Chapter 068

The Clash of the Prides (激突するプライド!!, Gekitotsu Suru Puraido!!, "Pride clashes!!") is the sixty-eighth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Itsuki and Takumi drive up Myogi in the Eight-Six. Itsuki keeps trying to convince Takumi to show-off for the crowd, but he declines as he doesn't think anyone knows who he is. Unbeknownst to him, all of the onlookers they pass comment on the car. The Eight-Six is passed by Keisuke, Kenta and Nakazato.

At the starting line, Keisuke tells Ryosuke that the tuning on the FD is perfect. He mentions the Eight-Six being on the mountain, and is glad that he will be able to see how much he's improved.

Shingo asks Nakazato if he'd seen the Eight-Six, and Nakazato tells him that he'd been able to feel his presence since he arrived. He vows not to lose.

The two cars line up on the start line. Shingo gives the countdown, and the two cars begin their race. Nakazato takes the lead, with Keisuke following shortly behind.

Japan

 * December 16th 1996 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1996 Volume 52)
 * June 6th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 07)

Chinese

 * July 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * August 5th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 07, Kodansha USA)

French

 * February 25th 2010 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Kazé)

Italian

 * August 29th 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 04, J-Pop)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Takeshi Nakazato
 * Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Shingo Shoji

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
 * Nissan Silvia Q's (S14)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)
 * Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 Infini III (FC3S)