The Truth is the two hundred twenty-fourth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Tsubame explains the current situation back in town to Kenshin clearly, but the soulless rurouni still won't get up and help Yahiko. Oibore appears out of the blue and puts his hand on Tsubame's shoulder, asking Kuma to escort her out, for she is shedding too many tears.
Once Kenshin and Oibore are left alone, the old man retells the rurouni about Rakuninmura for they accept those who have given up and thrown away everything. But even for some, there are those who cannot forget the things they've abandoned and its too soon for those to settling down soon. For once, Kenshin speaks, angrily saying he has yet to find the answer to atone for his crimes. Oibore calms Kenshin down by pointing out something, the Sakabatou wrapped in chains that has been clutched in his hands the entire time. Kenshin thinks back and remembers how he kept saying he wanted to protect those in need. Once Kenshin realizes that he has been holding the answer to all of his problems all along, Oibore covers the bottle filled with the white plum fragrance.
With his mind cleared and answer learned, Kenshin gets to his feet and unsheathes the Sakabatou, breaking it out of its shackles. He sets off, leaving the Rakuninmura to answer the call for help like he always had done before.