Super Saiyan Third Stage

After changing the instructions, Son Gohan immediately exited Dr. Gero's supercomputer.

Inside a detached villa in West City.

A girl with twin ponytails was playing the latest mobile game, Sheep a Sheep.

That girl was Videl.

A little while later, Videl failed the level.

At that moment, she really wanted to beat up whoever had made this game.

She had been playing Sheep a Sheep for the past two days. At first, she'd been confident she could clear the second level, but she hadn't expected the game to be so absurdly difficult. Not only were the pictures irregular, but it kept tricking her into falling into "traps."

Afternoon.

After training together for a while, Son Gohan and Trunks suddenly went to a grassy clearing on Mount Paozu.

"Gohan, what are you going to do?"

"I want to try a new transformation!"

"A new transformation?"

Son Gohan nodded, then clenched both fists.

"Ha!"

With a loud shout, Son Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"Th-that's an incredible amount of energy!"

Trunks was startled.

Although Trunks had seen Son Gohan transform while they were training together, that had been several months ago.

Besides, Son Gohan was now countless times stronger than he'd been back then.

"Ha!"

Just then, Son Gohan clenched both fists, and an incredibly powerful aura burst from his body, rapidly rising.

"Zzz..."

Boom!!

With an astonishing surge of power, Son Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2.

Trunks was shocked.

It was the first time he'd seen Son Gohan transform into a Super Saiyan 2.

"Gohan, is this the Super Saiyan 2 you told me about?"

Son Gohan nodded.

At Bulma's house in West City.

Vegeta, who was training in the Gravity Chamber, felt Son Gohan's energy and looked utterly astonished.

Then he clenched his teeth in anger and left the Gravity Chamber.

On Kame House.

Krillin, who was training, had also sensed Son Gohan's energy.

"Th-that's an incredible amount of energy. Even if I trained my whole life, I doubt I could ever reach that level. And that kid Gohan is only eight years old... yet he's already this strong!"

Krillin told himself, feeling a little dejected.

At that moment, he suddenly understood how important birth and talent were.

Some people were born at the top of the pyramid, while others could work their whole lives and never make it to the second tier.

On King Kai's Planet.

North Kai and Son Goku had also sensed Son Gohan's powerful energy.

Son Gohan had only transformed into a Super Saiyan 2, but his base battle power had already reached ten billion. After transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, his battle power had reached one trillion.

In the original Dragon Ball, Son Goku's battle power had only reached nine hundred billion when he first transformed into a Super Saiyan Third Stage.

That meant Son Gohan's battle power as a Super Saiyan 2 had already reached Majin Buu's level.

North Kai: "Goku, do you think... those two Androids who'll appear in two years will be a match for Gohan?"

"No. But I'd like to fight those two Androids and see how they measure up!"

North Kai nodded.

On the Sacred World of the Kai.

Son Gohan's aura was simply too powerful. East Supreme Kai and Kibito, who were on the Sacred World of the Kai, sensed it as well.

"Th-that's an incredible amount of energy, and it's coming from Earth, which is extremely far away from us!"

Kibito exclaimed, his face full of shock.

East Supreme Kai nodded.

"And... the one releasing such a powerful aura is only an eight-year-old Saiyan!"

"A Saiyan!"

"A Saiyan? I heard Frieza wiped out the Saiyan race."

"Perhaps he's one of the few Saiyans left!"

On Earth.

"Ha!"

After transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, Son Gohan didn't stop there. Instead, he continued raising his energy.

"C-can you still get stronger?"

Trunks was shocked.

Super Saiyan 2 had already left him stunned, yet Son Gohan's energy was still rising.

Boom!!

Just then, the ground across the entire Earth suddenly shook violently. The clouds, which had been drifting slowly across the sky, began racing overhead.

"Ah!"

Son Gohan roared. His golden hair grew down to his waist, his eyebrows vanished, and his brow ridge drew close to his eye sockets. His once uniformly pale-green eyes developed dark-blue pupils, while the golden aura around him turned into a steady, radiant glow.

This was the Super Saiyan Third Stage.

Boom!!

Once the transformation was complete, Son Gohan immediately released the energy gathered around his body.

The moment Trunks saw Son Gohan in the Super Saiyan Third Stage, his jaw dropped in shock.

"G-Gohan, is this the new transformation you mentioned?"

Son Gohan nodded.

"I've named this new transformation the Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

"Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared beside them.

It was Son Goku.

"Dad!"

Son Goku nodded, then looked at Son Gohan.

"Gohan, is this a transformation you've just mastered?"

Son Gohan nodded.

"This is called the Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

"Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

Just then, Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others arrived.

When they saw Son Gohan, every one of them looked astonished.

"Gohan, is this a new Super Saiyan transformation?"

Tien Shinhan asked.

Son Gohan nodded.

"This is the Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

"Super Saiyan Third Stage!"

Vegeta clenched his teeth when he heard that.

He hadn't even mastered the Super Saiyan transformation yet, while Son Gohan had already mastered the Super Saiyan Third Stage.

At least Son Goku wasn't much stronger than him yet. Otherwise, he feared he wouldn't even have the confidence to keep training.

At that thought, Vegeta immediately turned and left.

"Vegeta!"

Krillin was taken aback.

"Leave him be. He probably can't accept how much stronger Gohan is, so he's going back to train!"

"I see!"

Actually, Krillin felt the same way as Vegeta. He couldn't accept that Son Gohan was so much stronger than him.

But he was Son Gohan's elder. He had to... stay strong!

"Phew..."

At that moment, Son Gohan let out a soft breath and returned to his normal state.

Since they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Krillin and the others chatted with Son Goku and the others for a while before leaving.

After Krillin and the others had all gone, only Son Goku, Son Gohan, Piccolo, and Trunks remained on Mount Paozu.

"Gohan, it's been a long time since we fought together. How about we have a spar today?"

"Sure!"

Son Gohan nodded.

With that, the two immediately flew up into the sky.