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I have to grab his belt!

Lower block!

Reverse strike!

Joint strikes!

Inside leg trip!

Partial Lunge

Castle Break Punch

Partial Lunge: Castle Break Punch!

Partial Lunge

Castle Break Punch

Castle Break Punch

Partial Lunge

There's still life in his eyes!

No...

Trust the team.

Trust them and keep fighting.

Keep hitting him until your arms fall off!

Put it all on the line!

Everything this team has given me!

East side wins!

They did it.

They pulled it back from 2-0 down.

Dachi High has tied the match at 2-2!

They took it to the last bout!

Gojo-kun wins by pushing his opponent out of the ring.

Hey, Gojo!

Hey!

You took down a national-treasure-in-waiting!

That's insane!

Yuma-san!

Has this win taken me one step closer to making it up to you?

All right!

Gojo-san was amazing, wasn't he?

I just wish we were there...

so we could celebrate with them.

I'm so happy for you, Yuma.

But it's not over yet.

Yuma and the rest of the team have given their all

to present him with a chance!

Bout 12 "Onimaru Kunitsuna and Dojikiri Yasutsuna Go Again"

Bat...

He must be devastated.

You could see it when he bested Gojo in strikes, too.

He was the stronger sumo wrestler on paper.

Paper, shmaper. Gojo won.

He didn't hesitate to whip out the trump cards he'd kept up his sleeve.

He caught Bat off-guard several times.

And that final, furious barrage...

He was putting every ounce of energy he had into those strikes.

If you're looking for a reason Bat lost,

it's because while the bout was just a pitstop on his journey,

it meant everything to Gojo.

Boss...

Why the long faces?

We haven't lost this match yet.

I guess it's my fault for losing to Kusanagi.

If only I hadn't, the team wouldn't be all doom and gloom.

I knew you guys had been worried about me,

but seeing you so fired up about giving me another shot at Kusanagi has inspired me.

You all produced great sumo out there.

All of us? What bout were you watching?

I stunk up the place.

I watched your bout, yeah.

You may have lost, but you looked good in the ring.

I caused you the most trouble, Aki.

And you stop crying too, Bat.

This is a team match.

Hold your head high till all the bouts have been contested.

You're a member of the champion Hakuro team.

Losing doesn't change that fact.

Yes, sir.

That goes for all of you!

Stop looking so miserable!

Let's get fired up for the fifth bout!

Hakuro! Hakuro! Hakuro!

That's right. They may have tied the score, but Hakuro's captain...

Even after losing to Kusanagi, he's still acting like a yokozuna.

Some people would label that display just now as empty bravado.

Still, he continues to show them what they want to see.

That is the responsibility of a yokozuna.

And once he steps into the sumo ring,

nothing stands in his way.

The intensity he's been holding back is unleashed.

I regret how I approached my bout against Kusanagi.

Why did I let myself feel like I was the underdog?

No matter what anyone says, I am the greatest high school sumo wrestler.

I will not lose again.

I am the yokozuna!

That's just fine.

I'm here to defeat you as a yokozuna!

Thanks, you guys.

It's thanks to all your efforts that I'm standing here now.

No, not just our team's efforts...

There are so many people I need to thank.

In that case, you'd better win.

Yeah.

Losing's not an option!

Go win this, Ushio!

Yeah!

Someone who wants to be a yokozuna can't afford to lose twice.

More than anything...

They worked hard to give me this chance.

I'm not about to waste it!

Fifth bout. On the east side, Ushio-kun.

On the west side, Tennoji-kun.

Hinomaru lost to him two days ago.

Can anything really have changed in such a short amount of time?

Yes, it can.

Sumo wrestlers live in the moment.

And all they need to transform is a moment.

You're a different wrestler from the one you were two days ago, too.

Hands on the ground!

Which means I'll also have to become stronger myself!

He's low.

Even lower than usual.

We're both in the same boat. We've each lost a bout this tournament.

That is why I can't take this bout lightly.

I know your body must also feel this power willing us to a comeback!

Spirit!

I won't let your forearm charge hit me again!

Yes!

Lock my right arm?

Not happening!

Don't stop! Keep pressing forward!

Demon Wheel!

He was expecting it!

Left arm latch-on!

He's in trouble!

He let go of his belt!

Belt-less arm throw!

I've researched this move, too!

Arm-lock twist down!

And I know... this move!

They're fast!

After their first bout, they understand more about who they're facing.

Try this on for size!

Hinomaru has idolized Tennoji and evolved his sumo to match his.

I know that one, too!

Through research and anticipation,

Tennoji has stripped every opponent of his weapons.

They know each others' special moves.

They read each other and are themselves read in turn.

They continually shut down each others' strategies.

But if this keeps up...

Hinomaru's getting pushed away more and more.

When you factor in the number of battles they've fought at the top level

and the difference in experience,

the first one to run out of pieces will be...

Hinomaru!

Incredible.

I'm getting swallowed whole.

This is the beast Kuze Sosuke awakened... Tennoji's true form!

A blackness that occludes the radiance of his opponent.

The dark carnage of battle!

Hinomaru!

Tennoji even anticipates his opponent's growth and counters to it.

So I've only got one option...

To outperform his expectations!

What's this?

His intensity just tanked.

He's getting pummeled!

Ushio-kun usually goes for all-out offense, but now, he's gone defensive.

He's out of options.

My brother already countered every single one of his moves.

The only other way Ushio-kun can win...

is to grab both sides of his belt, shake him up,

and use the Hundred-Thousand Demon Takedown.

But my brother's belt is low and out of reach.

That low strike he showed against Kusanagi...

It would be some feat to bypass it and get close enough to grab his belt.

Are you gonna be robbed of your biggest weapon, too?

Will you be swallowed by the darkness?

He pulled back!

Hey, now... Why are you pulling back?

You know you can't afford to pull back, Hinomaru.

By doing that, you've acknowledged

that this is as far as you can go fighting head-on with your physique.

But you only made it this far because you never acknowledged that!

Retreating like a coward...

is unacceptable!

Was Tennoji's intensity too much for you?

Weren't you going to show me a path that I didn't have the courage to take?

Don't run away!

No.

He isn't.

His heart's still in it.

Hinomaru has never ceased moving forward.

He only pulled back to build up momentum for a more powerful step forward!

I'm weak.

That's why I lost.

My strength alone wasn't enough.

But losing has taught me

that I didn't get where I am by myself!

That's...

Those strikes you rain down on me at every practice...

They hurt, Yuma!

A lunge punch!

What was that?

A leap!

No...

He didn't jump!

Your gung-ho reverse

nearly fools me even when I'm expecting it, Kei!

He's always been varying his attacks, interspersing strong moves with weak ones.

But now...

Pulling back gave him more room to accelerate.

His head-on style will shine even brighter!

He's using a wider range of attacks now.

My brother won't be able to anticipate them all!

To him, his sumo equals his way of life.

If he thought for one moment that retreat was acceptable,

his light would have immediately been extinguished.

Sumo, his way of life, and his resolve...

Each one brings a strength to his eyes.

The demonic, enduring determination!

Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop!

I thought that, being fifth on the roster meant

never letting the team view me as weak.

That it meant being strong all the time.

That it meant always being their leader.

And if I stopped going forward, they'd be unable to continue.

I thought all those things.

But I was wrong.

After I lost, what I saw was

my reliable teammates walking in front of me.

I haven't hit you with all I've got yet!

My body has the sumo of my whole team inside it!

Chihiro's freestyle sumo!

Falling technique! Backward hook body drop!

A falling technique!

Throwing and pushing to both sides,

then adding a pullback and fall...

Even Tennoji won't anticipate that!

Go!

Boss!

Do you know why I chose Tottori Hakuro?

Because I face specialists with a vast array of techniques every day,

which means I'm ready for anything any opponent can throw at me.

My teammates' strength has made me stronger!

You can try to outperform my expectations all you like.

I'll still deal with you in an instant!

I am strong.

My team has made me the strongest!

Something you noticed in my bout with Tennoji?

Yes, but I'm not sure how useful it will be.

I compared it with your other bouts, and I'm certain of it.

Right here.

Don't get overwhelmed!

Keep attacking!

Reverse Hundred Demon Takedown!

Don't stop! Keep shaking him!

Don't stop until you win!

Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop!

You did the Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop after a push,

and I think it actually weakened the centrifugal force.

This wasn't a full-strength Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop.

The more you shake him from side to side...

...the more powerful it becomes!

C'mon, more! Make Tennoji lose his footing!

Swirl around him like an inferno!

Reverse Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop!

Hori-chan's really something.

Huh?

I mean, I want to help you guys out, too.

But I'm no help at all.

No, you are helping.

Huh?

This technique...

Kirihito...

The guys at the Shibakiyama Stable...

The two masters...

My rivals...

My team...

And yes, you too, Reina. You all helped me complete it.

Tennoji, you are indeed strong.

I could never defeat you alone.

But we're not alone anymore, are we, Captain?

Go, Ushio!

This is everything I've got!

Demon's Enduring Determination

Demon's Enduring Determination

Demon's Enduring Determination!

Demon's Enduring Determination

Hundred Thousand Demon Drop

Hundred Thousand Demon Drop

Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop!

Hundred Thousand Demon Drop

Go!

Win!

A menacing aura?

Even at a time like this, you're smiling.

Kusanagi beat me.

I'm no longer a champion.

But even so, I'm the captain of the champion Hakuro team.

I have to be the strongest.

I'll smile even when I'm on the brink of death!

My strength will take my team to the very top!

A throw when his body was about to collapse...

What determination!

You really are incredible.

His left arm...

Is he at his limit?

Even if you've reached your limit,

your determination is your greatest weapon!

No matter how desperate things look, you don't bend.

You don't give up.

That's your style of sumo...

Your Hinomaru sumo!

I'm glad I idolized you.

It wasn't just my team.

Because of you...

I've come this far chasing after the great mountain known as Tennoji Shido.

I don't know if I've conquered that mountain.

You may still be stronger than me.

But...

That's fine.

Everyone got me here today.

So today...

I will come out victorious,

even if it kills me!

It's considered bad form to yell or do a victory pose in the sumo ring.

But I hope no one will blame you for doing so.

That shows just how important

this victory was.

Odachi, on the east side, wins 3-2.

Dachi High has made it to the final in their first national tournament!

They beat the reigning champs, Hakuro, and defeated Tennoji in the process!

Good work.

Let's go. We've still got the third-place match to contest.

You're all idiots.

Don't put on brave faces for my sake.

When you're disappointed, show it.

Etch it into your heart.

That feeling will become your strength some day.

I let you down, too.

I couldn't make you the manager of the best team in Japan.

Forget about me.

Focus on your own feelings for once.

My own feelings...

Hinomaru struck a victory pose, huh?

Don't apologize.

You beat me, after all.

I need you to show that much joy at least.

The score is one-all.

We'll have our decider in the pro league.

You'd better win and make it there, Hinomaru.

The crowd's still buzzing from that bout.

This is an awkward situation.

Who would've predicted Hakuro would lose?

Who cares?

We'll just have to treat 'em to a battle with more punch.

Right! Let's show 'em...

what the cream of Eiga University High has to offer!

He's even intimidating outside the sumo ring.

That's because he's got no eyebrows.

Eyebrows?

Oh, I have eyebrows. Look.

They've been here the whole time.

Next Bout "Idiot and Idiot"

So you do...