Nanashi never saw Hiei after finding out he was leaving. Though tempted, Nanashi did not bother Kurama to find out what was going on. She wanted to go with him to the demon world and work in Yomi's army. The wind dragon kept begging her to go to the park and find him, but she refused.

When the day Yusuke left came, Nanashi cried a bit; a small part in show, but mostly genuinely. Yusuke hugged her goodbye and told her not to be upset and not to worry. When the day came for Kurama and Hiei to leave, Nanashi purposefully showed no emotion. She was upset with Hiei for not talking her since the last night they slept together. The wind dragon kept begging her to talk to him, but she refused. She was also livid with Kurama for refusing to take her with him; saying it was no place for a human girl. She watched them both leave with a scowl on her face.

At nights, she cried often. During the days, she put on a brave face. School was becoming more and more useless to the point when she was falling behind and just did not care. She hung out a few times with Kuwabara, but he was too barbaric. His sister was often "too busy." Keiko just wanted to study. Nanashi found solace when she spent time with Genkai on the weekends. She never thought she would bond with the old woman, but she did. Genkai trained her and told her stories of her younger years demon fighting. Nanashi reveled in every story she was told.

When Kurama came back to the human world, he tracked Nanashi down at Genkai's place.

"I've come back to recruit allies for Yomi. He absolutely insisted I bring you back with me," Kurama told Nanashi. "I made him promise to keep you absolutely safe. I don't want to take you there, but I agreed."

"I can keep myself safe," Nanashi said cockily, with the wind dragon coming up to her shoulders.

Genkai reached up and smacked Nanashi across the back of her head. "Put him away. You're not fighting anyone. He doesn't need to be out."

Nanashi scowled, but the wind dragon disappeared. "Who else are you recruiting? Please not Kuwabara?" she asked.

Kurama smiled. "No. Not him. I was going to ask some of the survivors from the Dark Tournament. Would you like to go with me?"

"Of course," she replied cooly.

The first people they went to recruit were Jin and Toya. Upon seeing Nanashi, Jin perked up excitedly. He agreed to help before actually knowing the full story. Toya also agreed after hearing the full story. Nanashi felt nervous about Jin's flirty nature toward her. She recalled how she essentially used him during the Dark Tournament.

The others Kurama and Nanashi recruited were Chu, Rinku, Shizuki, and Shishiwakamaru. Nanshi found Shishiwakamaru's arrogance quite annoying. His attitude did not get any better when Genkai had both her and Kurama assist in the training of the others. Jin kept being extra friendly with her. Rubbing his hand on her lower back, whispering jokes in her ears, and once even covering her eyes and asking "guess who?"

Finally, she relented to Jin's persistence. One evening, after training, he offered to fly her around. She took the chance happily. He flew her up high and away from Genkai's house. He landed causally on a cliff side.

"This view is magnificent," Nanashi breathed. The sun was setting, with the tree tops gently blowing in the wind. Jin wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in tight. Nanashi felt nervous, but leaned against him. Maybe he could make her happy. Nanashi turned her head up and to the left. Jin looked down at her and smirked. He kissed her on the cheek. She pushed his hands looser, turned around in his arms, stood up on her tip toes, and kissed him. He kissed her back. He was not as good of a kisser as Hiei, but she enjoyed it more or less. He brought his hands up to her hair and pulled her face closer. She brought her tongue into his mouth first. He let hair go and pulled away from the kiss and kissed her on her forehead.

"Will you come to my room tonight?'' Nanashi requested.