[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] The director of Toyo Electric Power Company. Katsumasa Hayami.
During Japan's postwar reconstruction, he worked to rebuild behind the scenes.
He founded an electric company,
and he ended up becoming one of the most powerful men in the country.
In matters of the underworld, he's one of their top fixers,
along with Metsudo Katahara and Erio Kure.
Hayami began to grow resentful
of the fact that his old friend, Metsudo, was the one who was in control.
Katahara had been planning the coup right from the beginning.
[tense music playing]
[crowd murmur]
My debt… is paid off.
[Hayami laughs]
He had been prematurely disqualified from the tournament against his will,
so we decided to hire him ourselves and pay the poor fellow what he's worth.
This event is an exercise in stupidity.
What Metsudo did here actually helped me
by gathering all the country's leaders conveniently in one place.
You'll find that my Guardians already have the island surrounded.
Any hope of escaping you had is gone.
[tense music continues]
[gasps]
Oh, it's the guys from Hayami's faction.
[laughs] How pathetic is this?
[Rino] Hmm.
[Hayami] Incompetence is just as unforgivable to me as betrayal.
So let me illustrate the two options you have available.
You can choose to surrender immediately
and join the superior ranks of the new Kengan Association,
or you can stay here with your principles
and perish when the charges we've placed in this dome are triggered to explode.
[crowd murmuring]
So, what will you decide, Metsudo?
METSUDO KATAHARA KENGAN ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN
[Metsudo] Hmm.
[mysterious music playing]
[rock music playing]
♪ Mic check, one, two, hey ♪
♪ Now you listen to the sound of a rebel ♪
♪ Of rats running through Under cities and ghettos ♪
♪ A treasure box Always be found at the lower level ♪
♪ And I'm the rat That made a deal with the devil ♪
♪ Call a therapist, he's a bit crazy ♪
♪ No, I'm not pissed Feel free to hate me ♪
♪ But you gotta stop Forcing your opinion on me ♪
♪ I'm here for myself Not to make your day complete ♪
♪ Oh, why ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Do you divide everything into pieces? ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Should I treat you like a princess? ♪
♪ Don't try to judge me I'm not a suspect ♪
♪ It's too much, I refuse to accept it ♪
♪ Imagine why, imagine why ♪
♪ We all bleed the same red ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
[music stops]
REBEL FLAG
[rock music playing]
[female announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, a live performance
sponsored by Dainippon Bank is about to begin on the main stage!
Please use caution when making your way back to your seats.
We hope you enjoy this truly extraordinary show.
[singing rock music]
[grunts]
ADAM DUDLEY
Shit! They attacked us outta nowhere. Who are these people?
I don't understand what's going on here.
SUEKICHI KANEDA
It seems to go a lot deeper than just company rivalry.
They waited until we were alone before surrounding us.
COSMO IMAI
These guys seem like they're organized.
[Adam] Oh man, this is bad. Cosmo's still injured too.
Kaneda, help me out!
Uh, Adam, no!
-I'm fine. Don't do it! -[blows landing]
Sit your ass down!
You'd just be holding us back. Kaneda, get him outta here!
Um…
Adam! Adam!
TAKESHI WAKATSUKI FURUMI PHARMA REP. FIGHTER
[footsteps]
[tense music playing]
WAITING ROOM REI MIKAZUCHI
[tense music continues]
REI MIKAZUCHI GOLD PLEASURE GROUP REP. FIGHTER
-[groaning] -[Hayami] Checkmate, Metsudo. I win.
The first thing you will do is call off the tournament immediately.
Then resign as director of the association.
And if I were to refuse that order?
Then I'll activate my detonator in the Kengan dome and you'll die.
Along with all the association members and world leaders you lured here.
-[Metsudo] Hmm. -Are you sure about that?
You think the world will take kindly to your decision, Director Hayami?
You might reconsider.
[Hayami laughs]
I don't really care.
None of that matters when I become the most powerful person in the world.
[Rino] It was pretty risky to pull off something like this.
He has to have someone powerful backing him.
[tense music continues]
Come on. What do these clods think they're trying to do?
HAJIME HANAFUSA
There are still people here who can't be moved.
[tense music fades]
Look at all the flashy stuff they have going off so late at night.
KAZUO YAMASHITA YAMASHITA CORPORATION PRESIDENT
Little common folks like me never get to see shows like this.
Well, then…
KENGAN LIFE-OR-DEATH TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWAL FORM
I don't know if I remembered how to spell Niko Style right.
[sighs]
Now that I think about it,
that was the only clue I had to help me learn more about where Ohma came from.
Well, not like it matters.
[narrator] What does it mean to be strong?
[tense music playing]
[man] I think you got the wrong guy, pal.
Do you even know who I am, or are you just guessing?
Yeah. I know exactly who you are.
You're a drug smuggler who deals mostly in this territory.
They say you're stronger than anyone else around here.
I just wanna see just how good you are.
Ah. I get it now. You were hoping to die today.
You can't even kill a meth addict.
You wish you could hurt me.
Punk-ass kid.
[rock music playing]
[grunting]
[rock music continues]
-[Ohma grunts] -[man groans]
Wise ass! Who the hell do you think you are?
[rock music fades]
-Hmm? -[bottle smashes]
[bottles smash]
All right, I see what you're doing. You're covering the ground in glass.
I don't give a shit. I can kick your scrawny ass up here as well.
You just don't seem to get it. You're about to be in a world of hurt.
[rock music playing]
[man grunts] Damn. Is he holding something in his hand?
[rock music continues]
[groaning]
[groans]
[Ohma grunts]
[man] A tackle? I don't have time for this shit!
-[Ohma grunts] -[man groans]
[man] That was powerful!
I knew it! He's got something in his hand.
ADAMANTINE FORM IRONBREAKER
[man groans]
[Ohma breathes heavily]
[Niko] Okay. That was pretty good.
So, think you understand it now?
You can get creative if that's what you want.
You can easily beat a better opponent.
But you still had a lot of wasted movement.
Can't give you a perfect score yet.
That's enough for today.
NIKO TOKITA OHMA'S MASTER, NIKO STYLE
I think you deserve a bit of a break.
We can go over everything we did at home.
Wait, what? It's over already?
OHMA TOKITA
I can still fight.
Whoa. You youngsters have a lot of energy.
I gotta admit I envy that.
It wouldn't be good for us to overdo it though.
That first straight right you tried throwing was careless.
If he was any better at using holds, the fight would have been over quick.
On top of that, your form was weak, messy.
You won't be able to damage your opponent efficiently like that.
Well, there's a lot of stuff you could improve on,
but I can't say you're wrong.
Huh? To be honest, you lost me a bit there. What do you mean?
Hey. I didn't give you permission to slack off.
Just saying you're right.
No matter how you try and look at it,
you've still got a lot of growing to do in terms of how you fight.
But look at where you are. You survived this long, right?
Even if your technique is perfect and you prepare yourself mentally,
none of that matters in the real world
if you forget it all when you're in an actual fight.
There's no right answer. Not when Inner Tactics is involved.
However, we can still try to avoid making the wrong choice.
Niko Style is about finding your path.
As long as you know the forks in your road,
you can safely walk down any path you choose.
At your age, your body has almost finished its natural development cycle.
Once your body reaches its peak, you'll be able to use those moves more effectively.
You know, I think the time has come.
You're ready to start standing on your own two feet now.
Tomorrow, I'll start teaching you the secrets of Niko Style.
[narrator] Over 100 km west of the Inside, in the Gakigahara Forest…
GAKIGAHARA FOREST
This is my first time back to this place.
My friend and I came here together, both wanting to learn.
The idea was for us to learn the secrets.
I made it out. They didn't.
Hang on, I thought that you were the guy who invented Niko style.
Huh? Well, you'll learn more about that later.
Great. We're here. This clearing is the center of the forest.
Something about this place seems a little bizarre.
I don't think I've heard any animals.
Gakigahara Forest is quite unique.
A strong magnetic field surrounds the area.
The forest is massive and the soil is quite fertile,
but no wildlife is able to survive the effects of this place.
Where we're standing now is a forest of death.
The Inside has gotta be heaven compared to here.
[Ohma chuckles]
So you went into a forest of death and came back out alive. Not bad.
Sounds like the perfect place to train, huh?
[tense music playing]
Do I need these?
[Niko] Keep those weights on your limbs for this round of training.
You're not allowed to take them off until after I say you've completed it.
Each one weighs around ten kg.
Uh, maybe it was 11, or…
Ah, it doesn't matter. They're about 40 kg all together.
Come on. You're so bad at this.
[grunts]
I don't really care. These weights are way too light.
If you were hoping they'd help me train, anyway.
So, what kind of training are we gonna do? Weight lifting?
We gonna practice kata?
[grunts]
Get ready. Kumite.
That's how I want us to face each other today.
And this session will not end until you can land an attack.
Also, I won't go easy on you.
Uh, huh?!
Hey, you gotta be kidding me, old man. I couldn't even hit you if--
[Ohma groans]
Still think I'm kidding?
[sputters]
[Ohma] He's serious!
If it's so easy that you're able to succeed with just a bit of hard work,
that's not real training.
The secret arts can only be mastered when you overcome real adversity.
Learn from it. Don't quit.
[yells]
[Niko] Are you a fan now? 'Cause all I'm getting is air.
[Ohma grunts]
Come on, don't lie down. You can't do anything from the ground.
Haven't you even bothered to learn the basics?
[Ohma grunts]
[Ohma groans]
Break time is over.
[Ohma gasps and groans]
[Ohma groans]
What's wrong? Having trouble moving?
All bark and no bite.
Anyway, It's only the first day of your training.
Next time, we start the physical stuff.
Get some rest till then. You'll need it.
[groaning]
[Ohma groans] That hurts.
[groans]
[Ohma groans]
[delicate music playing]
[Ohma] My left leg…
[moaning] I can't move it.
My bones and my muscles.… My whole body is at its limit.
[groans]
[Ohma] There's no way I can try fighting like this. [moans]
Now is not the time for me to cry about it.
I've gotta get patched up and get some food in me first.
Then I'll try and get some sleep until the sun comes up.
Oh look, it's next time. Get in stance.
[Ohma groans]
You got too comfortable.
I never said you could rest until dawn.
I told you. When I came here the first time, my friend died.
What about you? Do you want to die here too?
[Ohma retches]
The night's going to be over soon.
This is the end of the first day of training.
[Ohma retches]
[Niko] Once you get some rest, that's when we'll start the second day.
[groans]
[tense music playing]
[narrator] And then the second day of training came.
[Ohma grunts]
Come on. Are you serious with that swing?
[narrator] Just as he was on the first day,
Ohma was entirely at Niko's mercy.
To be more precise, since Ohma had started
with more accumulated damage on the second day than on the first,
his movements had slowed.
[Ohma grunts, groans]
[narrator] The second day of training came to a much more abrupt end.
[Ohma groans] It hurts.
All right. [exhales]
It's time for food.
[tense music playing]
[narrator] Using indigenous medicinal herbs,
as well as finding local food with high nutritional value,
Ohma had already begun to adapt to the environment of Gakigahara Forest.
[Ohma exhales]
[Ohma] You'd better watch out.
Tomorrow I'm gonna track you down and get you back.
[narrator] The third day of training…
[yells]
FLOW CONTROL, WATER AND HEAVEN FORM WATER SWALLOW
[narrator] Even though he had accumulated severe damage along the way,
his body was finally adapting to its condition.
His brain was releasing endorphins
that were five to six times stronger than morphine.
This allowed him full range and flexibility
as though he were completely fresh.
[Ohma grunts]
[Niko] Your body's never been pumped this full of adrenaline before, right?
It feels like having all your limits removed.
Don't forget that feeling.
[Ohma grunts]
FLOW CONTROL FORM WILLOW
[Ohma grunts]
[Ohma groaning]
[narrator] The third day of training came to an end.
-[Ohma grunts] -[narrator] Followed by the fourth day.
[Ohma grunts]
[narrator] Then the fifth.
[Ohma gags]
[narrator] And the sixth.
[Ohma chokes]
-[crashing] -[Kazuo shudders]
Wh-wh-what's happening out there?
[groans]
HARUO KOHNO (ELIMINATED IN ROUND ONE)
What do you want with me?
[tense music playing]
You've managed to get everyone under control. That's excellent news.
[crowd murmur]
And as for the fighters who didn't fall for your trap? What about them?
When it comes to resistance,
I told my bodyguards to use whatever force is necessary.
Huh?
[Hayami] For now, just pray that your fighters are smart enough
to follow their orders.
[Yoshitake] I will not allow this! No, no, no!
[crowd murmuring]
Did I just hear you say something, you little maggot?
If anyone is going to conquer the world, I am the one to do it!
YOSHIRO YOSHITAKE
I don't need any help from any parasites like you!
Oh, wow. Look who finally had the courage to man up.
SHION SORYUIN KOUOU EDUCATION GROUP DIRECTOR
Shut up! I think I've had just about enough of this!
I imagine the president's opinion is not, well, unique in this room.
TADASHI IIDA YAZU TRADING PRESIDENT
In fact, most of us feel the same way.
I gave you my answer before and now I will give it to you again.
I don't care what you do. I will not go along with your plan!
[Hayami] Hmm.
And what do you think you're going to do, Akira?
AKIRA NISHIHONJI
[Hayami] I remember your late father being quite a loyal follower of mine.
Oh, he was, was he?
I know there was a hit put out on him.
President Urita's father was asked to do it.
Who wanted him killed?
My father was nothing more than a puppet to you.
SUKIZO URITA
He did what you asked. Which was to kill President Nishihonji's father.
But we're different. We won't let you use us like all the others.
Hmm.
You fools don't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.
[tense music continues]
We are done here. Get the hell out.
[laughs]
ERIO KURE KURE FAMILY HEAD
[Erio laughs]
Hmm?
Did you really believe that nobody here had caught onto this little plan of yours?
-[glass shatters] -[groaning]
[all gasping]
[groans]
My goodness.
What the…
[laughs]
I called on 50 elite members of the Kure family to join us here.
[Hayami snarls]
You thought you could take over the whole island.
All of the information relating to the time and method of the coup
had been leaked from the start.
This coup was your plan B, something in your back pocket
just in case your fighters ended up losing their matches.
Well, you're not the only one with a plan B.
I informed the entire Kure family to be ready to respond, just in case.
Huh?
RAIAN KURE (ELIMINATED IN ROUND TWO)
So, you mean that terrorism was really the plan?
[laughs]
Looks like all the pawns have gathered.
The time has come for the actual game to begin.
[Hayami growls]
This can't be!
You both go to hell!
[rock music playing]
[music stops]
[narrator] The secret arts get passed on.
Memories of hell are reawakened.
Ohma comes face-to-face with death again and again and again!
Time to wake up, Ohma Tokita!
Next episode, "Melee."