Returning home puts Yabuki Joe back on the path to boxing, yet he faces deep-seated problems that neither he nor his trainer recognizes. To help Joe recover and address what is keeping him from fighting, world-renowned boxer Carlos Rivera is invited from Venezuela.
Joe's return follows a period of wandering. Left hopeless by a tragic event, he had abandoned the gym in an effort to leave the past behind. Encounters with Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo inadvertently rekindled his spirit, prompting him to end his travels. Finding his way home, however, has not resolved the difficulties standing in his way.
