Hikaru faces more challenges other then the loss of Sai as he continues his journey through the Go world. A new title has arived, but unlike other cups, this is the glory of countries, not of one individual. Japna, China, and Korea will send three participants under the age of 18 that are pros to challenge for the north star cup. Hikaru fights to prove that he is one of the strongest of the new generation as he fights against his country men to be one of the chosen three. Along the way he gains new friends, Yashiro, finds old rivals, and faces against the one person he wants to defeat more then anyonew else; the man who disgraced Sai. Can he do it?