"In the year 199X, the world was ravaged by nuclear fire, and humanity seemed doomed to extinction. Yet people survived, fighting bitterly over the last remnants of water and food. In this age ruled by violence, a lone man staggers across the wasteland, barely clinging to life. Seeking water, he enters a village, only to be captured by its vigilantes. When the village elder examines him, he discovers seven scars carved into the man\u2019s chest."

"As Kenshiro, successor to Hokuto Shinken, travels the wasteland with Bat, they witness an old man being chased by a gang of armed thugs riding in a weaponized buggy. The thugs are after the precious seed rice the old man is protecting. Ignoring Bat\u2019s warning, Kenshiro moves in to save him, but the gang\u2019s leader, Spade, fires a crossbow straight at Kenshiro!!"