Episode 96

Jaken Falls Ill is the 96th episode of the InuYasha anime.

Plot
Sesshomaru and his companions are walking in the forest when Rin requests to leave to find food. She leaves and Jaken is force to oversee her actions. During Rin's search for food, which is a wild melon a cluster Saimyōshō disguised as large handed monster attacks them. Sesshomaru comes to the aid of Rin, who had been snatched by the monster. When the Saimyōshō disperse, Jaken uses his staff of two heads to control and destroy them. Unfortunately several Saimyōshō bite into Jaken before being killed. Sesshomaru follows a weaken Saimyōshō figuring it will lead him to Naraku. Jaken quickly tells Rin to take out the stingers that are in his arms, but before the Rin could remove the stingers they are absorbed into Jaken's body allowing the poison they contain to spread within Jaken's body. Jaken tells Rin on how she can save him which to find a special herb to counteract the poison. Rin goes to see half-demon herbalist Jinenji. Jinenji who is afraid of coming out in public due his being half-demon only tells Rin where she can get the herbs for Jaken. Later Jinenji remarks how much Rin is like Kagome. Rin sets off with Ah-Uh to the top of a mountain in monster ridden valley to find the herb. Ah-Uh keeps the monsters at bay but Sesshomaru ends up saving Rin in mid fall from a cliff but nonetheless she was able to collect the herbs for Jaken. Jaken is given the herbs by Sesshomaru by the time Rin awakes from her ordeal Jaken is better, but unaware of her heroism. Rin is relieved to see Jaken better.

Trivia

 * Grip! is the opening theme as of this epiosde. It marks the first appearance of an opening that wasn't handdrawn.
 * Jinenji marks a reappearance.
 * The Saimyosho are shown to shape-shift on their own; they previously merged with Muso to recreate his destroyed limbs.
 * Inuyasha's group learn the name of the poisonous insects used by Naraku.
 * Sesshomaru learns where to look for Naraku.