(W/A/CA) Hiroaki Samura. Over 650 pages of samurai battles* bloodshed* and bitter rivalries! Rin's seemingly immortal protector* Manji* is helping her destroy the eccentric* bloodthirsty Itto-ryu sword school that ambushed and killed her parents. While Manji has his hands full with a trio of devious assassins* Rin decides to make her way across Edo to search for the murderous Itto-ryu leader Anotsu Kagehisa on her own! Will Manji find her before Anotsu does? This volume also features the debut of the mysterious Mugai-ryu warriors* who will become major players in this revenge epic from a modern manga master!