Inuyasha Eng Dub Season 4 Episode 16 Kirara Leaves and Doesn't Return
- January 20, 2003
Inuyasha Eng Dub season 4 episode 16 titled "Kirara Leaves and Doesn't Return" begins with the gang returning to Kaede's village after their defeat of the Band of Seven. Meanwhile, Sango has been urging Kirara to visit her family in the village they were born and raised in. Kirara has been hesitant to leave Sango, but eventually decides to make the trip.
As Kirara flies off towards her hometown, Sango and the others continue traveling towards Kaede's village. However, after some time has passed, Kirara fails to return. Unusually worried, Sango and the others begin to search for her. They eventually come across the village Kirara was headed towards. The villagers inform Sango that Kirara had visited, but that she had reportedly left to return to Sango's group.
The group is dumbfounded by this, as they had no knowledge of Kirara's whereabouts. Sango is inconsolable, worrying that Kirara may have been captured or hurt in some way. The group fans out and begins scouring the nearby areas for any sign of the missing feline.
Eventually, they come across a group of demons who quickly do battle with the group. The demons were a group of rare bird demons, who had been hired to capture Kirara. Fortunately, the group is able to defeat them and gather information about Kirara's whereabouts. It turned out that Naraku had captured Kirara, using her as bait to lure Sango and her companions into a trap.
Desperate to rescue her companion, Sango quickly hatches a plan. She ventures out with a few members of the group to infiltrate Naraku's stronghold. They eventually manage to sneak inside, but are immediately discovered. A desperate battle ensues, with Sango and the others fighting tooth and nail to rescue Kirara.
At the same time, Kagome and the rest of the group are racing towards Naraku's stronghold to lend their aid. Meanwhile, Sango becomes separated from the group, left to fight Naraku and his minions alone. However, she refuses to back down and eventually manages to free Kirara from her captors.
As the group regroups and begins their escape, they encounter Naraku himself. A fierce battle ensues, with Naraku nearly managing to defeat the group. However, in the end, it is the determination of Sango and her love for Kirara that ultimately saves the group from defeat.
In the end, Kirara is reunited with Sango, and the group returns to Kaede's village. However, the experience has left a mark on all of them, as they realize just how easy it is to lose one another. They vow to stick together and protect one another no matter what.