Master Roshi's New Challenge

My, my. So this is Tien's dojo, eh?

A fine place it is.

It's been ages, Tien, Chiaotzu.

I see you've been keeping busy.

Oh, think nothing of it. It's not often this old fogey gets to be of use.

You two been keeping up with your training, I hope?

Glad to hear it.

Now let's put those words to the test!

Hm. Very impressive, Tien.

Your punches are sharp as always.

I feel you've become even stronger than before, Master.

Have you been training in secret?

Oh ho ho.

Let's just say seeing my prize pupils filled these ancient bones with youthful vigor.

I take it Goku and the others are hard at work, then.

As are you, Tien!

Do you remember what I said to you long ago?

No...?

Walk the path of light, and you too shall become a master one day.

Heh heh heh. And a master you have become. I'm proud.

Master Roshi...

Thank you! ...For everything.

Tien, look. We have a new pupil!

Oh?

Um... Hi?

Now we're talkin'! A spunky vivacious young co-ed!

This is what I've been waiting for ever since I got here!

Your name?

Yurin.

Do you have any experience?

Nope, none at all.

Why do you wish to walk the path of martial arts?

Of all the...! I suggest you take yourself to another dojo.

This place is reserved for those who would devote their very lives to the martial way.

Now, now, son, let's not be martial prudes, eh?

We're delighted to welcome fresh talent.

Come, my dear. Let me teach you all there is to know!

One can only learn the martial arts in a state of spiritual purity.

And I see much darkness lurking within you... Let's fix that, shall we?

Ho ho ho. You can't deceive these eyes!

...Old as they may be!

Ugh, and I tried so hard! Witchcraft isn't easy to pick up, you know?

Darn, darn, darn!

Give it up.

I'll get you one day, tri-klutz!

I'll train so hard so that the next time we tangle, even your PIECES will be in pieces!

If it is training you desire, why not enroll at my dojo?

Motive aside, I can tell your wish to become strong is genuine.

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Well, if you're THAT desperate for students... Fine. Maybe I can put up with you.

Good. I will train you well!

The strongest guys from across the multiverse are gathering to compete at the Tournament of Power!

I was hoping you'd join Team Universe 7 and fight alongside us. Well? Whaddaya say, Master Roshi?

So you're recruiting for a dream team, is it? I'm flattered you'd ask.

C'mon, Master Roshi! We need you!

The strongest fighters from each universe in a cosmic tournament, eh?

Heh heh. Never in my many years did I fathom I'd make it into a league quite this big.

Master Korin, it's been ages.

I knew I could count on you. Thanks.

As this tournament allows for ring-outs, attacks that immobilize the enemy, namely the Bankoku-Bikkuri-Shou and Evil Containment Wave...

...will prove highly useful. My job for this outing will be to incorporate these into our battle strategy.

Sorry about that.

Didn't mean to overdo it.

Seems that way.

I guess I wanted to remember how I felt when I first came here to train under your guidance...

How I felt when I was but a lad with a dream of becoming a martial artist.

But you knew that already. You can read my thoughts, right?

Try not to get your butt kicked, ya ol' roach!

I'll show 'em what for.

Bye, you two.

Who's next in line for a beating, hm? Step out from the shadows.

I've seen you fight.

A wielder of talismans from Universe 4... A fine second opponent.

Another illusion!

Perhaps.

A good thing you're facing me, then.

My teammates are second to none when it comes to pitting brute force against brute force.

But, like them, their techniques are a little too straightforward. Which is why I'm best suited to cleaning out tricksters like yourself.

Evil Containment Wave!

That's two down.

Attaway, old man!

Keep sucking those sad sacks into oblivion!

Fine adversaries, those two. This tournament attracts the best...

I'd better keep my wits about me, after all.

What now?

Does everyone from Universe 4 want to get their butt kicked?

So be it. I'll happily oblige!

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Limitations, you say? Such things can go straight to hell!

Master Roshi, don't push it!

Yeah, Goku's right!

Goku, Krillin. You're the ones who showed this old fossil he still had something left to give. That it was too soon to hang up the towel!

You boys are never content to stop, always striving for greater heights, and you want ME to take it easy?!

You should be moving, learning, playing, eating and resting every day.

We must master the art of peace in addition to the art of war. You'll always have the Turtle School to guide you!

Way to fight, old man!

That's no old man. That's Master Roshi, thank you very much!

Ho ho. The fight sure is tough on these old brittle bones.

Rrgh!

You've been running in circles for some time now...

If you're out of new tricks, I see no point in continuing. I'm ending this.

Darn. Where's he getting all this power?

I'm in a fix.

Having trouble, my boy?

Then you won't be averse to a little advice from an old man.

Master Roshi!

I'm hitting this Jiren guy with everything I got, but can't seem to faze him!

Tsk, tsk.

Oh, my dear former disciple. Even after all these years...you still have a long way to go.

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So that man is Goku's master?

Tell me, Goku. What is strength to you?

Strength? I'm hitting him with the full strength of Super Saiyan Blue, but it's not leaving so much as a scratch...

I need more power. Something bigger, stronger!

Hmph. Power? As in what, "power level"?

You've tangled with foes who were fixated on that before. Vegeta. Frieza.

...

And guess what? You proved it's a bunch of hogwash!

Master Roshi, what're you saying?

...

A martial artist does not train in order to win. He trains in order not to lose to himself.

So long as you are fixated on the strength of your opponent, true strength will forever elude your grasp.

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My boy. What have your other masters taught you, hm?

...!

Do not allow your mind to control your movement. Every part of your body must judge and act on its own.

Master Roshi, I think I'm beginning to under,

Play hard. Learn hard.

Eat and rest plenty. Have you been doing these things, my boy?

Apart from learning...

...yeah, I think I have.

Heh heh. Then as the Turtle School's master, I have but one lesson left to teach you.

On how to move well!

Is this for real?

...!

How're you moving like that, Master Roshi?

Now this is a tad embarrassing.

After mouthing off like that, it seems I too have a lot to learn.

Wh-Whis, could that be...?

Similar, perhaps.

But not quite the real thing. A far cry from it, in fact.

Y-Yeah.

'Course, I knew that. No way the old fogie could master such a technique.

But one must admit, the sagacity of his years is worthy of praise.

For the principles he employs are undeniably one and the same.

Say, what IS that technique anyway?

He has separated consciousness from flesh, allowing his body to act on its own, achieving an ultimate state in which any attack can be dodged...

It's called... "Ultra Instinct".

Well, I'll be.

Look deep into your heart, Goku.

There you will find the answer you seek.

In the grand scheme of things, you did pretty darn well, old timer.

Good job.

Indeed. For he contributed something far greater than his survival ever could.

Huh?

Look, Goku. He's changing.

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Someone who is still learning from his master is no master himself. You disappoint me.

Your skills will never mature to perfection, not like that.

Hey, you won't catch me complaining.

Being perfect means stopping. And I live to get better and better.

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Seems like to this day, you're still my teacher, Master Roshi.

My boy...

I leave the rest to you.