Chapter 398

Tessaiga Explodes is the 398th chapter of the InuYasha manga.

Synopsis

 * Inuyasha's Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga absorbs much of Mizuchi's venom, but Inuyasha manages to overpower and kill him. However, the amount of venom stored in Tessaiga backfires on him and makes him collapse.

Summary

 * Inuyasha tells his friends to get back where they'll be safe from Mizuchi. Kagome thinks to herself that Byakuya clearly wants Inuyasha to destroy Mizuchi with the dragon-scaled Tessaiga, but doesn't understand why. Inuyasha attacks Mizuchi with the dragon scaled blade, but the sword begins to heat up as it did before. Byakuya notices that Inuyasha's hands are burning. The Tessaiga's blade then turns black, and Mizuchi remarks that the blade must be completely full of his venom, and is now overflowing with demonic aura. Inuyasha decides to charge in against Mizuchi, as a vortex of venom flows around the blade, similar to the Bakuryūha, only with venom instead of wind. Mizuchi splits into several pieces, the attack killing him. Inuyasha notices something wrong with Tessaiga and grips the handle, as a sudden burst of venom comes out from his own blade and attacks him. Kagome and group rush over to his side, while Byakuya watches with a smug look.