Greed Island arc

The Greed Island arc is the fifth story arc of the series. The arc spans from chapters 120 to 185 of the manga, episodes 71 to 92 of the 1999 anime series, and episodes 59 to 75 of the 2011 anime series.

Southernpiece Auction
Gon and Killua go to the Southernpiece Auction for Greed Island. Rather than attempt to directly obtain it, Gon and Killua planned to let someone else buy it and then enter the game for that client. After a brief run-in with Feitan and Phinks, the auction for Greed Island begins. Gon and Killua raise their bid as high as they can, but are ultimately outdone by Battera. After the auction, they ask Battera and his assistant, Tsezguerra, if they could enter the game for him. Despite their knowledge of the game and Nen, Tsezguerra refuses, stating that their display of Nen was not strong enough. He also says that Nen users would be able to enter the game only after they pass a test a few days later. Wishing to prove the two wrong, Gon and Killua continue to train. At the same time, Feitan and Phinks obtain a copy of Greed Island by stealing it.

Entering the Game
Kurapika, Melody, and the rest of Light Nostrade's employees leave Yorknew City. Gon and Killua go to the examination room where the applicants would be screened. Killua shows off his new electricity hatsu, where as Gon shows his Enhancement by breaking a wall, frightening Tsezguerra, but passing the two. After passing, the two celebrate with Leorio. Leorio departs to take the exam for medical school. Gon and Killua then head to Battera's mansion. Gon is the first to enter the game, and uses his own game card and ring to do so. He enters the game, where he is greeted by Eeta. She explains the rules of Greed Island, as well as the spells "Gain" and "Book". She also goes over the objective of the game: to collect all one-hundred restricted cards. Before Gon enters the actual playing area, he receives a message from Ging stating that he would find no clues towards Ging, rather, Ging just wanted to show off his game. He ends up in an open field, and Killua follows soon after.

They both sense that they're being watched, when suddenly, a man appears with a book. He uses Trace on Killua to track him at all times, but Killua scares him away with his killing intent. Gon and Killua arrive at Antokiba, and decide to participate in the monthly tournament. First, they would eat, though. At the restaurant, the chef tells them that if they eat their meal in 30 minutes, they would not have to pay, and, they would receive the Galgaida card. They complete the challenge, but they find the card is useless. All of a sudden, they hear an explosion and rush outside to find Jeet (one of the hired players) dead. Gon asks if the spell cast on Killua could do that, but a man assures him that it would be impossible. The man introduces himself as Nickes, the head of an alliance, and invites Gon and Killua to come to their meeting. At the meeting, Gon and Killua are offered a place in the alliance, as well as Puhat and Abengane (two of the hired players). Gon refuses; as a result, Killua does too, though the other two join. They walk around the city, unaware that a girl is stalking them. They make it to the finals of a rock-paper-scissors tournament; Killua wins, earning himself the Sword of Truth. Soon after, they are attacked by Motaricke, who attempts to steal a card, but Gon takes the card away. From this, they learn that a spell must be incanted before being used. Killua decides that they should go to Masadora to buy spell cards. They sell their Galgaidas for a map. The Trade Shop NPC informs them of the monsters that lie outside of town. Rather than being afraid, the boys are exhilerated by the prospect of a challenge. It is at this point that their stalker asks to join, but they deny her accompaniment.

Meanwhile, at the Phantom Troupe hideout, Shalnark invites Shizuku and Kortopi to play the game with him, to which they concur. In the game, they find that Kortopi's duplication ability doesn't work on spell cards, and Shizuku's vaccuum does not always suck in objects. He concludes that they are indeed in a real place, and theorizes that one might be able to take a card out without clearing the game. At the same time, Feitan and Phinks kill players for cards.

Gon and Killua run through a forest, with the girl impressively managing to keep up. They are confronted by ninjas, who beg Gon and Killua for their exact amount of Jenny to cure an epidemic. They agree, and when Biscuit offers to pay, they refuse her money, angering her. They also give their shirt to a sick boy, but they receive nothing in return. As they make their way into a canyon, they are attacked by Cyclops. After trial and error, Killua finds their weakness to be their eyes. They encounter a Melanin Lizard, who has a spot as its weakness, but they do not pick up on this. They encounter several other creatures, that they cannot bring down because of their lack of experience and Nen capability. While this is happening, the girl watches and comments, proving herself to be knowledgeable, but she is ignored by the two boys. When Gon and Killua face an armoured monster, she instructs them to use Gyo, and find that the monster is being controlled by a timid Remote Control Rat, which faints and transforms into a card immediately. The girl demands that the boys use Gyo, Gon follows her instructions while Killua defies. The girl introduces herself as Biscuit Krueger, a woman with 40 years of Nen experience. She declares that she will be their mentor.

Major Battles

 * Gon Freecss & Killua Zoldyck vs Binolt
 * Biscuit Krueger vs Bara
 * Killua Zoldyck vs Sub
 * Gon Freecss vs Genthru

Story Impact

 * Gon and Killua get training from Biscuit in Nen.


 * Gon becomes the first person to beat Greed Island, and a step closer to finding Ging.


 * The Phantom Troupe acquires an exorcist that may be able to undo Kurapika's Nen ability on Chrollo Lucilfer.