i edited chapter 4, and changed the ending....u can read it again if ur lost now, cuz it wood seem like it skipped some things if u dont...sry 4 the inconviniences :-(

Chapter 5: The Final Battle for the Sacred Jewel

"Naraku is near!"

Inuyasha suddenly picked up a familiar scent with his strong nose. "Yup, he was here all right. Sorry to break it to ya monk, but he isn't now."

"If I may be so kind as to state my opinion," Kakiya entered into the conversation, "I would say he was standing right over there last night. Since we weren't at camp, we wouldn't have seen him. He must have been looking for these," she added, taking off Kagome's necklace with a huge chunk of the Shikon no Tama Jewel attached to it. She was chosen to carry them, as she would be the least expected to carry them, mainly because everyone knew she hated the Jewel and its creators. She knew it took the good out of almost everything, and she didn't like that.

"You're most likely correct," added Sango. "We should get moving, now that he knows where our camp is. Who's turn is it to try and wake up Shippo?" No one liked to wake Shippo up, as he was almost impossible to arouse him from sleep. He slept like a log.

It was Inuyasha's turn, and he did what he usually tried to do... he picked him up off of Kirara, and dropped him to the ground. He didn't even wake up, even though this usually woke him. So Inuyasha tried shaking him in the air... that didn't work either. He then tried stomping on his tail...

"YOUCH!!!!!"

It could have been heard a million miles away. Inuyasha, Kakiya, Miroku, and Sango all covered their ears, and even Kirara paniced.

"What cha do that for?!?!" Shippo yelled, massaging his tail. He was livid. His face was as red as his tail, and he was scary-looking, even to Inuyasha, who backed away.

"We need help looking for Naraku," Kakiya explained. "He was at our camp last night when we were sleeping near the spring, so we didn't know he was there. Miroku and Inuyasha both have a feeling that he was nearby a while ago, so we're looking for him."

"Oh." Shippo was calmed down now. "Well, let's get crackin'."

They continued to walk for another hour. Miroku and Sango were talking, and suddenly Kakiya saw something...

"Shhh!" She saw something in the sky flying around...."It's Kagura."

She landed, and spotted Inuyasha and the gang. "You're still looking for him?"

"Well yeah, wench!" Inuyasha blurted out. "He has Shards of the Shikon Jewel! Obviously we're looking for him!!"

"Hmph! You won't find him here! He's west in that village! But you didn't hear that from me," Kagura soon vanished on her large leaf in the wind.

"Okay then, she's helpful," said Miroku when they came to a fork in the road.

"She said west, so we should take the right," Inuyasha thought out loud. "If we go left, we'll head north."

"I say he's right," agreed Shippo.

Sango disagreed. "That doesn't look to promising. It seems to turn left as the road goes on. I say we turn around to were we saw Kagura, then head west through the woods."

"OK. All in favor of going right and killing Naraku tonight when he is in human form tonight say 'I'," Kakiya said, trying to settle it. Three 'I''s were heard, one from each Inuyasha, Shippo,and Miroku. Sango still didn't think it was right. "He's only human one night out of the month, Sango. If we don't hurry, we'll have to wait another month for this chance. C'mon, we'll check it out on Kirara's back."

They flew up, and saw that Inuyasha was right. When they touched back down, they started out immediately, and soon came to a small but emptied village. Everyone was dead, and thrown into piles by the gates to the villiage. "Ewww," was all the group could say.

A deep purple light was seen at the far end of the village. "So...You have found me at last, Inuyasha," a dark menacing voice said.

"Show yourself, Naraku you bastard!" Inuyasha shouted at the top of his lungs. But suddenly, he started to transform. NO! Not now! This cannot happen now! How will I protect her? he yelled at himself. He was human now, it was too late. He drew Tetsusaiga anyway. Naraku is human tonight, so I can kill him! He has no power now, and I am stronger than him! I can win!

Inuyasha charged, sword drawn, towards the villian. He swung, but Naraku dodged it. Inuyasha swung again, but this time he got him, but barely. Immidiately Inuyasha was hit by Naraku's poisonous body fluids. It burned, too. What? This cannot be happening! He's human! Inuyasha suddenly got weakened by the poison. Naraku backed away, and Sango sent Kirara for Inuyasha before he got killed. Miroku stood up against Naraku.

But Suddenly, a bright light started to glow from behind him. It was Kakiya, and she was pissed.

"Alright, Naraku, you wanna play? C'mon!" She challenged him, and he wasn't ready for what was about to come. Apparently neither were Miroku, Sango Inuyasha, and Shippo.

Kakiya was raised into the air, still aglow, and piercing beams flew through the air towards Naraku. He was hit, and he was defeated. Naraku was killed by the least likely person... a woman...the Rainbow demoness, Kakiya.

hope you like it! tell me what u think, cuz it gets better! and yes, Inuyasha does live ;-)

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