An Unwelcome Visitor

As night deepened, Nozomi Kujō groggily woke up. She glanced at the unfamiliar surroundings, then at the pink bunny pajamas she was wearing, and roughly realized that she had been picked up by some kind person.

She struggled to her feet, getting out of bed as gently as possible. She couldn't stay there; she would only harm this kind person.

She gently lifted the curtains. Great, it was the first floor. Instead of opening the door, she quietly pushed open the window and climbed out.

Perhaps because she had just woken up, Nozomi Kujō's hands and feet were not very nimble; she even fell to the ground with a thud when she tried to climb out of the window.

There was a lawn right outside, and she wasn't hurt or made any noise. She simply calmly brushed off the grass and walked towards the gate.

Unbeknownst to Nozomi Kujō, her careful movements were being observed by others.

"I knew it! You dragged me to the rooftop to look at the stars in the middle of the night when you had nothing better to do. I think you planned this all along," Tatsuki whispered in Tsuna's ear.

"Isn't the sky especially beautiful after the rain?" Tsuna refused to admit that he was plotting against Nozomi Kujō.

"So, what's the next step?" Tatsuki asked.

Nozomi Kujō is also considering how to handle the matter of Tsuna, mainly because he didn't take this plot point seriously in the first place, so this is a sudden event for him.

After briefly recalling some fragmented memories related to the Invading Army Arc, it seems that this villain didn't cause any major problems in the end; Ichigo temporarily regained his Bleach powers, even managed to defeat him.

That proves that the so-called villains are no match for Tsuna and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto; anyone could easily defeat them.

"You can do whatever you want, I'll cover for you," Tsunayoshi said to Tatsuki.

"Hey, you're the one who picked him up, and you're just going to dump him on me like this?" Tatsuki said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"If you had seen her collapse on the ground, you would have saved her too."

"Tch, sophistry."

A look of reluctance appeared on Tatsuki's face. She knew that it was because of her that Tsuna had given Nozomi Kujō the power to make the decision.

"Wouldn't it be better for a cat with nowhere to go to stay in a warm house?" Tatsuki murmured, then jumped off the roof.

Watching Tatsuki's retreating figure, Tsuna's face was full of smiles. Tatsuki would never let Nozomi Kujō her own. Having grown up with Ichigo since childhood, Tatsuki also had a kind personality that radiated goodwill towards those around her, as could be seen from the time she met Orihime.

"Going out for a walk so late at night?" Tatsuki's slender figure landed in front of Nozomi Kujō.

Nozomi Kujō, clutching her other arm with one hand, said helplessly, "I can't drag you down with me..."

"If you don't drag us down with you, where else can you go?"

"Whatever, I don't know either..." Nozomi Kujō said, pursing her lips. She didn't know where to go, and her escape was only to prevent the mastermind's conspiracy from succeeding.

"You escaped from Soul Society, right? Since you ran away, it proves you still want to live, right? Stay here, at least here, no one can touch you!"

Tatsuki's confident smile was like sunlight piercing through the darkness, deeply etched into Nozomi Kujō's heart; all her unease seemed to be soothed by her words.

Tatsuki, too lazy to pay any more attention to the dazed Nozomi Kujō, went straight up to her, grabbed her arm, and led her home.

Nozomi Kujō pressed Tatsuki down to the table and took out hot food from the insulated box, placing it in front of Nozomi Kujō. "Are you hungry? Eat up."

Nozomi Kujō know how she picked up the spoon. In the unconscious act of eating, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat, buried her face, which had become somewhat ugly, and ate the leftover food in big mouthfuls.

"Tatsuki, aren't you just becoming her white moonlight by doing this?" Taking advantage of Nozomi Kujō's mealtime, Tsuna sneaked into the kitchen and whispered in Tatsuki's ear.

"What? Are you scared?" Tatsuki provocatively asked.

"What am I afraid of? I'm very confident!"

"Relax, my orientation is absolutely normal. Even a cute girl like Orihime couldn't do anything to me." Tatsuki said with the same pride.

"Alright then, as long as you're confident."

"Tsuna, is she a good person? If so, I want to help her," Tatsuki asked, blinking her big eyes.

"She is also a person who has suffered greatly. She was created without knowing why, and she carries what she believes to be a great secret. Now she is being hunted by the person behind the scenes. Her current thought is probably to find a place where no one can find her to hide, or to end her life in advance," Tsuna analyzed.

"Huh? Can't we save her?" Tatsuki asked softly. When she saw Nozomi Kujō she left, they looked like those of an orphan abandoned by the world. Her kindness made her want to do something.

"Give her brother a reason to live," Tsuna said, patting Tatsuki's head. "And leave the mastermind to me."

"Yes!" Tatsuki nodded vigorously.

"Go take care of her. It's getting late, I'm going to sleep now." Tsuna chose to go back to his room; it's more convenient for girls to handle their own affairs.

The next day, when it was broad daylight, Tatsuki and Nozomi Kujō not up. It seemed that Ryukotsu had stayed with Nozomi Kujō all night. Just as Tsuna was preparing to rebel, there was a knock on the door.

"Coming!" Tsuna called out, somewhat puzzled as to why the person hadn't rang the doorbell.

When he opened the door, three people stood in front of Tsuna. The two in front were the bald Ikkaku Madarame and the eyebrow -Yumichika Ayasegawa.

Behind Ikkaku and Yumichika stood a guy who looked very familiar to Tsuna. He wore a yellow robe, had half-green and half-yellow hair, and had a gloomy expression.

Before Tsuna could say anything, Ikkaku spoke up, "Sawada Tsunayoshi, we've come to capture a fugitive from Soul Society. Just hand him over."

Tsuna glanced at Ikkaku with surprise; he didn't remember Ikkaku Madarame daring to speak to him so arrogantly.

As the person in charge of the Vice-Captain training camp, Ikkaku Madarame was the one who was beaten the most by Tsuna in the training camp. In addition, Ikkaku was a warmonger, so over time, Ikkaku became very respectful to Tsuna whenever he saw him.

In that instant, Tsuna realized that this was probably an imposter Ikkaku. Tsuna didn't believe that Ikkaku would dare to speak to him in such a tone.

Seeing that Tsuna remained unmoved, Yumichika was about to add a threatening Tsuna when Tsuna kicked out, sending the kick flying between his foot and Yumichika's, directly towards the sinister-looking guy behind him.

From this imposter's Ikkaku, Tsuna remembered who the two-haired monster behind him was: Inaba Kagerōza, the main villain of the Invading Army Arc. He and Nozomi Kujō were both created using the Reishi of a person named Yushima Ōshū the Squad 12.

Yushima Ōshū placed all the light and kindness in Nozomi Kujō on him, while leaving Inaba Kagerōza with his dark heart and ambition to destroy Soul Society.

Inaba Kagerōza is here for Nozomi Kujō; his main goal is to hunt her Nozomi Kujō and merge with her.

Tsuna's sudden outburst caught everyone off guard, and Inaba had been kicked by Tsuna, was sent flying into the sky.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, this is Soul Society's official business. Do you want to make enemies of Soul Society?!" Yumichika shouted angrily.

Without even glancing Tsuna Yumichika, Tsuna unleashed his spiritual pressure, sending both Yumichika and Ikkaku flying into the air.

"If you want to fight, just say so. Don't fight at the door. If you destroy my house, you'll regret it!" A murderous intent instantly swept over the three of them with Tsuna's words, and they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Tsuna, what happened?"

Tsuna's burst of spiritual pressure awakened Tatsuki and Nozomi Kujō. The two of them hurriedly went out of their house and saw the unwelcome guest who had come to their door early in the morning.

Nozomi Kujō's face paled. The moment she saw Inaba Kagerōza, she knew she couldn't escape. She nervously tugged at Tatsuki's sleeve and said...

"Quickly, Tatsuki, kill me! We can't let them succeed!"

"Alright, don't worry, no one can take you away from Tsuna," Tatsuki comforted, patting Nozomi Kujō's head.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, are you really going to get in our way?" Inaba a grim expression. Having spent years scheming in the Squad 12, he was unaware of Tsuna's true strength.

He knew that many changes had recently occurred in Soul Society, and it was precisely because of these changes that Inaba was able to temporarily control Soul Society, but he did not know that these changes were all caused by Tsuna.

It was precisely because Tsuna was teaching people everywhere that Inaba believed Tsuna was at most a Captain-level fighter, and that he could easily handle Tsuna by bringing his Ikkaku of Bankai, who knew Bankai.

He had considered replicating the combat power of Captains Sawada Tsunayoshi and Ichigo Kurosaki, but for some reason, their Reishi were extremely complex, and he simply couldn't control them.

"We can't waste any more time here. We must capture Nozomi Kujō as soon as possible, "Inaba decided.

"Ikkaku, Yumichika, you two go and stop them, I'll go and capture Nozomi Kujō!" Inaba said.

"Understood!" A glint of lightning flashed in Ikkaku and Yumichika's eyes, and spiritual pressure burst forth from their bodies. They recklessly declared war on Tsuna.

Tsuna had no idea where Inaba had found this outdated guy, yet he dared to declare war on him.

Tsuna turned to Tatsuki and said, "Tatsuki, Ikkaku and Yumichika are in your hands. They're both imposters, so go ahead and fight them. I'll deal with that punk."

"Good!" Tatsuki shouted to encourage himself. Morning training meant taking on the combat power of two Vice-Captain, a rare opportunity indeed.

"Stay put and don't wander off." Tsuna instructed Nozomi Kujō before they set off.

Nozomi Kujō's legs trembled slightly. Just now, she had indeed tried to reduce the pressure on Tsuna and the others by running away, but she didn't expect Tsuna to see through her plan so easily.

"Don't worry, Wangshi, no one can take you away today, that's what we said!" Tatsuki said confidently.