As Kenshin continues his re-education at the hand of his master in Hiten Mitsurugi, Hiko Seijuro, he looks back also to the first, early years of that training. ..including the moment in his life in which he changed his name to 'Kenshin.' Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Juppongatana or, 'Ten Swords,' arrive in Kyoto, while the first phase of Shishio Makoto's plan for Japan finally gets underway.