Summary
While Kulilin, Bulma, Oolong, Pu’ar, Yamcha and everyone else praise Gokū for his impressive win over Namu, Jackie Chun begins to notice Gokū’s prowess and decides not to underestimate him in the upcoming final round fight. Namu then gets up from the ring and congratulates Goku on his victory before taking a ten minute break.
During the break, Chun wonders why Namu is in such a hurry to go home. As Namu reflects on his failure to bring water to cure the famine he brought to his village, Chun then hands the lone villager a Hoi Poi capsule. Namu is then shocked to discover that Chun is aware of the villagers’ reasons for participating in the tournament, leading Chun to confirm that he is Muten Rōshi.
When Namu questions why Rōshi showed up to the tournament in costume, Rōshi explains his goal in testing his students’ surprising strength, teaching them the lesson that there will always be someone stronger than them to stop Goku and Kulilin. out of overconfidence in his abilities.
While Namu is privileged to speak with Rōshi, he tries to return the capsule the turtle hermit gave him because he didn’t have enough funds to afford water for his entire village. pleasantly surprised when Rōshi shows him a well and reveals that there is so much water in their locality that it is free to take.
As Namu shows his gratitude to Rōshi, the final showdown begins and the turtle hermit asks the villager for a favor. Later, Yamcha keeps pressuring Chun to reveal himself as Rōshi, leading Chun to direct Yamcha to Rōshi in the crowd, causing Yamcha to give up on his quest to prove Chun is Rōshi. However, the person Yamcha saw in the crowd was revealed to be Namu disguised as Rōshi to trick Yamcha, and Namu leaves the Tenka-Ichi Budōkai as the battle between Gokū and Jackie Chun begins.