Call My Name

"Troublesome, Kisuke. Are all this brat's weird body parts going to be this much of a headache?" Yoruichi asked, rubbing her temples.

"Now's not the time to worry about that, Yoruichi. Suppress him!" Urahara Kisuke ordered.

"I've been wanting to try this!"

Yoruichi's figure flickered, appearing right before Tsuna. Her fists and feet lashed out in rapid succession, aiming to overwhelm his movements with her masterful Hakuda techniques.

And she succeeded. The moment the Chain Lock ended, her relentless barrage of blows forced Tsuna into a steady retreat.

Tsuna, on the other hand, couldn't even parry Yoruichi's assault. His arms and legs moved like they'd just been attached—no coordination between left and right. There was no way he could block her.

Yoruichi clicked her tongue, a little bored. She'd expected this Hollow to be a tough fight given his earlier tricks, but this was almost too easy.

The moment Yoruichi's lips curled, Kisuke knew what she was thinking. He quickly warned, "Yoruichi, watch his hands. Something's definitely wrong with them!"

"What could—"

Before Yoruichi could finish, a crimson claw tore straight through her clothes. She immediately retreated. Her outfit was made from a special material Kisuke had crafted—normally, it wasn't easy to damage.

Now she saw it: Tsuna's right arm had swollen grotesquely, like a bizarre dragon's claw. Red flames licked the surface, and it seemed those very flames had scorched her clothes.

"Hmph. I'll play along, then."

Yoruichi ripped off her torn garment. Dense Reiatsu surged across her body as her back and shoulders became wrapped in highly compressed Kido.

Flash Cry!

This was Yoruichi's signature technique—injecting Kido power into the user's limbs. A single swing could unleash devastating force, a massive boost for someone like her who excelled in close combat.

The next instant, Yoruichi flashed in front of Tsuna at a speed too fast for the eye to track. One punch sent him flying. A gaping hole was blasted through his right shoulder as he smashed through several mountain peaks in a row.

"Kisuke, should I keep going?"

"Watch out!" Urahara Kisuke shouted.

The Hollowfied Tsuna, just sent flying, came hurtling back. With his wings boosting him, his speed rivaled his own launch velocity, and the wound Yoruichi had just inflicted showed no sign of damage at all.

A yellow flame flickered to life in Hollowfied Tsuna's left hand, then spread to engulf his entire body. He erupted with speed no less than Yoruichi's and clashed with her head-on.

Yoruichi was baffled. She could tell Tsuna still had no real control over his limbs—his punches and kicks couldn't hurt her. Yet he'd somehow matched her speed. That yellow flame was suspicious.

She noticed the strange yellow fire on Hollowfied Tsuna originated from his left hand. In that case—sorry, kid.

Yoruichi's fist exploded with power, slamming into Tsuna's left forearm. To her surprise, his left hand snapped clean off.

She'd only meant to break the bone, not sever the hand entirely. What was going on?

That split second of hesitation was all Tsuna needed. His severed hand suddenly regrew, and he punched Yoruichi square in the face, sending her flying.

Kisuke caught her mid-flight with a Flash Step and quickly analyzed what he'd observed. "That's not high-speed regeneration. It's way faster."

High-speed regeneration was a Hollow ability—white fluid covering a missing body part before regrowing it. But Tsuna's instant regrowth was far beyond that.

"Don't attack his left hand!" Kukaku Shiba suddenly said. He'd already released a Hado.

Following the path of Kukaku's Hado, they saw that where the severed arm had been, a humanoid Hollow had sprouted. It only vanished under Kukaku's blast.

"You really are troublesome, Tsuna-san." Urahara Kisuke said, not pausing his movements. He stepped in front of Yoruichi and Kukaku, raising a crimson shield that just barely blocked the red flames shooting from Tsuna's right hand.

Blood Mist Shield.

"Please hurry up, Tsuna-san. If this keeps up, we're in trouble," Kisuke muttered after blocking the blow.

Inner World...

Faced with the towering pillar of flame Byakuran had launched, Tsuna had no way out. Unable to dodge, he could only close his eyes and wait for the end.

[Call... my... name...]

[My name is...]

Suddenly, a faint, ethereal voice echoed in Tsuna's ears. It was the power he'd been searching for—and now he heard its response.

Tsuna's eyes snapped open, filled with intense focus, as he spoke the Shikai incantation.

"Devour and consume, Sky!"

A wisp of orange flame appeared on Sawada Tsunayoshi's forehead, rapidly spreading into a blazing fire—the mark of Hyper Dying Will Mode. At the same time, a pair of gloves materialized on his hands: white fingers, black palms, with the unsealed Vongola Sky Ring emblem on the back. The X Gloves Ver.V.R, Tsuna's equipment from the future arc of Reborn!.

Having successfully unleashed his Shikai, Tsuna felt no joy. The X Gloves had almost no defensive capability—he'd still have to tank Byakuran's attack with his body.

Byakuran's pillar of flame was already upon him. Tsuna could only cross his arms to block, hoping to absorb some damage. Then he heard that voice again.

[Calm...]

[Observe carefully... find the flame... the critical point... then...]

Without thinking, Tsuna abandoned the idea of crossing his arms. Instead, he spread them wide, as if embracing the pillar of fire. Just as his hands were about to touch it, the Dying Will Flame on his forehead snuffed out.

"Dying Will, Zero Point Breakthrough."

Tsuna spoke the words instinctively, following his intuition to activate the ability. Cracking sounds echoed before him as ice crystals spread from his hands. In an instant, the deadly pillar of flame was frozen solid into a column of ice.

"Couldn't help but make a move after all, Vongola." Byakuran showed no frustration at his failed attack. He kicked the ice pillar aside and spread his arms in a welcoming gesture toward Tsuna.

Tsuna found it odd. The two times Byakuran had said "Vongola," he'd left out one word: "young."

Before Tsuna could dwell on it, a tall, dark figure blocked his view. A pure black suit, spiky hair, and flames blazing atop his head—it was unmistakably his adult self.

His figure was taller, his features more mature, but his appearance, the Dying Will Flame, and the equipment on his hands were clearly identical to the X Gloves on Tsunayoshi's hands—that was him, or rather, Sawada Tsunayoshi as an adult!

"He passed the trial, so shouldn't I appear?" Adult Tsuna answered Byakuran's question, then turned and reached out a hand to Tsuna, saying, "Nice to meet you, another me, or rather, Sawada Tsunayoshi from another world."

Tsuna grabbed adult Tsuna's hand and stood up. Through adult Tsuna's words, he formed a strange guess. "Could it be... you're really that Vongola Decimo?"

"I'm not the Sawada Tsunayoshi from Reborn!. You know that. I'm merely an image of your inner power. Not just me, but him too." Tsuna gave a slight smile, casually pointing at Byakuran.

"Hey hey, Vongola, I hadn't decided to tell him yet!" Byakuran complained in dissatisfaction.

Tsuna immediately guessed that the two before him were the two powers within his own body. Combining their pure black and pure white attire, he said, "So, other me—no, I'll call you Decimo. Decimo, you're the power of my Shinigami, and Byakuran is the power of my Hollow?"

Decimo smiled without speaking, which counted as confirmation of Tsuna's guess.

"Then what about that group down there? The Vongola Guardians and the True Funeral Wreaths?" Tsuna asked.

"Young Vongola, that's just someone's bad taste~" Byakuran, never one to miss a chance to stir up trouble, answered first in a strange tone, cutting ahead of Decimo.

"Those are just illusions," Decimo said. "To test the original intent of your power, I had Byakuran set up an illusion with me."

"Tch." Byakuran expressed his displeasure at Decimo dragging him into it.

"Illusions? You two can use illusions?" Tsuna asked in surprise. In his memory, weren't these both wielders of Sky attribute power? Not Mist attribute, so how did illusions come into it?

"Our power is your power. What you can do, we can naturally do as well," Decimo replied.

Tsuna thought of his Fullbring—wasn't it that he could use all seven types of Sky attribute equipment? So the Decimo and Byakuran before him also possessed the power of all seven Sky attribute flames.

"I'm very glad that, without any power, you never gave up on Lambo in the face of every danger, and even when facing Byakuran alone, you put Lambo's safety first." Decimo explained, "You know, Sawada Tsunayoshi's power comes from protection. The Tsuna who throws a punch to protect his companions is incomparably strong. So when you chose to let Lambo escape, you passed my trial."

"Tch." Decimo's words reminded Byakuran of some unpleasant memories, and he expressed his dissatisfaction again.

"I see. So I've earned your recognition," Tsuna said, his mood lightening a little.

"Of course."

Decimo patted Tsuna on the shoulder. The white kimono on Tsuna's body transformed, and a Shinigami uniform appeared on him.

"Hey, Vongola, recognition is your business," Byakuran said, walking over and slinging an arm around Decimo's shoulder.

"Enough, Byakuran. With his knowledge base, how long do you think you could keep hiding?" Decimo said helplessly.

A flash of insight struck Tsuna. "So you're both my power. Your displeasure, Byakuran, is just on the surface—you won't actually hurt me. As long as I actively accept you, I can master your power. In fact, your very existence is to give me power and protect me?"

The more Byakuran listened, the uglier his expression became. He shot a glare at Decimo. "You talk too much, Vongola!"

Decimo laughed happily. As long as Little Tsuna understood the meaning of their existence, that was enough. From the very beginning, they had never intended to harm him.

The more Byakuran looked at Decimo's smiling face, the angrier he got. He glared at Little Tsuna, and a massive surge of Reiatsu sent Tsuna flying backward.

"Time's up. One word of advice: before you master Vongola's power, don't try to use mine!"