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Himura Kenshin
vs.
Hannya

Having to save the kidnapped Megumi from Kanryu, Kenshin had encountered Hannya in Kanryu's mansion's hallway. A fight began immediately, as Hannya had orders from his leader, Aoshi, to deal with Kenshin. The battle started off with Hannya throwing a simple punch. Kenshin had dodged it, or so he thought. To his surprise, Kenshin was punched directly in the face and knocked down with a following backhand. Hannya tried to hit Kenshin while on the ground with a strong fist, but luckily Kenshin evaded. There was something fishy, and Kenshin knew it. Using his Sakabatou, he extended it out into a horizontal position, a defense stance known as Shinken.


Again, Hannya charged forward and threw a punch directed at Kenshin's face. This time, however, Kenshin was able to avoid it. As he moved away, with his scabbard, Kenshin nailed Hannya in the face, causing half of his mask to fall off. At last, Kenshin had discovered Hannya's secret, the horizontal stripes on his arms shorter than they appeared. Without wasting anymore time, Hannya charged forward, metal claws extended. Kenshin had blocked Hannya's oncoming attack. The two warriors jumped away from each other, leaping off the walls opposite to each other in the narrow hallway and attacked one another. It was Hannya who was defeated and Kenshin who left with a minor cut to his right shoulder.