Lottery for Ultra Instinct?

Gohan couldn't care less; he only wanted to strengthen himself now. Being a scholar wouldn't save the Earth.

He spread his hands and said, "I don't actually like my studies that much either, I'm just being forced into them. Actually, Uncle Piccolo..."

"I feel like the Earth is still in great danger, so it's very necessary to train myself more!"

Hearing Gohan's words, Piccolo's eyes clearly lit up, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

This was the version of Gohan he had most wanted to see. Seeing that Gohan had finally come to his senses, he looked on with relief.

"Although it's not great to say this to Chi-Chi, you really should be training your abilities more!"

"I can be your sparring partner, but be warned—my training is extremely brutal!"

Piccolo's current abilities were still quite impressive, especially his Namekian techniques, making him the best possible training partner for Gohan.

Therefore, without a shred of hesitation, Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan the moment they began.

As his full power erupted, energy swirled around his entire body. The sensation was incredible.

He hadn't expected transforming into a Super Saiyan to feel this exhilarating; he could only imagine how refreshing Super Saiyan Blue must be!

"This is even better. I don't need to hold back. I've trained too little over these past few years, and now I must make up for it!"

"Here I come!"

With a burst of movement, he felt his body brimming with explosive power in his Super Saiyan 1 form. Combined with Ultra Instinct, he moved.

In a single motion, he covered hundreds of meters in a second, appearing before Piccolo in the blink of an eye.

However, it was clear that Piccolo was quite composed in the face of Gohan's Super Saiyan 1 form. In his eyes, no matter how strong Gohan was, his lack of training would hold him back.

As long as it wasn't the peak Super Saiyan 2 transformation, he could handle it!

Thus, he hadn't intended to use his full strength from the start.

But to his surprise, the moment Gohan arrived and threw a punch, before Piccolo could even counter, it was as if his every move had been seen through.

Gohan shifted his punch into a kick, catching a completely relaxed Piccolo off guard and sending him flying!

Thud!

Taking the kick head-on, Piccolo's expression turned grim. He had been observing Gohan for a long time; the boy hadn't trained in years, only fighting petty thugs.

His strength should have waned, yet now, Gohan seemed like a completely different person!

He had even acquired some kind of ability that allowed him to predict his attacks. Compared to the Gohan of the past, he was like a different man entirely!

"Uncle Piccolo, your face is looking a bit green!"

Having landed the hit, Gohan felt incredibly refreshed and couldn't help but speak, which only made Piccolo's expression darken further.

"You brat, my face is naturally green!"

Enraged, Piccolo lunged forward without holding anything back, engaging Gohan in battle.

Gohan now realized that Ultra Instinct wasn't just a simple boost of one million in combat power.

That one million in combat power depended on where it was applied, especially regarding his evasion.

He could predict Piccolo's next move instantly. As long as Piccolo wasn't going all out—using only about 80% of his power—Gohan could predict everything.

In this light, that one million in combat power was incredibly useful!

Of course, this only worked against Piccolo, who was all bark and no bite; even when provoked, he wouldn't dare use 100% of his strength.

He stuck to about 80%, helping Gohan train to his heart's content!

It allowed him to slowly grow accustomed to the feel of Super Saiyan 1, and after half an hour, he transformed directly into Super Saiyan 2!

"Aaaah!"

As soon as the Super Saiyan 2 form emerged, Piccolo's brow furrowed. He watched Gohan's transformation with a shifting expression.

After all, Super Saiyan 2 was the form that had defeated Cell; even with his full power, he was no match for it.

His face clearly turned a deeper shade of green as he watched Gohan.

While he was on high alert, Gohan opened with a technique he never expected.

"Destructo Disc!"

Piccolo's expression changed drastically, his face filled with shock: "Nani?"

With a flick of his hand, Gohan sent a Destructo Disc flying. Piccolo shuddered, forced to use his full strength to dodge it.

He remained shaken; after all, the Destructo Disc ignored defenses and could slice his body in two.

He was truly angry now: "You brat, how did you learn the Destructo Disc? Are you trying to kill me?"

Gohan looked relaxed and laughed, "Uncle Piccolo, don't you have regenerative abilities? As long as it doesn't hit your head, you can still be revived."

Seeing Piccolo's troubled expression, Gohan understood that he couldn't go all out when using Piccolo as a training dummy.

Piccolo's current abilities simply weren't enough!

He had no choice but to revert from Super Saiyan 2 back to Super Saiyan 1, which finally let Piccolo breathe a sigh of relief.

Watching the intensely focused Gohan, he couldn't understand why the boy had suddenly taken it upon himself to train so earnestly.

Was the crisis on Earth that this kid mentioned earlier real?

Are there even stronger enemies out there after Cell?

It was a pity, but he truly couldn't imagine just how much stronger they could be. After all, that one Cell had already taken Kakarot away.

He had nearly caused the Earth to explode; if someone were truly stronger than Cell, he simply couldn't fathom it!

The two-hour sparring session ended.

By the end, Gohan had exhausted all his energy, only to discover that his Ultra Instinct had increased by a mere 0.1%!

It hadn't even reached 1%; this progress was far too slow!

With that increase, his combat power had only risen by 10 million, which was nowhere near enough.

The current 0.1% didn't even count as the entry level for Ultra Instinct; he felt that only by reaching 1% could one truly be considered a beginner.

Although this Ultra Instinct hadn't reached 1%, his other skill, Destructo Disc, had continued to improve under constant training.

It had reached 10% proficiency, and at this rate, reaching 100% mastery of Destructo Disc would surely be much faster than Ultra Instinct. He truly had no idea how long it would take to fully master Ultra Instinct.

This progress was just too slow!

For now, he headed home accompanied by Piccolo.

They didn't arrive until after sunset, and Chi-Chi was clearly impatient from waiting. As soon as Gohan returned, she launched into a lecture, and even Piccolo, who was standing nearby, was scolded quite a bit.

Although Piccolo possessed immense combat power, he didn't dare say a word in front of Chi-Chi.

After all, this was Son Goku's wife!

After scolding the two of them, Chi-Chi glared fiercely at Piccolo, making his face turn even greener.

Only then did Chi-Chi turn her concern toward Gohan, saying, "I finished dinner a long time ago, and you're only just now coming back to eat."

"Goten has already waited until he fell asleep."

Not far away, little Goten walked out rubbing his eyes, looking exhausted. "Brother, what did you go do? Why are you only coming back now?"

Looking at little Goten before him, Gohan suddenly realized that Goten had decent potential.

He could develop it, and when the time came, he could use Goten as his training partner!

After all, they both shared the Saiyan bloodline; it would be easy for Goten to reach Super Saiyan 2, and he would certainly be stronger than Piccolo.

The current Piccolo could only handle his Super Saiyan 1 form and couldn't bring out the full strength of his Super Saiyan 2.

He definitely needed to find a way to find stronger training partners for himself. In truth, the person he most wanted to train with was Vegeta, but thinking of Vegeta's arrogant personality, a fight might quickly escalate to a life-or-death struggle.

He dismissed that thought; he hadn't fully mastered Ultra Instinct yet, nor his Super Saiyan forms, so there was no need to challenge such high difficulty right away.

He wasn't looking to make things hard on himself!

Having figured this out, Gohan stepped forward, looked at little Goten, and smilingly patted his small head.

"Goten, how about tomorrow, Brother takes you out to play?"

Little Goten was very simple-minded. Hearing the word "play," his eyes lit up, and all his sleepiness vanished.

He became incredibly excited.

"Really, Brother? It's a deal then! Wow, it's been so long since I've gone out to play with you!"

"That's great! I want to go out with Brother tomorrow!"

Little Goten clung to him. Seeing the playful nature of the child, Gohan hid a sly smirk at the corner of his mouth.

Piccolo, standing to the side, took one look and knew exactly what Gohan was thinking. Watching little Goten, he actually felt a bit of sympathy.

However, he didn't stop him. After all, his current strength definitely couldn't keep up with the intensity of Gohan's training.

Knowing that Gohan needed to strengthen himself and required more partners to do so, he, as Gohan's loyal supporter, naturally hoped to see Gohan become stronger!

Early the next morning, Gohan got up and used the excuse of heading to school early.

He took little Goten directly away and brought him to a vast grassland.

The confused little Goten was brought here, and looking at the endless plains, he was filled with doubt.

He didn't understand why Brother Gohan had brought him here.

"Brother, is there anything fun here? Aren't we going to the city? Why did we come here?"

Gohan wore a serious expression as he looked at little Goten.

"Goten, I am going to teach you combat skills now. You know that we have the Saiyan bloodline, and the combat of a Saiyan can be said to be the strongest in the universe."

"As Saiyans, we must never forget our fighting techniques!"

Little Goten remained oblivious, his face full of confusion as he asked, "But Mom says that kids who always want to fight are bad kids!"

Gohan raised a hand, putting on a stern face to lecture him.

The current little Goten was still very innocent; it would be too easy to develop him, as he was just a little brat after all.

"No, no, this is for justice and peace. You have to understand, there are many bad people in this world. To keep them from bullying us, we must become strong ourselves!"

"Only then can we fight for world peace and protect ourselves!"

Gohan's earnest expression made Goten's eyes light up, and he immediately became happy.

"Big brother is so cool! I want to fight for world peace too, hehe!"

This little brat was truly easy to fool!

Now that was settled, he had found his second training partner, and little Goten's strength was definitely superior to Piccolo's.

As long as his potential was unlocked, he would absolutely be worth training; he was just too easy to manipulate.

It would be best if he could trick Trunks into coming along as well.

That would be even more perfect!

Masking the smirk at the corner of his mouth, Gohan began to teach him in earnest.

"Alright then, I'll start by teaching you how to transform into a Super Saiyan 1!"