Golden Kamuy Vol. 5 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

The showdown with Henmi becomes a brutal fight that mirrors Sugimoto's own damage—the fact that he only feels alive on the battlefield—before it is settled at great cost. Within the Seventh Division, malcontents chafing at Tsurumi's grip begin to move, exposing the seeds of an internal split. Hijikata binds convicts to him through his own network and ideology, growing as a distinct third power. The scramble for the tattooed hides turns ever bloodier, sliding into a paranoid game where allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart. The bond between Sugimoto and Asirpa stands out as the axis resisting the endless chain of killing.