Saitô Hajime drops by the Kamiya Dojo in order to find out more about the relationship between Kenshin and Enishi. He shows up at the end of Kenshin, Sanosuke and Yahiko's battle with Enishi's cabal of fighters, but Saitô's Gatotsu may not be enough to defeat the last of the "Six Comrades."

Haunted by his past sins committed when he was a government-sanctioned killer, Kenshin finds it hard to escape the shadow of his past and fight for the here and now.

Kenshin tries to keep the peace he and others fought hard to achieve, but his enemies continue to threaten him and all those who stand with him.

After Chief OKubo is murdered, Kenshin leaves for Kyoto where Shishio Makoto, the hitokiri, awaits to do battle.

Deep in the Japanese country side, Kenshin tries to leave it all behind and begin anew with his new wife, but the madness and the political violence are with him always, no matter what he does.

Kenshin is challenged to a duel by someone from his past: former Shinsengumi swordsman Saitô Hajime--a duel that could decide the shape taken by the new Japan.

Kenshin, a one-time assassin turned wandering swordsman in early modern Japan, prepares for a decisive battle against Shinomori, while the evil Ten Swords move to attack the spy network at Aoi-Ya.

Now Kenshin's fight with Enishi has entered its final stage, as has his quest for aonement. Will another life be required to complete the circle?

Kaoru locates Kenshin in Kyoto at Hiko Seijuro's home where he has convinced his master to complete his training; and as Kenshin resumes the role of student, Shinomori Aoshi arrives and is recruited to Shishio Makoto's cause.

Kenshin, a one-time assassin turned wandering swordsman, reunites with Sano and Saito to consider what their next step should be in stopping Shishio Makoto from burning Kyoto--the opening move in his plot to conquer Japan.