Kagome sees a Soul Piper, a demon that consoles the spirits of children. She helps Mayu, a girl who is about to become an evil spirit, to pass on.

Koga furiously attacks Kagura in hopes of retrieving his stolen Shikon shards.

Sesshomaru battles with Jakotsu on Mount Hakurei while Suikotsu holds Rin captive. As Suikotsu is about to kill Rin, Kikyo fires an arrow at Suikotsu's neck making him change to his good alter ego. The counterpart wishes for Kikyo to remove the Shikon shard from his neck so he won't have to suffer the thought of killing anymore because of his evil alter ego. Jakotsu removes the Shikon shard and Suikotsu is reduced to a skeleton.

Now that the sacred barrier is down, Kagome and the rest of the gang head up Mt. Hakurei. Inuyasha runs into Bankotsu, deep inside the mountain and is forced to fight him. Can Inuyasha win, now that Bankotsu has seven Shikon shards.?

When Kagome brings back some rare dried food from the feudal era, Inuyasha is forced to travel to modern Japan to protect her, as the food is actually made from dried demons.

Naraku confronts Kikyo, while Hakudoshi creates a new monstrosity for Inuyasha and friends to deal with.