This show starts up with Inuyasha demanding that Kagome give him the jewel or he'll kill her.  Kagome takes off running as Inuyasha chases her, trying to kill her.  Kaede remarks that she somehow knew that this would be necessary and magically places the rosary around Inuyasha's neck.  Kagome then discovers the wonders of "Sit boy!"  Kaede later informs us that Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyo and that she must now take on protection of the sacred jewel.  We also learn that fifty years have passed since Kikyo's death and Inuyasha's being pinned to the tree.  Kagome tries to make peace with Inuyasha, but he gets peeved at her and it doesn't work.  That night as Kagome worries about having been gone for two whole days as crows gather outside the building.  Inuyasha chases them away and we catch a glimpse of

the Carrion Crow.  Kagome doesn't really pay much attention to Kaede's warning about those who would like to have the jewel, and takes off into the woods by herself where she is quickly apprehended by a gang of stupid thieves.  The leader demands the jewel and tries to kill her.  He misses and kills his own man.  Then he starts randomly swinging his sword at her, completely wrecking his house.  While this is happening, Inuyasha goes looking for her.  Kagome throws the jewel outside, hoping that the boss will stop trying to kill her.  Just as the boss is about to kill Kagome, Inuyasha jumps in and saves her!  Wow, he's so great.  Then Inuyasha discovers that the boss is dead and is being controlled by a Carrion Crow.  Well the crow abandons it's corpse puppet and takes off, grabbing the jewel before it flies away.  It then swallows the jewel and Inuyasha grabs Kagome, gives her a bow and arrows, and tells her to shoot

the crow.  Of course, having never used one before, she misses.  By this time, the crow is huge, and as it flies over the town, it grabs a little boy, presumably to eat.  Inuyasha jumps up and shreds the crow and the little boy falls into the water.  Kagome dives in and saves the little boy.  She doesn't even bother to get the jewel because she's peeved at Inuyasha.  Then the crow comes back together, and Kagome ties the foot that was still stuck to the little boy to an arrow so that it will hit.  There's a brilliant light and everyone is a little freaked out.  Later, Kagome and Inuyasha are looking for the jewel, Kagome finds a shard of the jewel and Inuyasha freaks out.  Thus the mission to collect all the shards begins.