Akane accidentally eats the "super Soba noodles" made by Happosai, which is made to give anyone who eats it super strength. Begrudged by her defeat of Shampoo in an arm-wrestling contest earlier, Akane seeks to even the score. Ranma later finds out that the Soba had side-effects of giving the consumer whiskers, and tries to get Akane to eat the antidote.