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When I Google translate the sentence it says "it will happen very naturally".

If I break down the sentence into parts:

Goku: very (adverb)

Shizen: naturally (adverb)

Ni sou: ???

Naru: to become

Can someone help explain what the "ni sou" part means?

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    You’re splitting it wrong. 自然に + (そう + なる)
    – Darius Jahandarie
    Dec 6, 2020 at 5:44
  • thank you for clearing the confusion. Since sou is a NA adjective it just simply combined with naru as well after flipping back a few chapters in my genki textbook.
    – Belphegor
    Dec 6, 2020 at 6:17

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自然に is the adverb form of 自然. When に is attached to the end of な-adjs, they are converted into adverbs. Similarly, when い is replaced with く in い-adjs, they also become adverbs.

自然→自然に
優しい→優しく

そう＋なる = become like that

自然にそうなる
Become like that naturally.

Also, Google translate is not very useful when it comes to learning Japanese. Maybe try pasting the sentence into a dictionary like jisho.org instead.

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