Inuyasha Regashi

The mystery of the sutasaiga

Hey you guys, I just realized that I made some serious boo boos in my story. You may or may not have noticed them but I will nonetheless mention them and fix them immediately. Problem #1: I rarely mention Kilala(rara) in this story. I am sorry to all the Kilala(rara) fans out there! I will promise to incorporate her more into the story. Problem #2: I just discovered, that the tick demon servant Ryoga's name is already taken by a Ranma's rival Ryoga from Ranma 1/2 . NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED AT ALL! DON'T SUE ME IM JUST A COLLEGE STUDENT. I was trying to find a name that rhymed with Myoga since kouga, shouga, hyouga and touga are already taken. Which brings me to Problem #3: I mentioned in an earlier chapter that Itaru and Meimei's uncle (I bet you can all guess who that is, but im not going to give it away ;3) had a son. But then I changed it to a girl. In the previous chapter. Im so sorry! I forgot that I had mentioned her/him earlier, and I just like the name Kazuka so much that I wanted to make it an important character! ( you guys know what I mean right?) problem #4: I was reading back on an earlier chapter and discovered that I said Kagura was with Naraku. And then I changed it to Byakuya…so I was like 'crap'! So I'm gonna fix that too,

Please bear with me you guys. This is my first fanfiction in a really super long time. If you find any more errors, I will fix them immediately.

Thanks for hanging in there you guys! 3 x100000

Now back to the story!

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"lord Sesshomaru! What a hot evening it is! I'm sweating through my robes!" said Jaken, fanning himself.

Sesshomaru, Jaken and Rin were walking along a dirt path under the starry moonless night; Rin riding on Ah-Un was draped over them in fatigue. Sesshomaru seemed to show no concern for the temperature or humidity of the night. His one-track mind was solely focused on finding Naraku and taking his head.

"I agree with you, master Jaken! It is quite hot tonight! What I would do for a nice refreshing drink of water! Would you like some as well, master Jaken?"

"Foolish girl! I can go many weeks without food or water and be just as fit as a fiddle! I do not let such elementary urges such as thirst and hunger control me! And I am sure lord Sesshomaru can go a lot longer than a few weeks without drinking or eating a thing! And besides, we have no time to stop for water breaks! Lord Sesshomaru is busy trying to hunt down Naraku! You will just be wasting time! Right lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken said looking to his lord for approval.

"if you are thirsty, you may go get something to drink, Rin." Sesshomaru said simply.

"Yaay! Thank you my lord!" Rin said hopping off of Ah-Un and running away from the group.

'Why does he always take her side?' Jaken thought bitterly.

Rin jogged into the forest and found a bubbling brook full of life. The bullfrogs sang to each other, each having their own unique song. The many crickets in the bushes joined the bullfrogs in their music with their light, brisk chirping. The night was illuminated with many little fireflies dancing in the air.

'What a beautiful place!' Rin thought. She kneeled down and scooped a handful of the crystal clear water and sipped it up with a loud slurp. She sighed with a big 'ahhhh' at the refreshment of the water. She looked up into the starry night sky and pondered the life she led since Sesshomaru rescued her from certain death on more than one occasion. 'ever since I started traveling with lord Sesshomaru, things have been so interesting! I get to watch him slay mighty demons and everything! But what will happen after lord Sesshomaru kills Naraku? Will he let me stay with him? I do hope so! I do not know what I would do if I were to be banished from his presence! I do not think that after traveling with him that I would be able to return to a normal human village—not that I want to anyways. But master Jaken is always talking about how demons far outlive humans. Lord Sesshomaru said that he would not forget me when I die. But how long will he keep me with him?' Rin heaved a heavy sigh and sat down with her arms wrapped around her legs. She closed her eyes and imagined a life with Sesshomaru…then, faintly in the distance, she could hear voices on the other side of the brook. "look lady Kazuka! A brook!"

"I see it Roga." Another voice said in a steely annoyed tone. A figure shadowed by darkness stooped down at the bank across from Rin. Rin spied the figure across from her and concluded that it was a young girl not much older than she. Her skin was pale and her hair jet black. She appeared to be a princess. The girl's big but expressionless eyes stared down into the water and did not notice Rin on the other side.

'Who is she?' Rin thought. Rin sat and watched as the girl simply sat by the brook and stepped her feet into the brook. "Be of good cheer, m'lady! The sun comes forth! Look!" said the little voice from before. The girl looked toward the east where the mountains were outlined by the light's rays. The sky was a spectrum of black, purple, indigo, red, pink and yellow. The girl smiled as the dim light began to illuminate her face. "Good, I do not need to stay in this form."

When the sun's rays finally hit her face, she began to change; her hair bled from black to white, her eyes started to brighten, and her fingers seemed to grow thinner and her nails long.

"RIN! RIN! Rin YOU WRETCHED CHILD WHERE ARE YOU!" came a whiny, nasally voice from behind Rin. The girl looked up in sudden surprise. Rin looked behind her and saw Jaken and Sesshomaru looking for her. Sesshomaru's face was stoic as usual, but when his nose caught a slight whiff of a familiar scent, his expression changed to that of shocked confusion. He looked up to see the girl running away into the forest, her hair a mix of black and white. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes in serious thought. "Oh there you are! What took you so long! We could have been well down the road if you had not—hey who is that?" Jaken complained.

"I do not know. I was just here to get a drink of water, when a strange girl came from the forest. I think she was a princess, lord Sesshomaru. But when the sun hit her face, she started to transform! Is she a half demon like Inuyasha?" Rin explained.

Sesshomaru did not answer. 'That girl…she had the same scent as I and…' he looked down at Rin who looked up at him, wondering what her great lord could be thinking of. 'How can that be?'

Sesshomaru turned around and left in the opposite direction. "lord Sesshomaru! Wait for us!" Jaken said. Rin lingered for a moment and looked at the spot where the girl stood not many moments ago. 'Who was that girl and why does lord Sesshomaru seem so strange right now?'

"RIN! WE ARE LEAVING!" yelled Jaken

"Coming!"

…

When Itaru woke up it was dark and hot. Sweat dripped down his brow heavily like tree sap. His vision was blurry and he could make out the faint silhouettes of two people standing over him.

'Ugghhhh….am i….dead? I must be in hell…it's so hot in here…' Itaru thought. He opened his eyes a little more and saw the two people more clearly. Over him was Inuyasha (back to his normal self) and Kagome. "hey! Hes come to!" Kagome said.

"mama? Papa? Is that you?" Itaru whispered hoarsely.

"it's not your ma and pa Itarur

, its Inuyasha and Kagome!" Shippo said jumping on his chest.

"sh-sh-Shippo… why are you so small? Have you transformed?" Itaru croaked.

"No, im always this small!" Shippo said.

"But, you are…" then Itaru remembered everything; He was still in the past.

"You gave us quite a scare, Itaru! We thought that you were gone for sure!" Shippo said.

"Oh yeah, that's right… I fell down a cliff trying to save Meimei…Meimei? You guys! We have to go save Meimei! Some guy named Byakuya took her! He said something about our demonic and spiritual powers being a terrible force and stuff…you have to help me!"

"Byakuya, was it? That's all I need to know. We'll get her back, don't you worry!" Inuyasha declared, clutching his tetsusaiga. Itaru stared at the phantom sword and looked down. 'Dammit! I was so close in getting the tetsusaiga! If only Kikyo and that bastard Byakuya not have interfered, we would be back by now!' Itaru pulled out the magic leaves from his pocket and hid them under his blanket. The leaf was now half brown and withered. ' I have to get tetsusaiga! That and Meimei. Nothing else matters at this point!'

"But before we go, we need to ask you a few questions…" Miroku interjected.

"Umm sure…go ahead?" Itaru said.

"Why were you out with the tetsusaiga last night when you and Meimei were attacked? If you were in any danger, all you had to do was say the word. Why did you not wake us up?" Miroku inquired.

Itaru looked at his hands and searched for an excuse that would pass their approval.

"Well…its because…because…Inuyasha was in his human form….and...well…I thought it might as well be me, because the rest of you guys are pretty useless…" Itaru said. he knew that that comment would earn him a few good whacks on the head.

"Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kagome stared him down with murder in their eyes.

"Do you think that this hand of mine is useless? Well let me show you how useless it is….!" Miroku hissed, starting to unwrap the wind tunnel.

"Oh, do you think they call me an expert demon slayer for the hell of it? They don't keep me 'cause im gorgeous, they keep me here because I can kick ass now and ask questions later." Sango said with the same intensity.

" I may look useless, but believe me you little twerp besides Kikyo, naraku is afraid of me" Kagome growled.

"Grrr! I'm a fox demon! Fear me!" Shippo said transformed into his little ball form.

"you guys know it's true…." Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha. Shut up and sit!" Kagome commanded.

WHACK

"No offense to any of you that's what was going through my mind at the moment…" Itaru breathed nervously.

"And our second question is, when Inuyasha picked up the tetsusaiga, it called your sutasaiga and started to shake. The tetsusagia and the tenseiga are forged from the same fang and are the only swords known to do that when they are near each other. Why is it that your sword reacted like theirs? Can It be that your sword was forged from the same fang as yours?"

"ummmm….I don't know…all I know is that my father gave it to me and that it was forged by some guy named Totosai!" Itaru said 'oh no! They're gonna figure it out sooner or later!'

"Where did Totosai get the fang to forge this sword?" Inuyasha demanded

"I told you! I don't know !"

"you're lying!" Inuyasha said grabbing a hold of his collar.

"Inuyasha put him down!" Kagome pleaded. "We need to focus on finding Meimei!"

"I'm not gonna let up until I get some answers!"

"Kagome is right we need to find Meimei and thwart whatever naraku is planning!" Sango said.

"I said I'm not letting up until I get some answers!"

"he told you, Inuyasha! He doesn't know!" Kagome said.

"he cant fool me! I can tell when someone is lying right through their teeth!" Inuyasha hissed.

Itaru stared back at Inuyasha, eyes wide with fear. But then he dropped him back on his futon. "im gonna figure you out, kid. And when I do, I'm not going to go easy on you!" Inuyasha stood and turned to leave. "im watching you." With that Inuyasha exited the hut. A second later, Kaede entered the hut with a slightly confused expression on her face. "I just spied Inuyasha storming from my hut. Is something the matter?"

"Oh he's just mad cause thing won't go his way; You know, the usual." Kagome explained.

"we were trying to figure out the mystery of Itaru's sutasaiga. It reacts to the tetsusaiga much like the tenseiga does. And when Inuyasha picked up his tetsusaiga last night, it seemed to be calling it. we think that perhaps sutasaiga was forged from the same fang as tetsusaiga and tenseiga." Miroku explained

"do ye mean to tell me that the same fang that was used to create the swords of Inuyasha and his brother Sesshomaru is also the same fang that created Itaru's sword?" Kaede said incredulously.

"this is only a conjecture. We do not know for sure. But it seems very likely." Miroku continued.

"but there has only been legends of the tenseiga and tetsusaiga. I have never heard of the sutasaiga! Could it be that Inuyasha's father had a third additional sword forged from his fang: A secret sword?" Kaede said.

"and why would it fall into the hands of Itaru…unless…" Miroku thought aloud. They all stared at Itaru inquisitively.

"what are you looking at me for?"said Itaru.

"could it be that you are Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's brother?" Miroku asked

"a lost brother? How can that be?" Kagome said.

"perhaps Inuyasha's father had more than one mistress." Kaede said.

'I guess that's where the two-timing comes from…' Kagome thought

"Tell us, what is your father's name?" Kaede said.

"uhhh….why does that matter?"

"if you are a long lost brother from Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru would be enraged to know that another one of his father's sword did not go to him. Perhaps it would be better if you and you sister stayed with us." Sango said.

"But what about Meimei? She is too young to possibly be his biological brother!" Shippo said.

"good point, Shippo. Itaru looks to be the same age as Inuyasha, so that would make some sense. But Meimei is younger and Inuyasha's father died 200 years ago…this is all so perplexing." Miroku said

Itaru simply sat in silence while the others discussed the mystery of him and the sutasaiga. 'What am I going to do? If they tell Inuyasha that I am his long lost brother, who knows how he will react! But that's nothing if Sesshomaru believes it! my lies are going to catch up to me, I have to get out of here!'

….

Somewhere in an unknown cave in the mountains.

"Hey! I'm back!" Byakuya announced as he dropped Meimei onto the hard rock floor.

"oooof!" Meimei grunted.

"Good work Byakuya." Naraku said. before the little girl was a floating head of a man with long, stringy black hair inside of a purple orb barrier. he stared down at the little girl with his small red eyes that screamed pure evil. Meimei trembled for a moment but then gathered her courage and stood up to him "what do you want with me?" Meimei said, clutching her chakrams.

"you possess the powers of a strong demon and an equally strong priestess. I have never heard of a demon priestess before. But there is always a first time for everything…" 'And I intend on taking advantage of the chance meeting one!'

"I don't know what you're talking about! I'm not a priestess, I'm a half demon!" Meimei shouted.

"a half demon you say? Well, it just so happens that I am a half demon as well…" Naraku snickered.

"Really?" Meimei said, slightly lowering her guard." don't you want to become a full-fledged demon? Don't you want to become more powerful?" Naraku suggested. "Well, I've come to accept who I am, and embrace the two sides of my soul. I don't really want to become more powerful, because I know that if I keep training, I will become powerful!"

"But that's easy for you to say, you have an amazing source of spiritual powers. I could only wish for something like that. Tell me, little one, is one of your parents a priest or priestess?"

"Well…yeah…but what business is that of yours?" Meimei shouted.

"Oh I was just curious. Gee, it would really be nice to be as powerful as you. If only….." Naraku trailed off.

"i-i-if only w-what?" Meimei said. 'yes, I've got her now…she is more gullible than I first thought.'

"If only I had more shards of the sacred jewel…I would be powerful too, and be able to defend myself. It is a hard and dangerous life, we hanyous live. We must fight each and every moment just to see another sunrise. Because demons despise us and humans fear us. it is a tragic existence we lead, do you not agree?"

"Well yeah…but that's okay! As long as we have good friends to stick by us, we can face any obstacle!" Meimei said reassuringly.

"But I do not have friends like you. I live here all alone just because I am a hanyou…" Naraku said smoothly.

"Then what am I supposed to be?" Byakuya said.

"Well…well… I'll be your friend!" Meimei offered. Naraku snickered to himself. 'Yes, we shall be good friends…and good friends always share…'

"Oh I don't want to force you! Don't think that you are obliged to me." Naraku said politely.

"That's what you brought me here for, isn't it? I'll be your friend! Don't you worry! We'll play games and go on awesome adventures and everything!" Meimei said, running around naraku's barrier. "whadaya say?"

"I would like that very much." Naraku said.

"Friends?" Meimei said reaching her hand out. Naraku formed a hand of flesh and extended it outside of his barrier. But on the hand there was a thorn in the palm of it.

"Friends." The two shook on it, but Meimei pulled away and winced. "ouch! What was that?"

"oh I am terribly sorry, one of my quills must have come out."

"ouch that really smarts! But I know you're sorry! So what kind of adventure are we going to have first?"

"There is someone that stole something very precious from me. His name is koga, he is a wolf demon and he is very fast. There are two shards of the sacred jewel in his legs that give him speed. But he took them away from me a while back. He is a vile, disgusting creature. I must have them back."

"What a meanie! I'll get them back for you!" Meimei declared.

"Byakuya, please see to it that she gets there safely." Naraku ordered.

"Sure thing." Byakuya confirmed. Meimei and Byakuya started out the door, but Meimei hesitated. "Oh yeah, I don't think I got your name?"

"Oh. My sincerest apologies. You may call me Naraku."

"Naraku? Are you that same evil demon who Inuyasha and his friends are after?"

'Uh oh, the jig is up Naraku.' Byakuya thought.

"That is a common misconception. The Naraku you speak of has stolen my name and intends to tarnish it. That Naraku is a full blooded baboon demon, while I am only a half demon. Believe me, you can trust me."

"Oh, okay then. Well, let's go!" Meimei said running out of the cave.

….

"Koga! Wait up!" said Ginta.

"We can't run for much longer, boss! We need a break!" panted Hakkaku

The two were chasing a whirlwind just ahead of them, the whirl wind stopped and formed Koga the wolf demon. "I've seen turtles that can move faster than you idiots!"

"Those must have been some pretty fast turtles!" ginta said.

"Yeah, and ill bet it had the help of the shikon jewel as well!" hakkaku agreed.

"We can't be standing around like this, naraku is out there and im not going to sit around while you guys have a picnic!" koga shouted.

"But boss! We've been running nonstop for three whole days! Arent you tired too?" ginta said.

"Not at all! I could run for a whole week if it weren't for your useless asses!" koga said.

"Boss!" the two wolf demon henchmen said.

"Don't you 'boss' me! I'm going to take naraku's head, and when I do, I'm gonna marry Kagome and become the chief of the wolf demon tribe!"

…..

Inuyasha and the gang were headed in koga's direction, searching for Meimei. "This would be a lot easier if I could track her scent, but for some reason I can smell her at all!"

"Don't worry about it, I can track her. She and that Byakuya guy went in this direction."

"Do you really think that Naraku intends on absorbing Meimei?" Miroku said.

"But she's just a little kid! What use would Naraku have with her?" Shippo said.

"But Itaru mentioned that Meimei had exceptional spiritual powers for a hanyou. Perhaps Naraku intends on using her powers to protect himself like he used the saint Hakushin on mt. Hakurei?" Sango said.

"If that is his true intention, We need to speed it up if we hope to reach Meimei in time!" Miroku concluded.

'don't worry, sis! Im coming for you, just hang on!"

Yaaaaay! Good chapter! Reviews would be really nice!