Himura Kenshin
vs.
Isurugi Raijuuta

Because of his plans to start a kingdom of only Japanese swordsmen, Raijuuta had caused the military to become involved. Many lives were lost at Raijuuta's base, the Tsukayama Mansion. Kenshin wished to end the insanity. He confronted Raijuuta not too far away from the mansion. After a brief exchange of words, Raijuuta executed his Izuna technique. Kenshin had barely dodged the attack, but only his shirt was cut. Again, Raijuuta went for the Izuna. This time, Yutarou stepped in and asked his teacher to stop in hopes of having a more peaceful way of settling things because Kenshin had saved his life previously. Without hesitation, Raijuuta used his Izuna on Yutarou.

Besides just Kenshin, Yutarou, Raijuuta, and his men, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sanosuke were present. Yutarou was injured, thus he was taken back to Hana's residence by Kaoru and Sano. Yahiko stayed back to watch Kenshin defeat Raijuuta. Raijuuta went wild, throwing his Izuna both on the ground and in the air. As Kenshin dodged the many attacks, in the midst of it, his wrist was slightly cut. Oddly, Raijuuta began to celebrate, but a simple cut would not put Kenshin down. In a fierce rage, Kenshin charged towards Raijuuta, even cutting through his Izuna. With a Do Ryu Sen to send Raijuuta up into the air, Kenshin followed up and put Raijuuta away with a Ryu Tsui Sen.