Beneath Korin Tower, after Goku rescued Upa from the notorious Red Ribbon Army, Bora gave him the Four-Star Ball that had belonged to his grandfather—the one he had been searching for all along.
Just as the three of them gathered beneath the tower and told stories about Korin Tower, Tao Bai Bai, the world's greatest assassin hired by the Red Ribbon Army for a hefty sum, rode a tree he had thrown himself through the air and landed beneath Korin Tower.
"I was hired by the Red Ribbon Army to kill you, you little brat who has been getting in their way of collecting the Dragon Balls."
With his hands behind his back, Tao Bai Bai stood atop one end of the tree embedded at an angle in the ground, looking at Goku as if he were already dead.
As the guardian of the Sacred Land, how could Bora allow an assassin to kill someone there—especially when that person had just saved his son's life?
So he picked up his spear and moved to drive Tao Bai Bai away.
However, Bora, whose body could withstand bullets, failed to last even a single exchange against Tao Bai Bai. His spear was seized, then driven straight through his body in an instant, leaving him gravely wounded and barely alive on the ground.
"Dad! Dad!"
Seeing his father collapse, little Upa ran over in tears.
"Unforgivable!"
When Goku saw Bora get killed, he kicked off the ground and engaged Tao Bai Bai in battle.
Unfortunately, he was clearly no match for Tao Bai Bai. Nearly all of his attacks missed, and before long, Tao Bai Bai knocked him unconscious and hurled him away.
However, just as Tao Bai Bai was about to finish Goku off, an unfamiliar voice suddenly interrupted him.
"Good, he