Dragon Ball The Next

Two years has passed.

In the forest near the Son Family's house.

Goten and Trunks were sparring.

It was a friendly spar and their first official spar.

In terms of combat, Goten was able to keep up with Trunks despite only started walking a year ago.

Trunks was surprised.

Despite having a year advantage over Goten, Goten was giving him trouble.

"Ha." Goten used a ki blast.

"Double blaster." Trunks said as he launched two ki beams that combined into one to create a powerful attack

The two attacks clashed.

Goten's unnamed attack which lacks polish and power was overpowered as Trunk's attack overwhelmed Goten.

"Ah," Goten yelled out as he was hit by Trunk's Double buster.

"It looks like you are weaker than me Goten." Trunks said as he looked at Goten who was on the ground with his clothes damaged by the attack.

"This is what happened when you challenged me." Trunks boasted.

Then he was worried when he realized that Goten might be badly hurt.

He runs towards Goten to check on him.

It was how the first battle between the two of them concluded. With Trunk's victory.

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I knew I could not surpass him with such little training.

"Are you okay?" Trunks asked Goten.

"Don't blame me. After all, you are the one who told me to not hold back at all." Trunks said to Goten.

He was making excuses for himself as he used his full power during the fight.

I should ramp up my training. My 100 situps, 100 push-ups and running 10km everyday training plan is not good enough. Goten thought as he looked at Trunks.

"I am not blaming you for hurting me. I know you would be the one on the ground if I managed to overpower you." Goten said to Trunks.

Then suddenly Trunk's stomach started to growl.

It seemed like he was starting to get hungry.

"Hey. Do you want to come to my house for a snack? My mom said we are having T-bone steak." Trunks asked Goten.

"Sure," Goten replied.

Trunks was coming to his house to see him every day so the last time he was at Trunk's home was a year ago while he was still an infant.

"But why me? Why are you hanging around me? You have lots of friends in the city right?" Goten asked.

"It's fun playing with you." Trunks said.

"And you are my best friend. I meet a few kids in the city but all of them are weaker than you and could not give me much challenge." Trunks said.

"One time I beat up a kid so bad that my mom forced me to stop playing with other kids. She said using ki blasts on my friends was not nice. Despite my dad telling me that sparing is fine as long as I win. He said it's in my blood to fight." Trunks explained.

Now I understand why Goten and Trunks are always together. Most other kids would die if they hung out with either of us. Goten thought.

"....that sucks," Goten said as he got up.

Trunk's stomach continued to growl.

"You can fly right?" Trunks asked Goten.

"Of course," Goten replied.

"No wonder you are so strong. It looked like Gohan trained you to control your ki better. Just like how my dad did for me." Trunks said to Goten on the way home.

"What are you talking about?" Goten said.

"Gohan trained you. Didn't he?" Trunks asked.

"No. He is always busy with his studies. He said he had to study to get into Orange Star High. He plays with me when he is free but my mom is always there so he is unable to train me." Goten replied.

"Mom is not a fan of me training with Gohan. She said I was too young to start shooting beams and flying. She said I should just play like a kid. And she would train me in karate for self-defence when I reach six years old." Goten said.

It's not like I don't understand her. After all, I am still just slightly above the one-year-old. Goten thought in his mind.

I wonder if my existence would affect Majin Buu. Goten thought.

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Goten was what one would call a reincarnated person.

Originally He was a 12-year-old boy who was obsessed with anime and manga such as Dragon Ball in his last life.

He was not from a well-off household so he had to wait for cable reairing of the original Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z and GT instead of watching the latest series and episodes.

This is the reason why he was not entirely sure about whether or not Gohan becomes equal to Goku later down the lines as the latest he has only watched of Dragon Ball was the Resurrection of F movie in which Frieza showed off his golden form.

He saw clips of Ultra Instinct from his classmate's phones and billboards but he still had not watched them.

Shows like Dragon Ball, One Piece and Gintama are his way of escaping the real world.

He was from a broken home where his father was an alcoholic who abused his wife and son.

Because of his father's behaviour, his mother was not faithful.

She used to be a good mom but when he was four she started to change.

It seems like she resents him because his looks take after his dad.

She did not physically abuse him but she verbally degraded him time and time again.

He does not have a good social circle as he is poor.

Money is not everything to kids who know nothing better. However, being able to participate in club activities or being able to go on class trips affects how people around you perceive you.

After all most people form their social circles around the things they do together and the interests that they share.

So his personality was distanced towards his family and friends while being more mature for his age.

He suffered physical and mental abuse in his household.

He died after getting hit by his dad's alcohol bottle after their mother left them for another man.

To him, it was the best thing that could have happened to him to the point he smiled when he realized that he was going to die.

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"Hey, Goten what are you thinking about." Trunks asked Goten who was in a daze.

"Huh? Nothing." Goten replied.

Yeah. Now everything is better. I have no reason to go back to that place. Goten was happy.