Remembrance 12: Fierce Battle is the one hundred seventy-seventh chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Enishi enters the farm house, only to find it empty and her sister not returned back, and heads off into the forest wondering if she went there.
Battousai charges forward, despite the number of trees being launched at him by Sumita. The ax-wielding Dark Arts specialist has been chosen as the first target to be taken down, so Battousai focuses on defeating him first. Yatsume takes advantage of the situation by sneaking above Battousai and drilling his claw into his left shoulder. Sumita follows up by hurling a tree right into the face of his opponent. However, Battousai does not go down from the deadly blow. With one swipe of his sword, Battousai cuts off Sumita's legs knee high. Out of exhaustion, Battousai drops his sword and slumps against a tree. From the tree, Yatsume drills his claw into Battousai's right shoulder. Quickly, Battousai draws his other sword and pins the menacing pest's hand down to the tree.
Yatsume tries to remove the sword, but has no luck. Battousai looks at him directly in the eyes, causing anger to build up in his modified body. With sudden rage, Yatsume tears his hand off of the tree. Even though the sword had ripped through his flesh, Yatsume flees, swearing to kill Battousai for seeing his true self, as it is his clan rule.
Battousai heads over to the helpless Sumita and asks where his final opponent is. Sumita answers him, including that Tomoe is with him. Yet, Sumita won't let Battousai go without causing him the loss of more senses. Sumita pulls a trigger hidden in the ground, causing the explosion of another barrel followed by a blinding light.
Intuition, hearing, and now sight. Battousai nearly lost three of his six senses. After seeing the explosion, Tatsumi figures it will take the hitokiri a while to get to him. He turns around and heads for the shack so he can get rid of Tomoe, but to his surprise, footsteps are heard nearby. When he turns around, Tatsumi comes face-to-face with Battousai.