Episode 123

Beyond the Darkness – Naraku Reborn! is the one hundred twenty-third episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) After Inuyasha kills Bankotsu, the inside of Mount Hakurei begins to react strangely, almost as if it is the inside the body of a demon.
 * 2) Naraku finally makes his reappearance, with a new body and powers.
 * 3) Naraku takes the last two Jewel Shards from Bankotsu's corpse. He also takes Kagome's Jewel Shards from Banryū's remains, and the five Jewel Shards Inuyasha took from Bankotsu.

Summary
Inuyasha wakes up trapped inside a pillar of flesh, reuniting with Kagome, Shippō, Kirara, Miroku, and Sango. Naraku shows his face, saying that Mt. Hakurei has become part of his new body. He reveals Bankotsu's corpse, trapped in one of his tentacles, and takes his last two Jewel Shards. Inuyasha is enraged, saying that though Bankotsu was a villain (and Inuyasha had intended to kill him himself), he wasn't nearly as evil as Naraku. Naraku takes Kagome's Jewel Shards from the remains of Banryū, and the other five Jewel Shards from Inuyasha, combining them into one and creating a new body for himself, which includes vertical eyes on his chest and hands, and three tails.

Inuyasha uses Wind Scar on Naraku, but his demonic aura within the mountain of flesh causes it to ricochet endlessly. It is clear Naraku is more powerful than before. Noticing two Jewel Shards inside Naraku's barrier that she's sure belong to Kōga, Kagome shoots Naraku's barrier with a Sacred Arrow, dispersing his demonic aura and releasing Kōga from inside him, sending Kōga falling. Mt. Hakurei begins to collapse, and Naraku says he is going after Kikyō.

Music

 * Opening Theme — Grip! — Best of Inuyasha II
 * Flashback to Inuyasha killing Bankotsu — Inuyasha’s Metamorphosis (Hengeshita Inuyasha) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Shippō carries Kagome and she sees Inuyasha trapped — Ryūkotsusei Resurrected (Yomigaeru Ryūkotsusei) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Sango’s Hiraikotsu only spills acidic liquid, Naraku traps everyone — Hell Insects, Saimyōshō (Jigoku Mushi Saimyōshō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Naraku laughs and shows his face — Shōki — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Naraku says Bankotsu is ignorant for not leaving with the jewel shards — Tsubaki the Dark Miko (Kuromiko Tsubaki) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Flashback to Bankotsu fighting Inuyasha — The Seven Graves of the Departed (Shichininzuka no Bōrei) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Kanna tells Kohaku that they should leave — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Naraku forms a new, more powerful body — Naraku’s Treachery (Naraku no Yabō) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Inuyasha breaks free and Naraku deflects his Wind Scar — Howl! Tessaiga (Unare! Tessaiga) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Inuyasha’s Wind Scar encircles the area — Evil Demon, Naraku (Jayō Naraku) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Kikyō sees Kagura fleeing — Sign of Unrest (Fuon na Kehai) — TV OST Vol. 1
 * Kagome fires arrow that dispels Wind Scar and frees Kōga — Launching the Sacred Arrows (Inuke Hamaya) — TV OST Vol. 3
 * Mount Hakurei breaks down — Ryūkotsusei Resurrected (Yomigaeru Ryūkotsusei) — TV OST Vol. 2
 * Ending Theme — Itazura na Kiss — Best of Inuyasha II