

They join a group that holds a possible solution, but after the group says some things that upset Gon he declines their offer. Gon expresses concern for Killua multiple times after a spell is cast on him. Gon replies "I'm allowed to but you aren't!" They both manage to escape after. Killua points out Gon's hypocrisy, because Gon often says things like that. Killua offers to take on the enemy alone (and die) so Gon can get away, but Gon hits him on the head and says he can't say things like that. Bashfully, Killua agrees.ĭuring a reconnaissance mission they get captured. Gon says he always has fun when him and Killua are together, and asks if he wants to stay with him while he tries to find his dad. One night while star watching, Gon confesses to Killua that he's his first friend. Killua asks if its okay if he can visit Gon's home with him. During this arc Killua expresses his admiration for Gon, and admits to Wing, their mentor, that he and Gon are a bit similar in their recklessness. Killua tells his father all about Gon, and he gets permission to leave with him.Īfter they leave the Zoldyck mansion, they decide to train together in Heavens Arena. He succeeds, and a depressed Killua cheers up to hear Gon came up for him. There, Gon undergoes several tests of endurance and pain to get Killua back. Gon and Killua's mutual friends accompany him when he goes to Killua's family's mansion to get him back. He confronts Illumi about what happened, tells him he's a horrible brother and (unknowingly) breaks his arm during the confrontation. Gon, who has been unconscious for these events, wakes up and decides he immediately has to get Killua back. Either way, the impact of Illumi's words is devastating for Killua and he returns home.

Leorio, Gon and Killua's mutual friend, interrupts this to say that Gon and Killua are already friends regardless of what Illumi says. Killua states that his largest desire is to be friends with Gon, and Illumi interjects that his desire is really to kill Gon, not befriend him. This is interrupted when Illumi, Killua's brother, tells Killua at the end of the final part of the exam that someone like Killua has nothing he wants and should return home. Killua and Gon first meet when they take the Hunter Exam together, and grow into fast friends because they are the only two who are the same age.
