However.
Son Goku laughed. "Hahaha, Gohan, I'm not that amazing!"
"I told Vegeta earlier, too. I've been trying to find a way to surpass Super Saiyan 3 for a long time."
"Unfortunately, I still haven't found the right method."
"Hey, Tarble, how did you surpass Super Saiyan 3? Could you tell us?"
Tarble was just about to say, "Sure," when Vegeta beat him to it.
In a flash, Vegeta reached out again, grabbed Son Goku, and yanked him aside.
"No!"
"Kakarot, Tarble's already being generous by agreeing to spar with you. Don't push your luck!"
"Did you ever tell me how to turn into Super Saiyan 3?"
"Hmph!"
"Tarble, don't tell him!"
Caught off guard, Son Goku stumbled when Vegeta yanked him aside. The moment he heard what Vegeta had said, he grew anxious.
"What? Vegeta?"
"You should've just said you wanted to know how to transform into Super Saiyan 3!"
"How about this? You don't know how to transform yet, so I'll tell you right now. How's that?"
Vegeta looked at him as if he were an idiot. "No need!"
"If I want to know, I'd rather ask Tarble than you!"
Hearing that, Son Goku complained like a child, "Vegeta, you're so stingy!"
But then his eyes darted around, and he came up with a great idea.
He grinned, ignored Vegeta, and flashed over to Tarble. "Hey, Tarble, you'll tell me how to transform into Super Saiyan 4, right?"
When it came to getting stronger, he'd try anything he could, as long as it didn't harm other people or society.
In that respect, he and Vegeta were actually alike.
To some extent, they'd do whatever it took to grow stronger.
Seeing this, Vegeta gritted his teeth. "Kakarot!"
But Son Goku acted as if he hadn't heard him, keeping his eyes fixed on Tarble.
The way he looked at him was just like an old child begging for a treat.
Vegeta was furious when Son Goku ignored him.
He couldn't beat him, so all he could do was glare at him.
His expression seemed to say he wanted to tear Son Goku to pieces.
Seeing Son Goku's comical behavior, Tarble merely smiled. Rather than answer right away, he returned to his normal form.
He looked around at the other six Saiyans present, his gaze finally settling on Son Goku.
"I'll tell you the method, but not right now."
"Licks and I just came out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and we haven't had a proper meal yet."
"Once I've eaten my fill, I can tell you."
"But before that, I can share a little secret with you!"
He paused deliberately, hoping to whet the appetites of Son Goku and the others.
When it came to martial arts and getting stronger, Son Goku was undoubtedly the most impatient of them all.
The moment Tarble finished speaking, Son Goku's eyes lit up. He eagerly asked, "What secret?"
He wasn't the only one curious about the "secret" Tarble had mentioned. Everyone else was eager to find out, too.
Seeing them all craning their necks, Tarble slowly explained, "The secret is... after you become Super Saiyan 4, your training speed also increases several times over. It should be about ten times faster."
Everyone present looked shocked.
Still, no one interrupted Tarble.
Since no one spoke up, Tarble continued:
"Even breaking through from Super Saiyan 2 to Super Saiyan 3 makes you train faster—about four times faster."
"So even though Super Saiyan 3 has its flaws, I still recommend that you become Super Saiyan 3 first. That way, your training speed can increase to about four times what it was."
"After you've trained for a while, you can try transforming into Super Saiyan 4."
After listening carefully, Vegeta immediately understood a lot of things.
For example, why Son Goku had always been stronger than him!
It turned out that training speed differed drastically between transformations.
No wonder that even though he'd trained hard all these years, he could tell without even fighting Son Goku that he wasn't a match for him—and that the gap was huge.
Now he finally understood why.
The instant he put the pieces together, an inexplicable fury rose in his heart.
His eyes blazing, he glared at Son Goku and roared:
"Kakarot!!!"
"Vegeta, why are you yelling so loud? I can hear you..."
"Damn it! Don't interrupt me!
"Did you know all along that different transformations came with different training speeds?"
"And this whole time, you only cared about yourself. You never even thought of sharing that with us, did you?"
"I didn't—"
"Shut up!"
"I knew it! My talent is better than yours, and I train harder than you. So why are you always ahead of me?"
Son Goku blinked, looking utterly innocent as he spread his hands. "Vegeta, I really didn't know anything about it!"
"If I'd known, I definitely would've told you."
Vegeta wasn't buying it. "Hmph! You sure know how to make it sound good!"
Son Goku insisted with unusual seriousness, "If I'd known, I would've told you!"
"Vegeta, you know what I'm like!"
But Vegeta scoffed and retorted, "Don't try to butter me up. I don't know you at all."
Truthfully, he already believed most of what Son Goku had said.
He also guessed that Tarble had learned all this thanks to his improved scouter.
Otherwise, Tarble might not have known either.
After all, only by quantifying their strength could they reach an accurate conclusion.
He'd questioned Son Goku simply because he couldn't accept it.
If he'd known sooner, wouldn't he have had a chance to surpass Son Goku long ago?!
Though he knew Son Goku probably wasn't lying, getting him to apologize was out of the question.
After hearing him out, Son Goku rubbed his nose and chuckled, but didn't argue any further.
Then Tarble shared another piece of news that left both Vegeta and Son Goku deeply shaken.
"And I've figured out what keeps Super Saiyan 3 from gathering ki."
Compared with Super Saiyan 4, finding a way to fix Super Saiyan 3's flaw was more urgent.
Being unable to gather ki and burning through stamina quickly were problems Son Goku had always wanted to solve.
Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any effective solution, and even the well-informed North Kai was stumped.
So when he heard Tarble say this, he immediately asked in delight, "Really?"
"Tarble, did you really find a solution?"
"I've been thinking about how to fix the flaws of Super Saiyan 3, too, but I haven't gotten anywhere."
"I spent so much time thinking about it that I barely trained. Otherwise, I'd be even stronger than I am now!"
"Hehe~"
"Tarble, you managed to find a solution in such a short time. That's incredible!"
Before you continue