Chapter 3

Inuyasha glared at Kitsugara, who just smiled and put his sword away. Then, before Inuyasha could react, he jumped up into the sky and came down right behind Kagome and ripped her pack. The jewel shards fell out and he grabbed them. Enraged, Inuyasha jumps and vertically slices at Kitsugara. Kitsugara once again catches the blade and pulls it from Inuyasha and casts it to the ground.

"RAH!" Inuyasha yells as he slashes at Kitsugara with his claws. Kitsugara grabs Inuyasha's arm and throws him at a tree. Sango had seen enough and hurled her boomerang at Kitsugara. He ducks and catches the handle and throws it right back at her. Sango, too amazed to coordinate right, jumps just in time to only get hit on her leg.

"That's enough," Kagome screams and lets loose her sacred arrow. She then gasps in fear and awe as it hits his chest and barely leaves a mark. Inuyasha struggles to get up, and then runs over to get his sword. He picks it up and swings it…

"WIND SCAR!" he screams as the blade hits the ground. The ground cracks as the wave of light passes and connects directly with Kitsugara. Dust fills the air and the demonic aura lessens.

"Well done Inuyasha!" Shippo yells as he emerges from his hiding spot in the bushes.

"Yes, Inuyasha, the aura is gone you did," Kagome congratulates and runs over to him. She is shocked to see Inuyasha still holding the tetsuiga in battle ready stance. Miroku walks over to him…

"Inuyasha… you can still smell him can't you?" Miroku starts, "the demonic aura is not gone but… hidden."

"Well done monk," says a voice from above. The whole group jumps to see Kitsugara standing in a nearby tree. "You must have great spiritual powers to figure that out. Heh heh, well Inuyasha was it? You definitely rank high on power, I feel a little numb after deflecting that attack. Ha, I didn't even get a shield up, man if I wasn't so durable I'd be dead now. Well though I still won the fight, but I'll let you keep the other shards. After all it isn't often I get to fight a fellow canine. I'll be off and I don't suggest you attack again Inuyasha. Later…"

Inuyasha drops to the ground and stares at the cracks made by the wind scar. "I hit him full force and he isn't even hurt. The wind scar didn't… didn't work…"