Arriving on Earth and seeing his long-lost young son, Bardock was overjoyed. He felt especially comforted seeing Goku thoroughly enjoying the fight during the match. This indicated that Kakarot had a very good upbringing environment on Earth, lived a comfortable life, and basically didn't encounter any dangers.
However, amidst his comfort, Bardock also realized that Kakarot's life was too comfortable; his fighting was more like playing house than actual combat. Especially when he saw Goku fighting back and forth for a long time even against Earth martial artists with battle powers less than one hundred, Bardock decided to teach him a lesson. This led to the scene where, during their battle, Bardock suddenly disregarded martial ethics, instantly unleashed his power, and blasted him off the fighting stage. It was only because Bardock's absolute power couldn't compare to Goku's; otherwise, he would have made his young son deeply understand what fatherly love was.
"Kakarot, my power is inferior to yours, yet I was able to ambush you and make you lose the match. If it were another enemy with power comparable to yours, or even stronger, and it was a life-or-death battle instead of a martial arts competition, how would you respond then?" At this moment, Bardock, with a cold face, lectured Goku. "The reason I gave up the match wasn't out of fatherly care for you, but because that Bald Saitama's strength is not weaker than yours. I hope that in the finals, you can reflect on your own shortcomings and unleash your true power!"
Although Goku's power was immense at this time, his control over his power was not yet free and effortless, or in harmony with his heart. Otherwise, even if it was just a warm-up battle before, he would have been able to react and respond when Bardock suddenly changed his moves and unleashed his full power. One could only say that Goku's training was not yet complete at this stage. However, this was indeed the case; after all, Goku was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time, not yet an adult, and he still had a long way to go in the future.
"I understand, Dad." Facing Bardock's words, Son Goku pondered, realizing his own shortcomings. If he could achieve absolute control over his power like Mr. Rhode, he probably wouldn't have been defeated in the battle with his father just now. Hmm, in the future, while improving his strength, he must also strengthen his control over his own power.
Bardock, unaware of Son Goku's thoughts at the moment, saw him deep in thought and felt relieved. He reached out and gently patted Son Goku's head, admonishing him: "Do well in the next match!" After speaking, Bardock left the arena. Before long, he appeared in the stands, joining Gine and the others, becoming one of the cheerleaders. However, given Bardock's personality, it was impossible to expect him to shout cheers like Raditz.
"Next up is the final. I wonder who will win, my brother or that Bald Saitama?" During the intermission, thinking of the dull-looking, featureless cape-wearing Bald Saitama, Raditz couldn't help but mutter.
"That person is very strong. I'm afraid Kakarot will have a hard time defeating him." Hearing Raditz's words, Bardock thought of Bald Saitama's every battle, and his expression showed no confidence in his young son, Kakarot. In fact, if it weren't for the girl named Feng Baobao encountering that Bald Saitama earlier, the final match would probably have been a duel between the two of them, and neither he nor Kakarot would have made it to the finals.
Yes, while Bardock was paying attention to Bald Saitama, who was Rhode in disguise, he also noticed Feng Baobao, who was Aira in disguise earlier. Both of them defeated their opponents with a single move in their previous battles; no one could make them use a second move. And when the two fought on the martial arts stage, just a tiny impact from the collision of a concentrated energy technique caused everyone present to be injured. They could only fight freely after Rhode set up a protective barrier. Given such circumstances, one can imagine the immense strength of the two.
Although separated by the protective barrier, it was impossible to truly feel the battle between the two, but the fluctuations emanating from their exchanges, even though most of them were blocked by the barrier, still shook everyone's hearts and minds. Those ordinary Earthlings couldn't discern much, but Bardock, who was not weak in strength and extremely rich in combat experience, could perceive a thing or two from the subtle clues. In short, both the unkempt girl and the cape-wearing Bald Saitama were very strong. If Kakarot met either of them, even if he went all out and fought seriously from the beginning, he might not win.
However, Bardock at this time shared the same idea as Rhode: letting Kakarot encounter some setbacks might not be a bad thing. Bardock made Goku realize the treachery of human hearts, and Rhode made Goku realize that there are always people stronger than you; both had good intentions.
The intermission passed quickly, and then Goku and Saitama, who was Rhode in disguise, both stood on the fighting stage.
"Please instruct me!" At this moment, the two stood face to face, Goku clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully.
"Come on!" Saitama, in disguise as Rhode, nodded calmly and then motioned for him to start directly.
"Ha!" Having experienced his biological father's disregard for martial ethics earlier, and now facing a master who was in no way weaker than himself, Son Goku went all out as soon as he made his move.
Swish swish swish! Facing Son Goku's attack, Rhode did not strike immediately but dodged continuously, avoiding all of his attacks.
Bang! The next moment, Rhode raised his hand and blocked Son Goku's attack.
"Hoo hoo~" It was seen that at this moment, with every move being a full-power attack, Son Goku's stamina consumption was very high, and in just a short time, he was already panting heavily.
Goku is still too naive! Seeing Son Goku panting heavily in a short time due to unreasonable stamina distribution, Rhode couldn't help but think this.
"Be defeated!" As he thought, Rhode spoke, and then slowly threw a punch at Son Goku's chest.
Limit Break Annihilation! He held nothing back; this was a full-power strike, but it was very slow, allowing Son Goku to clearly feel the power contained in the punch. He wanted to see how Son Goku would react to this blow.
Facing this punch, Son Goku roared, and then all of his ki surged towards his chest. In an instant, layers of ki stacked up to block his chest.
Bang! The next moment, Rhode's fist landed on Son Goku. Immediately after, Son Goku flew backward, off the fighting stage, and fell to the ground.
Although Son Goku used all of his ki to block, and even though his battle power of over one hundred thousand was stronger than Rhode's restricted power, the ki he hastily gathered was merely scattered and stacked there. How could such a defense possibly block Rhode's ten times power that instantly erupted from his hundred thousand battle power?
"Naive little guy!" Looking at Son Goku, who flew backward and fell to the ground, Rhode felt a bit speechless. His punch was so slow, why did he have to take it head-on? Wouldn't it have been better to dodge?