In the underground training area beneath Urahara Shop, Urahara and Yoruichi stood ready for battle. Beside them, Tessai Tsukabishi had already been injured by the Hollowfied Tsuna. Of the three, only Urahara and Yoruichi still retained full combat capability.
"Kisuke, if necessary, use your power," Yoruichi said.
Her speed could no longer suppress Hollowfied Tsuna. With the strange yellow flames, Tsuna had already adapted to his enhanced body and could completely keep up with Yoruichi's movements.
"I understand."
Urahara glanced at Benihime in his hand. If they still couldn't restrain Tsuna, he would have to reshape the battlefield to limit Tsuna's attacks—just like he had originally modified this underground space.
Hurry and finish it, Tsuna-san…
Just as Urahara raised Benihime to block Tsuna's next attack—
The Hollowfied Tsuna in front of them suddenly disappeared.
Instead, a violent surge of spiritual pressure erupted behind them.
This is bad—
Before Urahara could react, Yoruichi had already moved.
The compressed spiritual pressure on her body detonated outward. Her Shunkō-enhanced punch barely blocked the claw strike of Tsuna's sneak attack—
but she no longer had time to stop the blue-green hair-like attacks coming from behind.
At that critical moment, Urahara was already about to speak:
"Ban—"
Suddenly—
Hollowfied Tsuna froze.
A series of cracking sounds echoed from his body.
Urahara immediately pulled Yoruichi backward. Then they saw something unbelievable:
A white Hollow-shaped shell peeled off Tsuna's body, fell to the ground, and shattered into fragments.
Tsuna's small figure emerged.
He was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and black tie. At the back of his waist hung two short swords, arranged horizontally—one black and one white, with their hilts pointing in opposite directions.
The overall look was elegant yet striking.
In addition, Tsuna wore a half-mask covering the upper half of his face. Beneath the mask's left eye was an inverted blue crown symbol.
Tsuna removed the mask and opened his eyes.
Seeing Urahara and the others cautiously watching him, he asked in a daze:
"Did I… succeed?"
Urahara adjusted his clothes slightly, walked over, crouched down, and circled Tsuna while hiding half his face behind his folding fan.
"Technically speaking, yes," he said.
"But what exactly is going on with that Shihakushō of yours?"
Only then did Tsuna notice his outfit.
Inside his inner world, he had been so busy talking with the Tenth and Byakuran that he hadn't realized the clothes the Tenth gave him weren't a traditional Shihakushō at all.
It was the suit Tsuna wore when fighting as the Vongola boss.
"It looks more like a western style," Yoruichi commented.
"Western… the Western Branch perhaps?" Urahara murmured.
He decided not to dwell on that question and instead focused on Tsuna's swords.
"Another pair of Zanpakutō? That makes three sets of dual Zanpakutō now, doesn't it?"
"Kisuke, look carefully," Yoruichi said while staring at Tsuna.
"His swords aren't the same thing. Strictly speaking, they aren't a pair."
She looked at Tsuna.
"Kid, do you know what's going on with your swords?"
Tsuna scratched his head and pretended to be clueless.
"Huh? Aren't all Zanpakutō like this? I just learned the name and then got kicked out."
Of course, Tsuna knew exactly what they were.
One black, one white.
They symbolized his Soul Reaper power and Hollow power.
As for the other two examples Urahara mentioned, they belonged to the captains of the Gotei 13:
Shunsui Kyōraku of the Eight Division.
Jūshirō Ukitake of the Thirteenth Division
But strictly speaking, neither of them truly possessed dual Zanpakutō.
Shunsui's Katen Kyōkotsu created Kyōkotsu through a special method, while Ukitake's Sōgyo no Kotowari had two blades connected by a chain between the hilts.
In essence, both were still single Zanpakutō.
By contrast, Tsuna's two swords, born from two separate powers—were a true pair.
Yoruichi didn't fully believe his explanation.
The maturity this kid showed was far beyond his age. He was clearly hiding something.
"It seems Tsuna-san already knows his Zanpakutō's name," Urahara said.
"In that case, we can cancel the third stage of training."
Tsuna rolled his eyes at Urahara.
So he just wanted to see my Shikai after all.
"By the way, where's Tessai-san? I don't see him."
"Ahem… I'm here. Congratulations, Tsuna-san."
Tessai walked over while holding his left arm. His right hand glowed with Kaido, healing his injuries.
Earlier, while resisting Hollowfied Tsuna, he had been injured. First his arm was hurt, making it difficult to use Kidō properly. Then Tsuna landed a punch that caused internal damage.
"Sorry, Tessai-san," Tsuna said immediately. "You were injured because of my Hollowfication."
"It's fine. Please don't worry about it."
"No, please let me help."
Tsuna drew the black Zanpakutō.
The entire blade—guard, hilt, and edge was pitch black.
Seeing this, Urahara immediately jumped in front of Tessai, waving his arms wildly.
"Tsuna-san! Tessai is already injured—you don't need to stab him too!"
"That's right," Tessai quickly added. "It's only a minor injury. I can recover with a little time."
"Relax. I never said I'd cut you."
Tsuna spun the blade lightly and spoke the release command:
"Illuminate the sky, Taiyo! (Sun)"
The black short blade transformed.
Yellow light wrapped around Tsuna's arms and legs. A pair of white fingerless gloves and sturdy white combat boots appeared, both bearing the yellow Vongola crest.
When the Tenth had awakened Tsuna's Shinigami powers earlier, Tsuna had learned all of the release commands.
Just like his Fullbring equipment, speaking different release phrases allowed him to access different attribute powers.
This time he was using the Sun Attribute Vongola equipment:
Sun Boxing Gloves.
Propulsion Boots.
Among the seven Sky Flames, the Sun Flame possessed the property of activation.
Depending on how it was used, the activation property could produce different effects. Most commonly, it stimulated cellular activity, causing rapid cell growth and healing.
Tsuna extended his palm and released a sun-like light toward Tessai's wound.
This was Tsuna's first time using the ability. In his Fullbring equipment, the Sun gear had only been used offensively and had never possessed healing properties.
The sunlight bathed Tessai's body.
He felt warmth spread through him.
His wounds itched as they healed. Even the internal injuries began recovering.
After a short time, Tessai lowered the hand covering his injury. Visibly, the wounds had completely healed.
Tsuna withdrew the Sun Flames.
Tessai moved his arm.
Not only his arm, but even his internal injuries had healed. The speed was far faster than using Kaido.
There was, however, a small side effect—his hair had grown far thicker. His beard now completely covered his neck.
With Tessai's treatment finished, Tsuna sheathed his Zanpakutō.
Urahara stared at the blade thoughtfully.
"A healing-type Zanpakutō?" he said.
"But the Shikai form doesn't look like a healing weapon at all. If anything, it resembles equipment used by a certain friend of mine."
"That's right!" Yoruichi said. "That's clearly a Hakuda-type Zanpakutō!"
She looked slightly jealous.
If her own Zanpakutō had that kind of form, she wouldn't have sealed it away and refused to use it.
"Hey, kid! Release it again and fight me for a bit!" Yoruichi said eagerly.
Earlier she had been afraid of injuring Tsuna and couldn't fight freely even with Shunkō.
Now she was itching to beat him up.
"It's already late," Urahara interrupted. "Yoruichi, let Tsuna-san go home first. Starting tomorrow, we'll help him familiarize himself with his Shikai."
With Urahara seeing him off, Tsuna hurried home.
His mind was already working overtime.
What kind of excuse should I make this time for coming home late? Maybe I need to invent another club activity…
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After Tsuna left, Yoruichi looked toward Urahara.
"You're just letting him go? Something about that kid's two swords feels strange."
Her instincts told her the white Zanpakutō was suspicious. Its color reminded her of the Hollow they had just fought.
"No need to rush," Urahara replied calmly. "We'll have plenty of time with Tsuna-san. Eventually we'll get the information we want."
Behind his relaxed smile, his eyes were deep with thought.
From the fragments Tsuna had casually revealed, Urahara could already tell—
the boy knew far more than he let on.
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On the way home, Tsuna quietly analyzed his own abilities.
Inside his inner world:
Soul Reaper power was represented by the adult Tsuna (the Tenth).
Hollow power was represented by Byakuran.
But those two were different from the ones Tsuna remembered from Reborn!.
Both possessed the power of all seven Sky Flames, just like him.
Which meant something else.
The Tenth didn't represent only himself.
He represented the entire Vongola family.
Similarly, Byakuran represented the True Six Funeral Wreaths—the power of the Millefiore family.
Realizing this, Tsuna suddenly received seven pieces of information in his mind.
They were the release commands for all his Soul Reaper powers.
Tsuna felt a bit exasperated.
Apparently the Tenth had been holding back earlier. He hadn't revealed all the release phrases at once.
That was why Tsuna had needed to imagine Ryohei Sasagawa earlier just to figure out the Sun release phrase.
Now that he knew them all—
he didn't even need to draw his sword anymore.
Simply speaking the release phrase would activate the corresponding Shikai power.
"Sweep away and devour everything—Sora. (Sky)"
Equipment: X-Gloves
Mode: Hyper Dying Will Mode
"Rampaging gale—Arashi. (Storm)"
Equipment: C.A.I. System
"Wash away all impurities—Ame. (Rain)"
Equipment: Shigure Kintoki
"Illuminate the sky—Taiyo. (Sun)"
Equipment: Sun Boxing Gloves & Propulsion Boots
"Strike with thunder—Kaminari. (Lightning)"
Equipment: Twin Horns
"Enforce my path—Kumo. (Cloud)"
Equipment: Tonfa
"Ethereal illusion—Kiri. (Mist)"
Equipment: Trident
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