Kagome resumes her life in the present time, catching up with her academic studies and social life. Meanwhile, Naraku decides to expel Onigumo from within him for good, but it unexpectedly takes on a life of its own as another incarnation. The incarnation steals the face and name of a monk named Muso and wreaks havoc across the countryside. Muso is uncertain of his true desires until he sees that Kagome has returned to the past.