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Instrument of Shadows is the one hundred sixtieth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.

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Kenshin hesitates to draw his sword. First, he would like to know who his opponent is taking revenge for. Otowa answers that his friend was a good man and they would go out at night to see who could kill the most people. With that said, Kenshin readies himself in a Battōjutsu stance, but an arrow is shot out from Otowa's sleeve when he raises and holds out his left hand, marked with a strange, glowing symbol and possessing an unusual sound. Quickly, Kenshin catches the arrow by its shaft. In just a matter of seconds, Otowa's Baika Chuuzen was defeated. Otowa introduces himself to Kenshin, mentioning that he has even more concealed weapons, but will wait until it's time for Jinchuu. After he retrieves his sword holding down Chief Uramura's hand, Otowa tosses a pair of cubes into a pond behind Kenshin. A strange gas begins spreading around the area. Otowa uses the time while Kenshin is paralyzed from his Kasui Busuen to escape.

At the Maekawa Dōjō, Inui's tekkou is somewhat damaged from Sanosuke's Futae no Kiwami. Sanosuke prepares to finish Inui with another Futae no Kiwami, but as his fist draws closer to its target, it bursts open with blood. While Sanosuke howls in pain, back-up police officers finally arrive. They fire their guns at Inui, but the rain of bullets are simply blocked with the tekkou. Iwanbou bursts onto the scene, taking the reinforced policemen out. Gein pops up from his creation and tells Inui to retreat, as it is time for Jinchuu.

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