Chapter Summaries

After his soul fused with Son Goku’s, the young man sought out Master Roshi and trained under him, hoping to grow stronger before the events of Dragon Ball began. After half a year, he matched Master Roshi in combat and left on the Flying Nimbus with a bead from his teacher, bound for new experiences and the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.

• In late Age 748, Son Goku realized that his soul had fused with an ordinary young man’s and decided to become Master Roshi’s disciple.
• Son Goku traveled to Master Roshi’s island, told him that Son Gohan had died, and was accepted as a student.
• Master Roshi began training Son Goku, who asked for harder exercises after quickly outgrowing the initial routine.
• Half a year later, Son Goku fought Master Roshi to a standstill, and Master Roshi urged him to travel and gain experience.
• Master Roshi gave Son Goku the Flying Nimbus and a bead, then reminded him to enter the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament as Son Goku flew away.

After three months of training at Mount Paozu, Son Goku met Bulma as she began searching for the Dragon Balls. He agreed to protect her in exchange for money and a gravity chamber, and they set off together on her motorcycle.

• Son Goku returned to his dusty home, cleaned it with ki, and caught and roasted a giant fish while deciding to wait for Bulma.
• Over the next three months, Son Goku nearly doubled his power level, reaching about 300 as he continued training.
• Son Goku sensed Bulma approaching and stopped her runaway car with his hands, then pretended not to know who she was.
• Bulma told Son Goku she was searching for the Dragon Balls and offered him wealth to serve as her bodyguard; he negotiated for a gravity chamber and accepted.
• Bulma tried and failed to ride the Flying Nimbus, so she insisted Son Goku join her on her motorcycle, and they headed toward his house.

Son Goku gave Bulma the two Dragon Balls from his house and spent the evening with her before their journey continued. After they ate grilled dinosaur meat and talked about their wishes, Goku and Bulma went to bed, each thinking about what lay ahead.

• Bulma used her Dragon Radar to discover two Dragon Balls at Son Goku's house, and Goku gave them to her.
• Goku invited Bulma to stay the night and flew off to bring back a dinosaur for dinner, stunning her.
• Goku grilled the dinosaur meat with Bulma's seasonings, and they discussed their wishes and joked about girlfriends.
• Bulma retreated to her capsule house, while Goku returned home and looked forward to the adventure beginning.
• Bulma sat on her bed and gazed at the moon after coming out of the bathroom.

Goku and Bulma traveled to a village while searching for the Dragon Balls, where they learned that Oolong had terrorized the villagers and planned to take a girl. Bulma found the Six-Star Dragon Ball and promised to trade it for Goku defeating Oolong.

• Bulma cooked breakfast while Goku trained, and the two set out to search for the Dragon Balls.
• A few days later, Bulma's Dragon Radar led them to a deserted village where the villagers feared a monster called Oolong.
• A middle-aged man told Goku and Bulma that Oolong had threatened to take his daughter and kill anyone who resisted.
• Bulma asked the villagers about the Dragon Ball, and Granny Paozu revealed that she had the Six-Star Dragon Ball.
• Goku demonstrated his strength by shattering a rock with an energy ball, and the villagers rejoiced that he could save them.

Goku defeated Oolong and brought him back to the villagers, who forgave him after he returned the kidnapped girls. Bulma recruited Oolong to join her and Goku on their Dragon Ball search, and the three set off together.

• Goku sensed Oolong approaching, intercepted him, and defeated him after Oolong transformed into a robot.
• Goku brought Oolong to the villagers, and Oolong revealed that the kidnapped girls were safe and led everyone to his palace.
• The villagers reunited with the girls, forgave Oolong, and gave Bulma the Dragon Ball.
• Bulma asked Oolong to join the Dragon Ball search, and Goku warned him not to try to escape.
• Bulma, Goku, and Oolong said goodbye to the villagers and set off along a country path.

Bulma, Goku, and Oolong traveled toward Mount Frypan in Oolong’s motorhome, where Goku taught Bulma about training and sensed robbers approaching. Goku knocked Yamcha unconscious with a slap, and Yamcha fled after waking and seeing Goku ready to strike again.

• Bulma made Oolong produce his motorhome and drive the group toward Mount Frypan, where the frightened Oolong agreed to rely on Goku against the Ox-King.
• Puar spotted the motorhome and told Yamcha there was a chance to rob wealthy travelers.
• During the journey, Goku completed ten thousand one-finger push-ups and promised to teach Bulma to train after they found the Dragon Balls.
• Goku sensed Yamcha and Puar approaching, and Yamcha stopped the motorhome and announced that he was robbing them.
• When Yamcha tried to grab him, Goku rose to his level and slapped him, sending him flying and knocking him out.
• After Puar helped Yamcha wake up, Yamcha recognized Goku’s raised hand, threatened to return, and fled with Puar as the group continued toward Mount Frypan.

Goku invited Yamcha to join the Dragon Ball search and promised to recommend him to Master Roshi for training. Yamcha accepted, and he and Puar joined Goku and Oolong for the night, with all four squeezing onto one bed.

• Bulma assigned the beds so Oolong had to sleep on the RV sofa, while Goku trained before bed.
• Goku sensed Yamcha and Puar approaching, then took Oolong outside to meet them.
• Yamcha planned to sneak knockout powder into the group’s rooms, but Goku surprised him and caught him plotting revenge.
• Goku offered to bring Yamcha along to find the Dragon Balls and recommend him to Master Roshi, and Yamcha agreed.
• Goku, Oolong, Yamcha, and Puar all squeezed onto one bed for the night.

Bulma, Goku, Yamcha, and Oolong reached Mount Frypan, where a raging fire blocked the Ox-King from his palace and treasure. After recognizing Goku as Son Gohan’s grandson, the Ox-King welcomed the group and said his daughter was fetching the Bansho Fan to put out the fire.

• Bulma learned that Goku had invited Yamcha to join them by promising to recommend him to Master Roshi.
• Yamcha tried to match Goku’s huge appetite, overate, and complained during their drive across the wilderness.
• Bulma’s group reached Mount Frypan and learned that a fire had burned there for ten years and that the Dragon Ball was likely in the Ox-King’s palace.
• Goku urged the group to help the Ox-King put out the fire instead of stealing the Dragon Ball.
• The Ox-King recognized Goku as Son Gohan’s grandson, welcomed him, and explained that his daughter had gone to borrow the Bansho Fan from Master Roshi.

Goku extinguished the fire on Mount Frypan with a powerful ki blast, retrieved the Seven-Star Dragon Ball, and brought Chi-Chi back to Ox-King. He then left with Bulma and the others to continue searching for the remaining Dragon Balls.

• Ox-King told Goku and Bulma that the Bansho Fan had been thrown away and that the Dragon Ball was in the palace on Mount Frypan.
• Goku blasted away the flames on Mount Frypan, caught Bulma when the shockwave nearly swept her away, and retrieved the Seven-Star Dragon Ball.
• Ox-King asked Goku to find Chi-Chi, and Goku agreed before flying toward Master Roshi's house.
• Goku found Chi-Chi after she had defeated a dinosaur, then brought her back to Ox-King on the Flying Nimbus.
• Goku said goodbye to Ox-King and Chi-Chi and left with Bulma and the others to search for the remaining Dragon Balls.

Goku recovered the last Dragon Ball from King Pilaf and his companions, then joined Bulma and the others in summoning Shenron. Shenron told Goku that his grandpa did not want to be revived, and Bulma wished for a gravity chamber inside a Hoi-Poi Capsule before the group set off for their next destinations.

• Goku flew to King Pilaf, Mai, and Shu, resisted Mai’s gunfire, and took their Dragon Ball after destroying Shu’s hiding place.
• Goku returned the last Dragon Ball to Bulma, and the group gathered all seven and summoned Shenron.
• Goku asked Shenron whether his grandpa wanted to be revived, and Shenron said his grandpa was doing well and did not wish to return.
• Bulma wished for a gravity chamber inside a Hoi-Poi Capsule, and Shenron granted her wish before the Dragon Balls scattered.
• Bulma offered Yamcha ten million, while Yamcha planned to train with Master Roshi and Oolong planned to go home; Bulma then offered to fly everyone to their destinations.

Goku moved into Bulma’s home in West City and began training her to use Ki and learn the Flight Technique. Ten days later, Bulma successfully learned to fly, though Goku knew his guidance had greatly accelerated her progress.

• Bulma brought Goku home, introduced him to her parents, and arranged for him to stay in a spacious room.
• Goku set up a gravity room and began training in five times gravity while Mrs. Brief teased Bulma about liking him.
• Goku explained that Bulma needed to sense her Ki to learn the Flight Technique, then guided Ki through her body until she sensed it after nearly half a day.
• Bulma helped an exhausted Goku to lunch, and he later told her to meditate and exercise to strengthen her Ki.
• Ten days later, Bulma learned to fly and proudly called herself a genius while Goku privately credited his guidance.

In Age 750, Goku entered the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament with Bulma and advanced to the finals alongside Krillin and Yamcha. After defeating Yamcha and recognizing Master Roshi beneath his Jackie Chun disguise, Goku planned to seek Kami at the Lookout to improve his Ki control.

• Goku and Bulma traveled to the tournament, where Goku reunited with Master Roshi, Yamcha, and his junior fellow disciple Krillin.
• Goku drew number 70 and knocked number 69 out of the ring with a single slap, while Krillin and Yamcha also advanced through the preliminaries.
• The finalists drew their matchups: Krillin faced Bacterian, Yamcha faced Goku, Jackie Chun faced Giran, and Nam faced Ranfan.
• Krillin defeated Bacterian, and Yamcha conceded to Goku because he still feared him from an earlier slap.
• Jackie Chun and Nam won their matches, and Goku confirmed to Yamcha that Jackie Chun was Master Roshi by recognizing his Ki.
• Goku decided he would seek Kami at the Lookout after the tournament to improve his control of Ki.

Goku defeated Krillin in the semifinal and Master Roshi, disguised as Jackie Chun, in the final to win the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. After celebrating with Bulma and his friends, Goku and Bulma flew away, while Master Roshi doubled Krillin’s training as punishment for questioning him.

• Goku quickly knocked Krillin out of the ring, then encouraged him to keep training.
• Master Roshi defeated Nam, setting up the final against Goku.
• Goku revealed that he knew Jackie Chun was Master Roshi and challenged him to explain his defensive technique.
• Master Roshi dodged Goku’s attacks through calm, practiced movement, but Goku overwhelmed him with his far greater Ki and made him surrender.
• Goku collected the tournament prize and joined Bulma, Master Roshi, Yamcha, and Krillin for a celebratory meal.
• Goku and Bulma flew away, and Master Roshi doubled Krillin’s training after Krillin questioned what he had taught Goku.

Goku left Bulma to train beyond the horizon, promising to visit her every year to gather the Dragon Balls. After destroying the Red Ribbon Army, he trained with Master Korin, traded fish for Senzu Beans, and flew toward Kami’s Lookout.

• Goku said goodbye to Bulma, who made him promise to visit her once a year and take her Dragon Ball hunting.
• Goku destroyed the Red Ribbon Army’s main base and every branch base, but learned Dr. Gero’s base was not on the map.
• Goku reached Korin Tower and trained against Master Korin, who pointed out flaws in his fighting movements and directed him to Kami.
• Goku traded Master Korin a huge supply of fish for five jars of Senzu Beans, leaving one jar behind.
• Goku flew toward the Lookout while Master Korin remained absorbed in the fish.

Goku trained with Mr. Popo at the Lookout, improving his fighting skills over more than half a year before returning to West City. He reunited with Bulma and immediately invited her to search for the Dragon Balls.

• Goku met Kami and Mr. Popo at the Lookout, and Kami sent him to train with Mr. Popo.
• Mr. Popo made Goku lower his Ki and spar with him, explaining that precise Ki control and calm movement were essential to martial arts.
• After more than half a year of training, Mr. Popo declared Goku's fighting skills equal to his and told him to focus on using all his power effectively.
• Goku asked Mr. Popo for a few days off so he could keep his promise to Bulma, then left the Lookout.
• Bulma waited for Goku in West City, and when he returned, he asked her to go find the Dragon Balls.
• Bulma gathered her things and agreed to go with Goku.

After reuniting with Bulma to gather the Dragon Balls, Goku received a scouter-like panel and returned to the Lookout to continue training with Mr. Popo and Kami. Several months later, he reached the martial arts grandmaster realm and left to reunite with Bulma.

• Bulma summoned Shenron and wished for a panel that could scan enemies according to Goku's strength.
• Goku promised Bulma he would return after about six months, then flew back to the Lookout.
• Goku used the panel to check Mr. Popo and Kami and discovered their power levels and dimensional ranks.
• Goku remembered that Bulma had given him a gravity bracelet capable of reaching a hundred times gravity.
• Goku sparred with Mr. Popo and meditated to improve his control over Ki.
• Mr. Popo told Goku he had become a martial arts grandmaster and encouraged him to go see Bulma, who had been waiting for him.

Goku tested the upgraded gravity chamber and, a year later, chose not to enter the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, where Krillin lost to Tien Shinhan. After Tien challenged him, Goku promised to enter the tournament in three years and fight him; as he prepared to leave, Goku remembered that King Piccolo should have been resurrected.

• Bulma showed Goku that Dr. Brief had upgraded the gravity chamber to withstand 400 times gravity, and Goku went inside to try it.
• Goku explained to Bulma that Shenron had given him a healing ability that could restore his limbs as long as his head remained attached.
• Goku and Bulma met Krillin, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Launch, and Puar at the tournament, where Goku declined to compete and Launch teased Bulma about her feelings for him.
• Krillin fought Tien Shinhan in the final and lost, while Tien broke away from his school.
• Tien asked Goku to fight him, but Goku refused and invited him to challenge him at the tournament three years later.
• As Goku and the others prepared to leave, Goku remembered that King Piccolo should have been resurrected.

Goku arrived to confront King Piccolo after the Pilaf Gang accidentally freed him, but King Piccolo had already used Shenron to restore his youth and killed the dragon. Goku defeated him and learned of his city-destroying bombs, then let King Piccolo’s offspring escape before heading to the World Martial Arts Tournament.

• A month earlier, Shu removed the talisman from a rice cooker and released King Piccolo, and Pilaf agreed to serve him.
• Pilaf told King Piccolo about Earth’s rulers and powerful martial artists, prompting him to use the Dragon Balls to restore his youth.
• King Piccolo killed Shenron, sensed Goku approaching, and tried to recruit him with promises of wealth and power.
• Goku revealed his superior strength and battered King Piccolo, who threatened to detonate bombs in major cities if he died.
• King Piccolo spat out an egg, self-destructed, and triggered explosions across Earth; Goku let the egg escape and flew toward the World Martial Arts Tournament.

After reviving everyone killed by King Piccolo, Goku told Bulma he would leave for six months to train. He reached King Yemma’s hall and set off along Snake Way to seek King Kai as his teacher.

• Goku returned to West City with Bulma and explained that he had fought King Piccolo, while Bulma saw the destruction and worried about the casualties.
• Goku and Bulma gathered the Dragon Balls and asked Shenron to revive everyone who had died because of King Piccolo.
• Goku told Bulma he planned to leave for six months, and she agreed to let him go train.
• Goku asked Kami to take him to King Yemma, then requested permission to travel to King Kai’s Planet and become King Kai’s disciple.
• King Yemma pointed Goku toward Snake Way, and Goku flew off while Kami hurried to leave.

Goku trained under King Kai for six months, mastering the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb before returning to Earth. He reunited with Bulma, who dragged him out shopping after teasing him for staying away so long.

• Goku reached King Kai’s planet and earned King Kai’s approval with a joke, then began learning the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb.
• Goku caught Bubbles instantly, and King Kai began teaching him directly after realizing how strong he was.
• Goku trained for six months, raising his normal Power Level to 7.96 million and mastering the Kaioken up to twenty times.
• King Yemma sent Goku back to the mortal world, and Goku returned to Bulma’s house.
• Bulma teased Goku for being away 184 days, then took his hand and dragged him shopping in exchange for forgiving him.