Episode 146

The Fiery Bird Master, Princess Abi is the one hundred forty-sixth episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Naraku meets a bird yōkai named Princess Abi, and offers his assistance in her quest to drain human blood for her mother; he gives her a staff capable of erecting a barrier and a hive of Saimyōshō.
 * 2) Abi uses fearsome bird demons to suck the blood of humans, and when Inuyasha and his friends hear of this, they move to stop them.
 * 3) Inuyasha and his group manage to save a village from the bird demons, when Abi appears, and demands to know why they attacked her birds; when Abi realizes that Naraku is seemingly using her to fight with Inuyasha, she angrily retreats.

Summary
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Myoga discuss the last jewel shard over a campfire. They arrive at a village filled with bodies drained of blood.

A group of bandits are burning a village when they are attacked by a flock of demons. Naraku approaches Princess Abi as she oversees her demons drinking the blood of the bandits. Naraku offers her a weapon made of his bone, but during their conversation they are interrupted by a group of demons. Naraku destroys all the demons, leaves some Saimyosho with Abi, and departs.

Inuyasha and companions arrive at a village that fears it is to be the next victim of the demons attacking local villages. As the sun sets, the flock of demon birds arrive. As the battle ensues, Princess Abi arrives surrounded by Saimyosho - effectively preventing Miroku from using his Wind Tunnel in battle. Inuyasha joins battle with Princess Abi, but she quickly retreats - after discovering the barrier created by the weapon Naraku gave her.