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Chapter 10

"Now ladies and gentlemen," the world tournament announcer said after Kakarot had finished his fight with Giran, "we are going to take a few minutes before the semi-finals begin to interview some of our younger contestants. Krillin and Kakarot walked up to the stage and stood up there with the announcer. "Now boys," the announcer started, "can I ask you a few questions?"

"Sure," Krillin said as Kakarot remained silent.

"So, Krillin," the announcer continued, "I hear that you are only 13 years old. How old are you Kakarot?"

"I'm 12," Kakarot said. I'll be 13 soon though."

"So boys from what we've seen so far you are both amazing fighters. How do you get to be such good fighters at such a young age."

"Training," Kakarot said.

"I've heard you boys were trained by the great Master Roshi, who is also participating in this tournament. Is this true?"

"Yes," Kakarot said. "But I also do some training on my own."

"What does this training consist of?"

"Mostly physical endurance, sparing, and some energy manipulation," Kakarot replied.

"Energy manipulation?" the announcer asked.

"Well," Krillin started, "you have to concentrate and bring out…"

"It's like this," Kakarot interrupted forming a ball of energy in his hand and shooting it at a statue.

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Kakarot walked down from the stage and stood to watch the fight between Krillin and Master Roshi. He doubted that Krillin could beat the old master.

"Kakarot," Bulma shouted. The Saiyan walked over to the stands where the girl stood. Before he could say anything the girl spoke. "Kakarot, will you sit with me to watch the fights?"

"Sure," the boy said. Bulma had front row seats to the fight so it was almost as close as watching from the fighters area.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," the announcer started, "the first fight of the semi-finals is about to begin. On one side we have the incredible young fighter and pupil of the great Master Roshi. And on the other side we have the old master himself, Master Roshi. This should be an interesting match-up to say the least. Has the student surpassed the master?"

"Do you think Krillin can beat the old man?" Bulma asked Kakarot. She'd met the other boy when he had shown up with Kakarot to the tournament. "Yamcha couldn't even touch him."

"He won't win," Kakarot said flatly. "Roshi is much stronger than Krillin. Though I think he'll do better than Yamcha."

"Ready, fight," the announcer said interrupting the conversation. Bulma and Kakarot both turned to focus on the fight.

Krillin stared down the old master looking for a break in his defense. He'd sparred against Roshi on multiple occasions but that was always with himself and Kakarot against the old master. He didn't know if he could do this on his own.

Before the boy could finish his thoughts Roshi shot at the boy throwing a punch at lightening speed. Krillin managed to raise his arm to block but the blow still hit with earth shattering force.

Krillin countered the punch with a kick at the old master's legs but Roshi jumped over attack sending another blow at his student. Within seconds the two were trading blows faster than most of the audience could follow.

A few minutes later the two separated from each other, Krillin panting and Roshi barely winded. "Now that was a good warm-up," Roshi said. "But now it's time to get serious."

He was only warming up? Krillin thought as he charged at the old man with a punch to the face. However, the punch passed through Roshi as the after image faded. Roshi reappeared behind the boy and sent an elbow into his head knocking his student out cold.

"Looks like Krillin is out," Bulma said. "Can you beat the old man?" she asked. She didn't want to see Kakarot get hurt.

"I don't know," Kakarot said answering honestly. "Though I won't fall for something that simple."

The boy was interrupted by the announcer. "Now I need Nam and Kakarot up to the stage for the next match.

Kakarot jumped over the fence headed for the ring. "Good luck," Bulma yelled at the boy.

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Kakarot and Nam stared each other down a few minutes later. "Ready fight," the announcer said.

I have to win the prize money so I can buy water for my family, Nam thought as he charged at Kakarot throwing kicks and punches like crazy but Kakarot blocked or dodged them all.

"Not bad," Kakarot said when there was a break in the fight. "But it's time I end this." Kakarot shot forward driving his fist into Nam's stomach doubling over the other fighter. Not missing a step, the young Saiyan sent un uppercut into the man's chin sending him flying into the air.

Nam came down with a crash but soon got up wiping the blood from his mouth. This kid is good, he thought, but I have to win. Nam charged at the young Saiyan once more but his fist only passed though Kakarot's after image. The next thing Nam knew Kakarot's foot slammed into his face sending the tall fighter out of the ring and onto the grass.

"Well it looks like Kakarot is the winner of this one," the announcer said. "He will face off against Master Roshi in the finals.

"Yeah Kakarot," Bulma shouted from the stands. "I knew you could do it."

-Dbz-

"Are you ready for the match of the century?" the announcer yelled into the microphone. "In one corner we have the Great Master Roshi. In the other corner we have his very own student, Kakarot. Ready Fight!"

Roshi leapt toward the boy not wasting a second as the match got underway. The old master came at his pupil with a right cross but the young boy blocked the punch and came around with a kick of his own causing Roshi to go on the offensive. Kakarot wasted no time pressing his advantage and sending a flurry of punches and kicks at his master. Roshi to his credit blocked every one of them and returned some of his own.

A few minutes later the two separated. "Not bad," Roshi said.

"Not bad yourself," Kakarot said but the warm-up is over now.

"Warm-up?" the announcer asked. "That was a warm-up."

"Let's get serious then," Roshi agreed cupping his hands at his side. "KA… ME…. HA… ME…" the old master chanted charging his signature attack.

"KA…ME…HA…ME…" Kakarot chanted using the same technique.

"Ladies and gentlemen," the annoucer said, "you are about to be witness to not only one but two masters of the legendary Kamehameha wave in one place."

"HA!" Roshi shouted sending his fully charged Kamehameha wave at Kakarot.

"HA!" Kakarot yelled as he sent his own energy attack at his master.

The two beam met in the middle of the two fighters and struggled for dominance between the two fighters before exploding sending both fighters back toward their respective corners of the ring in a huge explosion.

Kakarot picked himself up off of the ground and dusted his clothes off as the old master did the same. He's strong, Kakarot thought, but not unbeatable. It's time I show him some techniques that he hasn't seen me do before. "Let's try that one again," he said out loud cupping his hands. "KA..ME..HA..ME.."

"Nothing original?" Roshi asked before quickly cupping his hands. "KA..ME..HA..ME..HA!" he shouted sending his wave at Kakarot. The beam only passed though the fading image of the boy as the after image faded.

"HA!" Kakarot shouted sending his own Kamehameha Wave into Master Roshi's back at point blank range. The attack quickly pushed the master to the other side of the ring and into one of the statues where he collapsed in a heap buried in rubble.

"One, two, three," the announcer started counting, "four, five, six, seven, eight, nine."

Before he could finish the last number the rubble shook and Master Roshi pulled himself to his feet and wiped a trickle of blood from his lips. "Not bad," he said. You got me on that…" Before the old master could finish his sentence Kakarot was on him throwing a flurry of kicks and punches with a ferocity the old master had never seen. Roshi managed to block the first two blows but the third on hit home digging deep into the turtle hermit's gut.

Kakarot wasted no time and drove a knee up into the old master's exposed face sending him flying into the air. Pushing his energy under him, Kakarot flew up and passed the out of control master and brought both fists down on Roshi's head in a double axe handle move sending the old master down into the ground with earth shattering force. Kakarot remained floating there and cupped his hands. "KA..ME..HA..ME..HA!" he shouted sending the energy attack into the crater after the old master.

Roshi looked up just in time to see the energy attack coming his way. This kid doesn't mess around, he thought. I'm going to have to give this one all I've got. The old master quickly bulked up his muscles and cupped his hands at his side. "KA..ME..HA..ME..HA!" he shouted as he sent his most powerful Kamehameha wave to meet Kakarot's beam.

The two attacks collided in mid air and Roshi's quickly overpowered Kakarot's beam sending the two attacks back at the young Saiyan. Kakarot quickly jumped out of the way letting the energy beams fly past him and dissipate harmlessly in space.

Roshi used that opportunity to leap at Kakarot with a flurry of kicks and punches of his own trying to catch the young Saiyan off guard. Kakarot blocked or dodged most of the attacks but some were still getting though. The young Saiyan started to return kicks and punches of his own an soon the two fighters were fighting faster than most of the audience could even follow.

Seconds later the two separated both panting slightly. "Not bad," Roshi said. But you have no chance of winning this.

"You're all talk," Kakarot replied wiping a bit of blood from his mouth.

"This next technique will end the fight," Roshi said and you have no chance of beating it." The old master's hands began to glow as he gathered energy for his next move.

Kakarot shot forward and drove his boot into the old man's face before he could finish his 'unbeatable' technique. Roshi was sent flying across the stadium where he hit the other statue that decorated the ring. Kakarot wasted no time and was on Roshi throwing kicks and punches at the old master before he could recover.

Roshi blocked Kakarot's fist from hitting his face and threw a punch of his own at the young Saiyan. His fist passed though only after-image though. "You really think I'm going to fall for that one," he said as he turned behind him and sent his fist into another after-image.

Kakarot stopped above the old master as he saw him attack the fourth after-image. The young Saiyan launched himself at the old martial arts master in a flying kick intending to do enough damage on this one to end the fight.

Roshi looked up a second too late to see Kakarot's foot collide with his face sending him flying across the ring and out toward the audience. "Kamehameha," Roshi shouted pointing his hand at the ground to send himself back into the ring. Unfortunately for the old master, his energy was at such a low level by this point that the attack fizzled out about six inches from his hands. Roshi hit the ground outside of the ring with a thud and skidded to a halt.

"Master Roshi is knocked out of the ring," the announcer shouted into the microphone. "Kakarot is the new champion of the world."

"Kakarot!," Bulma shouted hugging the newly victorious warrior. "I knew you could do it."

"Thanks Bulma," Kakarot said hugging the girl back. Somehow holding Bulma in his arms just felt right. A few seconds later the boy's thoughts were interrupted when he noticed that the sun was setting quickly already. "Hey, Bulma," Kakarot said. "Let's go get inside somewhere."

"Yeah sure," Bulma said. "What's the hurry though?"

"It's a full moon tonight," Kakarot said. "I don't think anyone wants to see me transform in front of all these people. I don't have complete control yet."

"Right," Bulma said concerned.

"That," Kakarot continued, "and I'm starving."

Power levels

Kakarot:

205

Krillin:

125

Yamcha:

90

Roshi:

200

Nam

87