The Name of the Game is Namu

Speed Against Discipline

The match between Goku and Nam begins, and Goku immediately tries to mimic the slick feint Jackie Chun used on Krillin. Nam reads the attempt, slips aside, and nearly lands a retaliation kick that Goku only avoids by inches. The two settle into a back-and-forth trade of kicks and punches that keeps both fighters honest until Goku finally breaks through with a clean strike. The hit sends Nam skidding toward the ring's gate, but rather than absorb the impact he plants his feet against the stone and springs off it at an angle. The rebound brings him crashing back toward Goku, where he delivers a sharp chop to the boy's neck that drops him flat. Nam tries to shove the dazed Goku out of bounds to end it, but Goku's tail wraps around the desert warrior's ankle and trips him, giving the boy precious seconds to recover.

The Spinning Gambit

Trying to find an angle against a disciplined opponent, Goku improvises. He begins spinning in place at a speed that makes him impossible to safely approach, slowly drifting toward Nam and trying to edge him off the platform. Nam eventually understands the plan and scrambles for the boundary, and at the last possible moment Goku's technique collapses under its own dizziness. The boy staggers and falls onto his back, helpless. Nam, right at the edge, barely saves himself from toppling over the side.

Cross Arm Dive

Seizing the opening, Nam leaps high into the air above the arena and positions himself to drive straight down onto Goku with his Cross Arm Dive, a finishing attack meant to crush an opponent beneath the full force of his falling body. The dizzy Goku lies there unable to move. From the sidelines the announcer shouts for him to wake up and roll clear. The chapter closes on the descending finisher, with the outcome still hanging in the air.