Episode 35

The True Owner of the Great Sword is 35th episode of the InuYasha anime.

Plot
Inuyasha battles Sesshomaru, and by finding the wind scar defeats him. Sesshomaru's life is saved, however, by the Tenseiga, his sword. As Inuyasha remembers his fight under the probing of Totosai, he uneasily realizes that, blinded by the poison from Sesshomaru's claws, he didn't aim right at him, and maybe his attack didn't connect as well as he thought. Totosai reminds everyone that Tenseiga is a sentient sword, and it choose to protect Sesshomaru.

As Sesshomaru lay wounded, a young human girl seems to care for his well being, and despite Sesshomaru's rebuke and defensive stance, she gives him food and water. He tells her to mind her own business and that he doesn't eat human food, but she comes nevertheless the next day too. She is later beaten by the villagers (who call her Rin) because she took a fish from the reserve. She limps off without saying a word and it revealed by the men that her entire family was slaughtered by bandits right in front of her while she hid and the after effects left her a mute. She returns to Sesshomaru with the fish she took from the river and he acts all cool and distant, emphasizes that he doesn't need anything from her. However, he asks where she got the bruises on her face from. Rin doesn't speak a word, but she rejoices at this sign of a small bit of interest, smiling brightly, apparently the first since her family's deaths.



Rin is later seen skipping, actually happy again. The's village is attacked by a Wolf demon, Koga and his pack who followed a thief there. The wolves, at Koga's command, attack the villagers. Rin flees, hoping to go to where Sesshomaru is at, but is soon overcome by the wolves who attack and kill her. Jaken reunites with Sesshomaru, finally healed, and begin to leave. However, Sesshomaru picks up on the scent of Rin's blood and goes to find her fresh body, mauled by the wolves.

Facing her death, he remembers her bright smile at his token of interest, and draws Tenseiga. The sword beckons to him, and Sesshomaru uses the sword of healing to resurrect Rin. She wakes up in his lap as Jaken is confused as to why he decided to revive the young girl. As Sesshomaru departs without a word, she and Jaken follow him. Sesshomaru seems to put the responsibility of choosing to save a human life on the Tenseiga.

At the village, Inuyasha and his friends arrive and finds all the bodies. InuYasha takes down the wolves. Koga, alerted by the howling, arrives. Kagome notices the shards in the legs and arm of Koga and the episode ends.