A decade later he heard rumors of a small pup that had been seen on the outskirts of several villages over a few months.
His patrol had taken him further into his territory than he usually roamed as he followed the rumors.
Just as he was cresting a hill nearing another small village he scented him.
The pup was to his right, and seemed to be running from an oni.
He intercepted them, the pup running by and the oni catching its death on his whip.
At the oni's death the pup had stopped, he just stared at Sesshoumaru, breathing heavily.