True, near in this context includes slightly stronger. Although I don't think that's the case here.TheUltimateNinja wrote:Near just means close to his level, Goku can be stronger while still being close to him.
Also, timeskip even worked on SSGod Goku, the way it works in the manga is the greater the power gap, the shorter it becomes. Hit himself notes that the cause is the drastic difference between himself and SSGod Goku. SSJ Goku wasn't strong enough to create any noticeable change, but that doesn't mean he was weaker than Hit.
And the gap between SSBlue Vegeta (10%) and SSJ Goku can't be very significant since Hit was still confident against Goku who he thought was going Blue even though Goku was already overwhelming him and was only at a disadvantage due to stamina. Furthermore, Vegeta would have caused Hit's timeskip to shorten if he was any appreciable amount stronger than Goku.
I wrote worked but should have put was effective. It was never effective against SSJG Goku and later SSJB Goku because of the power difference like Whis explained.
Goku never overwhelmed Hit whilst Super Saiyan, in fact Hit was playing with him. Hit is always smiling and Goku struggling. Again Hit is shown actively enjoying Goku and having fun with it.
A quote while they were fighting.
Hit: However, if you can predict my movements after I vanish, then I will just have to travel even further into the future.
The only thing backing SSJ Goku being stronger than 10% SSJB Vegeta is that Beerus line. Beerus who's portrayed as incompetent. He claims Goku is stronger than Hit yet he never realized Vegeta was only at 10%? Toyotarõ writes him as an idiot to explain what's going on. Beerus is the idiot asking the wise character what's going on to make the audience aware.
Then Beerus realizes how SSJG surpasses 10% SSJB Vegeta and that's the last direct statement of power from him. If SSJ Goku surpassed 10% SSJB Vegeta it would have been mentioned here.
I'm not even including all other aspects that contradict this, I'm shocked this is even a discussion. Where in the World would SSJ being stronger than 10% of Blue even make sense in the powerscale presented. Goku going SSJ3 would then surpass SSJB and that's silly.