Episode 23

## Episode 23 Screenshots

**The Toguro Brothers Gang** (闇の使者! 戸愚呂兄弟, *Yami no Shisha! Toguro Kyōdai*?, lit. **Envoys of Darkness! The Toguro Brothers**) is the twenty-third episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

Yusuke’s Spirit Detective team continues toward Tarukane’s mountain stronghold, facing a small army of grotesque demon guards. It seems an alliance has formed between human criminals and demon mercenaries, with money as the bottom-line. Yet Kuwabara plows fearlessly ahead— declaring he’s in love with Yukina!

## Plot Details

The Spirit Detective Team continues searching for the mountain stronghold. The trail ends halfway up the mountain and Botan suggests they try and follow Yukina's Spirit Energy using her Demon Compass. Kuwabara suggests they follow his connection with Yukina instead, materialized as a string of love connected to Kuwabara's finger.

Inside the stronghold, Younger Toguro is surprised that Hirue has been killed by the intruders. Tarukane is annoyed with the failure of Toguro's men and questions their capabilities. Toguro assures the Boss that his team are plenty capable and prepares to prove it. In Koenma's office, the Prince and his Ogre assistant realize that the Toguro Brothers are on the Spirit World's most wanted list.

Tarukane shows Toguro to a storage room full of caged demons. He introduces Toguro to Helen, a bio-engineered human creation and challenges Toguro to kill her bare-handed. The Boss believes Toguro won't do it and this way he'll have to pay him less for the job. However, Toguro steps into the cage with Helen and calls Tarukane's bluff. Toguro uses 30% of his power and splits Helen in half with a single blow.

Impressed, the Boss tells Sakashita to call the Black Black Club together. He plans to place a wager against the others on who will prevail between Toguro and the intruder. He's prepared to wager Yukina but believes he's at an advantage because he knows Toguro's true power. Inside the top of the tower of the stronghold, Yukina forces the birds to stay away from her and commits to isolating herself from the world.

Meanwhile, Botan doesn't listen to Kuwabara's directions and gets caught in a Spider Demon's trap. It threatens to devour Botan but Kuwabara acts quickly and slices the web apart using his Spirit Sword. The demon is taken back by Kuwabara's power and is quickly defeated by a spirit enforced punch from Yusuke.

Koenma watches from his office and Kurama arrives without having contacted Hiei. Koenma surmises that Hiei got word of the mission and his heading out on his own. He believes Hiei will kill everyone at the compound and will ultimately be punished if he does so. Kurama will also be punished if this happens but he believes Hiei will work with Yusuke to save Yukina.

At the same time, Hiei finds Yusuke's team's camp. Hiei recalls gaining the powers of the Jagan Eye through a painful surgery. He awakens from this nightmare in the morning but the Yusuke and the others don't hear them as they wake up from their sleep as well.

Tarukane meets with the Black Black Club via several monitors. He presents them with a wager on whether the human intruders can defeat the Apparation Gang guarding his stronghold. The other members of the club bet on the demons and Tarukane promises to pay them double their bid if they win. However, Toguro informed Tarukane that two human boys rumored to have extraordinary power as well as respectable wins over the Four Saint Beasts and Rando are likely the intruders. Even Toguro believes twelve members of the Apparation Gang will be no match for them. With this information, Tarukane plans to swindle the others out of their money by betting on the boys.

Everyone bets on the demons except for Sakyo, who instead bets the most amount of money on the intruders. He too knows the rumors of the demon hunters and decides to take the risk, annoying Tarukane and surprising the others. Yusuke and Kuwabara tear through the enemy demons with ease. In love, Kuwabara fights passionately to save his love and Yusuke refuses to be outshined. Without much trouble at all, the two boys take out all twelve demons, satisfying Sakyo.

The Spirit Detective Team reaches the Mountain Stronghold and Botan warns the boys about three powerful demons. She goes airborne on her broom while the boys prepare to breach the stronghold. The Black Black Club admits they're impressed with the boys but Tarukane believes the next round of demons will be much tougher. The Triad of the Apparition Gang step up to face the intruders next and all the members of the club set their next bet. Once again, Sakyo bets the most amount of money and he bets it on the intruders.

Yusuke and Kuwabara appear to be caught in the stronghold's landmine traps, horrifying Botan. However, Yusuke and Kuwabara shield themselves using their Spirit Energy and effortlessly walk through the flames. As soon as they enter the compound, the team is confronted by Miyuki of the triad.

## Credits

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