When the chief of the Police Sword Corps himself comes asking for favors, things must be bad. Hitokiri Udo Jin-e-black-hatted, crazy-eyed slayer who fells both targets and innocent bystanders alike-is steadily working his way through a list of former Ishin Shishi patriots now ensconced within positions of power in the Meiji government. Can Kenshin withstand the hypnotic, parazing effect of Jin-e-?

Former assassin Hitokiri Battosai is now a rurouni wanderer known as Himure Kenshin who is pledged to only use his sword to protect the innocent, but Kenshin's oath is challenged when an assassin attempts to steal the Kamiya dojo.

Feeling responsible for Kaoru's death, Kenshin has exiled himself to the Fallen Village. He must shake off his depression soon, though, because only the young swordsman Yahiko stands against Kujiranami, a warrior who has escaped from prison and is bent on destroying Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sanosuke has an unexpected family reunion when he steps between an old man and a group of yakuza.