After spending tranquil days at the Kamiya dojo, Kenshin Himura confronts a pivotal juncture where his pledge to never take a life faces the ultimate challenge. With the assassination of his former superior, he must once again tread a path of blood and violence to confront Makoto Shishio—the prodigious killer who brands himself as the successor of the infamous Battousai. Driven by a desire to topple the Meiji regime and carve out his rule over Kyoto, Shishio has plotted meticulously for ten years, assembling a powerful anti‑government army. Presently, Shishio seeks to enlist Aoshi Shinomori, a ruthless assassin and former commander of the legendary Oniwaban unit. While traversing a village abandoned by state forces and now under Shishio"s tyrannical grip, Kenshin is resolved to stop the nation from falling back into civil conflict. He joins forces with his erstwhile adversary, Hajime Saitou, forging a tenuous alliance to confront Shishio"s dominion—a struggle that will decide Japan"s destiny in the shadow of looming war, he stands resolute.
