Memories of Sunbeams Through the Leaves

 is the twenty-eighth chapter of Natsumi Mukai's +Anima manga.

Synopsis
In a flashback, a young Senri runs towards Upas to happily tell him that his father is going to take him hunting on the mountain.

In the present day, Igneous Giesrieg talks to his soldiers about their lack of progress in talks with the Kim-un-kur. They change the subject to the bear that they saw, and some nearby Kim-un-kur inform them that the bear was actually a +Anima; Igneous immediately begins interrogating them about the bear +Anima.

Cooro, Husky and Nana Alba gather around Senri. Nana panics over Senri's amnesia. Cooro doesn't understand the predicament so Husky has to explain it to him, which saddens Cooro who suspects Senri may have wanted to forget them. Upas heads over to them, and to everyone else's surprise Cooro identifies him as the bear +Anima. Upas recognizes Senri's affliction, and introduces himself as along with Senri having been a member of the Tooa Tribe. Igneous soon shows up to question Upas over whether he was the bear +Anima who killed his grandfather. Without denying it, Upas questions Igneous's motivations in peace talks with the Kim-un-kur.

Husky heads into the forest alone; Cooro follows him and manages to save him from falling over a ledge. They discuss how Upas did not look happy to see Senri, despite them both being the last surviving members of their tribe.

Upas thinks back to going hunting with Riiya and Senri, and with a heavy heart apologizes to Riiya's memory.

The next day, Si Mukar gives Igneous a trial to prove himself; he must head up the mountain and collect a marker while guided by three Kim-un-kur. Igneous accepts the trial. Upas, as one of the guides, request that they also take Senri, claiming that it may help to bring Senri's memory back; Si Mukar allows it. The other children are refused in coming along, however they follow anyway from a distance.

Igneous struggles up the mountain and wonders how the Kim-un-kur are able to climb with ease. Upas asks Senri if he can remember anything, and Senri thinks about them finding Amurui's claw marks while on a hunt; Upas warns him not to force himself to remember. Some ways up the mountain, Upas guides Senri on a different path from the others; he turns to face Senri, manifesting his Anima with intent to kill.