A figure darted swiftly along the mountain path, leaping from rock to rock.
He wore an orange martial arts uniform with a blue belt tied around his waist, and the character "龟" (Turtle) was embroidered on his chest.
The one who had arrived was the now-grown Son Goku.
Seeing the slowly healing sky, and the group of people standing before Chi-Chi and Gohan, anxiety surged within him.
"Stop!!"
At last, Goku rushed back.
He appeared behind Gran, leaping into the air as he delivered a powerful kick filled with tremendous force.
Boom!
At some unknown moment, Gran had already turned around.
He raised a single finger—and effortlessly stopped Goku's heavy kick.
The collision created a violent gust of wind, causing the trees within a hundred meters to rustle wildly.
"What?!"
Goku's pupils shrank.
Using the rebound force, he stepped back several paces before quickly moving to Chi-Chi's side.
"Chi-Chi, are you and Gohan alright?"
"I'm fine, but these people are terrifying! They just blew a hole through the sky earlier!"
Chi-Chi clutched little Gohan and hid behind Goku, her voice filled with worry.
"Damn it… how did such terrifying people suddenly appear on Earth?"
Goku shielded Chi-Chi behind him while staring at Gran with wary eyes.
Just now, he had practically used all his strength—yet he couldn't move Gran even the slightest bit.
Not only that…
This guy was extremely strange.
Normally, every person possessed an aura.
Even if someone was a powerful martial artist capable of hiding their energy well, some trace would still leak out.
But Goku couldn't sense any aura from Gran at all.
And the man beside Gran—Whis—gave him the exact same feeling.
While Goku observed them, Gran and Whis were also observing Goku.
Right now, Goku's aura wasn't strong.
Measured by combat power, it was only around 400.
Compared to Vegeta's three million battle power, the gap was immeasurable.
However…
In Whis's eyes, he didn't believe Goku would end up weaker than Vegeta.
On the contrary, he felt that Goku's potential far exceeded Vegeta's.
Because Vegeta's martial arts foundation was extremely poor.
Goku, on the other hand, had built an exceptionally solid foundation in martial arts.
Although Goku's strength seemed weak right now, he only lacked the right opportunity.
Once that opportunity came, his accumulated training would erupt all at once.
Surpassing Vegeta would simply be a matter of time.
"Who exactly are you people?"
Goku suddenly felt that Gran looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen him.
"Goku, I'm here too. Didn't you notice me at all?" Bulma said, unable to hold back anymore.
She had noticed that Goku hadn't looked at her even once.
"Huh?"
Goku froze.
The voice sounded familiar.
He quickly turned his head.
"Eh? Isn't that Bulma?"
Goku widened his eyes in surprise.
"Why are you here? And who are they?"
He pointed toward Gran and the others standing beside her.
"Kakarot, your memory seems a little bad."
Gran stepped forward and smiled.
"Haven't we met many times before? The last time was at the Heavenly Temple. Don't tell me you forgot?"
Hearing this, Goku immediately fell into deep thought.
Everything had happened too quickly.
Beside him, Chi-Chi seemed to realize that this group might not be enemies after all.
After all—Bulma was standing with them.
The tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared.
After a while—
"I remember!"
Goku suddenly became excited.
"You're Big Brother Gran, right?!"
The last time he had seen Gran was indeed at the Heavenly Temple.
Five years ago, Mr. Popo was taking him to undergo the "Sacred Crown" trial, while Gran had just emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Yes, it's me."
"Big Brother Gran—it really is you!"
All the wariness in Goku's heart vanished instantly.
Excited like a child, he bounced over to Gran.
Seeing this, Gran revealed a bright smile.
Compared to that rebellious brat Vegeta, Kakarot was far more pleasing to the eye.
"Goku, who is this?" Chi-Chi asked carefully as she approached while holding little Gohan.
"This is Big Brother Gran. He once told me that he and I belong to the same race."
Truthfully, Goku still didn't fully understand what Gran meant by "the same race."
"The same race?"
Chi-Chi froze for a moment.
Then she glanced at the tail behind little Gohan—and suddenly understood.
She had long realized that Goku wasn't an Earthling.
After all, what Earthling had a tail?
"Hello, Big Brother Gran."
Chi-Chi relaxed slightly.
As long as they weren't enemies, everything was fine.
Holding Gohan, she prepared to bow politely.
"No need to be so formal."
Gran waved his hand gently.
Instantly, Chi-Chi's body straightened upright, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't bend down.
"This!"
Gran's casual action shocked Chi-Chi once again.
This Big Brother Gran was truly unbelievably powerful.
"Big Brother Gran, were you the one who shattered the sky earlier?" Goku asked, pointing upward.
The sky that had been broken earlier had already completely healed.
There wasn't even the slightest crack left.
"Yes, that was me. When I saw you weren't home, I just used that method to call you back."
Gran chuckled, not feeling embarrassed in the slightest.
Beside him, Bulma covered her mouth and giggled.
That scene earlier had probably scared Goku to death.
"So Mr. Popo really wasn't lying… Big Brother Gran, you really are that strong!"
"Oh? Mr. Popo told you about me?"
"Yeah. After you left the Heavenly Temple back then, Mr. Popo told me some things about you."
"I see…"
After finally meeting again, Goku was extremely excited.
Especially now that he knew Gran possessed the power to shatter the sky, he was even more thrilled.
"Big Brother Gran, what level of power was that just now?" Goku asked, his eyes shining with admiration.
"Uh…"
Gran frowned slightly.
"That's a bit hard to explain to you. Once your strength reaches the realm of gods, you'll probably understand my power."
"The realm of gods?"
Goku fell into thought.
He had never heard of such a level before.
"Didn't Mr. Popo explain the power levels to you?"
"No. He only taught me some strange martial arts techniques. He didn't talk about anything else."
Goku shook his head.
"I see."
Gran wasn't surprised at all.