34 - Hunter X Hunter Episode

While Gon is carried off to be healed by the examiners’ medics, the next matches proceed. Leorio wins his match against Pokkle. Kurapika defeats Hisoka’s disguised partner. Killua faces Illumi — and something strange happens.

Netero laughs heartily and declares Gon the winner by surrender. Gon, barely standing, looks confused but smiles weakly.

Gon wakes up in the medical room, arm in a sling, and asks where Killua is. Leorio and Kurapika exchange worried glances.

As soon as Netero signals the start, Hanzo vanishes. Before Gon can react, Hanzo reappears behind him, lands a sharp blow to Gon’s neck, and sends him crashing to the floor. The audience of candidates watches grimly. Hunter X Hunter Episode 34

The truth is revealed: Illumi is Killua’s older brother, a prodigy assassin from the Zoldyck family. Using his needle-like manipulation abilities, Illumi has secretly implanted a command in Killua’s mind: “Never fight someone you cannot kill.”

The moment Killua steps into the ring with “Gittarackur,” he freezes. His face goes pale. His body trembles. Illumi removes his disguise of needles and padding, revealing his true form: long black hair, empty dark eyes, and a cold aura that makes Killua’s knees buckle.

Illumi smiles. “You’re not a failure, Killua. You just forgot who you are.” While Gon is carried off to be healed

“I give up.”

Hanzo hesitates. He realizes that killing Gon won’t make him surrender. And worse, if he kills Gon, he risks disqualification — and for what? A hollow victory against a child who won’t break?

Hanzo, the nimble ninja from Kukuroo Mountain, is calm and confident. Gon, small and battered from earlier trials, steps into the makeshift ring without hesitation. Killua faces Illumi — and something strange happens

Netero tilts his head. “Hanzo, are you certain? You have clearly dominated the match.”

Hanzo replies, “The rule is that the match ends when someone admits defeat. I’m admitting defeat. This kid… he’s not strong. But his spirit is unbreakable. I could kill him, but that wouldn’t make him lose. And I didn’t come here to murder a child. He deserves to pass more than I do.”