Sesshomaru forces the truth from the demon and extracts a black pearl from Inuyasha's eye—revealing their father's grave. He enters it in search of the legendary sword, Tetsusaiga. Kagome and Inuyasha follow. Though the sword is meant for Inuyasha, it's Kagome who first draws it from its resting place.

In the province of Kai, a bumbling young samurai named Nobunaga learns that a demon has possessed his childhood friend's new husband, a feudal lord. With Kagome's clever help, the toad demon Tsukumo no Gama is driven out—though not without a struggle.