Apologies for the double-post, but wanted to develop this observation slightly with regard to the broader arc and comparing/contrasting with Vegeta and Granolah.Rebel Instinct wrote: Sat May 22, 2021 6:56 pmThe extra physical capability of higher forms is just acting as something of a temporary crutch to take the strain off his body while he gets used to using the technique outside the silver haired form. The idea is to grow accustomed to moving in UI at all times in all forms so that it no longer causes strain. A more physically capable transformed body is just a stop-gap until Goku gets a handle on it.
A lot of people have observed that Vegeta has started again and is taking things slowly rather than rushing into a short-cut to power like Granolah has, but I wanted to offer the observation (apologies if someone else made it and I missed it) that Goku is doing the same, sitting astride the position of both of these characters, in a way. Having found such a short-cut in the Moro arc - True Ultra Instinct, properly wielded, via a Divine Power transformation - Goku has found that it has only got him to the very foot of the ladder he seeks to climb. He has, in effect, 'got ahead of himself' by skipping straight to the full shebang (even though that took a lot of work), and sticking with his Divine Power transformation on its own won't get him any further than the bare minimum.
Now, he seeks (much like Vegeta) to start again, re-train himself from basics, and develop this power in his own way, without taking the short-cut unless really needed. We are finding, as a result, that Goku's wielding of Ultra Instinct is growing progressively more precise with him, and consequently we will probably find that, in this interim period you describe, Goku's wielding of Ultra Instinct when using the short-cut of the Divine Power transformation has, thanks to his training, moved him towards not just acclimatisation to the strenuous nature of the movement, but also towards a still more precise wielding of the technique in that form: that is, his back-to-basics groundwork will pay the dividends he seeks; it won't be a short-cut anymore.
Compare and contrast again with Granolah, who has (like Goku) skipped straight ahead of his own capacities to become as strong as he is, but (unlike Goku) lacks the means, or desire, to build on this further. Even if Granolah comes out on top in this round (still not yet at all certain), what counts is that Goku is the one who possesses the ability and will to grow further, which we're seeing re-reveal itself even as he fights.
