Following Tsukabishi Tessai into the warehouse, Tsuna immediately noticed that the environment—bare earth and rock formations—looked almost identical to the underground training area beneath Urahara Shop.
It was safe to assume Urahara Kisuke had a hand in constructing this place as well.
Two men approached them.
One had a yellow bowl-cut hairstyle and a strange smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
The other had short white hair and an openly irritated expression, as if he had a very short temper.
Tsuna recognized them instantly.
They were Hirako Shinji and Muguruma Kensei of the Visored.
First Contact
"Hey, Tessai," Shinji said casually.
"When did your shop start raising another brat?"
From the way he spoke, it was obvious he had lumped Tsuna together with Jinta and Ururu from Urahara Shop.
"So," Shinji continued,
"what does Urahara want from us this time?"
"I was only asked to guide him here," Tessai replied calmly.
"The one who truly came to see you is Sawada Tsunayoshi."
Tessai stepped aside, allowing Tsuna to stand at the front.
"Oh?"
Shinji had barely reacted when Tsuna opened bluntly:
"Hirako Shinji, could you show me your Hollowfication?"
Shinji's eyes narrowed into slits.
First, the kid had called his name backwards.
Then he directly mentioned Hollowfication.
Had Urahara really told this brat all of their information?
Kensei, however, was far less patient than Shinji.
As one of the first victims of Hollowfication, the very word remained a painful scar in his heart. If he had been stronger back then, he might not have dragged so many others into that disaster.
"Kid," Kensei growled, crouching in front of Tsuna, veins bulging on his fist.
"Don't think I won't beat you up just because you're young."
"Get lost right now, and I'll pretend I didn't see you."
The First Punch
Tsuna ignored the threat entirely.
Instead, he wondered silently whether Muguruma Kensei in his current state still deserved the meme-worthy combat unit of measurement known as "one Kensei."
And if so…
How many Kenseis was his own strength worth now?
Seeing Tsuna ignore him, Kensei turned toward Tessai.
"Hey, Tessai—does this brat have something wrong with his head?"
"Six-Cart—" Tsuna began calmly.
"Today I'm the one who came to see you. It would be better not to drag Tessai-san into this."
Suddenly, Kensei felt a powerful force pressing down on the arm he had pointed at Tessai.
At the same time, a dense Reiatsu appeared beside him.
"Watch out!" Shinji shouted.
But it was too late.
A pale fist filled Kensei's vision.
Because Tsuna had already grabbed one of his arms, Kensei couldn't dodge.
BAM.
Tsuna's punch landed squarely on Kensei's cheek.
Caught completely off guard, Kensei was knocked flat onto the ground.
Shinji Intervenes
"Hey… Sawada kid," Shinji said in a low voice.
"Is this really how you behave when you come asking for something?"
Tsuna shrugged helplessly.
"What can I do?"
"You wouldn't casually demonstrate Hollowfication for me anyway."
"So to save time… I had to use a few methods."
Shinji sighed.
Tsuna wasn't wrong.
But starting a fight immediately after arriving definitely felt like someone kicking down the door of your dojo.
Kensei Gets Serious
"Shinji, don't say another word."
Kensei suddenly sprang up from the ground.
His eyes were faintly red.
The desire for battle burned within them.
"Kid," he grinned,
"you've got a pretty solid punch."
"Let's see if you can take mine."
"Just one punch!"
In the next instant—
Kensei used Shunpo, appearing directly in front of Tsuna.
A straight punch shot toward Tsuna's face.
His only thought was simple:
Return the humiliation the same way.
But Tsuna simply raised his hand and caught the punch.
Only then did Kensei realize—
The kid standing before him possessed Reiatsu no weaker than his own.
"Interesting!" Kensei laughed.
During the hundred years they had hidden in the Human World, everyone else had found some form of entertainment.
Only he continued training every single day.
Life had grown painfully dull.
If someone came looking for trouble, why would he refuse?
"Shinji, get out of the way!" Kensei shouted excitedly.
"We've got someone here to smash the dojo!"
He jumped backward and kicked Shinji out of the combat area.
"Hey, hey… don't go too far," Shinji muttered.
But he quickly retreated beside Tessai anyway.
He was curious to see what this kid could do.
Zanpakutō: Tachikaze
"Don't worry," Kensei said eagerly.
"This won't take long!"
He pulled his Zanpakutō from behind him.
Reiatsu burst out without restraint.
The blade was small—almost dagger-sized—with a square handle and a tiny ring at the top.
Because of the trauma from the Hollowfication incident, Kensei had trained his sword to remain constantly in Shikai ever since arriving in the Human World.
He spun the weapon twice in his hand and adopted a boxer's stance.
"My blade is Tachikaze."
"Kid—I'll let you make the first move."
Tsuna looked utterly deadpan.
"Do the Visored always like telling their enemies their abilities?"
If these people talked a little less during battle, their win records might look much better.
"Kid—take this!"
Kensei's face darkened.
Announcing his sword's name had been a sign of respect.
Since Tsuna didn't want that respect—
Then Kensei would stop holding back.
Captain-class Reiatsu filled the entire warehouse.
Like a boxer throwing a punch, Kensei struck forward with Tachikaze.
Other Visored React
"Kensei really is…" Shinji muttered.
He wasn't worried about the fight.
He was worried Kensei might accidentally destroy their guest and make it difficult to explain things to Urahara later.
Elsewhere in the warehouse—
"Huh? That idiot Kensei's Reiatsu?"
A green-haired girl in a white-and-orange bodysuit vanished instantly.
She had recently become obsessed with superheroes in the Human World.
"That's Mashiro…" someone sighed.
"Let's go take a look."
Boxer vs Boxer
BOOM.
Fist met fist.
The explosion of Reiatsu sent powerful shockwaves across the battlefield.
Kensei grinned when he saw Tsuna standing there wearing boxing gloves, yellow flames burning across his body.
"Ha! I think we might actually get along!"
The two exchanged several rapid punches.
Then suddenly—
Kensei condensed an extremely dense cluster of Reiatsu into his right hand.
His entire arm began glowing intensely.
Using his left hand to disguise the motion, he launched another strike.
"Bakudan Totsugeki!
(Bomb Rush)"
The condensed Reiatsu exploded the instant the punch connected, releasing devastating power.
Tsuna responded immediately.
"Extreme Sun!"
A brighter light burst forth.
In his Sun Flame–enhanced Shikai state, Tsuna unleashed an equally dense strike.
The two attacks collided.
Blinding white light filled the arena.
When the light faded—
Shinji saw the two fighters already exchanging rapid punches again.
Both of them had wounds across their bodies.
This was the instinct of two boxers.
Neither had waited for the explosion to end.
Instead, they attacked during the blast itself.
Tachikaze's Threads
"This is exhilarating!" Kensei laughed.
"Kid, stop here."
"Tachikaze is a wind-type Zanpakutō. It's not limited to close combat."
Thin green wind threads began drifting around them.
These were razor-sharp filaments formed by Tachikaze's wind.
If Kensei wrapped them around Tsuna, the fight would end immediately.
He didn't want to seriously injure such a promising opponent.
But instead of surrender—
Tsuna simply yawned.
"…How boring."
Suddenly, Tsuna's Reiatsu surged.
Yellow Sun Flames ignited across his body.
The wounds covering him began healing visibly.
Sun Flame Power
Startled, Kensei instantly controlled all surrounding wind threads.
The technique turned Tsuna into a target like a punching bag trapped in a storm.
But Tsuna had no intention of becoming one.
He stepped forward.
Even as the threads sliced into his body—
Sun Flames ignited at each wound, healing them instantly.
At the same time, Tsuna's movements grew faster and faster.
Kensei began struggling to keep up.
This was the special property of Sun Flames — Activation.
They increased cellular activity, rapidly healing damage while boosting speed and striking power.
Tsuna's attack speed skyrocketed.
Suddenly—
Kensei's vision blurred.
Three Tsunas appeared at once, all throwing punches simultaneously.
He couldn't block them in time.
"Extreme Charge!"
Three punches landed simultaneously.
Kensei crashed to the ground, rolling across the battlefield.
After only a few exchanges—
He was defeated.
Shinji's Thoughts
"What a terrifying kid," Shinji muttered to Tessai.
"When did Soul Society produce someone like this?"
Even though Tsuna's outfit looked more like a modern uniform than a Shihakushō, Shinji had already identified him as a Shinigami based on his Reiatsu.
"Mr. Sawada is not from Soul Society," Tessai replied.
"He is from the Human World."
The Visored had never revealed their location to Soul Society in the past century.
They certainly wouldn't bring a Shinigami here.
"The Human World… huh?" Shinji clicked his tongue thoughtfully.
Perhaps now that Kensei had lost—
They could finally have a proper conversation.
But before Shinji stepped forward—
Tsuna spoke again.
"Mr. Muguruma," he said casually.
"If you don't use Hollowfication…"
"You're not even worth one Kensei."
Shinji slowly lowered the foot he had just lifted.
Knowing Kensei—
This fight definitely wasn't over.
Sure enough—
Kensei exploded in anger.
"Hollowfication? Hollowfication?!"
"Let me show you a power even stronger than that!"
He raised his Zanpakutō.
"Bankai!"
"Tekken Tachikaze!"
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