Blown Away! The Battleship Rengoku, Stop Its Sails!

What a pleasent greeting, don't you agree? With Kenshin and Saitou together, the two try to figure out how to stop Shishio's plan. The Holocaust of Kyoto is simply burning the ancient capital down. Saitou has that situation covered, as he has already dispatched five thousand police officers to stand watch over the city. Kenshin, however, thinks that burning Kyoto is just part of Shishio's plan. Instantly, Kenshin begins thinking about Tokugawa and how he was betrayed by his people. Shishio wishes to mimic Tokugawa by entering Tokyo and bringing panic and fear by sea. By doing so, the people will be confused and terrified, so it'll be easy for Shishio to overthrow the Meiji Government at that point. With that in mind, Kenshin rushes out of the door but is greeted with a punch in the face from Sano.

The Oniwa Banshu is back in town. By nighttime, Kenshin, Saitou, and Sano had all set off to Osaka Harbor to stop Shishio before he set sail. Sano had forced Kenshin and Saitou to bring him along, swearing that he won't be left behind again. At the eleven o'clock hour, Shishio's men try to set fire to Kyoto, but are unable to. Policemen, the army, and even the citizens of Kyoto all prevent the place from being burnt down. The citizens were all aware of the actions thanks to the Oniwa Banshu, now back in full force because of a letter received by Kenshin warning them of the plans. When members of the Juppon Gatana hear of the actions being prevented, some decide to do the work for themselves, while the others stay behind.

The Rengoku, Shishio's Battleship Kamatari and Hennya begin fighting the police while Misao is confronted by Usui, the blind Hitokiri. Usui is just about to kill the new Oniwa Banshu leader when suddenly, his weapon is broken by Anji's Kiwami no Futae. Just about that time, the carriage carrying Kenshin, Saitou, and Sano arrives at the harbor in Osaka. Shishio's ship is spotted quickly by Kenshin. Sano wishes to destroy Shishio's wooden ship with the upgraded bombs given to him by Katsu, but Saitou thinks it would be a foolish idea. Unexpectedly, a loud explosion occurs and smoke fills the harbor. The two things came from Shishio's ship. It was no detonation or cannon misfire, it was Shishio revealing the true form of his ship. The ship Shishio is sailing on is no ordinary wooden ship, but it is a large battleship known as the Rengoku.