Episode 32

Kikyo and Inuyasha, Into the Miasma  is the thirty-second episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Naraku, still posing as Kagewaki Hitomi, encounters Kikyō, shocked to find out that she is alive.
 * 2) Naraku's miasma lures Inuyasha's group to a mountain where demons are battling.
 * 3) It turns out that Naraku sealed the demons in the mountain, absorbing the victor's body and making it his own; Naraku flies off with Kikyō.

Summary
Kikyō takes care of injured soldiers who are very enthusiastic about her help, but since she treats warriors on each side, the rulers become aware and a group of soldiers takes them to their master. He has a weak constitution and doesn't want to talk to anyone anymore. When Kikyō arrives, the guard doesn't want to let her through, but she ignores the guard eagerly. However, she knows that something is wrong here and finds a man whose human part is dead. There, Naraku, who borrowed Kagewaki's flesh, is shocked and astonished to see Kikyō "alive", whom he thought was dead, because she knows nothing of their resuscitation.

In a village in the area where the group arrives, parts of demons fell from the sky together with ink, destroying the harvest and making many villagers sick. Sango sees a mountain in the distance that she believes is the source of the poison. She also suspects that Naraku is behind it. Kikyō cannot help Naraku and wants to leave the castle, but at Naraku's orders she is not allowed. The friends approach the mountain and Sango, still frail, collapses and must stay outside due to the miasma, with Kagome and Shippō, while Inuyasha and go inside alone. Meanwhile, Kikyō sensing a strong miasma decides to control one of the guardians by means of the soul collectors and commands him to release her from the cell with a bow and arrows.

Shippō suddenly feels drawn to the mountain and suspects that something horrific is going on. Inuyasha feels the same inside the mountain and walks in that direction with Miroku as they come to a cave where demons fight each other and the remains just stay there. The demon that survives gets the power of all other demons. But then the demon notices that Inuyasha is nearby and he is only allowed to leave when Inuyasha is dead. Inuyasha is drawn into the battle, much to Miroku's worry. Outside the others are amazed that the others stay in the mountain for so long and tried to move somewhere else. Kikyō goes into the cave, too, passing in front of Kagome, Sango, Shippō, and Kirara without so much as acknowledging them. Therefore, Kagome runs into the mountain and takes Kirara with her, Shippō stays outside with Sango. Kikyō senses in the mountain that the souls want to escape from her.

Inuyasha fights the demon and Miroku tells him about a spell he recognizes made to merge the demons into ever more ferocious ones, known as a Kodoku. But Inuyasha doesn't care as he seems to be able to win when Kikyō appears, which surprises Inuyasha, in the light of the dead souls that are keeping her alive begin leaving her body and enters the demon's before collapsing on the cave floor. Naraku indeed intends to usurp the body of the last survivor. Inuyasha sees this and wants to help Kikyō, but this gives the demon the upper hand. Kagome now arrives in the cave and says that there is another piece of the Shikon Jewel in the area. Kagome and Kirara arrive to see the fight, Kirara also jump into the cave for the fight as each demon is forced to fight by a spell but is stopped by Miroku. Kodoku notices Kikyō, who isn't human, and moves to absorb her. Inuyasha, enraged, fight even more ferociously. Miroku wants Inuyasha to stay calm, but he doesn't want to stay calm as he wants to protect the now unconscious Kikyō. Inuyasha notices Kagome before he goes back to protect Kikyō. Kagome goes to rescue Kikyō, so that Inuyasha won't put himself in danger for her, which makes her a bit jealous. Kikyō contemptuously rejects Kagome's help. Inuyasha is about to kill the demon when Kikyō shoots an arrow at Tessaiga, turning it back, knowing that if Inuyasha wins the fight, he'll have problems with Naraku. Suddenly the Kodoku is sucked out of the mountain and the demon attacks Naraku, who is sitting on the top of the mountain, but the attack is absorbed and Naraku absorbs the power of the demon, which could have happened to Inuyasha, had Kikyō not shot the arrow. Naraku needed the new body because Kagome's arrow had shredded it so badly.

In the ensuing confusion, Inuyasha and his friends regain safety, Naraku picks up Kikyō and Inuyasha tries to save her from him but he disappears with her and Inuyasha cannot stop him. Naraku surprised that she broke the spell instead of killing the demon with whom he merged with, as she could have done. The episode ends with Kikyō awakening in his arms as she is taken away from Inuyasha.

Differences from the manga

 * The anime omits the joke of Miroku volunteering to be Kagome's guard while Inuyasha enters the cave alone.
 * When Sango asks who Kikyō is, Shippō is the one to explain. The anime has Kagome explain instead.
 * The Shikon Jewel falling off of Kagome's necklace is anime exclusive.
 * In the manga, the demon rips up Naraku's body, revealing that it was a puppet.
 * In the manga, Inuyasha attacks Naraku immediately after Naraku has gotten his new body, but is unable to penetrate the barrier.

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