Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro left Kenshiro to save an old man carrying seeds, then returned through the Portal and discovered that nuclear radiation had contaminated the area and injured two guards. He called a meeting of the frontline leaders to discuss the situation in the newly reached world.

• Tetsuhiro persuaded Kenshiro to take Lin and Barto along, then pointed him toward an old man threatened by robbers; Kenshiro and the children drove off to save him.
• Tetsuhiro flew away and crossed Raoh’s territory, where he found Black had joined Raoh and learned that the Fist King’s forces were preparing to fight the Iron Emperor Army.
• Tetsuhiro discovered that nuclear radiation had withered the forest around the Portal and warned First A to isolate the radiation-covered newcomers.
• First A explained that two guards had been exposed and were sent to the Laboratory for emergency treatment, so Tetsuhiro disciplined the officers for ignoring precautions.
• Tetsuhiro summoned the military and scientific leaders to a command-center meeting, where Madara asked him to explain what was happening beyond the Portal.

Tetsuhiro introduced the Northern Dipper world and planned the Empire’s invasion with Tobirama, but the invading force encountered an unknown force that suppressed their abilities. Tetsuhiro broke through the restraint with several powers and sent Little Black to investigate its source.

• Tetsuhiro showed the group the history and fighters of Fist of the North Star in an illusion realm.
• Madara dismissed the world’s fighters, while Tobirama proposed a four-pronged invasion and investigation plan.
• Tobirama took command as the Vanguard Army entered the Portal in protective suits to begin the conquest of the Land of the West.
• Tetsuhiro and the others found their powers suppressed by an invisible force upon entering the Northern Dipper world.
• Tetsuhiro combined Sage Mode, dark energy, chaos energy, his true Ōtsutsuki form, Numeron force, and duel rules to break through the restraints.
• Tetsuhiro threatened the sky, then sent Little Black to investigate by possessing a satellite.

Tetsuhiro raced toward Kenshiro while fighting the world's growing restraints, as Kenshiro helped Barto recover the old man's rice seeds from Jack of Spades. After returning the old man to his village, Kenshiro let his guard down, and the group found the villagers slaughtered as Jack of Spades pursued the survivors.

• Tetsuhiro left Chen Yifang behind and flew toward the old man after spotting a strange silver chain embedded in his spine, despite the world's increasing restraints.
• Kenshiro caught Jack of Spades's crossbow bolt with two fingers and sent it into his right eye, then set out with Barto and Lin to recover the stolen seeds.
• Barto tricked the KING Organization's thugs, used a Mechanical Mouse to steal the seeds, and brought them back to Kenshiro, who stopped him from eating them.
• Kenshiro and Barto returned the seeds to the old man, who spoke of hoping for a peaceful future, and Kenshiro smiled as he took him to a nearby village.
• Kenshiro sensed danger too late; he and Barto returned to find the villagers slaughtered, while Jack of Spades chased the old man and a young villager was struck by a crossbow bolt.
• Tetsuhiro sped toward the old man, urging him to stay alive.

Tetsuhiro raced to save the old man despite seeing a fate chain binding him, while Kenshiro confronted Jack of Spades. Tetsuhiro stabilized the old man’s wounds, but as the fate chain began to break, the chapter left his fate uncertain and Tetsuhiro turning his power on the thugs.

• Tetsuhiro saw silver chains linking the old man, Kenshiro, and others to the sky and feared they were bound by fate.
• Jack of Spades hurled a spear at the old man, and Tetsuhiro failed to deflect it before it struck him; the old man’s grandson had already died intercepting an earlier arrow.
• Kenshiro kicked Jack of Spades away as Tetsuhiro arrived, then Tetsuhiro used yang power, a recovery agent, and the Palm Sage Technique to treat the old man.
• Tetsuhiro noticed the old man’s fate chain breaking and chose to heal him, urging him to keep dreaming of peace and happiness.
• When a thug threatened Tetsuhiro, Tetsuhiro killed him with a burst of force and crushed another thug’s body as the terrified gang watched.

Tetsuhiro fought to break the fate-chain threatening the old man's life, drawing strength from wronged souls and his duel monsters. Kenshiro mistook Tetsuhiro's transformed appearance and attack for a threat to the world, struck him from behind, and left his fate-breaking slash interrupted.

• Tetsuhiro punished Baldy and immobilized the remaining thugs while trying to save the old man, whose consciousness and fate-chain were failing.
• Tetsuhiro pulled the spear from the old man's chest, healed him, and prepared to cut the chain despite an invisible force resisting him.
• Wronged souls and Tetsuhiro's duel monsters lent him their power, allowing him to unleash his Ōtsutsuki form and Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Five minutes earlier, Kenshiro killed two thugs, broke Jack of Spades's hands, and struck his temples with Hokuto Zankai Ken.
• Seeing Tetsuhiro transform and raise a golden sword, Kenshiro believed he was an evil alien threatening the world and attacked him with Seven Star Void Fist and Hokuto Ougi-Kappō Tensatsu.
• Kenshiro's seven energy punches hit Tetsuhiro from behind, injuring him just as he swung at the broken chain.

Tetsuhiro broke the invisible chain that was draining Old John’s life, while Kenshiro realized Tetsuhiro had been trying to save him. The world survived Tetsuhiro’s nearly completed attack, and Kenshiro remembered that his reason for training was Yuria.

• Kenshiro attacked Tetsuhiro, but Tetsuhiro convinced him that he was fighting fate to save Old John rather than destroy the world.
• The Jack of Spades’ head exploded when the seven seconds ended, and Kenshiro stepped aside to watch Tetsuhiro continue.
• Tetsuhiro broke the transparent silver chain and recalled the Truth-Seeking Orb before its attack could split the Hokuto World in two.
• Kenshiro saw that Tetsuhiro had restored Old John’s vitality and risked injury to protect the world, while the attack carved a vast chasm into the ground.
• Old John thanked Tetsuhiro and said he hoped to live long enough to see peace; Tetsuhiro told him that his Empire would bring it.
• Tetsuhiro helped Kenshiro recover from his doubts, and Kenshiro remembered that Yuria was the reason he trained.

Tetsuhiro admonished Kenshiro for acting without thinking, then watched him kill the thugs who had slaughtered Goso City’s survivors. Little Black returned with evidence of a hidden will controlling the world, while Tetsuhiro revealed Jesse had been saved and quickly buried the village’s dead.

• Tetsuhiro criticized Kenshiro for ambushing him and challenged him to consider how he would restore order after defeating his enemies.
• Kenshiro remembered General Siska destroying Goso City and killed the thugs so they could not harm anyone else.
• Little Black returned with Linkuriboh and told Tetsuhiro that an unseen will controlled the world and might have noticed them.
• Jesse learned that Tetsuhiro had healed him and extended his life, then mourned his dead family and villagers.
• Tetsuhiro rejected Jesse’s offer to bury the dead alone and used Repulsive Force to dig graves, place the bodies, and fill the pits in seconds.

After the villagers were buried, Tetsuhiro persuaded Old Jesse to leave with the group, and they set off toward the county town. On the way, Tetsuhiro explained fate and destiny to Kenshiro, who learned how events had shaped his life and resolved to understand more.

• Repulsive Force dug graves for the villagers, and Old Jesse promised to live on and carry their hopes forward.
• Kenshiro urged Old Jesse to join the group, and Jesse finally climbed into the vehicle with Tetsuhiro, Lin, Barto, and Belle.
• Tetsuhiro declared they would head into the county town to overthrow the landlords and liberate the people.
• Little Black took the broken silver chain, and Kenshiro revealed that he had glimpsed an impossibly long chain behind Old Jesse.
• Tetsuhiro explained fate to Kenshiro, including Jagi's betrayal and the destinies awaiting Toki, Raoh, Rei, and Shuu.
• Tetsuhiro resolved to change the tragic fates of people he knew, while Little Black analyzed the silver chain.

Kenshiro and his companions encountered the KING Organization terrorizing a town under the Southern Cross flag, and Kenshiro defeated Jack of Diamonds. Tetsuhiro urged the villagers to resist and explained that thought guided action as the group prepared to leave.

• Kenshiro spotted the Southern Cross flag and learned from Tetsuhiro that the KING Organization served under Shin's army.
• Kenshiro caught an arrow aimed at a child, while Barto freed the boy and Kenshiro killed the pink-mohawked thug.
• Kenshiro defeated Jack of Diamonds with the Neck-Crossing Face-Breaking Fist, and Jack of Diamonds died after Kenshiro declared he was already dead.
• Tetsuhiro subdued the remaining thugs and encouraged the villagers to fight back, prompting the father and Old Jesse to rally the people against their oppressors.
• Tetsuhiro discussed how thought guided action with Old Jesse and the others, then the group left after promoting the Empire's benefits.

Joker sent the remaining jacks to hunt the seven-scarred man while two other Jacks led violent searches. Tetsuhiro and his companions met Chen Yifang on the road, where Chen challenged Kenshiro and was defeated after Tetsuhiro stopped him from using a move that would cripple his legs.

• Joker reported that Spades and Diamonds had failed, and the blond man ordered him to send the remaining jacks after the target.
• J of Clubs and a huge fat man led separate raids in search of the seven-scarred man, with the fat man slaughtering his own men when he saw blood.
• Chen Yifang offered Tetsuhiro's group a ride, but Kenshiro refused and challenged him after Chen insisted on helping.
• Kenshiro overpowered Chen Yifang with the Hundred Crack Fist and struck his pressure points with the Heaven-Breaking Living Kill.
• Tetsuhiro stopped Chen from using his next move, but Chen's raised leg bled and he collapsed as the effects of Kenshiro's strikes began to worsen.