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Chapter 24 - XXIII

Goku opened his eyes to discover he was in a village, but the village had no sign of any inhabitants. Goku quickly stands up and appears to be a little confused. Almost immediately, Goku recognized the location. He had returned to the village of Sadala, which once had been the ancestral home of the Saiyan Clan. As Goku continues to walk, he eventually arrives at a large house that is the largest in the village. Just as he is making his decision to enter, he hears a voice that he recognizes calling out to him.

Bardock: It's good to see you again, son.

Goku walks toward Bardock, wondering why he is back with his father.

Goku: Why am I here again? Did something happen?

Bardock: Don't worry, you'll be fine, but tell me what's the last thing you remember.

Goku: The last thing I remember was that I was talking with my mother, then I fell unconscious. Damn it. She knocked me out.

Bardock: Hahaha, didn't she teach you always to keep your guard up at all times?

Goku would scratch the back of his head.

Goku: Yeah, but I never thought to have up around my mother.

Bardock: That's hilarious. Goku, your awareness should be on high at all times, but especially while you are within range of Tsunade.

Both Goku and Bardock just laughed momentarily when Goku decided to ask his father a question.

Goku: Hey, Dad, can you help me master your technique?

Bardock: Hmm, oh, that old thing.

Bardock brought his hand up his chin and began to think about it. He turned to look at Goku and smiled at him.

Bardock: No

Goku: What, why not?

Bardock: This is something that all future heads of the Saiyan Clan must learn by themselves. Just like the Uchiha have their Fire Ball jutsu and the Uzumaki have their chains, this is just a passage of you becoming a true Saiyan leader. Plus, you are on the right track. Just keep doing what you are doing, and you'll master it in no time.

Bardock: Kakarot, it's time for you to wake up. Your mother bit off a little more than she could chew, and your friends are in trouble. But there is one more thing you should know.

The surroundings around Goku were slowly disappearing, and he was beginning to wake up.

Bardock: Our people were born with a curse, and once in every generation, a Saiyan is born with a considerable ability that, if not controlled, may drive him insane. Remember, son, that you should not let your hatred and anger dominate you but use it to fuel you in your time of need. Control the beast within, and don't let it control you. The power will come to you in response to a need, not a desire.

Bardock would place his hand on Goku's head, and a great light surrounded him. Goku felt tremendous pressure around him and an increase in his energy. When the light disappeared, his body felt different.

Bardock: Go, Kakarot, and help your mother. Show Orochimaru what the son of the last Saiyan and Senju can do.

As Goku opened his eyes again, he was finally in the hotel room. As he got up from the bed, he quickly ran toward the window, trying to sense for Shizune or Tsunade chakra signatures. In a matter of seconds, he found them just outside of the village. Goku got worried after feeling everyone's chakra signature. Naruto's chakra was at dangerously low levels, while Shizune Jiraiya and his mother were also surprisingly low.

Goku: What happened to them? I need to go now.

Goku jumps out the window, running across the rooftops at full speed.

Elsewhere

Orochimaru: You surprised me, Tsunade. I would never have thought you got over your fear of blood, and you got stronger as well. It makes me curious to know what you have been up to all these years.

Tsunade: I had help from someone very special to me. He helps me get over my fears.

Tsunade found herself in a precarious situation, kneeling on one knee in front of Naruto, who was unconscious while coughing blood out of her mouth. While she was looking about, she noticed that Jiraiya was having a difficult time climbing out of a tiny crater that had been created when Orochimaru slammed him into the ground.

Orochimaru: Tsunade, you are the only person I would not want to kill. You know that if the kid is allowed to live, there will be difficulties in the future on an array of different levels. Don't get in my way, Tsunade, and give me the chance to put an end to that arrogant brat once and for all.

Tsunade: No. I would be a terrible Hokage if I handed you the okay to kill this young man. To add insult to injury, there is a certain someone who would be disappointed with me if I granted you the request that you have stated, and I have vowed never to let him down.

Upon catching a glimpse of Tsunade, who appeared to have an expression of anger on her face, Orochimaru experienced a surge of chilling terror that rushed down his spine. Tsunade's eyes were ablaze with a fierce fire that was consuming him.

Orochimaru smiles at Tsunade after regaining his composure.

Orochimaru: I have no idea who it is that has caused you to change to such, Tsunade, since the last time I saw you. Is it possible that you moved on from Dan and found another lover? The fact remains that this doesn't change anything, and I will kill that boy.

After opening his mouth, a sword emerged from it. Tsunade and Naruto are his attending targets as he launches at them at full speed.

The effects of Tsunade's drugs that he had taken the night before were having a negative effect on Jiraiya's chakra system, causing him not to fight at full power and to be unable to move quickly enough to prevent Orochimaru from attacking her.

Orochimaru was greeted with a smile by Tsunade, who did not move at one moment. And with the sword wrapped around his tongue, Orochimaru pierced Tsunade's chest.

Suddenly, everyone in the area felt a power surge of Chakra rising at an incredible speed. At first, Orochimaru believed it was Tsunade but realized it was coming from somewhere else.

Tsunade: He has finally arrived.

Orochimaru pulled out the sword from Tsunade and tried to jump backward to create some distance, but before he could do that, Tsunade grabbed hold of his ankles with great force that caused Orochimaru to whist in pain. Orochimaru was going to strike Tsunade with his sword, but he never made contact because Orochimaru was hit in the face by a kick that sent him crashing into trees.

Goku had arrived. He stood in front of Tsunade and Naruto.

Tsunade: Goku.

Goku turned back with a worried expression on his face after he saw his mother kneeling on the ground, coughing blood and having an open wound in her chest. He was concerned about her condition. There was a sudden hand gesture made by Goku, which Tsunade was able to recognize. As he did so, Goku slammed the palm of his hand down on the ground beneath him.

Goku: Summoned.

Smoke appears, and a tall shadow figure stands tall. As the smoke disappears, a giant 22-meter-tall white with three blue streaks that run vertically down the middle and side of its body from its head and tapering off at its tail slug remains.

Goku: Lady Katsuyu.

Katsuyu: Prince Goku, did you summon me?

Goku: Yes, I'm sorry, Katsuyu, to have summoned you without a contract. But my mother and the rest need your assistance.

Katsuyu observes the battlefield and the conditions of Tsunade, Shizune, Naruto, and Jiraiya.

Katsuyu: Understood.

Orochimaru came out of the forest with the help of Kabuto after being kicked in the face by Goku.

Kabuto: Lord Orochimaru, did you hear that it seems that the boy from the chunin exams is the son of Tsunade?

Orochimaru: Who would it, though, that my old friend and teammate Tsunade had a kid? But not just that, he happens to be a decent of the Saiyan and Senju clans. I need his body so much untapped potential.

After hearing what Orochimaru said, turn around and began to walk towards him and Kabuto. Goku started to feel a burning sensation in his chest. The closer he got to Orochimaru, the angrier Goku was getting. He began to see images of the lifeless body of the third Hokage and of his mother getting stabbed through her chest. Once again, Goku's chakra signatures started to rise at incredible speed.

Goku: Orochimaru, I won't forgive you for causing the death of the third Hokage and for hurting my mother.

Dark clouds began to surround Goku as he started to shout. His top shirt began to burn off. Goku was revealing black makings covering his chest with red lines running through the markings. Tsunade, whom Katsuyu was healing alongside Shizune and Jiraiya, couldn't believe what was happening to her son. She noticed that his hair rose and his tail was changing into a fire-red color. An explosion of chakra surrounded Goku.

Orochimaru and Kabuto, who happened to be standing in front of Goku, couldn't believe what they were seeing. Behind Goku, there was a tall man covered in crimson-red fur with long black hair down to his lower back, shadow trim around their eyes, and over the eyelids were crimson like his fur and yellow eyes, and behind the tall man, there was a great ape beat roaring along side of Goku and the mysterious man.

A bolt of lightning came down from the heavens, striking down Goku. Everyone there had to cover their eyes due to the explosion of light; as the light disappeared, everyone was in shock at what they were seeing. Goku's body changes. He has golden fire-like hair, which moves like fire and glows into a yellow-gold color; his tail glows the same, and he grows glowing hair on his forearms. A black ash-like appearance on the upper body covers most of the chest and head. At the same time, Goku's face undergoes a complete transformation, revealing bright yellow eyes, glowing fangs, and unusual jaw features. There is a radiance emanating from the chest and the throat.

Shizune had woken up thanks to Katsuyu's healing and was amazed and worried about her little brother's transformation.

Shizune: Lady Tsunade is that Goku.

Tsunade: Yes. It would appear that he has finished his transformation this time around.

Jiraiya is able to listen in on the conversation that is taking place between Tsunade and Shizune.

It was impossible for Orochimaru to believe the amount of power that the boy was sending out.

Orochimaru: If he is able to control it someday, no one will be able to stop him. Hahaha. Damn Tsunade, what kind of hellspawn have you conceived.

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