Chapter Summaries

Tien Shinhan used his special techniques to overwhelm King Vegeta, humiliating him and turning the battlefield’s attention to their duel. After testing his new moves, Tien Shinhan canceled his Four Witches Technique and powered up for the head-on fight King Vegeta had demanded.

• Tien Shinhan refused King Vegeta’s offer to become his subordinate and gave him one last chance to surrender, but King Vegeta attacked instead.
• Tien Shinhan dodged King Vegeta’s energy ball and blinded him with Neo Solar Flare.
• Tien Shinhan used Neo Four Witches Technique to attack King Vegeta with eight arms, landing six fists while King Vegeta blindly countered with two.
• Tien Shinhan mocked King Vegeta for blaming his special techniques, while Goku and the others renewed their efforts and Dr. Lychee admired Tien Shinhan’s combat skill.
• The Saiyan warriors tried to help King Vegeta, but Tuffle combat units and weapons kept them occupied.
• Tien Shinhan canceled his Four Witches Technique, accepted King Vegeta’s demand for a straightforward fight, and flared his Ki.

Tien Shinhan abandoned his special moves to fight King Vegeta head-on, using the pressure to adapt and rapidly raise his power level. After surpassing King Vegeta’s limit, Tien Shinhan turned the battle around and began mercilessly beating him.

• King Vegeta welcomed Tien Shinhan’s decision to fight head-on and powered up for a direct clash.
• Tien Shinhan attacked with punches and kicks, but King Vegeta’s higher power level let him block and counter, forcing Tien Shinhan onto the defensive.
• King Vegeta landed a solid punch, but Tien Shinhan revealed that the pressure had helped him adapt and break through a power level of 10,000.
• Tien Shinhan’s aura rose to match and surpass King Vegeta’s, and he began overwhelming him with increasingly faster, heavier attacks.
• King Vegeta realized Tien Shinhan kept growing stronger as they fought and found himself trapped in a relentless beating.

King Vegeta transformed into a Golden Great Ape to overcome Tien Shinhan, but Tien Shinhan countered with ten clones that grew stronger as they fought. King Vegeta realized the battle was still turning against him and began considering retreat.

• King Vegeta used a special energy ball to transform into a Golden Great Ape, raising his battle power to nearly one hundred thousand.
• Bardock explained that King Vegeta's pure Saiyan bloodline let him retain his reason, and Krillin warned Tien Shinhan of the danger.
• Tien Shinhan revealed that he had forced the transformation to make the battle more challenging, then used the Neo Multi-Form Technique to create ten clones.
• King Vegeta crushed one Tien Shinhan clone, but the other nine grew stronger and attacked him together.
• After half an hour, five Tien Shinhans remained, each with a battle power around fifteen thousand, and King Vegeta began thinking about retreating.

After King Vegeta retreated, Tien Shinhan and his allies recovered from the battle and visited the Tuffle capital at Dr. Lychee’s invitation. Their tour of the Tuffles’ scientific laboratory ended when they spotted a mysterious humanoid-shaped machine.

• King Vegeta ordered the Saiyans to retreat, and Tien Shinhan let them go rather than risk being surrounded.
• Tien Shinhan gave Goku and the others Senzu Beans, and Goku’s battle power rose to nearly 6,000 after he recovered.
• Dr. Lychee invited Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Launch to the Tuffle capital to thank them for helping defend his people.
• After a meal, Dr. Lychee showed the group the Tuffles’ scientific laboratory and gave Launch a crate of nanoscale laser guns.
• Dr. Lychee promised to improve the Scouters and give the visitors some, then the group noticed a humanoid-shaped machine at the far end of the laboratory.

Dr. Lychee explained Hatchiyack, his machine for collecting and amplifying the Tuffles’ resentment into a weapon against the Saiyans. Tien Shinhan understood the machine’s rotational compression method and asked to examine it, leaving Goku and the others stunned by his scientific insight.

• Dr. Lychee revealed that Hatchiyack would grow stronger as it gathered Grudge Waves from Tuffle deaths and injuries.
• Krillin understood Dr. Lychee’s desire for revenge, while Dr. Lychee admitted he both wanted Hatchiyack completed and hoped that day never came.
• Tien Shinhan asked how Hatchiyack collected and amplified Grudge Waves, prompting Dr. Lychee to explain its special material and compression method.
• Tien Shinhan recognized the Armstrong Lykist Rotation as the principle he could use and asked Dr. Lychee to let him operate the machine.
• Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Launch were astonished that Tien Shinhan understood the explanation and repeated the technical term correctly.

Tien Shinhan studied Dr. Lychee’s Grudge Wave Amplification Device and used its rotational compression principles to create the Perfected Dragon Fist, a technique that released ten times his normal destructive power. While the group trained in the Tuffles’ accommodations, Dr. Lychee finished upgrading the Scouter, and Blonde Launch began checking everyone’s power levels, ending on Goku’s astonishing reading.

• Dr. Lychee showed Tien Shinhan the Grudge Wave Amplification Device’s rotating, compressed energy streams, and Tien discovered their repeated rotation pattern.
• Tien Shinhan applied the compression principle to his ki and created the Perfected Dragon Fist, a punch with ten times his normal destructive power.
• When the group was not transported back to their own time and space, Tien Shinhan and the others trained in the accommodations arranged by the Tuffle king.
• Dr. Lychee completed a new Scouter capable of detecting power levels up to one hundred thousand.
• Blonde Launch scanned the group, reading Krillin’s power level as 310 and Chiaotzu’s as 398 before she saw Goku’s power level of 6,000.

Goku and Tien Shinhan’s power levels were revealed, and Tien’s immense strength left the others stunned. With Planet Plant’s full moon approaching, Dr. Lychee confirmed the Tuffles’ defenses were ready and thanked Tien Shinhan for warning them about the Saiyans’ Great Ape transformations.

• Goku’s power level reached 6,000 after recovering from near-fatal injuries and training, leaving Krillin discouraged by the widening gap.
• Dr. Lychee read Tien Shinhan’s power level as 21,300, stunning Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Blonde Launch.
• Goku treated Tien Shinhan as his rival and resolved to train harder, while Tien judged his own progress sufficient to face the Saiyans.
• Tien Shinhan asked Dr. Lychee whether the Tuffles were prepared for Planet Plant’s full moon in two days.
• Dr. Lychee said the Tuffles would shelter behind a defensive light barrier and thanked Tien Shinhan for warning them that the Saiyans could become Great Apes.

On Planet Plant’s full moon night, King Vegeta led the transformed Saiyans in a destructive assault on the Tuffle metropolis. Tien Shinhan and the others left the city’s light-energy barrier to fight the Great Apes, while King Vegeta confronted Tien Shinhan and prepared to prevent him from evading and growing stronger.

• King Vegeta ordered the Saiyans to transform into Great Apes under the full moon and led them toward the Tuffle city.
• The Saiyan Great Apes devastated the city’s outskirts, but King Vegeta noticed there were no Tuffles or signs of blood and ordered the army to advance toward the city center.
• Tien Shinhan and tens of thousands of Tuffles sheltered inside the palace’s light-energy barrier, which Dr. Lychee had activated in advance.
• Tien Shinhan and his companions refused Dr. Lychee’s advice to remain behind the barrier and flew out to confront the Saiyan Great Apes.
• Krillin and Chiaotzu struggled against the Great Apes, while Goku held back to avoid transforming and attacking his allies.
• King Vegeta faced Tien Shinhan again and kept the two strongest Great Apes beside him to stop Tien Shinhan from evading and growing stronger during the fight.

King Vegeta transformed into a Golden Great Ape with a power level near 100,000 and surrounded Tien Shinhan, expecting an easy victory. Tien Shinhan used the Heavenly Phenomenon Fist to grow to the Great Apes’ size and knocked King Vegeta backward, leaving the battle poised for Tien Shinhan to reveal more of his strength.

• Dr. Lychee checked King Vegeta’s power level and saw that his Golden Great Ape form approached 100,000, while Tien Shinhan remained a little above 20,000.
• King Vegeta surrounded Tien Shinhan with two other Great Apes and mocked his chances of escaping or fighting back.
• Tien Shinhan used the Heavenly Phenomenon Fist to grow into a giant, surprising King Vegeta and giving the Tuffles renewed hope.
• King Vegeta realized Tien Shinhan’s giant transformation had not increased his power level and called him a paper tiger.
• Tien Shinhan punched King Vegeta head-on and made the Golden Great Ape stagger backward four or five steps.

Tien Shinhan fought King Vegeta in Golden Great Ape form, prolonging their evenly matched battle to raise his own power level. After King Vegeta exhausted himself and surrendered, Tien killed him, causing the Saiyan offensive against the Tuffles to collapse.

• Tien Shinhan killed two Saiyan Elite Warriors with single punches while keeping King Vegeta alive as sparring material.
• King Vegeta attacked Tien Shinhan, who concealed his advantage and grew stronger throughout their prolonged fight.
• After fighting all night, Tien Shinhan's power level had risen above eighty thousand, while an exhausted King Vegeta could no longer maintain his Golden Great Ape form.
• King Vegeta begged to stop, and Tien Shinhan killed him with a punch.
• The Saiyans abandoned their remaining resistance after King Vegeta's death, and the Tuffles survived the attack.

After the Tuffles defeated the Saiyans with no casualties, the Tuffle King thanked Tien Shinhan and the others and urged them to accept rewards. Dr. Lychee promised to invent something to aid their martial arts training, and three days later he returned with the Tuffle King carrying two treasure chests.

• The Tuffles' light-energy barrier held until dawn, and their forces defeated the Saiyan attackers with no Tuffle casualties; Tien Shinhan had blown King Vegeta apart.
• The Tuffle King ordered the surviving Saiyans taken to the light-energy detention facility for trial and sentencing.
• The Tuffle King thanked Tien Shinhan and the others and offered to fulfill their requests, while they chose adjusted Scouters as their reward.
• At the Tuffle King's urging, Tien Shinhan asked for additional items to help with martial arts training, and Dr. Lychee said he would invent something.
• Three days later, Dr. Lychee and the Tuffle King arrived at the group's lodgings with two treasure chests carried by Tuffle warriors.

The Tuffle King and Dr. Lychee gave Tien Shinhan and the others improved Scouters and Wave Bracelets designed to train ki directly. Tien tested a bracelet and found that he could adapt to its suppression, confirming its training potential.

• Dr. Lychee presented the group with improved Scouters that detected power levels up to 200,000, and the Tuffle King gave one to each of them.
• Dr. Lychee handed Tien Shinhan a Scouter blueprint and explained that Bulma could use it to make Scouters on Earth.
• Dr. Lychee introduced five Wave Bracelets that used grudge waves to suppress and disrupt their wearers' ki, strengthening their energy control and training as they adapted.
• Tien Shinhan activated his bracelet, lowered its wave amplitude, and gradually raised his suppressed ki from about 30,000 to 50,000.

Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Launch tested Dr. Lychee’s Wave Bracelets and experienced their aura-suppressing effects. Tien Shinhan adjusted his bracelet to suppress his power to 300, multiplying the automatic growth from his Limit Breakthrough trait.

• Goku activated his Wave Bracelet and found that its interference reduced his power level, then increased the suppression to test its strength.
• Krillin and Chiaotzu also activated their bracelets and were startled when their power levels dropped to five.
• Blonde Launch collapsed from the bracelet’s effects, turned it off, and gave it to Tien Shinhan to hold, while hinting at her feelings for him.
• Chiaotzu offered Tien Shinhan his bracelet and admitted he wanted to ease up on training, but Tien Shinhan encouraged him to keep it for his own use.
• Tien Shinhan set his bracelet to suppress his aura to a power level of 300 and found that his automatic power growth had multiplied several times over.

Tien Shinhan and the others returned from the Tuffles’ world with Wave Bracelets and Scouters after helping defeat the Saiyans. Back at Kami’s Lookout, Tien Shinhan learned how the Time Machine’s return settings worked, while Kami was stunned by the group’s increased strength.

• Dr. Lychee’s Wave Bracelets proved useful for training, and Tien Shinhan accepted them and the other rewards on the group’s behalf.
• The Tuffle King and Dr. Lychee led Tien Shinhan and the others to a plaza, where the Tuffles welcomed them and unveiled a statue of the heroes.
• A pulling force began drawing the group back through time and space, and they stopped resisting as they were teleported to Kami’s Lookout.
• Mr. Popo explained that travelers could set their return time, but time passed at the same rate in both spaces, so Tien Shinhan’s training loophole would not work.
• Tien Shinhan and the others switched off their Wave Bracelets, revealing their powerful auras and shocking Kami.
• Krillin showed Kami the Scouters and explained that they could display power levels.

Kami used a Scouter and was astonished by the vast gap between Tien Shinhan’s power and everyone else’s. After learning that the Time Machine needed three months to recharge, Tien Shinhan, Kami, and Mr. Popo advised balancing future time transfers with regular training and rest.

• Kami put on a Scouter and saw that Tien Shinhan’s power level was far higher than Goku’s, Krillin’s, and Chiaotzu’s.
• Kami praised Tien Shinhan as extraordinarily gifted, and Tien Shinhan accepted the compliment without modesty.
• Goku asked Kami and Mr. Popo to let them use the Time Machine again immediately, and Tien Shinhan began thinking about future opponents.
• Mr. Popo explained that the Time Machine consumed all its stored energy with each use and needed about three months to recharge.
• Goku and Tien Shinhan were disappointed by the wait, but Tien Shinhan proposed using the interval for daily training.
• Kami agreed that combat and training both mattered and reminded them that rest was also necessary.

Tien Shinhan and his companions began their three-day break by flying to visit Bulma and Yamcha, where Tien Shinhan planned to apologize for breaking Yamcha’s leg. When Tien Shinhan tried to buy an apology basket, the group discovered that the martial artists had no money, so Launch paid for it.

• Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu agreed to spend their first three days resting and decided to visit Bulma and Yamcha.
• Tien Shinhan accepted responsibility for injuring Yamcha and resolved to apologize in person with a fruit basket.
• The group flew toward Bulma’s home, with Tien Shinhan carrying Launch, who blushed as she traveled in his arms.
• Tien Shinhan asked whether anyone had money to buy tangerines, and Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu could not afford the basket.
• Launch offered protection money from her purse, and Tien Shinhan teased the others for being broke.

Tien Shinhan and the others visited Bulma and Yamcha after defeating King Piccolo, and Tien Shinhan encouraged Yamcha to keep training despite the enormous gap in their strength. Yamcha planned to join their next trip to Korin Tower, while Bulma was left annoyed that Tien Shinhan had not mentioned the healing Senzu Beans sooner.

• Tien Shinhan and the others flew to Bulma's estate, where Bulma was building a second Dragon Radar from materials salvaged from Tien Shinhan's airship.
• Bulma noticed that Goku had grown taller, and Yamcha admitted he regretted missing the fight against King Piccolo but vowed to catch up.
• Krillin checked Yamcha's power level and worried that telling him how far behind he was would crush his optimism.
• Tien Shinhan gave Yamcha a fruit basket, praised his determination, and apologized for forgetting Yamcha's injured leg and the Senzu Beans.
• Yamcha dismissed the old mistake and asked to join their next training trip to Korin Tower, and Tien Shinhan agreed.
• Bulma complained that Tien Shinhan had kept the Senzu Beans secret while she had spent months caring for Yamcha.

Bulma confronted Tien Shinhan for forgetting to heal Yamcha, then agreed to research a gravity chamber after he praised her inventions and asked for her help. She revealed that her billion-zenny demand had only been a joke meant to make Tien Shinhan feel comfortable asking his friends for help.

• Tien Shinhan gave Bulma a Senzu Bean and promised to use one if Yamcha broke his leg again, making Bulma suspect he intended to injure Yamcha.
• Tien Shinhan praised Bulma's second Dragon Radar, and she explained that she had already mastered gravity-adjustment technology.
• Tien Shinhan asked Bulma to build a gravity chamber, but Bulma demanded a billion zeni as payment for the research.
• Blonde Launch offered to help Tien Shinhan rob banks or collect protection money, so Bulma stopped teasing him and agreed to research the gravity chamber.
• Bulma explained that she had only been joking because she wanted Tien Shinhan to stop being distant and ask her for help as a friend.

Tien Shinhan cleared up a misunderstanding with Bulma, who agreed to develop a gravity chamber and improve the Scouters after teasing him. After celebrating Yamcha’s recovery, the group left to resume training, determined to grow stronger before a powerful enemy appeared.

• Tien Shinhan realized Bulma had considered him a close friend and apologized for treating their last meeting as a business transaction.
• Bulma accepted the Scouter blueprints and agreed to work on them and the gravity chamber, then teased Tien Shinhan about treating her like a hired researcher.
• Tien Shinhan postponed telling Bulma about the Fountain of Youth and joined the others in celebrating Yamcha’s recovered leg.
• Yamcha declared that he would catch up with the others, while Tien Shinhan and Goku encouraged him and Krillin privately wondered how he would react to their power levels.
• After three days of rest, Tien Shinhan and the others left to resume training, insisting that they needed to grow stronger before a dangerous enemy appeared.

Tien Shinhan brought Yamcha and the others back to Korin Tower, where Yamcha began training under Master Korin and Krillin prepared to challenge the Ultra Divine Water. After finding and drinking from the Fountain of Youth, Krillin began his challenge with everyone watching to see how much he could drink.

• Tien Shinhan reassured Bulma that she could later fly to Kami's Lookout in an improved aircraft, then led everyone back there and stopped at Korin Tower.
• Tien Shinhan introduced Yamcha to Master Korin, who explained the Ultra Divine Water and agreed to train him.
• Tien Shinhan told Krillin about the Fountain of Youth, and Krillin chose to seek it out before challenging the Ultra Divine Water.
• Krillin returned after drinking from the Fountain of Youth and described feeling lighter, clearer, and more energetic.
• Master Korin brought out the Ultra Divine Water, and Krillin began his challenge as Tien Shinhan and the others watched.