Chapter Twelve
Dabura stood no chance.
He never did.
Gohan was mercilessly toying and beating Dabura like a he was a punching bag. Each hit Gohan struck was as if a foot was smashed into Dabura's face repeatedly. The boy was faster than him, if Dabura blinked he missed him. He was so endurable to the point that hitting him started to hurt Dabura. He was also stronger than him to the point Dabura wondered why he hadn't been killed yet.
Why? Because Dabura was the toy Gohan had been wanting since he had become a Super Saiyan Three all those years ago under the guidance of Naruto's training. The blond had made sure that Gohan didn't slack up on his training despite it being a time of peace. Then one day, he decided to push Gohan to the next level. The intent was Super Saiyan two, but instead, he turned to a Super Saiyan three and had been training with it for so long.
However, he kept his transformation a secret from everyone else besides Naruto and his father. Even Piccolo didn't know, why? It was supposed to be a surprise. And boy was it, if the looks on Vegeta and Brola's faces are any indication. With a smirk, he returned to beating on Dabura who was trying to find the best way to escape since defeating Gohan was out of the picture.
Vegeta and Brola? They weren't only shocked. They were enraged. Why were they enraged? Because while Gohan and most likely Kakarot could become Super Saiyan three's, with Naruto even surpassing that, they were still stuck at the second level of a Super Saiyan. Neither of them could go further, to push past their limits. They worked with Naruto the hardest, each of them individually to push past their own barriers, but it was useless. For seven years, it felt as if they had been stagnate! Brola felt she hadn't moved since being defeated by Naruto, because every time they sparred, she never won once. Vegeta was in the same boat as her, hell he still had yet to fight against Kakarot!
Why were they so weak? Brola was furious because even though she loved her husband more than anything, it's always been her goal to defeat him. To be better than her rival who had tamed the monster that she was. He was the obstacle she desired to overcome! And here he was, he himself a Super Saiyan Four and training another to be a Super Saiyan Three while she still had some trouble controlling her Legendary mode as a Super saiyan two. How could she let this happen? Had she gotten soft? Did having a child and a family actually make her weaker? Was that it? Did she not have enough rage and anger to really fuel her power? To make her stronger? This couldn't be possible! This simply could not be possible!
Vegeta's thoughts were along the same lines, this simply couldn't be happening. Gohan, the son of Kakarot and student of Naruto was actually stronger than him? The Prince of all Saiyans?! There was no way! No way! He had been training for seven years straight! Twelve hours a day, everyday for seven years! And he still had yet even come close to a surpassing the stage he was at as a Super Saiyan. How could this be?!
"This hurts," Dabura grumbled as he crawled out of a mountain. He then took notice of the rage that was rolling off of both Brola and Vegeta and he hummed. "I see…" he chuckled to himself. 'Lord Babidi,' he called mentally.
'Dabura! What the hell is wrong with you!? Why are you losing?!'
'This boy is much stronger than I originally thought milord! I actually might not last long. But I wanted to inform you of two prospects,' Dabura informed mentally as he began to stand while Gohan floated before him with crossed arms and a smirk. 'The woman, and the short one. The evil in their hearts, it's there! Use it sire,' Dabura had to cut the line as Gohan went back to beating his ass.
However before Gohan laid a finger on him, he was surprised when the stage went back to the ship. Quickly, Dabura fled, "Hey! Get back here!" Gohan ordered but Dabura went down the elevator anyway. "Damn it, I wasn't finished," Gohan grumbled before he calmed down, and returned to his normal form. "Man, that was quite fun. Hey sensei, you got a senzu bean?"
Naruto nodded as he handed Gohan a Senzu bean as well as Goku. The two ate them and their energy returned. "I wonder what he left for," Naruto hummed as he tapped his chin. "Maybe we should find out, I'm tired of waiting," Naruto then looked to Gohan. "Gohan don't toy with prey so much, it will cost you."
"Cost you? Cost you?!" Vegeta snapped as he glared at Gohan. "We could have this over and done with if you had just quit fooling around and finished Dabura! But no! Gohan had to play with his new toy and waste more time than we should have!" Vegeta snarled. "You may be strong brat, a Super Saiyan three, but there is a time and a place for everything and my time is not it!" Vegeta snapped.
"It's brute strength that determines the outcome of a battle! Not toying around until you become bored! Didn't you learn anything from Naruto when he defeated Cell?!" he snarled. "The mightiest survive and the weak perish!" Vegeta growled at Gohan as he was now in front of him. "And did you forget about your Krillin and Piccolo?! Do you know why they are stone? Because they are weak! Is that the fate you want for yourself?! Caught off guard because you were toying around?!" Vegeta demanded. "Tsk, Garden statues! If they're lucky someone will make a bird bath out of them!"
Hearing this made Gohan frown as he started to think Vegeta was right. He had been toying with Dabura. He should have ended it, but he wanted to show off and let loose after so long of peace. Granted Vegeta had been known to show off and toy himself, but when it came time to kill he wasted no time doing it. He actually could have destroyed Dabura after the first few minutes. If Vegeta had fought Dabura, he would have ended him. Then Krillin and Piccolo wouldn't be statues anymore.
"Oh c'mon Vegeta, lighten up. Gohan didn't know Dabura was going to run off," Goku said with a careless shrug which annoyed Brola. "I'm sure he would have ended him quickly if he knew,"
"Quit making excuses for him Kakarot!" Brola snapped at the man, surprising Naruto a bit from her sudden rage. "You are as soft as he is Kakarot!" Brola accused with a point. "And I'm tired of playing around! Vegeta is right! We spent too much time here! I don't give a damn about Dabura, Babidid or this Majin Buu! I'm going to put an end to this now!" Brola scoffed as she created a green energy blast, aiming it at the ground.
"Brola, babe," Naruto called, trying to calm her down but she shrugged him off. "Babe listen I know…"
"You know?! You know what huh? You know how bored I have been standing around here watching these idiots fight? How annoying it's been hearing this stupid Kai open his mouth? How tired I am of waiting?! You know right?! Back off Naruto or I'll aim this at you instead!" Brola snapped at her husband who was really surprised by her outburst. "No more waiting! No more weak hearted excuses! I'm taking control of this show and ending it! Starting with this damn ship! Blowing it to Kingdom Come!"
"Agreed!" Vegeta grinned as he too readied an energy blast.
"Wait! That might do us more harm than good!"
"If you blow up the ship now, you'll most certainly revive Buu!" Supreme Kai stated agreeing with Goku. "You can't even dream of Buu's power! If that monster is released it will be the end of this planet! Earth will be reduced to space ash!"
"Didn't I just say I don't give a damn about Buu?! Why are you still talking?!" Brola demanded as she pointed the blast towards a stunned Supreme Kai. Naruto however stood in front of Brola, blocking the Kai while Goku grabbed Vegeta's own hand. "The hell? Naruto move out of my way or get blasted!"
"Blast me then," Naruto glared at her, which sent shivers down her spine. "This has gone far enough Brola. I don't know what's with you, but I don't like it. I get your irritated, I really do. And I don't like this Kai more than you do, trust me. But if this damn Kai is that scared of Buu, and there is a chance this thing might destroy our home, why risk it?" Naruto wondered causing her to snarl. "Why risk our family? Our children?" he questioned softly and Brola frowned as she thought of her babies, especially Asura.
Brola then huffed before she called off the energy and turned away with a scowl as did Vegeta. "Fine! Whatever you say then," Brola grumbled angrily. Naruto gave a small sigh, as he gazed at his beautiful wife, wondering what had her so upset. He then looked to the Kai.
"Now I want to know is why he ran away," he stated with Supreme Kai nodding in agreement.
"Yes, it doesn't make sense. Sure he was getting beaten but…" Kai then frowned as he noticed Vegeta suddenly growl as he gripped his pain. Brola did as well as she fell to her knees. "What is…oh no!" it suddenly made sense now!
"Brola! Brola what's going? Babe speak to me!" Naruto demanded from his wife as she shook her head with screaming in pain, Vegeta doing the same with Goku and Gohan trying to figure out what was going on. "Brola!"
"Get out my head!" Brola demanded as she suddenly turned Super Saiyan. Her jaw were clenched. Vegeta paced around painfully as he held his head while Brola gripped her skull. "Get it out! Get it out! Get OUT!" she screamed loudly her power bursting from her body as she began to enter her Legend mode.
"You must fight it! You can't let him win!" Supreme Kai advised the two Saiyans while Brola was steady transforming and Vegeta too began to transform, turning into a Super Saiyan. "That's it! Resist! Fight it!" The Kai guided but it was becoming to difficult and painful for both Saiyans as Brola's power began to steadily rise and rise and rise as she screamed to the heavens. It was amazing that the ship hadn't collapsed while she floated in the air. "Vegeta! No! You've changed! You're not that way anymore! Babidi has no claim over you!" Supreme Kai said before turning to Brola.
Naruto then grabbed the Kai, slamming him against the wall, "What is happening? What is going on with my wife! Answer me damn it!" Naruto demanded as he gripped the collar of the Kai. However the Kai ignored him as he focused on Brola who was ascending past her Legend state.
"Brola you must calm down! You are not alone anymore! You have a family! Children! A husband!" Kai tried but Brola simply screamed more as her pupils had completely vanished while her hair started to grow longer. "You've changed! Brola please stop! You'll destroy us all!" he continued but it was no use. While Naruto punched the wall besides Kai's head.
"What the fuck is going on?!"
"Babidi is trying to take over their minds! He wants to enslave them, so they will do whatever he wants!"
"How do we help her?!"
"They struggle because their hearts aren't pure! There is nothing we can do but support them and try to get them to see reason! Knocking them unconscious won't work, it will only make it worse!" Naruto scowled as he walked over to Brola and floated up to her and held her as best he could.
"Sweetheart, I'm here okay? I won't let Babidi take you away from me! Not away from your family!" Naruto told her as tears fell from her eyes. "The past is the past love, do not let it control you,"
"Naru I….GYYAAAAAAHHH!" Brola couldn't say anymore as her power continued to explode, blowing Naruto back and hitting the wall pretty hard. He grunted as he watched his wife who was now surrounded by her powerful lime green aura, her fists clenched as she floated in her Legend form, a full Super Saiyan three with an M fading onto her forehead.
Naruto watched in horror as his wife's power continued to sky rocket to levels he's never felt before. He didn't even pay any attention to Vegeta who was on the same boat, though on a lesser scale. He didn't even notice that the entire ship was shaking violently, the room nearly destroyed from the sheer power that Brola possessed. It was a monstrous power, it was terrible, they couldn't even approach it. "Brola…" he called softly as Brola's power stopped for the moment and along with Vegeta, the two began to laugh an insane laugh that would resonate with Naruto forever. "Brola no…"
The blond blinked as he and everyone found themselves center stage at the Martial arts stadium. Eyes were on them, as the audience became confused while Majin Brola stood beside Majin Vegeta. The two Saiyans gazed hatefully at their new enemies who were gazing around. Naruto gained a heavy frown as he stood up and dusted himself off, gazing at Brola who had her insane gaze focused on him. "We have to get these two out of here," Naruto told Goku who gave a nod of understanding.
"Excuse me gentlemen and lady," the announcer spoke up. "The championship has already been concluded. You all look very strong, but there's always next year," he told them.
"We're just here for a little exhibition match," Vegeta smirked and the announcer noticed Goku.
"Hey Goku! I didn't see you back there! I'm afraid you and your friends arrived a little bit too late," the announcer stated as he walked past Vegeta who seemed to get annoyed.
"Look out!" Goku informed as Vegeta blew up his power, blasting the announcer back but he was caught by Gohan while Lazuli was nearly blown off the stage. Naruto was about to move when he saw both Vegeta and Brola gain a look of annoyance.
"I wont! My goal is to fight Kakarot!" Vegeta said while Brola growled in agreement, though she had another prize in mind. "The others are nothing!" he then turned around to face Goku and pointed at him. "It's time Kakarot! Then after I'm done with you, Naruto is next!" Vegeta spat as he glared at the blond Saiyan whose eyes were on Brola.
"You, Rival…will be my victim!" Brola sneered as she created an energy ball then fired it to the side, surprising Naruto and Goku. Vegeta then fired his own energy wave, and as a result from the two offending attacks. The entire audience was down to a quarter of it's population. "Fight me or more people die! I'll blow up this planet! Rival!"
"Brola…" Naruto snarled as he gripped his hands. "I love you…but you've gone too far!" Naruto yelled at her as he instantly turned into a Super Saiyan two. Brola grinned as Naruto glared at her, "What if…what if our kids were apart of that crowd?! What if Asura was there?!"
"None of that matters Rival!" Brola snarled which actually shocked Naruto and Lazuli who was listening. "If he wasn't strong enough to avoid it then he doesn't deserve to live then!" Brola scoffed and Naruto looked at her with nothing but hurt in his eyes. He then looked down, his hair overshadowing his eyes. "Now fight me Rival!" Brola snarled as she created more energy.
"Fine," Naruto said quietly as he walked towards Brola and put his hand on her shoulder. "Goku…handle this." Naruto ordered right before he disappeared using instant transmission. When they reappeared, Brola looked around to see they were in some kind of desolate wasteland with mountains and such and she looked up to see stars.
Naruto stepped back a bit as he gazed at her. "We are far from Earth, so you won't hurt anyone ever again," Naruto told her and she smirked. "Did you, really mean that? About our son?" Naruto asked quietly and Brola gave a sneer, giving him his answer. The blond's frown deepened as he rose a hand and wiped away a tear. "I see. Well then," Naruto's power slowly began to rise,
"You're one of my best friends Brola, my wife," he started as he looked at the ground. "I want to save you, so we can be a family again. But…the last time I tried to save my best friend, instead of protecting what was precious, I died." Naruto slowly shook his head as he slowly looked to Brola. "I won't make the same mistake again. I will protect my son and the rest of my family from you, even if you are their mother…"
"How sweet," Brola snorted as she then pointed at him. "That's not going to make me change my mind Rival! Enough talk! Time to fight! Don't hold back!" She snarled and Naruto frowned as he unwrapped his tail from around his waist. As his power steadily rose, it suddenly sky rocketed.
"I won't."
Within a minute or so, Naruto had entered Super Saiyan Four as he faced off against Majin Brola in her Legendary Super Saiyan Three mode. In an instant, husband and wife lunged at each other.
WHAM!
Their clenched knuckles bared against each other, an explosive wave forming from the clash that made a crater below them while also shaking the planet. Brola then grabbed her foe by the shoulders and kneed him in the gut. Naruto tried to counter, but she grabbed his arms and began spinning him around. She then released her prey in a might whirl. The Saiyan shot down the planet but he soon disappeared. In an instant he was directly behind Brola. He hoped for a sneak attack but Brola disappeared just as he struck. He spun on the defensive just in time to stop the Saiyan's strike with the back of a hand. His arm held fast, forearm unflinching as it restrained against the brutal bersker's blow.
Brola spun away and swarmed him again, though Naruto was ready. Fists met fists, with two Super Saiyans slamming their knuckles against one another repeatedly. Each sought an advantage where there was none. The two scowled at the stalemate, and unleashed all they had. Knee knocked against knee, forehead slammed against forehead; Naruto's arm whipped around in an black blur, causing sparks to form as he released into Brola's stomach. The amazonian like woman bent double, choking as the wind was knocked out of her lungs.
Naruto stepped back as Brola recovered, standing at her full height with a smirk. Naruto charged her, and she easily evaded his blows, then kneed him in the gut before grabbing his hair then giving a long lick to his cheek, "Maybe before I kill you, we can have a few round of good UGH!" she went flying as Naruto blasted her in the gut.
"I have no interest in having sex with you bitch," Naruto said in a cold tone. "You don't deserve such a treat," he then started firing a volley of energy blasts at Brola. The saiyan woman, deflected them all before she appeared in front of Naruto and gave him a bear hug.
"HAHAHA!" she laughed while Naruto grunted from the pain, feeling his ribs breaking. "I'm going to enjoy breaking you!" Naruto gave a roar, and he managed to blast her away to let go of him. Brola chuckled as she attacked again, with Naruto evading her focused yet wild attacks. He was forced to block with his forearms but was kicked away, before he could stop himself, Brola was upon him, punching him in the face. Brola grabbed his ankle before he could get far, and brought him up, then slammed him into the ground repeatedly. She then threw him away and he grumbled as he slid across the ground.
Naruto stood up as he dusted himself off. Brola then charged at him with a war cry, and he evaded the down swing and countered with a knee to the gut before blasting her in the face. He followed after her since she was sent flying. Once he caught up, he gave a backhanded double axe punch to her face, sending her in another direction. Teleporting right above her, Naruto stomped his feet into her chest, slamming her into the ground. Doing a backflip, he sent a one handed Spiral wave at her.
Brola however appeared right behind him and backhanded him away. Naruto crashed into a mountain but he bounced back up and lunged at her, punching her twice in the face then smashing her away with a double axe handle. He then kicked her in the face then hopped off using it as a board. With ease, Naruto blasted her with a Great Spiral Wave. She surprised him though as she reached out and grabbed onto his ankle and slammed him into the ground before holding him upside down as his body hung loosely. Brola raised a brow, but her curiosity cost her as Naruto sent and upside down blast to her face, allowing him to be released.
Once he touched the ground, Naruto head butted Brola in the chest, knocking the wind out of her. Leaping back, he pushed Brola back with an air blast into a mountain. Brola chuckled as she came out of the mountain and snarled. "More Rival! Give me more!" Naruto scowled as he rushed at Brola, throwing a flurry of punches. Brola easily avoided each one before elbowing Naruto in the gut then smacked him in the face with a backhand.
Naruto grunted as he came to a skidding halt, he then threw an energy wave at Brola that was knocked away, but it was used for a distraction. Naruto had teleported to appear in front of Brola and punch her in the face. However the woman saw it coming, and blocked the punch with an open palm. She clenched his hand and squeezed, Naruto groaning in pain but gasped out instead once he was kneed in the gut then an uppercut.
Naruto suddenly snarled as he knocked her hands away and kneed her in the face. The attack sent her flying a bit, which allowed her attacker to appear behind her and elbow his back before grabbing her hair and swinging her directly into the air. A red energy blast wave collided with Brola, causing her to grunt in pain. Brola continued to soar higher into the sky till she flipped around and knocked it away.
With a growl, she raised her hands, channeling energy into them. She swung them both down and began firing energy blasts. Naruto who was down below, huffed as he matched every volley of energy with his own, causing them to cancel each other out. This continued for about two minutes before Naruto teleported right above her and knocked Brola down towards the ground. "This is what you wanted huh? To go head to head with a Super Saiyan Four?" Naruto questioned as Brola stood back up and gazed at him.
"This is exactly what I wanted!" Brola laughed. "For years I lost who I really was! I lost my passion! What made me strong! What made me survive!" Brola snarled. "For years before you showed up, no one could defeat me! I was the one who forced others to survive! I was a goddess! But then you came along and snatched that from me!" Brola accused with Naruto frowning. "You and your mercy! You and your love! I have only survived for this long since then because of your mercy! Because I bowed down to your strength! No more! I will be the strongest in the universe! And I will make all bow to me!"
Naruto slowly shook his head but he was surprised when Brola appeared in front of him and sent a hard punch to his gut. She then grabbed his face and delivered a barrage of hard punches to Naruto's chest. The saiyan would often cough up blood as he choked underneath her hand. Brola let go in order to deliver two more gut wrenching blows. Naruto hunched over due to the pain right before being elbowed down to the ground with a crash. She then pointed her open palm at Naruto's position and began firing energy blasts with a cruel smirk.
Brola blinked though as a blur appeared before her and a boot connected with her jaw, causing her to go flying into a row of mountains. When Brola came back, Naruto charged at her. His punches were much harder and more accurate, the point in time came when Naruto managed to strike a punch to Brola's face. He then followed up with two more punches to the face with each hand before kneeing her in the stomach and slamming her down to the ground. He then charged energy and threw himself at Brola with his foot out.
"YAH!" Naruto yelled a she scored a kick straight to Brola's throat. He then grabbed her by her feet and slammed her into the ground before throwing her and firing an energy wave at her, causing an explosion. Naruto knocked away the green beam that came away from the smoke an fired with a Masenko. Brola emerged from the smoke by jumping, evading the wave. Naruto appeared before her and delivered a hard punch to her gut causing her to hunch over. He didn't bother knocking Brola away as he planted his hands on her head and vaporized her with a Super Spiral Wave. His victory was short lived as a punch was sent to his face, then an energy wave that sent him to the ground. "We're practically even," Naruto scowled as he began to frown. "I don't have time for this,"
"I know you are holding back Rival!" Brola spoke as she had crossed arms and he looked to her. It was obvious she had been in a tough battle as had he. Naruto scowled as he manage to stand up. "This is entertaining but I want a real fight! Give me all your power so I can crush it!" Naruto said nothing as he looked at the ground. "For years you have kept me in the dark! For years you have not shown me your true strength! Me! You're wife! Your mate! And you…" Naruto frowned as he gazed at his wife who began to scream, her power getting higher and higher as clouds formed over the planet. Naruto watched as he could feel the planet begin to shake. "Show me Rival! Or I will destroy this entire planet with you on it! Then I will destroy Kakarot! Vegeta! And any one who stands against me!" Naruto sighed as he rolled his neck.
"If that's what you want fine…" Naruto said while Brola smirked. Naruto took a deep breath before he began to call upon his power. "I will show you! The power beyond…a Super Saiyan Four! The only form I have yet to…MASTER!" Naruto screamed and Brola's eyes widened as his power exploded and he was covered in a dome of white energy. Soon standing before her, on one knee was her rival. Brola looked on excitement as Naruto began to stand up, his eyes closed as he faced the ground. Naruto had changed dramatically, his Crimson orange fur was no longer that color, instead it was silver, with his hair being completely white. His actual skin was a red hue while black lightning sparked around him while white energy surrounded him as well.
"This power is…" Brola went silent as Naruto lifted his head then opened his eyes, revealing calm stoic impassive red eyes. "N-no way," she muttered to herself as she could feel the power radiating off of him in waves. "How? How did you become so strong? Right under my nose? I've been there the whole time…how? How? How?! How?! HOW?!"
Naruto simply gazed at her as she had her temper tantrum and her own power began to rise, but his still dwarfed it. Naruto flexed his red skinned hand with a impassive expression. He then locked onto Brola and in an instant he was gone. Brola's power tantrum came to a complete end as she hunched over, throwing up globs of blood. Brola didn't have time to regain whatever bearings she had left as Naruto picked her up by the neck.
Brola then found herself slammed into the ground, causing the entire planet to tremble from impact. "You wanted this right? My full power? Well here it is," Naruto gazed at her, speaking with zero emotion in his tone. He then raised a closed fist, "Take it all in." he then opened his hand and immediately the entire area was engulfed with an explosive wave of power.
When it all calmed down and the planet stopped shaking, Naruto landed on his back with a thud. He was back in his normal form gazing up at the stars with pained pants. He really really hated that form. Not only did it take his energy like crazy, but it took away all his emotions. His anger, his lust, his joy, he felt nothing. Not hate, or love, just nothing. All he felt was power, and he wasn't quite sure if he felt that. What was the point of having such power if it cost him everything he cared for? That was one Super Saiyan form, he did not want to master.
Naruto grunted as he moved his sore arms into his gi and pulled out the bag of senzu beans. He quickly ate one, chewing it before he felt all better. Well, mostly. His physical injuries were gone, but his emotional injuries were not. As he stood up and dusted himself off he looked around and finally saw the unmoving form of Brola who was in normal state. He approached her with the bag in his hand and kneeled. He put his hand on her throat for a pulse and felt one. She would live. He moved for a senzu bean but stopped as he thought about her words.
Those hurtful words that actually pained his heart. He understood she was in a rage due to Babidi, but…was that how she truly felt? Was she that angry she didn't care about holding her tongue? What if he gave her this Senzu bean and simply wanted to fight again, or she hated him even more? He didn't want that. But he didn't want her to die either. He frowned and took out a senzu bean, and placed it not too far away from her.
He couldn't afford to fight her again, he wasted enough time. He wasn't sure if Majin Buu was free or not, which means there was a chance the earth could be in danger. Which means his family was in danger. With a sigh he looked back to the unconscious Brola and kissed her head, "I still love you." With that said, he stood up and pressed his fingers against his head.
Then he was gone.