Remember the eighth episode, the one with the Toad Prince? This event could not have taken place more than a couple of weeks after Inuyasha gains the Tetsusaiga for himself in episode 7. But what I am curious about is how our favorite half-demon is capable of wielding the sword so skillfully in episode 8.

From what I have been able to gather, Inuyasha was probably far too young to so much as lift a sword when his mother died. And surely no one taught him swordsmanship, since he was so despised as a child. So, it confuses me that he is as skilled as he is so early in the series, because I have been told that mastering even the basics of the Japanese sword takes months.

So, I challenge you to tell the story of how Inuyasha became the swordsman he is in the canon, no matter how crude his style is to many of his opponents. How did he learn this skill? Is it something he somehow learned in the time between episode 7 and episode 8, or did he have a teacher of some sort?

There are no limitations at all for this challenge. I just want to see your ideas