The Cradle Affair was a coup d'état by Xanxus and his Varia to overthrow Vongola Nono at the Italy Vongola Base eight years before the Varia Arc. Though the Varia managed to almost completely infiltrate the base, they were stopped when the Ninth froze Xanxus with the Zero Point Breakthrough: First Edition. Just before he was frozen, Xanxus told the Ninth that he knew the secret of his adobtion, and it was then when Squalo first heard about it. Through this fight, Xanxus got the signature scars on his face and his whole body. According to Timoteo, Iemitsu had asked him not to kill Xanxus, but he had no other choice since his family was slowly falling down.
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