The vastness of the mountainside was swallowed by the sudden, crystalline glow of the Zenith System display. Kaito took a deep, steadying breath. His initial panic had been replaced by a surge of intoxicating, terrifying potential. He was an Isekai protagonist with the cheat code to existence, and the cheat code was named 100 Trillion.
[...ZENITH SHOP ACCESSING...]
The holographic interface was a thing of beauty: clean, intuitive, and filled with power he couldn't yet afford. He scrolled through the locked sections, mentally cataloging his future shopping list.
The Forms & Transformations section was the most frustrating. Every legendary state- Super Saiyan Blue, Ultra Instinct, even the mysterious Potential Unleashed, was locked behind Mastery Ranks A and S. The System was clear: the SSJG baseline was a gift, but actual advancement required Mastery through genuine effort, combat, and achieving high-stakes missions. His current Rank D was a cosmic participation trophy.
Kaito shifted his focus to Utility and Techniques, the items he could acquire with the 1,000 Tokens he'd earn from the Raditz mission.
[...ZENITH SHOP...]
Instant Transmission (Cost: 5,000 Tokens)
Description: Master one of Goku's signature techniques. Allows instantaneous travel to any location where a large Ki signature is known.
Kaioken (Cost: 3,000 Tokens)
Description: Master King Kai's technique. Multiplies Ki and speed by X2-X20. (Zenith Ki allows for safer, less damaging use.)
Whis's Staff (Utility) (Cost: 10,000 Tokens)
Description: Grants a limited ability to view past, present, and future events related to the current timeline.
Destruction Sphere (Hakai) (Cost: 1,500 Tokens)
Description: Grants the ability to generate a small, self-detonating sphere of Destruction Energy. Highly volatile.
Gravity Chamber (Portable) (Cost: 800 Tokens)
Description: A customizable, collapsible gravity chamber. Settings up to 500x Earth's gravity.
Zenith Detection Range Upgrade (Cost: 200 Tokens)
Description: Extends passive Ki sensing range to cover the entire galaxy with 100% precision.
Kaito closed the Shop, his strategy clear: Raditz, then Utility. The Portable Gravity Chamber (800 Tokens) and the Detection Upgrade (200 Tokens) perfectly consume the 1,000 Tokens reward. This guarantees both his safety and the accelerated training of the Z Fighters immediately following the Saiyan Saga's abrupt end.
"Right," Kaito affirmed, a plan firming up in his mind. "My three weeks are for three things: Locate, Train, and Test."
He activated his Zenith Ki Control again. The feeling was profound, not just sensing energy, but understanding the nature of that energy.
The first large signature, Piccolo, was a beacon of cold, concentrated malice, stationed high on a remote plateau. It was an energy signature that screamed "final boss," yet Kaito knew it was destined to be a reluctant hero.
The second signature was Goku: a core of pure, overwhelming warmth, currently radiating the comfortable, low-level Ki of a man enjoying peace. It was adjacent to the pulsating, strange signature of Gohan, raw, unpredictable, and already holding a deeper reservoir of power than Piccolo.
Gohan is the key to accelerating the Z Fighters. Kaito realized. If he unlocks that power early, they have a massive head start.
He calculated the flight path. His flight was an act of pure will, silent and non-disruptive. He maintained a suppression level so intense that even his 100 trillion baseline felt like nothing more than a gentle breeze to his own senses. To an alien scouter, he was less than a field mouse.
First, Kaito needed to understand the limits of his Zenith Saiyan body.
He landed in a remote valley and focused his Ki outward, attempting a Kamehameha.
It was effortless. The blue Ki, massive, compressed, and terrifyingly dense, formed instantly in his cupped hands. The problem wasn't that he lacked power but that he restrained. To fire a blast visible to the Z Fighters would shatter the planet.
He focused on channeling the energy internally, attempting to shift his base Ki into the Divine Ki of a Super Saiyan God.
The moment he initiated the change, his body was consumed by a quiet, deep red aura. He didn't look different, no hair changes, no lightning; however, the feeling was different. His inner power, the 100 trillion, felt compressed, refined, and entirely silent.
[...ZENITH KI SHIFT SUCCESSFUL. BASE POWER LEVEL IS NOW TRUE DIVINE KI (REFINED). UNLOCKING PASSIVE: NOISELESS FLIGHT...]
Kaito practiced flying in this state. He could move faster than light, completely silent, without disturbing the environment.
He spent two weeks perfecting his arrival. He monitored the timeline, using his extreme range to confirm Goku was doing standard daily activities, training, fishing, and dealing with Chi-Chi.
The third week arrived. It was time for the initial intervention. He had successfully calibrated his presence. His power would now register to the Z Fighters as a cold, dense, invisible weight in the air, a presence that felt both harmless (due to suppression) and utterly terrifying (due to the scale).
He flew out of the secluded valley, rising high above the clouds, a black speck of destiny heading for a small red-roofed house.
"Showtime," Kaito murmured, the Divine Ki thrumming beneath his skin. He was about to introduce himself to the hero of his favorite story and kickstart the most accelerated training regimen in cosmic history.