Episode 9

Shippo... Plus, The Amazing Thunder Brothers! is the ninth episode of the InuYasha anime. It first aired in Japan on December 11, 2000.

Plot
It begins when Kagome makes some noodles for Inuyasha and Myoga. Inuyasha is impressed for her cooking skills, that he wanted her to dig in, but Kagome is angry where they're eating, in a wasted battle field, she mocks him for the location. Myoga is facsinated with Kagome's things, like her Bicycle, her food and a kettlehe asked her if their country had been making trades around. Kagome answered that the noodle were for Astronauts during the space age. Inuyasha and Myoga assumed that they got there by bike, but it was a rocket that they use. She even traveled to the moon. Night is setting in on our heroes en route, when suddenly a blazing foxfire appears. The fire is a trick belonging to Shippo, a mischievous little fox yōkai, He turns into a big pink balloon. Inuyasha slaps him and grabs him by the tail thinking it's a squirrel or a badger. Kagome wants to hold him after that. Shippo replaces himself with a small stone statue on Inuyasha's hand and browses through Kagome's bag and finds the bottle with the shard they got so far. He disappeared into thin but he was found inside of a skull behind them. He tells them that his father has recently been killed by two Thunder Brother demons named Hiten and Manten. It comes to show that Hiten has three on his forehead and Monten who has two shards on his forehead along with Shippo's father around his belt. Myoga knows them right off the bat. Inuyasha was insulted by Shippo for calling him a half-demon, so Inuyasha hits his head a couple of time. Shippo begs forgiveness and got Inuyasha where he wanted. He puts a bigger statue on his hands and puts a sticker on it so that the statue goes back to its tiny state. Inuyasha can't seem to get it off since it's heavy to lift it with the sticker on. Shippo tricks Kagome wit his fox fire and got the bottle with the shards and runs off. Kagome chases him leaving Inuyasha behind. Monten looking at his reflection in the water wants more hair like his brother to get more ladies like Hiten does. In the rustling Shippo is caught by Monten. Shippo is shocked to see his father around his waist, which angers him. Shippo tries to punch him, but he was punched back which causes the bottle to fall out of his pocket. Monten about to electricute Shippo, an arrow went through his face. Kagome is shocked that she made it. Kagome warns Monten that she has an arrow and isn't afraid to use it. Kagome orders Shippo to get back to her. She then attacked him on the head. two strans of hair fall out, and Monten loses his temper cause Kagome to pass out. Monten decides to kidnap her. Myoga tried his best to get the sticker off the the statue which stills subdues Inuyasha. Shippo makes a deal with him. He'll help him is he doesn't strike him on the head. Inuyasha agrees. Shippo takes the sticker of the statue. Inuyasha strikes Shippo's head a couple of times to punish him. Inuyasha shaked Shippo to make sure the shards are safe and they are. Shippo tells Inuyasha that Kagome has been kidnapped by the Thunder Brothers. Inuyasha tells him that he doesn't smell like victory. Shippo mocks Inuyasha for Kagome is his lover. Inuyasha slams him down to the ground, that she ain't his woman. But it wouldn't hurt to save her. On one condition: Shippo giving Inuyasha an apology, and a nice hot bath tonight. Myoga tells Shippo that he has to do it. Shippo gets on his knees and tells Inuyasha he's sorry, while Inuyasha carrying Kagome's bike with just one hand. At the Thunder Brothers's tribe, Monten prepares a some sort of potion that his mother taught him. Kagome comes to and finds herself being the next ingridient for his potion. Kagome yells, Monten tries to get her to keep her voice down. Hiten barges in with a vixen. Monten tells his brother that Kagome is his, but Hiten tells him that the vixen is his. Hiten asked him to see if he had found any shards. Monten told him that he did but lost it. Hiten fees disappointed that he killed the vixen for Monten liking Kagome more than the shards. Kagome comes up with a plan to trick into believing that Inuyasha has more shards than they do all together. She tells them that Inuyasha is in love with her, that he'd give the shards for her as a ransom. Hiten warns her that if she is lying she'll be kill on the spot. Inuyasha along with Shippo running toward the The Thunder Brothers. Myoga tells Inuyasha the they eat women. Inuyasha doesn't think Kagome is pretty and brave. Inuyasha gets out of the way from a lightning attack from Hiten. Inuyasha is relieve to see her okay, but confused for believe that they're lovers. Hiten attacks, before Inuyasha draws the Tetsusaiga to block Hiten's weapon.