Chapter Summaries

Gran met Piccolo and Little Gohan by the river, where he grilled fish and revealed that he knew Piccolo was a Namekian. After Piccolo and Gohan recognized him as Uncle Gran, Gran told Piccolo to keep looking after Gohan and said he would be fishing there for a while.

• Gran grilled five fish by the river and shared them with Little Gohan while Piccolo watched warily.
• Gran told Piccolo that he was a Namekian from Planet Namek, leaving Piccolo stunned by his knowledge.
• Gran reminded Gohan that he had visited the boy's home a year earlier, prompting Piccolo to recognize him as Lord Deity.
• Gohan remembered Gran as Uncle Gran and happily rushed into his arms, while Piccolo feared Gran had come to reclaim him.
• Gran reassured Piccolo that he had not come for Gohan and instructed him to keep caring for the boy.
• Gran said he would continue fishing by the river for a while, and Gohan asked him to catch more fish the next day.

Gran challenged Piccolo to explain why he wanted to become stronger and agreed to train him and Little Gohan for two months. Piccolo admitted he wanted to kill Goku and protect Earth, while Gohan objected to Piccolo’s plan for revenge.

• Gran told Piccolo that Saiyans were coming to Earth and that their strongest fighter had a Battle Power of 3 million, far above Piccolo’s 1,000 and Little Gohan’s 200.
• Little Gohan asked Gran to teach him to train, prompting Piccolo to ask for guidance as well.
• Gran asked Piccolo why he wanted to become stronger, and Piccolo spent the rest of the day thinking before answering that he wanted to kill Goku and protect what he considered his.
• Gran accepted Piccolo’s reasons and said he would train Piccolo and Little Gohan for two months starting the next day.
• Little Gohan called Piccolo a bad guy for wanting to kill his father, and Piccolo insisted he would take Gohan back to get revenge.

Two months before the Saiyans’ invasion, Gran trained Piccolo and Little Gohan with Gravity Suits and Deity Pressure. After their strength surged, Gran told them the invaders would arrive in a few days and revealed Gohan’s Battle Power.

• Gran asked Beerus and Whis about Bulma, then borrowed two Gravity Suits from Whis.
• Gran gave Piccolo and Little Gohan the Gravity Suits and used Deity Pressure to train their bodies and willpower.
• Piccolo and Little Gohan gradually adapted to the training over the following days while Gran fished nearby.
• After two months, Gran restored the forest with Time Power after Piccolo and Little Gohan unleashed their improved strength.
• Gran warned Piccolo and Little Gohan that the Saiyans would invade in a few days and told Gohan his Battle Power was around 500,000.

Gran sent Piccolo to the Heavenly Realm to find a way to improve his strength, since his Battle Power had reached only about 200,000. Piccolo entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Popo, while the Heavenly God refused to fuse with him and Popo began arranging training for Gohan.

• Gran told Piccolo to seek help in the Heavenly Realm and said Gohan should not enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Piccolo flew to the Heavenly Realm with Gohan, where the Heavenly God refused to fuse with him because he believed Goku could handle the coming Saiyan crisis.
• The Heavenly God offered Piccolo a choice between forcing fusion and training elsewhere, and Piccolo chose the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Popo explained the chamber's precautions to Piccolo and took him inside.
• Popo told Gohan that he would train him, and Gohan called him "black uncle."

Gran and Beerus anticipated Vegeta’s arrival on Earth and argued over whether Gran would kill him. Tights revealed that she had given Vegeta a Capsule Corp Capsule after he saved her, and Gran agreed to spare him if he knelt and begged for mercy.

• Gran sensed Piccolo’s Battle Power had reached three million, then bickered with Beerus about training him.
• Bulma interrupted Gran and Beerus as they prepared to fight, and Gran sensed Vegeta and the others would arrive on Earth the next day.
• Beerus asked how Gran would deal with Vegeta, and Gran said he would kill him.
• Tights asked Gran to spare Vegeta, explaining that she had given him a Capsule Corp Capsule after he saved her from the Frieza Force.
• Gran reviewed footage of Vegeta saving Tights and agreed to spare him if Vegeta knelt and begged for mercy.

Piccolo brought Gohan back to Mount Paozu as three Saiyan invaders approached Earth, where the Z Fighters waited for Goku to finish training. Goku emerged from the Gravity Chamber, reunited with his family, and led the group to confront the invaders as Gran, Beerus, Whis, Bulma, and Tights headed out to watch.

• Piccolo flew to Mount Paozu with Gohan, hoping to join forces with Goku against the three approaching Saiyans.
• Gohan reunited with Chi-Chi, while the Z Fighters confronted Piccolo and learned that Goku was training in the nearby Gravity Chamber.
• After the Z Fighters waited anxiously, Goku emerged from the chamber and reunited with Gohan.
• Goku thanked Piccolo for looking after Gohan and announced that the Saiyans had entered Earth.
• Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and the Z Fighters flew off to meet the invaders, while Gran, Beerus, Whis, Bulma, and Tights went to watch.

Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz arrived on Earth, where Raditz discovered a farmer with a Battle Power of only five. They then detected approaching fighters and recognized one of them as Raditz’s brother Kakarot, though his low power readings left them puzzled.

• Vegeta stored the spaceship in a Capsule Corp Capsule after landing in an uncultivated wasteland.
• Raditz scanned a farmer and found that his Battle Power was five, but let him go when the farmer threatened them with a shotgun.
• Gran and Beerus watched as Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz flew toward the approaching fighters.
• The three Saiyans read the approaching fighters’ Battle Power readings, which included values in the thousands.
• Vegeta and Raditz recognized the figure resembling Bardock as Raditz’s brother Kakarot, but Nappa questioned how someone with such low readings could become a Super Saiyan.

Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa met Goku and the Z Fighters, revealing that Goku was a Saiyan named Kakarot and Raditz was his biological older brother. Vegeta asked Goku for the Super Saiyan transformation method so he could avenge the Saiyan Clan, while Gran listened from above and threatened Tights for defending Vegeta.

• Goku and the Z Fighters faced Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa, whose tails revealed that they were Saiyans like Goku.
• Vegeta asked why Goku had forgotten the Saiyan Clan, and Raditz revealed that he was Goku’s biological older brother.
• Goku said he considered himself an Earthling despite his origins and asked why the Saiyans had come to Earth.
• Vegeta explained that Frieza had destroyed the Saiyan Clan and asked Goku for the Super Saiyan transformation method so he could take revenge.
• Raditz and Vegeta promised to leave Earth if Goku gave them the information, while Gran overheard them and threatened Tights for speaking in Vegeta’s defense.

Vegeta attacked Goku after learning that Goku did not know how to become a Super Saiyan, while Nappa charged the Z Fighters. Gohan revealed immense power and stopped Nappa, as Vegeta continued fighting Goku and demanded an explanation for their strength.

• Vegeta lost control when Goku said he did not know how to transform into a Super Saiyan, and he charged at Goku while Nappa attacked the Z Fighters.
• Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu revealed their increased Battle Powers, but Nappa unleashed 1.5 million and rushed them.
• Gohan stepped in front of the Z Fighters and released a Battle Power of 500,000, forcing Nappa to stop.
• Nappa and Raditz were shocked by Gohan's strength, and Gohan warned Nappa that his father, Goku, would not forgive him.
• Vegeta clashed with Goku, who fought evenly with him despite the Scouter reading Goku's Battle Power at only 10,000, and Vegeta demanded to know how Goku's son could be so powerful.

Goku fought Vegeta, who demanded to know how to become a Super Saiyan, while Gohan and the Z Fighters battled Nappa. Krillin’s Spirit Disc wounded Nappa, and the Z Fighters faced a desperate fight as Goku remained occupied.

• Vegeta accused Goku of hiding how to become a Super Saiyan, and Goku charged at him instead of explaining.
• Beerus and Whis watched the fight as Whis noted Goku’s Battle Power had reached five million and warned that Gohan was in danger.
• Nappa overwhelmed Gohan, striking him into the air while demanding that Goku reveal the secret of Super Saiyan transformation.
• Krillin threw a Spirit Disc at Nappa, and Vegeta warned Nappa to dodge; the disc grazed Nappa’s face and left a bloody cut.
• Krillin caught the falling Gohan as Yamcha feared they were doomed and Tien Shinhan prepared to fight.

Piccolo intervened to protect Krillin and Gohan while Goku fought Vegeta, who unleashed a planet-threatening Galick Gun. Goku countered with a Kamehameha at 5 million Battle Power, leaving Vegeta stunned as Piccolo resumed beating Nappa.

• Nappa charged Krillin and the injured Gohan, but Piccolo stopped him with an attack.
• Krillin and the others recognized Piccolo's immense new power, and Gohan confirmed it was Uncle Piccolo.
• Vegeta attacked Goku and demanded that he reveal how to transform into a Super Saiyan, but he could not seriously injure him.
• Vegeta fired a Galick Gun powerful enough to threaten Earth, and Goku met it with a Kamehameha.
• Goku's power shocked Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa, while Piccolo turned back to Nappa and continued beating him.

Goku used Double Kaioken to overpower Vegeta, but Vegeta survived and killed Piccolo with a surprise attack. As the battle continued, Bulma discovered that all the Dragon Balls had turned to stone.

• Goku unleashed Double Kaioken, raised his power to ten million Battle Power, and blasted Vegeta out of sight with his Kamehameha.
• Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien celebrated Goku's victory while Piccolo prepared to kill the pinned Nappa.
• Vegeta reappeared and pierced Piccolo through the heart, killing him and shocking the Z Fighters.
• Beerus and Whis discussed Goku's Kaioken and Vegeta's sudden power breakthrough while Gran said Goku could use even stronger Kaioken multipliers.
• Bulma showed Gran that all seven Dragon Balls had turned to stone.

After Piccolo’s death, Goku defeated Vegeta with a powerful Kaioken but spared him, while Gran predicted that history would still lead Goku to become a Super Saiyan on Planet Namek. Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa prepared to leave Earth, but an unknown voice stopped them.

• Bulma explained that she had gathered the Dragon Balls to cure Goku’s heart disease, but Piccolo’s death had turned them to stone.
• Goku raised his Kaioken to four times its power, defeated Vegeta, and chose to spare him despite the Z Fighters’ protests.
• Tights blushed when Bulma guessed she had fallen for Vegeta after he saved her.
• Vegeta recovered, gathered Nappa, and prepared to escape Earth with Raditz, who said he intended to avenge the Saiyan Clan and seek revenge on Frieza.
• As Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa were about to board their spaceship, a cold voice asked Vegeta where he was going.

Gran arrived during the aftermath of the battle and nearly killed Vegeta, but Vegeta knelt and begged for mercy to protect Tights. After Gran left, Bulma explained the Deities’ power and revealed that they would travel to Planet Namek to use its Dragon Balls to save Piccolo.

• Gran arrived with Beerus and Whis, confirmed Piccolo could still be saved, and confronted Vegeta.
• Gran threatened Vegeta with Destruction and demanded that Tights move aside, while Raditz, Tights, and Goku pleaded for Vegeta’s life.
• Vegeta refused to kneel at first, but when Gran attacked and Tights knelt to protect him, Vegeta knelt and kowtowed to secure her safety.
• Gran spared Vegeta and departed with Beerus and Whis, leaving the Z Fighters to ask Bulma about his identity and power.
• Bulma explained that Gran, Beerus, and Whis were the universe’s strongest Deities and said they could save Piccolo with the Dragon Balls on Planet Namek.
• Bulma, Little Gohan, and Krillin expressed their intentions to go to Planet Namek.

After Vegeta and Nappa were taken to Bulma's home, Bulma returned to check on Gran while Krillin took Goku and the injured Gohan to Korin Tower. Raditz joined Gran, Beerus, and Whis for a meal, then approached Gran after they finished eating.

• Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha flew to the Heavenly Realm to train, while Tights took Raditz, Vegeta, and Nappa to Bulma's home.
• Bulma told Krillin that Gran was her backer and sent him to Korin Tower to get a Senzu Bean for Gohan and Goku.
• Krillin put Piccolo's body in a Capsule Corp Capsule and flew to Korin Tower with Goku and Gohan, while Bulma returned to West City.
• Gran told Beerus and Whis that sparing Vegeta while making him kneel was the greatest punishment for him.
• Tights introduced Raditz to Beerus and Whis and served him food at Bulma's home.
• After the meal, Raditz walked up to Gran.

Raditz asked Gran how to become a Super Saiyan, but Gran said Raditz was too weak to transform. Bulma then asked about saving Piccolo, prompting Gran and Whis to explain how Historical Normalization keeps timelines on similar paths.

• Raditz asked Gran how to transform into a Super Saiyan, and Gran demonstrated the golden-haired form before telling Raditz his strength was insufficient.
• Raditz asked whether Vegeta and Nappa could transform, but Gran told him to focus on his own training and returned to the courtyard.
• Raditz told Tights he believed Gran had forgiven Vegeta, and he credited Tights with inspiring Vegeta to kneel.
• Bulma asked Gran whether Piccolo could be saved by going to Planet Namek, and Gran confirmed it.
• Bulma explained the Future Timeline's Planet Namek events to Beerus, and Whis described Historical Normalization as the tendency of timelines to follow similar historical trajectories.

Gran explained that Frieza’s race had extraordinary potential, and Beerus and Whis recalled Cooler’s powerful Golden State. Bulma prepared to travel to Planet Namek to revive Piccolo and cure Goku’s heart disease, while Vegeta recovered and decided to ask Gran about becoming a Super Saiyan.

• Gran warned Beerus that Frieza’s potential made his fight with Goku uncertain, and Whis showed Beerus footage of Cooler’s Golden State and battle with Broly.
• Beerus said Broly was among the universe’s strongest fighters, and Bulma asked when he would leave the Dimension Tower.
• Bulma began preparing a trip to Planet Namek, and Goku agreed to go to revive Piccolo and seek a cure for his heart disease.
• After two weeks, Vegeta recovered from his injuries, and Tights encouraged him to ask Gran, Whis, and Beerus about becoming a Super Saiyan.
• Vegeta embraced Tights in gratitude, then hurried with her toward Gran and the others.

Vegeta sought Gran to learn the Super Saiyan transformation method, but Beerus revealed that Gran was away and defended his appointment as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction. Beerus claimed Gran’s talent surpassed even his own, leaving Vegeta stunned.

• Bulma had Krillin load supplies onto the spaceship while Vegeta arrived with Tights and approached Beerus and Whis.
• Vegeta asked Beerus where Gran was and explained that he wanted to learn the Super Saiyan transformation method to defeat Frieza.
• Beerus told Vegeta that Gran was Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction and said he was not on Earth.
• Vegeta asked why Beerus had chosen Gran, despite fearing the God of Destruction’s reaction.
• Beerus said talent mattered most and declared that nobody, not even himself, could match Gran’s talent, stunning Vegeta and the others.

Beerus told Vegeta how vastly Gran surpassed him, and Vegeta accepted the gap before deciding to travel to Planet Namek to seek a way to become a Super Saiyan. Meanwhile, Gran traveled through space toward Frieza Headquarters before his planned visit to Universe 6.

• Beerus told Vegeta that Gran had reached a Battle Power of 50 billion as a nine-year-old Super Saiyan and that the gap between them matched the gap between Vegeta and Beerus.
• Vegeta accepted that he could not match Gran, then complained that Kakarot had surpassed him and was scolded by Tights.
• Tights explained that Bulma and the others were preparing to go to Planet Namek, and Vegeta decided to join them to ask the Dragon God how to become a Super Saiyan.
• Tights agreed to accompany Vegeta, and he reluctantly accepted her decision.
• Gran traveled through space, planning to visit Universe 6 after stopping at Frieza Headquarters.

Gran entered Frieza’s palace as Frieza investigated whether the Dragon Balls could revive Cooler, and learned that Frieza planned to search Planet Namek. When Gran revealed himself, Frieza recognized him as a Candidate God of Destruction and bowed.

• Gran killed one guard outside Frieza’s palace and forced another to reveal where Frieza was.
• Frieza learned that Cooler could not be revived with current technology and killed the scientists who told him so.
• An alien told Frieza that Cooler had died on a planet resembling a Dragon Ball and that legends placed the Dragon Balls on Planet Namek.
• Frieza decided to verify the legend and find the Dragon Balls, while Gran watched and understood how Cooler’s body had become tied to the coming Namek Saga.
• Gran approached Frieza, who bowed and greeted him as a Candidate God of Destruction.