Kagome returns to the present day. She is busy preparing for a mock exam two days later. Meanwhile, Sango is concerned about Kohaku, who was taken away by Kagura. Miroku is considerate to Sango, but he gets slapped because of his lecherous ways. The group has lost track of Naraku, and everyone is spending their time in their own way.

Naraku is trying to absorb Sesshomaru so that he can get the powers of a complete demon. But Inuyasha breaks through his barrier and interferes. When Naraku sees that the tables have been turned, he retreats behind his miasma.

Naraku tells Sesshomaru that he'll give Rin back if he kills Inuyasha, but Sesshomaru charges into Naraku's castle instead. Meanwhile, Kagome detects the presence of the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha leaves Kagome and the others to find the shard, while he looks for Naraku's castle by himself.

The Tetsusaiga is equipped with a technique that can break through barriers. Jaken plans to steal it from Inuyasha, but his plans continually fail. Rin is disgusted. Jaken chases her away and lures Inuyasha to a hot spring, and manages to steal the Tetsusaiga.

Sango is asked to slay a demon by a young lord named Kuranosuke, who fell in love with her six years ago. Kuranosuke has looks, status, and wealth. Sango is confused as to how she will turn down his marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Kagome is cheering on the relationship between Miroku and Sango.

The Panther King, the general of the Panther Tribe, begins to move with the power of the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru attack the mummy. As they do, Koga, Miroku, and the others lead Kagome and the other people to a safe location.

Inuyasha slices through the Panthers' barrier with his red Tetsusaiga, and Inuyasha and Koga make their way into the castle town. Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango have fallen under the Divas' spell, and Kagome is being held in a prison.

The Panther Tribe attacks from the west. Their goal is to get the Shikon Jewel shards that Kagome has, as well as to get revenge on Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, the sons of the Dog General. The Four Panther Divas use unusual techniques and kidnap Kagome…

The Hyakki Bat demon Otakemaru tries to destroy the village along with Shiori's mother. Inuyasha is blocked by Shiori's barrier and cannot defeat Otakemaru. Shizu asks Otakemaru to respect the will of her late husband, Tsukuyomaru, and save the village.

Myoga comes to deliver a message from Totosai. He says that the Tetsusaiga will become stronger if it cuts a Hyakki Bat, a demon that can create a powerful barrier. Inuyasha and the gang search for the Hyakki Bats' nest, which is near the sea.

Inuyasha visits Totosai in search of a technique that can break through Naraku's barrier. There he meets Bunza, a wildcat-demon child. The two do as Totosai orders them. Bunza acts as if he's the older disciple, but ends up collapsing.

Muso regenerates even thought he was hit with the Wind Scar. Miroku tells Inuyasha that Muso has a heart in the area where he has a spider marking. But Kagura interferes, and the hell wasps take away Muso's shard.

Muso attacks Kagome. Inuyasha destroys him with his Wind Scar. Naraku, who was watching the event, tells Kagura to tell Inuyasha where Muso went. After Inuyasha and the others leave, Muso regenerates.

A demon born from a piece of flesh that Naraku discarded transforms into a man without a face and steals the handsome face of Muso, a traveling monk. The demon calls himself Muso and slaughters and plunders along his way to Kaede's village.

Shippo is sent a letter challenging him to a battle. The letter's sender is Soten Raijyu, and he is still just a child. He investigated Inuyasha and the others and determined that they were too strong, so he focuses his attention on Shippo.

Kagura approaches Sesshomaru and tells him to kill Naraku, but Sesshomaru refuses. As Inuyasha and the others search for Kagura, they realize that Naraku is a half demon. They find Kagura, but Koga is badly injured, and Inuyasha shows his human form to save him.

There is a rift in Naraku's barrier. But it's the beginning of the month, and when night falls, Inuyasha loses his demon powers, and the search for Naraku is called off.

One night, someone possesses Sango to attack Miroku. The group examines the centipede demon that they suspect was behind it, but they are mistaken. Miroku is possessed next and attacks Sango. Shippo tries to flee, but is cornered by a small shadow.

Tsubaki is a priestess who was considered to be on par with Kikyo. She was jealous that the Shikon Jewel was not entrusted to her, so she became a dark priestess. Inuyasha and the others defeat Tsubaki's shikigami, but Tsubaki has already broken the forbidden seal and called forth the demon.

Tsubaki visits the onmyoji mansion where she once trained. She plans to open a forbidden door in order to train an ogre that was sealed away in the pagoda with the power of the Shikon Jewel. Momiji and Botan, two young priestesses, are tricked by Tsubaki into fighting off Inuyasha and the others.

Tsubaki's curse steals Kagome's consciousness. Kagome forgets feudal Japan in an illusory world.

Kagome desperately fights the curse placed on her by Tsubaki, a dark priestess. Meanwhile, Kikyo appears before Tsubaki. Tsubaki is surprised and cuts off her curse.

Naraku calls upon a priestess named Tsubaki. Fifty years ago, Tsubaki was defeated by Kikyo when she went after the Shikon Jewel. She is a dark priestess who sold her soul to a demon to maintain her youth and is now after Kagome's blood.

Sango returns to the demon slayer village and repairs her Hiraikotsu. She also lays her father and her comrades' ashes to rest. When she is about to leave, she is attacked.

Tokajin kidnaps Kagome from his miniature garden. Inuyasha is able to escape from the miniature garden with the help of Miroku and the others, and goes to save Kagome. As he escapes, he finds a flower with an old sage's face on it.

Sango goes back to the slayer village in order to fix her Hiraikotsu, and Kagome goes back to the well so she can return to the present day. Along the way, she finds a Nimenka, a fruit that looks like a face.

Husbands are being lured away from their village by a beautiful demon. Their wives ask Miroku to defeat the demon. Worried about him, Sango accompanies him. But Sango is separated from him by an odd mist.

In a certain village, Shippo meets a girl named Satsuki. Satsuki believes that her brother, who went to war, will come back. She shows Shippo the treasure her brother gave her, a sacred jewel shard. Unfortunately, it is only a flower made of stone.

Menoumaru, a demon and son of Hyoga, who has been sealed by Inuyasha's father 200 years ago, desires the power of Tetsusaiga for a special task. But instead of asking Inuyasha for it, he takes Kagome hostage and tricks him. The result is that Menoumaru turns even more powerful than before.

Together with his female demon underlings Ruri and Hari he manages to turn friends into foes and lovers into haters.