The seal on the Great Tree of Ages didn’t just break; it exhaled. Five hundred years ago, Inuyasha’s father, the Great Dog General, defeated a continental moth demon named Hyoga, pinning his essence to the tree. Now, a shard of the Shikon Jewel has struck that seal like a spark to dry wood.
The command, usually a gag, now carries the weight of a death sentence. Under Menomaru’s influence, Kagome begins to draw her arrows against the person she trusts most. The Choice
As the dust settles, the Tree of Ages stands silent once more. Kagome looks at her hands, still shaking. Inuyasha simply leans against the bark. InuYasha Movie 1: Affections Touching Across Time
"The old man left me a lot of messes," Inuyasha grunts, looking at the sky. "But I guess he left me a way to fix 'em, too."
As the "Kirara-sized" moth demons swarm the countryside, draining the life from every living thing to feed Menomaru’s cocoon, Inuyasha refuses to fight back. He realizes that Menomaru is feeding on the discord between the past (Inuyasha’s father) and the present (Kagome). The seal on the Great Tree of Ages
But Inuyasha and Kagome prove that time isn't a wall, but a bridge. Combining the with a Sacred Arrow fired through the slipstream of time itself, they create a vortex that doesn't just kill Menomaru—it erases the very hunger that fueled him.
Inuyasha finds her in a clearing of white moth scales, but her eyes are cold. "Inuyasha," she whispers, "sit." The command, usually a gag, now carries the
Menomaru realizes he cannot undo his father's seal alone. He needs the lineage of the man who created it. He captures Kagome, not to kill her, but to use her connection to the tree. Using a forbidden "Cursed Bud," he infects her soul, turning her spiritual sight into a weapon.