Begin!
The champion unleashes a surprise attack!
You're gonna pay for what you've done!
Don't think you can leave unharmed!
"The Devil's Payback"
The champion starts the match on a rampage!
Shinogi Kureha is down in no time flat!
Brother...
..Whoa...! ..Such swift attacks...!
Shinogi Kureha! This isn't a match!
What?!
This is your punishment!
The bastard's all fired up!
Punishment...?
The champion delivers a devastating uppercut!
But he's not letting him go down just yet!
The champion attacks relentlessly!
This one's gonna finish it!
Yes!
He did it!
Though he isn't even 70 kg in weight,
the champion cut down his nearly-130 kg challenger in no time at all!
Hanma Baki is incredible!
This could be a new record for the shortest match ever!
--He finished him just like that! --He's good...
No...
You're Shinogi Kosho!
That isn't the extent of my brother's strength.
The true Hell is just about to begin.
..What?! --He's getting up!
Ah. So that's what this is about...
Shinogi Kureha is back up!
It's as if that torrent of attacks didn't hurt him one bit!
So my patients cajoled you into "helping serve justice"...
Unfortunately, none of you seem to understand.
Because of the experimental treatments I performed on you,
my knowledge and techniques have made incredible progress!
Medical science owes a great deal to you!
I also turned your dull lives into significant ones!
You should be thankful.
And I needn't mention that your operations were complete successes.
It is illogical for you to resent me.
Like hell it is! My daughter still can't stand up!
You took large sums of illegal money but still screwed up!
Had you done real treatment, Yasuko could've walked again!
No matter how advanced the operation,
if a patient's body is weak, any treatment will fail.
If you want something to curse, then curse your body's weakness!
You pledged you would not object to the results of your operations!
But if you're going to pass judgment on me, then fine!
I'll be happy to take you on!
Is that all you got to say, you quack?
You lousy brat...
Since you don't understand people's pain, I'll teach it to you now.
Without anesthesia!
I was unable to predict your incomprehensible, swift attacks...
...but my checkup of your offensive power is now complete.
Shinogi Kureha is in a serious stance for the first time!
He's like a fortress of flesh!
Don't do it, Brother...!
Orochi Doppo revived?!
Yes, his emergency treatment was successful.
So he cheated death in that condition?
It's too early to be surprised. The doctor's name was Shinogi Kureha,
and he's fighting Baki as we speak.
Interesting. I wanna see this man!
Come straight at me!
The champion is down! The 130 kg Shinogi Kureha
isn't being outdone by his movements!
A powerful counter by Shinogi Kureha!
He unleashes a torrent of attacks that outshine even the champion's!
--Your son seems to be in a pinch. ..He's not serious...
What?! He's not fighting seriously?!
Shinogi Kureha has the upper hand!
Is the champion already losing consciousness?!
He's not even trying to dodge!
..Run! Baki! --It's no use once he gets caught...!
Do you have knotholes for eyes?!
That was intense! The champion's in trouble!
Shinogi-san.
Sorry, but none of your attacks have any effect.
You could do this all night and not hurt me!
Astounding! Despite all those attacks,
the champion is completely undamaged!
Is Hanma Baki immortal?!
It appeared that he had attacked with overwhelming power,
but all his pre-attack movements were so large
and his rhythm so monotonous that they were all seen through.
Telephone punches, huh?
One can't win with muscle alone.
Though I doubt that doctor doesn't know that.
Every time you hit me, every time you threw me,
you missed my vital spots.
For me, those attacks were like a massage!
What?!
You shouldn't cut corners, Doctor!
Damn you!
It's no use!
You can't win around here with brute strength alone!
Come at me seriously!
I had wanted to save this for my fight with your father,
but it seems I have no choice.
That's more like it!
Baki.kun.
Do you know where the worst place to break a bone is?
Behind the shoulder blade, where a cast can't be applied!
Right here!
..Baki! ..Is this his true nature?!
What on earth happened?!
Pick apart a fighting technique and you'll run into anatomy.
But other than me, all fighters have only faint ideas about it
based on pathetic experiences and books.
But not him.
No fighter in this world is as well-versed on the human body as him.
Though he learned everything at school and in hospitals, unlike me.
Well, Baki-kun. Time for my lecture.
First is the stomach!
Striking with the wrist at a 30° angle is effective on the innards.
Next is the liver!
This part!
60° beneath the right ribcage, so as to leave it throbbing!
The bastard's really giving a lecture!
As for damage to the brain, although far from complete,
you fighters appear to understand quite a bit about it.
In the case of the brain, rather than attacking the head directly,
it's better to aim for the chin.
In this situation, a palm is more practical than a fist.
From 30 degrees below, speedily...!
The champion goes down hard!
Shinogi Kureha stands imposingly!
Your brain should be wobbling around like pudding now.
Though I doubt you can hear me.
Is this the end...?!
I had no idea he was this strong...!
Now this is a nice surprise.
It does seem that a part of a fighter's instincts is beyond understanding.
Baki.san...
Thanks to you, I can start my final lecture meant for Hanma Yujiro.
Seems he's aware of you.
About 60% of the human body is made of water, my dizzy boy.
The technique that can give the most effective shock
to such a water pillow-like body's circulatory organs
is not a punch or even a chop.
It's a move I can only do because I'm a doctor...
...this Dashin! (Tremor Strike)
Baki.san...!
Class dismissed.
The champion is completely still! What exactly happened to him?!
..Was that karate?! ..I don't know...
..It resembled the Hokuha. ..Hokuha?
Unlike karate, which emphasizes making the body harder than rock
to destroy a person's skeletal frame,
the Hokuha style of northern China centers on the idea
that a person is water.
Water?
Yes. Normally, this water absorbs shocks from the outside,
but the Hokuha is designed to use the water
to impart an even greater shock to the inside of the body.
I can't believe this Shinogi Kureha figured it out on his own...!
He could do it.
Almost everyday he operates on others and has fully learned
the structure of the human body...
Hanma Yujiro!
Yujiro?!
When did he..
I doubt you're having fun just watching!
I assume I interest you!
If you want to fight me, get down here!
"Get down here"?! You runt...!
Yujiro?!
Hanma Yujiro has barged into the match!
My word...!
How dare you call me out as if you were some great fighter!
I hear you're known as the "world's strongest being"...
You should've kept to your microscopes.
I was just thinking how Doppo wasn't enough...
Get out of here, Dad!
Are you still planning to fight me in that condition?
Of course I am! The fight's not over yet...!
No more!
Yasuko?!
You don't need to get hurt for our sakes...!
I don't want to see any more people get hurt...!
Please, Baki-san...
Please stop this...!
Don't get the wrong idea! I'm not fighting for your sakes!
I'm not fighting for anyone but myself!
I have a reason why I absolutely can't lose!
I'm going to win this fight...
...and then stand before him!
Until then, I can't afford to lose to anyone!
Baki.san...
So I'm just a stepping stone to Hanma Yujiro...
What an insult.
I don't know what has transpired between you two,
but if you're still planning to win in your condition
then I must question your sanity.
Shinogi Kureha. You're going to lose.
What?!
And because of only one hit.
What?!
Good form, Baki.
But miss and you're done for.
It seems your daddy has quite some faith in you.
Just as he said, this will be the final attack!
Oh, please. Do you really think you can beat me with one hit?
With the damage to my ribs, I probably can't with my right arm.
But with one hit from this left fist I can beat you for sure!
What...?!
He's going to beat him?!
So why didn't you use this handy technique of yours earlier?
The same as you. I was saving it for Hanma Yujiro.
I see.
In that case, perhaps I should be somewhat cautious.
The idea of "one.shot one.kill" has long been held in the karate world.
Much like faith toward God.
In recent years, all the matches that go by pedantic full-contact rules
have shattered that superstition into pieces,
but although it's extremely high-level,
it's not impossible if certain conditions are met!
My face is completely covered.
If he 's going to hit me, it'll be my body!
But that will pose no problem at all.
These abdominal muscles could stop even a punch from Hanma Yujiro!
And when he loses his balance, I'll give him another Dashin!
And that'll end it!
He 's aiming for my stomach! That's not a weak spot to me!
Time to fall apart, Hanma Baki!
The match is over!
Yes!
It's all over! The champion defeats Shinogi Kureha!
At the end of the back-and-forth match, the champion came out on top!
..What was that...?! --Gotai-jutsu!
Gotai-jutsu?
In it, a fighter hardens his body at the moment of impact
and tightens all the muscles used when performing a seiken punch.
It's exceedingly difficult, but if done properly,
you can place your entire weight into your fist.
There is no imitating this technique; one can only learn its timing
on the most horrific of battlefields!
"Medical Room"
His stomach is ripped open. It's a hellish pain.
--They said he needs surgery right away. ..I hit him with that intent.
What...?!
I don't think I went too far.
You're right. Neither of us is in a position to blame you...
But what can a winner possibly do by seeing the loser...?!
I'm not the one who wants to see him.
You're..
B- Baki-san. We've had enough...!
What do you mean, "enough"? You should enjoy watching this.
Wasn't this what you wanted?!
Baki...! Damn you!
Anyone have Type AB blood?!
Type AB! A man's life is on the line!
I have Type AB.
Yasuko...!
As I watched Baki-san get back up every time he fell down...
Yasuko...!
...I wondered if the reason I couldn't stand up after the surgery...
...was actually because somewhere in my heart, I had given up...
If I can be of use...
Patients aren't healed by doctor's techniques.
It's the patients' desire to get better.
If someone doesn't have the desire to get better,
not even the best doctor is qualified enough.
Kozue.chan.
I'd like to leave for a while. Could you take care of Musashi?
Sure, but why so suddenly...?
No reason...
I'll be back in a couple days.
Hey, wait! Baki-kun!
My ribs still hurt...
Dad...!
You 're close at hand now!
It's been a long time, Elder!
I'm here to find myself!