With one of the five chariot stars, Fudou of the Mountain, Kenshiro is headed toward the South Star capital. The Fist King, who aims to be the ruler of the century's end, also continues his advance to the capital of the South Star. The only one who can stop the Fist King's march is Juza of the Clouds -but he will not fight. The Cloud's soul will only live freely.

Juza: I'm free! I don't care about that boring stuff.

General: Juza... I ask that you give your life to me. Juza, would you accept my request?

Juza: It's you... it's really you?! Very well, I, Juza of the Clouds, shall give my life to you!

Juza of the Clouds Resurrects!
I Have No Fear for Raoh!!

As Raoh watches his army march towards the South Star capital, he wonders if Kenshiro is going to the same place as himself, and what will await them there. He asks Zaku where Kenshiro is now. Zaku reports that a few days ago, Kenshiro was seen at the village Dolphy was in control of. But Dolphy and his forces have been wiped out, and now Kenshiro, along with Fudou of the Mountain, are heading to the South Star capital. Raoh says they must not let Kenshiro meet the last general, and orders Zaku to not let Kenshiro get any further. He wants to be the one who gets to the capital first.

At the capital, Juza suits up. Rihaku tells him he appreciates the decision he has made, and thanks him. Juza says he needs no thanks, but Rihaku tells him everything now rides on his fists, he must not let tears cloud the eyes of their general. Juza says he knows, and he won't let her down, no matter what. Someone then runs in, and says that Juza's friends are waiting outside. Juza doesn't get it.

He goes outside and is surprised to see that his entire gang are at the capital. They say they've heard the full story, and get that a war is finally starting. They want to be part of it, as they need a good work out. Juza jumps down and shouts that they're dealing with the Fist King, an almighty power and ruler of the century's end! If they go, they'll die for sure.

But the gang don't care, as far as they're concerned, the stronger the opponent, the better the fight! They thinkthe Fist King is nothing, and even if Juza says no, they'll still go anyway. Juza thinks they're a bunch of idiots, who are heading straight for hell. They tell him they'll go anywhere with him -although they'd prefer to go to heaven.

Juza says that's fine. Nearby, the last general says that Juza of the Clouds has moved. Tou says he has stood up like a man, ready to risk his life.

Elsewhere, close to a city, is a bridge. This bridge is above a canyon, and the Fist King's forces guard either side of it. They won't let any man through without checking if he has seven scars on his chest first.

Some villagers are also being forced to assist in checking anyone who wants to cross the bridge. They are told to work hard for Lord Fist King, and if they try to rebel, they will all be killed. One guy whispers why they have to help the Fist King, but is told to watch his mouth. As this is going on, Bat has been watching, and slips away from the bridge.

At the other side of the bridge, Lord Baruda is waiting with a unit of men. The Fist King has told them that as soon as Kenshiro starts to cross this bridge, they are to blow it up. The explosives have already been placed on the bridge, and Baruda thinks just stopping Kenshiro will be an achievement. But if they kill Kenshiro, they'll get a special promotion!

Nearby, Bat explains the situation to the rest of his group. Fudou says that as the Fist King is heading towards the South Star capital, they must hurry. He thinks he and Kenshiro should take over the bridge right away. Bat says that's too dangerous, as the villagers are being used like hostages. And to make it worse, it looked like the bridge was rigged with explosives. Fudou realizes they must cross it without fighting... but how? A short time later, the guards are a bit surprised to see...

...Fudou, who asks if they can cross. He says they are bringing straw to the next village, and he has his daughters come out. Lin pops out from behind Fudou, and then tells her big sister to hurry up. Her sister appears...

...who is really Bat. Fudou says these are his daughters, and the guards say that's fine. But they want the wagon checked.

Two villagers start searching through it, but one of them is surprised to find Kenshiro inside! He is startled, but doesn't say anything. Another villager asks him what's wrong.

Kenshiro signals for him to keep quiet, and he does. He tells the guards there is nothing wrong, and they say Kenshiro is with a boy, a girl and a huge man, so it can't be this group. They are allowed to cross the bridge.

Bat is relieved that this has worked, as he was certain they were going to be found out. Lin says that villager let them go. Bat says it was worth embarrassing himself dressing up, but Lin thinks he looks great. Bat agrees, saying he's so beautiful, he's just afraid of himself. The group soon arrive at the other end of the bridge.

As they head off, a large guy gets in Bat's way and says she looks cute. He says that if he gives her food, will she be his bride? Fudou tries to explain that his daughter is not ready for marriage, but the guy gets all offended. He's one of the Fist King's soldiers, so he should be able to have her.

He picks Bat up and tries to kiss, but Baruda then tells him to stop. It's time for them to look for Kenshiro, so they can kill him.

Bat is released, and Fudou asks if they're looking for Kenshiro. They say they are, so Fudou says he saw some sharp-eyed guy, another guy as big as him and two kids heading east. Baruda sends out a squad over the bridge to go and check it out.

Fudou says they'll be going, and Baruda lets them. But then someone tells them to wait. Two guards, along with the two villagers from earlier, have crossed the bridge. The guards tell Fudou not to move, as they've had a tip from a villager that there is something strange about that wagon. They believe the other villager pretended that he didn't see anything. Baruda has his men surround the wagon, and tells them to search it.

The younger villager is angry that he older villager betrayed him. The older villager asks for forgiveness, but explains his mother is sick. He was hoping he'd be rewarded with some food for what he's done. Baruda says if he betrayed his friends, he may betray the Fist King's army next. He orders for both villagers to be killed. The younger one is crushed...

...along with the older one. Baruda then orders for the wagon to be searched, so his underlings stab into it with their spears.

As soon as they do this, a light beams out of the wagon. Kenshiro appears, and uses a technique that hits everyone:

HOKUTO ENKAN ZANSHUU KYAKU

(North Star Ring Beheading Layered Kick)

The guy's heads all explode. Baruda realizes it's Kenshiro, which means the big guy is Fudou. Bat says he may look like hottie, but he's Kenshiro's first sidekick. Kenshiro asks Baruda how he values the lives of the villagers. Baruda says that the Fist King's soldiers are the only ones he considers human. He grabs a spear and tells him to take this: Kazan sansaso (Huashan ranseur)!

Baruda starts rapidly stabbing at Kenshiro, who avoids every strike. Kenshiro does a kick which stops the spear, and then uses it to leap off and up into the air.

Baruda is ready though, and swings his spear up, slicing Kenshiro. As Kenshiro lands, Baruda tries to skewer him, but Kenshiro takes a hold of his spear. He lifts Baruda up into the air.

He throws the spear up, causing Baruda to let go of it. As Baruda falls, Kenshiro punches him hard, then starts punching him repeatedly.

He does one kick, which sends Baruda up into the air, where he explodes. Fudou says they'd better hurry, they need to get to the South Star capital before the Fist King.

Elsewhere, the Fist King and his forces are surprised to see some fireworks. They then hear people taunting the Fist King, so Raoh asks who is there. In the distance, he sees several bikers heading their way.

Raoh guesses these must be more South Star soldiers. But he then sees who is leading them: Juza!

Juza tells Raoh it has been a while. Raoh asks why he came here, as he already abandoned his soul for the world. Juza says that's the cloud's whim -and he's not going to let him pass here. Raoh thinks Juza's fists have no determination, so there's no possible way for him to win. Juza jumps down.

He runs straight towards Raoh, and tells him to find out for himself if there's even a haze in his fists. He leaps up, so Raoh goes to swat him.

But Juza spins over his head, and lands behind him. Raoh sees he hasn't lost his edge, and his fighting energy and spirit haven't weakened. Juza says his attack was a bit too shallow.

Raoh's helmet suddenly explodes into pieces. Raoh thinks Juza's soul has been revived, even though he had abandoned everything... he wonders why. But because of this, he will have to dismount his steed and fight.

Juza sees that Raoh approves of the power of his fists. For the last general of the South Star, he'll bury the Fist King right here!

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

A warrior faces the terrifying ruler, Raoh! The Cloud now stops the Fist King's advance! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Juza vs Raoh! An End of the Legend of the Invincible!!"

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