Dragon Ball Roshi

After a moment of complicated thoughts, the North Kai suddenly had a bold idea—what if he taught his Kaioken to this kid in front of him, and combined it with the kid's ability to multiply the effects of his power? How terrifying would that be?

 Excited, the North Kai clenched his fist, cleared his throat, and said,

 "Since you've caught Bubbles, as promised, I'll start teaching you martial arts..." His short, chubby body gradually assumed a stance. "First, let me see how skilled you really are."

 Taro smiled and took his starting position, the Triple Muken technique circulating smoothly in his mind.

 "I've been hoping for this!"

 The North Kai's expression turned serious, and Taro immediately felt an immense pressure coming at him.

 This pressure was far more intense than the ten times Earth's gravity on King Kai's planet.

 Suddenly, a shadow rushed toward Taro!

 Slap!

 There was no time to react. A sharp, tingling sensation shot through his face, quickly traveling up his nose and into his brain. Taro stumbled backward, clutching his nose. Though there was no blood, it was definitely reddened.

 Taro forced a smile.

 "Lord Kai, you're so strong!"

 He thought about it for a moment, recalling that in the original story, the North Kai had told Goku that he might not be as strong as the two Saiyans who went to Earth, but Taro was sure the North Kai wasn't referring to that Nappa guy.

 That "not as strong" likely meant Vegeta.

 At that time, Vegeta's battle power was 18,000.

 18,000. Even with Triple Muken, Taro's strength wouldn't come anywhere near that number. The North Kai's battle power, even if it wasn't as high, couldn't be much lower—it should be at least 10,000 or more. Taro's inability to react to the North Kai's attack was completely understandable.

 The North Kai seemed a bit embarrassed.

 "I haven't fought anyone in a while... I lost control for a moment. Let me see... your power... probably about... hmm, I'll control it better from here on out."

 Taro asked,

 "Out of curiosity, how much stronger is my power compared to yours, specifically?"

 The North Kai thought for a moment before answering,

 "By some calculations from certain people in the universe, my power is around 11,000. As for you... it feels like you're around 300."

 Taro clicked his tongue and sighed.

 "So, there's that big of a difference?"

 The North Kai laughed.

 "Kid, don't get too cocky. I'm the King Kai, and I don't know how many years I've been alive! How old are you? Of course, there's a huge difference—also, weren't you the one who said you could multiply your power? Honestly, how far can that technique take you now?"

 Taro thought for a moment before replying.

 "...About three times, I guess."

 The North Kai winced. If he used the Kaioken three times, he'd be dead—literally dead from the pain! This only made him more eager to teach Taro the Kaioken, to see just how powerful it could be when combined with his technique.

 He then said.

 "Come at me with everything you've got. I'll see if I should teach you that move!"

 Taro nodded.

 "Alright!"

 They both took their stances again, facing each other.

 Meanwhile, Bubbles, the chimpanzee, was still sitting in a tree, eating bananas...

 Taro, recognizing his disadvantage,

charged forward first. The North Kai's small stature didn't seem like much, but when Taro swung his massive fist toward him, the North Kai effortlessly blocked it with his chubby hand.

 After a brief moment of hidden struggle, Taro realized the North Kai's palm was as immovable as a massive mountain. In response, he raised his left knee, aiming for the North Kai's round belly. However, the North Kai casually kicked his leg, perfectly intercepting Taro's knee with a light, but forceful, strike to his calf.

 Though the kick appeared light, the force was far from it.

 Taro was thrown off balance, spinning uncontrollably. He quickly used his left foot to pivot and, using the North Kai's force to turn, swung his right leg in a wide arc, cutting through the air and aiming at the North Kai's head!

 Bang! The North Kai stood still, unmoving. He simply stretched out his short, chubby arm to block Taro's incoming kick. With a smile, he grabbed Taro's leg with his other hand and tossed him high into the air!

 "Ki Blast!"

 As Taro was thrown into the sky, a white energy blast shot from his palm, heading straight for the North Kai on the ground!

 "Already counterattacking this fast? Not bad," the North Kai chuckled, raising his chubby hand and swatting the Ki blast away with a swift motion.

 The blast was sent flying, slamming into a fruit tree where Bubbles the chimpanzee was sitting, causing a loud explosion and sending a cloud of black smoke into the air. Baburus, still chewing on a banana, shot a disgruntled look at the chaos.

 Taro quickly fell from the sky and landed with a soft thud, breathing heavily. The effort to capture Baburus had already drained his energy, and now, fighting in the high-gravity environment of ten times Earth's gravity was proving to be quite exhausting.

 "Alright, alright, I get it." said the North Kai, waving his hand to signal the end of the sparring. He paused for a moment before adding, "Here's the deal. We'll spar for three more days. After that, I'll teach you a special set of techniques!"

 Taro, pretending to be curious, asked: "A special technique? Is it really that special?"

 The North Kai chuckled. "You'll find out soon enough..."

 And so, three days quickly passed.

 Over the next three days, the sound of fists and bodies colliding echoed throughout the entire King Kai's planet. Taro, constantly training under the harsh gravity of ten times Earth's normal gravity, sparred with the North Kai using his Muken. The sessions were grueling, but Taro was making great progress.

 The North Kai's martial arts experience proved invaluable, and Taro was able to learn a great deal from the constant battles. It was also the perfect opportunity to push his Muken technique even further.

 By the end of the three days, Taro had successfully improved his Muken technique to four times its original strength.

 "Has your special technique gotten even stronger?" the North Kai asked, sensing a change as he personally sparred with Taro. Though Taro was still far from being his match, the resistance he was putting up was significantly stronger.

 Taro replied, "A little bit. Fighting with you, King Kai, has given me a lot of insights. I call this special technique Muken—three days ago, I could only use it at three times power, but now..." He clenched his fists. "I can use it at four times."

 "Four times!?" The North Kai winced. The thought of using his Kaioken at four times its normal strength made him cringe. He could only imagine how exhausting it would be! But he was curious about how Taro's technique would compare.

 Having not exercised in years, the North Kai quickly grew tired. Wiping his brow with a handkerchief, he said, "You're about used to the environment here, so I'll teach you Kaioken now… Wait a second, is your Muken just a name you came up after hearing about my Kaioken?"

 Taro smiled but said nothing.

 The North Kai, assuming Taro was tacitly agreeing, didn't think much of it. After a moment of thought, he continued, "Kaioken isn't a specific technique per se. At its core, it's a martial art that greatly enhances the user's potential for a short period of time. The user has to completely abandon their body's self-preservation instincts, pushing beyond the pain to unleash multiple times their normal power."

 He paused, thinking back on his own teachings.

 "It's a drastic reversal of the body's usual self-awareness. For example, a person who's never learned martial arts would first need to overcome their fear when a punch is coming at them. If they flinch or close their eyes, they can't learn. It's the same with Kaioken—you must overcome the instinct to stop when your body feels like it's being damaged. Only by overcoming that will you be able to tap into Kaioken."

 The North Kai continued to explain the theory and techniques behind Kaioken, and Taro listened intently, reflecting on the idea.

 "Abandoning the brain's self-preservation instincts… I suspected as much. Kaioken and the Eight Gates share a similar essence. But how much potential can I still awaken in this body?" he wondered.

 Noticing how seriously Taro was taking the lesson, the North Kai nodded in approval. He started imagining what would happen if Taro could use both Kaioken and his own Muken together. It could very well be something terrifying—a technique so powerful it might even have a name of its own: "Muken Kaioken" or "Kaioken Muken"? Either way, the combination would be unstoppable!

 With that thought, the North Kai couldn't help but smile.

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