A busca de Bulma por mais seis Dragon Balls a leva a um vale remoto e a Son Goku, que está de posse de uma das bolas. O relacionamento deles teve um começo difícil, mas depois que Goku salva a vida de Bulma, os dois unem forças em busca das cinco Esferas do Dragão restantes. É melhor eles tomarem cuidado, pois uma força maligna - Pilaf - também busca as Esferas do Dragão.

Sem perceber onde estão, Bulma e Goku acampam perto de Ryugadani, uma terra agourenta onde uma das Esferas do Dragão está escondida. Pilaf despacha seus capangas para recuperar a bola, mas eles e Goku se encontram e uma matilha de lobos vorazes. Quem sairá vencedor?

Como forma de agradecimento, o Eremita Tartaruga apresenta Goku Kinto'un, uma nuvem voadora mágica que só pode ser montada por alguém de coração puro. Ele dá a Bulma uma bugiganga laranja que ele usa no pescoço, uma pedra aparentemente sem valor que apareceu na praia. Acontece que esta “bugiganga” é na verdade uma Dragon Ball. Infelizmente para nossos amigos, Pilaf e seus ajudantes, Mai e Shu, também estão atrás dessa mesma Dragon Ball... e agora eles sabem que Bulma está com ela.

Goku e Bulma chegam a uma certa vila, onde está localizada a quinta Dragon Ball. Goku é confundido com o monstro que muda de forma livremente, Oolong, que invade a vila e é atingido por um ataque repentino de um dos aldeões! Bulma faz uma promessa aos aldeões de que “Cuidaremos de Oolong em troca do Baile Seis Estrelas que está nesta aldeia”. Goku se disfarça de uma das garotas da vila, e a verdadeira identidade do monstro capturado acaba sendo um leitão, entre todas as coisas!! Bulma e Goku obtêm a Bola Seis Estrelas. Tomando Oolong como aliado, eles continuam sua aventura para encontrar as Dragon Balls restantes!!

Goku e os outros apontam para o Monte. Frypan. Como Bulma jogou suas cápsulas em um rio, elas acabaram tendo que atravessar um deserto a pé! Completamente exausta, Bulma descansa ali. Neste ponto, o bandido do deserto Yamcha aparece e tenta apreender as cápsulas de Oolong. Goku luta contra Yamcha, mas ele não tem poder por causa de seu estômago vazio. No momento crítico, Bulma acorda e Yamcha, que não suporta estar perto de mulheres, foge com alguns comentários contundentes de despedida.

Yamcha attacks at night in an attempt to steal Oolong’s capsules! As Yamcha looks into the condition of their opponents, he learns about the Dragon Balls. Yamcha and Pu’er try to steal Goku and the others’ Dragon Balls through any means necessary, but fail!! At this point, they come up with the plan of waiting for Goku and the others to gather all seven Dragon Balls, and then steal them. Unaware of this, Goku and the others aim for Mt. Frypan in search of the sixth Dragon Ball.

After arriving at Mt. Frypan, Goku and the others land in a pinch when they are spotted by Gyumao, who stands guard over his castle!! However, Gyumao’s attitude quickly changes when he learns that Goku and the others know Muten Roshi! In order to extinguish Mt. Frypan’s fire, Gyumao requests Goku go with his daughter Chi-Chi and borrow Muten Roshi’s Basho Fan. Goku finds Chi-Chi, who can ride on Kinto'un, but he powers down when she grabs his tail! Seeing this, Yamcha discovers Goku’s weakness!!

Having thrown away the Basho Fan, Muten Roshi heads to Mt. Frypan to extinguish its flames himself!! Muten Roshi’s grand attack, the Kamehameha, puts out the blazing flames! Goku and the others safely obtain the Dragon Ball, and are about to head off in search of the final one. But Bulma is detained by Muten Roshi, since she promised to let him fondle her breasts if he put out the flames. Bulma gets out of this pinch by asking Oolong to transform into her.

Goku and the others visit a stand in order to fill up on gasoline. The townspeople are all frightened of Bulma, who is wearing rabbit ears. They don’t understand why, but then some scoundrels calling themselves the Rabbit Gang show up! Their boss, the Carrotizor, has the power to turn anyone who touches his hand into a carrot!! Bulma is turned into a carrot by him. Unable to merely watch, Yamcha rescues Bulma. Goku and the others defeat the Rabbit Gang, and once again set out to search for the Dragon Balls!!

Goku and the others aim for the final Dragon Ball! However, their Dragon Balls are stolen by Pilaf and his underlings, who are plotting to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world!! Wanting to have his wish granted by Shen Long, Yamcha once again ends up helping Bulma and the others in order to obtain the Dragon Balls. In order to get the Dragon Balls back, Goku and the others invade Pilaf’s secret base. But they are all caught by the ingenious trap set by Pilaf. Goku’s Four-Star Ball is in danger!!

After being put to sleep by sleeping gas, Goku and the others have the Four-Star Ball stolen from them! Pilaf finally has all seven Dragon Balls, and he attempts to call forth Shen Long!! In order to stop Pilaf’s scheme, Goku uses the Kamehameha to open a hole in the wall of the room that they are imprisoned in! As Pu’er and Oolong transform into bats and head out the hole to take back the Dragon Balls, Shen Long is finally summoned! Will the world become Pilaf’s…?!

Shen Long finally appears! Pilaf tries to say his wish, in order to rule the world!! Because Oolong said his wish of “Give me a girl’s panties” a moment sooner, his wish ended up being granted! With the wish granted, Shen Long returns again to the Dragon Balls, and they scatter to the four winds. Enraged, Pilaf imprisons Goku and the others in a room covered in fortified glass and iron plates, intending to kill them with the sun’s hot rays, but…?!

Goku and the others have been captured once again by Pilaf. That night, Goku looks at the full moon, and suddenly turns wild and starts transforming into an Oozaru!! He smashes the prison that they are imprisoned in, and Yamcha and the rest manage to escape, but having lost his reason, Goku continues to rampage!! Yamcha then cuts off Goku’s weakness, his tail! Goku wakes up after returning to normal. The party promises to reunite, and the Dragon Team splits up.