Synopsis: Tenshinhan scoffs at Goku's claim of having found two weak points in his new technique, and tells him not to bluff, but Goku asks him to try him if he thinks he's bluffing. Tenshinhan says he'll do just that, at full power this time to boot. A watching Kuririn and Yamcha wonder if there's even one weak point, much less two, as the four Tenshinhan run to the edges of the ring again, and the announcer says it looks like Goku is caught in a do-or-die situation. Goku stands ready as the four Tenshinhan launch energy beams at him once again, and just as before, Goku leaps into the air to dodge the attacks. Tenshinhan's gaze locks on him again, and he loudly proclaims that it's useless to try to escape the sight of all twelve of his eyes. Goku however was counting on him seeing him, and apologizes to Tenshinhan before “borrowing” one of his moves. Goku uses the Taiyo-ken and blinds the four Tenshinhan, as the announcer reminds everyone that Tenshinhan himself used this move in the last tournament. Landing back in the ring, Goku explains that this is the first weak point. Tenshinhan blindly swings a punch at Goku, who dodges easily and chastises Tenshinhan for only relying on his eyes to track an opponent's movements, saying that now that he's blinded, he can't even tell where Goku is. Tenshinhan slowly starts to open his eyes again, and says that Goku should be in the same boat, but Goku laughs and accurately describes what a Tenshinhan behind him is attempting to do without even looking at him. Tenshinhan is taken aback and asks how Goku did that, and Goku explains that he trained a lot. He then says that Tenshinhan's eyesight should be just about back to normal now, so he's going to go ahead and win this now. Tenshinhan tells Goku he won't fall for the same trick twice, but Goku says that's why he's going for the second weak point. Tenshinhan is shocked, but Goku tells him that turning into four people was a mistake. Launching at one of them, Goku slams a mighty punch into the first Tenshinhan's stomach. He rushes by a second, tripping it, before doding the punch of a third, kicking it hard enough to knock it down as well. He strikes the fourth in the gut as well, and all four Tenshinhan are knocked out of the ring, earning Goku the victory and shocking even Piccolo as he watches. Goku says that he's surprised Tenshinhan would make a mistake like that, as he notes that while turning into four people is an awesome strategy in theory, it split Tenshinhan's strength into four as well, thus rending the attack, defense, and speed of all three only a quarter of the real Tenshinhan's abilities. Roshi is amazed that Goku figured that out so fast, and Tenshinhan admits he didn't think Goku would see through the technique so quickly either – he didn't even have time to fly to save himself from ring-out. Yamcha and Kuririn are amazed as well, with Kuririn noting that Goku still doesn't look like he fought hard, and that he never even had to use the Kamehameha. Review: While this fight was easily the best one in the tournament so far - ...okay, second best, but I might be biased a little in regards to Kuririn V.S. Piccolo – it still doesn't quite hold up compared to Goku's original fight with Tenshinhan. Part of this is due to just how overly powerful Goku has now become, leaving Tenshinhan without much of a chance of victory no matter what he tries, and part of that is due to...well, what exactly it is that he tries. I'm not going to lie, I've never been a particular fan of the Shishiken technique, which is surprising even to myself given how much I enjoy basically the same thing over in the Naruto franchise. For Dragon Ball however, the idea of real bodies popping out thin air has never been as cool as the series presents it to be, as I can't think of a single time where it's ever actually come close to winning a fight. In effect, it's really no different from the fake version of the technique that Purple used back during the Red Ribbon Army arc. Basically anything effective that it really does can be mostly be achieved by a well-timed afterimage instead. The biggest issue with it is how it splits a person's power into four, and while you'd think that all four landing a blow on Goku would amount to basically the same thing in the end, it's fairly evident that that's not the case at all. Sorry Tenshinhan, but it looks like it's back to the drawing board for you. Jokes aside though, I do like this technique more than his previous four-armed one – that was just weird. Seeing Goku use the Taiyo-ken is a neat twist however, and it further shows that we've hit a point where most techniques can be learned just from seeing them enough times (which in Goku's case is often just once). That too is a double-edged sword however, as it continues a precedent that's being set in that Goku's pool of techniques largely contains moves that other people can use as well. In another arc, we'll get a couple of techniques that are exclusive to him out of his group of friends, but even those are learned from someone else, and one of them will pretty much get completely replaced in short order. Another arc beyond that Goku will finally learn a technique that's purely his own (albeit learned from someone else once again), but it's almost purely a non-combat technique. The sad fact is, Goku's roster of moves just isn't that interesting compared to some of his friends techniques. But hey, he's always got the Kamehameha, which Kuririn points out he didn't even use this time. This might be the first fight that wasn't a one-hit wonder that Goku hasn't used his most iconic move, and that just further cements how little of a threat Tenshinhan was to him at this point sadly, as well as a good enough reason for Piccolo to seem a little surprised by Goku's victory. There's just one more match to go before he can potentially get a crack at him himself, but in order to do that, the 'Demon King' is gonna have to meet his maker – and this might be the only time that's literal rather than figurative. Until next time! Favorite Panel: Next Time: God V.S. The Demon King!
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