\\Annya (POV)\\

I watched as Gon and Hanzo stood in the area of fighting. Whoever wins this round will be my next opponent. So I hope Gon wins.

"I'm Masta, I'll be serving as refere for the tournament," said a guy with black glasses and black suit. "Good luck. Both of you."

"Hey," Hanzo interfered. "Good to see you again."

"Huh?" The man slightly gasped.

"You were the one who was failing me around during the 4th phase," he said as I narrowed my eyes.

"You noticed that, did you?" He asked as I smiled.

"Naturally. I assumed that each of the examiners assigned an examine to follow. Well I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed."

I chuckled. "How inconvenient. Glad to know that I'm still sane."

"I noticed, but didn't think it was worth mentioning," Kurapika agreed.

"Oh- yeah..." Leorio shuttered.

From Killua's expression I understood that he could agree.

"I'm very great full!" Hanzo smiled. "You recognised my talent! And my ranking proved as a result. But no surprise there, really!"

"Sure, but..."

"Now, moving on," Hanzo cut the man off. "I have a question for you."

"What is it?" Asked the suited man.

"We can only win if our opponent surrenders. Correct?" He asked narrowing his eyes. "Knocking them unconscious doesn't count. No t.k.o.'s either?"

"Right," said the suited man. "Those are the rules."

Hanzo's gaze fell on Gon. Soon they stood in their fighting positions.

"Begin!" Shouted the man with a suite as Gon ran from Hanzo making some space.

But Hanzo cached up right away as he gave Gon a knock on the neck. My eyes grew big as I watched Gon fall on the ground.

"Not half bad, for a little kid." Said Hanzo. Everyone gasped under their breath. "Now if this were a regular match, I already would be the winner," Hanzo stated as he sat Gon on the floor. "Come on," he said bringing his leg to Gon's back. "Pull yourself together," he calmly stated as he stretched Gon.

"You must feel awful," Hanzo raised his brows. "I hit you hard enough to bounce your brain around your skull!" He said. "You get it? You don't stand a chance. Just give up and spare yourself the trouble."

Gon struggled. "N-no, way!" He whispered-shouted. Why is he always so reckless... Hanzo hit him in the head, making Gon cough and choke.

"Think hard about it," Hanzo glared at the green boy. "Surrender now, and you'll have another chance. But being stubborn isn't going to get you anywhere. So just give up," Hanzo said as Gon trembled with sweat dripping down his face.

"That's never gonna happen-!" Gon shouted as he was interrupted with a hard hit. Hanzo stood in one of his side. Gon was on his knees, holding himself by the ground.

"Say it." Was all Hanzo said. Gon tried to stand up, but Hanzo kicked him in the stomach. He choked falling back on the ground

"Gon..." I mumbled.

"Gon, don't push it!" Leorio shouted to his friend. "You still have other fights so just-!"

"Leorio!" Kurapika cut him off. "If you were in Gon's position, would you give up?"

"Hell no, I wouldn't!" Leorio yelled back. Their gazes went on the laying Gon. "He think his so though!"

"Gon feels the same," Kurapika said in a more calm voice.

"Come on!" Leorio groaned. "I know that! But, it doesn't look like he has much of a choice..."

"My point, exactly. But I understand," Kurapika agreed. They both flinched as Gon was attacked again.

"This is just suicide..." I whispered. "Gon, why do you have to be reckless all the time..."

Tension was surrounding the large room as I felt my shoulders starting to tremble. The sound of Gon hitting the ground and getting tortured was as painful as if I was the one Hanzo was hitting.

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\\3rd person (POV)\\

Sounds of hits to the ground where still going. Blood was all messed up with the floor as Gon laid on the brooks. Everyone was mad and terrified.

"3 whole hours... damn," Pokkle mumbled.

"Look. He can't even vomit anymore," Bondoro said.

Hanzo, the one who was beating Gon, walked over to him, standing next to him. "Now, get up!" He said, as Gon struggled with moving.

Leorio in the meantime was as angry as he never was before. "Enough already!" He shouted to the two. "I'm gonna kill you, ya hear me! Pick on someone your own size!"

Hanzo glanced at him. "If you can't handle it, you better leave. It's only going to get worse."

"What the hell did you say?!-" Leorio was about to barge in and do something when black suited men, came blocking his way.

"There will be no I interference in a one on one match! If you try to help him in any way, Gon will be instantly disqualified!" Shouted the judge of the fight.

Leorio groaned in anger but stayed in his place as the black suited man walked away.

"It's ok!" Gon smiled at Leorio, while trembling. He slowly stood up. "Leorio... this is... this is nothing!" He tried to to lighten up his friend's mood. "Really..."

Gon raised his head slowly while chocking and trembling on one. "I... can still... fight him!"  He exclaimed. Hanzo glared at the boy as he kicked Gons knees, making the boy fall. He then bowed then as he held Gon's arm in one hand.

"I'll break your arm."

Gon gasped, as terrified expressions coloured people's faces.

"I'm not kidding," Hanzo said. "Now say it."

Gon was silent.

"Say you surrender!"

Gon quietly groaned as everyone stared at him in tension.

"NEVER!"

His voice was silenced by a sound of a crack.

Gon held his hand close to his stomach, trying to loosen up the pain.

"He actually broke it..." Pokkle shuttered. Everyone was joining this terrified expression.

Hanzo glared at Gon from above. "There. Now you won't be able to use your left hand anymore."

Leorio in the back was grunting with madness. "Don't try to stop me Kurapika," he said angry as ever. "If that bastard does anything else, Gon will fail the Exam! Cause I won't be able to stop myself!"

Kurapika was quite for a moment. "Me?!" He exclaimed. "You think I'll stop you?!" Kurapika said hatred floating in his aura. "Don't worry. There's no chance of that!"

Annya in the back still calmly staying by the wall raised her head. Her eyes and Gon's met. They both stared at each other as Annya flinched and with her mouth a little open she leaned back and stood on her knees.

"I'm sure your in too much pain to listen," Hanzo started talking. "But hear this. I am a descendant of a clan destined called Shinobi," He said as he stood on one of his hands. "From the day I was born, I've been subjective to intense of training. And in order to master the special art of Ninpo. For the past 18 years, I've tireless trained my body and homed my technic. By the time I was your age, I had already killed."

Hmph, not like that is a big of a deal, Killua thought.

"At this point in time," Hanzo said now standing only on his fingers. "You have no hope of defeating me in combat," he said standing up on 2 fingers. "I'm being nice," he said as he finally switched to his only finger. "So just admit defeat-"

Hanzo went flying as Gon kicked him with his leg. Leorio and Kurapika gasped as Annya smiled.

The two both fallen on the ground. "Ouch..." Gon mumbled holding his hand close. "Damnit!" He sheepishly said, sitting up. "Between the pain and you gagging?! I don't know which cleared my head more!" He shouted standing up with a weirded out expression on his face.

Annya started laughing, almost choking. Her happy and smiling face surprised Killua.

"Hell yeah!" Leorio yelled also smiling like an idiot. "Good job, Gon! Now kick him all down and finish him!" Leorio kept yelling as Kurapika and Annya both laughed now.

"If your 18, then your only 6 years older than me," Gon said standing up straight. "Besides, this battle isn't to see who's stronger. It's to see who's willing to throw in defeat first!"

Hanzo stood up with a jump. His nose was bleeding which made Annya snicker even more.

"I let you kick me because I wanted you to," Hanzo said.

"You liar!" Annya shouted to him.

"You must be confused," Hanzo said wiping the blood. "That was not a warning. It was a direct order. Was it too hard for you to understand? I'm quite happy to breaks it down for you," he said as he brought out a knife from his hand. "I'll cut off your legs, so that they can't be reattached," he said as everyone stayed silent. "A permitted injury should open up your eyes of the current situation. But before we must resort to such things. I want to hear you surrender!"

Gon looked at Hanzo. "Well that's a problem!" He shouted out.

Everyone basically went white pale.

Gon was fired up with a determined look. "I don't want my legs cut off! But I don't want to surrender, either!" He said. "How about we find another way to fight?"

What the... HELL, HAVE YOU NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?!

Now everyone started laughing, Annya clinging to Kurapika, trying not to fall on her knees.

"Are you really making demands?! You messin' with me?! IM SERIOUSLY ABOUT TO CUT YOUR LEGS OFF!" Hanzo yelled.

Gon stared at his opponent calmly. "You do what you want. But I won't give up!" Hanzo was really getting annoyed by him. "Besides, if you cut my legs off, I'll probably bleed to death," Gon said.

"What?!" Hanzo exclaimed.

"Mister Masta! He'd be disqualified for that, right?" Gon looked over the ninja's shoulder.

"Uh, yes."

"See?" Gon asked. "And that be bad for the both of us. So let's think of a better way!"

Hanzo was so flustered that he was about to burst out jumping right now.

"I think Gon is okay," Kurapika smiled. "He's in control now."

"He's just so damn stubborn!" Leorio grumbled.

"But he's also convincing," Kurapika pointed out.

"And reckless," Annya smiled.

Kurapika nodded. "Yes. Too Hanzo and all of us! Impressive."

Killua stood by Annya a frown on his face as he couldn't understand how the tension changed so quickly into this comfortable feeling.

Suddenly Hanzo got very annoyed as he pressed the sharp blade's end to Gon's forehead, as small blood rivers started forming on his face.

"I see your not getting it, so I'll try again," Hanzo said. "Die, and you'll never get another chance. If I kill you right here and now I'll only need to come back here, next year and take the Exam. We are not on equal footing!"

Both of them stared at each other as tension grew around us again. But as they two stared at each other, Annya could see that something in Hanzo's and Gon's eyes changed from before. And that made her lips form into a sly smile.

Hanzo struggled again. "What's wrong? It's just a stupid sentence! Think, give up and can still try again next year! Or is it your pride, all you care about?! Even more than your life?! Is it worth dying for?!"

They both tensed again, but this time it was Gon who broke the silence. "I'm gonna go see my dad." Was what he said.

It quite surprised the audience and Hanzo himself. "Your dad?"

"See, my dad is a Hunter. So I'm going to become a Hunter, exactly like he is!" Gon said his voice speaking for his heart. "And then I'll be able to meet him!"

Those determined eyes kept shining like sparks. "But, I feel like, if I surrender now... I'm never going to find him!" Gon exclaimed. Annya smiled. That was what Gon's eyes told her before. They asked her with trust. "So I won't give up."

Was all that Gon said. A silent moment.

"Surrender. Or you will die," Hanzo continued. But Gon didn't speak, nor move an inch.

Hanzo slowly removed his weapon from Gon, as he turned away, hiding his weapon. "Fine you win." He said. "I give up, ok?"

Everyone's (except Annya's) jaws dropped.

"I'm not aloud to kill you," he said. "And I just can't think of another way to force you to surrender. So I'll take my chances in the next round."

Gon's face expression changed to a little kind of surprised to slightly angry. "Well I can't accept that. No fair!" Gon shouted pointing his finger at Hanzo, as everyone went even more surprised. "We have to come up with a way to have a proper match!"

"Ugh," Hanzo sight. "Why am I not surprised..." He pointed his finger at Gon as angry expression washed over his face. "YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU WILL NEVER SURRENDER SO EHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF THAT, YOU IDIOT?!"

"The point is, that I don't want to win like this, okay?!" Gon shouted to him.

"Then what do you suggest?!" Hanzo screamed back.

"Let's work together and we'll figure it out!" Gon exclaimed.

Hanzo groaned as he leaned away from Gon. "So in other words, I've already given up the match, but you want me to continue fighting and try to beat you again, right? But first we got to work together to find a way you can win so you could feel good about your victory!" Hanzo's eyebrow twitched. "Is that right?"

"Yeah!" Gon smiled.

"MOOORAAAN!" Hanzu yelled, sending Gon flying. Annya gasped as the boy landed on the ground and fell unconscious.

"By refere," Hanzo turned to the black haired man. "I loose, so move on to the next match," Hanzo said as he walked away.

"Understood sir," the suited guy nodded.

"But I'd like to say something first. Whenever he wakes up, he'll probably decline his advancement," Hanzo proposed. "And as we all seen, he could be incredibly stubborn. Only 1 person fails this round, right? So if Gon is disqualified, wouldn't that stop the rest of our future fights, and would make them completely meaningless?"

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Thank you for reading this long and weird chapter! I hope you liked it, even though it sucked ;)

Thanks for everything, anyways! I'm thankful that you stayed at least this long with the story!

And since because I love you all so much, here's a spoiler of the next chapter: (Killua will say something very loveable to Annya! And which will be their first cannon moment!)

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