Too Bad It Wasn't Ultra Instinct

"Bang!"

The energy blast immediately changed direction and flew off to the side.

"Rumble!"

A massive explosion erupted in the distant landscape.

Son Gohan's face went pale. He was utterly hopeless.

"That little brat had more energy than I expected. The shock numbed my hand." Nappa grinned.

"His battle power suddenly dropped. Looks like he used up all his energy just now." Vegeta glanced at the battle power reading on the Scouter.

"Sorry, Uncle Piccolo. I missed the enemy, and now I don't even have the strength to run away." Son Gohan turned to Piccolo and gave him a silly smile.

"Thump!"

Son Gohan fell to his knees, having lost all confidence in his ability to fight.

"Damn it! Bastard!" Krillin gritted his teeth.

But Krillin was badly injured too, and couldn't get back up.

"Hahaha! Kakarot's son, get ready to die!" Nappa roared with laughter, raising his foot to crush Son Gohan.

Krillin couldn't bear to watch.

"Hey, is Gohan going to die too?" Bulma couldn't bring herself to look. "He's only five years old!"

"He'll be fine. Goku's here already," Luo Tian replied.

"Really? Goku's here?" Bulma immediately looked around for Son Goku.

"Thump!"

Nappa brought his foot down hard on Son Gohan.

But the next moment, Nappa realized that his foot had struck the ground.

The earth cracked from the impact.

What was going on?

Where was he?

Even Vegeta was astonished.

That guy was incredibly fast.

Nappa looked again and saw the little Son Gohan standing on a golden cloud.

What was that thing?

"Huh? Is this the Flying Nimbus?" Son Gohan realized at once.

"He's up there!" Vegeta immediately looked toward the sky.

High above, Son Goku hovered in the air, looking down at Nappa and Vegeta.

"Whoosh!"

Son Goku descended from the sky.

"Hmph. So you finally showed up." A smile spread across Vegeta's face.

"Goku, you finally made it... We've been waiting for you for ages." Krillin was on the verge of tears.

"Ah... Dad..." Son Gohan was overcome with excitement.

"Kakarot, you finally showed yourself." Vegeta smiled. "Wouldn't it have been better to stay hidden? You came all this way just to get yourself killed."

Son Goku said nothing. He walked toward Piccolo, one step at a time.

Nappa: "..."

What was this?

"Piccolo..." Son Goku reached out to feel Piccolo's body and found that it had already gone stiff.

"Uncle Piccolo died protecting me," Son Gohan said.

Son Goku: "..."

Son Goku looked around and saw Tien Shinhan and Yamcha lying dead on the ground.

He clenched his fists, anger showing on his face.

"Hehehe, your idiot friends are all dead. Surprised?" Nappa laughed gleefully. "Oh, and another kid was blown to pieces. But you don't need to grieve, because you'll be joining them in the next world soon. Just like Vegeta said, wouldn't it have been better to stay hidden? You came here looking for death."

"Is that so? And Chiaotzu..." Son Goku's expression grew darker.

"Hehehe." Nappa smiled broadly.

"Even... Kami..." Son Goku's face was filled with fury.

"Beep, beep..."

Vegeta watched in silence.

Hmm. That guy's battle power was steadily rising.

"Damn it... Luo Tian told me that if I could rein in my anger, I'd be able to get closer to mastering Ultra Instinct..." Son Goku gritted his teeth. "But I want to control it... and it's too hard! Luo Tian, I'm sorry. Let me be selfish just this once."

"Luo Tian? What's Goku talking about?" Bulma asked in confusion, turning to look at Luo Tian.

"I told him before that to master true Ultra Instinct, he had to rein in his anger," Luo Tian explained. "Though it's not really about suppressing it. It's more about letting go. In other words, you can't let those emotions affect your judgment."

"I don't understand..." Bulma shook her head. "But it sounds really hard."

"Yeah. If it were easy, it wouldn't be Ultra Instinct." Luo Tian smiled.

"So... Goku still can't do it?" Bulma asked thoughtfully.

"That's right." Luo Tian nodded.

At the battlefield.

Son Goku walked toward Nappa.

"What? Are you coming over here to get yourself killed? Then I'll grant your wish." Nappa snorted and swung a punch at Son Goku.

"Whoosh!"

But Son Goku's figure flickered, and he vanished in an instant.

The next moment, he appeared beside Son Gohan.

"What? How'd he get over there?" Nappa was stunned.

"Gohan, I'm sorry I'm late. You two did well to hold on this long." Son Goku said, "Here, these are Senzu Beans. You two can each have half."

"Senzu Beans? Did you get them from Master Korin?" Krillin asked.

"This is the last one," Son Goku said.

Krillin: "..."

"You should eat it, Goku," Krillin said.

"It's fine. I already ate one." Son Goku smiled.

"No, no. We should save it in case we need it later. It won't do much for us anyway," Krillin said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry. If you don't eat it, I'll throw it away," Son Goku replied. "Besides, we still have Luo Tian, don't we?"

"Luo Tian... isn't here..." Krillin wiped his sweat. "I don't think he's coming..."

"Come on, eat up. You too, Gohan." Son Goku split the Senzu Bean in half and gave one piece each to Krillin and Son Gohan, who ate them.

The two of them quickly got back to their feet.

Vegeta: "..."

Nappa: "..."

"Hey, Vegeta, what did he give them? Those two look like they've almost fully recovered." Nappa asked in confusion.

"This planet really is full of surprises." Vegeta smiled. "Those beans can heal their injuries and even restore their stamina. I saw him split one in half. If it had been a whole bean, it might have completely healed them."

"Something that amazing exists?" Nappa was astonished too.

"But unfortunately, it looks like that was the last one." Vegeta shook his head.

"If we could find more beans... we wouldn't need that guy called Luo Tian," Nappa mused.

"That's true." Vegeta nodded.