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[[File:Normal taiyo.png|thumb|right|Team Taiyo's strength.]]
Afterward, the two teams part, and Taro says that if they face, they can duel without regret. In a surprise to both teams, the next day's announcements show that Team 5D's and Team Taiyo will be facing each other in the first round of the finals. Team Taiyo's strategy is a very passive one, and such tactics are quickly booed by the crowd, to which Taro reflects that it has been like that the entire tournament. However, Jack suspects that there is more to it than meets the eye, and he passes those concerns on to Crow, who is able to work them down to their last member, Taro. It is not until the last possible minute that Yusei realizes what their true strategy is -- they is—they are aiming to summon "[[Zushin the Sleeping Giant]]", a monster with incredible power but also with summoning conditions so steep that nobody bothers to use it.
Despite a warning to Crow, Taro succeeds in the summon, and the crowd is instantly swayed in favor of Team Taiyo for having brought about such a miracle. Likewise, Yoshizo and Jinbei are overjoyed at this support and the fulfillment of their team strategy, and Taro is determined to not let them down. However, Yusei defeats "Zushin" by combining his own surprise ace monster with card effects left behind by Jack and Crow. Team 5D's wins, and Taro is devastated, but Jinbei gets him to snap out of it, with Yoshizo agreeing that they've still fought an unsurpassed duel. Team 5D's congratulates them — even though 5D's may have won the match, Taiyo has won the Duel by awakening such wonder in the crowd. Taro cheers back up, and he celebrates with his team. They gladly shake hands with Team 5D's and decide to return home.
