A Hunter Chronicle – 07

"You don't need to worry. Naruto can sense where I am. He will catch up to us soon."

Kurama assured, holding tightly onto Gon as the boy ran alongside with Killua through the forest.

"I just hope he doesn't run into Hisoka."

Killua said, running along Gon as the surrounding fog thickened.

Kuruma was somewhat worried about Hisoka more than Naruto if those two were to fight.

"We should head in front, getting as far from that guy as possible."

Killua added as Gon shouted to Kurapika and Lerio behind him, causing the spiky white hair boy to sweat dropped.

'If everyone heads to the front, what was the point?'

Countless screams and cries were noted in the dense mist as various hunter candidates being eaten by the natives of this mash land or getting murdered by a homicidal clown and his deck of cards.

Either choice was very bad.

"Oh… I was hoping to meet up with that blond boy who can walks on wall."

Hisako frowned, licking his lips lustfully and shuffling the deck of cards in his hand while facing Kurapika and Lerio.

Dozens of dead bodies littered around them with cards embedded deep in their wounds.

Elsewhere, a certain blond boy sneezed.

"Someone must be talking about me."

Naruto shivered a bit as he jogged leisurely through the foggy mist, passing several dead creatures that tried to eat him, or just annoyed him; especially when he was trying to do his business.

No one really liked any sort of interruption during the special alone time.

"Why did you run back here? Isn't the whole test being the survival of the fittest?"

Kurama asked Gon, who ran toward Lerio's scream, leaving Killua behind.

"They are my friends, I want to make sure they are okay."

Gon answered, readying his fishing rod in his hands.

'Always looking out for others, just like him, at least he isn't doing it all the time anymore.'

Kurama sighed and noticed they have entered a clearing with Lerio and Hisoka fighting each other.

Well, that was not entirely true. It was more like Hisoka manhandling Lerio.

Kurama yawned a bit at the sight as Gon used his fishing rod to hit Hisoka's cheek side.

The clown ignored Lerio after the surprise attack.

"Hey! You're fighting me!"

Lerio shouted and tried to attack Hisoka from behind but was send flying with a well-placed punch into the lower jaw.

Hisoka was not even paying any attention to the idiot when he did it.

'Knock out with one hit? He's around jounin level.'

Kurama thought as Hisoka kept his eyes attentively on Gon.

He also noticed the fox as well but didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

"Hmmm… you all passed."

Hisoka declared, turning away from Gon and faced Naruto who just entered the clearing from the woods.

The sage raised his eyebrow at bit and saw unconscious form of Lerio nearby.

"He's not dead, is he?"

Naruto asked Hisoka, who had a devious smile on.

"Not worth killing yet, you might just be."

Hisoka hinted his intention.

Naruto just smirked at the declaration.

"You can try, bring it on."

Naruto taunted and slashed an incoming card with his kunai.

The Sage noticed the metal of his weapon had a deep gash on it that wasn't there previously.

"Eh? Isn't that just made of paper?"

The blond boy looked at the ground, where the bisected card laid.

"Kurupika, grab Lerio and let's go."

Kurama ordered.

Gon wanted to stay but Kurama tapped the boy forehead with one of his many tails.

"What did you come back here to do?"

Kurama reminded Gon that he'd returned to save his friends.

There was no point of staying anymore.

"What about Naruto?"

Kurupika asked, but Kurama told him the Sage will be fine.

Kurupika and Gon picked up the unconscious Lerio and retreated from the area.

Hisoka didn't mind them taking away Lerio since that guy had qualified in his book.

He then shuffled the cards in his hands a bit and threw dozens of them at Naruto.

'This guy is using his energy to strengthen the cards like what I do with charka.'

Naruto thought as he channeled charka into both of his Kunai, folding them into thin layers, forming a sharper edge.

He slashed all the cards that would have impact against his body.

'They're all aiming at my vital spot? This guy going for a killing strike.'

Naruto noticed.

Naruto flipped to the side, dodging Hisako's fist.

"And he's a mid jounin level with that speed."

Naruto muttered as he threw several kunais at the clown, who grabbed them effortless.

"Oh, what is this?"

Hisoka was surprised at seeing his hands started to bleed due to the chakra overcoat of the kunais.

He was careful enough not to grab the edges, but he got cut anyway.

Naruto quickly dashed forward and tried to send a flying kick at the clown but got kicked in the gut for his trouble as he couldn't reach his target with his short limbs.

Naruto was sent flying back from that confrontation, crashing through a tree.

"Shit, I forgot my legs are so short now."

Naruto cursed and muttered some more insults at a certain god for converting his body to his current size.

'Should I use jutsu? I really don't want to kill him since he didn't kill any of my new friends…'

Naruto did a hand seals and muttered "Katon: Gōkakyū (Fire Release: Great Fireball)" before inhaling and sent out a giant fire ball from his mouth at Hisoka.

Naruto didn't expect that to hit his target.

The clown in question widened his eyes before dashing to the side but a three-point kunai was flying toward him.

He dodged that as well, only for Naruto appeared in his blind spot and sucker punched him into the ground, shattering it.

"Hisoka, come back! I don't think it will be long before they reach the second test center."

A radio to Hisako's side called out as Naruto overheard it.

It fell out of the clown's pocket when he slapped against the hard earth.

"Don't we get disqualified if we don't make it there in time?"

Naruto asked the downed form of the clown.

Hisoka got up and cracked his neck a bit before combing his hair back with his fingers.

His eyes narrowed menacingly as he licked his bruised side in a creepy manner.

"It's not important than you right now; a worthy opponent."

Hisoka announced as Naruto felt himself get pulled toward the clown.

'Banshō Ten'in? No, my fist seems to be pulling me.'

Naruto thought before he was sent back by a punch from Hisoka.

The sage didn't reach anywhere after the strike, since he was immediately pulled back to the clown for a follow up.

"What the hell?"