Chapter Four

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"Hey Daisuke, that last attack you used was fairly impressive," Krillin complimented.

"Yeah, that was awesome," Yamcha added making Daisuke grin.

"Thanks you two, it took me a while to actually get the movements down just right so I could use it whenever I wanted," she explained.

"Think you could teach it to us?" Yamcha asked but Daisuke shook her head.

"Sorry, but the man I learned it from, Ryu, said that he didn't want me teaching it to others," she answered. "Sorry."

"It's alright," Krillin replied.

"It's just as well, such a simple technique wouldn't help you losers much in this tournament anyway." Daisuke frowned as she and the others turned to see Tien and Chiaotzu walk up to them.

"What was that?" Daisuke asked him dangerously.

"I'm pretty sure you heard me," Tien answered coolly.

"And why do you think that?" Yamcha asked clenching his fists as he glared at Tien who smirked and looked at Goku, who returned his gaze.

'He looks really familiar,' Goku thought.

"Hey, you guys were with that old guy with the crane on his hat," Daisuke said looking at them. "What do you two want?" she asked before Goku yelped.

"I remember you now. Both you and your little friend are bad, you tried to hurt Ino-Shika-Cho," he said glaring at Tien who smirked.

"You mean these two are the ones behind sending Ino-Shika-Cho into a rampage and they'd defeat him to collect a reward from the villagers?" Daisuke asked and Goku nodded.

"Amazing how events can change given ones matter of perspective. I did him a favour by not finishing what he started," Tien said.

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Yamcha snarled.

"Sorry I forgot my audience, I'll use less syllables. I can't be defeated, you four are lucky we don't have a match in the preliminaries otherwise I would crush you," Tien answered with a smirk.

"Whatever," Yamcha replied as Tien chuckled to himself. Meanwhile Chiaotzu was staring at Krillin silently.

"Uh…what's with your friend? He's staring at me," he said as Chiaotzu simply remained silent which confused Krillin. After several moments, Chiaotzu pointed at him and spoke.

"Midget." Krillin nearly fell over in shock before he frowned and pointed back.

"Watch your mouth. I wouldn't be joking about anyone's size if I were you tiny," he shot back.

"Midget," Chiaotzu said again.

"Stop saying that," Krillin told him, but Chiaotzu poked his tongue out at Krillin.

"Chiaotzu stop that. You know as well as I do that it's unfair to make fun of your inferiors, especially ones with such limited skills as these four," Tien told his friend. "We both know they won't survive the preliminaries let alone the tournament."

"There is such a thing as concealing one's true strength pal," Daisuke told him as she clenched her fists. "Now get lost or get hit," she warned him.

"Ha. Judging by how your and your friends' matches went, I've got plenty of time. Both you and your friend here had chances to hit critical strikes on your opponents but you passed them up, big mistake," Tien told Daisuke and Yamcha.

"Whenever I fight, my goal is to defeat my opponent not murder him," Yamcha said. "However if you and I have a match in the tournament, I'll gladly reconsider my policy."

"Really? Why wait? Fight now," he replied, his three eyes widening, and he chuckled.

"Oh anytime you're willing, I'd love the chance to shut you up," Yamcha said, and both he and Tien glared at one another.

"Yamcha don't do this," Goku said.

"It's okay, Goku. This guy obviously has a problem and I'm going to solve it for him," Yamcha replied.

"Settle down boys," said Jackie Chun as he stood off to the side of Tien. "Whatever problem the two of you are having, you should ask yourselves if this fight is truly worth it. Because if you fight now you will be thrown out of the tournament."

"Mind your business old man," Tien told him.

"That old man happens to be Jackie Chun, he won the last tournament," Yamcha told him.

"You competed at the last tournament as well correct? If this decrepit old man proved too much of a challenge then you've no business fighting me," Tien said with a cruel smirk.

"Alright come on," Yamcha told him.

"Thanks, but I would rather not waste my time on someone like you. Let's go," Tien told Chiaotzu, and both walked away.

"That jerk, he has no idea who he is messing with. My parents were six feet tall!" Krillin shouted.

"Well looks like you got the… short end of the stick," Daisuke told him with a smirk, and he growled.

"Attention all fighters in block three, will fighters ninety nine and one hundred please step forward," an official called out.

"Good, my turn," Tien said with a smirk.

"Fight well Tien," Chiaotzu said.

"Of course I will," he replied.

"Have you ever seen someone so pompous?" Yamcha asked glaring at Tien.

"That jerk is all talk. I bet he doesn't make it past his first match," Krillin said with a confident grin, but Daisuke however wasn't so sure.

'I don't know about that. That guy didn't look like the type to simply brag about how great he is without being able to back it up. This should be an interesting match,' she thought walking towards Block Three to get a better few of the upcoming battle.

"You fought this guy before Goku, is he as tough as he says he is?" Yamcha asked Goku who put his arms behind his head.

"Yes, he's tough," he answered. Tien removed his robe and tossed it into the air where it landed into Chiaotzu's outstretched hands.

"What a show off," Krillin grumbled before the very ground shook and his eyebrows shot up as a giant sumo wrestler entered the ring.

"A sumo," Daisuke said in awe as the sumo began to do some basic stretches when a man beside her chuckled.

"How pathetic, I'm surprised he could even stand up," he said, and the sumo turned and walked out of the ring towards him. Daisuke took several steps to the side.

"Say that again," the sumo said.

"What're you deaf fatso?" the man asked.

"Try me," the sumo challenged. The man punched the sumo, but to his shock his hand sunk into the man's incredible girth. As struggled to free himself, the sumo gave him a simple palm thrust to the face, sending him flying into the wall and leaving behind a deep imprint and spider web cracks behind.

"Ouch," Daisuke said. 'But he had that one coming,' she added mentally.

"That sumo guy sure is strong," Yamcha said.

"Yes. His girth is actually an advantage, most attacks on him are ineffective," Jackie Chun added, standing beside Yamcha.

"Fighters hold your positions. Ready go!" the official shouted as the sumo stomped taking his stance.

"Invincible," he said tapping his stomach and he charged towards Tien who smirked and he took a stance and as the sumo neared him he suddenly stopped and Tien walked away and the sumo collapsed unconscious.

"Fighter one hundred is down, fighter ninety nine wins by knockout," the official said.

"That was so fast I didn't see a thing," one fighter said.

"That was four punches and three kicks, man this guy is fast," Daisuke said amazed at Tien's speed.

"I'll say," Goku said impressed.

"He was good but he wasn't that great," Krillin told him.

'That's what you amateurs think. I wasn't even going all out. If I did, that fatso would be dead,' Tien thought.

"The next match in block one is about to take place. Fighters twenty seven and twenty eight please step forward," an official said.

"Alright I'm up!" Goku cheered, running to block one and he climbed into the ring and began to stretch.

"Finally we get to see Goku fight," Krillin said as Daisuke walked over and stood beside him.

'Come on Goku, you can do it,' she thought as Goku's opponent who was a tall man with dark skin, a yellow toga with a blue sash, a black afro, moustache, and beard stepped into the ring. Both he and Goku bowed.

"The fighters get younger every year. Soon I shall be fighting infants," his opponent said.

"That's Goku's opponent?" Krillin asked. "He doesn't look very strong,"

"I feel bad for him. Goku is not someone you want to fight on your first match," Yamcha said.

'Come on boy, show me what you've learned in the time you were travelling the world,' Jackie Chun thought.

"I don't believe it. Is that King Chappa?" asked a fighter who was a bipedal leopard.

"You're right," a fighter beside him answered.

"It is. King Chappa," Jackie Chun said.

"King Chappa!? That's the King Chappa? Oh man, Goku doesn't stand a chance," Yamcha said.

"What's the big deal?" Krillin asked him.

"It's said that he is one of the strongest men alive," he answered and Jackie Chun nodded.

"The last time King Chappa entered the martial arts tournament he became the champion without ever being touched by a single opponent,"

"I think you guys are seriously underestimating Goku," Daisuke said. "Just watch."

"Fighters ready and begin," the official said as Goku and Chappa took a stance.

"Don't worry little one. I will stop just before I kill you," Chappa told him.

"Thanks, but I don't plan on dying today," Goku replied.

"Intense," Daisuke said. "Other than our spars and Ryu, I don't think I've seen Goku fight an opponent like this before."

"Poor Goku, I can't think of a worse opponent for him to face so early in the tournament," Jackie Chun said. "I hope you've spent your time abroad wisely my young pupil," he thought as Chappa and Goku prepared to fight.

"The fear inside you swells, but I'll soon replace it with pain," Chappa told Goku.

"Thanks, but I can handle it," he replied.

Goku jumped into the air and fly towards Chappa before punching him in the jaw making him stumble backwards in shock.

"That's something you don't see every day," Jackie Chun said.

"Wahoo! Go Goku! Kick his ass!" Daisuke cheered, and Goku gave her a thumb up. Chappa took a deep breath and calmed down.

"I was mistaken. I am not dealing with an ordinary child," he said with a chuckle and Goku laughed in reply before both continued their match. Chappa threw a fast kick but Goku dodged it, Chappa then jumped and swung his arm down in a chop but Goku avoided the blow by leaping into the air. He threw a punch but Chappa caught it. Goku then kicked Chappa in the chest and followed with another barrage, making Chappa fall to the ground and the other fighters cheer. Chappa got to his feet and he growled in anger.

"Oh man, this guy looks like he's out for blood," Yamcha said.

"He will now use the eight handed technique," Jackie Chun said.

"Eight handed. Now this I've got to see," Daisuke said.

"Now you shall see the reason for which I am feared," Chappa said as he began his attack his hands became a blur it looked like that he had eight hands and not just two but to his and everyone else's amazement Goku was dodging each strike.

"Goku's dodging each hit!" Yamcha shouted amazed.

"Go Goku!" Daisuke cheered as Goku tripped Chappa up.

"You shouldn't leave your feet unguarded," Goku said.

"Argh! You shall pay for your insolence!" Chappa shouted as he jumped up and threw a punch but Goku vanished. "Where is he!?"

"In the air!" a fighter shouted and Chappa looked to see Goku high in the air.

"Oh boy, he just made a big mistake," Jackie Chun said.

"What do you mean?" Daisuke asked him.

"You're only delaying the inevitable. Come down here and face me!" Chappa shouted at Goku who bounced off the roof of the building and shot down towards Chappa. The large man carefully threw a punch at Goku, clearly counting on the young boy's apparent lack of mobility in the air, when he suddenly breathed out and stopped for a moment in mid-air before kicking Chappa in the face, sending him flying out of the ring.

"Number twenty eight wins the match by knockout," the official said and Goku bowed.

"I've never seen a move like that before. He actually stopped his descent by controlling his breathing. Amazing," Jackie Chun said.

"Whatever he learned since the last tournament, it seems to be working," Yamcha said as Goku ran over to them.

"I won Krillin. That was fun," he said with a grin.

"You sure did, but don't you think you should save up some of your moves for later on?" Krillin asked him in reply.

"Don't worry, I plan too. I'm saving my biggest moves for the finals," he answered. "I can't wait to use them against you guys," he said happily while Krillin, Yamcha, and Jackie Chun chuckled nervously.

"Yeah, me too," Yamcha said nervously.

"How much is this boy holding back? Could it be he is stronger than me?" Jackie Chun thought.

"Fighter 178, fighter 179," an official at Block Four called.

"I cannot lose this match," Jackie Chun thought.

"Mr Chun, Mr Chun. Aren't you 178?" Daisuke asked him. He looked up surprised before proceeding to Block Four's ring, still deep in thought as he stood across from a large bear man.

"Good luck Jackie Chun," Goku called to him.

"Begin," the official said and the bear got ready to fight although Jackie Chun remained in thought.

"Goku is showing a level of skill far beyond his years. He's doing things of which I have never seen before," he thought.

"Hey gramps! Are we gonna fight or what!?" the bear asked him.

"Why is he just standing there? Somethings up," Daisuke said and Goku nodded.

"Could it be that Goku is stronger than me? Has the student surpassed his master? If so what good am I?" Jackie Chun thought as the bear roared and charged him. He saw an image of Goku charging towards him in the bear's place. He frowned before he vanished from sight as the bear punched at him before reappearing in front of the bear's chest. Delivering a fierce elbow, he followed with a fierce uppercut and moved into a kick that sent the bear off his feet. Yamcha and Krillin were shocked as the bear hit the ground hard knocked out. Jackie Chun looked at his opponent and saw only Goku out cold before he heard the official declaring him the winner of the match.

"Way to go Jackie," Goku said with a grin.

"I guess I don't know my own strength," Jackie Chun said to himself.

"He's gonna make it to the finals, guarantee," Daisuke said.

"I'll say. The finals are sure going to be interesting and dangerous this time around," Yamcha said. And soon his statement proved to be true as the tournament continued to progress. Daisuke's next opponent was a slightly tougher challenge then her previous one. She kicked her opponent hard, making him skid towards the edge of the ring and he teetered on the ledge.

She jumped into the air and began to spin around like a mini-tornado. She charged towards her opponent and delivered a vicious punch, sending him flying out of the ring and crashing into the ground. Daisuke grinned and gave a thumb up to Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, and Jackie Chun who nodded in return.

Goku's next match was against a massive tiger man who threw several kicks at Goku who dodged each strike before grabbing his arm and flipping him over his body and out of the ring, making Goku the victor of the match.

Krillin then fought his next fight and dodged several strikes from his opponent before delivering a flying kick to his chest, sending the man to the ground out cold. Jackie Chun then fought a fighter who was more fox then man and decimated him before knocking him to the ground and holding his fist above his opponent's face. "I give up," the fighter shouted making Jackie Chun grin.

Yamcha meanwhile was fighting a kickboxer and was clearly winning the match, countering and dodging his opponent's strikes.

"I was mistaken. He's a better fighter than I first thought, but he's still weak," Tien said as he and Chiaotzu watched.

"No, he's conserving for later," Chiaotzu told him as Yamcha kicked his opponent hard in the butt making him flee the ring.

"Fighter out of bounds. Fighter one wins," the official said and Yamcha smiled.

"You've gotten stronger Yamcha," Goku complimented him.

"Thanks," he replied.

"Attention fighters, we will now take a ninety minute recess," an official said through a megaphone.

"Alright. Food!" Goku cheered running off.

"Oh no you don't," Daisuke said running after him, and Krillin and Yamcha followed. Soon the four of them along with Roshi were eating food at a table. Goku was scoffing down everything in reach while Daisuke was munching on a bone she had devoured the meat off of due to her canine instincts making themselves known.

"Didn't anyone ever teach you table manners?" Krillin asked them both.

"I agree," Jackie Chun said drinking some water. "This year's competition is tough, don't you think?" he asked them.

"Well, if we're stronger then you we've got nothing to worry about," Krillin said.

"Krillin! This is no place for such overbearing arrogance," Jackie Chun said making everyone at the table look at him shocked. "If you keep such a closed mind to defeat then you are sure to lose," he told them.

"Weird. You sounded like Master Roshi just then," Krillin said.

"Yeah, he did," Yamcha said. "I would almost mistake you for him if you didn't have that much hair,"

"Me? Master Roshi? Oh that's ridiculous, thanks for the compliment but I'm just trying to impart some wisdom into you upstarts," Jackie Chun said quickly, making Daisuke raise an eyebrow before her and everyone else's attention was drawn to the sound of Tien shouting at a cook.

"You call this a meal? This is an insult. You trying to pass of this garbage as food. After a long day of fighting I expect a decent meal," he said picking the chef up by the collar.

"So go cook one," Tien turned to see Daisuke glaring at him.

"Oh it's you. What do you want girl?" he asked. His gaze drifted off to her tail. "Or should I say mutt?"

"If you can't play nice then I'm gonna ask you to leave," she answered.

"Really? I've seen you fight and to be honest, I'm not impressed," Tien taunted with a smirk. "You think you can fight me?" he asked. Daisuke grinned and nodded.

"Bring it," she told him.

"Here I am. Come and get me," Tien replied.

"With pleasure," Daisuke replied and Tien took his stance and Daisuke stood from her seat and faced him. She sunk into a balanced position, elongated nails clearly visible and her fangs showing.

Both waited for the other to move when Daisuke blurred from sight and appeared behind Tien with a smirk. Tien smirked as well, thinking she missed until the hat he was wearing and part of his robes were torn to shreds. His smirk fell.

"Enough both of you! This is neither the time nor the place for such actions. Got it!?" Jackie Chun shouted walking up to them.

"Whatever. Chiaotzu let's go. We're done here," Tien said walking off, and his teammate followed him. Daisuke snarled.

"Jerk."

"Calm yourself Daisuke. Don't let your anger control you," Jackie Chun warned her.

"Jackie Chun?" asked a voice and he turned to see a man with tanned skin wearing a turban and orange robe.

"Nam," he greeted with a smile.

"Nam, it's you," Goku said as he and Krillin ran up to him.

"Goku, good to see you once again," he greeted.

"What's wrong does your village need water again?" Yamcha asked him.

"No. my village's water supply troubles are all sorted thanks to Goku and Jackie Chun here," Nam answered.

"Mr Chun, I didn't know you helped out Nam's village," Krillin said.

"It was nothing," Jackie Chun replied.

"So what're you doing here?" Goku asked Nam.

"I'm here to test my skills against the best fighters in the land. And I am looking forward to our rematch," Nam answered, looking at Goku who smiled.

"Sounds great," he replied, and Nam nodded and walked off. Soon the matches began again, and all but eight of the competitors had been defeated. Daisuke defeated her last opponent easily as did Goku, Krillin Yamcha, and Jackie Chun.

"Looks like all that training paid off huh Goku?" Daisuke asked. He nodded with a grin.

"Medic! We need a medic!" an official shouted making the group look over to see a badly injured Nam in the ring with Tien standing over him, a cruel smirk written on his face.

"Fighter ninety-nine wins, and he is now going to the championship," an official said.

"Is he alright?" Daisuke asked a doctor.

"He's gonna be fine. He has several severe injuries but he'll pull through," he answered.

"Too bad. Maybe I should have hit harder. After all, amateurs like that don't belong in this tournament," Tien said walking off. Daisuke and Goku growled and went to attack Tien, but Jackie Chun, Krillin, and Yamcha grabbed them and held them back.

"You hurt my friend, you're gonna pay!" Goku shouted at him.

"Get back here you lousy coward!" Daisuke shouted as well.

"Calm down you two," Yamcha told them.

"Yeah, save it for the finals," Krillin said.

"When the finals happen, I hope I fight that jerk. I'm going to make him scream for mercy," Daisuke promised growling, and she clenched her fists so hard some blood dripped to the floor.

A short while later Daisuke, Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, Jackie Chun, Tien, Chiaotzu, and a man who looked like a wolf were in the building beside the main fighting ring.

"Alright. Each of you shall choose a number and whichever you choose will determine who you will fight first," a man with sunglasses explained. Tien smirked and he leaned down and whispered something into Chiaotzu's ear who nodded. Daisuke saw this and frowned before walking towards the box an official held. She reached in and, unknown to everyone, Chiaotzu held his finger up and it glowed blue briefly. Daisuke pulled a paper out and looked at the number.

"Number One," she said.

"That puts you in the first match then," the man wearing sunglasses said putting Daisuke's name on a board. Krillin then stepped up and took a number as well and he gulped and showed he had number two. "Alright that's the first match settled then, Daisuke versus Krillin," the announcer for the finals said.

"Me next," Yamcha said as he took a number which was number four, putting him in the second match. Tien then stepped up and took a number. Smirking, he showed that he had number three, pitting him against Yamcha. The other four took their numbers and soon the matches were determined. It would be Goku versus Chiaotzu and Jackie Chun versus the Man Wolf.

"Alright then. The first match is Daisuke versus Krillin. Can both of you make your way to the ring," the announcer said.

"Good luck Daisuke," Goku said and she nodded. "You as well Krillin," Goku then told Krillin who nodded back.

"Let's have a good match," Daisuke told him and Krillin smirked.

"You got it. Don't expect me to go easy on you," he replied.

"Oh don't worry. I'm going full out," Daisuke said as she walked out to the ring followed by Krillin. The crowd cheered as they took their places.

"Are both fighters ready?" the announcer asked with a microphone in hand and both nodded. "Then the first match of the finals of the 22nd Martial Arts Tournament begin!" he shouted.

The end of the chapter

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