Kenshin confronts Sanosuke, who wields the giant Zanbato with ease. However, Sanosuke shows his incredible durability after withstanding a strike from Kenshin with ease. This leads Kenshin to instead launch a barrage of blows at him, and Sanosuke falls to the ground. For a moment it looked as if victory has been decided. However, while Sanosuke is in a daze, he recalls the reason for his obsession with victory, his past from ten years ago when he was in the Sekiho Army...
They scouted the roadside domains
ahead of the Imperial Army,
خرجوا لاستطلاع مناطق المحاذية للطّرقات 
،قبل الجيش الإمبراطوريّ
Sie fungierten als „Speerspitze“,
um die Clans entlang des Weges
Su tarea era adelantarse al Ejército
Imperial de la Restauración Meiji
Iban por los feudos de camino
a la vanguardia del Ejército Imperial,
À travers les fiefs,
उन्होंने साम्राज्य की सेना,
क्रांतिकारी सैनिकों से पहले
Il Sekihotai,
Eles são do exército oficial,
ou seja, são a linha de frente,
Войско разведывало дороги
для революционных сил,