As the match began, Trunks instantly unleashed his full power, tearing through countless streams of air as Goten.
Goten, Goten was not to be outdone and threw a punch to meet Trunks's fist.
boom!!!
Their fists collided in mid-air, and a violent explosion of air, like a thunderclap, rang out out of nowhere, the air rushing and dissipating in all directions.
Fortunately, Goku had enveloped the arena with his ki before the match began; otherwise, countless ordinary people would have been forced to experience the joy of flying.
The protective shield that Goku created with his ki was simply impossible for the two little ones to break through with their current strength.
At the moment of impact, the two transformed into Super Saiyan almost simultaneously, their golden aura filling the entire arena.
The next second, Trunks's straight arm bent slightly in an attempt to dissipate the force, but the immense force still sent him flying backward, landing on the protective shield.
After all, the two have Power Level Power Level. A 25% gap is normal unless their combat skills are vastly different.
However, Goten's fighting skills are slightly better than Trunks's.
Vegeta, watching from below the stage, frowned, clearly sensing the difference in strength between Trunks and Goten.
"Hey! Kakarot! Didn't you say before that Trunks and Goten were about the same strength?" Vegeta asked Goku directly.
He had a nagging feeling that it was all because of Kakarot!
When Goku spotted Vegeta, Goku looked diagonally upwards; he couldn't possibly lie calmly.
"The past is the past, the present is the present!"
" Trunks and Goten used to be about the same strength, but things are different now. If Trunks trains more, he might catch up again?"
Goku said casually, since he was lying anyway.
He had no idea how much pain his casual remark would cause Trunks later on.
No, it should be called a bittersweet experience. The training time has become longer, but I can train with my dad now!
"Cut!"
Vegeta glanced at Kakarot's dismissive expression, pursed his lips, and turned back to look at the ring.
He knew that Trunks was doomed to lose now, and as for the conditions he had agreed to Trunks...
On the stage, Trunks looked at Goten with great confusion, sensing that Goten was much stronger than him.
This shouldn't be! Didn't Uncle Goku say before that the difference between them wasn't that big?
What the hell is going on here?
Is this what you call a small difference? It's practically a case of them completely dominating each other.
hateful!
Trunks clenched his fists tightly. Was this the only way?
I really want to go on a trip with my dad... I really do.
He tried hard to control his tears.
"Huh? Trunks, what's wrong with you?" Goten, Trunks ' best friend, immediately noticed that something was wrong with him.
"N-nothing... let's continue! I won't give up until the very last moment!"
Trunks once again transformed into a golden afterimage and charged towards Goten, with one after another sound of air exploding inside the protective shield.
From the sky to the ground, it was as if two golden lightning bolts were constantly battling.
Trunks was at a disadvantage, but he was still able to hold on, mainly because Goten was holding back.
He was shocked by Trunks's desperate fighting style. It was just a friendly sparring match; was it really necessary to go this far?
It seems that Trunks might Goten back because of some reason.
Of course, there's another reason!
That is, as the battle progressed, the Saiyan blood flowing through his veins was boiling and influencing him, making Goten very reluctant to end the battle so soon.
In other words, they're reckless; there's no way around it, after all, it's ingrained in the Saiyan gene.
Can you call yourself Saiyan if you don't act recklessly?
It's just that there's a future Future Trunks who won't be reckless, but we still need to see what kind of situation the future Future Trunks will be in!
In the original story's main timeline, the younger generation had Goku and Vegeta, so they could be carefree. Goku and Vegeta also had Whis and Beerus, so they could also be carefree.
But the Future Trunks Earth can only be protected by him alone. Can he afford to be reckless? Does he dare to be reckless? If he is, everything will be lost.
Goten flashed behind Trunks, locked his limbs, and then asked his question.
" Trunks, what's wrong with you? Why are you playing so hard in this match? If it's really too much, I'll let you have the championship!"
Goten couldn't bear to see Trunks fighting so hard. It wasn't that he couldn't beat Trunks; he was simply giving up the championship voluntarily. He figured his father wouldn't be disappointed.
"You! Don't need to know! I don't need your charity!" Trunks struggled desperately.
If I win the championship in this way, my father will be disappointed, and I won't be able to accept it!
Seeing Trunks struggling so much in his arms, Goten gradually loosened his grip and appeared in front of him not far away in a flash.
Goten sighed, "Although I don't know why, since that's the case, I'll grant your wish!"
"What?"
Trunks was puzzled when an astonishing aura erupted from Goten.
"Ha!!!"
With Goten's roar, golden flames filled the entire arena, and thin white lightning bolts appeared within the flames, moving swiftly like lightning.
His hairstyle changed from the original Super Goku Super Saiyan Goku look to Super Saiyan 2, with each strand of bangs standing up, leaving only a few strands of varying lengths.
Trunks stood there, stunned, staring blankly at Goten was radiating golden flames.
The overwhelming aura struck Trunks ' heart like a heavy hammer.
So Goten was letting me win all along? Looks like I'm destined to lose this match.
Goten's emerald green eyes looked at Trunks, and a smile appeared on his face.
The next second, he flashed behind Trunks before Trunks could react.
"What?"
Just as Trunks was about to turn his head, he felt a powerful chop to the back of his neck.
For a moment, everything went blurry, and he exited his Super Saiyan form, falling from the sky to the ground, where he lay seemingly unconscious.
Goten deactivated his Super Saiyan 2 transformation in mid-air and slowly retracted the arm from which he had delivered the chop.
This trick was taught to me by my father.
My dad said that if you're strong enough to kill someone instantly, using this move would look really cool.
I tried it today, and it really seems to work. Anyway, I feel really cool and pretentious.
After the host announced the results, Goten carried Trunks back to the audience seats.
As for the prize money, we'll collect it all after the adult group competition ends.
That's right. Nowadays, with a wider audience and Bulma's investment, the World Martial Arts Tournament offers a prize of 50 million yen for the junior division every year.
The figures are: first, 30 million; second, 12 million; and third, 8 million.
The number of adults was even higher: 150 million for the first group, 80 million for the second, and 40 million for the third.
With such a large prize, is it possible to lose money?
Of course not. Copyright fees, TV station broadcasting rights, advertising fees, etc., are enough to recoup these costs, and they can even make a net profit of hundreds of millions every year.
As for the junior group winner challenging the previous adult group champion, this event was naturally not held.
Anyone with eyes can see that these two kids are already stronger than the previous champion.