"I want to know, what was this child's original name?"
After some conversation, Talot and Son Gohan sat down to talk, while Kakarot affectionately clung to Talot's shoulder, tugging at his hair.
Having learned the details of what had happened, Talot also understood that Kakarot had indeed fallen off a cliff and hit his head two months after arriving on Earth, which turned him into the obedient and well-behaved child he was now.
However, even though he didn't recognize him, the still-childlike Kakarot… no! He should be Son Goku now.
He instinctively felt a sense of closeness from Talot.
There's a saying that blood is thicker than water. Although Talot and he didn't have a true blood relationship, no one could guarantee that their fathers, or even their ancestors in previous generations, weren't related by blood.
In short, to put it in a nutshell, they were both Saiyans, with similar bloodlines.
"Kakarot! That's his original name, but since it's like this, let's call him Son Goku from now on. I think he's doing very well living here," Talot replied to Son Gohan's question, expressing his feelings.
Hearing Talot's words, Son Gohan was very happy inside.
At his age, he already had one foot in the grave. Heaven had blessed him by sending him a child, bringing a different color to his otherwise numb life.
Even though this child was a Saiyan, whom he had found, Son Gohan had already treated him as his own grandson for the past six months.
"Kakarot, does this name have any meaning? Or does it represent something?" Son Gohan didn't ask if what Talot said was true or false, but instead focused on the name, unable to understand this way of naming.
Talot was also speechless, because the Saiyan naming method was based on homophones of vegetable names in English.
But this explanation came from the original author's setting in his previous life, and it wasn't the case in this world.
"You can think of it as us being very casual with names. This name doesn't have any meaning," Talot replied.
Son Gohan nodded, not suspecting anything, and then they talked about strength.
Talot was forthcoming with information, which made Son Gohan realize just how strong he was.
The Earthlings' horizons and worldviews were limited to the framework of Earth due to their level.
However, Son Gohan did have an unimaginable level of wisdom. After sensing Talot's Ki, he was shocked, but he didn't lose his composure.
It should be said that martial artists of this era, especially those whose martial arts cultivation had reached a certain level, had a strong ability to accept things.
The original work didn't describe Son Gohan much. The only thing known was that Master Roshi considered his strength and cultivation to be extremely talented. It should be known that Master Roshi felt extremely regret for Son Gohan's death in the original work, as a martial arts star had fallen.
And Son Gohan also had a resounding reputation in the Earth's martial arts world in this era.
This could be felt from what Yamcha said when he appeared in the original work, that kind of awe for Son Gohan.
Taking this opportunity, Talot communicated with Son Gohan about his understanding of martial arts, asked for advice on cultivation, and discussed the cultivation and application of Ki.
In Talot's eyes, even though Son Gohan's Battle Power was only around 100, he had indeed found a path in Ki Cultivation and could be considered a grandmaster of martial arts.
"Thank you for the guidance. Let's end it here today. I still need to find the other Dragon Balls. I'll ask you for advice again when we meet next time," Talot said, getting up to leave.
He had spent nearly two hours on Mount Paozu, and he still needed to find the remaining four Dragon Balls.
"Unfortunately, I only know that one of the Dragon Balls is in Master Roshi's hands, so I can't give you much help," Son Gohan said.
Talot was surprised when he heard this from Son Gohan earlier.
But after thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that Master Roshi had found that Dragon Ball from the bottom of the sea a hundred years ago, so it would be strange if Son Gohan didn't know about it.
It's worth mentioning that after learning the name and true function of the Dragon Balls from Son Gohan, he realized that the things he and Master Roshi had been using as decorations were actually created by Kami and could summon Shenron to grant wishes.
Getting the Four-Star Dragon Ball from Son Gohan could be considered Son Gohan's gratitude to Talot for not taking Son Goku away.
Talot could see that Son Gohan was very happy because he had left behind his grandson, whom he cared about very much.
But Talot also told him a message, telling him to be prepared at any time, because just because he didn't take Son Goku away didn't mean that Gine wouldn't take Son Goku away when she came in the future.
Gine was Son Goku's mother, even if the current Son Goku didn't recognize his mother because of amnesia.
But they were mother and son, which was an undeniable fact.
If that time came, Son Gohan would not be able to force her and could only let Gine take him away.
Of course, Talot would mediate.
In short, what would happen would depend on what he told Gine when he returned, and then he would know what to do from Gine's actions.
"We'll meet again soon."
While ascending, Talot spoke to the still small Son Goku.
At this moment, Son Goku felt as if something very important was about to disappear, and he opened his hands towards Talot, babbling and shouting.
Seeing this, Son Gohan quickly picked up Son Goku and looked up at Talot's departure.
It wasn't until Talot's shadow disappeared that Son Goku calmed down. Son Gohan teased Son Goku in his arms and couldn't help but sigh, "Saiyan, our little Son Goku is actually an alien, ho ho ho~!"
The kind laughter echoed throughout the mountain, along with Son Goku's cheerful laughter.
...
Leaving Mount Paozu.
Talot turned and headed southeast.
This direction was exactly the location of Kame Island, as Son Gohan had mentioned.
However, during this process, Talot received a new Dragon Ball signal, thus changing his target and finding the Four-Star Dragon Ball in a village.
This Six-Star Dragon Ball, as expected, was the one found by the old woman's grandmother in Oolong's storyline in the original story.
It's just that Talot has found it now, and who knows how the plot will develop in later generations. After all, it was because of the Dragon Ball that Bulma met Son Goku, and after experiencing constant adventures, they met Oolong...
Suddenly shaking his head, Talot continued forward, heading towards Kame Island.
Now that the plot has already changed, there's no need to dwell on whether it will develop in the direction of the original story again.
In other words, he is now living in this world, and no matter what the future holds, he must first consider his present.
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