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You don't need to fight in the team tournament.

You're hurt, aren't you? We're not falling for it again!

I'm fine! This is nothing.

Tsuji's calling a taxi right now.

You're going to the hospital.

You're not done yet, Ushio.

Your dream of joining the pro league may come true in the team tournament.

Bout 15 "National Treasure is Delicious"

Kanie Clinic

Hey, Doc! It's Shibakiyama!

I heard you, I heard you...

I've got a wretched hangover. Keep it down, will ya, Kaorucchi?

I-Is this a good idea?

He... pushed me out of the ring?

It's not like he gave up on on strikes.

It's just that, now, Tenma's a national treasure at grappling, too.

That concludes today's individual bouts.

We will now begin the team tournament preliminary bouts.

Ushio Hinomaru-kun, 15 years of age.

This dump's even more rundown than my place.

Only 152 cm tall?!

That's tiny!

As a matter of fact, I'm aiming at becoming a pro.

Hey, kid, don't you know about the physical exam?

You need to take your head out the clouds.

I'm a busy man.

Look at how sunny it is out there.

Shine on, Mr. Sun.

Blue sea... White, sandy beaches...

And skin the color of wheat!

Summer's calling out to me!

He's actually a very good doctor, honest.

So that's how it is. See ya.

E-Excuse me!

Now what?

Please! My team's waiting for me!

Our luck has stunk today.

Devoted Souls are Victorious

Kanazawa Kita High School Sumo Club

We drew last year's third-placed team in the first round.

And three of their current lineup took part in that tournament.

Including national treasure Hikage Tenma.

He'll be competing, too.

In other words, we're in serious trouble.

For the next match, on the east side, Odachi High School.

On the west side, Kanazawa Kita High School.

Okay, go get ‘em!

First bout: on the east side, Ozeki-kun.

Yeah!

On the west side, Aizawa-kun.

Captain Aizawa!

Fight!

The "Swift Foot Pull": Aizawa Ryo.

Although he's not the biggest, he is captain of the formidable Kita High.

He's very skilled.

I don't see any point in wasting my time.

"Wasting"?

Your team's up against Kanazawa Kita High first, right?

Do you really think your team can win?

Huh? What's this?

Didn't you understand the question?

Come to think of it, I guess they could lose...

Huh?

I wasn't worried about that in the slightest.

Spirit!

I'll admit, it was a shock when he said I wasn't needed in the team tournament.

It made me feel uneasy.

But after hearing the captain out, and seeing the looks in their eyes...

I suddenly felt oddly relaxed about it all.

It's not about how they need my help or how they can't win without me.

I just want to fight with them again.

That's the only thing on my mind right now.

Show me your arm.

It'd be better for your sumo career in the long-term if you sat this one out.

At least, that's what any doctor with an ounce of common sense would say!

You're all so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!

Give me some of that exuberance!

I've treated a lot of sumo wrestlers in my time.

Some were too beat up to even get into the ring, but they still came to me.

Treating your arm will be as easy as passing gas.

Wh-What kind of room is this?!

I'm taken aback every time I see this room.

You should put some money toward fixing up your sign.

The sign's fine.

I still get plenty of patients.

I'll make that arm of yours useful.

I never expected Ozeki-kun to be so dominant.

It was partly due to the matchup, but he showed beating you was no fluke.

He's looking even better now than he did then.

I thought Onimaru's absence would weigh heavy on him,

but it seems like it's only made him more determined.

His expression and his technique are brimming with spirit.

His face screams, "I'm Dachi High's captain!"

Looks like your favorite fighter's up next.

Second bout.

On the east side, Gojo-kun.

Yuma-san!

He was a delinquent before he joined the sumo club.

But... his heart's in the right place.

Spirit!

He was ready for the two-handed strike!

That guy placed fourth in the Ishikawa tournament.

Sera Takumi is very strong.

I have to withstand Tenma's strikes every day!

Come on!

He used to be the kind of delinquent that shouldn't even exist anymore.

He was king of the mountain.

But after fighting me and acknowledging his defeat, he bowed his head.

Humility is the key to improving.

That's what makes something crazy like combining sumo and karate possible.

So I'm expecting great things from him.

He's so fast!

Rather than pushing him, his strikes are making the opponent bounce off.

Each blow is hitting him in a different way.

Even if he wanted to grab his hands,

the karate-like snapping is too fast for him to do so.

You shouldn't have let him get up a head of steam, Sera.

I've had enough of your little peashooter!

Trip and strike...

Castle Break Punch!

Castle

Castle

Castle

Break

Castle

Break

Break

Punch

Break

Castle

Castle

Break

Punch

Punch

Yeah!

Yes!

Yuma!

Got 'im!

Yuma-san, that was awesome!

It looks like Kita High are down and out.

Some powerhouse they are!

Both teams wanted to carve out a lead in the early bouts,

so these two wins in a row are huge.

Yes, but their opponent in the third bout...

will be a much bigger challenge.

It's up to you, Tenma.

Not that I'm worried about how a national treasure will fare.

And I know you don't need a pep talk from such a pathetic captain.

But just let me say it, anyway.

Win, Tenma!

Dammit! I'm sorry, guys.

Pathetic teammates...

A national treasure who fails to become a high school yokozuna...

A renowned school without a championship...

We're here to change all that.

Yone-san. Komori-san. Prepare for your bouts.

Watch closely, you guys.

You won't win nationals next year if you don't come up with a plan to beat this guy.

Which one are you talking about?

Third bout.

On the east side, Kunisaki-kun.

A national wrestling champion?

I see.

But he's only been doing sumo for a few months, right?

He's up against a national treasure!

I don't like to bandy this word around,

but there's simply no other way to describe his talent.

He...

Kunisaki Chihiro...

...is a genius.

He's got 20 centimeters on me.

This must be what it feels like to be Hinomaru.

How will you attack, national treasure Odenta Mitsuyo?

At that distance, he's a sitting duck for the best striker in high school sumo.

Is he going to start at a run and go in low?

Show me, Kunisaki.

Show me what your talent, which even Sada acknowledges,

can do against a national treasure.

Spirit!

How'd that strike reach him at the edge of the ring?

Did you think he couldn't reach you if you held back like that?

Nearly the entire sumo ring is in his range.

His speed and power are unmatched!

His lightning-quick pushing strike: Flash Attack!

Flash

Flash

Flash

Attack

Attack

Attack

Kunisaki-san is...

He can't do anything!

I guess he wasn't ready to take on a national treasure.

I know my sumo needs work if I want to become a better fighter.

I don't have time to get there on my own.

So...

I want to absorb your sumo style and soar straight to the top!

Yes!

Was he holding off so he could evaluate Hikage's strikes?

He took a real pounding, though.

The best strikes in high school sumo were even fiercer than he was expecting.

Of course he had a rough time seeing through them.

Wait a second... He's completely copied your sumo style?!

The longer you wrestle him, the creepier he starts to feel.

More...

Show me more!

His powers of observation more than make up for his lack of experience in the sumo ring.

That's the secret of how Kunisaki-san absorbs techniques.

I can't stand it.

I didn't make it past the prefectural prelims, and yet...

It's like it's me fighting.

Mikazuki Munechika?

So this is the heaviest blow in all of high school sumo?

That means I no longer have anything to fear!

He outmaneuvered Odento's strike!

An over-the-shoulder belt-grab.

I can't believe he can reach!

But Kunisaki-san has the stronger stance!

He can do it!

They're probably laughing at me again.

I'm a national treasure, so they're expecting a lot from me,

but here I am, losing to a guy who was a wrestler till a few months ago.

I'm not really interested in watching my brother fight.

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

Professional Sumo Nagoya Tournament

He'll win enough times.

Of course, he won't beat a yokozuna, no way.

Hey!

All he cares about is maintaining his current rank.

It's pathetic.

If he doesn't care about getting better, he should just quit.

Ow...

What was that for?!

You don't know what you're talking about.

I didn't think I'd hear his own brother repeating that tripe.

He's got no chance!

He won't win this bout!

I gave up rooting for Daikeisho.

"Strongest Japanese sumo wrestler," my ass.

He just isn't hungry enough!

What's going on here?

This place isn't as comfortable for the ozeki as you think.

Even more reason, then. Why doesn't he just quit?

Isn't that obvious?

Because he isn't broken yet.

Maybe the reason the ozeki looks broken to you

is because you are.

You've been looking away from your brother because you see himself in him.

You believe your brother can't beat a yokozuna

because you can't beat Tennoji.

Maybe you could learn a thing or two by watching him.

Your brother's a strong man.

I'm the pathetic one.

Onimaru had that same look in his eyes.

The look of someone who is confronting a reality that threatens to break them.

All I did was get annoyed and take it out on others.

I'm a real loser.

I want to be a strong sumo wrestler like my brother!

A backward twisting overarm throw!

From that stance?! What reach he has!

He's so close!

Crap!

He's coming at me even stronger than before!

I guess that's why he's a national treasure!

I'm going to eat you and smash through my own limits!

A feint?!

High-Angle Head Chop

High-Angle Head Chop!

Lightning!

Lightning

Lightning

Lightning

So this is Dachi High's Kunisaki, huh?

I see.

He has an incredibly sharp mind,

but he's not ready to beat Hikage Tenma.

Yet...

Perhaps that's why he challenged him.

Even in professional sumo,

there are those who evolve rapidly following an upset win.

He's trying to break out of his shell.

Just fighting him isn't enough.

Only an upset will take him to greater heights!

Strongest!

Yes!

He was grabbed first!

His right hand's inside, and his left is high!

The perfect grip!

Go, Tenma!

You're working on the cross-grip sumo style.

So why do you ignore the mawashi belt so much?

Honestly, I can't tell what you're thinking, which scares me.

All that thrust-and-push, cross-grip, whatever...

If I get caught up in worrying about that stuff,

I won't be able to beat specialists like you.

You're scared because you can't tell what I'm thinking?

That's perfect.

I want my sumo style... to be unsettling!

What's he doing?

What is this dark aura?!

I want to be stronger! Stronger!

So... I'm going to... cause an upset!

That move!

It can't be!

Neo Chihiro Special #1:

Shoot Down

Shoot Down!

Shoot Down

Shoot Down

He beat last year's third-placed finisher!

Dachi High's on fire!

People who let common sense dictate their actions

place a wall between themselves and national treasures.

They believe national treasures are special, and there's no way they can beat them.

But he doesn't have any walls.

All he has is distance.

That's why he can charge forward without fear.

That's the kind of person who causes an upset.

Uh, a kimono-string drop...

Kunisaki-kun on the east side wins with a kimono-string drop.

A kimono-string drop? The heck is that?

Wait, you used a powerful technique even the pros rarely use without knowing what it was?

It's instinct...

He must've moved purely on instinct.

You're one scary dude.

It's a sumo technique, but one that defies the norms.

It fits Kunisaki-san to a T.

My national treasure name?

Yeah, man. If you beat a national treasure,

you should be one, too.

That's stupid.

National treasures are those guys who try to become yokozuna.

I want to be the best mixed martial artist.

But if I had to choose a moniker, then I suppose...

Call me Kunisaki Chihiro, the "National Treasure Eater"!

Ushio!

"The National Treasure Eater."

Or, in English: K-I-D. The kid!

National Treasure is Delicious!

Next Bout "The One Loved by the Sumo Gods"