InuYasha

Sesshomaru, Jaken and Rin walk through the woods in search of Bokuseno, the tree from which Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga's scabbards were made from. They soon find him. Elsewhere, Sango nurses a sick Miroku (see episode 50) but after he gropes her she realizes that his strength has returned to him. From Bokuseno, Sesshomaru learns that when Inuyasha transforms he devolves to a killing machine because the demon blood in Inuyasha is too strong for Inuyasha's half demon body. Additionally, constant transformations will cause him to loose his soul. As Inuyasha and the others take off, they come across a boy calling for help. Inuyasha automatically assumes that it's a demon attack and comes running. He soon discovers that boy's grandfather just fell. Inuyasha and the others help him to their village and go on their way. Later, Inuyasha and the others see smoke coming from the village and the little boy once again comes looking for help, this time with an arrow in his shoulder. Inuyasha and Miroku go to the village and investigate. The village is under attack by thieves, who are killing and keeping the women around for pleasure purposes. Inuyasha and Miroku arrive and Inuyasha senses a demon and calls the leader out. The leader, Gatenmaru, appears and is intrigued by Inuyasha's sword. He wants it, but Inuyasha won't let him have it. So he and Inuyasha fight. In the battle, Inuyasha breaks Gatenmaru's axe. Gatenmaru manages to cut Inuyasha a couple times. Gatenmaru then reveals his demon powers and creates a cocoon of melting poison. In the cocoon, Miroku has constructed a barrier to keep the poison at bay, Inuyasha manages to get some of the poison in his wound. Outside the cocoon, one of Gatenmaru's thieves hands him Tetsusaiga. Gatenmaru is rejected by Tetsusaiga's barrier and soon deduces the Inuyasha is a half-demon. No longer wanting the sword, Gatenmaru gives it to one of his henchmen and decides to watch Inuyasha and Miroku's barrier give out. While Gatenmaru waits, he decides to have some fun with the girls. Seeing this through the cocoon, Inuyasha begins to transform!