Tsubone

==Plot==
===13<sup>th</sup> Hunter Chairman Election arc===
[[File:Tsubone scaring Killua.png|thumb|left|250px|Tsubone intimidating Killua]]

[[Silva Zoldyck]] orders Tsubone and [[Amane]] to accompany [[Killua Zoldyck|Killua]] alongside [[Gotoh]] and [[Canary]],<ref name="chap324" /> while [[Kikyo Zoldyck|Kikyo]] will monitor Killua through the butler's monocle.<ref name="chap330">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 330</ref> Tsubone warns Killua that should he break the rules, she will immediately take him home, even at the cost of knocking him out. [[Alluka Zoldyck|Alluka]] steps in to defend her older brother, so Tsubone smiles at her and asks her if she loves her brother, recommending her to do as he says. Alluka then asks for her pinky fingernail. Tsubone fulfills the demand with every appearance of delight and tells Killua that she will conceal herself, without however losing sight of him, and proceeds to vanish from their sight. That way Alluka will not be able to make requests of anyone else, which, based on the rules Tsubone is aware of, would effectively prevent Killua from healing Gon unless she fulfills two more demands.<ref name="chap324" />

[[File:Butlers_chasing_after_Killua.png|thumb|right|250px|Tsubone chasing Killua]]

After [[Illumi Zoldyck|Illumi]] destroys the car in which Killua's party is traveling, the boy escapes from the butlers with Alluka by activating '''Godspeed'''.<ref name="chap326" /> Having anticipated a similar development, Tsubone follows him through the woods, relishing in Killua's growth and thinking that he will someday become a splendid assassin. She remarks on her inappropriate conduct, admitting to herself that she is unable to love Illumi and [[Milluki Zoldyck|Milluki]] because they resemble their mother before reflecting on how to knock Killua out. Killua stops for a few minutes, but, sensing her presence, reactivates his ability<ref name="chap327" /> and, as soon as he reaches a paved road, leaves her in the dust. Tsubone calls Amane and Canary, and activates her own [[Nen#Hatsu|Nen ability]], '''Rider's High'''. She turns into a motorcycle that the two ride and in no time they reach Killua, who loses them by jumping back into the forest. The three butlers stop briefly and Tsubone, having figured out his next move, interrogates Amane and Canary on what he will do. Realizing Killua will try to avoid supervision by taking an airship, they precede him at the [[Parasta Airport]], after which Tsubone goes back into hiding.<ref name="chap328">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 328</ref>

[[File:Tsubone and Amane -143.png|thumb|left|250px|Tsubone apologizes to Killua]]

She and Amane follow Killua's blimp from the ground. Tsubone senses someone spying on her and is surprised at her inability to locate them or shake them off. She sees Killua steering the airship above the clouds and, smiling at his cleverness, turns into a glider for Amane to ride, ordering her granddaughter to shoot down any suspicious flying objects.<ref name="chap329">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 329</ref> Shortly after the blimp lands, Killua and Alluka find themselves surrounded by Illumi and his '''Needle People'''. Stepping out of the shadows, Tsubone declares it is her fault, having finally comprehended that the sensation of being watched she had was due to Milluki sending Illumi the video feed from her monocle, which, due to Kikyo's orders, she was unable to remove. Alluka asks Tsubone for two more fingernails, and the butler complies. She then tells Killua to make his wish in her stead and that she and her granddaughter will pay the price, as an apology for ruining his plan. To everyone's surprise, Killua orders [[Nanika]] to heal Tsubone's hand. He reveals that it needs to touch a target to fix it, after which it falls asleep. Tsubone's nails grow back and Killua states that Nanika has never made any cruel requests after a healing wish. Illumi and his army leave, while Tsubone goes back into hiding and Amane proceeds to drive Killua and Alluka to the hospital where [[Gon Freecss|Gon]] is.<ref name="chap330">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 330</ref>

[[File:Tsubone crying.png|thumb|right|250px|Tsubone's tears]]

Tsubone precedes them there and, together with Amane, watches over Killua and Alluka, waiting for the latter to wake up.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 32, Chapter 331</ref> When Nanika awakens, Tsubone perceives Illumi's sinister emotions, declaring his ambition contrary to the path of the assassin, and contemplating sadly that Killua was happier when he was being manipulated.<ref name="chap332">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 32, Chapter 332</ref> When the wish is made, Tsubone is astonished by Nanika's power.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 32, Chapter 333</ref> Tsubone, Amane, and Killua wait for Illumi, who, as he approaches them, details his theory that Killua can issue commands to Nanika for free. Before Illumi can take control of either of them, Killua requests that Nanika teleport him back to the Zoldyck mansion. With his brother gone, Killua requests to the two butlers to talk alone to Nanika, stating he'd rather avoid asking her to send them away as well. Tsubone and Amane leave, but the elderly butler secretly returns and witnesses his apology to Nanika. As Tsubone tears up, moved, Kikyo tells her that Killua has been released from his precaution level.<ref name="chap336" />