Template:Chapter InfoboxDark Clouds is the two hundred and forty-ninth chapter of Akira Amano's Katekyō Hitman Reborn!.
Synopsis
With two enemies defeated, Irie tells Yamamoto and Tsuna to forget about stealth bikes and fly straight to the Millefiore's base. At the same time, Kikyo is trying to get to the Vongola base but is being distracted by the decoys. Daisy seems a bit worried about the two heading his way but Kikyo reassures him that this whole Choice Battle is just a ceremony for Byakuran becoming the new king of the world. He then begins to become more serious.
Meanwhile at the Vongola base, Spanner notices that Tsuna is not going in the opposite direction, and believes that the contacts broke. Elsewhere, Yamamoto finds the Millefiore's base but is told by Irie to wait for Tsuna to arrive there. Suddenly, Spanner notices that the decoys are getting destroyed at a faster rate which causes Irie to get Yamamoto to attack their base. Spanner then notices that Kikyo is just 1km from the base and Irie makes sure that Gokudera is ready since he is the line of defense. Irie just wants Gokudera to hold Kikyo back, until Yamamoto and Tsuna defeat Daisy.
Gokudera can see the explosions of the decoys from a distance but the moment he readies himself for battle, Kikyo is right in front of him, staring at him face to face. Gokudera opens the box containing Uri, but Kikyo slaps Uri aside then knocks Gokudera down. Gokudera and Uri both recover quick and Gokudera tells Kikyo that he isn't going to get passed him. Showing his five rings with the five flames, he is ready to use his new Sistema C.A.I. but Kikyo used his Bell Flowers to seal all of Gokudera's boxes. Kikyo flies passed the stunned Gokudera. Irie is not worried too much about Kikyo cause he believes that since he and Spanner fixed Tsuna's navigation, so he can go to the Millefiore's base. Tsuna tells them that the navigation system was never broken, Spanner and Irie see a 1.5km radius flame distortion around Tsuna on the radar and it is revealed that Torikabuto was never defeated and has trapped Tsuna in an illusion.
Characters
Note: Bold + Italicized = First Appearance