If he remembered correctly, the little guy was fulfilling a promise between himself and his father: if he wanted to leave this small island, he first had to fish the new Swamp King out of the swamp pool.
Of course, Uchiha Hikaru believed the little guy could do it.
But he still did not know how far the boy had grown.
Judging by the villagers' tone, this was not the first time Gon had done something like this.
Uchiha Hikaru felt speechless just thinking about it. Why come up with this kind of training?
After all, the great powerhouses of Earth had received plenty of instruction at Gon's age. Son Goku had his grandfather, Krillin had the Shaolin Temple, and Tien Shinhan had Master Crane. All of them had martial arts at their command.
Although Uchiha Hikaru had once foreseen that six or seven was a good age to begin training, Gon was probably much older than that—perhaps already in his teens.
And with no one to teach him, he could only comprehend everything on his own. It was hard to imagine that although he would eventually learn some skills from people who were somewhat capable, if one counted it all up, he would probably fall far behind the others.
Take Killua, for instance. At the same age, if not for the fact that his innate talent was weaker than Gon's, his martial arts alone would definitely put him far ahead of Gon.
If Uchiha Hikaru ever met Ging Freecss in the future, he would definitely curse him out as a complete idiot.
He was so busy adventuring and exploring the mysteries of the universe, yet he expected his son Gon to grow strong through the tiny bit of connections he had left behind. It was as if he had