Kyoto Arc follows the adventures of Himura Kenshin with his comrades Yahiko, Sanosuke and Kaoru, along with their new-found allies, the Oniwaban group.
The main antagonist is the former successor of Kenshin as the Imperialists’ hitokiri, Shishio, who vows to create chaos once again in Japan because he was not able to actively take part in the Bakumatsu.
Okubo, the only living founder of the Meiji Restoration and now the head of the Interior Affairs, has been assassinated by Shishio’s subordinate, the young prodigy Soujiro. Okubo has previously confronted both Saito, a former Shinsengumi, and Kenshin, asking for their help in vanquishing Kenshin’s kohai, Shishio, who plans to wreak havoc in the newly-established government which he sees as a fraud. But before Kenshin even get a chance to give his answer to Okubo, the latter was killed.
This event prompted Kenshin to go to Kyoto and put Shishio in his place, noting that he cannot stay on the sidelines anymore with all the bad developments happening in the country.
Kaoru, Yahiko and Sanosuke were left behind in Edo (Tokyo) but the three resolved to follow Kenshin anyway, despite warnings from Saito that they will just drag Kenshin down.
Sanosuke took off on his own, vowing to train hard to be able to aid Kenshin in his inevitable battles, especially after a confrontation with Saito made him realized he will lose miserably as he only relies on his own offensive energy. On the way, he met a monk who taught him the technique Futae no Kiwami, which enabled him to pulverize an object through two quick successive hits by...more on solamon energy otakus
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