Inuyasha had comforted himself with the thought that after Naraku his days of peace would come at last. But after his very first daughter, the heroine mentioned earlier, disappears in the vast ocean and the terrible murder of his wife is committed Inuyasha has nothing to do but give up his days of peace to aid what would be the next generation of Inuyasha.
And with world war 2 just around the corner, he may need all the aid he can get.