Hearing Gohan's words, Piccolo couldn't help laughing.
"How could that be, Gohan? Goten's still a little kid. Don't start by teaching him something this difficult!"
Piccolo laughed heartily, clearly thinking Gohan was joking.
After all, little Goten was only a few years old, not even old enough to start elementary school.
Even if he was Son Goku's son, he couldn't just turn into a Super Saiyan right off the bat!
But Gohan didn't pay Piccolo any attention. He began seriously teaching little Goten.
He spent ten minutes explaining what it felt like to become a Super Saiyan, then let Goten try it for himself.
"All right, try building up your anger like I explained!"
Little Goten gathered himself, his expression changing as his whole body trembled. The rush of energy made Piccolo's face change.
Piccolo's mouth fell open as little Goten instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan 1!
"Big brother, is this how you do it? Whoa, that was so easy! I did it right away!"
His hair changed color in an instant, and he had become a Super Saiyan 1!
Piccolo was completely dumbfounded. "How is that possible? I-is this really a Super Saiyan?"
A child only a few years old had transformed after a single lesson. It shattered Piccolo's understanding of the world.
Gohan, by contrast, remained calm. He knew exactly what he was doing and smiled as he nodded.
"Mm, good. Now transform into a Super Saiyan 2!"
At that, Piccolo couldn't hold back. His whole worldview had crumbled. He'd heard Gohan say that Super Saiyan 1 wasn't enough.
And now he wanted Goten to transform into a Super Saiyan 2!
Was he seriously not joking?
"Wait, Gohan. I think transforming into a Super Saiyan is already impressive enough. No matter how talented Goten is, he can't transform into a Super Saiyan 2!"
"We should teach him gradually!"
Unfortunately, Gohan didn't have that much time to teach him. With Goten's talent, transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 would be easy!
Even Super Saiyan 3 was within reach if he trained a little more.
Goten simply didn't understand his own potential. Besides, even if he transformed into a Super Saiyan 2, little Goten wouldn't be able to bring out its full power.
Still, transforming into a Super Saiyan 2 would give little Goten a huge boost. To demonstrate, Gohan showed him how to transform into one.
"It's more or less like this. The power of Super Saiyan 2 increases, but it also suppresses your speed."
"So Super Saiyan 2 focuses on raw power, while Super Saiyan 1 is more balanced. Super Saiyan 2 isn't necessarily stronger than Super Saiyan 1!"
It was true that Super Saiyan 2 increased your battle power, but the increase came purely from physical strength, while speed suffered.
Against a fast opponent, Super Saiyan 2 really wasn't as useful as Super Saiyan 1!
That was also why Vegeta had never transformed into a Super Saiyan 2!
After listening to Gohan's explanation, little Goten took it seriously. He was so interested in transforming that, with a little guidance, he grasped it completely.
Sure enough, it took only ten minutes of training to transform into a Super Saiyan 2.
In one go, he went from Super Saiyan 1 to Super Saiyan 2!
It really took just ten minutes. Piccolo's face changed again as he finally realized that the Saiyan family was full of freaks.
They were terrifying!
"Big brother, I did it! Whoa, Super Saiyan 2 feels totally different from Super Saiyan 1. I feel so powerful all over!"
Goten bounced around, overjoyed and thrilled that he'd transformed into a Super Saiyan 2.
Gohan watched with satisfaction, the corners of his mouth lifting into a playful smile. Piccolo shivered at the sight.
He knew full well that Gohan had taught little Goten to master Super Saiyan 2 for his own training!
He silently mourned for the innocent little Goten.
Goten was too excited to realize what would happen next, now that he'd learned Super Saiyan 2.
Seeing that little Goten had mastered Super Saiyan 2, Gohan figured that although his battle power was still below Piccolo's, the two of them together would make decent training partners.
He wanted to raise his Ultra Instinct to 1% as soon as possible.
At the same time, he wanted to bring Destructo Disc to 100% and earn another chance to draw a prize!
Watching the excited little Goten, Gohan smiled playfully.
"All right, Goten. Now I'll teach you combat training—the way to fight enemies. If you encounter a dangerous enemy in the future,"
"you'll be able to protect yourself. That's what we're training for!"
Little Goten nodded, only half understanding.
Gohan was pleased. He immediately took on his Super Saiyan 1 form, then addressed Piccolo.
"Uncle Piccolo, you and Goten attack me together. Don't hold back—use 100% of your power."
"I can take it for now!"
Piccolo had seen Gohan's abilities the day before, so he didn't doubt him at all when he heard him speak so confidently.
Piccolo nodded, his expression turning serious. Without a second thought, he gathered his energy and unleashed 100% of his power.
The terrifying energy made little Goten's mouth fall open. He was beginning to realize he'd been dragged into something troublesome!
Looking at his big brother Gohan in the distance, he wondered: This wasn't practice, was it?
Was this for real?
After more than an hour of morning training.
Gohan had brought Destructo Disc to 99%. He was just one step away from reaching 100%!
At 100%, he would be able to use Destructo Disc perfectly.
He could fire off multiple discs instantly with no pause—and launch them rapidly from both hands.
As soon as he reached 100% completion, Gohan looked at little Goten and Piccolo, then quickly backed away to put some distance between them. He was still in his Super Saiyan 1 form.
Without hesitation, he used the ability!
He wanted to see how powerful it was!
"Destructo Disc, 100%—ten shots!"
Whoosh, whoosh!
With both hands sweeping forward, he fired all ten shots in one smooth motion, taking less than a second.
He launched all ten at once. Piccolo's face changed as he sprang into action.
He moved in a flash, reaching the still-dazed little Goten and grabbing him.
Piccolo dodged the barrage of Destructo Discs, which flew past and leveled several mountains behind them.
Rumble!
Several mountains collapsed. Little Goten, held by Piccolo, saw the devastation behind them and finally came to his senses.
His face went pale, and he was so scared he nearly cried.
"Big brother, if I'd taken that attack head-on, I would've died!"
Piccolo was sweating profusely, too. Even Krillin couldn't fire off ten shots like that, yet Gohan had unleashed them all at once.
He couldn't help thinking that Gohan's progress was terrifying.
He said sternly, "Goten's still young, and he just learned Super Saiyan 2. Those ten shots were way too dangerous."
"Even Frieza could've been killed by them back then. Don't use that attack carelessly—at least wait until Goten can fully control Super Saiyan 2!"
Little Goten nodded repeatedly. He'd narrowly escaped death, and now he understood just how frightening it was to train with his big brother.
Those ten shots had left him seriously shaken!
Gohan laughed it off. The system had notified him that Destructo Disc was now 100% complete, earning him a chance to draw a prize.
He was looking forward to seeing what ability he'd get next.
Unfortunately, Destructo Disc had reached 100% completion, letting him fire ten shots in 0.1 seconds, but Ultra Instinct was still only at 0.5%, nowhere near 1%.
There was still a long way to go. Ultra Instinct really was too difficult to train!
He hadn't even broken through 1% yet. How long would it take to reach 100%?
Was his training simply not intense enough?
After all, it would be difficult for Piccolo and little Goten to put him in a tough spot in a fight.
Without being pushed into a corner or facing an intense battle that challenged their limits, Saiyans found it very difficult to improve.
He began thinking about how to improve himself.
For now, morning training was over.
He had Piccolo take little Goten home. Seeing that it was getting late, Gohan needed to return to school.
He immediately used the Flight Technique and hurried toward school.
To avoid being late, he sped up until his body became a streak of light and vanished.
Piccolo watched him go and breathed a sigh of relief. After these past two days, he was starting to dread training with Gohan.
The kid had surpassed him completely in no time. No one on Earth could withstand that Destructo Disc!
"Wait, if there's still someone on Earth who could take it, there's only one person."
"That guy Vegeta could still manage it!"
Piccolo pursed his lips. He really wanted to know how Vegeta would react when he learned how rapidly Gohan was improving and that Gohan was nearly catching up to him.
Piccolo was looking forward to the day Gohan grew stronger and surpassed Vegeta and Son Goku.
He used to think there was no hope, but now he could see a glimmer of it.
Little Goten had stopped training, too. Exhausted and too young to handle hardship, he sat on the ground with a pained expression.
"Big brother's so strong! Big brother, are you stronger than Uncle Vegeta now?"
"Uncle Vegeta is really strong, too!"
Piccolo smiled. Then he remembered something and turned to little Goten. "By the way, Goten, weren't you going to go play with Trunks?"
"Why don't I take you there now?"
Goten's eyes lit up, and his face immediately brightened. "Really? Trunks has lots of toys. I want to go see him."
"But Mom told me to do my homework at home and won't let me go play with him!"
Piccolo laughed heartily. "It's fine. Gohan can explain it to your mother. I can take you to Trunks's place now!"
Little Goten nodded repeatedly, unaware of Piccolo's plan.
In his innocence, he thought he really was going to play with toys, and happily agreed.
"That's great, Uncle Piccolo! You and Big Brother are so nice to me. Hee-hee, I want to go to Trunks's place!"
Piccolo was quite pleased. Instead of taking little Goten home, he brought him to Bulma's house.
Of course, he was doing it to help Gohan train.
He really was looking out for Gohan.
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