It wasn't until Gohan watched Nita attempt to punch his younger self that he noticed something he should've noticed before. The way he was now, there was absolutely no way he should've been able to hold his own against the Super Saiyan 2 form. Between the amount of power that form was capable of putting out, and how emotionally unstable Gohan had been when he used that form, his younger self should've been able to obliterate them both without any issue.

But not only was he holding his own, his younger self was actually taking damage. Not a lot, sure, but the fact that it was even possible gave Gohan a glimmer of confidence.

"Oh, he can take it. He's the strongest fighter in the world, after all." He said, clenching his fists. Dashing forward while the kid was distracted, and wasting no time punching him right in the jaw, causing him to break off and fall to the floor some feet away. "He won't lose to a weak coward, right?"