Knowing how strong Kenshin was when he was the Hitokiri Battosai, Jine takes Kaoru hostage in order to fuel Kenshin's anger. The two engage in a fierce battle. However, Jine, believing that Kenshin has not yet regained his former strength, inflicts the Nikaido Heiho "Shin no Ippo" on Kaoru, causing her to stop breathing. With only two minutes until Kaoru dies of asphyxiation - Kenshin's anger reaches its peak.
In the moment
that moonlight filled the alleyway,
،بمجرّد أن ملأ ضوء القمر الشّارع
Während das Mondlicht die Gasse erfüllte,
Mientras la luz de luna
iluminaba el callejón,
En lo que la luz de la luna
tardó en iluminar el callejón,
remplisse la ruelle et disparaisse,
वह गलियारा चाँदनी से जिस पल भर गया, 
Il tempo di vedere la luce della luna
Enquanto Gekko estava
olhando para o beco,
За то время, что лунный свет
осветил проулок…