Ahead of the semifinals, Shinobu and Zyro train hard while Kira grows dissatisfied with Berserker Begirados, abandoning it after it easily outclasses his DNA teammates in a one-sided test. In the first semifinal, Zyro defeats Sakyo's Dark Knight Dragoon with Burning Upper after speaking to him about friendship, prompting Sakyo to finally accept Takanosuke as a true friend rather than just a Synchrom partner.

What happens

• Shinobu trains with Ren and Kite ahead of his semifinal against Kira.
• Zyro trains against a wrecking ball with Benkei to prepare for Sakyo.
• Kira grows dissatisfied with Berserker Begirados and discards it after it defeats his DNA teammates with ease.
• Zyro defeats Sakyo in the first semifinal using Burning Upper, after an emotional speech about friendship.
• Sakyo accepts Takanosuke as his true friend rather than just a Synchrom partner and leaves his Beyblade behind.

Battles

• Shinobu Hiryuin (Ninja Salamander) vs Ren Kurenai (Thief Phoenix) — Shinobu wins
• Berserker Begirados (Kira's) vs Yoshio, Genjuro, Spike, and Captain Arrow in turn — Begirados wins every match
• Zyro Kurogane (Samurai Ifrit) vs Sakyo Kurayami (Dark Knight Dragoon) — Zyro wins with Burning Upper

Places

Bey Parka shipyardDNA headquartersNeo Battle Bladers arena

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• This episode establishes Kira as the strongest DNA blader up to this point.
• It is the second time Burning Upper fails to immediately KO an opponent's Bey, though Zyro still wins the fight.
• A production error has Spike Bourne, and later Genjuro Kamegaki and Captain Arrow, launching with a stance mismatched to the type of launcher shown.