Kenshiro, who directly succeeded his father as the master of the North Star divine fist , has learned in his journeys of a man committing atrocities under his name!

Jagi: Worthless bastard... say my name!

The identity of this men with seven scars is Kenshiro's adoptive older brother, Jagi!

Kenshiro: Jagi! As the lone successor of the North Star divine fist ... I must finish you with my own fists!

The Hellish Iron Mask!
He Who Terrorizes in the Name of the North Star!!

Jagi is killing people who resemble Kenshiro. The two guys with him tell the villagers to clear out of the way, as Lord Kenshiro is walking down the street. Jagi sees another man he doesn't like the look of, and has him dragged over. He tells the villager that he looks like his little brother, and then crushes his face.

Jagi's men remind the villagers that this is Lord Kenshiro, and they should remember that. The villagers think that Kenshiro is a monster, which makes Jagi laugh. As he starts to walk off, one of his guys suddenly cries out in pain. The man has bumped into a kid, and is claiming that it hurt his leg. The kid's brother, Aki, says he's sorry, but his brother, Mako, is sick. Mako thinks the guy ran into them, and it's not like he's really hurt.

The guy claims otherwise, and says he was cut really deep! He thinks Mako can make it up to him by letting him kill him. Aki asks him to wait, and says his brother is weak. He asks the guy to just let him go. One of Jagi's men says Aki is covering for his brother, which is nice of him.

The cut guy pulls out a knife, and says he'll take Aki's right foot. If Aki lets him do that, then he'll forgive his brother. If he doesn't, he'll kill his brother instead. Aki says if it will save his brother, he'll do it. Jagi is listening to all of this.

The guy tells Aki that he has guts, and warns him that this is going to hurt. Before he can do it, an old man runs over to them, and asks him to stop. He explains that Aki only thinks about his brother, and for his whole life, he's done everything just for his brother's sake. He asks him to let Aki go, as he's a good, decent younger brother.

When Jagi hears this, he comes over and looks at Aki. He sees his eyes... they look like Kenshiro's eyes. He grabs Aki by his hair, and asks him if this hurts. He asks him if he understands -a younger brother is never better than his elder brother!

Mako stumbles over to Jagi, and asks him to let Aki go. Jagi drops Aki, but then says he just had a great idea. He hits a pressure point on Mako's head, and thinks Kenshiro will have to come and get him.

Later on, Kenshiro is walking through a desert. He sees something in the distance, and as he walks towards it, he realizes it's a kid. It's Aki, who is dragging a large stone block through the desert. Aki collapses, but he is caught by Kenshiro. Kenshiro asks Aki who did this to him, and Aki says it was Kenshiro.

Kenshiro asks him where he is, and Aki points towards a nearby village. He calls out the name of his brother, but then passes out. Kenshiro sees that this was Jagi's doing, and also sees how far Aki has pulled the block. He snaps the chain off, and says that for Jagi, the fires of hell aren't hot enough!

Kenshiro takes Aki to the village, but it appears to be deserted. He wonders why nobody is showing themselves, but then senses someone behind a wall. He tells them that their blood lust alone is giving them away, but there's no response. Kenshiro punches part of the wall, shattering it.

However, he realizes the person he sensed is just a kid: Mako. Mako points a crossbow at Kenshiro, and tells him he will kill him. Kenshiro thinks no child would ever have such blood lust, and thinks Mako has had his tou shin mei pressure point pressed... it must have been Jagi who did it. Kenshiro puts Aki down, and Aki tells his brother not to shoot.

Aki then collapses. All Mako can hear is Jagi's voice, telling him to kill. Kenshiro tells Mako to fire.

Nearby, some villagers are watching, but they stop the old man from interfering -they think if he goes out there now, everyone here will be killed. Kenshiro asks Mako what's wrong, as if he doesn't fire, he'll die. Mako fires...

...and the arrow plunges into Kenshiro's chest. Kenshiro recalls what Ryuken told him... that Jagi would be his downfall some day. He remembers that time, where they clashed in a training exercise...

Jagi had shot some needles into Kenshiro, and then hit him with the Hokuto senjuu satsu (North Star thousand hand murder) technique. Kenshiro gets struck many times in an instant. Kenshiro is knocked down, and Jagi stamps on him. He tells Ryuken that it's clear Kenshiro is still an amateur, who can't carry on the North Star divine fist school as he is now. He thinks Ryuken should hurry up and declare him the successor. Ryuken calls him a fool, and tells him to look at his own chest.

Jagi looks down, and sees that every pressure point on his chest has been struck. Jagi can't believe it, but Ryuken warns him that Kenshiro could have torn his body apart, and left him as a pile of meat. He thinks Jagi would do well to learn from Kenshiro. Jagi tells Ryuken to look at Kenshiro's face -who got hurt worse here?!

He thinks Kenshiro didn't have a chance to go easy on him, and that was the best he could do. He goes up to Kenshiro, and tells him that he will never beat him -ever! He then walks off.

Ryuken asks Kenshiro why he lost on purpose -is it because Jagi is his brother? He says those tender feelings he has will lead to disaster someday, especially with Jagi.

Back in the present, Kenshiro thinks it was just as Ryuken had told him... did his mercy in the past lead to this disaster? Mako suddenly drops his crossbow, and starts screaming. The pressure point Jagi hit is taking its effect on him, but Kenshiro hits another pressure point.

He tells Mako that he'll be alright -he's broken the control Jagi had over him. Aki is reunited with his brother, but Mako is ashamed of what he has done. Kenshiro tells him it's alright, as if he hadn't of fired, the tou shin mei pressure point Jagi had hit on him would have blown his head apart.

Kenshiro says this pain will be carried to Jagi, as the pain he caused to the two of them. He removes the arrow, and then the villagers run out. The two boys hug the old man. Nearby, some of Jagi's men see that Kenshiro isn't dead, but they think that arrow looks like it wounded him pretty badly.

They fire off a flare, and many of Jagi's men get ready to fight Kenshiro. One of them fires an arrow at him, but Kenshiro catches it, and throws it back.

It hits the guy who fired it, killing him. The rest of the men surround Kenshiro, but he tells them to stop -they won't be able to beat him, even if they all attack at once. They ignore his warning, and tell him to prepare to die.

Kenshiro strikes pressure points on two of them, causing them to explode. The others try and attack anyway, but Kenshiro starts hitting their pressure points:

HOKUTO KYOSATU SHITOTSU KEN

(North Star Chest Killing Splinter Stabbing Fist)

The men have their chests blown apart. One is still alive, and Kenshiro asks him where Jagi is. The man tells him he's in the tall building up ahead.

The man then also explodes, as Kenshiro looks at the nearby building. Inside the building, Jagi is taking a nap without his helmet on. One of his men enters his room to tell him that his meal is ready.

He sees that Jagi is sleeping, and his curiosity gets the better of him. He pulls off the blanket, and when he sees Jagi's face, he screams in horror.

This wakes Jagi up, and he asks the man what he's so afraid of. The man tells him to stay back, but Jagi tells him that no one can see his face and live. He grabs the man by the face, striking several pressure points, and tells him his face is the reason why he hates Kenshiro so much.

He asks him if he understands. Outside, Kenshiro approaches the building, and finds some guards outside. They ask him who the hell he is, but he says to tell Jagi that his brother has come to see him. They realize he's Kenshiro, but he says he has no business with them, and tells them to leave. They decide to attack, but Kenshiro starts hitting their pressure points.

The guards are all killed, and one is sent crashing through a door to the building. Kenshiro heads inside, but sees someone walking down the stairs.

It's the man Jagi struck earlier, who's head suddenly bulges up and explodes. Kenshiro looks up, and sees Jagi looking down at him.

Jagi laughs manically, and sees that Kenshiro has come. Kenshiro tells him to choose a place -it'll be where he dies.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

At last, the time has come for Jagi and Kenshiro's showdown! But Jagi tells Kenshiro that his two elder brothers are alive! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Four Linked Punches of Fury! Wait for Me in Hell, Jagi!!"

Kenshiro: You belong in hell!