Sojiro, a young boy, stands beside the bodies of his murdered family. He holds a bloody sword in his hands, and lets the warm rain wash over his face. He is smiling pleasantly. Kenshin Himura, sworn to defeat the evil Shishio, has only one obstacle left between him and the mad lord himself. This obstacle is Sojiro, the boy assassin. Kenshin has already beaten many opponents on the road to Shishio, but Sojiro is special. He is faster than Kenshin, stronger than Kenshin, more skilled than Kenshin, and his temperament makes him immune to the special techniques of Kenshin's Hiten Mitsurugi Style! He is called the Tenken, because his swordsmanship can only be a gift from the heaven