Episode Title:
That Man – Raijuta
Episode Description:
Kenshin accompanies Kaoru and Yahiko to the Maekawa dojo where he sees kendo being taught and trained. A man named Raijuta Isurugi enters the dojo, seeking to take it down. In a duel with Maekawa, Raijuta nearly kills the master with a bamboo sword, forcing Kenshin to stop him and challenge Raijuta himself. In their duel, Kenshin sees Raijuta use a technique to make his bamboo sword deadly but avoids his slashes. Raijuta then leaves but sends an invitation to Kenshin the next day. Upon meeting with him again, Raijuta reveals his goal to restore swordsmanship back into a deadly martial art, resentful of widespread non-lethal kendo. Kenshin rejects his belief, unwilling to live in a world where lethal swordsmanship thrives. Raijuta accepts his answer and draws his katana.
