The fight between InuYasha and Jakotsu ends abuptly when Mukotsu releases a stinging poison. Mukotsu soon paralyzes Kagome with poison, seeking for her shards of the Shikon Jewel. While Shippo retrieves InuYasha from Jakotsu, Miroku and Sango are intoxicated by Mukotsu. An immune Sesshomaru enters to splice Mukotsu in half, removing the shard of the Shikon from his throat. InuYasha and Shippo later arrive to carry Kagome, Miroku, and Sango to a safe place.