Now that Urasue has kidnapped Kagome, she prepares for the soul transfer, which Inuyasha unknowingly activates. Once the soul is transfered, Kikyo attacks Inuyasha. Inuyasha learns of his supposed betrayal of Kikyo, 50 years ago. Kagome soon reclaims her soul and Kikyo runs off to retain at least part of it. Inuyasha chases after her and thinks back to when Kikyo convinced him to use the Shikon no Tama, to become human!
Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo cross paths with Miroku a lecherous monk with a black hole in his right hand. Miroku explains that his "black hole" (Wind Tunnel) came from the evil Naraku an extremely evil shapshifter who cursed the Tunnel on his grandfather. When Inuyasha hears about this, he realizes that somehow Naraku is the one that tricked him and Kikyo into betraying each other so long ago.....
Inuyasha and the others, become entangled with a odd painter who has been corrupted by the power of a Shikon Shard.
A now one-armed Sesshomaru recieves a Shikon-enhanced arm, with which wield Tetsusaiga, from a mysterious man in a Baboon cloak, named Naraku. Sesshomaru then appears once again in front of Inuyasha...
After a badly beaten Inuyasha gets hold of Tetsuaiga once more, Sesshomaru backs off. Convinced that Kagome doesn't belong in the takes her to the well, hugs her close, takes her shards and pushes back through to the present...
Kaede informs the group of Onigumo, a paralyzed bandit who had an unhealthy absession with Kikyo and his sudden disappearance. The group then has to deal with an attack by the Shikon-induced Royakan!
As Kagome goes on a date with Hojo, all hell breaks loose in the past as Inuyasha battes with Royakan. When Naraku reveals himself to the group his true identity is soon discovered!
Since Kagome reclaimed most of her soul, Kikyo now walks the land and steals the souls from young girls. This act, inadvertantly leads Kagome and Inuyasha right to her!
Paralyzed by Kikyo, Kagome is forced to watch Kikyo drag Inuyasha to hell!
After her family is murdered in front of her eyes, the Demon Slayer Sango learns from Naraku that her village was destroyed by Inuyasha....
Believing that Inuyasha destroyed her village, Sango goes after Inuyasha.
Sango shows the group where the Shikon no Tama was created. Thus revealing the story of its origin.
When an evil water God starts demanding children sacrifices, it's up to Inuyasha and the others to stop him.