Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999)
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen details the origins of the man who would bear the name of Hitokiri Battousai long before he swore his oath not to kill and before he earned his reputation as an assassin. The young man's heart is divided between justice and corruption, while the fate of a nation rests on his actions.
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - The Man of the Slashing Sword - Kiru Otoko (斬る男)
February 20, 1999
Episode of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, how he was trained and how he became a manslayer.
1x2 - The Lost Cat - Mayoi Neko (迷い猫)
April 21, 1999
The second episode details Kenshin's role in the revolution, how he met Tomoe, and how the rebellion was almost quelled.
1x3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home - Yoi no Satoyama (宵里山)
June 19, 1999
The third episode details how Kenshin lived with Tomoe and married her as a cover until his side replenished its forces to continue the rebellion.
1x4 - The Cross-Shaped Wound - Juuji Kizu (十字傷)
September 22, 1999
The fourth episode is about the betrayal against Kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his cross-shaped scar.