Green light flashed beneath Tsuna's feet. Riding Fullbring Light, he carried Ichigo and Tatsuki through Karakura Town's streets and alleys at high speed, relying on his familiarity with the area. Every now and then, when they reached an empty area, he even took them on a high-altitude leap.
Fortunately, neither Ichigo nor Tatsuki was particularly timid. Neither of them let out a single scream. Tatsuki clung tightly to Tsuna's chest, while Ichigo occasionally gave an excited cheer.
"Tsuna, you should've shown us this ability sooner." Looking down over Karakura Town from the sky sent Ichigo's adrenaline soaring.
"No wonder I always ended up at dead ends. You were deliberately leading me into them, weren't you?" Tatsuki demanded.
Tsuna laughed awkwardly at Tatsuki's accusation and brought the two of them down into a patch of woods. Before long, Ichigo and Tatsuki were both left speechless. Not far away, a monster wearing a white mask was chasing Uryū.
Like a skater, Uryū rode blue light beneath his feet as he continuously circled the masked monster. Every so often, he turned and fired an arrow at it, accurately drawing its aggro.
Uryū noticed Tsuna and the others. Seeing that Tsuna had not come alone, he instinctively prepared to use Hirenkyaku to hide, only to see Tsuna waving at him.
Uryū smoothly carved out a crescent arc and slid over to Tsuna's side, his expression unpleasant as he asked, "What do you mean by bringing two people along?"
"Relax, they can both see Hollows." Tsuna waved reassuringly.
"You know that's not what I mean. Hunting Hollows is dangerous. Bringing two ordinary people here is far too risky." As he spoke, Uryū turned to draw his bow.
"Wait, Uryū. Leave it to me." Tsuna pressed down the hand holding Uryū's bow. Green spiritual pressure flickered around his hand, and a pair of black handcuffs appeared in his grasp.
A Cloud Attribute Fullbring weapon: Arnold's Handcuffs.
As Tsuna bent to evade the Hollow's attack, Arnold's Handcuffs had already snapped around its claw. Then, under the proliferating property of the Cloud Attribute Flame, the handcuffs continuously duplicated, and a string of sharp clacking sounds rang out across the Hollow's body.
In the blink of an eye, iron cuffs tightly bound the Hollow from head to toe, leaving it completely unable to move.
Tsuna kicked the Hollow to the ground, then turned to Ichigo and Tatsuki. "See that? That kind of monster is called a Hollow. If a human soul can't ascend and stays in the living world too long, it turns into a monster like that."
As Tsuna spoke, he turned back around. Tatsuki's expression was fine, without much fear, but Ichigo was different. He hugged his arms tightly as cold sweat streamed down his forehead, his face filled with terror.
"I've seen them. I've seen monsters like that!" Ichigo's gaze wavered as fragments of memories flashed through his mind. "No... how did I survive?"
Seeing the destruction this Hollow had caused, Ichigo did not think he could have survived an encounter with one.
"No, Mom!" Ichigo suddenly cried out. At the end of his memories, his mother had stood in front of him. So how had she survived?
"Relax, relax. Aren't we all alive and well?" Tsuna said, patting Ichigo's back. This was the first time he had seen such a terrified expression on Ichigo's face.
Ichigo gradually calmed down, then immediately grabbed Tsuna's shoulders and asked, "Tsuna, is my mom also some kind of superhuman?"
That was the only explanation Ichigo could think of. Otherwise, there was no way to explain how both he and Mom had survived.
"Uh, Ichigo, don't overthink it. Aunt Masa should just be an ordinary person," Tsuna said, silently adding in his heart, For now.
"Whenever you shake me off, are you coming to fight monsters like these?" Tatsuki asked.
"More or less. Mostly, I patrol. Hollows don't show up every day," Tsuna said.
"Can I become like you and Ishida, with the power to protect Karakura Town?" Tatsuki asked, her eyes sparkling.
"You can try," Tsuna said without making any promises.
"From now on, I'll patrol with you and protect Karakura Town!" Tatsuki said, staring at Tsuna with blazing eyes.
Tsuna was not the original Sawada Tsunayoshi from Reborn! He could tell when someone liked him. Honestly, Tatsuki was quite pretty. Faced with a girl he had grown up with, who was willing to promise to face danger alongside him, how could Tsuna pretend not to notice?
"Okay," Tsuna replied softly with a smile. Tatsuki smiled in satisfaction at his answer, though she now carried a little of a young girl's bashfulness.
"Ahem. While you two are flirting, could you deal with this Hollow first? You're practically playing it to death," Uryū calmly remarked.
As Tsuna poured in more spiritual pressure, the handcuffs binding the Hollow tightened further and further. The Hollow no longer even had the strength to scream.
"Oh, sorry, sorry." Tsuna tugged on the handcuffs, and the restraints around the Hollow fully contracted, binding it to death.
"Tsuna, if I learn from you, can I gain power? I want superpowers too. I never want to see myself helpless again," Ichigo asked, gripping Tsuna's shoulders.
"You shouldn't have any problems."
"What does that mean? Why is there no problem when it comes to Ichigo?" Tatsuki asked unhappily.
"People have different talents. Try to understand." Tsuna thought, That's the greatest talent in Bleach. How could an ordinary person like Tatsuki compare to Ichigo?
"Sawada Tsunayoshi, what are you planning to teach them?" Uryū had noticed that both classmates possessed a certain amount of spiritual pressure and could see Hollows. What ability they should learn was the question.
"Fullbring. It's the most suitable ability for humans," Tsuna said.
The main reason was that Tsuna did not dare teach Ichigo either Soul Reaper powers or Quincy abilities without the Kurosaki couple's consent. Fullbring was different.
"Well? Now you understand how dangerous Inoue's Brother is, right?" Tsuna asked.
"I understand. But is there any way to let Inoue see his brother? Before he ascends." It truly was Ichigo—this kindness that bordered on saintliness was exactly who he was.
Throughout all of Bleach, Ichigo mainly sought to defeat his opponents. The only time he had truly felt killing intent was when Shukuro Tsukishima used his Fullbring ability to control every friend and family member around Ichigo. Only when his spirit had truly fallen into despair had Ichigo ever felt killing intent.
Tsuna thought for a while before answering Ichigo's request. "It might be impossible for others, but with you and me, we might be able to try."
"Really? Hurry, let's go find Inoue!" Ichigo said joyfully.
"In such a rush?"
"Didn't you say souls might turn into monsters like that? Then we have to deal with it as soon as possible!" Ichigo said as if it were obvious.
"The Causal Chain on his chest is still long. What's the rush? Have you thought of an excuse for visiting twice in a row?"
After Tsuna said that, Ichigo scratched his head awkwardly. Then he heard something that made his expression change drastically.
"Speaking of which, you're worried about Inoue, but what about your own house? Ichigo, don't you always say there are souls hanging around your home?" Tsuna asked.
"If that's the case, isn't Ichigo incredibly lucky to have grown up so well?" Tatsuki asked thoughtfully.
Ichigo immediately grabbed Tsuna by both shoulders and said anxiously, "Why didn't you say so earlier? When we were kids, we even played with those souls! If they're that dangerous, we should've chased them out!"
"Wasn't it because they had an idiot like you keeping them company without minding them that those souls could ascend safely? Don't worry, it's not a big problem," Tsuna reassured him. He even suspected that Ichigo's kindhearted, saintly nature had been shaped by being tormented by those souls since childhood.
"That makes sense, huh?" Ichigo nodded without really understanding, then suddenly realized something. "But there can still be accidents, right? What if we run into another one of those masked... oh, Hollow monsters?"
"That's possible."
"Then let's start training quickly. I can't wait any longer!" They were exactly at that chūnibyō age—how could Ichigo refuse the chance to gain superpowers?
"In that case, let's gather at my house." Tsuna turned to Uryū. "I'll have to trouble you to come along tomorrow too. I'll take them to Inoue's House again."
Tsuna's old man had recently taken on a project in another part of Japan, and his mother had gone with him to look after him. So Tsuna was home alone now. Since he used Fullbring in his daily life at home anyway, he did not need to hide it.
Uryū waved helplessly, indicating that he would take over Tsuna's patrol duties.
Tsuna wrapped one arm around Tatsuki's waist, casually grabbed Ichigo, and used Fullbring Light to rush toward his house. Ichigo's protests could faintly be heard in the air.
"You bastard, can't you hold me properly...?"
At Tsuna's house, while explaining the principles of Fullbring to Tatsuki and Ichigo, Tsuna used Fullbring to control every utensil in the house and make dinner under their envious gazes.
"You understand the basic principles, right? Before you begin training, first choose an item you cherish. It'll be easier to draw out the soul within it that way. If you don't have one with you, we can start tomorrow," Tsuna said.
"No need. I always wear the thing I cherish."
Tatsuki rolled up her sleeve and revealed the wristband on her wrist. It was a birthday gift Tsuna had given her two years ago, and she had worn it ever since receiving it.
The moment he saw the wristband, Tsuna became even more certain of Tatsuki's feelings. If she could learn Fullbring through it, then with spiritual power protecting it, there would be no need to replace the wristband.
After Tsuna and Tatsuki exchanged a glance, he turned his gaze toward Ichigo. Upon hearing that he needed something precious, Ichigo hesitated for a long while before pulling a necklace from beneath his collar.
"If we're talking about something I cherish, then it should be this necklace Mom gave me, right?"
A cross-shaped pendant hung from the necklace around Ichigo's neck. Tsuna recognized it at a glance: a Quincy Cross—Masa's Quincy Cross. After Masa lost her powers, she had hung her Quincy Cross around Ichigo's neck as a protective charm.
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