Rihaku's two men find Kenshiro, and say they will take him to the South Star capital. But they find out from Kan that Hiruka has set a trap for Fudou, and Kenshiro wants to help him first. They head back and find Fudou in the quick sand pit. Rihaku's men try and pull him out, but they are killed when they take several hits from Hiruka's archers.

Fudou throws the two children upwards, and Kenshiro catches them, even though some arrows hit his arm. He then pulls Fudou out of the pit by himself, as Hiruka and some of his troops move in to attack. They use their Taishan bewitching fist technique, but Kenshiro breaks free just as Hiruka, who had opened up his spike filled armor, is jumping at him. Hiruka ends up landing on a boulder, which Kenshiro then throws at Hiruka's troops.

The troops die and Hiruka falls into the pit, and he also perishes soon after. With Fudou saved, Kenshiro is ready to continue to the South Star capital. Up above, Juza has watched the whole thing, and can see why Yuria chose Kenshiro now. But he also has to make a move, and is ready to go back to Raoh.

Manga Differences

-Some of the arrows fired at Rihaku's men hit them in their faces/heads in the manga. In the anime, this was toned down so they only hit their bodies.

-When Kenshiro gets Fudou out of the pit, he rips part of his jacket in the manga, but does not in the anime.

-In the manga, Juza leaves before Kenshiro fights Hiruka. In the anime, he leaves after the fight.

-Hiruka fights Kenshiro by himself in the manga. For the anime, they added several extra guys with him, who can all use the Taishan bewitching fist style.

-In the manga, before Kenshiro throws the boulder, he slams it into the ground first so Hiruka gets crushed. This isn't in the anime.

-In the manga, one of the arrows goes straight through Hiruka's eye.

This does not happen in the anime.

-The part where Hiruka dies in the pit was not in the manga, and only happens in the anime.

Notes

-The first few minutes of this episode have a quite long re-cap of what has happened so far in the fourth chapter.

-After the above recap, the scene showing the kids being thrown into the pit is shown again, but with different animation than what was used in the previous episode.

Errors

-Where are all the other kids Hiruka captured? He was shown kidnapping many of them, but only puts two into danger. The rest turn out to be OK though, as they appear in the next episode.
-When Kenshiro breaks free, part of his blue jacket is colored like his skin.
-Hiruka's archers change colors between shots when Kenshiro throws the boulder at them.