Kenshiro stands before his goal: the capital of the South Star. And between Kenshiro and Raoh, who are destined to battle, stands Juza. Juza has stolen Raoh's prized stallion, the Black King. Will he challenge Raoh to battle once again? Who will reach the capital of the South Star: Raoh or Kenshiro? And will the last general of the South Star be revealed?

Juza Falls!
I'll Give My Life to Protect the Woman I Love!!

At the South Star capital, all of the citizens are having a good time. Some soldiers give out food to some kids, whilst the adults say that the weak and the strong can live together in this city. For their freedom, it's worth the hard work they do. Inside the castle, Rihaku asks Tou as to how far Kenshiro has come. Tou says that Kenshiro has defeated Hiruka, and is now quite close. Rihaku then asks her about the Fist King, and she says he's yet to move out of the canyons. But Juza will eventually confront him for the second time.

The last general then appears. Rihaku tells her that Juza will halt Raoh's advance. The general turns around and says Kenshiro and Raoh... which one will fate draw to this castle first?

Elsewhere, Juza waits at the edge of a cliff with the Black King. He thinks about how he shall give his life for the general. One of Juza's friends then rides up, and says that the Fist King still hasn't moved from the canyon. He and the others want to go back there, and finish him off.

However, Juza says they won't be coming -this isn't their fight. From this point on, the battle is between him and the Fist King. He then tells them that they'd just slow him down, and then says so long to them. His final words to them are that they've got to live on -they must take a hold of their own lives.

Elsewhere, Kenshiro's group are driven back to Fudou's village. Fudou says that they're almost at the South Star capital as well, and the castle can ben seen beyond a cliff. The truck comes to a stop, and everybody gets out of it. Fudou worries that more of Hiruka's men could be here.

But as they walk in, a group of kids run out. Fudou is glad everyone is alright, but he then stumbles, and then falls forward.

Kenshiro checks on him, and finds several arrows in his back. Lin realizes that he must have been hit with them when Hiruka had his archers fire.

In the canyon, Raoh waits. He senses someone approaching, and soon sees that Juza has come back.

Juza tells the Black King to return to his master, and jumps off of him. The Black King runs back and waits next to Raoh. Raoh stands up, and removes his cape. He asks Juza if he's come back here to throw away his life.

Juza says it's not without a good reason. He gets lonely easily, so he though he'd take Raoh along with him. Raoh orders his men to stand back, unless they want to be killed by his fighting spiritual energy. As his men back away, Raoh says his body hasn't burned like this in a while. He wants to see if Juza can truly stop him, and also wants to see his secret technique.

Juza says that without this secret technique, he won't be able to stop him. He tells Raoh to watch the essence of his art, and burn it into his eyes. He shatters his own armor, and rips his shirt apart.

The Fist King's soldiers are amazed Juza has made himself defenseless before their leader. Juza says the essence of his self-taught style is having no alternative. Having armor makes one careless and weak, the last alternative is what determines life or death. Raoh must know how powerful that can be. Raoh says that even a mouse will bite a cat if cornered. He thinks Juza has wagered his own life to become that mouse, but a mouse can't defeat a lion. He tells Juza to come on, as he'll crush him.

Juza runs straight towards Raoh. Raoh goes to strike him, and hits Juza's arms. But he realizes that Juza has oil over his body, and now Juza is right up next to him.

Juza strikes Raoh's chest, and energy emits from his palms. It causes two explosions on Raoh's chest:

GEKIHEKI HAISUI SHOU!

(Strike-Wall Backwater Palm!)

Raoh stumbles, but then snaps forward, not effected by Juza's technique. Raoh calls Juza's attack powerful, but he's worked out Juza's secret: his technique is most effective at point blank range. Juza says this is just what he expected from him, and is impressed he was able to strike his shoulders to avoid that fatal blow.

Raoh says he struck Juza's kyomei pressure point. He tells him it's over, as his hands will now crumble away. Juza can only watch as parts of his hands bulge up, and then blow out. Raoh walks towards him.

At Fudou's village, the arrows are taken out of Fudou's back. The kids are worrying that their father may die, but he tells them he's not going to die from a wound like this. He says he needs to go out for a bit, as he has to go somewhere.

He tries to get up, and beckons for Kenshiro to follow him, but he then falls down again. Kenshiro says he can't take Fudou with him, but Fudou assures that these wounds are nothing. It's his destiny to take Kenshiro to the last general of the South Star, even if his body should perish. Kenshiro tells him this isn't for his sake -what would these children do without him?

Fudou looks at his kids, who tell him not to go. Kenshiro says Fudou is all the kids have, to them, he is their father and their mother. He says Fudou must not die. Fudou says he feels ashamed, and hugs the children.

Kenshiro tells him to live in peace, and starts to walk away. But Fudou asks him to wait -he has no reason to conceal this any longer... he will reveal who the last general of the South Star is.

Juza stands back up. He outstretches his arms, and tells Raoh to go ahead and attack. Raoh's forces thinks Juza has gone insane.

Raoh thinks Juza is either ready to die, or this is another one of his tricks. He says he'll send him to hell, and goes to punch him. As he does, Juza thinks about the general, and how he made up his mind the moment he met her. He knew his life was no longer his own...

...and this is now the end! He allows himself to get hit by Raoh, and is sent flying back... but he's not done yet.

He locks his legs around Raoh's arm, causing them both to fall down. He says he'll take one of his arms with him to hell, and tries to break it.

Raoh can't believe Juza would trade his life just for one of his arms, but Juza tells him not to be so petty -he thinks it's a pretty good deal! Raoh asks him where his determination comes from.

Juza says this is all for the last general of the South Star six holy fists. Raoh wants to know who this last general is, but Juza refuses to say. If he did, he knows Raoh would just rush to the general like the wind. The last thing he desires, even after seizing the heavens... that is their general! Raoh wonders if the general is someone he knows, but Juza thinks he's said too much. He says with just a little more, he'll break Raoh's arm.

Raoh tells him that he's underestimated his power, and is able to get back up.

"The Fist King's iron body never crumbles!"



"Never breaks!"



"Never yields!"

He asks Juza if that's all he's got. Juza keeps trying to break Raoh's arm, but his shoulders then burst open. He starts to fall.

But before he can land, Raoh strikes a pressure point on the back of his neck:

HIKOU: KAIAMON TENCHOU!

(Pressure Point: Heaven's Gate Reveal!)

Raoh tells him that he'll now talk, whether he'd like to or not. He asks Juza who the last general is, but Juza says he won't tell. Raoh says that if he doesn't tell him, even his pores will spew blood as his body collapses. He asks again: who is the last general?

Fudou says they've concealed the general's identity until now, because they didn't want word to reach the Fist King about who it was. If he found out, he'd rush straight to the capital. He reveals to Kenshiro that the general is a woman.

At the capital, the general starts to remove her helmet. Fudou is about to say the name of the last general. Meanwhile, Raoh asks again about who the last general is.

Juza says he won't reveal it, and tells Raoh to kill him. Raoh says he won't kill him, not until he hear's the name of the general.

Fudou says that the general is the woman Kenshiro loved: Yuria! Kenshiro is shocked. At the capital, the general removes her helmet...

...revealing that the general really is Yuria. She removes her gloves, and says Kenshiro's name. Raoh asks Juza again: who is the general? Juza says he won't say it... he'll never say!

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Will Juza, the warrior of the Clouds, survive? His solid determination shakes the heaven and earth! Next time, on Fist of the North Star: "Farewell, Yuria! A Strong Man Does Not Speak of Love During His Death!!"

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