Blade of the Immortal, Vol. 4

The hunter becomes the hunted as the government joins the slaughter. The stakes reach a boiling point when the Shogunate's secret police, the Mubyōshai, enter the fray. They offer a shady alliance to the Ittō-ryū, intending to use them to reform the nation's military. But Anotsu Kagehisa refuses to be a pawn in political games. While the Ittō-ryū navigates this dangerous political tightrope, Rin goes rogue. Armed only with her throwing knives and a burning obsession for revenge, she sneaks out alone to hunt down Kuroii Sabato, the poet-swordsman who murdered her father. However, her mission goes horribly wrong, forcing an annoyed but fiercely protective Manji to track her into the depths of a hostile forest.What follows is an all-out, three-way war of attrition. Surrounded by traps, trained assassins, and a literal army of swordsmen, Manji must protect Rin while his healing factors are pushed to their absolute limits. Volume 4 transitions the series from individual duels into a gripping, high-stakes tactical survival game.