In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!! Yet...humanity somehow survived!! A lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shinken. In a world where only the strong survive, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!
Kenshiro is consumed by rage at Shin for taking his beloved fiancée, Yuria. Shin is stunned by the transformation of Kenshiro before him. He retaliates with his Nanto Koshuken, but Kenshiro sees through his technique, causing Shin to panic. Realizing his disadvantage, Shin takes a terrifying step. The long-standing feud between Shin and Kenshiro is finally coming to an end...!!
As Kenshiro, successor to Hokuto Shinken, travels the wasteland with Bat, they witness an old man being chased by a gang of armed thugs. The thugs are after the precious seed rice the old man is protecting. Ignoring Bat's warning, Kenshiro moves in to save him, but the gang's leader, Spade, fires a crossbow straight at Kenshiro!!
