Homura, Bianchi, Gokudera, and Reborn were running ahead to where Mukuro could be located. Just up ahead was a giant building that acted as the main one. That was where they would investigate first. However, Homura had a worried expression on his face. Soon Gokudera spoke up to him.

"Don't worry about Yamamoto. He may be irritating, but he definitely isn't weak. While he's fighting, let's try to find this Mukuro bastard."

"Gokudera..."

"Hayato, Homura!!! Get down!!!!!"

As Bianchi said this, Homura and Gokudera swiftly ducked to the ground as the trees behind them split apart. Soon Gokudera held eight sticks of dynamite in his hand and threw them in the direction where the attack came from. Soon an explosion occured as the wall of a nearby building was crumbling down.

"What lame weapons. I wonder how a bunch of guys like you managed to get both Kakipii(Chikusa) and Ken. My name is MM. "

"That's Kokuyo's uniform?! But we were informed there were only three members!"

"Geez, you guys are shabby-looking, even for Mafia. Oh well, men are money. In the end, only Mukuro suits me. Well, guess it's time I do my job. Burning Vibrato!!!!!"

As MM blew into her clarinet, she generated sound waves that increased the vibration of atoms of any object it touches, increasing its temperature to its utmost limit. However, before the sound waves reached Homura and Hayato, Binachi threw a plate of poison cooking towards them. When this happened, the sound waves reached the poisoned cooking first, causing it to explode on contact.

"I'll take care of this. You two stay back. After all, this girl has it all wrong. Money isn't the most important thing. Love is."

"So you used that food earlier as a shield. Though it was a good call on your part. If those sound waves reached the human body, their insides would boil until they go boom!!!"

As Bianchi stood in front of Gokudera and Homura, she saw Reborn was taking a nap behind them. She had to finish this fight quickly, so he doesn't wake up. Luckily she brought several ingredients with her.

"Poison Cooking:Large Scale Meal!!!!!"

"So lame. Burning Vibrato!!!!"

Normally Binachi would use Large Scale Meal simply as a large scale attack for her Posion Cooking by having more food to throw at her opponent, increasing her rate of incapacitating them. However, as Bianchi was charging forward, she had the large scale portions act as a shield. Instead of Bianchi getting blown up, the sound waves reached the food first, causing them to explode.

"She's not stopping her advance!!!!"

"Poison Cooking:Last Shortcake!!!!!"

As Bianchi got close to MM, she held a small, violet cake in her hands that was radiating a sinister aura. Just as she was about to slam the poisonous dessert into MM's face, her target merely smirked at her.

"Did you really think I could only be useful for long rage attacks!!!"

Before Bianchi realized it, the shortcake fell out her hand as MM managed to hit her away from her. Meanwhile, Homura and Gokudera were thinking the same thing.

"Her instrument changed into goddamn nunchucks!!!!!"

"You shouldn't underestimate me!"

MM swiftly swung her nunchaku clarinet with great speed as Bianchi struggled to evade her strikes. Soon MM performed a leg sweep on Bianchi, causing her to fall to the ground. Just as MM swung down her weapon, Bianchi caught it in her hand and kicked her away.

"You sure are annoying, but this is the end. Burning Vibra-"

"You're right. It is the end, but not for me. Poison Cooking:Sakura Mochi."

The moment Bianchi caught MM's weapon, she laced it with a small amount of sakura mochi. As soon as MM put her mouth on her clarinet, her mouth began foaming as she fell onto the ground. Homura was shocked by how Bianchi handled the situation.

"She took care of her like it was nothing.....honestly, why am I even here? I'm just holding them back."

"Are you okay?!"

Bianchi ran forward as she was heading in Gokudera and Homura's expression. However, she simply went past them as she stood in front of Reborn.

"I'm glad I didn't wake you up from your nap."

"She only fought so Reborn could sleep peacefully?!"

"Everyone, are you okay?!"

Soon the group turned towards the direction where they heard the voice. When they did, they saw Yamamoto running towards them. However, as this happened, Homura noticed the wound on his arm.

"Yamamoto?! Are you okay?!"

"Yeah. That Ken guy got me good, luckily I came out on top. Plus the kid gave me some supplies like bandages before we came here. I just put them to use."

"That's good."

A sigh of relief escaped from Homura's lips as he was glad to see his friend was okay. While this happened, Bianchi looked to the left as she saw a single person behind a tree.

The group was shocked to see the boy standing in front of them. However, a smile appeared on Homura. He was glad to finally see Futa was alright. Soon he began to walk towards him.

"Thank goodness you're alright. You had everyone worried. It's gonna be alright, let's all go home together."

"Don't come here, Homura-nii. I....I...I can't go back to everyone. I...i'm following Mr.Mukuro now."

"What are you saying....."

Homura's smile turned into a look of sadness. Futa was right in front of him after being missing for so long, yet he doesn't want to come home. Doesn't he know how dangerous Mukuro is?

"Goodbye......."

"Wait, Futa!!!!!!!"

As Futa dashed deep within a veil of trees, Homura chased after him. He wanted to at least hear an explanation from the boy. However while this happened, Gokudera screamed in worry.

"Boss, it's dangerous to go deeper in the forest on your own. Wait for u-"

Before Gokudera and Yamamoto could chase after Homura, they jumped back as they saw something fly by their original spot. When they looked closer, they saw it was a steel beam. Soon multiple steel beams were being placed all around them, blocking them from chasing Homura except for one spot. That was the spot where their next opponent was.

~With Homura~
"Futa!!! Where are you? Dammit! I guess he took the right path at the fork back there."

As Homura was chasing after Futa, he hit a fork in the road. Unfortunately, he took the left path and couldn't find Futa. However, just as he turned around, he saw a single person stand before him.

"That's a Kokuyo uniform!!!!!"

"You're here to help us, aren't you?"

"H-huh?"

"Thank goodness, we're saved. I was thinking that we'd never get saved!"

Homura was thinking to himself. Was he really another hostage in this situation? Something inside of him was telling him not to trust this man.

"Um....sorry to keep you waiting, but we're still in the middle of a rescue."

"I'm sorry for jumping the gun, but still....thank you for coming to save us."

"N-no...it's not such a big deal."

Homura could feel every ounce of his being telling him to run now. He didn't know why. He just couldn't explain this feeling. The only word he could use to describe this feeling was intuition. Soon the boy in front of him kept pressing him to answer his questions.

As Chikusa arrived, he saw the young man in front of him look very happy. Soon he saw his leader heading towards the main building as he decided to indulge him.

"The ninth boss of Vongola is well known for being able to see the strength in others. Yet he has chosen a successor who is much weaker than I expected. What is it about him that has caught the ninth's attention? In any case, that Arcobaleno has something up his sleeve and I want him to show his hand first. I wonder how they'll deal with him. Against my shadow."

~With Gokudera~
"All the paths to the forest are blocked by steel beams. So if we want to meet up with the boss....we'll have to get through him."

As Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Bianchi look ahead, Reborn woke up from his nap as he felt a strong presence. They saw a single man wearing the Kokuyo Gang uniform as he held a ball and chain while his hat managed to cover some of his face. The man began to to swing his ball and chain into the air as he looked at his prey. Seeing this, Gokudera was about to grab his dynamite until he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"Shamal warned me about the side effects. I'm not one-hundred percent healed. Can I beat this guy in my condition?!"

"It's futile....because i'm going to win."

The man swiftly removed his hat as he looked at his prey. He has spiked out, slick black hair and dark circles under his eyes. However, the group remembered him from the photo Reborn showed them. Soon Yamamoto broke the silence.

"You're....Mukuro Rokudo!!!!

"You bas-"

Before Gokudera could finish his sentence, he suddenly coughed up blood as his body felt unbelievably hot. As Bianchi ran to his side, she noticed that he was burning up. This must be the effect of one of the Trident Mosquito's, which Shamal told her about. It would numb Gokudera's pain from his fight with Chikusa, but there would be side effects. Seeing as Gokudera couldn't fight right now, Yamamoto stepped up.

"Sorry, but i'm your opponent."

"Fine then....rest in peace. Senja Reppa!!!!"

The man swiftly held his weapon before him and strikes the ball with his palm, causing the weapon to fly at high speeds towards Yamamoto. Seeing this, Yamamoto dashed to the side but his eyes widen with shock as he was struck by the man's attack.

"Yamamoto!!!!"

"Didn't he dodge the attack though?!"

Bianchi and Gokudera screamed in concern as they saw Yamamoto land harshly on the ground. For a few moments, Yamamoto didn't move a muscle. Soon the boy slowly began to get up.

"Heh. It's a good thing I used my sheathed sword as a way to partially block it. But....I think I know the trick behind it."

"Oh really. Senja Reppa!!!!!"

Once more, the man swiftly held his weapon before him and strikes the ball with his palm, causing the weapon to fly at high speeds towards Yamamoto. Seeing this, Yamamoto unsheathed his sword and used it to pick up dirt and launched it at the attack. When this happened, he managed to notice something about the ball heading for him.

"An air current!!!!"

Yamamoto quickly ducked to the ground as the attack flew over him and crashed into a wall. He smirked as he finally got a grasp at what happened.

"The iron ball's rotation picked up some wind. The secret is the snake-like grooves carved into it. They cause the flow of any air that strikes the ball to bend in a spiral. As soon as an air current passes through the grooves, its entangled in complex knots, amplifying its power many times, resulting in a violent gale."

"Even if you understand it, you won't be able to capture it. Bouja Reppa!!!!!"

The man throws the Steel Serpent Ball into the air to give it an extra spin and hits the ball with both of his palms to add more power. Yamamoto was prepared to duck and attack the man, but his eyes widen when he noticed he was caught in an air current with a reversed spin. Soon the steel ball slammed onto his stomach as he was sent crashing through a tree as blood escaped from his head.

"Now then...that just leaves you."

The man turned towards Bianchi. Seeing this, Bianchi placed Gokudera against a tree as she held a plate with Poisoned Cooking on it. Meanwhile, Reborn held Leon in his hand as it transformed into a gun despite its condition.

"It looks like we'll have to use it now."

~With Homura~
As Homura was running back to the group, he heard the sound of fighting going on. While this happened, he caught a glimpse of Yamamoto and Gokudera. Soon he saw Bianchi standing across from one man.

"That man was in the photo....it's him....Mukuro Rokudo."

Homura clenched his fists as he saw the man. Seeing him fight Bianchi. Seeing what he did to Yamamoto and Gokudera. Knowing that he's done something to Futa. It filled him with a feeling he doesn't feel often. It was anger. As this happened, the only thing Homura heard at the moment was the sound of a gun being shot.

~With Bianchi~
"You know you can't defeat me, right? Just give up while up can."

"Hmph. What kind of sister would I be if I let my brother keel over? I'm not moving!!!!!"

"Fine then....you can die as a sister who tried to protect her brother. Bouja Reppa!!!!"

The man throws the Steel Serpent Ball into the air to give it an extra spin and hits the ball with both of his palms to add more power. As it was approaching Bianchi, the Poison Cooking she held began to fly off as the attack got closer and closer.

"I'm sorry....Hayato, Reborn. Even you, Yamamoto and Homura."

"REBORN!!!!!!"

It was only in an instant. A single figure stood in front of Bianchi. With no time for hesitation, the figure held both hands outwards as the man's attack was caught in their hands. The figure was being pushed back but he didn't waver one bit. Soon the attacker saw the figure who caught his attack.

"So you've shown yourself, Vongola Decimo."

"Mukuro Rokudo.......I WILL TAKE YOU DOWN WITH MY DYING WILL!!!!"