HunterXHunter: The Dark Continent

by bluedog96

A year after the original expedition sets off, Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio meet up to go to the continent as a secondary expedition team under a different employer wanting to get in on the profits. However, the legends don't match up to the place they arrive in. Short, drabble-like chapters. Currently rewriting!

8. A Devious Plan

Plans

"So all we have to do is get the bell from you?" Gon said. "That's easy!"

"Well, I have yet to have someone succeed, so we'll see how easy it is." Kakashi held up four fingers. "It's eight o' clock right now. You have until the bell," he motioned towards a clock sitting on a wooden post, "rings at noon. That means you have four hours. Ready?" The pair nodded. Kakashi hit the timer on the clock. "Start!" He vanished in a swirl of twisting leaves.

Gon took a step forward to flush him out of hiding when Killua grabbed his shoulder. "Wait, Gon. I'm sure there is some ulterior motive for asking to grab something so simple."

"Maybe. What do you think it could be? I know the hokage said something about basic techniques."

"Right. So, he's going to judge the abilities we use, but there is more to it than that. Think carefully and you might see it." Gon sat down on the grass with Killua. He was obviously right about thinking their strategy through, but what good would it be to display their nen abilities? First, they had to see what shinobi could accomplish without nen.

"There was a single bell." It was the only thing that stood out in Gon's mind. The thought hit him hard and he gasped in realization. "Of course! It's like the Hunter Exams. We are both trying to get the same thing, so he is pitting us against each other."

"Yes. There is one flaw with his psychological tricks however. You see, he needs to test both of us. The hokage wanted to determine if we were both fit for duty. There is one bell, so he is testing how well we can work together to obtain a singular objective. In reality, it doesn't matter who grabs the bell as long as we work together.

"So what you are saying…"

"Is that we have to show off how well we work together." Killua smirked and leaned close to Gon's ear. "Here's the plan."

Kakashi peered at the pair from the trees as they both got a devious expression on their faces. These boys were troublesome. It seemed they were always finding ways to bother people in harmless ways. Making secret plans counted on the top of his list as bothersome when it came to these types of personalities. Killua shot a glance at his location, and Kakashi tensed in anticipation. Surely…? He was probably just being paranoid, but you never could tell. He prepared to shift locations. Whatever they had in store, it wasn't nice.