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Utter Conclusion of a Fifteen-Year Fight

Saitou warns Kaoru to move away because of the look Enishi had given her, but still, she would like to stay at Kenshin's side, as he needs the support from everyone he can get for such a crucial fight. The battle resumes once again. Both Kenshin and Enishi clash. Once they break away from each other, Enishi is still peeved that Kenshin has not revealed a technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu. Enishi executes his Shou Ha Tou Sei technique by hitting his tachi held over his head with the force of his left hand. Kenshin is able to dodge that by leaping into the air. Just as he is about to execute the Ryu Tsui Sen, Enishi reveals yet another Watoujutsu technique.

Enishi stabs his tachi into the ground and and springs off the sword's hilt to get higher. He meets Kenshin in midair and strikes him with his weapon. That he calls the Chou Ten Tou Sei. The impact from the move is so powerful that Kenshin is forced even further into the sky, but he retaliates by bouncing off of Kujiranami's abandoned hot-air balloon. As he comes back, the rurouni gives Enishi exactly what he asked for - a technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu.

Kenshin connects with all nine hits of the Kuzu Ryu Sen. Enishi crashes into the ground, yet, when the dust clears, he is back on his feet with a smile on his face. The damage done by the powerful Hiten Mitsurugi technique that targets nine vital body parts is obvious, but for someone like Enishi, whose spirit is greater than his body, the only way guaranteed to bring him down is the usage of a superhuman technique. The only way Kenshin may be able to stop Enishi is by hitting him with the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu succession technique, Ama Kakeru Ryuu no Hirameki.