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Naruto’s strength is recognized by his fellow genin, except Sasuke. But while Naruto enjoys a close relationship with his father, Sasuke’s father, Fugaku, constantly compares Sasuke with his older brother Itachi and barely pays attention to him…

The masked blader Phoenix is revealed to be Gingka’s Father, Ryo who explains he went into hiding to fight the Dark Nebula; Ryuga saps Doji of his energy making Ryuga more powerful.

Gingka manages to defeat Reiji using a mirror to reflect his attacks back; Phoenix helps rescue Yu and defeats Doji in battle, only to reveal the two knew each other back in Koma Village.

Battle Bladers Semi-Finals pits Gingka against Reiji; Doji takes Yu away so Hyoma and Kenta go to the Dark Nebula to save him.

After a fierce battle with Ryuga, Tsubasa is eliminated from Battle Bladers; Ryuga issues a challenge to Gingka who readily accepts.

Kenta battles Reji for Yu and confuses him by switching Sagittario and Yu’s bey Libra’s performance tips.

Benkei battles his idol Kyoya and loses; Gingka beats Ryutaro but celebrations are cut short when they are visited by the wounded Yu.

The gang nurse Hikaru to health after her defeat by Ryuga; Yu is forced to battle Reiji to see if he can stay with the Dark Nebula and the battle ends in a huge explosion.

Hyoma must battle an unknown blader, Reiji from the Dark Nebula, who uses a Poison Serpent to take him down.

In a spirited finale, Gingka battles with a mutated version of Ryuga. Gingka uses the spirit of all bladers to free Ryuga from the dark bey and win.

In the first part of the finals, Ryuga builds a special arena for his match with Gingka. Gingka is winning until Ryuga mutates into a monstrous figure.

Kyoya and Ryuga meet in an intense semi-final battle. Kyoya is ahead until L-Drago takes over in a final explosion making it unclear if Kyoya will recover.

Battle Bladers begins but turns out Doji is in charge. Regardless, Benkei, Kenta and Gingka beat their first opponents.

Tsubasa is almost defeated by Ryuga in an intense battle, until Phoenix comes to the rescue. Gingka fights Tobio in a stadium of moving walls.

Tsubasa sneaks into the Dark Nebula, but he is caught by Doji, who makes him battle many Dark Nebula bladers to earn his freedom.

Gingka has to create a new special move when battling his new opponent Teru, whose former ballet skills make him an incredible blader.