His parents died in a Cholera epidemic when he was about 8 years old. Kenshin was then bought by someone, Kenshin and the person who bought him were attacked by a group of bandits. The person who bought Kenshin was killed. Fortunately, Hiko Seijuurou was passing by and rescued Kenshin. Hiko took Kenshin in as a student and changed his name from Shinta to Kenshin (because Shinta was a sweet name). He then teaches Kenshin the sword technique Hitenmitsurugiryu.
At the age of 14, Kenshin parted ways from his master and joined the side of the Ishin to help create a new era during the bakumatsu. He was given the nickname Hitokiri Battousai. His name become a legend to the Japanese people.
After the start of Meiji in the 1800s, he vowed never to kill again to compensate for the people he killed and became a rurouni or wanderer...he then had a sakabatou (reversed edge sword) and he helps people from now on.
After 10 years of wandering as a Rurouni trying to atone for the sins he committed in the Bakumatsu he accidentaly met a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru who accused him of using her dojo's name in bad ways... Kenshin rescued Kaoru at those times and she offered him to live in her dojo...He soon accepted to live with her and meets new friends >Yahiko Myojin, Sanosuke Sagara and Megumi Takani etc... and they form a family of their own.
