09x18 - True Strength / Goku Gains Speed

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09x18 - True Strength / Goku Gains Speed

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The Tenkaichi Tournament, which has
been one intense battle after another,

...has more or less
gone exactly as predicted.

Son Goku, Tenshinhan, Shen, and
Ma-Junior have all made their
way through the quarterfinals.



I did it! How do you like that?!



And now, the st round
of the semi-finals...



An incredibly intense battle
between Goku and Tenshinhan...

Their match has just begun!



"True Strength"



Payback!



You've got a really hard head!

I hardened every part
of myself that I could!

With years worth of training!



Now the are fighting it
out in a battle of strength!



Goku!



Not bad at all.

But if this is the extent
of your true strength,

then you haven't a hope
of standing up to me!

You never cease to amaze me, Son.

Your strength years
ago was truly flawless!

I'm completely astonished that
you would surpass even that!

Tenshinhan. You're the one
who grew a lot stronger!

You've got amazing power!

Yet, there is one thing about you that
hasn't changed over the past years.

And it's an absolute necessity
when it comes to fighting...



I'm talking about your speed!



T-they disappeared again!



They've disappeared!

Once again, both fighters
have disappeared into the sky!



There!



You've got good eyes, Son!



I'm impressed that you're able to see
my movements despite my extreme speed!



But... !

Keeping up with me with your
eyes alone won't do you any good!



Someone is falling from the sky!

It's Son! Son Goku!

And right behind him, with a look of
triumph on his face, is Tenshinhan!



Tenshinhan's gonna win!



Tenshinhan unleashes with
a fierce continuous att*ck!

Helpless to do anything about it,
Son Goku is stuck on the defensive!



Goku!

He's gonna fall outside the ring!

Things don't look good for Son Goku!



You're suddenly a lot faster now!

Have you been holding
back your speed until now?

I tried to figure out
one of your weaknesses.

Just as I thought, your speed was
the only thing that hadn't changed!

Boy, was that close!

Sorry, Son. Victory is mine!

Your eyes can keep up with
me, but your body can't!

That is your fatal flaw!

You really are awesome!

I had no idea you had become this fast!

What?! They think that was slow?!

I'm telling you, they're not normal...



My husband is so full of promise!



OK! Now to make my win official!

Time out for a sec!

Hold on a minute while I take
off some clothes, Tenshinhan.

Clothes?

As you wish. Hot, is it?

You must have trained really hard!

Of course. I didn't want to lose to you.

It appears they're
taking a short breather.

Son has begun to remove his uniform...

I can't say I blame him.

Running around that much in this heat,
anyone would want to do the same.

This has turned out to be a
truly fierce battle, indeed.

With the match's pace as fast as it is,

it makes it very hard
for our eyes to keep up!

So who will win? Tenshinhan or Son Goku?!

Oh, taking that off already, is he?

It would seem he's up
against quite the opponent.



What's the deal? Can't he
even take a single shirt off?

And it doesn't look like he's
trying to buy time, either...



He acts like he's finally
relieved to have it off...



Son. Can I have a look at this shirt?



Sure.



W-what?!



What do you suppose the
deal with that shirt is?

Maybe it's dripping wet with sweat?

Son! You've been wearing this the
whole time we've been fighting?!

Yeah. Kami-sama said it
was part of my training.



I wore a turtle shell when I
trained under the old Turtle Hermit...

...this is the exact same thing.

Even your wrist covers... !
And your shoes... !

Um... could you hurry things up a bit?

What're you wasting time for?!

We'll clean up for you!

Okay! Sorry to trouble you, Kuririn!

Hey, hurry up and get on with the match.

Here, I'll take those.

W-w-what is this?!

H-heavy! What is this shirt made out of?!



Hey, Goku! This weight
isn't ordinary weight!

Don't you think? Just one
of those is pounds!

I could barely move my legs with them on!

I can't believe this!

How the heck can you move
with these things on?!



This is pounds all together!

pounds?!



pounds?



It was really hard at first!
I could barely move at all!

It was tough training!



But it wasn't in vain!

My body's this light now!



I'm so light now!



H-how can this be?

Even with pounds of added weight,
he still managed to move that quickly?!



What tremendous speed... !


Warm-up exercises done!
Want to get started?



I see. So that's how things were.

Sure! Things've gotten
more and more interesting!

Here I come!



Sorry for the wait!
The match is now underway again!



I look forward to seeing just
how much strength you've got!



There!



Too bad, Goku. You are indeed
a little faster than before,

...but you can't escape my eyes!

I can see everything you do!

I wouldn't be so sure about that...



What might this be?



l-impossible!

T-that's impossible!

That's my belt?

Yep.

What a surprise this is!

It seems Tenshinhan had his belt
pulled off in the blink of an eye!

Unbelievable.

He's fast!

A-amazing!

How and when did he do that?!

Not even MY eyes caught him doing that!



I admit my mistake.

I never expected you
to improve this much...

But I won't give up the fight just
because of something like this!

It simply means I'll have to use my Tr*mp
card a little earlier than I anticipated.

My special att*ck, that is!



That's fine, but you
can have this back now!

A-anyway, it's a really powerful att*ck!

G-get ready for it now
while you still can!



Don't you laugh!



What sort of technique is
this special att*ck of yours?

Don't tell me it's that
Kikouhou one again?

The Kikouhou is too dangerous.

For you, and for me.

And with that speed of yours, there's
always the chance you might dodge it.



What I'm about to show you isn't quite
as powerful as the Kikouhou, but...

It isn't quite as powerful, but... what?



...it is absolutely undodgeable!

Absolutely undodgeable?!

Even though Goku-san's so amazingly fast?

Just what sort of technique
is Tenshinhan gonna use?!



These two are mind-boggling!

It's one thing after another!
What more can they possibly show us?!

Spectacular is the only way
to describe your movements,

...which not even my
eyes could keep up with.

Your movements are truly superhuman.

But with eyes and NO blind spots,
I will always be able to see you!



eyes?

W-what did he say?!



Sorry, Son. Victory will be mine!



What is this about eyes?

How will Goku stand up against
Tenshinhan's special technique?!



Come along, fantasy,

I enjoy a mystery,

Don't you go hiding your youth!

Wanting to perform the mysterious,

Wanting to pursue the adventure,

Everyone is itching to go!

If you act like an adult and give up,

You'll never unravel the
mystery of the miracle!

Go on and try to live even
more wild and strong!

I'll give you a romance,
I'll give you a romance,

If you will show me
you're true courage.

I'll give you a romance,
I'll give you a romance,

I'll give your pounding heart
a glittery, shining dream!
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