Chapter Summaries

Son Gohan confronted his uncle Raditz, who had come to find Kakarot, and fought him while keeping his battle power suppressed. The chapter ended with Gohan smashing Raditz’s Roaring Cannon with a single punch.

• Raditz recognized Son Gohan as a Saiyan and demanded that he take him to Kakarot, but Gohan revealed that Kakarot was his father and refused.
• Son Gohan told Raditz he would entertain him while his father was busy, and they began fighting with their battle powers at 920 and 1500.
• Raditz’s attacks repeatedly missed as Gohan dodged them with narrow, increasingly effortless movements without raising his battle power.
• Raditz fired a barrage of energy cannons, but Gohan weaved through them and advanced toward him.
• Raditz fired his Roaring Cannon at close range, but Son Gohan punched through it and left Raditz shocked.

Son Gohan revealed his overwhelming strength to Raditz and exposed the truth about Frieza’s role in the Saiyans’ destruction. He persuaded Raditz to join him and help grow strong enough to fight Frieza.

• Son Gohan introduced himself as Goku’s son and raised his battle power to 3780, terrifying Raditz.
• Son Gohan knocked Raditz’s scouter away and demonstrated that he knew about Raditz’s mission, Nappa, and Vegeta.
• Son Gohan told Raditz that Bardock had discovered Frieza’s conspiracy and accused Raditz of serving the Saiyans’ enemy.
• Son Gohan offered to spare Raditz because they were related and urged him to train so they could defeat Frieza.
• Son Gohan described Frieza’s forms and battle powers, then challenged Raditz to choose between joining him and returning to Vegeta and Nappa.
• Raditz decided he had no better option and agreed to follow Son Gohan.

Son Goku accepted Raditz as his older brother and learned that two powerful Saiyans would soon arrive on Earth. Hoping to grow stronger, Goku, Son Gohan, Piccolo, and Raditz set off down Snake Way to reach King Kai's Planet.

• Son Goku emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, met Raditz, and accepted him as his older brother after learning their shared Saiyan background.
• Son Goku grew eager to fight Frieza but worried that he could not become strong enough before two powerful Saiyans arrived on Earth.
• Son Gohan told Son Goku about King Kai and arranged for Kami to take the group to him.
• Kami brought Son Goku, Son Gohan, Piccolo, and Raditz to King Yemma, who allowed them to attempt Snake Way.
• Son Goku, Son Gohan, Piccolo, and Raditz entered Snake Way and began sprinting toward King Kai's Planet.

Son Goku, Son Gohan, Raditz, and Piccolo reached King Kai's Planet after running along Snake Way and met King Kai. Son Gohan explained who they were and where they came from, leaving the four ready to begin their training.

• The four Saiyans and Piccolo rested on Snake Way, where Son Goku asked Raditz about their mother, Gine.
• After listening to Raditz's memories, Son Goku resumed the journey with the others, while Son Gohan continued training his mind as he ran.
• The four reached the end of Snake Way and leaped toward King Kai's Planet, where its stronger-than-expected gravity pulled them down.
• King Kai arrived in a small car and asked who they were, and Son Gohan respectfully introduced the group and explained their origins.

Son Gohan convinced North Kai to train him, Son Goku, Raditz, and Piccolo by explaining that they wanted to protect Earth from two approaching evil aliens. North Kai agreed, laughing at Gohan’s earnest speech, and began their training with a challenge to catch Bubbles.

• North Kai reacted with disgust to Raditz’s Frieza Force armor, but Son Gohan explained that Raditz had turned against Frieza.
• Son Gohan asked North Kai to train them, and North Kai confirmed that two evil auras were heading toward Earth and would arrive in about half a year.
• Son Gohan promised they would challenge Frieza if they became strong enough, and North Kai laughed before agreeing to train all four of them.
• North Kai set their first training goal as catching Bubbles, while Son Gohan suspected the planet’s unusual gravity would make the task difficult.

Son Goku, Piccolo, and Raditz each tried and failed to catch Bubbles, whose movements were unaffected by the strange gravity. Son Gohan then stepped forward to make his own attempt, while also considering how to deal with the even faster Gregory.

• Son Goku charged at Bubbles repeatedly, but Bubbles dodged every grab despite Goku adapting his movements.
• Piccolo used a carefully timed series of dashes to catch Bubbles, but Bubbles evaded him and Piccolo gave up.
• Son Gohan urged Raditz to try, and Raditz charged Bubbles but eventually failed and sat down to rest.
• Son Gohan considered how to handle Gregory's greater speed, then walked toward Bubbles to begin his attempt.

Son Gohan used a feint and the strange gravity of King Kai's Planet to catch Bubbles, then rested while Piccolo and Son Goku figured out how to catch him too. Raditz kept chasing Bubbles, determined to grow stronger and prove himself, as the others waited to see whether he would succeed.

• Son Gohan pressured Bubbles into moving, then used a feint and the planet's shifting gravity to catch him.
• Son Gohan released Bubbles and rested by a tree while Piccolo analyzed how he had overcome the gravity.
• Piccolo caught Bubbles after figuring out the gravity's fluctuations, and Son Goku caught him through repeated attempts.
• Raditz continued chasing Bubbles without resting because he wanted to grow stronger and prove he was not a useless low-class warrior.
• Son Gohan closed his eyes and meditated while Raditz kept trying.

After Raditz caught Bubbles, Son Gohan considered how to exploit Gregory’s poor turning agility, while the Saiyans ate King Kai’s feast and trained. Gregory began the second trial by challenging everyone to catch him, and Son Goku nearly kept pace before giving up; Piccolo stepped forward next.

• Raditz caught Bubbles after two hours of pursuit, completing the first trial.
• King Kai served a feast, and Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Raditz ate nearly all the food while Son Gohan and Piccolo continued training afterward.
• Gregory arrived and announced that the second trial was to catch him.
• Son Goku pursued Gregory and nearly matched his speed, but stopped when he could not catch him.
• Piccolo stood up and walked toward Gregory to take his turn.

Son Gohan watched Piccolo and Raditz try to catch Gregory, then stepped in himself after recognizing Gregory’s movement habits. He repeatedly anticipated Gregory’s path and left the chase unresolved as Piccolo realized Son Gohan had learned the same technique.

• Piccolo analyzed Gregory’s movements and tried to catch it, but Gregory revealed hidden speed and escaped.
• Son Gohan sent Raditz to pursue Gregory and urged him to use the attempt to identify his weaknesses.
• Raditz copied the approaches Son Goku and Piccolo had used, improving his performance but failing to catch Gregory.
• Son Gohan began pursuing Gregory and anticipated where it would move, forcing it to accelerate to evade him.
• Piccolo realized Son Gohan had also learned Gregory’s movement habits by watching.

Son Gohan, Son Goku, Raditz, and Piccolo each took turns trying to catch Gregory on King Kai's Planet. After Gohan outsmarted Gregory and Goku and Raditz passed their tests, Piccolo caught Gregory even faster than he had claimed.

• Son Gohan provoked Gregory into losing his composure, then caught him after Gregory's speed slowed.
• Son Goku caught Gregory by combining his speed with the terrain on King Kai's Planet.
• Raditz used the terrain and judged Gregory's movements, then caught him with delaying tactics.
• Piccolo claimed he would catch Gregory in five minutes, then caught him in three minutes and forty-two seconds using speed and prediction.

After Son Gohan, Son Goku, Raditz, and Piccolo passed King Kai’s first two tests, King Kai began preparing them to learn the Kaioken by having them strengthen their bodies with specialized equipment. A month and a half of training passed before Bubbles came to King Kai.

• King Kai told Son Gohan, Son Goku, Raditz, and Piccolo that they had qualified to train under him and needed to temper their bodies first.
• Son Gohan recognized that King Kai was preparing them to learn the Kaioken and considered its power and the strain it placed on the body.
• A transport plane delivered heavy custom fitness equipment, which King Kai explained he had ordered from Hell for their training.
• Son Goku and Son Gohan tested the equipment, then all four began using it to strengthen their bodies.
• The four trained for a month and a half while King Kai enjoyed his quiet routine, until Bubbles came to him.

North Kai began teaching Son Goku, Son Gohan, and the others Kaioken after they passed his tests and proved their bodies were strong enough. Son Gohan quickly found the energy nodes needed to use the technique and began carefully stimulating one with ki.

• North Kai saw the four students handling his training equipment with ease and decided they were ready for his personal instruction.
• North Kai explained that Kaioken multiplied combat power by using internal energy and external energy, but warned that the technique could destroy a body that was not strong enough.
• North Kai taught Son Goku, Son Gohan, and the other two how to sense and stimulate their energy nodes, a process that required precise control.
• Son Gohan found the energy nodes faster than the others because he had trained his mind as well as his body.
• Son Gohan carefully guided ki toward an energy node to begin practicing Kaioken.

Son Gohan and Raditz practiced controlling their ki, and after recovering from a failed attempt, Son Gohan mastered the Kaioken. He demonstrated the technique before Son Goku, Piccolo, and Raditz, who were amazed by its power.

• Raditz lost control while activating an energy point and suffered internal injuries, but Son Goku calmed his ki and Son Gohan healed him with half a Senzu Bean.
• After recovering, Raditz's aura grew stronger, and Son Gohan warned him not to act recklessly.
• Son Gohan carefully activated the energy points throughout his body and used his mental control to bring his ki back into order.
• Son Gohan stimulated all his energy points at once and unleashed the Kaioken, surrounding himself in red light and more than doubling his aura.
• Son Goku, Piccolo, and Raditz watched in astonishment as Son Gohan celebrated mastering the technique.

Son Gohan mastered the Triple Kaioken and proved to King Kai that he was willing to fight evil. King Kai agreed to teach him the Spirit Bomb, beginning with an explanation of how it worked.

• Son Gohan activated the Kaioken and raised it to triple strength, then eased the pain by carefully controlling his ki and muscles.
• Son Gohan released the Kaioken, and King Kai invited him into his house to ask whether he would fight evil if he became strong enough.
• Son Gohan answered that great power came with great responsibility, convincing King Kai to teach him the Spirit Bomb.
• King Kai explained that the Spirit Bomb was made by condensing energy from outside the user's body, so its power had no theoretical upper limit.

Son Gohan learned North Kai’s Spirit Bomb techniques and quickly mastered the spiritual training needed to expand his mind and communicate across great distances. He contacted Bulma to check on the spaceship and gravity generator, then asked her to increase its maximum gravity to at least two hundred times.

• North Kai taught Son Gohan the Spirit Bomb’s spiritual training, ki-gathering, and targeting methods.
• Son Gohan mastered the required spiritual range in two weeks, then spent another month and a half strengthening his foundation.
• Son Gohan asked North Kai to connect him with Bulma on Earth.
• Bulma told Son Gohan that she and her father had understood most of the spaceship and had already developed a gravity generator with a maximum of fifty times gravity.
• Son Gohan asked Bulma to raise the gravity generator’s maximum to at least two hundred times, preferably three hundred.

Son Gohan convinced Bulma to build a gravity chamber capable of reaching up to three hundred times gravity, then continued training on King Kai's Planet. Five months into training, he began gathering ki for the Spirit Bomb and successfully moved the gathered energy toward his right hand.

• Bulma initially doubted Son Gohan's request for a gravity chamber but agreed to build one after he explained that he and Son Goku were training on King Kai's Planet.
• Bulma asked about the planet's local specialties, and King Kai offered her some of his homemade fruit wine before ending the telepathic link.
• King Kai praised Son Gohan's persistence and judgment, while reflecting that he suited his tastes even more than Son Goku.
• After another month, Son Goku, Piccolo, and Raditz had mastered the Kaioken, but only Son Gohan and Son Goku could learn the Spirit Bomb.
• Son Gohan used his spiritual power to gather ki from the planet and those present, then guided the gathered energy toward his right hand.

Son Gohan mastered the Spirit Bomb and passed King Kai’s final test, then chose to remain on King Kai’s Planet and continue preparing for future training. Son Goku also learned the technique, and the chapter ended as he and Son Gohan faced each other for a sparring match.

• Son Gohan condensed a Spirit Bomb and used it to hit King Kai’s rock as it raced at super speed.
• King Kai declared Son Gohan had completed his training in Kaioken and the Spirit Bomb and could graduate.
• Son Gohan asked to stay on King Kai’s Planet, and King Kai agreed.
• Son Gohan continued physical and meditation training while Son Goku learned the Spirit Bomb; Piccolo and Raditz could not learn it.
• Son Gohan began sparring with Son Goku, and the two faced each other in midair above King Kai’s Planet.

Son Goku and Son Gohan began a full-force spar on King Kai's Planet, where Gohan's power surprised everyone despite his lack of battle experience. After Goku gained the upper hand, Gohan adapted to his fighting style and dodged a barrage of energy waves to close in on him, just as Goku threw a punch.

• Son Goku asked Son Gohan to attack him without holding back so he could gauge Gohan's strength.
• Son Gohan released all of his ki, shocking Son Goku and the others with his power.
• Son Goku and Son Gohan clashed in midair, and Gohan fell into a crater before charging back into the fight.
• Son Gohan adapted to Son Goku's attacks and gradually recovered from his disadvantage.
• Son Goku fired a barrage of energy waves, and Son Gohan used his mental power to dodge them and reach him.
• Son Goku threw a punch at Son Gohan as he arrived in front of him.

Son Gohan and Son Goku continued their sparring match, with Gohan using Kaioken in short bursts to conserve stamina and gain the upper hand. Son Goku countered by activating Kaioken four times, and Gohan charged in to face him.

• Son Gohan used double Kaioken to land a punch on Son Goku, then fought with short bursts of Kaioken while Son Goku relied on combat experience to suppress him.
• Son Gohan activated triple Kaioken to dodge Son Goku's punch, counterattack, and pursue him at high speed.
• King Kai, Raditz, and Piccolo watched in amazement as Son Gohan's precise Kaioken control gave him a stamina advantage.
• Son Goku activated triple Kaioken and pressed his attack, but Son Gohan endured blows and used Kaioken only to dodge or counter, gradually shifting the stalemate in his favor.
• Son Goku retreated and revealed Kaioken four times, then Son Gohan charged forward to continue the fight.

Son Gohan admitted defeat after Son Goku demonstrated fourfold Kaioken, then left King Kai’s Planet to follow his own cultivation path. He returned to Earth and arrived at Capsule Corporation, where Bulma marveled at his unusual size and muscles.

• Son Goku defeated Son Gohan in their sparring match with fourfold Kaioken, and Son Gohan admitted he could use it too.
• Son Gohan told Son Goku he wanted to pursue his own cultivation path, then departed King Kai’s Planet and met King Yemma and Kami.
• Son Gohan asked Kami to take him to Capsule Corporation in West City.
• Bulma questioned Son Gohan about his height and physique, and he explained that time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber had made him older.