Back home, Goku took out ten Tree of Might fruits and gave two to each person in the house.
Goku didn't need to eat any himself. He had already eaten so much of the gods' food and had eaten Tree of Might fruit before, so this fruit had almost no effect on him anymore.
"After you eat these fruits, start meditating right away," Goku told everyone.
He had taught them all the gods' cultivation method long ago, but aside from Bulma, the others hadn't made much progress.
Gohan was probably the fastest among the rest, but even now, his divine rank had yet to reach Kami's level.
Combined with the gods' cultivation method, Tree of Might fruit was a great help in raising one's divine rank and extending one's lifespan.
Bulma and the others didn't need to fight, so they could do without the increase in Power Level the fruit provided.
Increasing their lifespans and divine ranks was what mattered.
Gohan had even less need for that boost in Power Level. There were limits to how much Tree of Might fruit could increase divine rank, lifespan, and Power Level.
It could raise a mortal's divine rank to Kami's level at most, extend their lifespan by at most a hundred years, and increase their Power Level by a little over two million at most.
Of course, someone who had reached Kami's level without eating one would still benefit from eating one afterward. This was the divine rank a person who had never cultivated it could reach through Tree of Might fruit alone.
Goku had heard this from King Kai.
So Gohan had no need for that bit of Power Level at all. He could quickly gain a little over two million Power Level through cultivation.
Gohan hadn't used gravity training that year and had spent most of his energy cultivating Ki. Even under those conditions, his Power Level had already risen to 200,000.
After everyone ate two Tree of Might fruits, their Power Levels still rose a little.
Bulma's rose from a few dozen to 10,000, Tights's from a few points to 6,000, and the Briefs' to 5,000 each, while Gohan's shot up to 350,000.
Of course, Gohan had gained the most: his divine rank had broken straight through to Kami's level.
Tights and the Briefs weren't too far from Kami's level either.
After giving fruit to everyone at home, Goku gave two to each of the people he knew.
He even used Instant Transmission to deliver some to Vegeta and Piccolo, who were aboard a spaceship.
He also taught Vegeta and Nappa the gods' cultivation method. He had taught Raditz before.
Goku didn't want to be selfish with them. It wasn't anything particularly precious anyway, and if they really grew stronger, wouldn't that take some of the burden off him?
Goku believed they would all turn good in the end anyway. Besides, they weren't all that evil to begin with.
But no one else broke through to Kami's level like Gohan.
Although everyone had primarily used the two Tree of Might fruits to raise their divine ranks and extend their lifespans, their Power Levels had increased as well.
They were as follows:
Vegeta: 160,000 (reached 30,000 through half a month of gravity training) Aku: 1,000,000 (originally 870,000) Piccolo: 200,000 Raditz: 140,000 Tien Shinhan: 160,000 (originally 60,000) Krillin: 150,000 (originally 55,000) Nappa: 110,000 Yamcha: 110,000 ... (Those who don't need to fight aren't listed.)
After making the rounds, he had six Tree of Might fruits left. He gave one more to each of the five people at home and kept one.
After eating another Tree of Might fruit, none of the remaining three broke through to Kami's level, while Gohan's Power Level rose to 400,000.
After eating three Tree of Might fruits, everyone felt refreshed, as though their bodies held inexhaustible strength.
At that moment, Goku noticed the look Bulma was giving him.
Oh no! I'm in for it tonight!
Bah, what did he mean, in for it? Goku had no idea how good he had it.
Bulma glanced outside and saw that the sky seemed to have darkened, so she made a suggestion.
"Let's go have dinner."
"Ah, I ate at King Kai's, but it's not like I can't eat more."
Goku gave everyone a demonstration of stating the obvious and immediately earned an eye roll from Bulma.
"Goku, you really didn't have to say that." Bulma looked at him with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Wasn't I worried we'd prepare too much food and not finish it?"
"Heh, I don't think there's any chance of leftovers with you here."
"Haha, ha, haha!"
That night, Goku got to experience just how powerful Tree of Might fruit was.
Half a month later.
Goku had gathered everyone together. Judging by the timeline of the original story, Vegeta and Piccolo had already arrived on Planet Namek.
If they didn't go to Planet Namek soon, they might have to collect Vegeta's and Piccolo's corpses.
"Goku, have Vegeta and Piccolo already reached Planet Namek?" Krillin asked. He could hardly wait, since he could increase his strength there.
"Yeah, they should have been there for a while already. If we don't go soon, we might have to collect their corpses," Goku said somewhat seriously.
"Put your hands on each other's shoulders. I'll take you there with Instant Transmission."
With that, Goku pressed two fingers together and placed them between his eyebrows.
Huh?
Three powerful Ki signatures? The strongest is over five million, and the other two are fighting. One is around 2.5 million, and the other is a little over two million?
Meanwhile, on Planet Namek.
"Ho ho ho, Vegeta, I never imagined your Power Level could reach two million. You've really surprised me. Could you be the legendary Saiyan? No, you don't look like one."
Frieza spoke at his leisure after sending Vegeta flying with a punch.
Vegeta steadied himself in midair and looked at Frieza with a grave expression.
He had raised his Power Level to two million by unlocking his potential and recovering from severe injuries as a Saiyan, but there was still a gap between him and Frieza, whose Power Level was 2.65 million.
Damn it, now I can only count on that green-faced guy. When the hell is Kakarot going to get here?! Vegeta thought, placing his hands together at his waist.
Astonishing Ki gathered in Vegeta's hands.
"Die, Frieza!"
"Galick Gun!"
A massive purple energy wave tore across the sky toward Frieza!
"Heh heh!"
As Frieza chuckled coldly, smoke enveloped him.
"Hahaha, Frieza! You're nothing but... What?! Ah!"
Frieza, whose body had suddenly grown larger, appeared in front of Vegeta and drove a hard punch into his abdomen.
Vegeta spat up a mouthful of bile and became a blur, crashing into a mountainside.
At that moment, Goku teleported everyone to Piccolo's side. A terrifying aura was radiating from Piccolo.
"P-Piccolo, wh-what happened to you?"
Krillin stared at Piccolo in shock. The gap between them hadn't been nearly this great just a month ago. What had he experienced?