Aoshi and Kanryu take arms up against Kenshin and Sanosuke, and this time the prize is the life of the young doctor Megumi and the title of "Strongest Man." To achieve victory, Kenshin must break down the barriers surrounding the Oniwaban.

Saga 13: Going For The Grand Championship

Kaoru may be a good martial-arts teacher for Vahiko, but her new student is a much bigger problem. Toramaru is a full sized sumo wrestler in full-sized trouble: an entire sumo school has a grudge against him! With so many heavy hitters around, even Kenshin and Sanosuke may not be able to protect him.

Saga 14: To Save A Small Life

Having escaped from Kanryu's deadly opium cartel, Megumi has become a trusted country doctor. But the spiritualist Lord Raikou has other ideas. He is a powerful faith healer who believes in magic over medicine, and he won't rest until Megumi is disgraced, discredited, or dead.

Saga 15 & 16: Assassination Group Of Five

Kenshin isn't the only retired manslayer in Tokyo. Sanosuke's teacher and friend, Heihachiro, was once an assassin like the Battosai. Now his old compatriots are back, wielding a deadly sword style that cannot be parried! Heihachiro can either join them or oppose them, but his peaceful retirement is lost either way.

Saga 17: Fly To Your Dreams

When Yahiko visits a circus, he meets Marimo the human bullet. Hounded by a competing circus, Marimo and her family are about to give up hope. It's up to Yahiko and Kenshin to defend her against a circus which employs killers from the revolution.