Son Gohan weighed his words carefully. "Trunks is already a Super Saiyan. If Trunks and I join hands, we should be able to solve the Androids here, right?"
Ino asked in return, "You just fought them half an hour ago, didn't you? Tell me yourself, can you win against the Androids by teaming up with a newly awakened Super Saiyan?"
Son Gohan: "..."
He thought it over and over again, but still made up his mind.
Contacting the thirteen-year-old Trunks now would indeed create too many variables. It would be better to maintain the "status quo" and follow Ino to the future. The Trunks of three years later should be much stronger, right?
Ino used Time Power to eliminate the cooldown time of the Treasured Tool: Plow. Afterward, she took Son Gohan and headed to a point three years after the current time.
Future Trunks was practicing his swordsmanship.
The original sword had its blade, scabbard, and shoulder strap contaminated by various energies. He didn't want to attract messy people, so he had switched to a different sword.
They were all manufactured by Bulma using modern craftsmanship; he still had many such swords.
The sudden appearance of Ino and Son Gohan gave him a start.
With the lesson of the Black-clothed Son Gohan right before his eyes, he didn't rashly go over to acknowledge them. Instead, he carefully identified their ki.
"...Brother Gohan? Is it really you?! You're still alive?" He saw that Son Gohan's left arm had recovered to its original state, and for a moment, doubts rose in his heart again.
Son Gohan pointed at Ino. "It was this young lady who saved me with a Senzu Bean. She said..."
Son Gohan kept his wits about him, wanting to see if the two parties knew each other, so his words were a beat slow.
Future Trunks frowned. "I am very grateful that you saved Brother Gohan, but I think I made it very clear last time. I have no interest whatsoever in your recruitment."
Ino was a bit unhappy, but she just tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Do I have to invite you three times? ...Truly troublesome. Crossing over twice in a row, I need to wait for the machine's cooldown time here. You don't mind if I stay on your side for a few days, right?"
This time, Future Trunks' response was very positive. "You saved Brother Gohan, so you will forever be my friend. You can stay as long as you like."
The Earth of twenty years later was entirely shrouded in ruins. In the basement, Ino met the Bulma of this side.
"You are Goku's friend? We don't know each other, do we?" Bulma was very surprised by Ino's appearance. Who are you?
Ino spoke the truth. "I am very familiar with the Chi-Chi, Gohan, and Ox-King of my spacetime. I'm not too familiar with your West City side, but I can be considered an acquaintance of the Bulma on my side."
After Ino finished eating food that resembled paste, she strolled around the vicinity. In truth, there was nothing to see. The Androids had ravaged the world for twenty years; everything within sight was ruins. What was there to stroll around for?
She let Bulma know, then found a place to rest.
Surface level.
After Ino left, Future Trunks looked at Son Gohan again. That surge of excitement could no longer be hidden.
"Brother Gohan, since you're already here, I feel there's no need to go find Mr. Goku. If we join hands, we can definitely defeat the damned Androids!"
Even if he didn't understand the dangers of time travel, just crossing once had brought such a mess of people to recruit him—if Ino couldn't do it once, she came a second time! Future Trunks still had lingering fears about going to that point in time twenty years ago. He felt that if he could avoid going, he shouldn't go!
Son Gohan also had a bit of a "I can turn the tables" mindset. previously, he had fought two Androids with one hand. Now that his severed hand was restored by the Senzu Bean and he had Future Trunks' assistance, he felt they could completely fight the Androids.
"Alright, then let's resolve the Androids once and for all!"
Both entered the Super Saiyan state. Their bodies erupted with golden aura, and they rushed into the distance like two meteors.
Early the next morning, before Ino had even gotten out of bed, she was startled awake by hurried footsteps outside the basement.
"Hurry, hurry! The patients are hemorrhaging heavily; they need a blood transfusion immediately!"
"The injuries are so severe. Check what medicine is left in the storehouse and bring it all here!"
"Quick, get the surgical light ready. You, come help me with the lighting!"
Ino poked her head out curiously, only to discover two brave warriors beaten black and blue, lying on the sickbeds. Blood was spraying out like it cost no money, and a group of dirty medical personnel were giving them emergency treatment.
Son Gohan's eyes were both swollen. Hazily seeing her figure, he tremblingly extended a hand. "If there are any Senzu Beans left... please save Trunks. His injuries, his injuries, cough, cough, are heavier than mine."
Ino didn't grow this stuff herself. The quantity of Senzu Beans in her hand was extremely small. Previously, she gave one to Son Gohan because he was about to die. Now, looking at Future Trunks' appearance, it seemed he still had a breath left.
"There are no more Senzu Beans. I have recovery liquid from Planet Vegeta here; I'll give you each a bottle."
Half a day later, two Saiyans who looked like mummies walked out of the ward.
Their bodies had barely managed to recover.
Ino listened to them recount the course of the battle.
It was a very simple process. The battle power of the Androids here was lower than that of the Androids in Ino's time point. Comparatively speaking, they weren't much different from Son Gohan and Future Trunks. However, the Androids' energy was infinite, and their physical stamina would never be exhausted. They could completely fight a war of attrition.
Super Saiyan transformation, on the other hand, consumed a great deal of stamina. It was a result of the base battle power being amplified 50 times that these two brave warriors could fight to a draw for a short time. Once their stamina was depleted and they lost the Super Saiyan transformation, relying merely on those few million points of base battle power—how the hell were they supposed to fight?
Future Trunks still remembered Ino's Time Freeze. If they had this ability on the battlefield, he would definitely have been able to hack one of the Androids into pieces! If one Android was taken out, the remaining one would definitely not be a match for him and Son Gohan.
He tentatively asked, "Can Miss Ino participate in our battle?"
Ino refused very decisively. "Once I make a move here, it will attract all sorts of gazes. At that time, there will be too many variables."
Seeing that both were a bit depressed, she changed the subject. "But we are friends. I certainly can't watch you go to your deaths, right? I can provide some help that won't implicate me."
What did that mean?
Before the two could think in detail, Ino took out a pair of earrings.
These were West Supreme Kai Leila's Potara Earrings.
She tossed one to each of them.
"Use this to fuse. One earring worn on the left ear, the other on the right ear. You can fuse into a super warrior far surpassing the Androids. You don't need to worry about the future either; when non-Supreme Kais use the fusion earrings, the fusion effect will be lost after one hour, and you will turn back into two people."
Fuse?
The two Saiyans looked at each other. This was a fresh term. First, Future Trunks' eyes became determined, followed by Son Gohan. The two nodded forcefully, one putting the earring on his left ear, the other on his right ear.
Overwhelming golden light filled Ino's field of vision. She tilted her head slightly and saw two figures, under the traction of the Potara Earrings, rapidly merging into one!
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