It felt like ryuu was always afraid of reminding himself what he was capable of. Now he has slowly realized that his physical state is quite enough to make up for that injury. The only limiting factor is his current mentality.
Ever since the injury he has chosen to live as a shadow of his former self. Now he has to let go of this idea, go back, and pick up where he left off. And tread this new path as the complete ryu and evolve further! HYPE