The vast starry sky shimmered with silver light as a small spacecraft traveled through the universe!
Kasso was in hibernation inside the ship. There was no point in worrying. He could only hope to reach Namek before Planet Vegeta exploded!
Three months passed.
Namek was a planet on the edge of the universe, with a diameter more than ten times that of Earth.
The star system it belonged to was unusual: three small suns orbited the planet together, so it was never dark.
Namek orbited along an elliptical path with an eccentricity close to zero, and its average orbital speed was similar to Earth's.
Namekians had green skin all over and no body hair. Two feelers on their heads allowed them to sense light and discharge electricity. Their skin also functioned much like a plant's, carrying out photosynthesis. They only needed to drink water; photosynthesis produced the starch they needed to sustain their bodily functions.
At that moment,
several Namekian children were playing in a village!
"Look, what's that?" one of the little Namekians said, pointing at a streak of fire in the sky.
Namek's sky was usually rather dim, but the fiery streak lit up the sky in the area. Something resembling a nuclear warhead shot toward the ground at incredible speed!
"Is it a meteor from outer space? Hurry and tell the Grand Elder!"
The Namekian children ran toward a large white bun-shaped house!
A spherical spacecraft streaked down from the sky like a fire dragon and slammed into the ground.
Boom!
A huge crater appeared in the earth.
Kasso woke from hibernation and leaped out of the spacecraft.
The pale green sky, the blue grass—everything was so beautiful.
After years of recovery, Namek had bounced back from the dramatic climate change that had struck it many years ago.
Kasso took a deep breath. The air on Namek was so fresh, like being outdoors in spring. Its clean scent lifted his spirits.
The fresh air and beautiful surroundings eased Kasso's anxiety a little.
Goku had transformed into a Super Saiyan here, and then Namek had exploded. It was a shame to see such a beautiful planet destroyed.
Still, when Kasso remembered that Namek would later be restored with Earth's Dragon Balls, he felt a little better.
It had been more than a year since Kasso had crossed over, and his strength had grown at a visible pace. His power level was now 2,000.
Planet Vegeta would explode in three months. With his current power, saving the Saiyans was utterly unrealistic.
Fortunately, there were miraculous things like the Dragon Balls.
Kasso looked around. He had no idea whether the Grand Elder would agree to lend the Dragon Balls to a Saiyan like him.
If the Grand Elder refused, Kasso would be out of options.
From the anime, he knew that not all Namekians were weak. They were divided into different types, including warriors and healers. Among the warrior-type Namekians, Piccolo and Nail were the most famous.
Oh, and there was Slug from the movie!
They were all far stronger than Kasso was now.
In this situation, if Kasso couldn't borrow the Dragon Balls, he couldn't take them by force either!
Earth had Dragon Balls too, of course, but there wasn't enough time!
Suddenly!
A tiny green dot appeared overhead, surrounded by a white aura.
As it drew closer, Kasso could finally make out who it was.
It was a child. He had a stern, cold expression and looked exactly like Piccolo Jr. had as a child.
"Who are you?" the green-skinned boy asked coldly as he landed beside Kasso.
Kasso didn't answer, lost in thought. Could this boy be Nail?
"My name is Kasso. I've come to ask the Grand Elder for help," Kasso said.
Young Nail's brows lifted slightly. The Namekians hadn't been in contact with the outside world for years, yet this boy knew about the Grand Elder!
At the mention of the Grand Elder, Young Nail's tone grew even colder. "The Grand Elder won't help you. Leave."
The Grand Elder was very old, and Young Nail didn't want anyone disturbing him.
Kasso had learned about Nail and knew that this was simply his personality. This had to be Nail, then. He just hadn't expected him to be this unlikeable.
"I really am in a hurry. Sorry for the trouble, but please let him know." Kasso wanted to avoid making a scene, and kept his tone humble.
Young Nail stood in front of him, watching him coldly without saying a word.
In his previous life, Kasso had gone more than twenty years without getting this angry. He was only asking Young Nail to pass on a message. Was that really so hard?
Since Young Nail was ignoring him, Kasso turned and left.
"You think I can't find him myself without you?"
Kasso gave a mocking laugh, then flew into the sky to search for the Grand Elder's whereabouts.
"Stop!"
Young Nail rushed after him, trying to stop Kasso.
"You'd better leave Namek right now, or I'll make you regret it," Young Nail said.
At that, Kasso folded his little arms across his chest, putting on a grown-up pose. He wanted to see just how Young Nail planned to make him regret it.
A while later,
"You're asking for it!"
Seeing that Kasso still wasn't backing down, Young Nail flew into a rage.
Young Nail clenched his fists and unleashed a powerful force. His white aura expanded in an instant, and an overwhelming presence swept out in every direction.
That's it?
Kasso curled his lip. Young Nail's power didn't seem like much to him.
If Kasso's sense was right, Young Nail's power level was only around 1,500, about the same as Kasso's had been half a year ago.
For a little kid to reach this level of power—he truly was a prodigy among Namek's warrior-type fighters.
But that was all.
On Mumu Planet, Kasso had trained hard for about half a year, fighting wild beasts every day. He had long since raised his combat skills to another level. On top of that, his power level was 500 points higher than Young Nail's. There was no way a little kid could beat him.
With a whoosh, Young Nail vanished from where he stood.
For a moment, Kasso was the only figure left in the sky.
Kasso smiled disdainfully. If Young Nail wanted to fight him with that kind of move, he might have been helpless a year ago. But on Mumu Planet, he had already learned to sense ki.
Kasso looked up.
Sure enough, the air above him rippled.
Young Nail shot down from above like a bolt of lightning, rushing straight at Kasso. He didn't want to use an overly powerful move; a moment's carelessness could damage the planet, and that was the last thing he wanted.
So Young Nail held back half his strength.
Kasso noticed Young Nail's movement and dodged his attack with a sidestep.
"Let's make a bet!" Kasso flew to the side and said calmly.
"Go on."
Seeing that his attack had missed, Young Nail immediately backed off to hear what the little brat had to say.
Still, he no longer dared underestimate this human. No one his age in the clan could have dodged that sudden attack. He hadn't expected some outsider to manage it.
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