The first day of the World Martial Arts Tournament began.
Gohan and Goten easily defeated their respective opponents, while Uchiha Madara encountered no formidable foe in the first round and won with ease.
The main event was in the fourth group. The very first match was the highly anticipated battle between Goku and Vegeta. Goku stepped onto the arena and clasped his hands in greeting to the audience, while Vegeta offered them no acknowledgment. From the very beginning, all his attention had been fixed on Goku.
"Kakarot, I won't be holding back in this match. You'd better watch yourself!" Vegeta sneered coldly. Then, with a sudden burst of power, he transformed into a Super Saiyan and threw a punch at Goku.
Naturally, Goku refused to be outdone. He transformed into a Super Saiyan as well and said, "If you transform, then I'll transform with you. But there's one rule—we have to keep our word. We'll only go as far as Super Saiyan. Don't transform beyond Super Saiyan 2. There seem to be a lot of eyes and ears around here. If we reveal our strength, we could be wiped out in one fell swoop."
But Vegeta paid him no heed at all. "Hmph, what do I care? Being able to fight you, Goku, to my heart's content has always been what I wanted. Fighting you is far more interesting than something like the destruction of Earth."
"You..." Although Goku knew that Vegeta now had a wife on Earth and ties to this planet, at heart, he was still nothing more than a battle fanatic. Above all, the pride of the Saiyan prince would not allow him to accept the fact that Goku was stronger than him. Nearly his entire life had been devoted to surpassing Goku as his ultimate goal.