Sanosuke faces Banjin, but is unable to defeat him since his right hand is still injured due to his fights in Kyoto. However, Banjin escapes as his partner Gein shoots a bomb to the area. While Kenshin fights Otowa, Kujiranami shoots Kenshin with an Armstrong cannon as Otowa escapes noting Kenshin’s strength. While Kenshin returns to the Kamiya dojo, he is confronted by the leader from the group, Yukishiro Enishi, who tells him that his group will attack the Kamiya dojo in a few days. Kenshin returns to the Kamiya dojo, and explains to his friends that Enishi seeks revenge for the death of his sister and also Kenshin’s wife, Yukishiro Tomoe, who was killed by Kenshin 10 years ago. A flashback from Kenshin then starts showing how he became hitokiri as well as how he killed her Tomoe’s lover.
Chapter list:
- 159. “The Invulnerable Gauntlets”
- 160. 2Instrument of Shadows”
- 161. “Hard Questioning”
- 162. “Dawn Thoughts”
- 163. “Drawing to a Close”
- 164. “Shades of Reality”
- 165. “Remembrance 1: Hitokiri”
- 166. “Remembrance 2: The Birth of Battōsai”
- 167. “Remembrance 3: In the Rain of Blood”
