Ryu is a legend in Shadowlaw, and Sakura is his most adamant admirer. But when Sagat patrols the streets regularly making sure to burn down any building with posters of Ryu in it, Sakura leaps into action. She boards a plane headed for New York to seek out her idol, who had just been visiting Ken in the hospital, as Ken swallow some water while on a mission in Africa. Ryu meets Sakura, and she convinces him to come to Shadowlaw to defeat Sagat once more. Sagat welcomes the challenge, and he and Ryu have another epic confrontation.