Template:Chapter Infobox The Rules of the Battle of Representatives is the 356th chapter of Akira Amano's Katekyō Hitman Reborn!
Synopsis
Mammon asks Tsunomichi if he was the man with the iron hat's messenger, the former replying in the positive, repeating his name. Squalo asks Tsunomichi why he was so giddy, the latter replying that he was a happy drunk. Tsunomichi then reveals scrawling on his hand, Tsuna exclaiming in shock that Tsunomichi had tattoos, but the latter replied that they were just notes. Tsunomichi then begins to explain. Tsunomichi states that each representative of an Arcobaleno in the Representative Battle of the Rainbow would be known as a team; each team would have a box resembling a suitcase. Tsunomichi then opens the case, the inside of the case having 8 wristwatches; one would be for the Arcobaleno, one would be for the boss of the representatives, and 6 other representatives, should there be that many, would have the remaining 6 wristwatches that are all identical. Tsunomichi then cheerfully states that whichever team whose boss's watch was destroyed would be the losers. Tsuna expresses his confusion on to why the boss's watch had to be destroyed and not the Arcobaleno's; Squalo, however, exasperatedly states to Tsuna that they were the representatives of the Arcobaleno; thus, they would have to fight for them. Mammon asks Tsunomichi if the Arcobaleno were just supposed to sit by and watch, but Tsunomichi merely cryptically replies that the man with the iron hat stated that he had prepared a "nostalgic present" for them. Leviathan asks why they used watches, Tsunomichi giddily commenting on Leviathan's intelligence and reveals that one minute before two Arcobaleno representative(s)'s battles started, it would show the start and finish time of their battle. Tsunomichi then finally happily states that the battle would be a battle royale. Tsunomichi then states that he came four days before the battle for a reason; in that time period, the teams could negotiate to form an alliance. Tsunomichi then leaves. Mammon asks Xanxus whether they should team up with Reborn's representatives, as they were all Vongola, but Xanxus angrily tells Mammon to shut up and loudly shouts that he wouldn't team up with Tsuna no matter what, and tells them to get lost. Tsunomichi is revealed to later on have went to each of the Arcobaleno to explain the rules, where Fon was revealed to have found a representative, the CEDEF to have started vigorously training, Skull and Enma as to have received the wristwatches, but to have the rest of Enma's Guardians refuse to fight for Skull. Mukuro and Verde scheme about their plans, and Yuni tells Gamma and Byakuran that they had some planning to do. Back at the Varia and Dino's hotel, the Varia and Dino, Tsuna, and Reborn all eat together.
Characters
Note: Bold + Italicized = First Appearance