Itachi's POV:
The old wood floor creaked under our feet. Everyone was silent. Even Deidara was silent for once. We slowly walked forwards towards the alter. The scroll we wanted sat on it covered in dust. Our sandals made prints in the layer of dust on the ground. This shrine had been left untouched for the past two hundred years, in a dark forest, where it had been forgotten about. Kisame stood right behind me and Deidara and Sasori were off to the side slightly. We had all wondered why Pein had sent all four of us to grab the scroll when it was unguarded. We slowly came to the alter. I looked down at the scroll. Then I reached for it. Before my hand came a foot close to it, we were all thrown back by an invisible force. We slid across the wood floor our eyes darting everywhere. Suddenly a white figure appeared, hovering above the scroll. I was guessing it was a spirit. It was a woman too and we could see faint details and colors on her, like black hair, and blue eyes.
"You dare to defile my temple and to try and steal my scroll?" She hissed.
"Yeah, un." Deidara said a-matter-of-factly. "What are you going to do about it, un?"
The spirit glared at him. Then suddenly she smirked. We all shivered slightly.
"Do you know how much power I have?" She asked.
We shook our heads.
"Even though I'm a spirit, one of the dead, I have as much power as from when I was a live. Now how to punish you…"
I heard Deidara gulp. The spirit thought a moment then grinned.
"I think I'll send you to the other dimension."
"The other dimension?" Sasori asked.
"When I was alive I learned how to travel between two dimensions. One is this ninja dimension and the other is one is the feudal era with demons thrown in. That is where the demons from this world come from. They jump between the dimensions and you find them."
We blinked at her.
"Well for disrupting my sleep and invading in my temple I'll send you to the other dimension."
Deidara opened his mouth to say something but before he could the woman started to chant and we were surrounded by a deep blue light. Suddenly she slowly started to fade.
"How do we get back?" I asked quickly.
"The only one with enough power or knowledge to take you back home is a miko named Kagome."
It the last thing the woman said before she was gone. We stayed in the blue glow for a moment. It felt like falling through warm water. Then the blue was gone and we were on dirt ground. I looked at the others. They were all their. I noticed we were in a well. I scowled and jumped from the well. There had been a well beside the temple we had invaded so maybe it was a trick and she had taken us there. When I was out I looked around. I scowled. We were in a large grassy clearing. Trees surrounded the clearing and a soft breeze swayed the grass. The sun beat down. The others jumped beside me and looked around too.
"I thought she was joking, un." He said.
I looked around with my sharingan. It wasn't a genjutsu. I scowled. Maybe it was a dream. But I had read a scroll long ago that talked of another dimension. It seemed that the scroll had been made up at the time, but now I was unsure. The book had said the dimension was a feudal era and infested with demons. I looked around again. There were no 'demons' in sight but I couldn't tell yet.
"Be on your guard. This land may be infested by demons." I said.
"How do you know?" Sasori asked.
"Scroll I read once." I said.
"So what do we do, un?" Deidara asked.
"Find the woman she mentioned." I said.
"I think she said her name is Kagome." Kisame said.
I nodded.
"So where do we start, un?" Deidara asked.
I thought a moment.
"We'll follow the trail."
"What trail?" Kisame asked.
I walked to a bush and moved it aside.
"This one." I said pointing to the worn ground.
They blinked. I just turned and walked down the worn ground. I heard the others follow after a moment. I wondered if the trail led anywhere but kept following. After about ten minutes we emerged from the trees. We climbed a small hill and looked down on a village. By looking at the village we could tell we were in the feudal era. They were all wooden huts with surrounding fields. The people all wore traditional clothes and carried garden tools and such. We saw a shrine stair and saw a hut beside it. I had been every well educated in history while I lived with the Uchihas and I knew that the miko, head, or healer of the village would live closest to the shrine. I set off without a word. As we walked into the village people looked up, then they would whisper and scurry away. When I made it to the last hut I knocked. A moment later the mat was pushed aside as an old woman with an eye patch walked out. She looked us over.
"Who are yea?" she asked.
"We're ninja." I said.
"Ah ninja." She said nodding. "And what do yea want?"
"We are looking for a woman named Kagome." I said.
She looked at me sharply.
"Did Inuyasha or Naraku send you?"
I shook my head and wondered who Naraku and Inuyasha were.
"What do yea want Kagome for?"
"We need her to help us home." Sasori said.
The woman looked at him.
"Come in." she said.
She pushed the mat aside and we slipped in. She followed. We sat on the floor and she sat across from us.
"So yea mean Kagome no harm?" she asked.
"She is our only means home. If we hurt her we are stuck here." Kisame said.
The woman nodded.
"I will not ask where you are from because I doubt you will tell me."
Then she glanced around.
"At the moment I do not know Kagome's exact locations. She stayed low after Inuyasha…."
She bowed her head and seemed to think.
"Well, she be staying low. I think she be in the North."
"So we head north?" Sasori asked.
"Head north and ask for rumours about a strong miko with long black hair and brown eyes."
We nodded.
"Thank you." I said.
"If you run into a hanyou with silver hair, gold eyes, a red outfit, and white dog ears do not trust him and do not give him anything you know on Kagome. And do not trust a miko by the name of Kikyo or a woman slayer by the name of Sango."
I nodded and we slipped off the door. The woman followed. Once outside she pointed in a direction.
"That be north."
We nodded and took off at top speed down the road.
"Seems we may have some interference, from this hanyou, slayer, and miko." I said.
The three around me nodded. We ran on till dusk. We finally slowed and stopped in a clearing for the night. It rained that night and we were glad for the shelter of the trees.
.--.
As soon as the sun was up I woke the others. As we ran through the trees I noticed there were no birds or animals. I slowed and pulled a knife out. The others had also noticed and pulled their weapons out. We heard the roar of something. It wasn't the roar of an animal though. There was silence a moment. Then suddenly a large panther burst from the trees. It looked like a panther but stood upright, was three times as big, and wore clothes. In its hand was also a giant axe.
"Mmh. Humans. You will make a lovely breakfast."
To say the least we were a bit surprised that the thing could talk but quickly dismissed the surprise as it lunged at us. It swung the axe and moved fast for its size. We dodged and Kisame lunged in. the panther screamed as Kisame's sword sliced its chest. It was silenced as Kisame decapitated it though.
"HA! These demons are weak." Kisame laughed.
"Not all demons are weak." Someone said.
We turned to see a small girl appear from the bushes. I wondered how I had not sensed her. She had dark hair and dark eyes. She wore and orange and white kimono and seemed about twelve.
"What are you doing our here?" Sasori asked.
"I got lost." She sighed.
"How far is your village?" Kisame asked.
"I don't belong to a village. I was an orphan when some wolves attacked the village I stayed at. They ate everyone."
She made a face and growled like a wolf.
"They even killed me."
"So you are a spirit?" I asked a bit confused.
"No. Milord saved me with his special sword that brings the dead to life." She grinned.
If they had something like that here it would be unbelievable. I starred at her a moment.
"Tell us of this world." I said.
"Are you from far away?" She asked.
I nodded.
"Okay, I'll tell you."
She sat on a stump and looked at me seriously.
"This place has demons and humans. Humans rule some lands as lords and have armies but most people live in villages and make hard livings. There are also demons too. Demons are like humans. There are some weak but mean like bandits and there are some that are strong and civilized like lords. There are also villages of demons and they're like villages of humans. They aren't they different from humans, just in looks and strength. The one you beat is a weak one. Most demons that travel are like that. The demons that are strong rule all the lands are strong and powerful. The land is split into four. There is the south kingdom, the north kingdom, the west kingdom, and the east kingdom. Each is ruled by a demon lord. They are the strongest demons of all."
I nodded.
"Anything else?" Kisame asked.
"I don't know anything else. That was all Jaken taught me. Sesshomaru told him to teach me but I don't like to listen to his boring talks so I day dream." She grinned.
Right off the bat I knew she wasn't a regular village girl. If she was special enough to get an education in this time she was important.
"Where was the last time you saw your companions?" I asked.
"Well I saw Sesshomaru leave four days ago to go do something. He left me with Jaken and A-un. But a demon split us up and Jaken told me to run. I did and got lost. They could usually smell me out but the rain washed stuff away." she sighed.
"They could smell you, un?" Deidara asked.
"Demons have super senses, they can hear, see, and smell very well. They are also immortal. Even when I walk really quietly like this…"
She paused and walked a couple feet. She hadn't made a sound. It showed she was excellent at stealth.
"Even when I move that quietly they still hear me."
She sighed again and sat down on the stump. She looked to the trees and stayed sitting.
"What are you doing, un?" Deidara asked.
"Well Jaken said if we get separated I was supposed to go back to where we last were or stay still. Since I don't know how to get back I have to stay here."
"What about demons?" Kisame asked.
"Well I can run fast and I can hide well. I hide from Jaken all the time."
"Who is Jaken?" I asked.
"He is my friend. He looks after me when Sesshomaru is gone."
"And who is Sesshomaru?"
"Sesshomaru is like my… well…Jaken is like my uncle and Sesshomaru is like my adopted father." She smiled.
"How far did you run from them?" I asked.
"I don't know. It started to rain as I ran and some demon chased me so I kept running. I think I ran forever. I couldn't get away. Then I finally found somewhere to hide. I stayed there till morning. Then I heard you guys."
We nodded.
"Let's go." I said.
The other three nodded with one glance at the girl. They jumped into the trees. I was about to follow when the girl tugged on my cloak.
"If you see Sesshomaru or Jaken will you tell them where I am? I don't like to be alone and they said I could stay with them forever." She said.
I heard loyalty and dedication in her voice that I rarely ever heard. I watched her a moment. Then I sighed slightly. I scooped her up in my arms.
"You may come with us." I said.
Her eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around me holding on tight.
"What is your name?" I asked.
"Rin." She said.
I nodded before I jumped into the trees and caught up to the others. Kisame stumbled and almost fell from the trees as he saw the girl first. Sasori looked bored still and Deidara gaped and hit a branch.
"You brought her?" Kisame asked. "I though for sure you would leave her to the mercy of the demons."
"Nh." I said.
The girl looked up at me and smiled slightly. The others watched me as I held her and ran beside them.
"Maybe he's sick, un." Deidara said to Kisame.
I glared at both of them. They shut up. We ran for an hour before we fell from the trees into a grassy field. The girl gasped.
"This is where we were!" She said excitedly.
I looked at her and started to walk. The field was nice. It had a small stream, flowers, and tall green grass. Suddenly we all stopped as we saw a two headed dragon diving from the sky. The girl wiggled from my arms. I let her go and she ran a distance from me. For a moment I though the dragon would attack her. Then it circled and hit the ground. It roared and bounded for her. She laughed.
"A-un!" She laughed.
The two head started to nuzzle her as she hugged them. We stood a small distance away watching. I was the first to notice the green imp thing slid from the dragons back. It held a staff and looked ticked.
"Rin! Where have you been! Do you know how worried we were! Sesshomaru was even worried! How dare you make Sesshomaru worried! You are nothing but a pathetic mortal!"
"But you were the one who told me to run Jaken. And the demon chased me."
We all looked up as a blur appeared from the trees and stood behind the imp, Jaken. It was a tall man with silver hair down to his waist. He had gold eyes and purple stripes on his face. He also had a magenta crescent moon on his forehead, claws, and fangs. He wore a white with red yukata, a yellow and green obi, and a large white boa. We all saw him but the imp didn't seem to notice him.
"If you are so irresponsible next time we won't look for you! Sesshomaru will just kill you next time! We won't have to worry about your worthless life then!" The imp yelled.
"Would you really do that Sesshomaru?" The girl asked.
The imp spun and then bowed low to the ground.
"Forgive this lowly servant Lord Sesshomaru. I was just….just…"
He stuttered to find words. The demon looked down at the imp.
"It's the human's fault." Jaken grovelled.
Suddenly Deidara ducked as the imp flew over his head. I smirked in amusement and looked at the demon that had kicked the imp.
"I'm sorry for making you worry." Rin said.
"Nh." The man said.
His voice sounded cold and blank. He looked at us and cold eyes pierced into mine.
"Who are they?" He asked.
I saw the others shiver at his voice.
"These people helped me Sesshomaru! The one with black hair carried me here!"
"Hn." The lord said.
"Do you know where we can find a miko by the name of Kagome?" I asked coldly.
He looked at me closely.
"Don't you dare speak to Lord Sesshomaru in such a disrespectful tone human!" The imp roared. "Treat the lord of the west with respect!"
I looked over the demon lord of the west. He seemed strong.
"Silence Jaken." He said.
The imp gulped and shrunk back Sesshomaru looked at me again.
"Why do you wish to see the miko?"
"We need her help."
"Nh."
He stood watching me a moment. Then he looked up to the sky. We followed his line of sight to see a giant feather drifting down to us. Suddenly it vanished and a woman jumped to the earth. She wore a white kimono with bursts of color and feathers in her hair. She had red eyes and black hair in a bun. She held an open fan in one hand. Another boy dropped beside her. He wore a tight black outfit with green-blue armour. He had brown hair and dark eyes. He held a blade on a chain.
"Kohaku!" Rin gasped.
I looked the boy over. I scowled as I saw his eyes. They were empty of life. He stood still like a puppet too. It was like what Sasori's puppets looked like but worse almost.
"Kagura." Sesshomaru said.
"Lord Sesshomaru, how are you?"
Sesshomaru glared at her.
"Where is Naraku?" He asked.
"Naraku regrets that he couldn't come fight you himself but he is so busy at the moment."
"Tell me his where abouts." Sesshomaru said with venom.
"Sorry, I can't."
Suddenly the boy lunged forwards.
"Kohaku should keep you busy. Now will you kill him? His sister would be so upset." Kagura said.
"He is nothing but a lifeless puppet."
I glanced at Sasori who was listening with interest. I blinked as I saw the demon lord lift two fingers. A green whip shot forwards at the boy. I smirked as I noticed the demon lord had only one arm. Sesshomaru knocked the boy fifty feet to the side into a tree and shot at the woman who jumped back. Her fan swept up and blades shot at the demon lord. I saw the boy stand up and run at the demon lord. I made a decision in an instant. I disappeared and reappeared in front of the boy. My three partners seemed surprised but stood watching. Kagura and Sesshomaru glanced at me.
The boy jumped back and threw his blade at me. I dodged it effortlessly and ran at the boy with ninja speed. He didn't even blink as my kunai sliced his arm and I pulled the weapon from his hand. I held the weapon in one hand and looked into the boys eyes. My Mangekyou flickered on and I sucked him in. My red and black world took everything over. I looked around for the boy and found him chained to the floor. I blinked. They weren't my chains they were black but different. He looked up at me. His eyes looked defeated. He blinked at me.
"You aren't Naraku."
"No."
He looked at me. His eyes held desperation now.
"Kill me please!"
I was a bit surprised by his request. He held his head in his hands and I saw a look of wild horror on his face.
"I killed them! I killed my family! I tried to kill my sister! He made me do it! I have no more control."
He started to sob. The world morphed into a courtyard with the boy and five others that looked like him. They were killing a giant spider when he attacked them.
"Naraku destroyed my village! He controls me and makes me hunt my friends and my sister. I want to die but I can't break from his control."
"I will kill you."
"Will you?"
I nodded.
"Thank you." He sobbed.
"Will cutting your throat kill you?" I asked.
"No. You must pull the black shard from my back."
I nodded. My red and black world started to melt. I blinked and I was in front of the boy. Not even a second had passed. I gripped his weapon and shot to his back. I sliced up cutting his back. A small black crystal like shard shot out with the blood. I grabbed it and I saw the boy fall. He gasped his last breath and looked at me. He smiled. Rin was running at us.
"Thank you." He said.
Rin dropped to her knees beside him.
"Kohaku…"
He smiled at her once more before the light in his eyes dimmed. I noticed the Kagura woman and Sesshomaru had stopped fighting. Kagura growled and shot into the sky with a feather. Sesshomaru looked at her then walked to me. He looked down at the body of Kohaku.
"I didn't expect you to kill him."
"Will you save him Sesshomaru?" Rin pleaded.
The lord looked at her.
"Very well." He said.
I stepped back but watched in interest as Rin also jumped back. The lord pulled out a sword from his waist and held it straight. Then he sliced the air over the body twice as if he was cutting something down. Suddenly Kohaku's chest lifted with breath. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up. He blinked and looked around. His eyes rested on me. Then they slid to Sesshomaru.
"Tenseiga." He breathed as he looked at the sword.
"Sesshomaru saved you." Rin smiled.
"Rin." He said.
Rin grinned and hugged him.
"Thank you." He said to both Sesshomaru and me.
We both nodded.
"What are you?" Sesshomaru asked suddenly.
"A ninja." I said.
He nodded. Kisame walked up to me.
"So Itachi how does it feel to have your work reversed. Imagine if they had a sword like that in Konoha. Your whole clan would still be alive and out to kill you."
"He killed his whole clan?" Sesshomaru asked.
Kisame nodded
"Uchiha Itachi, the most feared criminal in our world. The man who killed his whole clan and every one with a drop of Uchiha blood in them, in one night." Kisame said.
Rin, Jaken, Kohaku, and Sesshomaru watched me.
"You are all criminals." Sesshomaru said.
"Some of the most wanted criminals." Kisame sighed.
"Why?" Rin asked.
"Well I killed some allies and turned on my village." Kisame said.
"I killed the leader of my village and some others and made them into puppets like Kohaku was to Naraku." Sasori said.
Kohaku swallowed.
"And I blew up a couple of buildings and people, un." Deidara said proudly.
"Blew up?" Jaken asked.
"Yeah, I used bombs, un."
"What are bombs?" Jaken asked.
"These, un." Deidara said.
He reached into his pouch and pulled out some clay. His hands started to mould it. In less then a second he threw a small clay bird into the open. Everyone watched till it exploded.
"Like Chinese gunpowder?" Jaken asked.
"Kind of, un." Deidara said.
"Will you stay with us Kohaku?" Rin asked suddenly.
"If Lord Sesshomaru needs me or wants me I will swear my loyalty to him."
We looked at the demon lord.
"You may work in my army, in my castle, or you may patrol with us, slayer."
Kohaku bowed.
"Slayer?" Kisame asked.
"I am part of a group of demon slayers." Kohaku said.
"And you would team up with a demon?" Sasori asked.
"Not all demons are evil. We kill the evil ones and the ones that plague villagers." Kohaku said.
We nodded. Then Kohaku looked at me.
"Do you still have the shard?"
I opened my fist to show the black jewel. He winced. I felt the evil radiating from the jewel. I felt its promise of power but ignored it.
"It is tainted. We need to take it to the miko who stayed with my sister." He said.
"They are looking for Kagome." Sesshomaru said.
"The shard belongs to Kagome?" I asked.
The demon lord nodded.
"Do you know where Kagome is at?" I asked the demon lord.
He pointed in a direction. I nodded.
"Goodbye Itachi." Rin said.
"Nh."
The other three stepped up beside me. The demon lord nodded to me before we leapt off at full speed. We ran for about two hours when we stopped. I sensed someone close but I couldn't see them. We all looked around. We were in a nice but small clearing. I looked up to see a woman laying on a large branch and looking down at us like a lazy cat.
The woman had long black tresses and she had water blue eyes. She looked to be about eighteen or nineteen. She had luscious red lips and a delicate face. She had curves in all the right places and looked quite beautiful. She wore a blue and silver fighting kimono. At her waist, were a sword and a small dagger and on her back was a small pack with a bow and quiver of arrows. She just blinked lazily at us.
"Yeeeeees?" She purred.
"We are looking for a miko named Kagome." I said.
She gave me a Cheshire grin.
"And what do you need me for?"
I guessed this was her but I could swear the old miko had said she had brown eyes. I tossed the black shard to her. Surprisingly, as soon as she grabbed it, it turned from black to glowy pink.
"That is from the boy Kohaku." I said.
"You killed him?"
"Yes."
"Nh."
"And we need you to send us home." Kisame said.
"Where is your home?"
"In another dimension. A spirit with long black hair and blue eyes sent us here. She said you could send us back." I said.
"Did you come out of the well?"
I nodded.
"I can send you back….."
We waited as she seemed to sigh.
"But not now."
We frowned slightly.
"I sealed the well so that no one can go through to my time or any dimensions. I had it open and myself and another could travel could go through. But the other person betrayed me and I could risk letting him get through the well to get others."
"When will you open it again?" I asked.
"When the person is dead, and when I have the full Shikon No Tama."
'The Shikon No Tama?" Kisame asked.
"You don't know what the jewel is part of?" Kagome asked.
We shook our heads.
"All I know is it was tainted and could give one power." I said.
The others blinked at me and Kagome nodded.
"It is a shard of the Shikon No Tama. Shikon No Tama is a jewel that was created by a priestess named Midoriko. It will grant anyone one wish. If the wish is selfish or the jewel is used for selfish purposes then it becomes tainted and will continue to go around the world. If the wish is unselfish the jewel vanishes. I am the Shikon No Miko. It is my duty to keep the jewel pure. It is fortunate you did not use this shard. If you had used it while it had been tainted then you would have been under Naraku's control."
"Who is Naraku?" I asked.
"He is a strong Hanyou who has most of the jewel in his possession. He loves to toy with people and twist their feelings. It's a game to him."
She sighed.
"Do you want to travel with me till I can send you back?"
We all looked at one another. We didn't have much choice.
"Yes." I said.
Kagome's POV:
The one with black hair and red eyes did most of the talking. He was intelligent, cold, and powerful. I could tell just by looking at him. The blonde seemed hyper and talkative and he did have power. The shark looked strong and seemed to be the eldest. He had a huge sword on his back and I guessed he could use it well. The red head seemed bored almost and he wasn't completely human. He seemed intelligent and strong too. I could tell they had told me the truth. I had gotten very good at telling the truth from the lies. I looked down at them again. I slipped from my branch and landed in front of them. I stood in front of the dark haired one who seemed to be in command.
"Names?" I asked.
"Itachi." He said.
"I'm Kisame, Itachi's partner." The shark said.
"I'm Sasori." The red head said.
"My name's Deidara, un. I'm Sasori's partner, un."
I nodded.
"Well let's get going." I said.
"Where are we going, un?" Deidara asked.
"We have to find Naraku and I think I know where he is." I said.
They nodded slowly and followed me at a walk.
"So any reason we're walking?" Kisame asked.
"I feel like it. Besides if we run our fastest we would there at night and I would rather meet him in the day so we'll walk camp for the night then go find him."
Itachi nodded at the logic. We walked in silence for a while. The others started to talk among themselves but Itachi and I stayed silent. When night started to fall we found a clearing. Deidara went to get fire wood and the others sat. When Deidara brought back wood Itachi did some signs with his hands. Suddenly he breathed out some fire.
"What was that?" I asked as I set my bags down.
"That was a jutsu." Kisame said.
"Can you tell me more?"
"We have an energy called chakara which runs through our body. It is something you are born with. I guess many here would have it but never harnessed it." Sasori said. "Well we use the chakara to do many things. We can use it to fight, use jutsus, make illusions, make you stronger, make you faster, and many other things. Itachi can make genjutsus or illusions the best, Kisame is best at water jutsus, Deidara makes bombs, and I control puppets."
I nodded.
"I want to learn more but first we need dinner."
Everyone nodded. I grabbed my bow.
"Stay here."
Then I slipped into the shadows. I travelled quickly but silently as I hunted for prey. I returned to the camp ten minutes later with three rabbits already skinned and gutted. I threw them on a spit over the fire. Then I pulled a small kettle I had from my bag and walked to a small stream. When I reached it I washed blood off my knife and filled the kettle. I returned to the camp and set the kettle of water on the fire. As we waited for the food to cook the three told me about ninjas and their dimension. Itachi didn't speak at all. By the time the food was done I knew quite a bit about the ninja world. I made some tea out of the boiling water and we ate and drank silently. When that was done I washed my kettle and the dishes we had used.
"Go to sleep you will need to be rested for tomorrow." I said to the four ninja.
"What about watches?" The shark asked.
"I will put a barrier around the camp."
They nodded slowly and either lay in front of the fire and leaned against a tree. I also lay against a tree. I didn't want to sleep though. My dreams were always plagued by that one horrible memory. Sometimes I only saw parts of it. The one part that was the worst I rarely saw but when I did my old emotions emerged. I made my self drift off though.
--KAGOME'S DREAM—
I sat in front of the fire. Miroku sat across from me. Shippo sat on my lap and Sango sat with Kirara off to the side. Inuyasha was no where to be seen. Neither was Kikyo. She had joined us three months ago. I was seventeen at the moment. I had been travelling with the group for two years now. I wasn't a weak girl with uncontrolled miko powers now. I had practiced almost non-stop with my miko powers and got tips from every miko I met. I could now control my miko powers almost perfectly. I was a master bowman too. Miroku had also started to teach me how to use a staff. No one else had offered to teach me anything else.
I sighed. I saw Kikyo's soul stealers fly off in the direction of another clearing. I knew where Inuyasha and Kikyo were. They had left to go be alone. I had lost my love for Inuyasha. After chasing after him for so long I had just given up. He would never return my feelings. I sighed as I looked into the fire. Suddenly I saw Inuyasha walk into the clearing. I looked at him. He walked till he was five feet from me. He held no compassion in his eyes as he looked at me. Suddenly Sango stood too. Kirara sat on her shoulder. Kikyo walked into the clearing now too. The three looked at one another. Shippo hoped off my lap as I stood. Miroku seemed as confused as me as the three looked at one another. Then Inuyasha turned back to me.
"Kagome, you have to die."
I gaped at him. Miroku opened his mouth to say something. Kirara hoped off Sango's shoulder and transformed. She roared at Miroku who scowled. Inuyasha flexed a claw and I saw him move, too late. I screamed as his claws ripped through my chest. I stumbled back into Sango's arms. I felt safe for a moment. Then I saw Sango's eyes were also hard. She grabbed my arms, holding me in place as Inuyasha walked towards me. I struggled. Shippo jumped in front of me and screamed at Inuyasha to stop. Miroku was trying to get past Kirara but she was holding him back.
"What are you doing Sango?! Save her!" he yelled at Sango.
"Kikyo needs her soul back so she can live again." Inuyasha said. "When the soul is split in two their power is also split. She is stronger then you will ever be so she is the one who must have life. Your life will be sacrificed for the greater good."
I was panting and I saw black spots as I felt blood course over me. My miko powers were blocked too. I was guessing that was Kikyo's doing. Miroku was desperately trying to tell Sango to save me.
"Kikyo promised she could purify the jewel in Kohaku and save him so he would live even after the jewel was taken out. Sorry Kagome but I want my brother's life more then yours." Sango said coldly.
Inuyasha stopped in front of me. He grabbed Shippo who lunged at him. He tossed Shippo to Kikyo who held him by the tail. Shippo was crying as he yelled Inuyasha to stop. Inuyasha didn't stop once as he raised his claws hand. He thrust it through my stomach in one fluid motion. I gasped and sound was blocked for a second. I felt my eye lids start to lower. I was vaguely aware that Sango had let me go and that the ground was a approaching fast. I looked at Miroku who screamed out and tried to get past Kirara. Shippo was screaming too. But I couldn't hear either of them. As I hit the ground my hearing returned. My eyes stayed half open but to anyone else they would look closed. I felt a small piece of my soul leave me suddenly. It flew to Kikyo and in a bright pink flash she suddenly laughed.
"I have my soul back. I'm alive."
Inuyasha smiled and walked to her hugging her close. Kirara stepped back to Sango and Miroku scrambled to me. I saw tears in his eyes.
"Don't die Lady Kagome." He whispered.
"Idiot monk, she's already dead of Kikyo's soul wouldn't have returned." Inuyasha grinned.
Miroku started to shake a bit.
"How could you!? She followed you any where and she saved Sango from the pit of despair after her brother was killed! She let Kikyo join us and she never complained once!" He screamed.
He didn't seem to see I was alive. I wondered if I really was.
"Don't worry Miroku. She's dead now. You don't have to like her anymore. Focus on me." Sango cooed wrapping her arms around him.
Miroku went to push her away when she hit the pressure point on his neck. He crumpled to the ground. Sango sighed and threw his limp body on Kirara.
"Why not kill him too?" Inuyasha asked.
"He will be a great help in killing Naraku and I love him." Sango said.
"He might not love you after this." Kikyo said.
"He will. He'll understand how much of a burden Kagome was after awhile."
"What about the fox here?" Kikyo asked lifting him up.
Shippo was sobbing uncontrollably.
"He's to useless to bring and if we leave him here we will die, so I guess we'll kill him. It's the merciful thing to do." Inuyasha said in a bored tone.
I wanted to scream at him, to sit him, to stop him. He lifted his blood covered claws again and Shippo looked up as Inuyasha thrust his claws through his small chest. Shippo didn't even have time to gasp as his eyes dimmed and his life fled him. Inuyasha tossed him to the side were he rested in a pool of his blood. I wanted to scream, cry, and hold Shippo but my body still wouldn't respond to me and my eyes started to lower again. The last thing I saw was the living walking away leaving Shippo and I where we lay. Then I saw black.
I felt as if I was in a void. Everything was black and it felt like I was hovering. I was crying as I remembered everything. I expected that I was dead. Suddenly a woman stepped up beside me. I looked up at Midoriko through my tears. She gave me a sad look.
"I'm so sorry Kagome."
"Am I dead?" I asked ignoring her first statement.
"No."
"But how am I alive?" I asked.
"Your miko powers are healing your wounds right now you should be fine."
"What about my soul going to Kikyo."
"That was never your soul. You were never Kikyo's reincarnation."
I blinked and continued to listen.
"Each of the Shikon No Miko's are there own souls. They are not reincarnations of the others. But for some reason when a new Shikon No Miko is born the souls of the old ones are drawn to them. The new Shikon No Miko usually has a piece of the souls from the Shikon No Mikos before her. When you were born a piece of Kikyo's soul and a piece of my soul were also in you. That is why your soul was to big for Kanna's mirror. But as I was saying. You got a piece of both our souls. When this happens you also get part of our looks, or personality, or strength. You get a little piece of us in you. You got my strength and some of my personality I think and you got Kikyo's looks and her scent. Just now Kikyo's piece of soul was taken from you. You will no longer look exactly like her, your appearance may change so be prepared. And your scent should be different so Inuyasha won't recognize you if he smells you."
I slowly sucked this in.
"So I will be different?"
"Yes, a little. Remember Kagome you are only yourself you aren't lower then Kikyo or just a copy."
I nodded and wiped some tears away.
"So where am I right now?"
"In your conscious."
I sniffed and nodded.
"When you wake you will be healed. I'm sorry this happened to you. Just move on. Don't try to forget just embrace the facts. You need to move on. I do not mean you must try to be happy but you can not stay in despair forever."
"Okay." I whispered.
She smiled and suddenly she vanished. The black started to fade. I blinked. I saw ground and sunlight. 'Sunlight…. Wasn't it night?' I asked myself.
"Maybe it was a dream." I croaked.
I tried to sit and all my muscles screamed in pain. I lifted myself up and looked down at myself. My blue t-shirt and my blue sweatpants were no longer blue. They were red. Blood soaked. I gasped and looked around. I saw the one thing I didn't want to. There was Shippo's body lying in a dried pool of blood. His eyes still half open as he starred at nothing and his mouth slightly open. I did the first thing that came to my mind. I screamed. I screamed as I saw my son dead before my eyes.
--END OF DREAM—
Itachi's POV:
We all sat straight up as we heard a scream. I had a kunai out ready. We realized it was Kagome who was screaming. She screamed again and tears streamed down her face. I jumped to her and shook her trying to wake her up. She sat straight up and sobbed. She saw me and shrunk away. She covered her face with her hands as she kept sobbing. I was at a bit of a loss. I didn't know what to do. Deidara saw this and crouched by Kagome.
"What's the mater, un?" He asked. "Nightmare, un?"
"I saw him do it again! He killed him!" She screamed as sobbed.
"Who killed who, un?" Deidara asked.
"My friend killed my son! He murdered him right in front of my eyes for no reason!"
She continued to sob as we starred her a minute.
"You have a son, un?" Deidara asked.
"He was murdered."
We let her sit by herself as she sobbed. After less then a minute she stopped to sob. She took deep breathes.
"I'm sorry. I haven't done that in a while." She whispered.
I believed that. Suddenly her eyes got rid of the broken look she had at the moment and they became hard and cold.
"I'm sorry." She said again.
This time there was no emotion in her voice. She curled up again. The others slowly did the same. I waited till Kagome was asleep again before I also drifted off.
Kagome's POV:
I felt myself drift off once again.
--KAGOME'S DREAM—
I felt hot salty tears pour down my face. I crawled over to Shippo and gently lifted his lifeless body. I hugged it close as I cried. After a while I heard the 'moo' of a cow and footsteps behind me. But I stayed crying.
"Kagome?" Totosi asked. "What are you doing alone? Where are the others? I came to bring you the sword you asked for."
I still cried. I heard him get closer.
"Kagome?" Myoga called.
I knew he was on Totosi's shoulder. I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. It pulled back as it felt me covered in dried blood.
"Kagome what happened?" Myoga asked.
"They betrayed me." I sobbed.
Totosi crouched in front of me. He gently moved my arms so he could see what I was holding. Myoga and he gaped at Shippo's lifeless corpse.
"We need to bury him." Totosi said softly.
I nodded as I cried. Somehow we dug a grave beneath a tree and set Shippo in. When we refilled the grave I got a rock and used it as a head stone. I kneeled in front of the grave and cried.
"What happened?" Myoga asked softly.
"Sango, Kikyo, Inuyasha, and Kirara decided that Kikyo's life was of more value then mine. Inuyasha tried to kill me so Kikyo could become alive again. I actually had more then one soul. Her soul left me but I still lived. Miroku tried to stop him but Sango still likes him so they knocked him out and left with him. They said Shippo was a burden and the merciful thing to do was kill him. So Inuyasha did. My miko powers healed me and I lived."
I broke down sobbing again. Totosi tried to calm me down but it was no use. Finally he coaxed me onto his cow. He said it wasn't safe to make so much noise and stay in the open unarmed. We took off towards his smith but I still didn't calm. When we reached it I had stopped sobbing but I wasn't feeling better. I starred straight ahead and didn't make a sound. Totosi showed me inside and I sat against the wall. I just sat there. Totosi showed me a blue sword he had made for me. He told me that he had finished it. I vaguely remembered asking for a sword. He set it beside me and walked off.
I don't know how long I sat there or how long I stayed like that for but all I did was sit their starring at nothing. Totosi offered me food but I refused it. I did drink some water a couple times but I was soon malnourished and dehydrated. I was tired from days of no sleep. I hadn't changed and my blood stained clothes started to hurt my skin. Myoga had also tried to talk to me. I ignored him too. Then one day I remember hearing someone walk in. I remember my sight of the wall being blocked by white. I didn't bother to look up at Sesshomaru. I knew he watched me a moment. Then he turned to Totosi.
"Why is Inuyasha's wench here?"
"There was an incident…." Myoga trailed off.
"She does not smell the same and she does not have brown eyes. Her eyes are blue now." Sesshomaru said.
"Kikyo's soul was taken from her." Totosi said.
"Where is the fox child? He is always with her and Rin wishes to see him." The cold lord said.
I starred straight ahead. Sesshomaru looked at me.
"She is malnourished, dehydrated, and exhausted. Where are the others?"
"They aren't coming for her." Myoga sighed.
Totosi crouched beside me and rested a hand on my shoulder as Sesshomaru watched.
"Kagome won't you get up? At least eat something."
I didn't reply. Totosi stood and faced Sesshomaru.
"She has been like that for four days. We can't get her to react to anything."
Sesshomaru stepped closer to me He pulled his Tokijin out. He held it so close to my throat a bead of blood rolled down.
"Why do you not react Miko?"
He seemed curious. I didn't reply.
"Tell me what happened." Sesshomaru told Totosi.
He slid his sword back into his sheath and looked to the old smith.
"I took her, her sword four days ago. I arrived at their camp sight to find her surrounded by blood and alone. She was sobbing and holding something. She held her dead son in her hands." Totosi said.
"The fox ix dead? Who killed him?" Sesshomaru asked.
"It seems her friends decided they would rather have an alive Kikyo then Kagome. They tried to kill her and took her soul. It seemed they thought they had killed her and left. She lived. They also killed the fox before they left. Kagome said the monk was still on her side and that they took him."
Sesshomaru crouched beside me. Totosi and Myoga seemed stunned he had actually lowered himself and looked me in the eye.
"You must move on miko."
"I know."
They all seemed surprised that I had spoken.
"I know I must move on but I have not yet accepted the fact that my friends betrayed me and killed my son."
"Nh. Do you hate them?"
"Yes. I wish to rip them apart. To watch their faces twist in horror." I said with venom.
They all looked shocked at my tone, even Sesshomaru. Then he stood.
"Come with me. I will train you to help you fulfill that wish."
Totosi was gaping and his jaw touched the ground. Myoga had fainted. Sesshomaru held out a hand. I knew he wasn't doing this to help me or because he pitied me, he was doing this because it would thwart his brother and it would help him. I took his hand and he pulled my up. I grabbed my sword and Sesshomaru took a sword from Totosi and I guessed that was his reason for coming. Then he led me out and towards a new beginning.
--END OF DREAM—
I sat up slowly. I sighed and looked at the horizon. The sun was just rising. I remembered my dream very well. I remembered going to Sesshomaru's castle too. It had changed my life. He had trained me himself for almost a year. He had taught me how to battle with a sword, whip, and hand to hand. He had also made sure I got my education. I had studied while there. He had a scholar teach me and I was well above a high school education even though I wouldn't regularly graduate for almost two more years. Sesshomaru hadn't warmed up to me and I hadn't warmed up to him. We had an agreement. If I killed Inuyasha he would get Tetsiaga for payment. He even said I had a better claim at Inuyasha's life and that he would try not to kill him first. He had also given me permission to travel in the west at any time.
I smirked slightly. My time with Sesshomaru had changed me a lot other then just how good of a fighter I became. My miko powers had some how enhanced all my skills. I could see a little better and hear better. I could also run faster then a normal human and had great stamina. I had also locked most of my emotions away. The only emotions I let out were sadistic joy and boredom. I would usually look blank or bored like Sasori did or I would feel joyful when it wasn't funny like if someone had died or something. I chose to feel like this. I did let other emotions out once in a while like the night before I had let out sorrow. If I let sorrow out all the time, though, I would always be in a pit of despair and always broken. There were two emotions I never let out though. They were love and friendship. I may let friendship out later but I doubted love would ever be let out again. Love hurt too much.
I stood silently and walked to make the fire again. When that was done I walked off to the stream. I returned to the camp fifteen minutes later with some fish. I stuck them over the fire and waited as they cooked. Itachi had woken as soon as I started the fire but he just sat there watching me. The others were still asleep. As soon as the fish was done, though, I woke them. I handed them the food and they ate in silence. When I finished my small amount I waited. Itachi had also finished his.
"Who killed your…adopted son, and why?" Itachi asked
I looked up at him. Everyone listened closely.
"I used to travel with a hanyou named Inuyasha, a demon slayer named Sango, a monk named Miroku, a neko named Kirara, and a Kitsune named Shippo. Inuyasha loved the old Shikon No Miko but they were tricked and killed each other, almost. Sango's village and brother were killed, and Miroku was cursed. All this done by Naraku. The witch Urasue brought Kikyo back to life but half her soul was in me at the time. Kikyo was just the walking dead but Inuyasha still loved her like when they were alive. I had a crush on Inuyasha. I was foolish to chase him and realized this after a while. I gave up on him. Kikyo joined our group and three months later they all turned one me, well almost all of them. The slayer who had been like a sister to me, Kirara who was a friend, Kikyo who was neutral with me, and Inuyasha my best friend all tried to kill me. If I died then Kikyo would live again because her soul would return. So they tried to kill me. Shippo and Miroku tried to stop them but Miroku was out numbered and Shippo was just a small boy. They tore Kikyo's soul from me and thought I was dead. They killed my son Shippo who I was helpless to help and only able to watch as the life left him. The slayer liked the monk so he was spared and taken with them. I haven't seen him in forever. Well I was distraught. I didn't do anything for a couple days. A sword smith I knew looked after me. Then Inuyasha's brother saved me. He trained me and taught me. I owe Sesshomaru a lot."
"Wait… Sesshomaru?" Kisame asked.
"Yes." I said.
"He was the one who directed us to you." Sasori said.
I nodded. I guessed he would.
"So he is brothers with the one who killed your son and you still like him?" Itachi asked.
"I wouldn't call it like. We have an agreement and just because the brother does something doesn't mean the other brother is blamed. Besides Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are enemies. Inuyasha tried to kill Sesshomaru and Sesshomaru tries to kill him. I think Sesshomaru just toys with Inuyasha because he could easily kill him if he wanted to."
Itachi's POV:
It was kind of like my relation ship with my foolish little brother. He tried to kill me and I tried to kill him but I toyed with him because killing him would be too easy. I watched Kagome. She had been a mess for a moment the night before. Now she looked bored. When breakfast was done she stood up. She packed her things and we waited. We soon set off through the trees. We walked in silence for less the two hours. Even the others were silent. It was eerie around. No birds or animals made noise or even seemed to be around. Every footstep sounded like the blast of trumpets in the surrounding silence. When we reached a grassy field Kagome stopped. She waited two seconds. Suddenly the air in front of her rippled and a small door of purple like power opened. Kagome motioned us through. We hesitantly stepped through. When Kagome came through last the 'door' disappeared. We looked forwards and blinked at the large castle we hadn't seen before.
"The place is surrounded by a barrier to hide Naraku."
"We are going to talk to Naraku?" I asked. "I thought he was your enemy."
"He and I never had a personal grudge against the other. Besides I switched sides. My friends try to kill me so I will kill them."
We followed as we walked to the castle. Suddenly a pink barrier sprung up around each of us.
"That will keep the poisonous miasma from killing you. The whole place is intoxicated with it." She said.
We nodded. As we got closer to the castle we got suspicious. We saw no life. We wondered where the guards were. We found out as we walked in the gate. Bones of people lay scattered everywhere; like the people had died where they had been standing last. Kagome sniffed and stepped over the bodies. Half way across the courtyard we saw Kagura coming for us. She frowned at us.
"Miko you bring enemies."
"Nh." Kagome said.
Kagura scowled once then led us into the castle. As we walked down the halls we were surrounded by a very eerie silence. Bones also lay in her. We say the silhouettes of demons through the screens. We just walked quickly. Kagura led us to a door and opened it. She bowed and we all filed past her. It was a dark room. We saw an albino child sitting looking forwards blankly. She held a mirror. A man sat in the corner. He had deep black and purple robes on, black wavy hair as long as Kagome's and red piercing eyes. He seemed completely tainted. He smirked.
"Kagura come here."
We now noticed Kagura behind us. She stepped forwards glaring pure hate at Naraku. I wondered why she served him if she hated him.
"Yes master." She hissed between clenched teeth.
"Go check on Inuyasha's group."
"Why?"
Kagura glared at him. Suddenly he held out a hand. A red sphere appeared in it. The red thing seemed to beat. Kagura paled. He slowly squeezed it and Kagura cried out. She fell to the ground withering in agony. She screamed and sobbed looking in deep pain. Finally she stopped and sat up slowly.
"Do I have to squeeze your heart again?" The man asked.
Kagura stood up and scurried from the room. The albino child went to stand but the man glared at her.
"Stay Kanna."
The albino nodded. Then the man turned to us. I saw Kagome clenching her hands. The man smirked.
"Does it pain you to be around the jewel when it is so tainted miko?"
He held out a small almost completely black jewel. Kagome gave a winced and shied away from it.
"I wish to know why you seek me out." The man said.
"I wish to find you Naraku to strike up a deal with you."
Naraku perked up.
"What kind of deal?" He purred.
"I will kill Inuyasha, Kikyo, Sango, and Kirara for you."
Naraku smirked evilly and chuckled. It was a cruel sound.
"What do you want in return?" He asked.
"I want you to give me Kanna's mirror and Kagura's fan."
Naraku blinked.
"Interesting… Deal. I can always give them new weapons."
Kagome smirked evilly too.
"I will give you half up front."
He held out his hand and the small girl handed her mirror to him. Then he chucked it at Kagome. Kagome grinned as she held the mirror.
"Now I will go fulfill my end of the bargain." She said.
Naraku chuckled and we all turned and walked from the castle. We kept silent again. I was guessing Kagome just made a deal with someone completely insane, untrustworthy, deviant, tricky, and evil. Kagome seemed quite happy too. As soon as we set foot out of the castle gate Kagome tucked the mirror in her bag and took off running. We all quickly followed her pace.
Not even ten minutes later we stopped in a field. A moment later a man with white hair and dog ears in a red outfit, a woman who looked like Kagome, a woman in a skin tight outfit carrying a boomerang, and a large sabre tooth cat with two tails ran into the field. They spotted Kagome and their eyes widened. Above them was Kagura on her feather. I also noticed a man in a monks outfit was following the people. But the monk looked weary and defeated.
"Kagome." The slayer breathed.
"Sango." Kagome said.
"How are you still alive wench?!" Dog boy asked.
"It seems that I am not Kikyo's reincarnation. I am Midoriko's. I just had part of Kikyo's soul in me. And when you hurt me it flew out but my miko powers saved me."
"Guess we'll have to kill you again." Kikyo said.
"Kagome?" The monk asked softly looking up. "Lady Kagome you are alive!"
I heard joy in his voice. The slayer wiped around punching him hard in the gut. He coifed up blood and doubled over.
"Shut up my love." Sango said
"I Hate you-"
The woman kicked him hard and he fell back.
"Sango stop it." Kagome said. "I thought you loved him."
"I do but he won't love me so I will break him till he does." The woman asked.
Suddenly Kagura dropped down beside us. She handed Kagome her fan.
"Naraku sent me a message that I was to give you this."
Kagome nodded and grabbed the fan.
"You made a deal with Naraku!?" Inuyasha snarled.
Kagome's eyes hardened.
"Yes." She said with malice.
Miroku was slowly standing and I was a bit surprised he could stand after the attacks. He stepped back but Sango grabbed a silver chain and jerked it. I saw it was tied to his ankle. He lost balance and fell. Kagome squinted at the chain.
"Kikyo made it for me specially. It won't come off unless I die. And only a miko with stronger powers then Kikyo can take it off." Sango laughed.
"Are you Sango, a slayer?" I asked.
They all looked at me. The woman nodded.
"Did you have a brother named Kohaku?" I asked.
She nodded again.
"Then I wish to inform you I killed him."
There was dead silence.
"You lie." Sango whispered.
Kagome held up the shard. Inuyasha sniffed and growled.
"I smell his blood on the man."
Sango started to shake. Then she grabbed the boomerang.
"DIE!" She screamed releasing it at us.
It spun viciously towards us. We all easily dodged it. Then I noticed Kagome running at the group. She drew the blue sword. Inuyasha drew his sword and it transformed. The two locked blade. Then Kagome grabbed a dagger in her other hand and before Inuyasha could blink it was where his heart was. He stumbled back.
"Bitch." He cursed.
We were all shocked he was still alive. He pulled the dagger from his chest and hurled it at Kagome. She caught it and whipped it back. Inuyasha laughed.
"You missed." He taunted.
"I wasn't aiming at you."
He spun wide eyed and looked at Kikyo who stood with the dagger in her throat. She was completely still. Then she started to fall back. White orbs shot from her body before it disintegrated. Inuyasha howled and Sango growled. I lunged forwards my kunai out. Sango jumped back just dodging my knife. But she foolishly looked into my eyes. My Mangekyou activated and sucked her in. I tortured her for the seventy two hours in a second. When I had finished I stepped away from the screaming woman. Kagome lunged in slashing her throat. Her body fell to the ground. The chain connected to the monk undid and shrunk to the size of a bracelet. Kagome picked it up and stuffed it in her pocket. The cat roared and lunged at Kagome.
"Kirara is under Kikyo's spell." The monk said.
Kagome nodded and a blast of pink energy hit the cat. The cat flew back and in a burst of flame turned into a two tailed kitten. She blinked then leapt at Miroku and started to lick his face. Kisame and Deidara appeared next to the monk and started to help him up. Kagome instead lunged at the Hanyou who was kneeling and starring at where Kikyo's body had been. Kagome stood over him and looked down at him. He looked up at her and his eyes were empty with grief.
"You killed her." He whispered.
"And you killed my son." Kagome spat viciously.
He opened his mouth then snapped it shut. Kagome spun in a blur and the hanyou's head hit the ground followed by his body. Kagome grabbed dog boy's sword. Then we all saw a barrier around it shatter. More pink power was released form her and took the shape of a large bird. The bird gripped the sword and flew off. Kagome looked at us.
"I learned how to make an animal from my powers. It should deliver the sword to Sesshomaru."
We all nodded. Deidara let the monk lean against him as the walked over to us. Kirara launched at Kagome and started to mew apologetically while licking her.
"I forgive you." Kagome said to the cat.
The cat perked up and purred. Then Kagome turned to Miroku who gave her a weak smile.
"I'm glad you're alive." He whispered.
"I'm glad you're still alive too." Kagome said.
She reached her hand out and pink miko energy surrounded him. I saw all his wounds heal. Kagome scowled.
"You had six broken rips, a broken finger, a sprained wrist, a sprained ankle, and you were covered in bruises and cuts."
We all winced in sympathy.
"Sango was mad when I said I didn't love her." He mumbled.
Kagome nodded.
"Did you really make a deal with Naraku?" He asked.
"It was in my favour. I got Kanna's and Kagura's weapons for killing those guys. I was going to kill them anyways. Now let's go kill Naraku."
"Yes." The monk agreed.