Target 182 Silent Storm
Lambo-san is so awesome!
You worked very hard.
Lambo did well!
Keep praising me!
Do you have any idea how much we had to go through?
Especially considering what you did to me at the end...
Do you even understand what you're saying?
I'm awesome.
I can make you go bang and boom, Stupidera!
Huh?
Don't open your box for no reason, stupid cow!
Boo, you're no fun.
But it's a good thing that they gave him his inheritance.
Well, it was more or less pure luck.
You're one to talk.
Still, Verde really went overboard this time.
And he vanished again to boot, maggots!
That's how he is.
Just forget about him,
since we don't need him anymore.
Just ditching him like that?!
I don't like this at all!
Gokudera-kun?
I, the boss's right hand man,
have not only been upstaged by the Baseball freak,
but the stupid cow as well?!
Hey!
You're probably watching me right now!
Come out and test me for my inheritance!
He's so rash...
Now, now.
It'll be your turn eventually.
Eventually isn't soon enough!
Hey!
You listening, damn it?!
And he's picking a fight with an invisible opponent!
Why not calm down first?
Wha-?!
I can understand why you're so anxious...
But if you lose control,
you won't be able to react accordingly when the time comes.
What's that?!
Hey, you!
This tea is delicious.
Thank you.
Oh... You're welcome...
D-Damn it...
You make a good team.
Huh?!
I guess each element still has different types of people.
Come to think of it...
There may not be much correlation between your elements and personality.
That should be clear when you look at Skull.
True.
You wouldn't expect him to be cloud, like Hibari-san.
How long do I have to keep this up?
But Yamamoto and the first-generation
Guardian of the Rain Ring seemed similar.
And the first-generation Guardian of the Lightning Ring was like adult Lambo.
Was the first-generation Guardian of the Storm Ring like you, Gokudera-kun?
He was a nasty one...
Kept glaring at me.
Huh?
Your turn will come soon enough.
Just wait patiently in the meantime.
R-Right...
Well, see ya tomorrow.
I'll be excusing myself, boss.
Yeah, good night.
See ya.
Thank you for your hospitality.
Bye-bye, master!
Be careful.
Will do!
Will Gokudera-kun be okay?
He certainly seemed anxious.
Yeah...
I hope he doesn't do anything foolish.
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Hey!
You're still following me around?!
As I said...
It is my duty to accompany you until your test is over.
Bah!
Do whatever you want...
Bastard!
Watch where you're going!
You're the ones blocking the path!
Ah, this guy's Gokudera from Namimori Middle!
Huh?! So what?!
You beat up one of our bros.
Perfect.
Time for some payback.
W-We won't forget this!
Good grief...
He has such a short temper.
That was a pointless fight.
What are you doing this early in the morning?
There's no point in waiting around.
I'm going to train so I can beat the crap out of that guy when he shows up.
Open Box.
Well, I've got this guy on my side.
I won't lose to anybody,
not even the first-generation Guardian of the Storm Ring.
Your test may not necessarily involve combat.
Listen up, Uri!
You're going to show
how strong you've become due to the Vongola Box!
Stop yawning!
Are you up to the task?!
Hey!
Where are you going?!
Uri! Wait!
Where are you, Uri?!
Come out!
Good grief...
Uri! Come out!
Uri!
Hmm?
This is why I told him to calm down.
Quite the predicament.
I shall buy you time.
You may do as you please.
Then I'll begin.
Hey!
Morning, you two.
Yamamoto, morning.
Good morning.
Hmm? Gokudera isn't with you?
He didn't come to meet me at my house today.
I wonder if something happened.
Maybe he overslept.
Yeah...
I hope that's it.
Good morning, everybody.
Kyoko-chan!
Morning!
Oh yeah,
Has anything odd happened with Ryohei, Kyoko-chan?
Ryohei?
Nope, Reborn-kun came to eat breakfast with us again today.
Reborn went to Kyoko-chan's place again?
I'm so jealous...
No, never mind then.
Good morning, boss.
Ah, Gokudera-kun!
I apologize for being late.
Huh?
Do you have a cold?
Your voice sounds different.
Yes, sort of.
Gokudera-kun seems different than usual.
I'm going to seal your super intuition for a while.
Huh?
Tsuna-kun, what's wrong?
Oh, nah.
Must have been my imagination.
Class is about to start.
Good thing he came at the last second.
Yeah.
Where'd you go, Uri?!
Over there, Uri?!
Uri!
Uri! You over there?!
Good grief...
I didn't expect him to be so easy to fool.
So the next first-generation Guardian hasn't appeared yet?
No.
I really hate waiting.
Aren't you the same, Octopus head?
Yeah.
But there's no point in getting worked up about it.
Just focus on what you can do in preparation for what may come.
Right, that's true.
That's some smart advice, Gokudera.
Gokudera-kun's really calm, compared to yesterday.
Did Fong say something to him?
Still, whose test is next?
Where's Fong?
Man, he isn't with the Guardian of the Storm Ring.
He must be slacking off somewhere.
We aren't talking about you here.
That can't be the case.
What?!
I told you to stick with Hibari,
and you're slacking off here instead.
Gulp!
Y-You're wrong!
I've been training him hard as his tutor!
- Stop lying! - Stop lying!
Huh? Skull?
Where'd you come from?!
You must be Reborn-kun's friend...
I'm no friend of his!
Huh?
I hate that guy!
Wh-What was that about?
Oh.
Thanks.
He would have hit me if you hadn't stopped him, Gokudera-kun.
It was nothing.
I'm glad you aren't hurt.
Gokudera-kun is really dependable today.
Man, we have math next.
I'm going to get called on today!
I didn't look at this.
Boss.
Huh?
I can teach you, if you'd like.
S-Sure...
We'll start with this problem.
Here comes Gokudera-kun's theoretical approach!
Do you know which formula to use here?
Huh?
No, I don't even know that.
Then let's establish what you do know.
Okay...
Huh?
This is different than usual...
Okay, that's correct.
You actually came to class prepared for once, Sawada.
Y-Yes.
Seriously?
Sawada? Wow...
Thanks.
It's all because you explained it in a way I could understand.
No, it was all you.
Stop Gokudera!
Defend the goal!
I won't let you through, Gokudera!
Boss!
Huh?
Whoa!
For real?
You're the best, boss.
Yeah. That was perfect, Tsuna!
No, I didn't do anything...
Good one, Sawada!
Nice goal!
Keep that up next time!
Huh?
The usual Gokudera-kun would be like...
You bastards!
Stop getting in the boss's way!
Come now, boss.
Go ahead.
That's what I'd expect...
But he's being more subtle about it today.
I wish he was usually like this.
Hmm? Usually?
I got you, Uri!
Huh?
What's going on? Damn it!
It's almost time.
Huh?
Uri!
Where'd you go?!
I won't stop you if you wish to stay here,
but I believe you don't have time to play around.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing happened at school today.
I'm going to go shopping with Yuni-chan then.
Please let your mother know that I'll be back before dinner.
Yeah, sure.
Then I'll get going too.
Let me know if something comes up, Tsuna.
Sure.
Bye!
Bye.
Is something wrong, Yuni-chan?
Oh, no.
It's nothing.
Gokudera-kun's really calm and reliable today.
But somehow...
He's different from the usual Gokudera-kun.
So I won't be able to hide it from him.
Is something wrong, boss?
Oh, uh...
Well...
You see, Gokudera-kun...
Boss!
Huh?
Gokudera!
You really let us have it yesterday.
But that won't be happening today.
Who are these people?!
Even you won't have a chance against all of us!
Get him!
What?!
W-Wow...
He took them all out in an instant.
I see.
Huh?
I would expect no less
from the first-generation Guardian of the Storm Ring.
Gokudera-kun?!
That means this guy is...
Did we buy you enough time?
Huh? What does that mean?
This was a necessary part
of the Guardian of the Storm Ring's inheritance test.
Huh?
Drop the disguise!
Huh?
You've finally shown yourself,
first-generation Guardian of the Storm Ring, G!
A-An illusion?!
No, that would technically be incorrect.
We are dealing with the wills
of the first-generation Guardians which reside within the Vongola Rings.
I-I see...
But why did you do this?
Decimo...
How did you feel about my performance
as your right hand man today?
Huh?
Th-That's, well...
You were helpful and reliable...
Unlike usual, right?
Th-That's...
Consider what a right hand man should do before acting.
This only shows that he failed to do so.
Enough of your prattle!
The same goes for these guys.
This was another product of your irresponsible behavior.
You're exposing Decimo to more danger, not protecting him.
He's right.
I keep...
I keep making more trouble for the boss.
I've failed as his right hand man.
Gokudera-kun...
You aren't fit to be the Guardian of the Storm Ring.
Much less the right hand man of the Vongola.
So he doesn't pass?
Nope.
Huh?!
Return your Vongola Ring to Decimo.
And go back to Italy.
I can't let that happen!
It's true that Gokudera-kun is quick to start a fight.
He loses control sometimes, which makes a lot of trouble for us,
but he's always trying his best!
That's what endears him!
The right hand man and Guardian stuff doesn't matter.
Uh...
In any case, Gokudera-kun is an important friend of mine!
You can't just tell him to leave!
So you're okay with him as the Guardian of the Storm Ring?
That's right.
Even if he isn't the perfect right hand man?
That doesn't matter!
Boss...
Decimo...
Boss...
Huh?
I vow to protect you, even if I don't get the inheritance.
G, this is one point I refuse to yield,
regardless of whether you deem me worthy or not!
My resolve is firm!
Is that enough?
Huh?
You should understand how strong their bond is now.
Recklessness and naivety are necessary at times.
Weren't you the same at one point?
Bah.
Huh? Wh-What do you mean?
He wanted to see if there was an unbreakable bond between you.
Huh?
That was the test.
You can't serve as a right hand man without the complete trust of the boss.
If your bond is firm, you can face whatever enemy may come.
Defeat the enemy with a relentless stream of attacks that never falters.
In other words, protect your allies with everything you've got.
That is the essence of the Guardian of the Storm Ring.
Always at the center of attack,
the furious storm that never rests.
That's right.
Don't forget that.
Yeah.
I now bequeath the inheritance of the Guardian of the Storm Ring.
That's great, Gokudera-kun!
Yes, boss!
Hey, Uri!
Why do you like him more than me?!
D-Damn you!
What do you take me for?!
Still, he managed to safely clear this.
Good work, G.
Just doing my job.
Decimo realized that you weren't
his Guardian of the Storm Ring, despite my interference
with his super intuition.
Naturally.
They're carrying on the Vongola we created.
They won't get the job done if their bond isn't strong enough.
G...
This brings back memories.
When we first formed our band of vigilantes,
we were told that a bunch of kids could never accomplish anything.
Yeah, I remember that.
Put yourself in my shoes and think of everything I've had to endure
because of your crazy antics.
And yet you stuck with me through thick and thin.
I'm grateful to you.
A little late for that.
I don't regret a second of it.
Yeah.
What's up, Gokudera?
You're in a good mood.
Of course!
The boss has accepted me as his true right hand man!
Huh?!
I never realized that the boss had so much faith in me!
I'm moved!
What?
What's going on, Sawada?
I only said that I considered him a friend...
Man, it feels like everything's back to normal.
What is it, Yuni-chan?
No, it's nothing.
Only four left.
I'm going to work even harder now!
Just you watch, boss!
Monster Tamer Tsuna!
Tsuna and Elder Rebo set out on a journey
to recruit monsters for the sake of defeating Blood-sucking Hibarin.
As they spent the night in a ravine,
they were suddenly attacked by the werewolf Gokudera.
I'm a bandit!
Hand over all your money!
I love fish!
Huh?!
A wolf is eating the sardines I was saving for a snack!
He likes fish?
Could it be...
Maybe he's a werecat, not a werewolf?
Gulp!
Shoot-meow!
You're the first person to ever realize that I'm a werecat.
You are fit to be my boss!
I will follow you!
Huh?!
What's with that?!
And he's reverted to human form!
I'll carry him for you!
Y-Yeah...
Another weird monster has joined...
And so, the werecat Gokudera, with his
endless stream of attacks, joined the party.
To be continued.
Next Episode
Four inheritance tests remain, including Tsuna's.
Ryohei is raring and ready to go.
But Hibari was the one given his test.
Upon learning that his test wouldn't involve any combat,
Hibari completely loses interest.
What are you going to do, Tsuna?
Next time on Reborn:
Aloof Cloud.
Watch like your life depends on it.
See you next time!