Chapter Summaries

Inuyasha, Sakura, and Saku were ambushed in Kiryu City by people seeking to capture them for their Emperor-level bloodline, but Sesshomaru arrived and rescued them. After escorting them outside the city, he explained the danger they faced and left them to continue their journey on their own.

• Genshin attacked Inuyasha at the inn, and Sakura led Inuyasha and Saku out through a window to escape.
• A group of Monster Slayers surrounded the children in an alley and tried to capture them alive.
• Saku unleashed her awakening Demonic Power, while Inuyasha and Sakura fought the attackers and were wounded.
• Sesshomaru appeared, killed the attackers with a beam of Demonic Power, and led the children out of Kiryu City.
• Sesshomaru explained that greedy people wanted the children for their Emperor-level bloodline and told them to use their strength to survive.
• Sesshomaru left, and Inuyasha, Sakura, and Saku continued toward the mountains.

Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku encountered a mass flight of demons in the mountains near Kiryu City and hid from the enormous being driving them away. After its scarlet eyes disappeared, Saku said they seemed familiar, and the siblings left to find a safer place to spend the night.

• Saku sensed blood and fighting ahead, so Sakura led the children away from the mountain path and through a gully.
• The siblings made camp on a sheltered slope, where Saku sensed a large amount of approaching demonic energy.
• Countless terrified demons charged out of the forest, and Sakura led Inuyasha and Saku into a hollow behind a large rock.
• The children glimpsed a huge figure with scarlet eyes that reminded Inuyasha of his father’s eyes, and Sakura covered their eyes as it passed.
• After the demons fled, Saku said the scarlet eyes felt familiar, though she could not remember why.
• Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku packed their belongings and left to find a safe place for the night.

Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku investigated a ruined shrine and found three little monkeys who called themselves the Bean Brothers and served the absent Ape God. After learning the monkeys had waited alone for their god to return, Sakura comforted them and Inuyasha promised to help search when they grew stronger.

• Saku sensed several weak traces of Demonic Energy in the ruined shrine, so the three entered to investigate.
• Inuyasha kicked open the altar and found Maodou, Huangdou, and Lvdou hiding among leftover offerings.
• The Bean Brothers claimed to be divine envoys of the Ape God, but their attacks failed, and they stopped crying when Sakura gave them Red Bean Cake.
• Maodou explained that the Ape God had not returned for a long time and that the monkeys had kept waiting because it promised to come back.
• Sakura reassured the monkeys that the Ape God would return, and Inuyasha promised to help find it when they became stronger.

Inuyasha and Sakura agreed to help the three monkeys find Lord Ape God and traced the missing idol to a cave on the back mountain. They found evidence that someone had carried it away, so Sakura planned to question the nearby village at daybreak.

• Maodou explained that the monkeys had moved Lord Ape God to a cave during a fire, then lost track of him while gathering acorns.
• Sakura led Inuyasha, Saku, and the monkeys to the cave on the back mountain before nightfall.
• Inuyasha found broken wood in the cave, and the monkeys recognized Lord Ape God's faint aura on it.
• Sakura spotted old adult footprints near the cave and concluded that someone had taken the idol.
• Sakura pointed out the village below and said they would ask its residents about the idol the next morning.

Sakura and the others found the Ape God’s stone statue in a villager’s yard and returned it to the shrine. After the statue briefly glowed, Saku poured water on it, causing the old Ape God to appear.

• Sakura led the group into the village, where an old woman directed them to Ji Sang, who had picked up an ape-shaped stone and used it to weigh down a pickle jar.
• Ji Sang let Sakura take the stone, and the three little monkeys cleaned the shrine and prayed for the Ape God to return.
• The stone statue glowed faintly, giving the monkeys hope that the Ape God was still inside it.
• Saku declared the statue was alive, poured water over it, and made the white-bearded Ape God appear.

The Ape God explained that Saku's bloodline mark resonated with Moon Eater, making her a target when it sought power. He gave the children fragments of his Spirit Core to protect them and help them find the rest before Moon Eater fully recovered.

• The Ape God told Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku that Saku's mark came from ancestral bloodline resonance and did not determine what kind of person she would become.
• The Ape God explained that Moon Eater fed on demon souls and would seek Saku because her bloodline could restore its power, while Inuyasha and Sakura vowed to grow strong enough to protect her.
• The Ape God gave each child a fragment of his Spirit Core, which merged into their bodies and could create a protective barrier once.
• The Ape God's spirit faded as he returned to sleep, and Maodou, Huangdou, and Lvdou promised to guard the shrine until he woke.
• Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku left the shrine, while the three little monkeys decided to train and become stronger.

Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku reached Yagyu City, where they rested, gathered supplies, and learned that demons were fleeing south from the northern mountains. Sakura worried that Moon Eater would threaten the Western Country, and the chapter ended with Inuyasha returning with new clothes and shoes for the sisters.

• Sakura led Inuyasha and Saku into Yagyu City, where they ate ramen and heard that demons had fled south from the northern mountains.
• The three children rented a room at an inn, and Sakura sent Inuyasha to buy clothes for them.
• Sakura told Saku that Moon Eater might threaten their home in the Western Country, so they needed to become strong enough to protect it.
• Inuyasha returned with matching clothes and shoes, and Saku said that her big brother treated her the best.

Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku spent a leisurely day exploring Yagyu City while taking a break from their journey to grow strong enough to face Moon Eater. Saku felt happy and supported by her siblings, and the three agreed to stay and play for another day.

• Sakura woke Saku, got her washed, and told her they would explore the city instead of rushing onward because Moon Eater would take ten years to recover.
• Sakura woke Inuyasha, and the three children ate breakfast before wandering through Yagyu City, where Sakura bought Inuyasha a mask he had admired.
• At a riverside tea stall, Saku worried that Moon Eater might put her family in danger, and Inuyasha reassured her that they were family and would face it together.
• Sakura bought Saku a wooden bird that stirred a vague memory, and Saku told her sister she was happy after a long time without feeling that way.
• Inuyasha asked to stay another day, and Sakura agreed as the three walked back toward the inn.

Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku left Yagyu City and discovered a massive battle between Demons in a valley, where Princess Abihime and a small group of Bird Tribe warriors were surrounded. Bird Tribe warriors took the children to meet Abihime, whose strange, familiar gaze left Sakura wondering why she looked at them like an elder viewing younger generations.

• Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku left Yagyu City and headed north, with Saku saying she would face her mark herself and Inuyasha insisting it was their concern too.
• Inuyasha and Saku sensed heavy Demonic Energy and the smell of blood, so Sakura led them through the woods to investigate.
• The children found hundreds of Demons fighting in a valley, where Princess Abihime and a few dozen Bird Tribe members defended a mound against a much larger force.
• Saku recognized Abihime as the Bird Tribe's princess, and Sakura realized the besieged warriors were in danger of being overwhelmed.
• Abihime spotted the children, and Bird Tribe warriors surrounded them and questioned them before escorting them toward the valley.
• Sakura told Inuyasha not to resist as the warriors took them to meet Abihime, while Saku remarked that the princess had looked at them strangely.

After the Bird Tribe drove the demons from the valley, Princess Abihime recognized Saku and revealed that she had known the children's father, Chiyo. She took the children to her camp, flying them toward a mountaintop as the battle ended.

• Bird Tribe reinforcements pushed the demons back, and Princess Abihime approached the three children on the slope.
• Abihime embraced Saku, recognized her as Chiyo's daughter, and said she had held her as a baby.
• Abihime told the children their father had hidden his identity, stayed with her, and left without saying goodbye.
• Abihime recognized Sakura and Inuyasha, teased Inuyasha, and asked Saku to call her Big Sister Abihime.
• Abihime ordered her warriors to retrieve the dead and treat the wounded after learning that seventeen Bird Tribe members had died and thirty-one were wounded.
• Abihime took Inuyasha into the sky while Bird Tribe warriors carried Sakura and Saku toward her camp.

Abihime told Sakura, Inuyasha, and Saku about their father’s years with her and the hurt she still felt over his disappearance. The children settled into the Bird Tribe’s castle, wondering whether Abihime had loved their father.

• Abihime brought the children to the Bird Tribe’s castle and explained that its wishing-tree cloth strips were only for decoration.
• Abihime revealed that their father had been the king of the Western Country, but had left without visiting or writing to her again.
• Abihime shared a lavish dinner with the children and described how their father had taught her to fight and lead, while admitting she still resented him and was grateful for his help.
• Abihime advised the children to keep their promises and return after saying goodbye.
• Inuyasha and Sakura wondered why their father had never returned to Abihime, and Saku asked whether Abihime liked him.

Sakura, Saku, and Inuyasha spent the morning with Abihime at the Bird Tribe’s castle, where she spoke of their father and showed them his portrait. Abihime then led them toward the training ground, while she privately admitted she missed Chiyo and intended to visit him once her clan duties were settled.

• Sakura and Saku met Abihime in the courtyard, and she told Sakura she resembled her father and revealed she had been waiting for no one else because nothing compared to the best.
• Abihime hosted breakfast for Sakura, Saku, and Inuyasha, teased Inuyasha about his messy eating, and told the children they had to become strong to protect themselves and others.
• Abihime showed the children a portrait of their father, and they quietly remembered him as she described his confident, dependable, and gentle nature.
• Abihime led the children toward the training ground, then looked back at the portrait and said she missed Chiyo and would go find him after handling the clan’s affairs.

Abihime tested Inuyasha, Sakura, and Saku in the training ground and assigned each a training path suited to their abilities. The children accepted her demanding daily routine, while Saku privately thought Abihime and Father seemed well matched.

• Abihime sparred with Inuyasha, exposing his reliance on instinct and telling him to learn to plan his attacks.
• Abihime tested Sakura, praised her stance and reactions, and instructed her to practice basic sword swings a thousand times daily.
• Abihime recognized Saku's unusually long-range perception and told her to train at sensing and identifying threats.
• Abihime ordered the children to run ten laps each morning, follow their individual training plans, practice combat in the afternoon, and review at night.
• Saku watched Abihime leave and privately thought she and Father seemed well matched.

Saku sensed an attack on the castle, and demons broke into the children’s room seeking her for Lord Moon Eater. Abihime killed one attacker and drove the others away, leaving Inuyasha determined to grow stronger.

• Saku sensed several powerful, cold demonic energies approaching the castle and warned Sakura as the attackers arrived.
• Sakura, Saku, and Inuyasha formed a defense, but demons entered the room and revealed that Lord Moon Eater wanted Saku.
• Abihime arrived after defeating the demon sent north and fought the three demons attacking the children.
• Abihime killed one demon, causing the remaining two to flee, then confirmed that the attackers had come for Saku.
• Saku admitted she was afraid but refused to hide, while Inuyasha resolved to get stronger.

Abihime learned that a King-level Great Demon was leading an army of more than fifteen hundred demons toward the Bird Tribe and that Moon Eater wanted Saku's power. With reinforcements from the Western Country uncertain, she and the children prepared to defend the Castle.

• Abihime told the Bird Tribe's core warriors that demons had come for Saku's Moon Eater mark and ordered heightened patrols.
• Abihime revealed that the northern demons were gathering under Moon Eater's influence and that she had sent a message to Chiyo in the Western Country.
• A hidden figure flew toward the Western Country after Abihime disclosed that she had requested help.
• Several days later, scouts reported that more than fifteen hundred demons were advancing south under a veteran King-level leader.
• Abihime said the Bird Tribe would defend until reinforcements arrived or they died, and Inuyasha, Saku, and Sakura vowed to protect the Castle with her.

A demon army of more than fifteen hundred attacked Abihime’s castle, and Saku used her sensory ability to guide its defenders as they fought overwhelming odds. The King-level Great Demon entered the battle, and Abihime flew to confront him.

• Saku sensed the demon army splitting into three routes, and Abihime concentrated the castle’s fewer than two hundred warriors at the front.
• Abihime led the defenders against the central vanguard, while Inuyasha joined the fight and killed demons with his short blade.
• Saku detected a hundred demons circling the left flank, and Sakura warned the thinly spread defenders there.
• The King-level Great Demon appeared on the northern hillside, stopped the demons’ advance with his roar, and charged at Abihime as she flew to meet him.

Abihime fought a King-class demon to protect her family, but it overwhelmed her and nearly killed her. The Four Battle Gods arrived on Chiyo’s orders, and Ryuro told Abihime to come home.

• The King-class demon shattered Abihime’s defenses, and she ordered Inuyasha, Sakura, and Saku to flee while she held it back.
• Abihime clung to the demon’s horn and rammed it into a mountainside, but the demon emerged from the rubble and grabbed her by the throat.
• As Abihime began to lose consciousness, she remembered Chiyo and admitted he had been right that he could not always be there.
• A blade pierced the King-class demon’s chest, and another severed its right arm before Abihime fell to the ground.
• The Four Battle Gods arrived, and Ryuro told Abihime that Chiyo had ordered her to come home once she had had her fun.

Abihime fainted after hearing that Chiyo had called the Bird Tribe home, and the Four Battle Gods carried her and the children toward the Western Country. Inuyasha resolved to grow strong enough to protect those he cared about.

• Abihime heard Ryuro say Chiyo wanted her to come home and fainted with a smile.
• Sakura reassured Saku and Inuyasha that Abihime was safe with the Four Battle Gods, while Inuyasha watched over them.
• Ryuro and the Four Battle Gods slaughtered the more than fifteen hundred demons trapped in the valley.
• Saku hoped to become as strong as the Four Battle Gods, and Inuyasha silently vowed to grow strong enough to protect his loved ones.
• Ryuro and Kyuro carried Inuyasha, Sakura, Saku, and the unconscious Abihime toward the Western Country for treatment.

Abihime woke in Sky City after nearly dying and found Chiyo watching over her. As he comforted and teased her, she admitted she had missed him and threw herself into his arms.

• Abihime woke in Chiyo's care in Sky City and asked why he was there; Chiyo told her she had nearly died and said he would look after her.
• Chiyo left Abihime to rest, then returned the next morning after sitting with her through the night.
• Abihime and Chiyo teased each other about her past visits to the Western Country, and Chiyo revealed he had known she came to the Sakura tree.
• Chiyo covered Abihime's injured shoulder and told her she deserved his gentleness, then teased her after she blurted out that she had not married him.
• Abihime told Chiyo she had missed him and threw herself at him.

After Izayoi urged Inuyasha to seek a stronger weapon and explore the world, Chiyo gave him Totosai’s location and materials for forging weapons. Inuyasha prepared to leave with Sakura and Saku, while Abihime continued recovering at the castle.

• Izayoi told Inuyasha his old blade could not protect him and recommended he seek the swordsmith Totosai.
• Izayoi encouraged Inuyasha to take Sakura and Saku along so they could see the world.
• Inuyasha asked Chiyo for Totosai’s location, and Chiyo showed him a map marking a volcano three days east of the Western Country.
• Chiyo gave Inuyasha Dragon Scale Powder, enough to forge three weapons, and told him to travel with his sisters.
• After Inuyasha left, Abihime teased Chiyo about his dragon hunting and leaped at him.