Showdown at the North Star Chi Training Ground!
No One Can Stop Them Now!!

Kenshiro says this place is the North Star chi training ground. Raoh says that to bury him, along with the North Star's 2,000 history, there is no better place than here.

Kenshiro tells Raoh he will not take the heavens. He will perish here, along with his ambition. Raoh removes his cape, and says he doesn't care about the heavens any more. He says the heaven he sought may have been Kenshiro himself, and intends to slaughter the greatest North Star master. It will begin a new history for true, ultimate strength.

Kenshiro tells Raoh he will be the one to die. He then tells him that he is the only one to break the code of the North Star. As the true successor to the North Star divine fist, he will make him pay. Raoh says he'll smash him to dust, and goes to attack. But his fists seemingly passes right through Kenshiro's head.

Kenshiro uses the nil-thought rebirth technique, causing Raoh to bleed and fall down.

Raoh knows nil-thought rebirth is the legendary secret technique of the North Star, mastered only by those who bear true grief. Kenshiro says that before nil-thought rebirth, only death awaits. Kenshiro goes for the finishing strike...

but Raoh then uses nil-thought rebirth! Kenshiro sees that Raoh has also mastered the technique.

Raoh says that he also had his heart steeped in blood, and filled with grief. He tells Kenshiro to look over there, and points to a statue. Kenshiro sees that in the statue's hand is Yuria!

Bat and Lin arrive at the training ground. They all see that Yuria is lifeless, and Kenshiro asks Raoh what he did to her. Raoh tells him to see for himself, and hits the statue with an aura blast.

Kenshiro catches Yuria before she hits the ground. Raoh says she was the first woman he ever put his hands on, but it was her life that fueled his nil-thought rebirth...

Raoh told Yuria that he wanted her to give him his life. Telling her to live on as sadness within his heart, he struck her from behind, and said it was over.

Back in the present, Kenshiro leaves Yuria with Bat and Lin. Raoh says that now, everything will end. Kenshiro says it has been a long journey.

At Raoh's fortress, many of Raoh's soldiers are throwing away their armor and weapons. Some of them tell Rihaku that they've realized the futility of battle, thanks to Yuria. They were enlightened by her presence. But it is too late, as Yuria is now gone. Rihaku says Raoh laid a hand on his beloved, soaked in tears. The men down there have now realized the pointlessness of fighting, and the power of love.

Down below, Raoh's soldiers are reunited with their families. Rihaku says the men have chosen family over useless fighting.

They look up at the light in the sky, and can see the Big Dipper. Rihaku says the battle between the ruler and savior of the century's end has already begun, and they will go and witness it.

At the battle, Kenshiro and Raoh stare each other down. Raoh makes the move, causing a quake wave the moves through the ground.

Kenshiro stops it by stomping it on it. The two clash again...

...and knock each other back, causing the ground around them to break up. Raoh uses nil-thought rebirth to move all around Kenshiro...

...and then tries to strikes him, but Kenshiro moves back. The two go to punch each other, but Kenshiro avoids Raoh's fist...

...whilst Raoh avoids Kenshiro's. Raoh strikes from above, but Kenshiro blocks it, causing the ground underneath them to break apart. The two continues to exchange blows...

....but they block or avoid each other's attacks.

They continue to punch at each other, but Kenshiro avoids Raoh's attack, and jumps up.

Raoh jumps up, and the two exchange several kicks in the air. As they land, Raoh says he needs no name, and needs no light. All he seeks is the victory of his fists -to defeat Kenshiro, and become the strongest man in the world! He tells Kenshiro to come, so Kenshiro tries a kick. Raoh avoids it...

...and the two then use nil-thought rebirth against each other at the same time. They pass through each other and hit the ground.

As they get back up, Raoh wonders if what he's feeling now is pleasure, or pain. Now that the two of them have mastered nil-thought rebirth, other techniques won't be useful weapons any more. They've reverted to nothing, it's like this is a battle between infants. He rushes forward, and hits Kenshiro with a heavy punch. Kenshiro hits him back.

Raoh hits Kenshiro again, with enough force that it floors him. Raoh laughs and says he's the one who taught him martial arts, and his attacks are more powerful than anyone else's. As Kenshiro gets back up, Raoh thanks the Gods for sending such a strong man to stand before him.

The two resume fighting, and start exchanging blows again.

Bat says it looks like they're now fighting without trying to block, and neither of them appear to be showing signs of hatred. Lin says that to her, it's like they're becoming transparent. She says she can now see them, when they were younger. Raoh and Kenshiro think back, remembering that this place was also where they first met Yuria. It was a time when Kenshiro wasn't allowed to train yet, or even enter the dojo...

Raoh and Kenshiro fight, with Raoh easily winning. Nearby, Rihaku has brought Yuria to the dojo, and they meet with Ryuken. Rihaku explains that Yuria is destined to become the general of the South Star, but she cannot talk, or even show emotion. They can't take in what she thinks, or sees. He says that the North Star and South Star are essentially yin and yang, and he was hoping by bringing Yuria here, perhaps something may change.

As they walk on, they stop when Kenshiro gets sent flying into a wall. Ryuken tells Raoh that teaching Kenshiro martial arts is forbidden, so why has he broken that rule? Raoh says that those with no talent will eventually get kicked out, so he saving Kenshiro some trouble -he has no talent.

Raoh then sees Yuria, and the two stare at each other. Yuria suddenly drops her ball. She continues to stare at Raoh, but then Kenshiro passes her ball back to her. She looks at Kenshiro.

Yuria takes the ball back, and smiles. Rihaku says that Yuria's emotions have returned. Ryuken thinks that Raoh drew Yuria out, and Kenshiro opened her heart. He thinks that Raoh and Kenshiro bear the fate of the North Star, but with two North Stars and one South Star, there will one day be a fight that will divide the heavens.

Back in the present, Raoh and Kenshiro hit each other, and they knock each other back. Lin thinks both of them will die at this rate.

Raoh suddenly goes into a stance, and unleashes his fighting spiritual energy. It destroys anything it comes into contact with. Nearby, Rihaku's group arrive, and observe the fight.

Kenshiro inches forward, and Raoh says that he has entered his fighting spiritual energy. Rihaku says Kenshiro is assaulting his opponent's aura.

Raoh watches as Kenshiro gets closer, but then notices something -he's crying. Kenshiro says that the next attack will mark their last farewell. Both he and Toki idolized Raoh, the great eldest brother of the North Star! Lin tells Yuria to look, as Ken is fighting together with her heart.

Raoh tells Kenshiro to try and take him down. With the 2,000 year history of the North Star, he'll put his entire life into his fists. He tells Kenshiro to take this fist of all of his soul!

Suddenly, Raoh's fighting spiritual energy vanishes. Lin screams for them to stop, but a bright light then emits from Raoh.

Raoh goes to make his final attack, as Kenshiro does the same...

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

The long battle is over! Their legends will continue into the future! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Farewell, the 2 Brothers of the North Star! They're Beyond Love and Sorrow!!"

Kenshiro: Raoh, you were my greatest friend.