Part 2 of the update. Please be sure to read the previous chapter first.

Mother and daughter knew that look well. Reborn had already rejected whatever they had to say about it.

Perhaps one of the worst things about knowing the future was a sort of permanent hindsight, always having an awareness of what people could do better. But you couldn't force people into things, although for Aria, it had a tendency to make her trigger finger itchy. There was always Gamma for that- but later. Now, they had a silently tempestuous hit man and former Arcobaleno to treat with. Or try, anyway.

"It's the wrong thing, Reborn. Tsunayoshi doesn't want it, and if you force him, you will either break him- or Vongola." And yourself if you side with them. Aria knew this. Byakuran had spoken with her, explained how Tsunayoshi's mind worked. She hadn't seen him in other worlds, but here in this one- well.

"Uncle Reborn, Tsuna-kun was never meant to be Mafia. Even you have to admit that. None of your training made him Mafia, you pulled him into Famiglia by circumstance and manipulation. He hasn't changed. Not properly for Vongola, or this life."

"Nono may think he has picked the perfect heir to recreate and restore Vongola to it's greater glory, but all you've really done is given a child enough backbone to say no and the experiences and knowledge to want to."

"He's seen some of the worst of the worlds, Uncle, and that includes the Vongola. He would rather destroy it than save it. The only way to preserve Vongola at all is to keep him from the throne. He doesn't want it."

"Killing him would-"

"And who said anything about that? We are trying to avoid a civil war. No. Make him some kind of advisor. A point of contact for Japan. Loosely affiliated enough for him to live his own life. If you try to force his hand, I tell you now, things will fall apart. Haven't you noticed? Tsunayoshi is a primary thread in the universes. Here-"

"Sounds as though you have spoken with Byakuran." Aria glared at the interruption.

"I have. But even without it I would know. A person does not have constant visions of unimportant people. He has set his mind on a path, and it will lead to mass destruction if you choose to influence it poorly."

Silence filled the room, seeking to drown the occupants.

"You have a few options, Reborn. First, you do as we say. You aid Tsunayoshi in leaving the Mafia peacefully. You leave his friends out of it. They are not negotiable, we have seen it." Aria wanted to sigh, but held back her weariness and continued trying with Reborn.

"Taking his friends is tantamount to taking himself, except Tsunayoshi tends to respond much more violently. Second choice, you stay out of it altogether. You have trained him, and if he accepted, he would be a fine Mafia boss. Inexperienced in some things, but a good one. It is no longer your business. You can walk away from it all."

"Third option," added Yuni, looking so very sad, "is you stand by the Vongola Nono. You force Tsuna-kun's hand. Everything leads to ashes."

"He will burn down the Vongola, brick by brick. He is not a cruel person, but he is a vengeful one when pressed into circumstances. Circumstances you have led him to. At the end of it all, he will will destroy everything to protect his friends. But if they cannot have peace, then the Vongola can't either."

"You know his strength lies in kindness. You know it is also his weakness, and control him with it. But uncle, you forget," and Yuni's face shone with determination, "that he is not your puppet. Or Nono's."

"And we aren't either. Consider this fair warning. If the child is forced, the Giglio-Nero stand with him."

So now we have the full conversation with Reborn, Aria, and Yuni. For future reference, I'm going to try to update this once a month. We'll see how it goes.