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In XI, he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori In the Back, taking his powers. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in 2003, and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In 2001 he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. In 2000 he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. Iori resurfaces in '99, once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi.
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In '97 he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. In '96 he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them.
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Iori himself enters the '95 tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground.