Sū-shin Battle — Yahiko vs. Genbu is the two hundred forty-second chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Genbu makes himself seem like the most sinister than the others when he prefers to fight younger opponents and robbing them of their for pleasure. With his pole assembled back into one piece, Genbu tries to strike Yahiko and again blocked by the boy's crossed wrists. The same thing happens; but this time, Yahiko's hands get caught in the chain. Genbu launches his opponent up, thrusts him in the chest, then slams him down all with his pole.
Arrogantly, Genbu begins looking for his next fight, thinking that he's through with Yahiko. To his surprise, Yahiko gets to his feet and clashes with him for his drive to beat Genbu with the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu's succession technique is what's keeping him going. Genbu again tries to strike Yahiko, but unlike the last two times, Yahiko hits Genbu's weapon with the butt of his shinai, rendering it useless to be shifted into its separated sections. Genbu knows that if he steps either forward or backwards, he'll be done for. The great strategist of the Four Gods tries to think up a plan while Yahiko begins the countdown to make his move. What Genbu comes up with is the assumption that his opponent is just a kid. That mistake leads to his downfall as Yahiko executes the Hawatari, defeating and breaking his pesky pole as well.
Heishin looks on in disbelief as his strongest bodyguards are defeated before his eyes. With no choice,Heishin retreats back to the mansion, swearing that he'll get revenge by releasing all of the soldiers with his entire arsenal of weapons. What he forgot was that he was supposed to disappear from a certain someone's sight in half an hour, and unfortunately for him, he happens to bump into that someone after only running for a few seconds. Enishi knocks out Heishin with one fist, disfiguring his face. The time has come for Kenshin and Enishi to square off once again.