Kamehameha

"You want to learn the Kamehameha?" Son Gohan saw through Sun Yu's thoughts.

"Yes!" Sun Yu admitted without hesitation. "If you don't mind, I'd like you to give me some pointers on my training."

At Sun Yu's words, Son Gohan's expression shifted. Then he said, "But, young Sun, if my senses aren't mistaken, you're already far stronger than I am. Perhaps only my old master could teach you anything... Still, I can show you the Kamehameha once."

"Thank you. I'm counting on you!" Sun Yu looked at Son Gohan expectantly.

Son Gohan walked to the open ground in front of the house, and Sun Yu and Lana followed him outside, watching closely from the side. Son Gohan brought his hands together in front of his chest. The energy around him suddenly surged, and he slowly drew his hands back to his waist, shouting, "Kamehameha!"

With a thunderous crash, the boulder ahead was blasted apart by Son Gohan's energy wave. Son Gohan took a long breath, then looked at Sun Yu with a pleased expression. "Well? Did you see it clearly? Would you like to give it a try?"

Sun Yu had just withdrawn his Sharingan. He smiled at Son Gohan and said, "Sure. I'll give it a shot!"

"Of course. Go ahead and try. If you do anything wrong, I'll swallow my pride and point it out!" Son Gohan stepped aside and watched with Lana as Sun Yu walked into the courtyard.

At last, he'd learned the move! Sun Yu was so excited he could hardly contain himself. Countless times as a child, he'd imitated the Kamehameha. Now he could really perform it and make his old dream come true!

He casually brought his hands together and held them out in front of his chest. Sun Yu's energy erupted.

"Ka...me..."

"Sun Yu's energy..." Son Gohan's heart lurched. His face turned deathly pale. Even though he'd tried to imagine Sun Yu's strength at its highest, he realized he'd still underestimated him!

"Damn Kael! When did he get so strong?" Lana gritted her teeth. She hadn't brought a Scouter, so she couldn't measure Sun Yu's power precisely. Still, she could tell he was probably close to her own level, and a sense of danger filled her.

"...Ha...me..." Sun Yu smoothly drew his hands back to his waist. A dazzling light suddenly flared in his palms, and his energy climbed to a new peak. His overwhelming presence made the ground around them tremble.

"...Ha!"

He thrust both palms forward. A thick, powerful beam of light shot out toward a distant hill. The earth shook, and the hill exploded, scattering into countless chunks of stone.

"Gulp."

Son Gohan was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He'd just boasted that he could teach Sun Yu!

"Sorry, sorry. I got carried away and used too much power!" Sun Yu said, rubbing his head.

"Ah, the young really do surpass the old. Your talent is astonishing, young Sun. It seems I'm getting old!" Son Gohan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Though the Kamehameha was a low-level martial art, its ability to gather power and unleash a second burst later gave it unparalleled potential. That was exactly why Son Goku was so fond of using it.

After chatting for a while longer, Sun Yu and Lana said goodbye to Son Gohan and continued their search for the Dragon Balls.

Including the Four-Star Ball they'd just obtained, Sun Yu now had four Dragon Balls. Only three remained. Following the readings on the Dragon Radar, Sun Yu and Lana flew swiftly toward the tropical regions in the south.

As the Dragon Radar showed that they were nearing the Dragon Ball, Sun Yu spotted a white tower rising high into the clouds ahead. He grinned. They'd finally found it—the legendary Korin Sacred Land, where the Guardian lived!

Korin Tower stood on the great tropical plains of the southern world and was guarded by generations of Indian Tribe villagers. This place was hailed as the birthplace of martial arts. Countless powerful martial artists had come here over the centuries, hoping to climb Korin Tower, but so far, it seemed only Mutaito had succeeded.

"Kael, look! There seems to be an army down there!" Lana pointed toward a large group in the distance.

Sun Yu looked where she was pointing. Sure enough, a sizable number of armed soldiers were stationed near the village by Korin Tower. They all looked vicious and were beating the innocent Indian villagers.

"Could they be after the Dragon Ball too?" Sun Yu guessed. In the original Dragon Ball story, Korin Tower's guardian, Bora, and his son did have a Dragon Ball. He thought it was the Three-Star Ball.

"Kael, let's go take a look."

Like women everywhere in the universe, Lana was naturally drawn to a spectacle, though most of the time she'd deny it outright. It looked like they'd have to wait before visiting the Guardian. Sun Yu shook his head helplessly. Korin Tower wasn't going anywhere, so climbing it a little later wouldn't hurt.

"Sure," Sun Yu replied. The two of them dropped from the sky and strolled toward the soldiers.

The army's insignia was a red bow tie, with a large letter "R" on either side. They had to be the Red Ribbon Army!

But according to Sun Yu's memories, the Red Ribbon Army hadn't started gathering Dragon Balls until after Goku took part in the World Martial Arts Tournament. So why were they already at Korin Tower? Was this a butterfly effect caused by his arrival?

"You two brats, stop right there!"

A foreign-looking officer stepped in front of Sun Yu and Lana. With his hands on his hips, he shouted, "If you know what's good for you, get lost! Disobedient kids get shot, you know! Hahaha..."

"Wait..."

Before Sun Yu could decide how to kill the obnoxious-looking officer, someone else appeared.

His uniform was immaculate, and his handsome face was complemented by sapphire-blue eyes. He marched up to Sun Yu, sneered, and said, "Well, well. I never expected the two of you to be after the Dragon Balls too!"

"General Blue, you can't be serious! They know about the Dragon Balls too?" the foreign officer exclaimed in surprise.

Sun Yu immediately recognized him as General Blue, the Red Ribbon Army commander who had repeatedly fought the Blue Team and possessed psychic powers. Rumor also had it that he was a ***!

"Oh, you found us out..." Sun Yu smiled maliciously. "Could you tell me how you knew?"

"Hmph, I don't mind telling you!" General Blue said coldly, looking down on Sun Yu. "We have a Dragon Radar. It's already clear that you have four Dragon Balls. You've done us a great service by gathering so many for our army! Hahaha..."

They had a Dragon Radar too!

This genuinely surprised Sun Yu. But on second thought, it made sense. The Red Ribbon Army had a super-genius of a scientist, Dr. Gero. It was only natural that he could build a Dragon Radar.

"How did you find out about the Dragon Balls?" Sun Yu had never been able to figure that out. At this point, hardly anyone on Earth should have known about them, yet the enemy even had a Dragon Radar.

"Kid, you sure ask a lot of questions! But since you've done this general a favor by bringing us four Dragon Balls, I don't mind telling you!" General Blue maintained his ramrod-straight posture and said, "Our leader, Commander Red, met the famous Dr. Briefs at a charity banquet not long ago. Dr. Briefs mentioned the Dragon Balls after he'd had a few drinks... He even mentioned two remarkable young people. I suppose he meant you two!"

So it really was because of him. Sun Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought Dr. Briefs must have been the sort of person who let things slip after a few drinks. But so what? With his strength, wiping out the Red Ribbon Army would be easier than crushing an ant!

"Enough. You've asked all your questions. Hand over the Dragon Balls!"