Kenshiro takes severe punishment from Kaioh who reveals that he can only be beaten if the seal of the North Star is broken which is overheard by Sachi. Meanwhile, Hyoh's battle with Jukei draws to a climactic conclusion as Jukei fails to restore Hyoh's memories. He realizes that Kaioh placed the seal on Hyoh's memories to protect himself. Kaioh defeats Kenshiro and plans to crucifying him in order to end the Hokuto Shinken lineage.