"Failed? Other than my hair changing color, I didn't feel anything."
Luffy scratched the back of his head beside them, looking puzzled.
Gohan's failed breakthrough left Uchiha Hiko slightly disappointed, so he did not answer.
"Since the breakthrough failed, can we step in now?"
Naruto said in a low voice, still uneasy.
Uchiha Hiko frowned and stared into the distance as though deep in thought, still offering no reply.
Seeing this, Naruto grew anxious. Then he said, "Guy and Xiao Li have been seriously injured, and we don't even know how the pervy sage is doing. If we keep sitting around waiting, then if we delay any longer, Gohan might..."
Uchiha Hiko remained silent and unmoved.
Naruto became even more anxious. Seeing that Uchiha Hiko had not taken a stance for so long, he steeled himself, gritted his teeth, and shot forward like a blur.
"Wait a little longer."
Before Naruto had gone more than a few meters, Uchiha Hiko suddenly spoke.
Naruto abruptly stopped and turned back to look at Uchiha Hiko.
"Maybe Gohan... can defeat Frieza with his own strength?"
Uchiha Hiko said calmly, a faint smile suddenly appearing at the corner of his lips.
Naruto froze for a moment upon hearing that.
Grrr...
A hungry growl sounded. Uchiha Hiko and Naruto wordlessly turned their gazes toward Luffy beside them, both looking at him with disdain.
"Hehe... I used up quite a bit of stamina fighting that monster just now, so I'm a little hungry." Luffy scratched the back of his head and said sheepishly.
"You glutton!" Naruto rolled his eyes at Luffy.
Grrr...
The moment Naruto finished speaking, his own stomach growled too.
"Sorry, I'm a little hungry too..." Naruto scratched the back of his head as well and said bashfully.
Seeing this, Luffy stuck out his