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Have you seen that video on YouTube, the one where Kikyou purifies Naraku, and he dies in an eruption of flames? The battle is only of InuYasha, Kagome, Kikyou and Naraku. She says she is going to purify Naraku while purifying the jewel. After this chapter, you may be thinking, that's the ending! Well, you're wrong! Don't get your hopes up, sweet hearts. Trust me, the ending is completely different! So don't think you've got it figured out!

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InuYasha- Chapter 377- Duty

The soul collectors flew through the forest, illuminating the area around them. They danced gracefully in the air, leading the following Kohaku deeper and deeper into the woods. He ran fast, the jewel shard glowing brightly in his neck.

The fragment is…is telling me how to defeat Naraku. To accomplish that…I will do anything!

Meanwhile, back at the waterfall, Kikyou had re-dressed in her priestess clothing She clutched the cloth that covered her chest, feeling the healed scar. She stared at the rippling water, her gaze remorseful.

"Kikyou….Are you ok?" InuYasha asked, worried.

She turned to look at him, "InuYasha, you saw didn't you? The wound in my chest has closed, and the miasma has vanished. It's the power of Midoriko's soul. Midoriko's will and mine are the same; which is to destroy Naraku, who defiled the Shikon no Tama."

"Has Midoriko's soul completely healed you?!" InuYasha asked, disregarding her words. "The wound will never open again?"

Kikyou turned away, showing her back to him. "I don't know. Which is why…I must hurry…"

"Kikyou!" InuYasha shouted, running to her. He grabbed the backs of her arms, leaning his head over her shoulder. "Can't you wait?! Until I destroy Naraku…"

She was silent for a moment, then finally responded. "You can't destroy Naraku with a sword."

"Wha…"

She snapped her head to face him, her face stern. "Listen closely InuYasha. To destroy Naraku means…to eliminate Naraku and his soul, together."

Eliminate his soul?! InuYasha didn't understand, "What do you mean by that?"

"No matter how often you smash his body, it makes no difference." Kikyou remembered the bandit Onigumo. Originally, Naraku is a being formed when many youkai bound together with Onigumo's polluted soul. He doesn't have a true body…. "So…most likely…the only thing that has the power to eliminate Naraku is….The Shikon no Tama."

InuYasha said nothing. He just stared at her. And she stared back, in complete silence. Kohaku hid behind a nearby bush, listening in on the conversation.

"I have to complete the Shikon no Tama as soon as possible," Kikyou continued, breaking the silence. This caught Kohaku's attention. Did she intend to sacrifice him?! "There will only be one chance…which is when Naraku has his hands on the complete Shikon no Tama."

The jewel will be polluted by Naraku's hands, and will assimilate with him. I will aim for that moment, and will purify the jewel and Naraku together. She finished her thoughts out loud, "That is something…only I can do."

A complete Shikon no Tama…InuYasha put the pieces together. "Wait Kikyou!"

She began to be engulfed by her heavenly light, readying herself to leave.

"Listen Kikyou! Completing the Shikon jewel means…"

She shot up into the sky, InuYasha calling after her. She simply glared down at him, refusing to listen or talk to him any longer. InuYasha…I don't have time to hesitate any more.

Then, she was gone. InuYasha stared after her, the wind from her departure blowing in his silver hair.

"Kikyou…" Do you understand?! To be able to complete the Shikon jewel means….That Kohaku, who's life is bound by the Shikon fragment…will have to die. In exchange for Kohaku's life….Kikyou, you're not the type of woman who could do such a thing.

Footsteps sounded behind him. He turned to the noise, his expression falling at the sight of him.

"Kohaku…"

"I will…go…" Kohaku smiled at him. "Since I know what I need to do…"

InuYasha stared at him blankly. What was he talking about?! He heard, huh? However, even though he's so close, why didn't I notice Kohaku's smell?!

Kohaku raised his arms above his head, pressing the concealed blade from his arm to his hair. He sliced a small piece off, and tied it together with a small string. Bending down, he placed the token before InuYasha, kneeling down respectively.

"This hair…please give it to Ane-ue. Say that we'll always be together."

"Wait Kohaku!" InuYasha ran to him, only to be repelled by a shocking light. He jumped back, staring at the spiritual wall before him. "A barrier…. Kohaku…where do you think you're going?!"

"The fragment…will be my guide." He smiled a heart-warming, enormous smile. "I'm not going to my death. I'm going to defeat Naraku."

He turned, and began to run away. "Please take care of Ane-ue!"

InuYasha bellowed, "Wait Kohaku!" He yanked Tetsusaiga from its sheath, turning it red with power. He sliced the wall, electric energy shooting off in all directions. Tetsusaiga shivered in his grip, coming back towards him. What?! The barrier is repelling Red Tetsusaiga?!

He released his attack on the wall, staring at it in disbelief. He cursed under his breath, looking down at the lock of hair before him.

Kohaku….