Chapter Summaries

Frieza transformed into his final form and attacked Uchiha Hiko, but Hiko evaded his killing blow and countered with Instant Transmission and Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack. Frieza survived and pressed Hiko in a fierce close-range battle, while Hiko began to feel the strain of repeatedly using Instant Transmission.

• Frieza revealed his final form and demanded that Uchiha Hiko kneel and serve him, but Hiko charged instead.
• Frieza fired a dark-purple laser through Hiko, only for the apparent target to fade as an afterimage.
• Uchiha Hiko used Instant Transmission to strike Frieza from behind and sent him crashing into an earthen mound.
• Uchiha Hiko used Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack to batter Frieza and create a massive crater, but Frieza emerged largely unharmed.
• Frieza confronted Hiko as Hiko's aura continued to rise, then launched a rapid series of close-range attacks.
• Frieza's physical power kept Hiko under pressure, and Hiko began to feel uncomfortable from repeatedly using Instant Transmission.

Frieza overwhelmed Uchiha Hiko, who realized his weaknesses in speed and Taijutsu as he faced defeat. Luffy intervened in Gear Fourth, but Frieza knocked him away too, leaving both fighters crashed to the ground.

• Uchiha Hiko began losing ground as Frieza outpaced and overpowered him in close combat.
• Uchiha Hiko recognized that his reliance on Ninjutsu had left his Taijutsu inadequate, but Frieza struck him in the chest and abdomen, sending him crashing toward the ground.
• Luffy transformed into Gear Fourth and attacked Frieza with King Kong Gun to protect Uchiha Hiko.
• Frieza met Luffy's punch head-on and unleashed enough force to send him flying.
• Luffy and Uchiha Hiko crashed to the ground as Naruto and the others watched in shock and apprehension.

Naruto unleashed his strongest attack against Frieza, but Frieza turned the Rasengan back on him and declared victory over Uchiha Hiko’s group. As Frieza pursued the fleeing Vegeta, Vegeta struggled to find a way to escape.

• Naruto attacked Frieza with a barrage of Six Paths Sage Technique Rasengan, but Frieza caught and endured them before sending them back at Naruto.
• Naruto was engulfed by the redirected Rasengan, leaving Gohan, Dende, and the Great Elder terrified as Xiao Li and his master prepared to defend them.
• Sabo and the others celebrated Frieza’s victory, while Vegeta realized Frieza had noticed his disloyalty and fled.
• Frieza spotted Vegeta’s escape and pursued him, rapidly closing the distance as Vegeta tried to think of a way out.

Vegeta confronted Frieza after revealing that he knew Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta, but Frieza easily turned Vegeta’s attack back on him. Vegeta landed beside Gohan and the others, hoping to use their combined strength against Frieza.

• Vegeta spotted Gohan and slowed down so Frieza would catch up with him.
• Vegeta told Frieza that he knew Frieza had destroyed the Saiyan race and Planet Vegeta, and attacked him in rage.
• Frieza stopped Vegeta’s energy sphere with one finger and sent it flying back at him.
• Vegeta was blasted toward Gohan and the others, where he said they would all die if they did not join forces.
• Gohan resented Vegeta for abandoning him on Earth, while Jiraiya stepped in front of Gohan as Vegeta approached.

Vegeta convinced Jiraiya and the others to join forces against Frieza, claiming they could buy time for Uchiha Hiko, Naruto, and Luffy to recover. As Frieza approached, Vegeta secretly hoped the others would keep him occupied long enough to escape.

• Vegeta warned Jiraiya and the others that Frieza would target them after defeating him, then offered a plan to survive.
• Vegeta urged everyone to attack Frieza together and stall for time, claiming Uchiha Hiko and the others were still alive and could recover.
• Jiraiya sensed a faint trace of Naruto's Chakra and agreed to fight alongside the others, while Gohan set aside his resentment toward Vegeta.
• Vegeta secretly intended to use the group as a distraction so he could escape.
• Frieza flew down toward the group and told Vegeta it was time to end their fight.

Jiraiya and the others joined Vegeta in fighting Frieza after he attacked Gohan. Jiraiya summoned a gigantic frog that pinned Frieza beneath its enormous weight.

• Jiraiya rescued Vegeta from Frieza's laser attack with his hair, and Xiao Li, his master, and Gohan moved to protect him.
• Frieza attacked Gohan, who dodged his first strike but was then hit from behind and fell from the sky.
• Vegeta caught the injured Gohan while Jiraiya and the others turned their anger toward Frieza.
• Jiraiya used the Great Snake Mountain Technique to summon a giant frog, whose landing forced Frieza to struggle beneath its weight.

Jiraiya and the others attacked Frieza, but he easily escaped Jiraiya’s techniques, crippled Xiao Li and Guy, and dismantled Jiraiya’s hair attack. As Vegeta considered escaping, Jiraiya launched another attack with Lightning Release: Lightning Ball.

• Jiraiya summoned a giant frog to crush Frieza, but Frieza burst free and Jiraiya trapped him in the Yellow Springs Swamp.
• Frieza broke out of the swamp and charged Jiraiya, prompting Xiao Li and Guy to intercept him with the True Reverse Lotus.
• Frieza shrugged off their kicks, grabbed Xiao Li and Guy by their ankles, and broke their bones.
• Jiraiya attacked Frieza with the Lion Dance Technique, but Frieza cut apart the hair snakes and left Jiraiya with little chance of winning.
• Vegeta considered using the distraction to escape, while Frieza invited Jiraiya to show him more techniques.
• Jiraiya formed hand seals and unleashed Lightning Release: Lightning Ball beside Frieza.

Jiraiya exhausted his Chakra attacking Frieza, but Frieza emerged unharmed and began beating him. Vegeta woke Gohan and urged him to help, but warned him that charging at Frieza would get him killed.

• Jiraiya unleashed Lightning Release: Lightning Banquet, engulfing Frieza in a massive lightning attack.
• Frieza emerged with only traces of smoke and mocked Jiraiya, who had nearly exhausted his Chakra.
• Frieza attacked Jiraiya with a relentless barrage, leaving him bloodied and close to death.
• Vegeta shook the unconscious Gohan awake and told him Jiraiya was in danger.
• Gohan flew toward Frieza in a burst of Aura, but Vegeta warned him not to rush in.

After Jiraiya was mortally struck by Frieza’s Death Beam, Gohan’s grief and rage awakened his overwhelming power and transformed him into a Super Saiyan. Vegeta recognized the legendary transformation and believed Gohan could turn the battle against Frieza, who remained shocked and unable to accept what he was seeing.

• Vegeta whispered something to Gohan, who regained his composure and rushed toward Frieza.
• Frieza continued beating the injured Jiraiya, then fired his Death Beam as Gohan arrived too late to stop it.
• Jiraiya fell after being struck, and Gohan screamed in grief and fury as his power erupted into a golden Aura.
• Gohan’s hair turned golden, and Vegeta recognized him as the Super Saiyan of legend.
• Vegeta urged Gohan to kill Frieza, while Frieza stared at Gohan in disbelief.

Frieza recognized Gohan’s golden-haired transformation as that of a legendary Super Saiyan and grew fearful as Gohan’s power continued to rise. King Kai explained the legend to Goku while they watched Gohan, and Frieza ultimately rejected the stories and prepared to face him.

• Frieza recalled destroying Planet Vegeta and suspected Gohan might descend from Raditz after noticing his resemblance to Bardock.
• Gohan’s Aura grew more violent, increasing Frieza’s fear while Vegeta welcomed the change.
• Master Korin watched Gohan’s transformation through clairvoyance and reacted with shock and excitement.
• King Kai observed Gohan with Son Goku, explained what a Super Saiyan was, and judged that Gohan could defeat Frieza.
• Son Goku struggled to understand the explanation, then watched Gohan and murmured that he was seeing a Super Saiyan.
• Frieza rejected the Super Saiyan legends as baseless nonsense and maintained his pride.

Gohan briefly approached Super Saiyan power but reverted before completing the transformation, leaving Frieza relieved and Vegeta and King Kai frustrated. A thousand miles away, Uchiha Hiko revealed that he had hidden himself, Naruto, and Luffy to test Gohan and make him become a Super Saiyan.

• Gohan's golden hair and Aura appeared briefly before he returned to normal, and Frieza laughed at his apparent failure.
• Vegeta, Master Korin, and King Kai lamented that Gohan had come just short of transforming, while Goku began doing push-ups to train.
• Uchiha Hiko, Naruto, and Luffy watched from a thousand miles away, and Hiko explained that he had rescued and hidden them after misleading Frieza.
• Uchiha Hiko revealed that he had engineered Gohan's anger and growth, including killing Goku, to push him toward becoming a Super Saiyan.
• Uchiha Hiko judged that Gohan had come close to reaching that realm but had not yet met his expectations.

After Gohan's failed breakthrough, Uchiha Hiko trusted him to keep fighting Frieza and took Naruto and Luffy away to find food. Back on the battlefield, Vegeta and Gohan created an artificial full moon to trigger Gohan's Saiyan transformation, and Gohan began changing painfully.

• Naruto urged Uchiha Hiko to help Gohan, but Uchiha Hiko said Gohan could hold out and promised to use Instant Transmission if his energy weakened.
• Uchiha Hiko reassured Naruto that Gohan needed to face danger himself, then left the battlefield with Naruto and Luffy to look for food.
• Vegeta wondered why the strange signs of Gohan's breakthrough had vanished, while Gohan faced Frieza with renewed strength and remembered Vegeta's plan.
• Gohan taunted Frieza about fearing the Saiyan race as Vegeta created an artificial full moon with a beam of aurora.
• Gohan stared at the artificial moon and began transforming, developing strange pupils and facial fur as his body swelled and he cried out in pain.

Gohan and Vegeta transformed into Great Apes after exposure to Blutz Wave, forcing Frieza into battle. Frieza knocked Vegeta down, but another huge attacker struck him and sent him flying.

• Frieza recognized the Blutz Wave and realized Gohan was transforming into a Great Ape.
• Vegeta transformed despite Frieza piercing his chest with a Death Beam, then struck Frieza and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Sabo and the others watched in astonishment as King Kai explained the Saiyan Great Ape transformation to Goku.
• Frieza emerged from the dust and exchanged blows with giant ape Vegeta, knocking Vegeta down.
• Frieza sensed an attack behind him, turned around, and was struck by a massive palm that sent him flying.

Vegeta and Gohan transformed into Great Apes and overwhelmed Frieza briefly, but Frieza survived and struck back. Vegeta fell, and Frieza turned his attack on Gohan.

• Frieza crashed into the hills after Gohan, as a Great Ape, slapped him away, leaving Sabo and the others stunned.
• Vegeta transformed into a Great Ape, and both Saiyans roared and terrified Frieza’s forces.
• The Great Apes targeted Sabo and the others, but Frieza blasted Vegeta in the chest before Vegeta could strike them.
• Vegeta’s strength gave out, and he collapsed, flattening the hills beneath him.
• Frieza confronted Gohan and kicked him beneath the chin, stopping his roar before continuing his attack.

Frieza overwhelmed Gohan in his giant ape form and battered him with a relentless barrage, while Vegeta realized his plan had failed. After seeing Gohan attacked through King Kai's ability, Goku resolved to go to Earth, but King Kai warned him that he was too weak to face Frieza.

• Frieza knocked giant ape Gohan down with a punch and formed a Death Ball to finish him.
• Frieza's Death Ball struck Gohan, and he followed it with a minute-long barrage of energy spheres.
• Vegeta tried to rise but coughed up blood and recognized that he had been completely defeated.
• Goku saw Frieza's assault on Gohan through King Kai's ability and insisted on going to Earth.
• King Kai warned Goku that he was weaker than Gohan and could do nothing against Frieza.

Goku ignored King Kai’s warnings and used Instant Transmission to reach Earth, where Frieza was attacking Gohan. Frieza recognized Goku’s resemblance to Bardock and Raditz, while Vegeta identified him as Kakarot, Bardock’s other son; Goku confronted Frieza to protect Gohan.

• Goku rejected King Kai’s pleas and used Instant Transmission to go to Earth, determined to stop Frieza and protect Gohan.
• Frieza’s barrage forced Gohan out of his great ape form, while Jiraiya, Xiao Li, and his master watched helplessly.
• Goku appeared before Frieza and angrily condemned him for hurting Gohan.
• Frieza mistook Goku for Bardock, then noticed his resemblance to Raditz and questioned whether he was Kakarot.
• Vegeta recognized Goku as Kakarot and recalled that he was Bardock’s other son, sent to Earth as an infant and later known as Son Goku.

Son Goku confronted Frieza to protect Gohan, using Instant Transmission and landing a punch that failed to hurt him. Frieza overwhelmed Goku, leaving him helpless as the fight continued.

• Frieza questioned Son Goku about Raditz and threatened to kill him and Gohan.
• Son Goku used Instant Transmission to evade Frieza, then punched him and sent him flying without causing harm.
• Frieza taunted Son Goku, who powered up and launched a rapid assault that Frieza dodged with ease.
• Frieza struck Son Goku in the abdomen after spotting an opening and mocked him as weaker than his son.
• Son Goku felt helpless before Frieza’s strength, recalling how Uchiha Hiko had once killed him.

Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan after Frieza nearly defeated him and turned the fight around with overwhelming attacks. With Frieza driven into a lake, Goku checked on the injured Son Gohan while the Great Elder sent Dende to heal the wounded.

• Frieza brutally attacked Son Goku, but Goku caught his kick and declared that he was not an insect.
• Frieza recognized that Goku’s aura resembled the one Son Gohan had shown when advancing into a Super Saiyan.
• Son Goku’s rage awakened his potential, and he transformed into a Super Saiyan, shocking Frieza and the onlookers.
• Goku struck Frieza repeatedly, sending him crashing into a lake and leaving Sabo and the Ginyu Force considering escape.
• Goku went to help the injured Son Gohan, and the Great Elder instructed Dende to treat the wounded warriors.

Dende healed Son Gohan and the others, but Frieza emerged from the lake and resumed his attack with a deadly Whirlwind Slash. Son Goku rescued Gohan from the first assault, but Frieza kept targeting him and sent the Whirlwind Slash after them again.

• Dende healed Son Gohan, then treated Jiraiya, Xiao Li and his master, and Vegeta.
• Frieza burst from the lake and used his Whirlwind Slash to surprise and wound Jiraiya, Xiao Li and his master, Vegeta, and the others.
• Son Gohan struck at the Whirlwind Slash, but it knocked him away and cut his chest.
• Son Goku used Instant Transmission to save Gohan from the Slash, then fought Frieza and was knocked backward.
• Frieza sent the Whirlwind Slash toward Son Goku and Gohan again, still aiming to kill Gohan.

Captain Ginyu used his body-swap ability to take over Son Goku’s body and killed Dende after being healed. He reunited with the Ginyu Force and returned to Frieza as the battle against Gohan and the others turned further in Frieza’s favor.

• Son Goku took Frieza’s Whirlwind Slash to protect Gohan, while Ginyu swapped bodies with him.
• The wounded Ginyu, now in Son Goku’s body, ordered Dende to heal him and then punched through Dende’s body.
• Frieza identified Son Goku as Ginyu, and the Ginyu Force recognized their captain and celebrated his return.
• Ginyu explained that he had first escaped death by swapping bodies with a parrot, then seized his chance to take Son Goku’s body.
• Ginyu greeted Frieza, who praised him and declared that he would end the battle against Gohan and the others.