Prodigy

On Earth.

Son Gohan had already raised his power to its maximum.

"Rage!"

Son Gohan gritted his teeth and shouted. Suddenly, memories of painful events from his past life came flooding back.

"Ah!"

With a loud roar, the ground across tens of thousands of miles began to shake violently. A massive cloud of dust rose around Son Gohan.

"Wh... What?!"

Piccolo was shocked.

He had thought Son Gohan had already raised his power to its peak, but to his astonishment, the energy radiating from Son Gohan suddenly surged even higher, reaching a level far beyond anything Piccolo could hope to match.

Just then, Son Gohan's hair turned golden and stood on end. His eyes became light green, and golden flames of energy rose around his body.

This was Super Saiyan.

"Wh... What is this?"

Piccolo was shocked.

"Wh... What?!"

When North Kai saw this from North Kai Planet, he was instantly astonished.

"Wh... What's going on? Gohan's power just surged dozens of times higher in an instant."

"Su... Super Saiyan!"

"What is a Super Saiyan?"

"Super Saiyan is the legendary warrior of your Saiyan people. They say his power is incredible. This is my first time seeing a Super Saiyan, too!"

"The legendary warrior of the Saiyans?"

"That's right!"

On Earth.

Son Gohan had come down from the small mountain and walked over to Piccolo.

"You're... Gohan?"

"That's right, Uncle Piccolo!"

"Then what happened to your hair?"

"I think this must be a Saiyan transformation!"

"A Saiyan transformation?"

Son Gohan nodded.

"I've named this transformation Super Saiyan!"

"Super Saiyan!"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Piccolo looked at Son Gohan and couldn't help recalling the first time they had met.

Back then, Son Gohan had been smaller than he was now. He had been a crybaby, timid, and always getting into trouble.

But now, he was not only much more reserved than before, his power had also reached unfathomable heights.

Piccolo felt both happy and angry.

He was happy that Son Gohan was his student, the one he had trained. He was angry that Son Gohan had surpassed him by far in just seven months.

Even Son Gohan's father had only been slightly stronger than Piccolo back then.

"What's wrong, Uncle Piccolo?"

"N... Nothing!"

At Son Gohan's words, Piccolo immediately came back to his senses.

"Gohan, you're already very strong, but you still need to train hard. For all we know, one of Raditz's companions might also be a Super Saiyan!"

"...Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Hearing this from King Kai's Planet, North Kai fell silent.

Did Piccolo think Super Saiyans were as common as cabbages? That they could be found everywhere?

Son Goku: "King Kai, I want to talk to Gohan and the others!"

"Oh, all right. Put your hand on my back, and you'll be able to communicate with them telepathically!"

"Gohan, Piccolo, can you hear me?"

"Son... Son Goku!"

"Dad!"

Son Goku nodded.

"Gohan, you're incredible. You actually became a Super Saiyan in such a short time!"

"Super Saiyan!"

Piccolo was startled.

Hadn't Son Gohan just made that name up? How did Son Goku know it?

"Dad, are you doing all right over there?"

"I'm fine. Gohan, you've become very strong, but you still need to keep training. No one knows how strong the Saiyans who are coming to Earth in a little over four months will be!"

"Then, Dad, should we bring you back to life?"

"Not yet. You can bring me back after those two Saiyans arrive!"

"Okay!"

"Well then, Gohan, Piccolo, I'll leave it there for now!"

After speaking, Son Goku slowly took his hand off North Kai's back.

"Um, Goku, actually, the Saiyan coming to Earth in four months isn't as strong as you think. With Gohan's current power, he can definitely beat him!"

"I know!"

Son Goku's expression turned serious as he replied.

"You know?"

"I said that because I want Gohan to become even stronger!"

"I see! Still, this kid Gohan really is a prodigy. He's only five, and he can already transform into a Super Saiyan!

"If he keeps training, who knows how strong he'll become!"

"If he keeps training!"

Hearing this, Son Goku immediately thought of Chi-Chi.

Chi-Chi had always been against Son Gohan training. She wanted him to study hard and become a famous scholar one day.

On Earth.

Just as Son Goku and Son Gohan finished talking, a figure flew down from the sky.

It was Krillin.

Looking at Son Gohan in his Super Saiyan form, Krillin asked uncertainly,

"Y... You're Gohan?"

"That's right, Uncle Krillin!"

As he spoke, Son Gohan immediately returned to his normal form.

When Krillin saw Son Gohan change back, a bright smile quickly appeared on his face.

"It really is Gohan! I can't believe you've become this strong!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"By the way, Gohan, was that a transformation just now, or something else?"

"That was a Super Saiyan transformation!"

"Super Saiyan... transformation?"

"That's right, Uncle Krillin. Uncle Krillin, is the Gravity Chamber ready?"

"It's ready. I came by today to let you know!"

"I see!"

As he spoke, Son Gohan immediately turned to Piccolo, who was standing nearby.

"Then, Uncle Piccolo, do you want to come with me to Aunt Bulma's house?"

Piccolo glanced at Son Gohan and nodded.

When Krillin saw that Piccolo was coming too, he was immediately a little alarmed.

After all, both he and Bulma were somewhat afraid of Piccolo.

If he brought Piccolo along, he would definitely scare Bulma.

But since Son Gohan had said so, he had no choice but to take Piccolo with them.

"Then, Uncle Krillin, let's go!"

"Okay!"

Krillin nodded.

With that, the three of them immediately flew into the sky.

After a while, they arrived in the backyard of Bulma's house.

"Pi... Piccolo!"

Seeing Piccolo arrive with Krillin and the others, Bulma, who had been sitting in a chair in the backyard, jumped to her feet in fright.

Piccolo gave a cold snort and said nothing.

Seeing this, Bulma immediately went behind Krillin and whispered,

"Krillin, why did you bring him along?"

Krillin gave a wry smile.

"It wasn't my idea. Gohan wanted him to come, too!"

"Gohan!"

"Aunt Bulma!"

With her hands on her hips, Bulma looked at Son Gohan in displeasure.

"Gohan, you could've come by yourself. Why did you have to bring Piccolo along?"

Piccolo's sharp ears caught her words. His expression immediately darkened as he glared at Bulma.

"What, am I not welcome?"