Himawari and Kale were given a fierce dressing down by Ino. Regardless of whether the two little girls were usually bold or timid, at this moment, their faces were stained with tears from crying.
Hinata brought hot water at just the right time and gently wiped the faces of the two little messy kittens.
Tonton squeaked "Puyu puyu" from the side to offer comfort. There was no helping it; the Great Demon King of the house was angry. What could a pet pig do? You two just have to endure it!
Hinata walked out of the room and saw Ino standing in a daze in the courtyard.
The two daughters were usually spoiled to the heavens. Being reprimanded with such harsh words and stern looks like today was truly a first.
Ino's own mood was also quite bad. However, the children's arrogance and complacency had to be stopped today. As a dignified Supreme Kai, her own first reaction upon seeing Cell was to retreat, not to rush up and punch him twice. The two children's first reaction, however, was to fuse and confront him head-on. This audacity was simply too great.
Ino's courtyard was located on high ground. Looking into the distance from the house entrance, one would find that Konoha Village at night was still very quiet. A crescent moon hung in the sky, scattering fragmented light upon the ground. As the night breeze blew past, the shadows of tree branches swayed along with it.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Ino asked softly, "Have the two little guys stopped crying?"
Hinata hugged her waist, didn't speak, and stood quietly with her for a while.
"Did you encounter a dangerous enemy again?" Hinata asked in a low voice.
Ino shook her head. "Although we didn't formally exchange blows, I estimate that guy is about the same as me. I'm not afraid of a one-on-one duel. Moreover, he is alone. If I wanted to, I could call a bunch of people to beat him up. It really can't be considered dangerous."
"You must come back safely. The children and I are waiting for you at home."
"Don't worry. We've known each other for so many years, don't you know me? If I really encounter an enemy I can't beat, I run faster than anyone!"
...
After scolding her daughters, Ino arrived at Earth's Kami's Lookout.
Whether they knew or not, the news of Cell's resurrection needed to be communicated to the Earth warriors.
After arriving at the Lookout, heh, looking around, a large crowd had gathered here. Turtle, Puar, Oolong—basically anyone who could be related to Son Goku's group was here.
Krillin had gone to find Fortuneteller Baba, but the divination showed that the Red Ribbon Army had already been completely destroyed, so he flew back with a head full of question marks.
One had to say, this person was a lucky star.
On his way back, he saved Dr. Hedo, who had escaped the Red Ribbon Army base early on. This grandson of Dr. Gero hated Commander Magenta for deceiving him. He repented, vowed to turn over a new leaf, and help the Z Fighters defeat Cell.
Before Ino could ask about the sequence of events, news of the Cell Games spread throughout the world via various TV stations.
The Lookout could also receive TV signals. Cell imitated the old deeds of King Piccolo and directly destroyed a human city during a live TV broadcast. Afterward, he easily wiped out the government army. He announced that he would hold the Cell Games in ten days. If no one could defeat him by then, he would completely destroy the Earth.
Ino didn't know if she needed to intervene in this matter, so she asked the Earth warriors, "Can you guys defeat this Cell?"
Characters like Oolong, Puar, and Turtle naturally shook their heads. Fight with what? They weren't combat-type characters.
Gohan also shook his head gently. Son Goku, the training maniac, had gone to deliver packages. Without his biological father urging him, his training naturally slacked off. Now he wasn't even a Super Saiyan; facing Cell, he had absolutely no power to fight back.
Nappa didn't make a sound. He wasn't prepared before. If he had been prepared, he estimated he could have taken two or three moves...
Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and Yamcha remained silent.
Piccolo calculated carefully for a long time and said, "I really want to say we can win, but the fact is, Cell's power is far beyond my scope of understanding. We need to call Son Goku back immediately."
Vegeta had also been accompanying his wife and child at the Lookout for the past two days. He was very dissatisfied with their behavior of shouting for Son Goku whenever they encountered something. Could they not see such a big Saiyan Prince standing here?
At this moment, he clenched his fist. "There is simply no need for Kakarot. Cell? Hmph, just a broken insect. You guys wait, I'll go twist its head off right now."
He leapt up from the Lookout, dragging a long golden tail flame as he flew downwards.
Ten minutes later.
Swaying and wobbling, a bruised and swollen Vegeta flew back. He sat on the ground with a thud and didn't make another sound.
"Lord Supreme Kai... what is your opinion?" Piccolo asked.
Ino calculated once. Although they hadn't fought, she could roughly estimate. She said, "Using the battle power values that Frieza's group often uses to speculate, in my opinion, Cell's base battle power definitely exceeds 1 billion. He has gathered the cells of many aliens, Saiyans, and Namekians. Now he has also mastered the method of using ki. After charging up, his peak battle power might exceed 4 billion..."
She looked at Piccolo. "My suggestion is... train Son Gohan. Son Gohan's potential is the highest among these Saiyans. To defeat Cell, we can only rely on his power."
Vegeta was somewhat dissatisfied. What potential did Kakarot's silly son have? If anyone had potential, it should be his own Trunks. However, his son was still breastfeeding, so naturally, he couldn't stand up to fight Cell.
Piccolo possessed the wisdom and vision of Kami, so he quite agreed with Ino's words. He also believed that Son Gohan's potential was far greater than that of the older generation of Saiyans like Son Goku and Vegeta.
Because Ino had intervened during the Raditz incident earlier, the bond between Piccolo and Gohan hadn't been established. Now the two sides were only at the level of acquaintances.
Piccolo glanced into the crowd. "Son Goku's son..."
His expression was serious. "It looks like his foundation is indeed very poor. His fighting belief isn't determined enough, and his will is also very weak. There is a lot of room for improvement."
After obtaining Chichi's consent, Piccolo immediately took Son Gohan into the Room of Spirit and Time to train.
Inside the room was a boundless white space. The area was about the size of Earth. The entire space was a 10 times gravity environment, with thin air and extreme temperature differences between day and night. Staying inside for a year was only equivalent to one day in the outside world.
This alternate space could accommodate two people at a time. A person could only stay inside for a cumulative total of 48 hours, which is 2 days. If the time was exceeded, the exit would disappear, and the person would be lost in the space.
"Do you need to train?" Watching Piccolo take Son Gohan into the room, Vegeta asked Ino.
Ino smiled. "I am different from you guys. I cannot enter this kind of narrow time node."
"That's just great... Nappa!" Vegeta shouted, "Wait for that Namekian to come out. The next day, we will go in to train."
Nappa: "..."
He was a bit terrified about staying with Vegeta for a year. Could he say no?
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