The Invulnerable Gauntlets is the one hundred fifty-ninth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
From the last chapter, Inui accepts Sanosuke's challenge and rushes forward at his new opponent, trampling on the downed bodies in the process. Sanosuke is prepared, but doesn't expect Inui's unusual attack. Inui flips forward and smashes Sanosuke's face with his boots soles. Bursting the fight outside the dojo, Sanosuke knows his disadvantage as his Futae no Kiwami usage hand is more badly hurt than Kenshin himself. So Sanosuke tries to attack Inui using only punches. Nothing works against him; Inui simply blocks all of Sanosuke's moves until he throws him to the ground.
Sanosuke realizes that to win this fight, he has to smash the tekkou worn on Inui's wrists. Inui congratulates Sanosuke for knowing what to do, but asks if he can do it. Inui brags that his tekkou is invincible because it's combined with his skills from the Jushiki Invincible Ryuu, and claims that he will be the one to kill Battousai since he defeated his school's master. Sanosuke gets to his feet slowly and asks if that's the reason why Inui is after Kenshin. Inui tells his opponent straightforwardly that he's not interested in anything but victory in a fight. A grin appears on Sanosuke's face. Sanosuke says Inui is not in Kenshin's league if he's just using revenge to go berserk. To show Inui a lesson, Sanosuke recklessly hits his opponent's tekkou with a Futae no Kiwami.
Meanwhile, at the Uramura residence, Chief Uramura is down on his knees at the mercy of Otowa Hyōko. A gun had somehow exploded in his hand thanks to Otowa. Behind him are his daughter and wife in tears, huddled against a wall where a downed, bloody policeman is. Otowa stabs Uramura's hand, pinning it to the ground, with a sword. He tells the police chief not to worry, as his whole family will be joining him in the next world. At the door appears Kenshin to everyone's relief, excluding Otowa who recognizes his true target after examining Kenshin's cheek.