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Tetsuya Kusakabe[]
Hibari and Kusakabe.
He is Hibari's right-hand man since they were pre-school. Kusakabe highly respects Hibari and is very loyal towards him, he would diligently carry out his order whatever it would be without further question. He would always follow him everywhere to watch over him and make sure he won't do anything reckless, though sometimes this ends up with him being beaten by the latter. Hibari shows little care for Kusakabe's well-being, punishing him whenever he fails his duty as disciplinary committee despite Kusakabe already being injured and treat him indifferently as he does to others. However, they are shown to have a closer relationship in the future, as Kusakabe addresses Hibari by the nickname 'Kyo-san' and Hibari addresses Kusakabe with the nickname 'Tetsu'. Hibari also trusts him enough to follow his advise in using his Vongola Ring and Box Weapon, and doesn't mind his company when Kusakabe follows him.
Mukuro Rokudo[]
Hibari and Mukuro.
Mukuro is one of a few people in the series whose strength Hibari acknowledged and is considered a worthy opponent. Hibari displays bitter resentment and rivalry towards Mukuro due to humiliation over his defeat. As such, Hibari appears to have developed an obsession to defeat Mukuro and from this, a hate for all illusionists. Even the mere mention of Mukuro's name is enough to irritate him. Reborn is even able to quell Hibari's rage by using the possibility of him fighting Mukuro again. Mukuro himself seems to have some interest in Hibari after their fight at Kokuyo Land, admitting of enjoying his fight against the Cloud Guardian. He even has his subordinates Ken, Chikusa, and Chrome to watch his match against Gola Moska. In the future, they still continue with this rivalry and have yet to finish (since Mukuro is still imprisoned). However, they seem at least, to have a respect towards each other, Mukuro even sent a map of Merone Base to Hibari when he disguised himself as Byakuran's subordinate. Ironically, both are totally in sync when fighting together as pointed by Reborn.
Tsunayoshi Sawada[]
In the Databook, he commented that he can't understand Tsuna because Tsuna's weak sometimes and strong sometimes (Dying Will Mode). Unlike most other Guardians, Hibari has no respect for Tsuna, and doesn't hesitate to attack him,just as he refuses to accept any of his requests, as shown during the Primo Family Arc (exclusive to the anime only), where he wasn't interested in the test and didn't hesitate to attack Tsuna when he tried to convince him to do so. However, the Hibari, ten years into the future, seems to have already recognized Tsuna as his boss,because alongside Irie, Hibari was the only one who knew about Future Tsuna's plan to bring their younger versions of the past into the future,this shows that their relationship has improved a lot, to the point that the current Hibari himself was surprised to hear this. More often, though, Tsuna sees him as a scary person and doesn't want to incur his wrath. In the Inheritance Ceremony Arc, when Tsuna lost his will to fight and got depressed, Hibari told Tsuna to watch his fight. This may have been Hibari's way of encouraging Tsuna, and could also mean that Hibari has started to acknowledge the current Tsuna's power. He declared to Adelheid that "it is the sky that allows the cloud to move freely" and that "he will one day bite the sky", showing that he has a desire to fight Tsuna and who may even have developed a certain level of respect for him. He sometimes addresses Tsuna as "small animal",but considering Hibari's love for small animals and liking Tsuna's determination,this way of calling him may actually be a compliment on Hibari's part, implying that Hibari doesn't hate him and that he's acknowledging him.
The greatest sign of Hibari acknowledging Tsuna, potentially even respecting him, is when during the Curse of the Rainbow arc, Hibari was fighting against Dino after the second day of the representative battle, and Tsuna told that that he had something to tell them. The moment that Tsuna showed how serious he was, Hibari stopped his fight with Dino to listen to him and even present when Tsuna gathered all the Allied Teams, a feat that is very rare, especially as Hibari was very determined to bite Dino to death and dislike crowding.
Ryohei Sasagawa[]
Ryohei and Hibari.
Both of them are the two oldest Guardians. Ryohei acknowledges Hibari's power and had already visited his house several times to challenge him but was always beaten by him (according to the art book). On the other hand, Hibari only sees him as a "noisy animal" and treats him like the others. However, in the Future, they seem to already have some mutual respect. Ryohei even suggested they drink together at some event but Hibari refused. Sometimes their thoughts clash and create arguments about minor things, which ends up with Ryohei challenging him to fight. In the Primo Family Arc (anime only), Ryohei is the only one who manages to convince Hibari to take the trial. This makes Ryohei the second person to be able to convince Hibari on something, after Dino. Ryohei is also the only person who makes an effort to befriend him, much to the shock of others. During the battle between Ryohei and Kikyo in the future, Kikyo asks Hibari why he was just watching instead of helping Ryohei,where he replies that Ryohei will interrupt council meetings if he gets involved in their fight,however, as Kikyo says that was a nice show of friendship,this may have been an indirect way for Hibari to say he has faith in Ryohei's abilities. Ryohei's efforts have not been in vain, and their future selves seem to have a much better relationship, though still prone to fights for even trivial things as Hibari still hates crowding. It is possible to see that the relationship between Ryohei and Hibari ten years into the future, turns out to be quite similar to the relationship between the first Guardians of the Sun and Cloud, Knuckle and Alaudi.
Dino[]
Hibari and Dino.
Dino is Hibari's home-tutor during the Ring Battles with the Varia; however, Hibari doesn't see him as his teacher and doesn't care about it, only wanting to bite him to death. Dino sees him as his student and acknowledges his skills when he trains him, but also finds it hard to train his new pupil since Hibari has no interest in listening to him. Moreover, Dino seems to be the only one who can convince Hibari to stop fighting, though at first, it was very hard to do so. However in the future, he is able to convince him more easily and always accompanies him if he "runs off" because of his dislike of crowds. Dino thinks of him as a reliable Guardian for Tsuna. Hibari doesn't seem to hate him and acknowledges he is indeed strong, although is sometimes irritated by him.
Hibari tells Dino that one of the reasons he joined Team Fon was to bite him to death. Upon Fon asking the reason why, Hibari reveals that Dino was the first person to ever want to be his mentor, stating that he has no need for such a thing, and so he wants to win against Dino to prove that he doesn't need him. However, once in a while, Hibari will take what Dino says into account and acknowledged the truth in his words, albeit begrudgingly.
I-Pin[]
Hibari seems to have a soft spot for I-Pin; in the anime, he accepted her Valentine's Day chocolates with a small smile, and he restrained from taking money from Tsuna upon seeing I-Pin's worried expression.
Fon[]
Hibari and Fon are related to each other, though the details of their connection have yet to be revealed, and Hibari dislikes it if Fon or anyone else to talk of their relation. However, as Hibari represented Fon in the Arcobaleno battles in return Fon would fight him afterward, this shows that Hibari acknowledges Fon's strength the same way he acknowledge Reborn. And the two were shown to be comfortable with each other, with Hibari not minding Fon sitting on his head. Similarly, Fon is confident with Hibari's strength as he doesn't mind following Hibari's request with having only him alone as his representative. Even so, this doesn't stop Fon from being concerned for Hibari's well-being, as he's reluctant to let Hibari fight the Varia by himself and chose to assist him. Even when Hibari destroyed his own Boss Watch that resulted with Fon being disqualified, Fon was not angry at Hibari and accepted his decision.