Synopsis: With Jackie Chun sent flying into the air, the victor of the match seems certain to be Kuririn. Yamcha thinks this will be the ultimate proof of his theory of Jackie actually being Roshi is true or not as well, because if he is Roshi, surely he'll think of some way around this. Left with no other choice, Jackie resorts to the only tactic he can think of – he fires a Kamehameha, and uses it to propel himself back into the ring, shocking Yamcha, Goku, and Kuririn. Even Bulma remarks that it feels like she's seen something like that somewhere before, and the announcer goes wild upon realizing that the technique was the legendary Kamehameha. In Yamcha's mind, this settles it – Jackie Chun HAS to be Kame-sennin in disguise. Jackie readies to continue the fight, and Kuririn asks Goku for advice but all Goku can tell him to do is win. Feeling like he has no other choice left, Kuririn tries to rush Jackie, but Jackie jumps out of the way, causing Kuririn to run head-first into the ring's back wall. When Kuririn tries to rush him a second time, Goku shouts to warn Kuririn that it's a trick, but it's too late – what Kuririn rushed was an after-image left behind by how quickly Jackie moved, and Jackie succeeds in knocking Kuririn out with a quick chop to the back of the neck. Once he's down for ten counts, Kuririn is carried out of the ring, and Jackie is officially declared the winner. Back in the waiting room, Kuririn is awake but sore, and Jackie tells him he still needs more training. Yamcha confronts Jackie once more about being Roshi, but Goku says that can't be true, because Roshi's bald. Yamcha says it could just be a wig, and tries to prove this by pulling off Jackie's hair, but when it won't come off, he theorizes that Roshi always had hair and usually wears a bald cap, angering Jackie. Yamcha asks Goku if he can smell him to see if he's the old master, and even Kuririn is starting to think he sort of sounds like their master. Goku can't tell for sure however, as while Jackie kind of smells like Roshi, there's something else there too. Yamcha catches Jackie spraying on cologne, and Jackie claims he always wears it. The scene is interrupted by the announcer calling on Goku and Namu to enter the arena as the next two fighters. Goku's excited, but Namu seems as serious as ever, interesting Jackie, who still has Yamcha glaring daggers in his direction. Review: This chapter manages to both finish a fight, bridge the gap in-between, and get the next fight ready to go pretty successfully. There's also far less logical fallacies in how the fight goes down, so overall I'd say the better part of the fight is in this chapter – though it could definitely be argued that the opening part of it was more exciting, regardless of it's issues. This chapter all but seals the deal that Jackie is Roshi, something that I know I've been harping on constantly, but the story itself won't stop talking about it either. It still doesn't play all of it's cards just yet though, as while the Kamehameha and sort-of smelling like Roshi seem like pretty damning evidence on top of everything else, there's the fact that Jackie seems to have hair and it's hair that won't leave his head when pulled on. Gee, however could he have pulled this off, I wonder. You might be thinking that I'd have issues with Jackie launching his way back into the ring by Kamehameha, but I don't actually. Unlike Goku's kinto'un or Kuririn's panties, this is entirely a technique, and just because he didn't use it offensively, there's still nothing happening here that I'd really call against the rules on his part. A little bit of a double standard since I did have slight issue with Giran's wings, but it is what it is. It's usage here does highlight how rare the move still is at this point in time actually though. Up to this point, we've only seen two characters (Roshi and Goku) perform it, and even between them, we've only seen it performed three times in total. It's almost more of a last-ditch effort than an attack in how it's been used so far, as we've not truly seen it used in combat just yet. That'll be changing soon enough. Speaking of techniques, this chapter also marks the first time we see an after-image left behind by someone moving super quickly. Considering how fast they were moving in the previous chapter though, it's a little weird to suggest that Jackie was moving EVEN FASTER now. We're two arcs in and already there's a little suspension of disbelief required to make these fights work, but they're exciting enough that I don't think anyone's ever had a problem suspending their disbelief. Until next time! Favorite Panel:
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