Episode 20

## Episode 20 Screenshots

**Seven Ways to Die** (奥義激突! 七人の朱雀, *Okugi Gekitotsu! Shichi Nin no Suzaku*?, lit. **Secret Techniques Clash! The Seven Suzaku**) is the twentieth episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

The war with the Saint Beasts nears its climax, as three raging battles continue at the very same time! Suzaku reveals his most incredible technique of all—multiplying himself for a total of seven deadly Suzaku’s! Can Yusuke overcome these odds and save the girl he cares about most?

## Plot Details

Continuing their battle, Yusuke tells Suzaku that he made the mistake of making his opponent angry. Suzaku notices Yusuke's power increasing at the brash young man unleashes a flurry of energy-charged attacks. Suzaku is able to block most of them but Yusuke manages to knock away the whistle. They both fight over it before Suzaku ultimately subdues Yusuke and takes the whistle back using his lightning.

Suzaku suggests that Yusuke's overeagerness to get the Makai Whistle is connected to his love for Keiko. Yusuke tells him to mind his business but the demon tells Yusuke that humans are easily to manipulate because of their love. He admits that Yusuke's passion is making it difficult to defend with a single hand. Murugu suggests she hold the whistle but Suzaku knows Yusuke would easily take it from the annoying bird.

While Keiko and Botan continue running for their lives, Yusuke faces off with Suzuaku's second favorite technique. Suzaku splits himself into seven forms. Koenma watches in horror and asks the others to hurry and help. However, Kuwabara and the others are still dealing with the horde of Cultivated Humans. Six of the seven Suzaku forge bow and arrows out of their energy and fire all at once. Yusuke is able to block and evade five of those bolts but he's struck by the last, once again electrocuted by Suzaku's Storm of Torment.

Suzaku prepares to leave to deal with the other intruders, expecting Yusuke to die. However, to Suzaku's surprise, Yusuke gets back up, annoying the leader of the Beasts. Suzaku hits Yusuke back down and states he's irritated with the amount of care Yusuke has for Keiko. Now he plans to stay behind and watch her die. Suzaku restrains Yusuke and demands that he submit. When Yusuke refuses, they electrocute Yusuke and force him to watch as Iwamoto forces his way into the room where Botan and Keiko are cornered.

Iwamoto and the other infected enter the room, but Keiko and Botan appear to be hiding inside a closet. The infected use brooms to batter the metal closet, appearing to kill Yusuke's favorite girls. Afterward, Suzaku tortures Yusuke and tries to kill him slowly with lightning. In Spirit World, Koenma and Ogre believe that Yusuke is going to die and the Makai Insects will take over the Earth unless they give into Suzaku's demands.

Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama continue fighting their way through the courtyard. Kuwabara tries to vault his way up to the watchtower window but comes up short. Hiei and Kurama clear a path and tell him to stop fooling around. They reach the stairwell only to be confronted by another wave of mindless slaves. Suzaku notices them coming closer and decides to speed up Yusuke's torture. Yusuke despairs and begins to give up until he can hear Genkai's voice reminding him to believe in Keiko.

Keiko and Botan appear from behind curtains and ambush the infected while they're focused on the locker. Yusuke laughs when he realizes Keiko is okay while Suzaku laments on how long her death its taking. Annoyed with Yusuke's joy, Suzaku's main body adds more lightning to the torture. Yusuke tells Genaki to get out of his head because he can't think and she reminds him that his body must be pushed to its breaking point if his powers are ever going to grow beyond their limits.

Yusuke has a flashback to his training with Genkai. One of Genkai's lessons to Yusuke was to teach him that he must commit his heart to something important. Yusuke is always holding himself back in case something doesn't work out. He was born with a talent for fighting and it always came easy to him, meaning he never had to work for it. Genkai told Yusuke that he always quits whenever the answer isn't simple. While training, Yusuke lashed out and tried to attack, claiming that adults are all trying to control him. This only proves Genkai's point as she easily subdued him. There isn't an easy answer to Genkai's training so Yusuke wants to avoid the problem by getting rid of Genkai. If he wishes to grow as a person, Yusuke must learn to commit to something important, even if he doesn't know what that is yet.

Back in the present, Suzaku prepares to finish off Yusuke as the latter thinks about what's most important to him. He realizes that he cares so much because all his friends need him. Just as Suzaku unleashes his technique, Yusuke's Spirit Energy explodes in a blastwave that knocks away all seven Suzaku. The demon doesn't understand how Yusuke suddenly got more powerful, but the young man has risen again thanks to his connection to his friends.

## Credits

* Cast
* Staff