Episode 45

Sesshomaru Wields Tokijin is the forty-fifth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) The Tōkijin proves too much for Kaijinbō, and he is destroyed from the inside, because of Tōkijin's awesome power.
 * 2) Inuyasha and his friends wonder who could have commissioned Kaijinbō to forge such a sword; to their shock they find out that it was none other than Sesshōmaru.
 * 3) Tōtōsai reveals to Inuyasha that up until this point, before Tessaiga broke, Inuyasha was relying on his father's power to protect him, but now that it has been forged from his own fang, Inuyasha must build up his strength to master his own powers.
 * 4) Sesshōmaru decides to test out the Tōkijin on Inuyasha; Inuyasha is separated from the Tessaiga and his yōkai blood takes him over again, for a moment; Inuyasha's friends whisk him away and they manage to escape.

Summary
Inuyasha, wielding a too heavy Tessaiga, tries to defend himself against Kaijinbō, who has been possessed by Tōkijin. Unbeknownst to Inuyasha, Sesshōmaru is looking for Kaijinbō and the sword he had commissioned. Will Inuyasha be able to withstand his brother, Sesshōmaru, when he reclaims Tōkijin? And what of Inuyasha's transformations into a full demon when he is without the Tessaiga?