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Himura
Kenshin
vs.
Saitou Hajime
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 The
battle from the Bakumatsu had continued at the Kamiya
Dojo. Kenshin had returned home after fighting Akamatsu
in a field. A letter written by Saitou had told
Kenshin to meet him there, but Saitou never showed
up. The reason was because Saitou, posing as Fujita
Goro, entered the Kamiya Dojo and waited for Kenshin's
arrival. When the sun had set, the battle begun.
Saitou sprung forward with his Gatotsu. Kenshin
leapt up to avoid it and came down with a Ryu Tsui
Sen. To Kenshin's surprise, Saitou had an anti-air
Gatotsu, which hit him in stomach. Kenshin had barely
managed being skewered, but he was left stuck on
Saitou's sword.
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 Like
a piece of garbage, Saitou swung Kenshin off of his
sword and into a wall. When Kenshin got up, again,
Saitou charged with the Gatotsu. This time, Kenshin
managed to block it, but he was knocked back to the
wall. With Kenshin left open, Saitou prepared to finish
him off. Kaoru made her way into the battle and took
a stand before Kenshin. She did not want to see the
man she loved be killed by the Mibu Wolf. Still, Kenshin
got up and the fight continued. With more power and
speed, Kenshin charged for Saitou. It looked as though
Kenshin had disappeared for a second, but when Saitou's
eyes focused on the rurouni, he kicked Kenshin, sending
him back into a wall. |
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 Saitou
again used the Gatotsu. Kenshin was ready this time.
When Saitou charged, Kenshin ducked and backhanded
Saitou's neck with his Sakabatou. Even with Saitou
grazed a bit, the battle still continued. Kenshin
and Saitou clashed their swords repeatedly until
Saitou finally pushed Kenshin up against a wall.
Out of desperation, Kenshin kneed Saitou in the
jaw and leapt over him. A loose feeling in Saitou's
mouth was felt. The police officer spat out blood,
and with it, a tooth. In a rage, Saitou charged
forward. Foolishly, he let his katana blade to be
cut off by Kenshin. However, broken sword or not,
Saitou stood in a Gatotsu stance.
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 Instead
of trying to hit Kenshin with an actual Gatotsu, Saitou
threw his broken sword at Kenshin. Kenshin swatted
the broken weapon away with his left arm. Receiving
a large cut on his hand was better than being left
open. Everyone watching, Kaoru, Yahiko, Sanosuke,
and Megumi, thought that Saitou would now be helpless
against Kenshin. Yet, everyone was surprised when
Saitou used his own belt to slap Kenshin's hand, forcing
him to drop his Sakabatou. Repeated punches were hit
on Kenshin following. While stunned from the blows,
Kenshin was left staggering for a bit. Saitou took
advantage of the situation by choking his old rival
with the belt. |
 With
the belt, Saitou was trying to snap Kenshin's neck.
Using quick thinking, Kenshin pushed down on his scabbard.
That caused the scabbard's other end to rise, hitting
Saitou in the chin. The hit was just enough to loosen
Saitou's grip. Once Kenshin was free, he took heavy
breaths. Slowly during the fight, he was transforming
back into the Battousai. Both men were exhausted from
their battle. Before it could continue, however, Saitou
was stopped by Toshimichi Okubo, the man he was working
for. The battle had been carried away by Saitou. Originally,
it was planned only to measure the fighting ability
of Kenshin to see if he was fit to face Shishio Makoto. |
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