Saga 23: Sanosuke's Betrayal

Saga 24: Midnight Battle

Kenshin Himura has made many life-long friends, but none are closer to him than Sanosuke Sagara, a former member of the Sekihoutai. However, for every man there are duties and ideals which run deeper than any friendship, no matter how strong. When a fellow survivor from the Sekihoutai hatches a plan to avenge their slain comrades, Sanosuke is drawn back into his past. Kenshin has relentlessly defeated all those who have stood in the way of peace before, but this time his opponent is a comrade fighting for personal ideals and the memory of those he loved. Best friends turn to bitter enemies as Kenshin and Sanosuke face off on a moonlit battlefield.

Saga 25: The Crimson Pirate

Saga 26: Lightning Incarnate

Saga 27: Burn, Island of Terror

Shuura is the queen of the high seas, who fights like a devil and commands an army of pirates. After a barely conscious Kenshin easily defeats her, the mutinous Ginjo plans to turn her pirates into a gang of drug-runners. As the first arc of Rurouni Kenshin reaches its' final act, Kenshin must resurrect the dreams of Shuura, and he must do it without his friends and without relying on combat.