he came to Italy one year ago. That's why he endures all the sneer and attempts to humiliate him by the traditionalist faction in Vongola. That's why he constantly tries to improve himself, crafting the perfect mask that will satisfy everyone. Making his heart go colder and colder that now, he won't even bat an eyelash at a dead body in front of him.
To become someone heartless.
Someone, that prioritize Vongola over any moral compass or any sense of justice that he had left.
It's a bit sickening and the Tsuna from the time before Reborn's training will never imagine this grim future for him. Never imagine, that he will become someone akin to a villain in this society full of black and white justice.
"Dame-Tsuna" called out Reborn who handed him a manila folder. His eyes immediately went to the stamp stamped right across the folder. Recognizing it as the one that the government as well as HPSC use. "The investigation that Hibari did, the new one"
Realizing what his tutor is talking about, Tsuna accepted it. Hands immediately opening it and let his eyes skimmed over the report.
He had received the investigation that Kyoya-senpai did back in February regarding the Japanese government suspicion about All For One revival. It was perfectly done, as expected of the older teen. Though, considering what happened recently, he had to asked Kyoya-senpai to informed his men in Japan to investigate things further.
More about the recent attack that happened in Japan's number one hero school, UA.
The atmosphere inside the car immediately tensed as Tsuna continue to read through the report. The hold he has on the piece of paper gradually becoming tighter and tighter as what's written inside it made him more and more grim.
"That confirms it, All For One really is alive" he found himself saying. "Barely, but still alive"
Reborn nodded his head, hand absentmindedly twirling with his gun. "A pain in our ass" he said.
"And he's gathering villains for…" trailed Tsuna. "Ruling the world? That's a classic reason for every supervillain that ever exist"
"Not really creative in my opinion" drawled out Reborn. "The problem is, All For One, for all the years he had existed, is the ruler or Japan's underworld"
Tsuna nodded. "Vongola never really has any reason to expand our territory in Japan, or Secondo has too much pride to go to the country Giotto retires in" said the teen.
"Well" said the older man. "Secondo is famous for being a petty bastard, I'm not going to disagree on that reasoning"
"That is, until I happened"
That is, until Tsuna appeared. A Japanese civilian with primo's blood inside his veins. A Japanese that was born and raised in the country with strong root and deep relationship within it. Vongola had never tried to get their hands on Japan for the hundreds of years the family had existed.
Japan, with a high prevalent of hero industry and a not so strong Vongola influence, is a perfect spot for a lot of mafia higher ups to hide their family. It was the reason why Iemitsu leave both his mom and him in Japan. It was the reason why Nono can go on a vacation in Japan at relative peace.
The mafia influence is not that strong there after all. While of course the family has its own connection in the country, like ties with the local criminal group – even when they're mostly dying – or businesses that pose as Vongola legal income, Vongola never try to expand their business in the land of the rising sun, and if Vongola didn't made it move, that the other mafia family too, won't budge.
It will be a different story if their next boss is a Japanese.
The older of the two raised an eyebrow. "Oho? You're getting smarter now Dame-Tsuna" said the man, amusement clear on his tone. "Glad to know that all my teachings didn't go to waste"
"With how you taught me of course I'll learn eventually" grumbled the teen, only to turn cheery when a gun was pointed towards his head. "Of course! You're teaching is amazing Reborn!"
"Thought so" answered the man, finally turning his gun away.
"Anyway" started Tsuna. "This means that we'll take up that offer right?'
He remembers vividly the day when that folder arrived at his desk. It took him a couple of seconds to process the seal that had been branded across the manila folder. Of Japan government and the hero public safety commission.
What contains inside that folder too, had alarmed his greatly.
"The Japanese government are still not sure if All For One is still alive" said Reborn. "They had their suspicion, but they had no concrete prove of it"
"That's why they contacted us" murmured Tsuna. "If the guy's still alive, they want our help to eliminate him"
"And in return, we can extend our territory to Japan" drawled out the man, onyx eyes drifting towards the road. "After all, in today's society, villains are an integral part of it. If there's no villains, there will be no heroes too"
Tsuna chuckled at that. A clear mirth on his eyes. He had always thought that kind of concept is funny. Heroes exist to eradicate villains. To make sure that the society norms are being upheld. Yet, villains are the very reason why heroes existed. Villains, are the reason why the concept of the hero job is a thing.
Both villains and heroes balanced each other out. They need each other to exist. A symbiotic relationship between two force that has more difference than you could count.
"Vongola played the role of a necessary evil right?" Tsuna asked, flipping the paper over towards the next page. "The government would rather have a structured criminal organization with clear authority figure who they can negotiate with rather than villainous criminal who wants nothing but rule the world"
"Precisely" nodded Reborn. "That's why, I was planning to send one of your guardians to Japan for that mission"
"Ah" said Tsuna, turning his head to stare at Reborn. "Of course, you already planned this out"
"Who do you think I am, Dame-Tsuna?" drawled out the man. "If we could have Japan under us, those old coots that's fond of their own voice will be finally be off your back"
That statement was true, even when Tsuna wants to deny it. The problem that he's facing with the traditionalist of Vongola is that they think that he's weak. That him, as someone who was raised as a civilian up until a few years ago, is not worthy for the throne of Vongola.
They completely disregard his sky flame. His connections to the world strongest. His capabilities, just to say that he doesn't have the right upbringing.
Someone like him who has too much justice in his heart is not good enough for Vongola.
As if he was not tutored by the world greatest hitman. Someone who will threaten his life when things don't go his way. Someone, who throws him head first into whatever insanity he managed to conjured up.
Tsuna thinks that whatever righteous idealism he had already withered away after spending so many time in this part of the world.
If he wants to have the traditionalist off his back, he should do this request. If he wants to weaken their hold over Vongola, he really needs to do this.
"So, that deal with Japan" started Tsuna. "For us to investigate if All For One is still alive or not and if yes, they want us to kill him in exchange of full authority of Japan's underworld?"
"Precisely" answered Reborn easily.
"That seems too easy" muttered the teen. "Do they have any other demand?"
Reborn look thoughtful for a moment, as if he was thinking if he should say it or not. "They want to send one of us there, to Japan"
Tsuna blinked. "Ah, Kyoya-senpai will be stationed in Japan right? He could do it"
"No, they want us to send someone and pose as a UA student"
The paper on Tsuna's hand falls.
It's a known fact that Mukuro hates the mafia.
To be precise, he hates this world and everything that entails. He hates the mafia for all the horrid things they had done to him and his friends. He hates this society for all of its unfair judgement and cruel way.
How the weak will always stay the weak. How the strong will always stay the strong. How unwanted children will always meet a pitiful ending.
(Just like hi-)
He never tries to remember his own childhood. His own parents face had become a blurred out mess, something that he can't even recognize anymore. Remembering more than one of your past life will certainly do that.
It's not like that Mukuro ever put any effort on remembering their faces. After all, they are the people who put him in Estraneo care. The very people that started his suffering and torment. The very people that made him hate this horrid world full of unfairness and bitter endings.
(Blood pouring down his eyes as he screams and screams. Blunted fingers digging a trail of blood down his hand as he tries to rationalize everything. Of his own death – all of them – of his own life – all of them – of the memories that becomes a jumbled-up mess inside his head. What is reality? What is the present and what is the past? He doesn't even know anymore.)
That's why he had wanted to rule the world.
That's why, he had tried to possess the body of Vongola's heir. The heir of mafia's strongest family, someone that will inherit the empire made from blood and violence. To rule the world, to become someone powerful.
But well, he had seen how someone can become so drunk in their own power that they become a madman.
(Of Byakuran grinning down towards future him as they both met each other gaze on the Millefiore boss office room. Of his mad cackle and eyes full of glee at the thought of ruling the world.)
The last thing he wants is to become a psychotic mess like Byakuran in that one alternate reality.
Maybe if he had never met Sawada Tsunayoshi and his merry band of naïve friends, he will become like that. Too hell bent on conquering the world, too drunk in his own newfound power and drowning in madness. To become someone that does not care.
Becoming just like the mafia men that he hates so much.
Like those Estraneo men that laughs in children suffering. Like those Vongola old coots who only think about their dicks and gold.
Mukuro knows that he's not a good person. He had too many crimes and blood under his name to ever be someone righteous like all those heroes running around saving the innocent. He is not like those beacon of hope who will always have a grin on their face and bullshit full of hope and justice. He knows, that justice never matters to him and his heart is far too bleak to ever gave anyone he doesn't care about an ounce of sympathy.
But at least, he knows that he's better than all those people he detests.
"Better than you" he whispered out as he jabbed his trident towards the wall in front of him, narrowly missing the head of his captive. The man trembles, eyes widened as he stared at Mukuro with fright clear on his face. "Certainly, better than your so called faction" said the mist guardian again.
The man trembled.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi promised me a new Vongola" continue the teen, one red eyes glowed amidst the dimly lit abandoned warehouse. "Vongola that is devoid of men like you"
It was at that moment, that whatever fight or hope inside of the man eyes dimmed. As if he knows that there is no hope for him to be alive. That this really is the last moments of his life.
If Mukuro had an ounce of kindness inside of his heart, he will certainly spare his life. He will stop this torment and merely made the man promise to never touch him and his famiglia again.
But he had never been a good person.
A promise is a fragile thing and it's not something that he could depend on.
So without thinking much, he flicked his finger, stabbing his trident towards the man that is now has no will left to live.
In a quick succession, the light on the man eyes flickered out and his heartbeat stops.
Taking his trident out, the mist guardian didn't even spare the cold and lifeless body of the man any more glance as he took out a handkerchief out of his pocket before wiping off the blood on his trident. He didn't hesitate to call Vongola cleaning crew before he stepped outside and entering the black tinted car.
Rokudo Mukuro had never been a good person.
A good trait to have in this world full of bloodshed.
Izuka stared at Reborn.
"High School?" she found herself asking. Around her, all of Tsuna guardians too, look confused at the sudden topic.
Reborn who is lounging on one of the sofas, twirled his gun absentmindedly. It was still a bit jarring to see the previous baby hitman now become a full-fledged adult that's considerably older than all of them. After the breaking of the Arcobaleno curse, all of the strongest seven had grows in a rapid pace after all. She still remembers her shock when she first realized that yeah, Reborn really is growing.
Seeing the confused face on all of them, Tsuna throws them a sheepish smile, as if he feels a bit guilty on doing this. Reborn though, he just continues without a care in the world. "High School" repeated the hitman. "Or your further education, considering when Tsuna graduate high school he will be taking over most of our business"
"Reborn-san" said Hayato, back straight and his glasses perched on top of his nose. "I thought that all of us will stay here to learn more about managing Vongola" said the storm guardian. "At least that's what I assume ever since our arrival in Italy"
"That's for Dame-Tsuna" said the older, straightening his position before hitting the top of Tsuna's head with his knuckle. "He will stay in Italy, with Nono coming back soon and the upper echelon here, Dame-Tsuna will learn how to handle Vongola from here"
That makes sense, thought Izuka as she nodded her head. Considering the power struggle currently happening between Tsuna and the other upper echelon, it is better for him to stay here.
The same can't be said to the rest of them.
"I see" mumbled the teen. "But you said all of our education…"
"That's right" agreed on Reborn. "For your further education, Nono and i thinks that it's best for all of you to go to different places"
That alerted all of them.
Izuka immediately registered the tightening of Chrome's hold over her arm and the look of protest appearing on both Takeshi and Hayato face. Not that she blames them.
Though, all of their protest died out when Tsuna spoke up. Their sky who was sitting next to Reborn has a guilty look on his face. "I really don't want to do this" he spoke up. "But I think all of us are aware about the current situation in Vongola"
The power-struggle. The battle between Tsuna and the traditionalist over the throne of Vongola.
All of them are certainly aware of it. Ever since their first arrival in Italy and the clear disdain that all of those old men show them, it was clear that the path towards Tsuna reign will not be an easy one. This is the mafia after all. There's no justice or something righteous in this path.
"I-" he stopped, eyes staring at all of his guardians. "I need more power, more influence so that I could have an absolute control over Vongola" said Tsuna. "And to do so, I can't do this alone. I need all of your help"
Tsuna had always been like this.
His heart may have become colder and more apathetic compared to before. He may have blood on his hands, but to the people he loves, he always becomes soft. Too soft, too caring, too warm. A trait that Reborn had once try to beat out of him to no avail. A trait, that no mafia boss should have.
But, thought Izuka as a smile appeared on her face. That's what makes Tsuna, Tsuna. Their only sky. The person that she chose to follow for the rest of her life.
"Of course, Tsuna" she spoke up, staring straight towards the teen's eyes. Smile still playing upon her lips as her eyes crinkled a bit. "Just say it and we will do anything for you"
"What she said" agreed on Hayato, a look of determination appearing on his eyes. "If it's for the tenth, I will do anything if it means dying!"
Takeshi too, laughed. "Well, if it's for Tsuna I can't object" he said, grinning. "And I'm sure the rest of us agree on that"
"You sure, Yamamoto Takeshi?" asked Mukuro with a raised eyebrow. "I for one-"
"Aww Mukuro stop being shy!"
"If it's for bossu I'll do it" said Chrome, a shy smile on her lips too. "Everyone seems to agree"
"I extremely agree!" Enthused out Ryohei-senpai as he held his first up into the air. "We'll show those old men that we're not someone to be messed with!"
Even Kyoya-senpai let out a grunt. Which in Kyoya-senpai language is a agreement.
Tsuna stared at them with wide eyes. "You guys…" he voiced out, disbelief lacing on his tone.
"Don't worry Tsuna" grinned Izuka, "You can depend on us, we're family right?"
Said teen nodded, a hint of red appearing on his face. "Really, thank you" he said. "You guys are the best"
All of them – sans Mukuro and Kyoya-senpai – exchanged grins at that.
During all of these, Reborn stared at them with a blank face. "As touching as that" drawled out the hitman. "Let's get started"
That caught all of their sentence and unconsciously, Izuka straightens her back.
Hayato even took out his notes, glasses already perched on top of his slender nose as he inched closer towards where Reborn sat. Certainly, ready to hear the older announcement. Even Ryohei-senpai and Takeshi seems serious as they quieted down and stared at Reborn with something akin of expectation on their eyes.
Kyoya-senpai too, had decided to come closer before sitting on top of the arm of the sofa Izuka and Chrome sitting on. Fully intent to hear the hitman announcement.
Reborn's dark eyes surveyed all of them silently before he turned his head towards the storm guardian. "Gokudera, you'll stay here in the Vongola Mansion and learn how to be the proper right-hand man of a Vongola boss" drawled out the man. "Vongola also has arranged a business course position for you in a university here, we want you to learn more about business so that you can help Dame-Tsuna on our legal business too"
"Of course!" Yelled Hayato, bowing his head. "I'll do my best!"
Tsuna smiled. "If it's too hard, please tell me Hayato" said the teen. "I'm confident that you will thrive even in university with your brain, but if it gets too much, please inform me"
"You don't have to worry tenth! I'll be a proper right-hand man for you!"
"Do that because Vongola doesn't accept failure" said Reborn dryly, resulting Tsuna to shot the hitman a sharp glare for a second. "We expect you to graduate as the best of your class and still assist Dame-Tsuna on his day-to-day basis"
That seems tough, but Izuka knows that Hayato is a once in a century genius. If he put his mind into something, he will certainly do it and thrived while doing so. Reborn seems to know this too, that's why he put so much expectation on the teen.
Hayato enthusiastically agrees on that before he scribble furiously on his notes. Reborn too, finally shifted his position to another person, namely Takeshi.
"Yamamoto, you'll have training with the Varia" said the hitman. "You're a natural born assassin, Vongola wants you to learn from the best regarding that"
Takeshi nodded his head. "I promised Squalo-san a duel a few weeks ago, I really should do that now"
"Colonello and Lal will also train your rain flame in CEDEF" continues Reborn. "At first Colonello was adamant on doing it in Mafia land, but I don't think it's wise to only have one guardian stay in Italy during the power struggle"
"Ah" said the rain guardian. "I understand, you want me to have more active role as Tsuna bodyguard?"
"It's not really becoming my bodyguard" said Tsuna. "But reborn thinks it's wise for you to have more experience on… eliminating someone"
"Got it" grinned Takeshi as if they're not in the middle of talking about killing someone. "I also need to get in contact with my dad's past allies in Italy, so that arrangement works"
Reborn nodded. "Good, now Chrome" said the hitman again. "Ottavo's mist guardian is still around but she's in Russia, you'll go there as well as attending the mafia school there"
Chrome nodded her head. "Ah… Okay…" she said, voice low.
At that, the hitman brought out another manila folder and handing it towards Chrome. "Many still doubt the position of the mist guardian as both you and Mukuro shares it" said the older, dark eyes staring at both the girl and Mukuro who casually lounged next to her. "And frankly, many prefer Mukuro over you"
Mukuro chuckled at that, eyes narrowing as he stared back at Reborn. "My, they're getting bolder and bolder" said the teen. "I expect you won't agree on this, Sawada Tsunayoshi?"
"Of course" replied Tsuna immediately, eyes staring at both of his mist guardian. Izuka knows that Tsuna rather give up his position than abandoning one of his guardians. "Both of you are my family, my mist guardians. They need to face me first before they can even think on eliminating one of you"
Upon hearing that, the girl eyes widened before she nodded frantically.
"That's why prove yourself useful Chrome" drawled out Reborn as he signed for the girl to open the manila folder he had given her. "Inside is a report of a dying will flame fusing with quirk experiment done by one of the family in Russia"
Ryohei-senpai blanched. "That sounds… extremely inhuman"
"Because it is inhuman" answered Reborn. "It has been a thorn in our side recently, and I expect you to uncover the truth of that experiment and tore it down during the year you spend in Russia"
"Yes" nodded Chrome, clutching the folder tightly. "I will not disappoint of the both of you"
Tsuna smiled at that as he gives the girl a reassuring nod.
"There are still a lot of business that used to be operated by Estraneo scattered across Europe and America" continue Reborn, eyes sliding towards the other half of mist guardian who is now has a wide smirk upon your face. "Take them over, Mukuro"
"Kufufu…" laughed the male. "That sounds interesting"
"Their labs too" said Reborn. "There are many abandoned one, find them and report it back to the headquarters"
Mukuro raised an eyebrow at that. "And if I actually found one that is not abandoned?"
Reborn return his stare. "You know what to do"
A cruel smile blossomed on the male's face.
"In America there's a doctor who has a specialization for sun flame" said the Sun Arcobaleno again, turning his head towards the sun guardian who was listening attentively. "You'll go there Ryohei, because while your fighting is already enough, you need to utilize the healing aspect of your flame more"
Ryohei-senpai nodded his head. "Before I depart, is it okay for me to seek tutelage under you Reborn-san?"
Said man cocked an eyebrow. "Oho? You think you can handle it?"
The younger smiled. "As Tsuna's guardian, that's the least that I can do!"
"Well" drawled out Reborn. "I'll see into that"
"Thank you!"
"And in America too, as a side job we want you to take over an underground fight ring that's controlled by a gang there" continue Reborn.
"OF COURSE!"
"For Hibari" said Reborn, dark eyes staring at the figure at the back of the room. "Go to Japan and start making the foundation"
Izuka nodded at that, as she remembered the memories from that distant future. Of the independent organization that directly serve under Kyoya-senpai. An organization, that greatly helped them during their trip back then.
Due to them moving to Italy, Kyoya-senpai didn't have the chance to further develop the birth of the organization. While of course he still in contact with Kusakabe-san, the members of the disciplinary committee, and Namimori still under him, it was still far from the Foundation in the future who has connections all across Japan.
Reborn ordering Kyoya-senpai to start and built the Foundation can only implied that Vongola will further their reach towards Japan. An implication that does not escape the rest of the guardians who is now staring at the hitman with a raised brow.
Kyoya-senpai's answer was a mere silent stare from the teen before the briefest nod appeared.
"And lastly, Izuka" he continue. "You'll go to Japan too and will be attending UA"
Immediately, her eyes flickered towards where Tsuna sat. Said teen is grimacing, eyes narrowing as he stared towards the ceiling. No doubt he was displeased by that mission. The rest of the guardians has a look of various state of shock from that news.
Izuka too, can be said, absolutely shocked by that.
"UA?" she asked. "The hero school?"
Reborn nodded. "The school you used to dreamt of"
Well, that confirms it. UA, the hero school. The number one hero school.
"Uwah that's wild" said Takeshi.
"That's so fucking random" agreed on Hayato.
"Reborn-san… Izuka-chan going to UA, is it really necessary?" asked Chrome. Both of the two female Tsuna's guardians are sitting side by side and Izuka could feel the grip Chrome has on her tightened.
The hitman brought out a manila folder from the inside of his suit jacket. "We have a request, from Japanese government and HPSC"
Izuka immediately took that manila folder, hands opening it.
"They asked us to investigate All For One, and if he's still alive, eliminate him" said Reborn. "The going to UA part is a new part of the agreement because a group of villains had just attacked a class of theirs a few days ago"
All For One, is a name that Izuka had grown familiar with over the years. Not because she used to be obsessed with heroes, but because her association with Vongola. All For One, after all, is Japan's king of underworld.
Without Vongola presence in Japan, there's a power vacuum amidst those who are on the other side of justice from heroes. All For One, is the one who fills that spot as the king of the underworld. The one, who ruled over the villains in Japan just like Vongola for the rest of the world. A villain that is so notorious that his existence is not public and only high ranking government official privy to.
A villain, that supposed to have been killed by Allmight a few years ago.
"All For One is alive?" asked the girl.
Reborn hummed. "They're unsure about that fact, though they do have a group of villains that seems have a connection with him"
"The group of villains that attacked UA" murmured Tsuna. "Japan's government still unsure about All For One state for survival. While us, from our own investigation, already confirms that he's alive"
She tightened her hold on the folder. "Both your and Hibari mission is connected, after you eliminate All For One, Vongola and the Foundation will stepped up as the one that will control Japan's underworld" said the hitman.
Izuka nodded. "And I have to pose as a UA student for that?"
"They said its more of an… insurance… so that we didn't try to trick them" confirmed Tsuna. "And Class 1-A was recently attacked by the group of villains that is said linked with All For One, so we thought that will be the best possible course"
"I see" said Izuka. "Okay then, is there anything I should know?"
Her sky stared at her for a moment as if he was deciding something inside his head. Eventually, he shook his head. "No, that's about it" he answered. "The details of the mission is on the folder and if you have further question, just ask me or Reborn"
"Alright" answered the girl.
While Izuka used to dream of going to UA, she certainly never expected this to be the way.