Raoh is convinced that Yuria will make the perfect wife for him -and he then rides off towards the capital. Kenshiro attempts to follow him, but just as he starts to run, several explosions stop him and out of nowhere appear some shadowy figures.



The most elite of Ken-Oh's forces have arrived: ninjas! The leader of this new group says that they are here to prevent Kenshiro from reaching the capital, whilst letting their master get to the last Nanto General. With no option but to fight, Kenshiro does just that.



Word soon reaches the capital that Raoh has arrived, and when Tou hears, Yuria asks her what is on her mind. Tou avoids answering that question and instead asks Yuria what she plans to do. Yuria wants to wait for Kenshiro. Outside the palace, Raoh sees a large door. He punches it.



The door cracks and then explodes, and several of Yuria's troops get flung back. Raoh then enters, and as many more soldiers come at him, he starts to fight them all.



Many of them are killed, and Raoh soon has a clear path into the palace. Meanwhile, Kenshiro has killed most of the ninjas.



Only their leader remains, but he sees that his troops have cut into Kenshiro with their weapons. He then reveals that their weapons had been dipped into poison, which will cause Kenshiro to become paralyzed. Since he can no longer move, the ninja tells Kenshiro that he will die here.



Kenshiro yells out suddenly and then appears to be fine. He says that one of the secret techniques of Hokuto Shinken allows the user to resist all effects of poisons. The ninja sees that his plan has failed, but he attacks Kenshiro anyway. He is soon defeated with a punch to the face, having just about enough time to say that he and his clan were only here to slow down Kenshiro, and to let Ken-Oh get to the last General. As he explodes, Ken runs towards the capital as fast as he can.



Raoh gets inside the main palace, and after fighting more troops he eventually reaches what he came for: Yuria. Dismounting from his horse, the remaining troops just stand aside as Raoh walks straight towards his target and says that she is perfect for him. He also still remembers that day...



Raoh and Ryuken were training together, but Ryuken was beating Raoh up badly. He struck some of Raoh's pressure points, causing him great pain.



Raoh was defeated, and Ryuken left the room, telling him to guard his own pressure points better. Ryuken left the room, but a few seconds later, someone else entered and began to heal Raoh with special powers. Raoh looked up to see that Yuria was the one aiding him.



Back in the present, the troops in the room attack Raoh, but their weapons fail to scratch him and they are then all killed by a single swipe. Raoh moves closer to Yuria, but after looking in her eyes, he knows something is wrong.



He strikes Yuria's helmet, breaking it apart and revealing that Tou is actually the one inside the armor, not Yuria. Raoh knows Tou and also knows that she is the daughter of Rihaku. Her masquerade was done to protect Yuria, but Tou also did it so she could see Raoh again. She didn't want to meet him like this, but ever since she first met him, she has given him her heart.



Many years a go, Tou found herself running away from a pack of wolves, but she got trapped up against the side of a cliff. The wolves saw she couldn't get away and one jumped at her, only to miss when it got hit in the face with a rock.



Raoh had arrived to save her and quickly dispensed of all of the other wolves. He told her that he didn't care for her life, he just killed the wolves to improve his skills. But Tou was impressed with his skill and became attracted to him. She soon found out where Ryuken's dojo was, and started to watch him train on a daily basis.



As time moved on, Raoh was still getting beatings from Ryuken and was one day left battered outside the dojo. Tou arrived to try and help heal his wounds, but Raoh refused her help and told her she was just disrupting his training. As he stumbled off, Tou still didn't want to leave him.



Remember when Raoh tried to take Yuria, but Toki stopped him? Yes. Tou was actually present at this event, but that was the moment she realized that Raoh's heart was meant for Yuria. But she knew that Yuria loved Kenshiro.



Back in the present again, Tou goes on about how Yuria is with Kenshiro and that Raoh should give her up, but Raoh isn't interested in what anyone else wants, as far as he is concerned, Yuria belongs to him. Tou goes on to explain that Yuria is the Jibo no Hoshi (Motherhood star), a star of caring, love and maternity. She knows Raoh grew up without a mother figure in his life, but maybe he sees that motherly figure in Yuria. Raoh says that is enough, and demands to know where Yuria is, now. Tou suddenly runs forward and grabs a dagger from Raoh.



She says it is her destiny to defeat him, but Raoh is amused and tells her that she should go ahead and stab him -but she suddenly turns the blade around and stabs herself in the heart with it! She falls to the ground.



Tou tells Raoh that, by doing this, he may find part of her in his own heart. She asks him to remember her, and to try and feel pity. Tou then dies, but Raoh just thinks she was a stupid woman. He removes the dagger from her and says she should have at least tried to kill him.



If Tao knew that she couldn't have him, then she should have at least tried to kill him, that way no other woman could have had him either. Raoh's anger gets worse as he decides that if he can't have Yuria, nobody can, and she can just die. Outside, Kenshiro makes it to the capital and sees that Raoh has already arrived. Back inside, Raoh is going berserk -where is Yuria hiding?!


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