Years after the defeat of Naraku, Sesshomaru realizes that he's become unsatisfied with his life, antsy. There's a familiar wind surrounding him. So he ventures to find its source and realizes what he's been missing all this time.

After a three year absence, Kagome finally returns to the feudal era. Yet her high hopes for a happy future are crushed by the warring sanctions wreaking havoc amongst countless villages. People are dying, disappearing, and something strange is happening with the well.