Chapter Summaries

GT Son Goku was transported from the darkness after his battle with Omega Shenron into another world, reborn in his younger body fourteen years earlier. After resolving to prevent the tragedy he remembered, he tested his current strength and told King Kai he had an idea for surpassing Super Saiyan Third Grade.

• After Omega Shenron's Negative Karma Ball swallowed him, GT Son Goku followed a voice through the darkness and reached a point of light.
• In Age 776, King Kai found Son Goku unconscious, then watched him wake with memories of GT Son Goku.
• Son Goku realized he had entered another world's body fourteen years in the past, two years after Majin Buu's defeat.
• Son Goku resolved to prevent the tragedy of his former world and transformed up to the peak of Super Saiyan Third Grade.
• Son Goku assessed his limited strength and told King Kai he had thought of a way to surpass Super Saiyan Third Grade.

Son Goku told King Kai he believed regrowing his tail might help him perfect Super Saiyan Third Grade, and he planned to use the Dragon Balls both for that and to revive King Kai. He returned to Earth and asked Bulma to borrow the Dragon Radar.

• Son Goku told King Kai that his missing tail might be preventing him from mastering Super Saiyan Third Grade.
• King Kai agreed that Saiyan tails were important and offered to find someone who could regrow Goku’s tail.
• Son Goku said he would use the Dragon Balls to revive King Kai as well as regrow his tail, then used Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
• The chapter described how the Z Fighters had settled into peaceful lives since Majin Buu’s defeat, while Vegeta continued training to surpass Son Goku.
• Son Goku appeared at Bulma’s estate and asked to borrow the Dragon Radar so he could summon Shenron.

Son Goku visited Bulma to use two wishes from the Dragon Balls, which she had already gathered, and reunited with Vegeta. Bulma summoned Shenron while the two Saiyans set aside their tense standoff, leaving Son Goku poised to make his wishes.

• Bulma told Son Goku she had already collected all seven Dragon Balls and agreed to let him use two of the three wishes available.
• Vegeta stopped his 1500G training after sensing Son Goku's ki and went to meet him.
• Son Goku reflected on the Shadow Dragons and resolved to change the tragic future he remembered.
• Vegeta and Son Goku compared their training and briefly clashed their auras before Bulma arrived with the Dragon Balls.
• Bulma placed the Dragon Balls on the ground and recited the incantation to summon Shenron.

Son Goku used the Dragon Balls to revive King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory, then wished for his tail to grow back. Vegeta took the final wish to restore his own tail, and Goku left after hinting that tails had another use.

• Son Goku wished for Shenron to revive King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory, and they returned to life on King Kai's Planet.
• Son Goku used his second wish to restore his tail, which broke the restriction Kami had placed on it.
• Vegeta interrupted Bulma and claimed the third wish, asking Shenron to restore his tail as well.
• After Shenron departed, Vegeta said his restored tail had increased his power and claimed it would help him surpass Goku.
• Son Goku said a tail did more than increase strength, then used Instant Transmission to leave Vegeta and Bulma.

Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Second Grade and sensed an apparent breakthrough, while Son Goku traveled to a planet with a full moon to attempt the Great Ape Transformation again. The chapter ended as Goku began changing into a Great Ape, with a savage will taking hold.

• Bulma complained that Son Goku had left without thanking her, while Vegeta considered Goku's hints about the tail.
• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Second Grade, felt his strength increase, and sensed that he might be nearing a breakthrough.
• Son Goku asked King Kai to find a sparsely populated planet with a full moon, and King Kai located one in the Pulan Star System.
• Son Goku used Instant Transmission to reach the planet and waited for the full moon to appear.
• The full moon's Blutz Waves triggered a painful transformation in Son Goku, and he roared as the Great Ape's savage instincts began to take control.

Son Goku transformed into a Great Ape under the Blutz Waves, briefly losing control before using memories from his previous life to master the form. He began trying to turn Super Saiyan as a Great Ape, and the chapter ended as his golden aura emerged and his power surged.

• Son Goku grew into a towering Great Ape and rampaged across the asteroid while King Kai watched helplessly.
• Son Goku regained control of his Great Ape body and realized its power rivaled his Super Saiyan Third Grade.
• Son Goku recalled that the Golden Great Ape transformation was linked to Super Saiyan and decided to activate his Super Saiyan energy while transformed.
• Son Goku's S-Cells surged, a golden aura began replacing his black aura, and his overwhelming power erupted in a shockwave.

Son Goku activated his S-Cells, transformed into a Golden Great Ape, and broke through to Super Saiyan 4. King Kai, Old Kai, and Kibito Kai sensed his overwhelming power, and Old Kai used a crystal ball to view him.

• Son Goku’s S-Cells activated, turning his Great Ape form into a two-thousand-meter-tall Golden Great Ape.
• Son Goku compressed the Golden Great Ape’s power and broke through the bottleneck, transforming into Super Saiyan 4.
• Son Goku stabilized his new form and sensed its immense power, believing himself invincible in the current era.
• King Kai watched the transformation from King Kai’s Planet and rejoiced that Son Goku was his prized disciple.
• Old Kai and Kibito Kai sensed Son Goku’s power in the Sacred World of the Kai, and Old Kai summoned a crystal ball to see him.

Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, drawing the attention of Kibito Kai, Old Kai, and Whis, who realized the world had changed. After returning to Earth, Son Goku found Chi-Chi furious that he had skipped work and braced for her anger.

• Kibito Kai and Old Kai watched Son Goku’s Super Saiyan 4 transformation and reacted with shock and concern.
• Whis received an alert showing Son Goku’s new form and recognized that the world’s original course had changed.
• Son Goku sensed an unusual gaze, ended his transformation, and used Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
• Son Goku arrived on Mount Paozu beside an angry Chi-Chi, who confronted him for disappearing from work.
• Son Goku tried to explain himself but fell silent when Chi-Chi’s expression warned him not to argue.

Son Goku asked Son Gohan to help prepare the fields by using their power, then tested his son's rusty fighting skills. Son Gohan promised to pursue both scholarship and training, and the two resumed their work with a clash of energy attacks.

• After Chi-Chi sent him back to work, Son Goku asked Son Gohan to help till the fields using their power.
• Son Gohan transformed into the Mystic State and attacked Son Goku, who blocked and redirected his strikes to prepare the ground.
• Son Goku warned Son Gohan that neglecting training had slowed his reactions and could leave him unprepared for a crisis.
• Son Gohan resolved to become both an outstanding scholar and the reliable warrior Son Goku hoped for.
• Son Gohan launched a compressed Ki Blast at Son Goku, who countered with an energy ball, and the attacks collided in an explosion.

Son Goku fought Son Gohan to awaken his combat instincts, then ended the spar after demonstrating his overwhelming base-form strength. Meanwhile, Vegeta broke through to Super Saiyan Third Grade in his gravity room, astonishing Bulma and Trunks.

• Son Goku and Son Gohan fought, and Gohan's instincts and power gradually awakened.
• Son Goku went all out in base form, overwhelmed Gohan, and stopped a near-fatal punch before ending their spar.
• Son Goku saw the destruction their fight had caused and worried about Chi-Chi's reaction.
• Vegeta pushed himself under 3,000 G of gravity and unleashed his energy, shaking West City and Earth.
• Vegeta emerged from the ruined training room as a Super Saiyan Third Grade, and Bulma and Trunks reacted with surprise and excitement.

Vegeta regained his tail and achieved Super Saiyan Third Grade, while Son Goku spent the following year mastering Super Saiyan 4. Son Goku perfected his control over the form and began considering how to surpass it.

• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Third Grade, and Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Dende, Mr. Popo, and Piccolo sensed his immense aura.
• At Mount Paozu, Son Gohan recognized Vegeta’s power, while Son Goku looked forward to a future contest with him.
• A year passed after Vegeta’s breakthrough, and most of the Z Fighters relaxed during the long peace while a few continued training.
• Son Goku emerged from days of meditation and demonstrated that he could transform into Super Saiyan 4 at will and control its power and excitement.
• Son Goku dismissed the transformation and wondered how he could surpass Super Saiyan 4 without repeating the method from his previous life.

Son Goku decided to seek Old Kai’s help in improving his Super Saiyan 4 after considering—and rejecting—training with his other companions. He used Instant Transmission to reach the Sacred World of the Kai, startling Old Kai and Kibito Kai with his arrival.

• Son Goku considered training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Piccolo or Vegeta, but doubted either would be a suitable partner.
• Son Goku remembered that Old Kai had helped him before and decided to ask him how to improve his Super Saiyan 4.
• Son Goku sensed the Supreme Kai’s ki and used Instant Transmission to travel to the Sacred World of the Kai.
• Old Kai watched two rhinoceros beetles duel while Kibito Kai mistook his excitement for something improper.
• Son Goku appeared between Old Kai and Kibito Kai, and both exclaimed in surprise at his arrival.

Son Goku visited the Sacred World of the Kai to ask Old Kai how to advance beyond Super Saiyan 4. Old Kai offered to train him in exchange for a promise to confront the powerful person who had sealed him away, and Son Goku eagerly accepted the challenge.

• Son Goku arrived at the Sacred World of the Kai and told Old Kai he could sense divine power.
• Son Goku explained that he had mastered Super Saiyan 4 and asked Old Kai for guidance on breaking through further.
• Old Kai reminded Son Goku of an old promise, and Son Goku offered to do anything within his power.
• Old Kai asked Son Goku to help him get revenge on the person who had sealed him away, promising to teach him and help advance his transformation.
• Son Goku learned that the mysterious person might be stronger than his Super Saiyan 4 and became eager to fight him.

Old Kai offered Son Goku two ways to grow stronger, and Son Goku persuaded him to provide both. After teaching him how to cultivate God Ki and spending three hours unlocking his potential, Old Kai stopped, unable to draw out all of Son Goku’s seemingly bottomless reserves.

• Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4 at Old Kai’s request, and Old Kai judged that he had mastered the form.
• Old Kai offered to unlock Son Goku’s potential or teach him to cultivate God Ki, and Son Goku asked for both.
• Old Kai transmitted the God Ki teachings to Son Goku and began unlocking his potential while Son Goku studied them.
• Son Goku noticed a strange mass of energy in his mental world, but set it aside to focus on God Ki.
• After three hours, Old Kai stopped unlocking Son Goku’s potential because his own strength was exhausted, though Son Goku still had more latent power.

Son Goku returned from the Sacred World of the Kai after Old Kai unlocked his potential, but he realized he still needed to strengthen his base through training before he could break through Super Saiyan 4. Vegeta, having mastered control of Super Saiyan Third Grade, flew to Mount Paozu and found Goku working in the fields.

• Old Kai unlocked Son Goku's potential, and Goku briefly transformed into Super Saiyan 4 to test his strengthened power.
• Son Goku decided to build up his normal-state strength through training and eventually cultivate God Ki, then thanked the Kais and returned to Earth.
• Son Goku resumed farming on Mount Paozu, accepting that a breakthrough could not be rushed.
• Vegeta finished a year of intense training and gained perfect control over Super Saiyan Third Grade.
• Vegeta sensed Son Goku's ki, flew to Mount Paozu, and was surprised to find him working in the fields.

Vegeta challenged Son Goku to a fight, and Son Goku accepted, leaving his work behind to battle him away from Mount Paozu. Son Goku overwhelmed Vegeta even in his normal state, and Vegeta escalated to Super Saiyan Second Grade, demanding that Goku stop holding back.

• Vegeta challenged Son Goku to settle their differences in a fight, and Son Goku agreed to go somewhere remote.
• Son Goku and Vegeta flew to a barren rocky region and began their battle after comparing how much they had grown stronger.
• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Full Power and unleashed a barrage of attacks, but Son Goku dodged every strike and blocked his strongest punch without moving.
• Son Goku powered up and forced Vegeta back, then battered his defenses and struck him hard enough to send him into a rocky mountain.
• Vegeta entered Super Saiyan Second Grade Ultimate Form and angrily demanded that Son Goku fight him with everything he had.

Son Goku revealed his Super Saiyan 4 form and defeated Vegeta’s Super Saiyan Third Grade with ease. Vegeta accepted the loss but vowed to surpass him, while Piccolo watched from Kami’s Lookout and realized how far ahead Son Goku had become.

• Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, shocking Vegeta with the scale of the power gap between them.
• Vegeta entered Super Saiyan Third Grade and challenged Son Goku, but could find no opening against him.
• Son Goku struck so quickly that Vegeta sensed the threat of death, making the outcome of the battle clear.
• Vegeta admitted defeat, then vowed to prove he was the strongest Saiyan and flew away.
• Son Goku returned to Mount Paozu, while Piccolo watched the battle from Kami’s Lookout and marveled at his strength.

Beerus awakened from his thirty-seven-year sleep, unleashing destructive energy that alarmed gods across the universe. Old Kai warned Kibito Kai that Beerus was far beyond even Son Goku, as the universe faced another purge.

• Beerus woke in the God of Destruction Realm and blasted his bedchamber while venting his accumulated power.
• Whis welcomed Beerus's awakening but complained about the destruction he caused whenever he woke.
• Old Kai and Kibito Kai sensed Beerus's power from the Sacred World of the Kai and feared the coming purge.
• Kibito Kai asked whether anyone could oppose Beerus, and Old Kai said even Majin Buu was like a feeble ant beside him.
• Kibito Kai asked if Son Goku could defeat Beerus, and Old Kai said Goku would still lose even if he were ten times stronger.

Beerus learned that a Saiyan had killed Frieza and became interested in the Saiyans’ transformations, especially the Super Saiyan God from his dream. He set off for Earth, where Bulma’s birthday party brought the Z Fighters together and Son Goku reunited with Vegeta.

• Whis told Beerus that a Saiyan had killed Frieza and showed him footage of Son Goku’s Super Saiyan transformations.
• Whis reminded Beerus of the Super Saiyan God from the Oracle Fish’s prediction, and Beerus asked where the surviving Saiyans lived.
• Whis told Beerus that the Saiyans lived on Earth, and Beerus decided to go there to investigate the Super Saiyan God.
• Bulma held a birthday party aboard a luxury cruise ship, and the Z Fighters gathered to catch up.
• Son Goku greeted Vegeta on the ship’s deck, and Vegeta returned his greeting.

Son Goku and Vegeta reunited at Bulma’s birthday party, but Beerus the God of Destruction and Whis suddenly arrived. Vegeta recognized Beerus from his childhood, and Beerus’s challenge turned the gathering tense.

• Son Goku and Vegeta compared their progress and agreed to postpone any fight until after Bulma’s birthday party.
• Beerus the God of Destruction and Whis descended to Earth, and Son Goku sensed their powerful God Ki.
• Vegeta recalled Beerus humiliating his father and the Saiyans when Vegeta was a child, then confronted him about the past.
• Beerus released his destructive pressure, but Son Goku and Vegeta resisted it.
• Son Goku challenged Beerus, who dismissed him as an arrogant Saiyan for defeating Frieza.