# WebtoonLib — Dragon Ball #96

## Series
- title: Dragon Ball
- slug: dragon-ball-5d056c

## Chapter
- number: 96
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The world of martial arts was once a stage for honorable fighters like Namu, who competed desperately just to bring water to his village, and for friendly rivals like Kuririn to win through cleverness. This innocence was brutally shattered by the arrival of the Demon King, Piccolo Daimao. His monstrous offspring, Tambourine, murdered Kuririn, transforming Son Goku from a naive adventurer into a warrior consumed by vengeance. While the gluttonous samurai Yajirobe remained indifferent, Goku relentlessly pursued his friend's killer, ultimately obliterating him in a furious display of power. This devastating conflict forged a new path, not only for Goku but for Piccolo's own reincarnated son, who would one day become the stoic, strategic guardian Earth needed to balance Goku's own reckless passion for battle.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Tambourine, a minion of Piccolo Daimao, murders Kuririn, shattering the era of peace.

### Characters involved
- Yajirobe — character
- Tambourine — character
- Piccolo Daimao — character
- Kuririn — character
- Namu — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The world of martial arts was once a stage for honorable fighters like Namu, who competed desperately just to bring water to his village, and for friendly rivals like Kuririn to win through cleverness.

### Spoiler summary
The world of martial arts was once a stage for honorable fighters like Namu, who competed desperately just to bring water to his village, and for friendly rivals like Kuririn to win through cleverness. This innocence was brutally shattered by the arrival of the Demon King, Piccolo Daimao. His monstrous offspring, Tambourine, murdered Kuririn, transforming Son Goku from a naive adventurer into a warrior consumed by vengeance. While the gluttonous samurai Yajirobe remained indifferent, Goku relentlessly pursued his friend's killer, ultimately obliterating him in a furious display of power. This devastating conflict forged a new path, not only for Goku but for Piccolo's own reincarnated son, who would one day become the stoic, strategic guardian Earth needed to balance Goku's own reckless passion for battle.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Dragon Ball #96](/series/dragon-ball-5d056c/chapter-96)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/dragon-ball-5d056c

## Usage
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