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."

While Kenshin is incapacitated by the gargantuan, Enishi attacks Kaoru in attempt to destroy Kenshin's resolve and strip of his will to fight for good.

As the Ten Swords move to attack Kaoru and the other Kyoto-based spies at Aoi-Ya, Kenshin, Sansuke, and Saitô square off against Shinomori Aoshi, former head of the Oniwabanshû, fighting for the freedom of Misao's Aoshi-sama.

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

Kenshin's ghosts come to the Kamiya Dogo to wreak havoc on his future. Myôjin Yahiko must find a swordsman twice his age, Sagara Sanosuke learns the lesson of humility, and Kenshin discovers a way to atone for the sings of hitokiri.

If there's one thing tough-as-nails street brawler - and ex-Sekiho Army cadet - Sagara Sanosuke can't stand, it's hypocritical, loudmouthed braggarts who talk the talk but are incapable of walking the walk. Finding himself in the middle of a provincial squabble between an old man and the local yakuza, Sano returns to his old "fight merchant" ways and agrees to do some ad hoc butt kicking for pay. But the old man he's hired to tangle with might be...

Kaoru locates Kenshin in Kyoto at Hiko Seijûrô's home, where he has convinced his master to complete his training. As Kenshin resumes the role of student, Shinomori Aoshi arrives and is recruited to Shishio Makoto's cause, and Saitô Hajime frees Sano from jail and questions Ten Swords member Chô.