---------------------9 Years In The Future-------------------

"Shoichi" The said man turned around and saw a familiar man in black suit with grey button down shirt and a black tie while holding two metal cases, one black one white, walking towards him. He was about on his way to his laboratory from Tsuna's office when Ryuuichi had stopped him. He blinked, wondering what did the man needed. "Ryuuichi-kun?"

Ryuuichi smiled, his right hand stuffed into his pocket while the other made a gesture. "Are you free?" Shoichi nodded. "Great! Could you join me for a drink now?"

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Shoichi watched the man in slight confusion and a little wary as he sipped on his ice coffee. It wasn't always that Ryuuichi would ask him to accompany him during his break and if he remembered correctly, he should be in France right now.

Ryuuichi chuckled. He could clearly see the puzzled look in his eyes. Though, it was as expected. He wasn't exactly on who would just randomly ask people to join him for a meal or whatsoever. Not to mention he wasn't exactly very free. "I'm hurt. Can't I have a drink with my friend?" He faked a pout before laughing out loud when Shoichi almost spitted out his drink and choked. "W-wha-!!" 

Ryuuichi leaned forwards and elbows were placed onto the table, head propped up by his intertwined hands, two rings glinted from his right hand. "Calm down" He snickered as Shoichi glared at him, realizing that he was being played, though there wasn't any heat in it. His smile changed into the familiar one. The smile that screams 'I know something you don't know'.

"Say, what were you discussing with Tsuna and Kyouya just now?"

Shoichi sputtered. "W-w-what? Y-you know, t-the usual t-things.." He glanced away from the dark brown orbs as he laughed nervously. He gulped when he saw those eyes narrowed a little. Cold sweat appeared as his stomach started to ache, but he suppress it. The pain doubled when the man smirked and the tone of his voice made him shiver in fear. "Oh, really? I thought that you guys were talking about bringing the Vongola Rings and the Tenth Generation of Vongola from the past to here, the future of the past"

His eyes widen. How did the man knew about it? He, Tsuna and Hibari had just only finished discussing about it, and no one should know about it. "H-h-how?!" 

The man chuckled at the bewildered face. "I just do. And Shoichi, I know a lot more than what you can imagine" His smile turned somewhat grim. 'And things that will happen in 10 more months...'

"Anyway, I don't have much time. I need you to bring the past me to the future after a day or two you bring the past Tsuna, Yamamoto and Gokudera, and the girls and children here. Is that alright?" 

Shoichi blinked, wondering what will happen and what was the man planning. Nevertheless, he nodded. After all these years knowing Ryuuichi, he knew not to question whatever he was doing because no matter how he ask, there won't be any answers. It would always be 'You'll know one day'. Though, "But Tsunayoshi-kun didn't say anything about needing anyone other than the CEDEF's member, Basil-kun and the Guardians of the Vongola Rings..."

"Well, I believed that even if you didn't bring the past me here, I'm sure that I'll come here myself. So, it might be best to time the arrival of the past me into an appropriate one. 'Sides, there's something I need to do.. The past me, I mean"

Ryuuichi looked at his watch before hurriedly finished his tea. Not giving Shoichi any chance to say anything, he spoke again. "I need to go. But before that..." He placed the white metal case he was carrying onto the table, and pushed it towards Shoichi. "Please give the things inside to the past me when you met him." He tapped the back of the handle twice, silently telling him the code to the case. "He will know what to do" He placed a few notes onto the table as he stood up with the black case in hand. 

"I apologize for taking up your time, but I seriously need to go now. Order anything you want. This one is on me" He walked away, smiling in anticipation. 

"Ryuuichi-kun!" He stopped his track and turned around. He saw Shoichi, who was standing up, looking concerned. He gave the man a nod before walking out of the cafe.

'Let's run towards the answer, shall we?'

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Since their birthday, Ryuuichi had being wondering what was the ring for. It certainly isn't a normal one for all he knows. Ever since the day he had received the ring and had completed it san the empty center, he felt that something inside him was sealed. No. The seal was there since way before he had the ring, it's just that he didn't realize it.

He reached into his shirt and pulled out the ring, chained to his neck. There's something about the ring that made him a little unsettled. The ring glinted under the sun. He sighed, knowing that he probably won't know until he go to the future, which probably wouldn't happen until Tsuna and his two best friends are in the future, if he hadn't change, that is. He tucked the ring back into his shirt, feeling the cold metal on his skin.

A yawn erupted from his mouth as his hand automatically reached above to cover it. Perhaps he shouldn't have slept for 11 hours straight. Then again, it's not like there's anyone to wake him up during weekends. Ryuuichi and Yuuichi's parents had went back to work last week, and Yuuichi had gone to Kyoto for training camp yesterday for about two weeks or less, give or take. Thus, he's alone, again.

Really, it wasn't like he wasn't used to being alone, but the house felt a bit empty. Maybe he was too used to Yuuichi's company. 

He walked aimlessly around the neighborhood, not knowing what to do. He was well aware that he had being holed up in his house for a bit too long and decided to get out for fresh air. His usual black backpack was behind him as he hummed a few songs silently.

After 14 years in this world and he still couldn't really believe that he was in an Anime world. The Katekyo Hitman Reborn world nonetheless. He would still felt that all of these were simply just a dream. A wonderful yet fleeting dream. But the slap on the back he had occasionally asked Yuuichi to do proofed otherwise.

"Hahi? Ryuuichi-san!" His train of thoughts were broken as a familiar voice called his name. He blinked and turned around, to find a panting Haru running up to him. He fully faced her and tilted his head, wondering what did the girl needed. "Haru? Are you alright?" He waited patiently as Haru tried to catch her breath. 

"H-have you seen Reborn-chan?" He furrowed his brows. He hadn't see the hitman since two days ago. "No. Why?"

He could see the concern in the girl's eyes as she frowned. Then, it hit him. 'Could it be...?' 

"Tsuna-san said that Reborn-chan has being missing since yesterday!" He quickly covered his mouth to prevent Haru from seeing the smirk that he wasn't able to suppress. He faked a gasp. "What? This is bad... Let's search for him some more! I'll look at the other side of the town!" Haru nodded, as they both ran separate ways.

Once he deemed that Haru was out of sight and out of her's, he slowed his run to a stop. His smile came back full blown. The next battle will be starting soon. No, it has already started. After Reborn, it would be Tsuna and Gokudera. And perhaps, after a day or two, it would be Yamamoto, Haru, Kyoko, Lambo and I-Pin. If the future him still have the same mind set, he probably would be poof-ed into the future Yamamoto and the others for some reason. One of it would probably be because he is very interested in watching the battles. 

That or some other things that the future him found out and needed the past him, the current him, to settle it. Well, he wouldn't know until he is there.

'Finally... Let's begin, shall we?'

-----------------9 Years and 10 Months In The Future---------------

Gokudera cursed himself internally. Cursed himself for being so hard-headed. Cursed himself for being so stubborn. Cursed himself for breaking the promise with Drake. If he hadn't being so stupid, if he hadn't being such an , the baseball idiot probably wouldn't be severely injured. If he had just cooperated with him in the first place, they would probably have won against Gamma.

Pain coursed through his being as the damn pool stick of the older man's slammed onto him, rendering him unconscious. 

"Then, this is goodbye. I don't have any intention of handing you over to the White Spell, so.." Green flame flared at the end of Gamma's pool stick, the two unconscious teenagers in front of him. His box animals, Colulu and Widget, were right beside him. "Guardian of Rain. I'll put you to ease too. See ya"

He suddenly felt a strong killer intent behind him and turned around, only to be almost hit by a cloud box animal if not for his. Dust flew about from the impact. 

"Let me give you a hint about what you want to know. They came from the past. I'm not a fool though, so I won't be switched" Two man in black suits appeared, one with purple button down shirt while the other had a grey one. A yellow bird flew onto the shoulder of the one who spoke as the box animal returned to it's box. The other simply snickered as he stayed on the sideline behind him, showing no intention on joining the beginning fight between Hibari and Gamma.

The man, Ryuuichi, smirked and mouthed a 'Yo' to Gamma. His eyes reminded Gamma of what she had, and he hated it. His grip on his pool stick tighten. He demanded for their names, though Hibari had shot it down, Hibird flew away to Ryuuichi.

"There's no need. I'm in a bad mood right now. I'm going to bite you to death right here."

Gamma recalled something. "I remember now. You're the Vongola Cloud Guardian, Hibari Kyouya" What he said did not faze the said man at all, and it irked him a little. The other man who was holding out a hand for the yellow bird irritated him more. Of all people in this world, why does he had to remind him of her? Why now of all times?

Ryuuichi was slightly excited. He had no idea why he was excited every time Hibari's fighting even after experiencing it for almost a thousand times. He should be already used to it. It was the same whenever he had the chance to watch Reborn, Dino, Mukuro and Tsuna's fighting. How strange.

He was also very sure that his younger self would had wanted to watch it. Though, this one is his portion. His younger self would be seeing a lot more after all. It's only to be fair. 'Wow. Getting jealous of my younger self. How wonderful' He rolled his eyes at himself. He should have known better. In this parallel world of his, he wasn't destined to have the same path as the younger him, but he couldn't help but envy him. '... Everything lies on his hands now...'

"Who's to say" Hibari's voice brought him out of his reverie as he placed all his attention on the two. 

"I do agree that I don't like entrusting my life to something that I don't really understand. So, did you find out who made this? For what reasons? And how they did it?" Of course, Hibari didn't have any intention to answer him. Gamma himself knew it, but he wasn't taking chances. "And I told you that I am in a bad mood" 

Ryuuichi snorted. Yeah, the older man was and still is in a bad mood. He almost got bitten to death by him on their journey here. The bruise that oddly shaped like a cylinder he was probably sporting on his back was the solid proof, still sore. "So, Hibari Kyouya is on Vongola's side. When your allies are hurt, you just can't stand and watch. Right?" He snickered at that. Sure, Hibari is on Vongola's side one way or another. But he surely wasn't annoyed because the younger Guardians of Vongola were hurt. Definitely not.

"That's not it. What I'm angry about is" Hibari took out his purple box weapon and flared his purple flame from the ring. "The disruption of the discipline in Namimori" Gamma flared his own green flame from his ring too, clearly indicating that he would fight the man. "Discipline? Fair enough. I'm just ecstatic that I can increase my record of enemy Guardians defeated. I'm a man too, after all" He inject the flame into his box and two bright yellow fox appeared with electricity sparked. Hibari follow suit and a ball of needle with purple flame rushed towards the two fox. 

"Hedgehog? How adorable. What power..." Ryuuichi had to agree. The strength of a box animal depends on how much flame was injected to it and the bright glow from the hedgehog indicated that the flame injected was all but small. "I'm impressed that you can make such a powerful box-movement with that low-grade ring" 

"My abilities as a living organism are different from yours" Right. Who calls themselves living organism even though they literally are one? Wait. That's better than calling yourself a homo sapien...

Hibari's ring shattered. The ring wasn't strong enough to withstand the waves of the his flames, unlike the Vongola Rings. 'But they are..'

Hibari slid in another ring, flared it and inject it into another box. His tonfa coated with cloud attribute flame. "Now, let's begin" 

Ryuuichi smiled. The ex-prefect was indeed a unique one. In this era, Hibari was probably the only one who uses disposable rings. Even grade A rings couldn't withstand his flame. He suddenly felt his phone vibrated in his pocket and took it out to see a message. As he read it, his grin turned into a smirk.

'Let's start'

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Tsuna couldn't believe whatever he what seeing. When he and Lal Mirch reached where Gokudera and Yamamoto should be, at the Namimori Shrine, he had not expected to see a hedgehog with a purple spear full with spikes hovering in the air and a man stabbed by it. His eyes widen when he saw two familiar man on the ground.

"You're far too late" He watched in awe and dread as Hibari rushed up towards the man and had promptly 'bitten him to death'. He gasped as the blonde man fell onto the ground with a thud. "I don't need a Lightning attribute ring"

"Well, you should have noticed it when you attack him..." The familiar voice hinted with amusement had the brunette look at the man with uncertain eyes as a glare was shot towards him. Hibari ignored him, and turned towards Tsuna and Lal Mirch who ran up towards them. He smirked and opened his mouth. 

"What took you, Sawada Tsunayoshi?" If this was a different situation, Tsuna would surely be trembling in fear. But he was happy, glad and relieved at the sight of the ex-prefect. Then, he remembered something as he looked around. "Umm.."

"Yamamoto Takeshi and Gokudera Hayato are in those woods" He gasped and quickly ran towards where his two best friends were. He shouted their names. An older looking Kusakabe and Ryuuichi was inspecting the tattered teenagers. At the back of his mind, he briefly wondered when did Ryuuichi walked towards them. 

"It's fine. Their lives aren't in danger" Kusakabe said.

"Their pride are..." Ryuuichi murmured, crouching beside Gokudera as he placed a gentle hand on top of the bomber's head. He paid no heed at Kusakabe's introduction as a subordinate of Hibari's. These two needed immediately medical attention. It was already a miracle that they survived after being electricuted for more than once. "Let's carry them to the hideout" Kusakabe said.

Lal Mirch's gaze met Hibari's for a brief moment. It was hard to believe that the man in front of her took out Gamma, the Lightning Gamma, without much haste. And that much power without the Vongola Ring? Impressive and unbelievable. "Hold on" She said as Hibari started his tracks. "We have wounded. It would be dangerous to carry them while moving. The probability of being attacked is high, and they may discover the hideout" 

"There's nothing to worry about if you use our entrance" Hibari slid in another Ring, replacing the one that has shattered and walked into nothing and had promptly disappeared. 'A secret door? Camouflaged using a mist ring...' 

"But we have a problem before leaving here. The Rain and Storm Vongola Rings. I'm certain they are on the enemy's radar. We cannot have the signal disappear here" Lal Mirch offered and took the rings to another place.

Ryuuichi carefully picked Gokudera and eyed Kusakabe to to the same to Yamamoto. He smiled softly at Tsuna. "Come on. Let's go back to the base. I'm sure you have things to ask."

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Ryuuichi sat on a chair with his leg crossed beside Kusakabe. His arms were crossed too, as he half mindedly listened the others reporting their findings to Tsuna. Hibari had went back to his part of the base for they were crowding. He peered at Fuuta and Bianchi. It has been quite a while since he last see the two. He smiled softly. They finally reached the conclusion, to get stronger in a such a short amount of time.

'You too... Get stronger'

"Anoo... Ryuuichi..?" The brunette's voice brought him out of his own musing as he hummed in question. "Umm... Are you involved in the mafia..?" He blinked at the question. Really, the teen should have realized it when he was poof-ed into the past. He chuckled, his right hand reached up to cover his mouth. The two rings glinted and had not only Tsuna's but the other's attention on it too. 

"Well, yes." He showed them the rings fully. Tsuna's eyes widen at the crest on one of the rings. " A member of both Vongola and Cavallone Famiglia" 

"Two?" Reborn asked. It was quite rare for someone to be a member of two famiglias, even if they were allied. Ryuuichi smirked. He knew that Reborn had found it weird. After all, he was the only one in this era that is in more than one famiglia. "Three, to be exact" He laughed mentally when he noticed the slight twitch on the hitman's eyes. 

Tsuna wasn't having it better either. 

"T-t-three!? W-w-what-!? H-h-ow?!" Kusakabe decided to enlighten the teen. "Ryuu-san is the middle-man for Vongola and Cavallone, and the boss of The Giudizio Organization, one of the trusted allies of Vongola." Ryuuichi pouted. He had actually wanted Tsuna and Reborn to figure it out themselves. Then again, he rather not risk it for he might get shot by Reborn.

He chuckled at the puzzled expression. "The Judgement Organization.. I never heard of it before" He nodded at the hitman. "Well, that's because it's a new organization. Established just about... Five or six years ago?"

"Ryuu-nii. It is true that your organization is allied with Vindice too...?" Fuuta asked, surprising basically everyone in the room, even Kusakabe.

"V-vindice?!"

Well, damn. He hadn't actually wanted this thing to be known by anyone. Especially if the fact that his organization is one of the Vindice allies (And probably the only one) were to known by mafiasi, who knows what will happen. 

".... Yes... But keep this a secret."

"How the hell did you managed to get those cold-blooded creatures to be allied with you?" 

Reborn's voice dropped an octave. Even if he was and still is known as the sadistic hitman that wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone in this room right now, he never liked the mafia police. And he would never want to cross path with them. Little did he know, he would.

"I have my ways" Ryuuichi nonchalantly said, not minding if he would pissed the hitman off with his attitude. Even though the Reborn right now isn't the Reborn of this parallel world that he had got chummy with, they are still the same person. And he definitely knew that the hitman wouldn't shot him. Well, maybe not at any vital parts.

"Anything else?"

"W-were you forced to join the mafia..?" If the man was, Tsuna is so going to kill himself when all of this are over. He had unintentionally dragged the others into the mafia world, even Kyoko and Haru who doesn't know anything. He certainly wouldn't like it if Ryuuichi getting involved with the mafia was his fault. Not that he would want to run away from the responsibility that he was the one who caused all these.

Ryuuichi shook his head, smiling. "Nope. I jumped into it myself. Well, even if I didn't, I would be involved in it one way or another. And no, not your fault, Tsuna" 

His phone suddenly rang, cutting off anything that the slightly brunette wanted to say. "Sorry" He took out his phone and eyes harden at the number. He simply ignored it, silenced his phone along with the vibration and slipped it back into his pocket. "Nothing important."

He certainly wasn't going to deal with him right now. "Ryuu-san" Kusakabe called out. The said man turned to him and tilted his head. "Kyou-san wants to meet you now" Kusakabe held out his phone where the message of the Vongola's Cloud Guardian was displayed on the screen. 

He winced at the underlying threat of the message and stood up. "I better go find him before he gets irritated. All of you should get some rest. It has been a long day after all." 

He looked directly into the eyes of the brunette, making him flinched at the gaze. Ryuuichi smiled and spoke before walking out of the room.

"Fret not, for the light shall shine.
And soon,
Four skies shall gathered."

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A/N = The first chapter for the Fourth Arc, The Future Arc. This chapter is more towards TYL Ryuuichi and a little confusing.... The next chapter would be mostly about TYL Ryuuichi too... Perhaps. I'm not quite sure. 

Why four skies instead of three, shall be reviewed in the Future Final Battle Arc... Or earlier. Depends.

TYL Ryuuichi still haven't found the answer and knows that his younger self would be the one who will find it. And in the previous chapter, it was said that Ryuuichi had stopped moving in his past life. But in this world, he was moving, unknown to the younger Ryuuichi whilst TYL Ryuuichi had noticed long ago.

Giudizio, according to one translation website or something I don't know, it meant Judgement in Italian. I was planning to use Iudicium, which had the same meaning except in Latin.. I think. But majority of the few people that I've asked for opinions had opted for Giudizio.. So.. Yeah..

BTW The Giudizio Organization isn't from the anime. I created it. And even though it is named as an organization, it is the same as the mafia famiglia. Even though it was established in about six years ago, it held the same power and position, maybe higher than the Vongola or Cavallone.

The other ring Ryuuichi had has the crest of the Cavallone Famiglia.

Next chapter might take a while.

[I apologize for any grammar, spelling, etc.etc. mistakes.]