I have 9 other anime I'm planning to keep up with this season, and Hokuto No Ken is like at the bottom of my list. Apparently it's CGI. I'm looking to cut down on some anime and Fist of the North Star is on the chopping block lol. I've never seen or read the original.
They simply introduced this Ine character as an "officer" of Doroi. This isnt the big bad at the top of the organization. Based on that, id say the author is planning to expand the world a bit more, indicating the manga is yet to be axed. 3 volumes/17-19 chapters seem to be the minimum for weekly shonen jump manga, so i doubt theyre introducing a simple "officer" of Doroi and are going to end it in just a couple more chapters
Also this current fight having been 2 chapters and not feeling rushed at all I feel was an indicator it is beating the next round of axes as well.
Although I will say I think the author is probably going to get axed in the batch after the next one unless they can pull themselves out of the hole. But im p sure we are safe for now