"Yu Yu Hakusho"
In a crowded city, as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.
On an endless prairie, as the wind whistles by, I'm all alone.
Which one is it that makes me want to cry more, I wonder.
Marking it with twin circles, I feel a bit more grown-up!
It must be, that when I run into these terribly difficult walls,
And unexpectedly, for whatever reason,
The courage and power to break through rises up from within,
All because of how, when I run into these terribly difficult people,
They show me kindness, I bet!
Thank you very much!
The third round requires consecutive battles.
Due to conspiracy on the part of the tournament's head office,
Hiei and the Masked Warrior have been shut up inside a peripheral realm!
Further, with Kuwabara heavily injured,
he is unable to fight either.
The Urameshi Team, consisting of just Yusuke and Kurama,
must confront the Mashotsukai Team!
In the first battle, Kurama narrowly defeated Gama.
However, in exchange for his own life,
Gama applied cursed bodypaint to Kurama!
A Tragic Kurama! Bodypaint of Death
I've bottled you up!
What?
You were watchful of me, but you were careless about my blood getting on you.
Let me tell you what my makeup really is... It's my blood!
Curse of Containment
Nembaku Fuju no Sho!!
Your Teiki has been completely bottled up.
This is what it is to be a ninja-
to choose death, in order to obtain the victory ahead!
Even after I die, my Yoki will not disappear for some time...
Let's see if you can dodge your next opponent until then...
You will be defeated by my friends.
Well done, Gama. I will not allow your death to be in vain.
I will avenge you.
This is bad. My arms and legs are as heavy as lead,
and I cannot move the way I want to!
On top of that, to have my power sealed up-!
How careless of me!
The next challenger from the Mashotsukai Team is the Hexed Ice-user Toya!
Toya, the Hexed Ice-user The next challenger from the Mashotsukai Team is the Hexed Ice-user Toya!
Prepare yourself! I will show no mercy!
K- Kurama!
D- dammit! If only I could regain my strength,
these injuries would be nothing!
That's outrageous! Just sit still, I tell you!
Kill... Kill... Kill... Kill...
Sakyo-san...
What are you doing down here, when you have VIP seats arranged for yourself?
Down here, you get a better sense of actually being here. It's more exciting.
Oh? Is that so? By the way, what do you think of my idea?
Without Hiei and that Masked Warrior,
Urameshi and the others will clearly be vanquished!
The spectators will also be immensely satisfied!
Of course, after they have lost, they will still pay.
We'll have them serve as punching bags for a lynch mob,
and call it a penalty game, or something!
Until all of them die, that is!
How about that? Utterly fantastic, right Sakyo-san?
Kurama...
The only thing we can hope for is that he can buy some time.
When the time comes, even Gama's spell will lose its effectiveness.
If Kurama's strength can hold out that long, there's a chance that he can win.
Fine, if things go that smoothly...
T- tell me one thing.
Why are you guys, said to be the mightiest of ninja,
participating in this fight?
For the light.
The light?
That's right.
For those of us who live in the shadows of a world already in darkness...
...there isn't so much as a glimmer of light.
However, we realized something.
With the power we have as Demon Realm Ninja,
we could live in the outside world as much as we like.
Our wish is to have our own territory, unsullied by anyone else- this island!
If we win this Dark Tournament, we will take this island.
But then, it will serve as no more than our point of departure.
In time, we ourselves will become light, and envelop this world.
A ninja rebellion, huh?
As Demon Realm Ninja,
they entrust their secrets to their best pupils before they die,
in order to preserve their techniques.
If they keep repeating that enough,
there will be those among them who will wish to test their own power.
The question is, how does Kurama escape from his attacks?
Seiryu, who I defeated earlier, was an ice master without peer.
He was the mightiest among the Yokai ice handlers.
That's enough talk.
Your intention must be to buy some time, but I cannot allow that!
I guess you've figured me out.
And now, Kurama versus Toya! Begin the match!
It is time made by Gama in exchange for his life! I will not waste it!
S- so cold! What could this cold Yoki that is coming from Contestant Toya be?
It's as if we were at either the north or south pole!
What is this!?
For you to erect your own peripheral realm, that's pretty elaborate.
Your mind is sharp. What's more, you're quite watchful,
and have any number of tricks up your sleeve.
Even though you cannot use your Yoki,
I've determined that it would be dangerous to approach you.
That's why I've decided to shoot you dead!
Mateki sandansha "Magic Whistling Hailstone Bullets"
Contestant Toya launches an attack!
Contestant Kurama is in an absolute crisis!
You're not getting away!
It's no use! He's not an opponent that I can fight without Yoki!
As slow as you are, you cannot escape my Mateki sandansha attack!
This is a fierce attack!
Contestant Toya appears to have completely taken in Contestant Kurama's movements!
Take this!
Contestant Kurama is down!
Kurama!
Damn!
What do we do!?
Come on! Don't hold back, hurry up and kill him!
Hey, Yusuke! What are you just looking on for!?
Go help Kurama-san out!
He can't do that. It's against the rules, you know.
He can just ignore that rule, can't he? Come on, Yusuke!
--What are you doing!? --My, my, how drastic...
Koenma-sama, i- isn't there anything that can be done?
With his Yoki all bottled up, there's nothing Kurama can do but give up!
All he can do is give up? You can't mean it!
There's no choice, is there? We'll have to let Yusuke handle the rest of this.
Both humans and Yokai have to know when to quit! Mm-hmm!
Is that right?
What are you looking at me like that for?
Oh, it's nothing.
You moron! What is that look of doubt all about!?
Oh, my! Contestant Kurama has risen to his feet!
He's giving us a nice fight! He has not given up yet!
Kurama is acting even more admirably than Koenma-sama.
Did you say something?
D- did you hear anything?
Stop putting on such a fake show!
You're not the sort to go down over such an attack as that.
Are you trying to buy some more time again?
He's got me pegged! Somehow, I have to break this spell!
That's it!
If this spell is cast using bodypaint made from blood-!
So you're trying to wipe out the blood letters of the spell using your own blood, huh?
Nice thinking.
Tose Whip!!
It's useless! Did you think that the spell would be broken by doing that?
Having fought Gama, you must know better than anyone the spectral power he has.
Until Gama's spectral power disappears,
there's absolutely no way for you to let your own Yoki out!
Contestant Kurama is down again! He continues to get beaten up!
However, he's hanging tough! He is trying once again to stand up!
I can't let my Yoki out...
Damn! Isn't there... isn't there some way!?
Isn't there some-!?
Contestant Kurama has gotten up!
What? How can he stand up after having taken that much of my Mateki sandansha technique?
You are one formidable guy.
Even in your condition, you've dodged me every time I've aimed for your vital points!
And as you dodge me, you're thinking of a way to beat me.
I'd like to ask you... one other thing...
What would you do in the outer world?
I don't know. The light comes first.
I see...
This is bad... It's just about time for the spell to wear off.
No matter how deep his wounds may be, it's risky to let him use his Yoki.
In that case, I'll have to defeat him for sure, in close-quarters combat!
Here we go, Kurama!
Contestant Toya has produced a sword of ice!
Could he be thinking of finishing this all at once!?
Kurama!
Die!!
Contestant Kurama has evaded him!
You were lucky to dodge that, but let's see how you do this time!
At this rate, it's just a matter of time before I've had it!
Kurama! That's enough! Give up, already!
N- no matter how tough Kurama may be, if he gets hit by that,
there's no way he can withstand it!
I can't bear to look any more!
If I can't release my Yoki outward, then there's only one other way!
I don't have a moment to lose! I'll have to risk everything on this!
All right!
Kurama! Leave the rest up to me!
There's nothing to be gained if you die, you know!
--He's gotten up again! --Sure is a tough bastard!
Why did Kurama get back up? He could have just left it up to Yusuke!
I don't know what he talked about with Toya, but that's a bad habit.
Let me do this, Yusuke.
I'm just going to kill you and get it over with! Get ready!
I don't know what you've hit upon,
but there's no way that you can escape from me barehanded and without Yoki!
We'll just see about that!
It's useless. I can read your movements as clear as day!
Kurama!
Die!!
I- impossible... You shouldn't be able to use your Yoki!
How did you produce that Shimaneki grass!?
From your wound? You put a Shimaneki grass seed inside your own body!?
Since my Yoki was sealed up inside me, and I couldn't release it outside,
the only thing I could do was use it within my body!
All I had to do was cultivate the Shimaneki grass using the Yoki inside of me.
Y- you're something else!
The tables are turned, and he's down! I will begin the count!
You did it!
I should have known!
He sure is one to fight tooth and nail!
2...
You stupid bastard! You call yourself a ninja!?
After doing that, is he going to be all right?
Nope. It's all Kurama-kun can do right now just to stand up.
Sheesh! At this point, my entire plan is ruined!
He did it! He did it! He did it!
After all, you can't give up until the very end, huh?
Of course not! That's what I've been saying for some time, haven't I?
You are a slick one, huh?
Boy, you sure are rebellious lately.
The next time there are personnel changes,
I'm going to transfer you down to clean the gutters of the Blood Pond!
Ah! No, no, no!
Huh? This is no time to be saying that! See? Toya is getting back up!
H- he's what!?
5...
6...
7...
8...
9...
10!!
Contestant Kurama has won twice in a row!
You win...
K- kill me...
I won't.
I want to know what it is you guys are so badly seeking.
What?
What comes after the light- I want to know what that is.
What it is you want that could make you go through all of this...
Kurama!!
Kurama...
K- Kurama!
H- he can't be!
All right!
Don't tell me... he's dead?
You've done it! That's one down, and four more to go!
That's awful!
Ladies and gentlemen, Contestant Kurama is still alive!
He's what!?
He's a tough bastard!
Is he still alive!?
Hurry up and kill him!
You scared the hell out of me! All right! Hey referee, I'm swapping in!
I'll fight from here on!
Oh, no, you can't do that!
What!?
Mashotsukai Team Bakken
This guy's still standing here, ain't he?
Well now, this time you'll have to take on me, Bakken-sama!
You dumbass! Kurama can't fight any more! I'm fighting from here on!
I- I will allow the swap!
What!? Don't be ridiculous!
Let him continue! Let him continue until he dies!
By order of the tournament main office,
a swap will not be allowed.
What!?
Match number three, Kurama verses Bakken- begin!
Please, behave yourself.
You will be greatly injured if you even touch the periphery carelessly.
They're saying that you're not fit to be the referee!
Okay then, let's get down to enjoying this!
Cut it out, already! Come on!
You call yourself a man!?
This guy makes for a good punching bag!
There, you see!?
Contestant Kurama is down! Contestant Bakken, step away!
Do what!?
U- um, I'm going to count...
1...
Hey, hey, don't make me laugh!
Do you think the spectators are going to be satisfied with a ten-count-down!?
6... 7...
8...
9...
What!?
Now he's no longer down! The match continues!
S- stop!!
Kurama is in a desperate position!
Can Yusuke do nothing but watch on in silence?
Bakken! How dare you harm Kurama when he can't fight back!
Now that you've done that, it won't be so easy to let you off!
I'm going take it out on your own body to make you appreciate what you've done to Kurama!
Prepare yourself!
I'm going to give you an out-and-out pounding!
Next time: "Annihilation! Yusuke's Iron Fist of Fury"
The Other World's not watching for nothing!
As my heart is about to burst,
the mild wind that blows against us is gentle.
Facing each other, hand in hand,
the usual twilight envelops us, and melts away.
Isn't it funny? They're not even the slightest bit alike,
your smiling face, and mine. But right now,
it feels like I'm looking in a mirror.
I am not feeling sad; everything is fine, after all.
There, hiding within an offhanded greeting, lies a "thank you. "
Sayonara, bye bye, take care of yourself,
this is the line I'm drawing between us,
so catch it, if you would.
Sayonara, bye bye, take care of yourself.