Chapter 5: Kame Style, Thunder Cats, and Mountain Lifters
Year 741 to 746 (DB Calendar)
After figuring out how Kayden's Force Control unlocked the secrets of Ki, Ron decided to take a five-year sabbatical to explore the world. Dr. Gero and the Red Ribbon Army had buried themselves so deep underground after their last beating that they were practically off the grid anyway.
His first stop? A tiny island in the middle of the ocean with a single red-roofed house.
"Ah, peaceful ocean breeze, fresh air..." Ron sighed, stepping off his floating surfboard onto the sandy beach of Kame House. "And a perverted old master in sunglasses. Classic."
Master Roshi, sitting on a lawn chair with a swimsuit magazine, blinked and slowly took off his sunglasses. His eyes widened as his instincts screamed at him—the young man walking up the beach possessed a terrifyingly vast, multi-layered energy signature.
"Who goes there?" Roshi asked, standing up and taking a defensive stance with his wooden staff. "You don't carry the presence of an ordinary martial artist, young man."
"Name's Ron! Just a humble traveler looking to test out some new tricks," Ron grinned, unbuttoning his collar. "Care for a quick spar, Old Master? Winner gets bragging rights; loser buys dinner."
Roshi chuckled, stepping into his Turtle School stance. "Arrogant brat. Let's see if your fists match your big mouth!"
BOOM!
Roshi moved in a blur, launching a heavy palm strike at Ron's chest. But Ron didn't even draw Gryphon. Using Force Control-infused Ki, Ron raised a single forearm to block.
CLANG!
The impact created a shockwave that parted the ocean water around the island. Roshi's eyes shot open in disbelief as his strike felt like hitting solid katchin metal.
"My turn!" Ron laughed.
He didn't use dark energy or Haki—just raw Kayden-style lightning Ki. Sparks of brilliant golden electricity crackled from his fingers as he darted around Roshi at blinding speed, delivering light, playful jabs while cracking jokes the entire time.
"Left hook! Right duck! Hey, watch the beard, old man!"
Roshi, realizing he was dealing with an absolute monster, bulked up into his Max Power Form, his muscles swelling massively as he roared, channeling everything into his signature move.
"KA... ME... HA... ME..."
"Oh, the classic!" Ron cheered, clapping his hands.
"...HA!"
A massive blue beam of destructive energy surged across the sand straight at Ron. Instead of dodging, Ron channeled Kayden's Force Control to coat his palm in a swirling vortex of high-frequency lightning, catching the Kamehameha bare-handed and redirecting it harmlessly up into the clouds, where it detonated like a shockwave.
Silence fell over the beach. Roshi deflated back to his slim form, breathing heavily and staring at Ron in absolute awe.
"Incredible..." Roshi gasped. "You redirected my full-power Kamehameha without taking a single step back. Who on Earth trained you?!"
"Self-taught with a little help from my system," Ron smirked, walking over and offering a hand. "You're tough, Roshi! That beam had some serious heat."
The two spent the evening drinking, sharing martial arts philosophy, and trading stories. Roshi taught Ron the finer nuances of Turtle School Ki control, while Ron showed Roshi a few light trick-shots with electricity.
When Ron finally departed Kame House to travel the rest of the world, he decided to test a very specific, infamous technique from Kayden Break's arsenal: Animal Transformation.
POOF!
A cloud of white smoke cleared, leaving behind a chubby, fluffy, orange-and-white fat cat sitting on top of Ron's red cape.
> [System Alert!]
> Form Shift Activated: Chonky Feline Mode.
> Stealth & Compression: 100%
> Dignity: 0%
>
"Meow? (Wait, why am I so round?)" Ron tried to lick his paw, looking down at his glorious fat belly. "Meow... (Well, at least no one will suspect a fat cat of being a planet-busting martial artist)."
For the next four years, the legend of the "Lightning Chonker" spread across the globe. Villains, bandit bands, and rogue martial artists would see a ridiculously fat cat wandering through their camps, only for the cat to suddenly drop heavy sarcasm and shoot golden lightning from its whiskers.
> [System Notification]
> [Kayden Break Template] Synchronization: 100% (MAX)
> Unlocked: Divine Lightning Realm, Spatial Traversal, Absolute Force Control.
> [New Template Unlocked!]
> Target Template: Pluton (Eleceed) — [Synchronization: 20%]
> Acquired Attributes: Absolute Defense, Gravitational Density, Infinite Physical Endurance, Mountain-Shattering Strength.
>
Unlocking Pluton: The Indestructible Chonker
Unlike Kayden's speed and electricity, Pluton was the ultimate tank—a master of absolute physical defense and heavy gravitational force.
As Ron synchronized with Pluton while still traveling in his fat cat form, his physical body underwent a massive, unbelievable durability boost. His muscle density, bone strength, and Ki capacity skyrocketed to absurd levels.
One afternoon in Year 746, a group of rogue bandits in the Northern Badlands attempted to fire a heavy military rocket at the "weird fat orange cat" sitting on a rock.
BOOM!
The missile struck Ron dead-on. The dust cleared to reveal Ron—still a completely unfazed, fluffy fat cat—yawning lazily. The missile had shattered against his fur without leaving a single scratch or burning a single hair.
Ron slowly transformed back into his human form, cracking his neck as a dense, dark-red gravitational aura (Pluton's signature power) mixed with his Conqueror's Haki.
"You know, I was having a really good nap," Ron said, his voice dropping into a deep, booming register as the ground around the bandits caved in under intense gravity. "Now... who wants to see how heavy a punch from a cat can actually be?"
With four templates under his belt—Shanks (100%), Frankenstein (100%), Kayden (100%), and Pluton (Growing fast)—Ron had officially become an unstoppable, multi-elemental god walking the Earth.