Nail examined John from head to toe. Just as the Grand Elder had said, he sensed no killing intent from John at all. In fact, John's energy was faintly present; if it weren't for the Grand Elder's reminder, he wouldn't have believed that this cosmic visitor was a powerful being.
Nail said, "Please come with me; the Grand Elder is aware of your arrival."
Following Nail, John soon met the Grand Elder and immediately noticed the massive Dragon Ball resting on the Elder's chair.
The Grand Elder asked, "Welcome, stranger. What brings you to Namek? How can we assist you?"
John bowed respectfully and replied, "Hello, esteemed Grand Elder of Namek. I wish to borrow your Dragon Balls to fulfill a few wishes."
The Grand Elder's expression changed instantly; he knew very well that if news of Namek's Dragon Balls reached other planets, it would put Namek in danger.
Thus, every so often, the Grand Elder arranged for wishes to be made to Shenron to eliminate any knowledge of Namek possessing Dragon Balls from the universe.
However, he never expected that his concerns would come true and that someone would indeed know about Namek's Dragon Balls.
The Grand Elder asked John, "May I ask how you learned about Namek's Dragon Balls?"
"Because Earth also has Dragon Balls," John replied.
"Earth has Dragon Balls? That's impossible! Only the Dragon Clan of Namek can create Dragon Balls; it cannot exist on Earth!" The Grand Elder was shocked. "Unless..."
The Grand Elder didn't finish his thought, but John anticipated it and asked, "Can I probe into your memories?"
John immediately shook his head. "No way! If you probe my memories, you'll learn about my crossing over to this world. That's definitely not going to happen."
John continued, "I can clearly tell you that a Namekian did indeed come to our Earth and became our god."
"The Dragon Balls were created by him, which is how I learned about Namek and its Dragon Balls."
The Grand Elder would have preferred to believe what he could sense himself, but since John refused to allow him to probe his memories, he couldn't force it.
The Grand Elder said, "The Dragon summoned by the Dragon Balls possesses incredible power and can grant many wishes. However, why should we lend them to you?"
"Don't think about stealing the Dragon Balls to summon Shenron yourself; that's useless. Without our assistance as Namekians, you cannot make a wish."
John nodded and replied, "I can promise you that if Namek encounters danger, I will step in to help until you overcome the crisis."
"Oh? You're quite confident. But how do I know if your strength is sufficient to save us? I need to test it," said the Grand Elder.
"This is our most talented combatant from Namek; if you can defeat him, I will allow you to use our Dragon Balls," the Grand Elder proposed a condition: defeat Nail.
Without any power-testing devices available at that moment, John wasn't sure what his battle power was either. However, he could gauge from Nail's energy intensity that he wasn't a match for him unless Nail could also conceal his energy.
But John didn't believe that Nail could hide his energy since there was no way he could emit such a strong aura otherwise.
John nodded in agreement. "No problem; I can spar with this Nail."
Soon after, they moved outside the Grand Elder's residence.
After taking their positions, Nail powered up, his solidified energy enveloping him. He looked at John—who appeared calm and unprepared—and frowned as he asked, "What do you mean by this?"
John replied calmly, "You can attack; our fighting styles are different."
Upon hearing John's words, Nail stopped hesitating and swung a knife-hand strike toward John.
However, as he swung downwards, John vanished from right in front of Nail. Startled, Nail halted and scanned his surroundings warily.
Unexpectedly, John appeared above him and struck him on the head with both fists.
The tremendous force sent Nail flying away.
After landing a hit, John immediately powered up and pursued him relentlessly to prevent Nail from counterattacking.
Nail shouted loudly as he unleashed countless energy blasts from his hands toward John.
To demonstrate his strength, John did not dodge or evade; instead, he moved his hands like a butterfly and deflected all of the energy blasts away.
Then, under Nail's astonished gaze, John landed a punch squarely on Nail's cheek, causing him to briefly lose consciousness.
Nail crashed hard onto the ground and skidded along it in a deep trench before regaining awareness; at this point, there was already a light blue trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
As Nail prepared to attack again, the Grand Elder's voice echoed in his ear: "Stop it now, Nail! You lost; bring our guest back."
Nail then withdrew and escorted John back into the Grand Elder's chamber.
The Grand Elder looked at John with admiration and said: "Stranger from afar! You are impressive; your strength is formidable. However, I don't quite understand why someone of your caliber still needs Shenron's assistance?"
"Don't tell me you're wishing for immortality or eternal youth. If Shenron had such power, do you think I would still age like this?"
John nodded and replied: "I understand that Namek's Shenron does not possess such powers. I won't make such wishes; however, I still need Shenron's help."
The Grand Elder observed John for a few seconds before saying: "Alright then; since that's the case, I will grant your request."
With that said, the Grand Elder took down a Dragon Ball from his chair and handed it to Nail. He instructed: "Nail! Take Mr. John and gather all seven Dragon Balls so we can summon Porunga to help him fulfill his wishes."
"Yes, Grand Elder." Nail accepted the Dragon Ball and quickly led John off to collect them. Before long, they had gathered all seven Dragon Balls together.
Standing before them with reverence, Nail used Namekian language to summon Porunga.
In no time at all, dark clouds covered Namek's sky as an enormous and majestic dragon appeared above John and Nail.