After the End of the Dynasty.
First Meeting of Kenshin and Shishio.

A Face of Determination Soujirou leads Kenshin and Saitou into the mansion, while not too far behind is Misao and Eiji, who use sneaky tactics to sneak past the guards, but not into the mansion completely. Inside, Kenshin and Saitou come face-to-face with Shishio Makoto and his woman, Yumi. It is the first meeting of the two Battousais, but Kenshin wastes no time asking Shishio, bandaged up well, why he's taken Shingetsu. At first, Shishio jokes that it was because of the hot springs, but when he sees Kenshin's uptight sense of humor at the moment, he explains. Ten years ago, the government tried to kill him by burning him because he had known much of their dirty secrets. The Meiji Government did not finish the job on the Hitokiri Battousai replacement. Burning Shishio just made him stronger. What Shishio Makoto wants to do is take total control of the era and Japan. Thus, he must progress slowly, claiming every section, even a small village like Shingetsu, for himself. Kenshin won't let Shishio do such a thing. With many innocent lives on the line, Kenshin draws his Sakabatou and prepares for combat. However, it is not Shishio that'll get his hands dirty, but the large, muscle-built man, Shishio's underling and the murder of Eiji's family, Senkaku.

Kecho Giri!!! Senkaku busts out from under the ground, making quite an entrance. Meanwhile, outside, Misao and Eiji are finally noticed by the guards, thanks to Misao's fear of caterpillars and spiders. Even so, Misao beats them all up with her Kecho Geri. Eiji threatens to kill one of the men with his brother's katana and even tries to do so, yet, Misao prevents him and instead, the two use the only conscious one of the guards to lead them inside.

Senkaku on a path of destruction. The battle between Kenshin and Senkaku has begun. Senkaku, armed with two grip knives, claims he has killed ninety-nine people and will make Kenshin his hundredth. For the entire battle, Kenshin basically dodges Senkaku's attacks. Senkaku's speed is amazing, it matches that of Kenshin's. However, after a long period of attacks by Senkaku and evasions by Kenshin, the mighty underling of Shishio's twists his left leg, ripping the muscle by his kneecap, and falls. Saitou explains out loud that even though Senkaku's speed had matched Kenshin's, Kenshin kept increasing his speed. The weight of Senkaku and the stress of the turns to follow Kenshin finally ended up in Senkaku's leg giving up.

Senkaku is knocked out by the Ryu Sho Sen. Literally, Senkaku begs that Kenshin spare him. Seeing his underling cower at the feet of the Battousai sickens Shishio. Shishio threatens Senkaku that if he doesn't get Kenshin to reveal at least one of his moves, he will die at his hands. Senkaku struggles to get up and does so with fierce determination. Misao and Eiji arrive on the scene and knock out their guide, but watch on from behind the door. As quickly as Senkaku gets up, as quickly he goes back down. Kenshin grips the Sakabatou with two hands and leaps up, hitting Senkaku directly in the neck with a move he calls the Ryu Sho Sen. Saitou shakes his head, not understanding Himura's kindness. At last, Kenshin turns from Senkaku's laid out body to the rather calm Shishio, demanding that his "successor" draw his sword.