It Only Gets Harder

Bodies and Minds

The morning opens with Goku and Krillin tilling a field using only their bare hands, since Master Roshi has forbidden them from touching the hoes propped against the shed. They finish the entire plot quickly and pile inside for breakfast. Once the plates are cleared, Roshi sits them down and explains that a true martial artist has to train the mind as thoroughly as the body. He passes them a book to read aloud, and to everyone's surprise Goku handles the text without a single stumble. A short nap at half past noon is the only breather before Roshi pushes them into a round of heavy construction work that the boys clear in almost no time at all.

The Boulder and the Lake

Frustrated by endless chores, Goku demands that Roshi teach them how to actually fight. The hermit points to a boulder beside him and tells the boys he cannot pass on any techniques until they can shift it. He moves the stone himself with a casual shove to show what is possible, only for Goku to hurl the same rock even farther than he did. Scrambling to cover the embarrassment, Roshi insists a much bigger rock nearby is the real target and suggests they return to training before he attempts it. The drills continue at the lake, where the pair must swim ten laps while dodging a circling shark. Next they are lashed to a tree beside a beehive that Roshi cracks open, sending a furious swarm down on their heads.

The Shells Come Out

Back at Kame House, welts covering them from scalp to shin, the boys learn that every day will look exactly like this one. Roshi then produces a pair of twenty pound turtle shells and straps them on, the extra weight dropping Krillin straight onto the floor with a thud.