Dragon Ball: Grow Stronger by Defeating Opponents
Chapter 2

Son Goten vs. Trunks

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Before long, Son Goten rushed in front of Gohan, his fists and feet flashing like lightning as he attacked.

Gohan dodged while blocking Son Goten's attacks.

"Goten, a hundred moves have already passed!"

Gohan reminded him.

Son Goten said nothing after hearing that and continued attacking.

Gohan clenched his fists and launched a counterattack at Son Goten.

Bang!!

With a heavy kick, Son Goten was sent flying like a beam of light into the mountain behind him.

A great cloud of dust immediately rose from the mountain.

Once the dust settled, Son Goten chose to admit defeat.

Although Gohan had not trained for a long time, he had once possessed the strength to defeat Cell. With Son Goten's current strength, how could he possibly beat him?

"Goten, you're already very impressive. When I was your age, I couldn't even transform into a Super Saiyan yet!"

Son Goten nodded.

"It's getting late. I should head back to study, or Mom will scold me again. Train well!"

Son Goten nodded again.

Seeing that, Gohan immediately turned and flew away.

Son Goten watched Gohan's departing figure and continued training.

Who knew how much time had passed when a figure flew down from the sky.

It was Trunks.

"Whoosh..."

"Step..."

Trunks landed in front of Son Goten.

"Goten!"

Son Goten nodded.

"Goten, who were you fighting just now?"

"My brother!"

"Your brother?"

"Yeah!"

Son Goten nodded.

"How strong is he?"

"Very strong!"

"Really? I heard my mom say before that Brother Gohan defeated Cell. He might even be stronger than my dad!"

Son Goten gave a dry laugh.

That was all in the past. Gohan definitely wasn't as strong as Vegeta now.

"So, Goten, what are we doing today? Going to the waterfall to catch fish, or going to Mount Paozu to fight big bears?"

Although Son Goten and Trunks could both transform into Super Saiyans, they were still children at heart.

So their usual entertainment consisted of catching rhinoceros beetles, catching crabs, and fighting lions and bears...

"No, I want to train today!"

"Train?"

"Yeah!"

"Goten, why do you suddenly want to train?"

"It's nothing. After sparring with my brother, I suddenly felt like training!"

"I see!"

"Then I'll train with you too!"

"You too?"

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

"No, no!"

Son Goten shook his head repeatedly.

He had originally wanted to train in secret and surpass Trunks.

Now that Trunks wanted to train too, surpassing him would become even more difficult.

Still, their strength was close. Son Goten did not necessarily have to rely entirely on strength to defeat him; he could also win through strategy.

The afternoon passed quickly, and before they knew it, the sun in the sky had begun to set in the west.

"Goten, it's getting late. I'll come play with you again tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay!"

Son Goten nodded.

Seeing that, Trunks immediately used the Flight Technique and flew toward West City.

Son Goten glanced at the sky and trained for a little while longer.

The next morning.

After breakfast, Son Goten went to the back mountain to train.

A little after eight, Trunks arrived at the back mountain and saw Son Goten training.

"When did this guy become so diligent?"

Trunks muttered to himself as he quickly landed beside Son Goten.

"Trunks!"

Son Goten happily greeted Trunks.

Trunks nodded.

"Goten, did you come here early this morning to train?"

Son Goten nodded.

"Goten, what's gotten into you? Why did you suddenly become so diligent about training?"

"Nothing. I heard my brother talk about my dad, so I suddenly wanted to train!"

"You mean your dead dad?"

Son Goten nodded.

"Trunks, how about the two of us have a match today?"

"Sure!"

After thinking about it for a moment, Trunks agreed.

Then, the two of them retreated at the same time.

"Ha!"

With a loud shout, Son Goten transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"Transforming directly into a Super Saiyan?"

As Trunks spoke, he transformed into a Super Saiyan as well.

Son Goten chuckled and quickly rushed in front of Trunks, driving both fists forward.

Trunks dodged while retreating.

Suddenly, Son Goten swept his right leg at Trunks like an autumn wind scattering fallen leaves.

Trunks had not expected Son Goten to attack that way, and he was swept straight to the ground.

However, he quickly pushed off the ground with his right hand and leaped backward.

But before Trunks could celebrate, Son Goten's figure appeared behind him.

Trunks hurriedly turned around and swung his right fist forward.

"Whoosh..."

Trunks's right fist passed through "Son Goten."

That once-clear figure immediately blurred.

"Afterimage!"

Trunks's expression changed slightly.

At that moment, the real Son Goten appeared behind Trunks and kicked forward with his right foot.

Trunks flew like a beam of light and crashed into a mountain ahead of him.

A huge cloud of dust immediately burst from the mountain.

"Damn it!"

Trunks shouted angrily as a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body, blowing away the dust around him.

Son Goten's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight.

Just then, Trunks suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Son Goten was startled and hurriedly looked around.

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Son Goten and kicked forward with his right foot.

Bang!!

Son Goten flew like a beam of light and was kicked into the mountain in front of him.

A great cloud of dust immediately rose from the mountain.

Trunks smiled, feeling a little smug.

"Whoosh..."

At that moment, a golden energy wave flew out from the dust.

Trunks shifted to the left and dodged it.

Boom!!

With a tremendous explosion, the golden energy wave exploded behind Trunks.

Trunks looked at the dust gradually clearing ahead and found no sign of Son Goten within it.

"What!"

Trunks was startled.

The next second, a figure suddenly appeared behind Trunks and attacked him.

"Whoosh..."

Son Goten's fist passed through "Trunks."

"Afterimage!"

"Hehe!"

At that moment, a snicker came from behind Son Goten.

Son Goten turned around and saw Trunks kicking at him with all his strength.

"Whoosh..."

Trunks's right foot passed through "Son Goten."

"An afterimage too?"

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