Episode 181

Sesshomaru visits Totosai, who confirms that his father gave him Tenseiga so Sesshomaru could perfect the Meido Zangetsuha. Meanwhile, Naraku begins pursuing Kohaku to retrieve his jewel shards, however Kohaku's shards are still being protected by Kikyo's powers and remain too pure for Naraku to easily get. Inuyasha's group arrives, and Naraku taunts Sango by saying Kohaku runs from her to forget his past. She states that she already knew that, but will still fight for him when he needs her. She attacks with Hiraikotsu and to her surprise, it now has its own demonic energy and it is able to injure Naraku. Inuyasha follows up with an Adamant Barrage attack, Kagome fires one of her arrows, and Miroku attempts to use his wind tunnel, but the injured Naraku manages to flee. Afterwards, Kohaku tells them that because his shards are still protected by kikyo, they may be useable in the battle with Naraku. Kagome realizes that the image of purity within the shikon jewel's core that kanna showed her before her death is actually kikyo's light.