During the Koi rod incident, Ryoga tries his best to kill Ranma but couldn’t bring himself to kill someone who wont resist. Ranma realizes Ryoga hates her so she leaves him, crying all the way. Ryoga leaves, looking for a cure for something he caused and comes back several times to try out a new cure. During his latest attempt, Ranma tells him that if this doesn’t work, she’ll take him for a Jusenkyo cure. Ryoga sabotages the cure and they both go to china. Ranma sacrifices herself to uncurse a spring that will then cure Ryoga, he is horrified and pulls her out, She’s barely alive. Happy that she lives, he decides he could try dating her after all.