The Shinsengumi - fearsome and formidable protectors of the Shogunate, with whom Kenshin did battle during the final days of the Meiji Restoration. One man in particular-Saito Hajime, captain of the third unit - lingers in Kenshin's mind. Now an officer of the law and known as 'Fujita Goro,' Saito arrives on the steps of the Kamiya Dojo, challenging Kenshin to a duel that will force a reawakening of Kenshin's own past. But the confrontation with Saito is just the beginning of something much larger, something that will involve the future of the new Japan.