Hey everyone! So, my week has been pretty decent I suppose. I'm still picking away at this story in my spare time at home, hoping to get more of it wrote so I can post more chapters. Thus far, that's not working out so well, lol. Either my mate (wife) pulls me away from the computer with some kind of mischief in her eyes or I'm tired and don't have the energy to work on it. Hopefully I'll get more time to work on this story though. Lol, it and my Yugioh GX fan fic, Minutes to Midnight, keep me rather busy. Plus, I have so many fan fics to catch up on! Arg, too little time to do everything, I suppose.
At any rate, I see this story is getting plenty of hits, which is pretty cool. So, in the meantime, I'll go ahead and do the review I got.
Mitsukai – Lady of Gryffindor: Wow, your name changed again, lol. I can't keep up with them hardly at all, hehe. But that's cool. Yes, I'm horrible at leaving mean cliffhangers for people. Glad you liked the chapter. True, Kagome doesn't use her 'Sit' command on Inuyasha very much anymore. I can only remember maybe once since Kikyo died also. She's going easy on him, I suppose, lol. Anyways, I know she's rough on him in my story, but I'm used to the Kagome that will 'Sit' him at the drop of a hat I guess. At any rate, thanks for your review!
Well, that's all the reviews. I'm surprised I'm getting so many hits on this story. It keeps going up even more every day or so. At any rate, here is the deal with me posting chapters. Next week, I'm going to post on Wednesday like I normally do. The following week, I'll post two again. I'm going to rotate the two, that way I'll have time to write on this story, plus everyone will get a few more chapters than usual. I hope everyone thinks that is fair.
Anyways, till Wednesday, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Later all!
Chapter 7
Once Inuyasha rounded the corner, Iya came over and sat down on the porch. The woman sat down as well with a great distance between the two. The two sat in an uncomfortable silence for a few moments before Iya finally broke it.
"Izayoi, you look well." Iya warmly commented.
Looking down at her hands, she whispered "Are you here due to Sesshomaru?"
Frowning, Iya asked "What are you talking about?"
Quickly looking up at Iya's face, she studied his eyes with her own fierce brown eyes and finally sighed, saying "I see, you're telling the truth."
"Truth about what?" Iya asked in complete confusion.
"Sesshomaru is looking for the Tetsusaiga and thinks me or Inuyasha one has it." Izayoi calmly said.
Understanding hit Iya immediately, as he moved over closer to her and put a comforting hand on Izayoi's. "Don't worry, I'm not here about Tetsusaiga. Besides, Sesshomaru is barking up the wrong tree if he thinks you have it."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Izayoi looked up at Iya and softly smiled. "There is the smile I remember." Iya commented.
"It's been a while since I've had anything to smile about, other than Inuyasha." she was quick to reply.
The two proceeded to talk for a few hours afterward, catching up on what had since happened after the death of Inutaisho, Iya's father and Izayoi's mate. Once the two finished up, Iya glanced around the hut and back at Izayoi.
"Izayoi, would you permit me to stay a few days?" he gently asked.
Smiling instantly, Izayoi replied "Of course you may. You're family Iya. You are more than welcome to stay."
"Thank you. While I'm here, I'll help out with things around the hut, ok?" Iya offered.
Kindly smiling, Izayoi responded with "You don't have to, but if you wish to, you are more than welcomed to."
"Thank you Lady Izayoi."
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"Iya, it's dinner time!" Izayoi called out while walking towards the hanyou that was chopping wood.
Stopping, he wiped the sweat off of his brow and smiled slightly. Letting it slip away, he said "Izayoi, I wish to ask you something."
Frowning, she walked on over to him, asking "What is it?"
"I've come to a decision on what I should do from here on. I want to stay and protect both you and Inuyasha, and to train him like I was." Iya calmly stated.
Izayoi pondered his words for a moment before shaking her head and quietly saying "No."
"No?" Iya asked with a touch of shock.
"Don't abandon your duty." Izayoi calmly said. "Your father charged you with it, meaning he entrusted you to complete it. Iya, please, it was his last command that he asked you to fulfill."
Deeply sighing, Iya turned away and quietly asked "What about you and Inuyasha? I don't want to leave the two of you unprotected."
"We'll make it. We did this far, so don't worry about us. I promise, we'll be fine." Izayoi vowed.
Letting out another deep sigh, Iya finally mumbled "Alright, you win. I'll continue on with my task."
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"The next day, I left the two of you and returned to the Western Stronghold. I eventually found the trail I had lost and continued on with my pursuit. A year or two later, I heard of your mother's death and came back for you, Inuyasha, but you were no where to be found. The villagers were less than helpful as well…" Iya sourly said.
"So, we did meet…" Inuyasha mumbled. "I really don't remember it that well. I just remember you found me and took me home, then stayed a few days. Heh, I never knew you were my brother."
Softly smiling, Iya replied "I know. Me and Izayoi kept quiet about that around you, just so you wouldn't get confused."
"How cool though that you have a brother Inuyasha." Kagome happily shouted out.
Getting a glare from him, she revised her statement, saying "I mean one that likes you and talks to you normally."
"I take it Sesshomaru still treats you badly then?" Iya asked.
Growling lowly, Inuyasha angrily spat out "Treats me badly! Hell, that's a bad analogy for it! More like treats me like crap and thinks I owe him everything."
"That's Sesshomaru for you." Iya remarked.
Turning serious, Iya added "But that's not the reason I came here."
"Yeah, I'm curious to know why you are here Iya. Not to seem rude, but to drop in after two and half centuries to visit seems rather cruel." Kagome admonished.
Lightly chuckling, Iya nodded in response. "True, it is, but I have some serious business to discuss. First, I'd like to congratulate you all on destroying Naraku. From what I heard and saw, he was a nasty half demon to have dealt with."
"Wait, saw? When did you see Naraku!?" Miroku piped up.
Thinking for a moment, Iya turned to Ichigo, asking "Wasn't it about six months or so ago?"
"Yeah, nearly six or so months ago." Ichigo responded gruffly.
"You actually saw him!? What was he doing, where was he!?" Sango quickly interjected.
Lightly chuckling, Iya held his hands up, saying "Hold on a minute and I'll explain. First, I must tell you why I'm here, which really goes back a ways."
Taking a deep breath, Iya slowly said "A little over two and half centuries ago, or more like two-hundred-fifty-five years ago for a sure time period, I was living in the Western Lands. Our father, Inutaisho, had just mated with Lady Izayoi, your mother Inuyasha, earlier that year. She was already pregnant with you and very near her due date. Peace seemed bountiful within the Western Lands at the time, but that was soon over."
"Without warning, thirteen demon mages, calling themselves The Thirteen, attacked a human village very near the Western Stronghold. In the attack, twelve humans were kidnapped by the mages. They were hauled off, but word soon got to the Western Stronghold. The village was under our protection, so father quickly went out after the mages. He pursued them throughout the Western Lands till he came to the border. They had crossed over into the Eastern Lands, but father didn't pursue. He instead tracked me down."
"At the time, I was patrolling the borders of the lands and preparing to head back to the Western Stronghold when father caught up with me. He explained the situation to me and told me to go pursue the mages. He wished to pursue them himself, but he didn't wish to leave your mother alone with her being so very close to giving birth. In his place, I was to go after the mages."
Pausing for a moment, Iya added "I also informed him of some minor attacks on our borders that the dragon, Ryuukossei, had been performing. He was committing hit and run attacks on border villages, putting the villages at high alert. Father told me he would deal with Ryuukossei while I dealt with the mages. At that, I left to trail the mages."
Closing his eyes, Iya reopened them with sadness filling them and his voice. "A month passed and a servant of my father's caught up with me. He informed me that my father had died."
The group all lightly gasped in shock, but Iya pressed forward. "He had battled with Ryuukossei, only to be badly wounded. Father didn't kill the dragon, but managed to seal him away."
"Yeah… Myoga told me that the battle had left father with bad wounds." Inuyasha input.
Nodding, Iya added "The wounds didn't directly kill him, but the battle had come at a bad time. Your mother went into labor that night of the battle. After resting lightly, father went to Lady Izayoi for your birth, only to arrive to find her dead already thanks to Takemaru of Setsuna."
Lightly growling, Iya calmed and said "Father brought Lady Izayoi back to life, but Takemaru and him fought on while she escaped with you. Weakened from his wounds already, father fought on in the midst of a fire with Takemaru. In the end, both perished."
"When I had heard this, I returned home to pay my respects to father, and to help with finishing up father's last wishes. Some of them consisted of hiding Tetsusaiga within his grave, along with delivering Tenseiga to Sesshomaru, although I didn't officially deliver it to him. I kind of gave that chore to Totosai, who hung it off of the old demon tree that was used to make our swords' sheathes."
"Sounds like the old man…" Inuyasha grumbled.
Lightly chuckling at the comment, Iya continued on. "I also threw Sounga into the Bone Eaters Well, making sure it never returned."
"Hate to interrupt, but it did." Inuyasha pointed out.
Nodding, Iya replied "I know. Totosai mentioned it to me, but he also told me you and Sesshomaru managed to send it Hell, which I'm rather thankful for."
"Feh, it was nothing. I did most of the work." Inuyasha remarked.
Chuckling once more, Iya shook his head and then said "Anyways, once that was done, I searched for you and your mother, Inuyasha. I didn't find either of you after two weeks of searching, so I resided myself to continue my pursuit of the mages. For five years, I tracked them, but eventually returned to the Western Lands where the mages had struck once more. After spending time with you and your mother, I went on my way and picked up the trail once again."
"For nearly two-hundred-fifty-five years, I've been chasing the mages. Twenty years ago, me and Ichigo here met up and discovered we each were chasing the mages. We decided to join forces and fight the mages together."
"Have you not been able to kill any of them yet!?" Inuyasha impatiently asked, which earned him a sharp glare from Kagome.
Softly smiling at the question, Iya replied "Actually, I managed to kill three on my own. I fought one the first time, then two the next. By the time I began traveling with Ichigo, we met up with three and managed to kill them."
"So, that's six down, seven to go." Sango input.
Nodding in response, Iya said "Yes, it is, but the remaining seven are the strongest. They are not only well versed in spells, but are quite adept fighters as well. Each has learned some style of fighting, and none rely on spells alone. Many have taken up fighting with a sword, while some choose hand to hand combat. Each mage is very different."
"Still, you've defeated six, which is good." Kagome warmly said.
"I suppose so, but it won't be over till all seven are defeated." Iya admitted with a sigh.
"So, why bother telling us again?" Inuyasha growled out irritably, earning him a glare from Kagome and her saying "SIT BOY!"
Chuckling at Inuyasha's misfortune of having his face planted in the dirt, Iya calmly said "The reason I come to you all is simple. They wish to take new slaves due to Naraku's defeat."
Frowning, Miroku asked "Why us? And what does this have to do with Naraku?"
"Very good question, eh, Miroku wasn't it?" Iya questioned.
Getting a reply with a nod, Iya continued on, saying "This has everything to do with Naraku. I'll explain. About six or so months ago, Naraku and the seven remaining of The Thirteen met up. Me and Ichigo were lucky enough to be within the area of the meeting and overheard all of it."
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Hunkered down in the bushes, Iya glanced up ahead at the open area with several trees lined up in a circle. Leaning against some of the trees were several people wearing black robes, with two figures, one wearing a black robe as well, in the middle.
The first had long midnight black hair that reached his mid-back. Some sliver of his bangs hung loosely in his face in some sort of white ornament with three grooves allowing it to hang. On the side of his head, a similar ornament was worn, but only had two groves. He had pointed ears and grey colored eyes. He wore a white scarf around his neck that trailed far behind him.
In front of him stood a man with long ebony black hair that reached his butt, pale skin, and red eyes. He wore a fine light blue kimono with a purple interior and a yellow obi sash. He also had silver like armor underneath of his kimono that had a red eye in the center of his chest. On his shoulders were to large dull silver spikes sticking out, and two handle like structures coming out of his shoulders that went to his back, which had spikes on the outer part. His arms had spiked gauntlets with spikes that came up to his elbows, and his shoulders had nearly the same thing. From his back, four green tendrils stuck out that stood slightly above the ground. His eyes defined his intentions were evil, and he had a cocky attitude about him.
"Naraku, we have come as you asked, so speak. You mentioned you wished to meet with us to discuss some nonaggression pact?" the man before the sinister half demon spoke.
Nodding lightly, Naraku smoothly said "That is right Mage Byakuya. What I offer is a nonaggression pact so we do not have to fight one another. I can see that the seven of you are strong, but I have no desire to quarrel with you."
"Why should we bother signing some pact? You're obviously weak and need us to leave you be, so give us a good reason for not killing you." a man spoke who was leaning against a nearby tree. He had long dull looking black hair that reached his mid-back, white skin, two purple marks pointed downwards off of his eyebrows, and snake like slit olive eyes.
Glancing at the man, another leaning against a nearby tree smoothly said "Now, now my dear brother, Orochimaru, let us hear what the half breed has to say."
This man had white hair that was not very long, closed eyes that made it look like he continuously squinted, and wore a grin.
Glaring at the man, Naraku smartly said "I will no longer be a half demon soon enough Mage Ichimaru."
"But of course you won't, due that you'll have the whole Shikon no Tama soon enough, right? I bet it'll be priceless once you get it." a woman commented from another tree. She had long blonde hair that reached her lower back, a single blue diamond mark on her forehead, golden eyes, creamy skin, a lean muscular body, and rather large breasts pressing up against her robes.
Glancing at the woman, Naraku softly chuckled. "Mage Tsunade, I shall acquire the last fragment of the Sacred Jewel soon enough. And yes, I would guess it is priceless."
"With a rock like that, you could treat us to some really good times!" a man near the woman joked. He had long, spiky white hair that reached down to his upper calves, a large grin on his face, red demonic markings coming down like tears, black eyes, and had some signs of older age. He wore a headband on his forehead with two small spikes sticking out on either side, large wooden sandals, and had a huge red scroll with green on the corners of the scroll hanging off his back.
Darkly chuckling, Naraku closed his eyes and was about to answer when another man with long red hair bound in a pony tail that reached his lower back, violet eyes, a cross shaped scar on his left cheek, and a sword sticking out of his robes spoke up.
"Some good times would be good, that it would." he said with a smile.
"You two spend too much time drinking as it is." the last person calmly said from another tree. He had long red hair that reached his lower back, emerald green eyes, and pointed ears.
"Jiraiya, Kenshin, and Kurama, allow our guest to speak." Byakuya commanded. Seeing the three quiet, he added "I shall ask you one thing. Why would it benefit us to sign this pact with you?"
Slightly smirking, Naraku coolly said "It would keep us for one from being at one another's throats. Another good point to the pact is there will be no squabbles over territories…"
"We have no desire to take up land." Byakuya flatly said.
"Nope, that we do not." Kenshin added with a smile.
"The question is what can you offer us Naraku that we will use?" Orochimaru slyly asked.
Sighing a bit, Naraku calmly replied "I offer you slaves first. I know that you occasionally require new ones, and I can personally create new ones for you from my own body. They will be to your liking, and completely obedient."
"We can handle getting our own slaves. They're not hard to find anymore." Jiraiya remarked.
"I agree, they're not, but think of it, you wouldn't have to go search for them. You could come to me and I would create them on the spot for you." Naraku said with persuasion in his voice.
The group pondered over the words for a moment till the silence was broken by Byakuya, who said "That would be helpful for the others, but that does not apply to me. I have my own slave, and do not require a new one."
Nodding, Naraku quickly said "That maybe so, but I have other things to offer. Once I complete the Sacred Jewel, I shall destroy the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru, along with all of the other Lords of the Lands. I am more than happy to donate the Western Lands to the group, thus giving you a place to stay. Besides, from what I understand, Mage Tsunade and Mage Jiraiya family hailed from those lands and were cast out by Lord Sesshomaru's father, Inutaisho. Think of it as a homecoming gift."
"Again, we do not wish to hold lands." Byakuya stated coldly.
"It would be nice to have the Western Lands back though." Tsunade thoughtfully remarked.
Smiling, Jiraiya added "Yeah, to have them back to ourselves would be nice. I like the sound of us running them."
"Party all the time, that we could." Kenshin remarked.
"Enough. Naraku, do you fear us?" Orochimaru boldly asked.
Frowning a bit, Naraku finally said "I do not, but I do not wish to fight yet another enemy. I am currently dealing with enough enemies, and I do not wish to have another set to fight with. I'm sure from what I've surmised, you are in the same boat as I am."
Grunting, Ichimaru calmly said "Our current problem is none of your concern. It is more of an annoyance."
"Not from what I've gathered." Naraku pressed. "He has taken down six of your brethren and has been joined by another, making it more difficult for you to stay in one place for too long."
"He's got us there, that he does." Kenshin chimed in.
"Enough!" Byakuya growled out. Closing his eyes, he finally reopened them and said "Naraku, we will sign your pact, but only on specific terms."
Nodding, Naraku asked "What are your terms?"
"You will first make the slaves for the others. I have no need of a new one, but they may. You will create them to their specifications." Byakuya stoically stated.
"Very well, I shall do that." Naraku agreed.
Nodding, Byakuya added "Next, when you have completed your precious Sacred Jewel and become a full demon, and once you have taken out the four Lords of the Lands, you will deed the Western Lands to us."
"Not a problem. It shall be done."
Staring at Naraku, Byakuya finally said "The last thing is a personal favor to us. You will kill the pests, Iya Taisho and Ichigo Kurosaki, for us."
"Wait, I never said I'd kill your enemies!" Naraku argued.
"You wish to sign this pact, don't you?" Byakuya challenged.
Squeezing his fists tightly till his knuckles were white, Naraku growled out "I do."
"Then agree to it." Byakuya stated.
Deeply sighing, Naraku lightly smirked. "Very well, I shall agree to it. I will kill this Iya and Ichigo."
"Good. Then we have an agreement." Byakuya calmly said. "Come, we will sign it and be done with this meeting."
The eight walked over to a large flat rock and picked up a piece of paper. Writing down the procurements of the agreement, the mages each signed the paper, as did Naraku.
"We have a nonaggression pact then." Byakuya stated. "Now, begin with making the slaves for my colleagues."
Nodding, Naraku moved off to the side and began listening to each of the mages' requests for a perfect slave while Iya and Ichigo inched away.
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"The pact Naraku made was binding, but Naraku snuck in a few surprises for them." Iya recounted to the group before him.
Frowning, Miroku asked "What kind of surprises?"
Lightly chuckling, Iya said "Naraku created each of the mages, but their leader, a new slave from his own body, calling them incarnations. Each was made specifically for each mage. But Naraku held back their hearts, making it so he could control them."
"I see… He did the same thing to Kagura, so that he could remain in control of his creations." Inuyasha calmly said.
"Correct. Naraku did fear the mages, but knew if he could get their power, he would be unstoppable. So, he plotted and schemed to take their power with the help of the slaves he made." Iya remarked. "The only problem was he died before he could get their power."
"Thankfully." Kohaku, the young shy boy, said.
Brows knitted with concentration, Kagome spoke up. "Iya, did Naraku ever attack you?"
Graciously smiling, Iya nodded, responding with "Yes, he did. Two days later, Naraku caught up with me and Ichigo."
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Softly walking along, Iya sniffed the air and smirked. Swiveling his ears, Iya located the source of the smell. "He's here." Iya whispered to Ichigo.
Nodding in response, Ichigo whispered back "Do you want to take him on, or me?"
"I'll handle this." Iya mumbled.
Walking on, the pair saw Naraku standing in the middle of a clearing. He had his arms crossed and head down with his eyes closed. Hearing Iya and Ichigo approach, he glanced up, revealing his red eyes and evilly smirked.
"Ah, Iya Taisho and Ichigo Kurosaki, I presume?" he smoothly asked.
"That would be us." Iya calmly replied. "And it was Naraku I believe. What a pleasure it is to meet you at long last. I've heard so much about you through rumors."
"I'm flattered." Naraku darkly said with a chuckle. "But enough of these pleasantries for now, for I was sent to kill you both."
Smirking, Iya calmly replied "I know. We heard that you had entered into a pact with the mages in hopes of keeping from fighting them. You're a fool to think they'll keep their end of the bargain."
Chuckling darkly, Naraku arrogantly said "I will kill the mages in due time. After all, I hold the hearts of their dear slaves in my hand, meaning I can take control of them whenever I choose. The mages are no concern to me now, but to maintain this pact, I must kill you both. And I shall maintain it, granting me all that I desire."
Shrugging, Iya yawned and turned away from Naraku. "Whatever. Just don't come crying to us when they betray you."
Growling deeply, Naraku lifted his right arm up and his hand became a huge claw like structure with great length. Swinging his arm wide, he yelled "Don't you turn your back on me you half breed!"
Ichigo was quick to move away when Naraku had made his move, but Iya only stood still. The claw swung straight at Iya, but before it could strike him, he vanished. Confused, Naraku glanced around, only to find Iya standing behind him.
"That wasn't very nice Naraku. Attacking a man in the back while he's walking away is rather dishonorable." Iya admonished.
Lightly growling, Naraku calmed and lightly chuckled and replied "True, but who claimed I was honorable?"
Upon saying those words, the four tendrils sticking out his back came to life and shot out at Iya. He easily evaded and moved to Naraku's front side once more.
Infuriated lightly, Naraku shot his tendrils to the front and swung his clawed hand at Iya, who jumped back and shot out his blue energy whip. The whip sung through the air and cut through the four tendrils with ease, but upon doing so, a dark cloud of smoke came pouring out of the tendrils.
Retracting his whip, Iya pulled back a bit. "Miasma…" he muttered.
Darkly chuckling, Naraku commented "That's right Iya. Cut me and you will get a taste of my miasma."
Smirking at this, Iya calmly replied "Very well. I'll just have to blow you apart."
Grabbing the hilt of his sword, Iya drew it out, instantly causing it to glow with white energy. Once the energy settled, the sword was revealed to be a large halberd with a black ring of fur as a guard.
Staring at the sword, Naraku frowned, saying "That sword, it looks like Inuyasha's…"
"It should, seeing how it is a sister sword to the Tetsusaiga." Iya smartly remarked. "Ketsaiga may look like Tetsusaiga, but it is far different."
Leaping forward at blinding speed, Iya came straight at Naraku and began swinging his sword downward at Naraku's head. At the last instant, Iya's sword smashed into a red barrier. Finally seeing he couldn't push through the barrier, Iya leapt back off of it.
"Your sword maybe different, but my barrier won't allow it to cut me." Naraku smugly stated.
Lightly chuckling, Iya replied "Maybe so, but we'll see after this."
Lifting the blade up till it stood straight up in the air, it began to glow brightly with a white glow. After a moment, the blade began coating itself in ice, with a frosty steam coming off of it.
Pointing the sword once more at Naraku, Iya pulled it back and then swung sharply, crying out "Shard Storm!"
Thousands of small ice daggers formed on the blade of the sword, and with Iya swinging, the daggers were sent flying straight at Naraku, who confidently stood still. The first daggers touched the barrier, making Naraku confidently smirk, but suddenly, the daggers went straight through the barrier and through Naraku's body, making him gasp out in pain while his barrier dissolved.
Gasping out in pain as blood poured from his wounds, he glared at Iya and yelled "What have you done to me!?"
"I just gave you a taste of Ketsaiga's ice form. Those shards of ice I shot you with are not normal pieces of ice. They came from a powerful ice demon whose ice daggers could pierce any barrier." Iya explained.
Raising his sword once more, Iya rushed forward as the sword transformed back to it's previous state, that of a silver blade. With a mighty swing, Iya slammed the sword into the ground and cried out "Wind Slash!"
A single line of white energy went racing forward from the sword towards Naraku, splitting him in half and creating a massive explosion followed by a cloud of smoke, sending out pieces of flesh everywhere.
Glaring at the pieces of flesh, Iya took a sniff of the air and frowned. "Still alive I see." he commented.
Slowly, the pieces came to life and began flying to a single place where a large clump was left. After a few minutes, the pieces began reshaping to form Naraku's body. Finally, his head was pieced back together, with him panting heavily.
"What's the matter Naraku? Having more difficulty with this half breed than you thought?" Iya mocked.
Glaring at Iya, Naraku panted heavily still and asked "How is it possible for a half breed to have this much power?"
"Simple really." Iya calmly stated. "You underestimated me. Oh, and just so you know, my friend here, Ichigo, is just about as strong as myself. If you had somehow miraculously killed me, Ichigo would have struck you down in a second."
Staring incredulously at Iya and then Ichigo, Naraku caught his breath and growled loudly. Without warning, the red barrier reformed around him and he began floating into the air while shooting out miasma.
"I will let you live for now…" Naraku stated while floating away. "But I will kill you soon enough."
Glaring in Naraku's direction, Iya challengingly called out "Anytime Naraku."
