After yakuza boss Kurata strikes his own criminal empire, even a rival kingpin delivers a posture to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya"Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. After the loyal Tetsu declines, the Otsuka taps un-stoppable Tatsuzo that the"Viper", a callous gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that certain of his partners has chased him.