Episode 187

When the Jewel is Whole is the 20th episode of InuYasha: The Final Act.

Plot
The episode begins with Kohaku jumping down toward a huge canyon which drives a furious Magatsuhi out of his body. At that point parts of Naraku's body appear from the sky and catch Kohaku from falling, attempting to take his Shikon Jewel shard. Sango cuts the tentacle with Hiraikotsu and frees her brother. Inuyasha uses Meido Zangetsuha to destroy Naraku but Kagome sensing the defiled Shikon Jewel tells Inuyasha that Naraku is still alive. Magatsuhi tells Inuyasha and the others that they have lost but Sesshomaru appears and draws out Bakusaiga as Naraku's tentacles attack him. Sesshomaru says to Magatsuhi that it ends here and that he had used Baykuya of Dreams to elude him and asks "are you that fearful of Tenseiga?"

Kagome watches, knowing that only Sesshomaru's Tenseiga is capable of cutting Magatsuhi down and that when he is destroyed the full extent of her spiritual powers will finally be released. Magatushi tries to flee but Sesshomaru corners him, saying that he didn't destroy him right away because he wanted Magatsuhi to know who was killing him. He uses Tenseiga and Magatsuhi disappears in rage, saying that this is not the end, that he is indestructible. Kagome and Kohaku both wonder what he means, thinking that Magatsuhi is not entirely destroyed. Sango then remembers some of Magatsuhi was sucked into Miroku's Wind Tunnel.

Meanwhile Miroku and Rin are still unconscious from being infected by Magatsuhi's poison, being watched over by Kaede and Jaken. An omninous red glow begins eminating from Miroku, frightening Jaken and alerting Kaede to the occurance of this strange pressence. Both wonder what is going on as the light around Miroku dies.

Back to the battlefield, Sango infroms Sesshomaru both Miroku and Rin were infected with Magatsuhi's poison during his possession of Kohaku, prompting him to leave. Everyone agrees that they should follow Sesshomaru's example; Inuyasha calls up to Kagome, telling her they're leaving. However, they very moment she responds, Naraku appears from behind Kagome and captures her; Naraku is surpised that she couldn't tell where he even if he was behind a barrier. He demanding that Kohaku give up his Shikon Jewel shard in exchange for Kagome's life. Inuyasha attempts to save her but is blocked by a barrier. Kagome knows that Naraku let his guard down because he believed that she had no spiritual power left, but unknown to Naraku Kagome still had the power and ability to locate the Shikon Jewel and finds it deep within his left shoulder. Kagome says this to Sango and Inuyasha ,and Naraku renders her unconscious.

Inuyasha and Sango combine the barrier-breaking Red Tessaiga and Hiraikotsu to shatter Naraku's barrier and reach the jewel, but both are shocked to find it protected by none other than Moryomaru's armored shell. Naraku goes on to explain that Moryomaru created his armored shell by swallowing the aquatic demon Meioju, who had the hardest shell amongst demons; the shell could not be broken by Sesshomaru's Tokijin (which snapped in half after only managing to crack it) and the diamond Tessaiga didn't fair much better. When Moryomaru was no longer of any use to him, Naraku absorbed him, gaining the perefect sheild to protect the Shikon Jewel.

Kohaku discovers that his shard is reacting to Kagome's glowing sacred arrow; he makes Naraku promise Kagome's safe return in exchange for his shard. Upon Naraku agreeing, Kohaku is captured, but takes the oppotunity to jam the arrow into the armrored shell, which feeds Kikyo's purifying light into it and begins breaking the shell apart, causing Naraku immense pain. Knowing that if he allows Kohaku to touch him any longer he will be destroyed by the purifying light, Naraku discards Kohaku and much of his body, taking off with Kagome. Inuyasha crushes Naraku's head with the Adamant Barrage, freeing Kagome from him; Naraku escapes back into the clouds.

Kohaku tells everyone that he always thought it would have better if he died back then but that the courage of both Inuyasha and Sango changed him and that he is ready to forget his sins and move one. But Naraku's tentacles pierce Kohaku's neck and take the final jewel shard, killing him. The shard reaches the clouds, where it combines with the rest of the jewel before becoming defiled and shattering the jewel again. Naraku laughs, saying that the shards of evil have once more become one. With the complete Shikon Jewel in his possession, nothing will stand in hiw way; Naraku is ready to use the fully restored jewel to complete his transformation into a full-fledged demon.

Elsewhere, Miroku tells Kaede and Shippo that he is feeling better now for some reason, learning an evil presence left his body. At the same time, Jaken is berating Rin for scaring him so much as Sesshomaru would kill him if anything happened to her. Rin, seemingly in a trance, apologises and walks into the forest as a miasma appears and she takes off on a demon in the direction of the crimson moon. Miroku and Kaede arrive soon afterwards, realising Magatsuhi is now possessing Rin, most likely taking her to Naraku. Sesshomaru arrives, hearing this and refuses to answer how he knew Magatsuhi was still alive. Jaken realises Rin is in so much danger, Sesshomaru hasn't the time to kill him. Flying to find Rin, Sesshomaru realises Bakusaiga and Tenseiga have been effectively sealed by Rin's capture.

A devastated Sango weeps over her brother's lifeless body. Enraged, Inuyasha demands that Kagome tell him where Naraku is. Kagome looks around and sees the fully restored fully defiled Shikon Jewel and fires her sacred arrow, knowing how powerless it is, and it shows Inuyasha who angrily draws out Tessaiga and uses Meido Zangestsuha. However, the clouds turn into tornadoes of miasma, which fly away; Naraku laughs, taunting his foes. He says Inuyasha failed to save Kohaku just he died trying to save Kikyo; her light has died. Kagome sees Naraku isn't lying, the speck of purity Kikyo left behind in the jewel has vanished, leaving it complete corrupted.

Inuyasha pounds his fist into the ground, angry that he couldn't prevent the loss of another life; Kagome cries, knowing how much Sango wanted Kohaku to live a happy life. As the sun rises, Sango, Kagome and Inuyasha see light shine in the wound in Kohaku's neck where Naraku took the shard; suddenly, a pure light envelopes the boy and Kohaku opens his eyes. Kagome realises that Kikyo decided that it was more important to save Kohaku's life rather than destroy Naraku and the Shikon Jewel. Sango can only cry with relief, knowing her brother has been given his life back.

With the Shikon Jewel finally complete the final battle between light and darkness, good and evil begins!

Trivia

 * When the completed jewel temporarily shatters back into shards, the Crow demon, Hiten, Manten, Yomeiju, Goshinki, Kageromaru, and Bankotsu can be seen on some of the shards.


 * Refering to the previous, Goshinki and Kageromaru NEVER used a shard of the jewel; only the other five did. However, the images could be showing who ever was involved with the jewel in some way. Two of them are Naraku's incarnations, who only came into existence thanks to the jewel, while the others used shards.
 * Inuyasha pounding his fist into the ground and shouting "Damn it!" bears similarity to what he did in The Darkness in Kagome's Heart; at that time, he thought Kikyo had died.
 * Kohaku appears to not be suffering any damage to his voice or breathing, despite Naraku taking the shard straight through his neck.
 * Final apperance of the Red form of Tessaiga.