The Scandal Breaks!

Sukyandaru no arashi (スキャンダルの嵐) is the 212nd chapter of the manga and the second and last chapter of the Tatewaki vs. Kodachi Arc.

Tension rises between the Kunos as Kodachi begins to spread rumors about Tatewaki and the pig-tailed girl.

Kodachi's Revenge
On a cold morning Akane is greeted by Sayuri on her way to school. Suddenly, she senses danger and turns around just in time to block Kodachi's attempt to strike her with a mallet. Kuno then shows up and begins fighting his sister with a while Kodachi defends herself with clubs. He tells her to return to St. Hebereke's School for Girls at once but Kodachi twirls her ribbon to release hundreds of pictures to the nearby students. Akane grabs one and does not like what she sees.

She tells Ranma what Kodachi is doing, but Ranma doesn't seem to mind, since he assumes the pictures weren't particularly revealing in the first place. But when Akane shows him the picture that had been distributed, he realizes that it's actually a photoshopped picture of Kuno and topless girl-Ranma eating ice cream together, complete with a love message by the pig-tailed girl.

Ranma is in shock and falls over his chair while staring into the photo. He tries to explain in vain to Akane that the picture had been doctored. Just then Kodachi shows up to distribute more photos. Hiroshi and Daisuke each take one and look back at Ranma in utter bewilderment. While Ranma tries to explain to the whole class that the picture is a fabricated work of Kodachi, Kuno shows up and begins attacking her again. Kuno's main problem is not that the picture spread, but the fact that he was not the one to do so.

The rumors spread quickly and the girls start talking about Akane and Ranma with concern about their relationship. Luckily for Ranma, Nabiki shows up to their classroom with a plan. She suggests that they spread an equally vicious rumor to counter Kodachi. However, when Ranma looks at the picture that is to be used as blackmail, he realizes that it is his girl-self in lingerie. With no help from Nabiki, Ranma arranges a meeting with Kuno on the roof.

The Apology
On the roof, Ranma demands that Kuno apologizes to his sister, but he proves to be much too stubborn. Ranma then shows up as his girl-form and wearing a typical Furinkan High uniform. She kicks him to get his attention, then claims that the photo has ruined her pure reputation. Unfortunately for Ranma, Kuno's solution to stop her tears is to go on a date as a payback. Eventually, he agrees to apologize.

They meet Kodachi in the field with a crowd behind them. She tells them that if the apology is not sincere, she will release another wave of photos, which the onlookers hope to be nudes. Kuno's head begins to fill with the possibility of having more pictures of the pig-tailed girl, and is unable to apologize and intentionally enrages her in order to have possession of the photos.

Kodachi shows that she is a woman of her word and releases the photos in a flurry. The boys of Furinkan High gets excited at the prospect of more pictures of Ranma, who quickly jumps and retrieves all the pictures that had been scattered. But just as she does so, she is grabbed by Kuno from behind and all the photos are scattered again. The students clamor to get their portion, but realize that the picture is of P-chan with Kuno's head photoshopped onto it.

Kuno is enraged that he was insulted in such a way and begins attacking his sister once again. Ranma, fed up with Kuno's stubbornness, puts on an oversized robe and lands on his head, making him unconscious and allowing him to perform a combined person attack by putting the robe over Kuno and latching onto his back so she can control his movement. Ranma, now commanding Kuno, prances him over to Kodachi and apologizes. She believes that the apology is coming from her brother and accepts it before flying away. Keeping her word, she returns the album back to her brother, but Ranma is not pleased.

Cast in Order of Appearance

 * Akane Tendo
 * Sayuri
 * Kodachi Kuno
 * Tatewaki Kuno
 * Ranma Saotome (male)
 * Hiroshi and Daisuke
 * Nabiki Tendo
 * Ranma Saotome (female)