The Crisis is Near!
Ken, Destiny Awaits at the South Star Capital!!

The five chariot stars protect the polar star of the South Star. They are the Wind, the Cloud...

...the Flame, the Mountain, the Ocean.

So that the last general of the South Star six sacred fists may shine eternally, we, the five chariot stars, dance throughout the heavens, and run across the land.

Fudou is explaining about the South Star five chariot stars to Kenshiro's group. He says the last general awaits Kenshiro, but Kenshiro wants to know what this general wants from him. Fudou says that the North and South Stars are two sides of the same coin. When the two unite, this chaotic world will be at peace. The general has chosen Kenshiro over the Fist King as the North Star, as the savior of the century's end, rather than the ruler of it. Kenshiro says he is no savior, he just wants to seal away the Fist King's fists, for breaking the code of the North Star.

Kenshiro turns around and starts to walk away, but Bat tells him to wait. Fudou asks for Kenshiro to meet with the last general, as that's his destiny. He explains he can't speak any more about this yet, but asks him to place his trust in him, and come to the capital of the South Star. Kenshiro looks at Fudou.

He tells Fudou that he'll trust the light in his eyes, and says they'll go to the South Star capital.

At the capital, Rihaku and Tou and informed that Fudou has found Kenshiro, and they are heading towards the capital. Rihaku says all that's left is for Juza to make his move, but he finds out from Tou that there has been no response from Juza yet. Rihaku thinks Juza is the only one who can stop the Fist King's advance, so he must fight, for the general's sake.

At another village, several captured women are dragged of a truck, and a man says they've returned. Lord Daruka says he wants to see the goods.

The underling says these women are nothing but beauties, so Daruka inspects one of them. He tells his underling that he likes them!

He says this village should have no shortage of women for a while, so he's a happy man. But then someone starts pouring laundry water over his head.

Juza appears, and says it looks like he splashed water over a bullfrog, as no detergent could fix that ugly face. Daruka and his gang demand he get down here, so Juza decides that if they want him that badly, he may as well oblige them.

He leaps on the building, and lands on Daruka's face. He says that the women now belong to him: Juza of the Clouds. The gang have heard of him, he's the guy who snatches up any women he sees!

Juza sees they know about him, but they forgot one thing: he's really handsome! Daruka wonders how long he intends to stay stood on his face, and grabs his ankles. Juza asks him to let go, but he says he'll smash him into the ground.

Daruka starts to fall forward, but Juza simply leans up, resulting in Daruka smashing his own face into the floor.

Daruka gets up, and says Juza must not know just how terrifying he is. Juza says he has no idea. Daruka says Juza must think he's a fool, and Juza tells him with a face like that, does he even need to ask? As the two continue trash talking, they are being watched from above.

It's Juza's gang, who move into position. Daruka says he'll make Juza pay, but Juza tells him to just bring it.

KAZAN KAKUTEI HARITE

(Huashan Wrestling Hand Slap)

Before Daruka can strike, Juza kicks him in the face twice. He then batters his face with kicks, before leaping up and landing on his head.

Daruka stumbles back, but then grabs Juza again, and says he won't get away this time. Juza leans forward...

...and snaps his neck, killing him. Juza lands back on the ground, and confronts Daruka's gang. He tells them he'll be taking the women now -if there are no more challengers.

Juza picks up several of the women, but he says there's more than he can carry! He apologizes to the others, but says they'll have to walk. When they hesitate, he asks them what's wrong -do they want to stick around here? They'll have way more fun with him! They decide to go with Juza.

Daruka's gang watch them all leave, but then worse news comes: a guy comes running over and says that their food shed has been broken into, and everything's gone! The rest of the gang can't believe it.

Juza's gang suddenly come roaring through the village on their bikes, revealing that they've got the food. One of them tosses some dynamite at Daruka's guys.

They blow up the village, and by the time the smoke clears, Daruka's gang watch as Juza and his guys leave. They think Juza is a horrible villain!

Out in the desert, Kenshiro's group make their way towards the South Star capital. Fudou says the capital is south from here, and says that it's a city of freedom. Bat can't believe that's true, but Fudou says he'll understand once they get there. He starts laughing, causing Bat and Lin to fall around. Bat tells him it's dangerous when he laughs!

Nearby, a gang of men see a target coming their way. They stop a vehicle and say they're the Fist King's forces -they need to inspect their luggage. The guys in the vehicle say they're just delivering food and liquor to a town nearby. The two get searched, but they aren't carrying any weapons.

The gang leader says they can pass, but only they can -their things can stay here. The guys explain that they just have food and liquor, but the gang leader tells them they need to check it thoroughly, so they are to leave it all here. When the two say they can't do that, the leader asks if they're defying the Fist King. One of the guys explains this food is a delivery for the Fist King's forces, and they realize that this gang clearly isn't with the Fist King. The gang leader says it looks like they've been found out.

The two guys realize they've been lied to, but are then killed. Later on, the gang start taking the food and drink. One of the gang then spots Kenshiro's group heading their way.

The gang quickly get into place, and tell Kenshiro's group to stop. They claim to be the Fist King's forces, but Bat whispers there's no way they are -they don't dress like that! The gang leader says this road belongs to Lord Fist King, and anyone suspicious may not pass. Kenshiro asks him what he means by that.

The leader says some people have been defying Lord Fist King, such as some guy called Kenshiro, and the men of the five chariot stars. But he doubts wimps like them are anything to do with that, so he demands them to pass over any food they have. Two of them go to Kenshiro so they can search them, but he says he has a question first: what kind of man is Kenshiro?

The gang leader says Kenshiro has seven scars on his chest, and two kids with him. Bat asks him if he means kids like him and Lin, and the gang leader says that's right -brats just like them!

Fudou asks about the men of the five chariot stars, and the gang leader says he's heard they have star markings on their arms. Fudou asks him if he means markings like these.

The gang leader says yeah, it's like those! The two with Kenshiro demand food again, and ask Kenshiro if he's going to defy the Fist King. Kenshiro asks them to shut up about the Fist King. One of them rips open part of his shirt, revealing scars on his chest. Kenshiro punches them both away.

The gang realize who they're up against, but Kenshiro tells them to move it -these roads don't belong to anyone. The gang leader says they're hardcore criminals who've survived in this world, and now they'll send Kenshiro to hell, on the behalf of the Fist King! As the leader continues to talk big, some of his underlings at the back have another idea: as they're up against Kenshiro, the smartest thing to do would be to run away! The leader tells everyone that if they kill Kenshiro, they'll be rewarded with any position they want! He orders his men to attack.

Fudou says he can clean up this trash, but Kenshiro tells him to stay back -he'll handle this himself. A guy with claws attacks first, but Kenshiro evades his slashes and asks him if he really thinks he can touch him with moves like that. He leaps over the guy...

...and kicks him in the back of the head, planting him into a wall. A guy with a staff then attacks, but Kenshiro dodges his strike, and then knees him on the chin.

As he falls down, Kenshiro tells them they all reek of blood, and must have killed many. The claw guy gets back up and attacks, but Kenshiro leaps up, and then strikes pressure points on his face and neck:

KOUSHU HAGAN KEN

(Neck Twisting Face Breaking Fist)

The claw guy's head splits open, killing him. The guy with the staff then gets back up and attacks, but Kenshiro again avoids his strike, and then uppercuts him. He then hits him with a chop to the head:

GANZAN RYOUZAN HA

(Mountain Split Fissure Wave)

The guy hits the floor again, but this time, he explodes. Kenshiro tells the others, who are villains who plunder and kill using the Fist King's name, to bring it on. The gang leader says he's not scared, and orders the rest of his men to attack.

However, he finds that everyone else has ran away, and they tell their boss good luck. The leader immediately surrenders, and swears that he'll make an honest living from now on. Fudou tells Kenshiro that the leader sounds serious, so they should forgive him. Kenshiro says nothing, but walks past the leader. Bat tells Fudou not to let that guy fool him.

The gang leader suddenly gets up, and uses his sword to stab into Fudou's arm. But Fudou flexes, causing the sword to snap into pieces. He starts to walk towards the gang leader, who backs away to the edge of a cliff. He says he's not scared, but keeps walking backwards...

...until he falls off the cliff. Bat thinks that guy was a loser, he fell on his own! Fudou says that with the world in chaos, small time thugs like them flourish. This is all the more reason for Kenshiro to meet with the last general.

At his castle, Juza is devastated to find out that the women he's brought back are all married -and some of them have kids! The women want to be allowed to return to their own town. Juza says he was looking forward to having some fun with them, but now... he tells them it's fine, and says they can go.

He give them some food and says to go wherever they want. They thank him and leave, as Juza wonders what he did wrong. He then hears someone approaching and thinks it's the women, but he sees it's two of Rihaku's guys.

They head outside, and they ask Juza about the letter. Juza says he got it, so they ask him to act -he's the only one who can stop the Fist King. Juza says this is a pain. He doesn't bow to anyone, and he doesn't take orders, either. He eats and drinks whenever he feels like it.

He just lives life freely, like the clouds. Rihaku's men beg him to help, as it's a grave situation. But Juza refuses, so the two men say to at least have a meeting with their general. Juza seems to take interest.

Elsewhere, Raoh is informed that a man of the five stars has joined with Kenshiro, and they are now heading south. Raoh says that perhaps he should meet with the last general himself.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Finally, the destiny shared by the last general of the South Star six sacred fists and Juza of the Clouds will be revealed! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "I Am Juza of the Clouds! I Shall Move with the Flow of Time!!"

Kenshiro: The North Star code... I will uphold it.