Rurouni Kenshin Episode 8: A New Battle or The Mysterious Beauty from Nowhere

Brohoof’s: 4.6/5 Content Rating: Teen

We see Kenshin and Sanoske gambling in a back room, when Sano discovers that one of his friends was killed by some bad opium. Suddenly a woman comes barging into the room, exhausted, and begging for help. The men chasing her soon follow, claiming to be the bodyguards of some Kanryu Takeda, a shady businessman. Sano quickly disposes of the two. Out of nowhere a third appears, and calls out the woman as Megumi. Throwing some darts, he injures the gamblers. Kenshin and Sano proceed to put him through a few walls. The odd trio returns to the dojo, and almost instantly. The two girls start fighting over Kenshin. The men previously chasing Megumi are slain. Except the third, who is under a different commander. This mysterious commander is a leader of a team (the Oniwaban group) hired by Kanryu. Three members are dispatched with the task of bringing Megumi back. At the dojo Kenshin questions the fox, and gets nothing except information about their opponents. Soon after, A Oniwaban member shows up for Megumi. Hyottko (Fire Man in Japanese shorthand) breaks through a wall. Sano takes the challenge. He learns that his opponent can spit fire, and Kenshin takes the stage. Sano now attacks, wanting his opponent back. He quickly deals with Hyottko, when the small one from earlier attacks Megumi. However he missed, and hit Yahiko. Kenshin prepares to attack when the third member appears, taking his comrades with him. As everyone is rushing to treat Yahiko, Megumi dropped som packets of opium, causing Sano to become suspicious.