During a fight with the Bird of Paradise, Kagome tells Koga that the jewel shards are in their enemies' mouths. Koga engages them but loses his own shards in battle. Inuyasha arrives, defeats one of the birds, and confirms Kagome's safety...

Wolf demons lured by rumors of the Shikon Jewel are slaughtered—by Naraku's new servant, the wind sorceress Kagura. She uses their reanimated bodies to attack Inuyasha and lures Koga into a trap. Koga, believing Inuyasha is behind the killings, enters the fight—unaware Naraku has implanted him with fake shards...