InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Long Awaited Reunion ❯ Naraku's True Plan Revealed ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 6: Naraku's True Plan Revealed

"I believe I can answer that question for you."

Everyone froze as the cold voice resonated through the small clearing, seemingly coming from every direction. Inuyasha wasn't long coming over his shock however, and soon had Tetsusaiga drawn, ready for a fight.

"Naraku, you bastard! Show yourself now!"

'Why didn't I smell him, and why didn't Kagome sense his shards?' Inuyasha then mentally kicked himself, 'As usual, a barrier.'

"Very well, Inuyasha. You certainly seem to be in a hurry to die," Naraku said coldly as he appeared from the thick forest.

Inukigo just stared at him - Naraku, the demon in the white baboon pelt, who had tricked her into fighting her own brother. Naraku saw the glare that was aimed at him and smirked evilly.

"Hello, Inukigo-san. It's nice to see you again."

If possible, Inukigo became even more enraged. She shifted her gaze slightly so that her bangs hid her eyes from view. Inuyasha turned to look at her, and heard her mumble something that sounded like 'sick, twisted bastard' under her breath. He hated seeing her this way, so he was determined to put a stop to it.

'That bastard is going to pay for what he's done to her, but I want answers first.'

As if reading his thoughts, Miroku was the first to speak up.

"I see that you're up to your old tricks again Naraku. Isn't this one rather overused? Tricking Inukigo into thinking that Inuyasha betrayed her. What were you really hoping to accomplish as a result of this?"

Naraku smirked coldly and laughed to himself at seeing the distraught looks that were on the faces of the group before him.

"I thought you were smarter than that, houshi. I was hoping to accomplish what I always hope to accomplish - cause pain. And by the looks on all of your faces, I would say I accomplished that rather well, wouldn't you agree?"

Everyone was pretty much pissed now, all mumbling choice curses under their breath at the evil hanyou at the edge of the clearing. Inuyasha noticed however, that Inukigo was strangely quiet. She wasn't saying anything, and she hadn't moved an inch since Naraku showed up.

'That's it, I'm going to figure out what's going on, then I'm gonna kill the bastard!'

"Naraku! Why the hell did you have to use her?! And what do you mean you can tell us what happened to that houshi that was supposed to deliver that message to Kaede?"

"The reason why I chose her for this Inuyasha, was her connection to you. I found so much enjoyment in making you suffer 52 years ago along with Kikyou, that I wanted to have the opportunity to do it again if you were ever freed from your seal. As for that houshi, I am what happened to him."

"Nani?!" everyone exclaimed, now thoroughly confused.

"It was quite simple really. I killed him before he could deliver his message. It was the first stage of my plan, and I must say that it went well."

"How long have you been planning this exactly?" Miroku asked, his anger building along with the rest of his companions.

"Oh I've had this planned for quite some time. It actually began on the same day that Inuyasha was sealed and Kikyou died."

"Care to explain further, bastard?" said Inuyasha, slightly annoyed that it was taking so long to figure out what was going on.

"Gladly," Naraku replied as he smiled evilly, "I was watching when Kikyou sealed you to that tree Inuyasha. I also saw Inukigo's reaction to finding you as you were, and determined that you were very close to each other. Then I heard her asked to be sealed so there was a chance that she could see you again and the plan began to formulate in my mind - if she was sealed, I could use her to cause you even more pain and suffering whenever you woke up from your eternal sleep. I followed her into this forest while she was searching for that houshi. After he had sealed her, I stopped him from delivering his message quite easily. Having Inukigo believe that you knew where she was all along but didn't come get her was the perfect way to get her to turn on you. All I had to do was disguise myself as you and everything else fell into place. Too bad you managed to ruin it though."

By this time everyone was raging. They had had enough of Naraku using other people to get what he wanted, and now they were determined to make him pay for it. Especially Inuyasha.

'Naraku has messed with someone close to me for the last time. This time, the bastard's dead,' he thought while raising the Tetsusaiga.

"That's right, your plan is ruined. And now I'm going to make you pay for what you've done. Prepare yourself, Naraku. 'Cause in a few short minutes you're gonna..." Inuyasha trailed off as he turned to look at Inukigo, who had remained silent through everything that had been going on. That is, until now. Inuyasha had been drawn to the sound of a faint growling. Now he was concerned, seeing his sister shaking.

"Inukigo? Daijoubou ka?" he asked quietly as he slowly walked towards her, not forgetting that Naraku was still right in front of them.

Inukigo didn't reply, she didn't even look up at him. Her hands were clenched so tightly that her claws were digging into her palms, causing blood to drip through her fingers and onto the forest floor. That's when he noticed it. Something was really wrong with her scent. He wasn't quite sure what it meant. It was almost as if she smelled like a...youkai? Then it hit him.

'Oh shit.'

No sooner had he thought this, when Inukigo's head snapped up, revealing a jagged purple line on each cheek and deep crimson eyes. Inuyasha was quick to move out of her line of sight, fearing that she would attack the first thing she saw. Luckily, all of their friends were behind her, and the only one who stood before Inukigo now was Naraku.

"Nobody move or make a sound," Inuyasha whispered as he crept back to the group.

"What's going on Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Inuyasha, this youki that I'm feeling, is it Inukigo's? Am I right in assuming that her youkai blood has taken over her body?" Miroku asked.

"Aa. That's why I don't want to draw her attention before we can figure out a way to calm her blood. For now I don't think there's much we can do but hope that she doesn't come after us."

For the moment, Inuyasha didn't have to worry about his sister's attention being drawn to them. She was too busy eyeing Naraku, teeth bared and claws now extended to full length. Naraku just stared back at her quizzically. He had never seen such a transformation before, but to him it seemed flawed. He could tell by looking at her that she now had no idea who any of the people around her were, or who she was for that matter. He could also sense bloodlust coming off of her in waves. But despite her change, she didn't seem to be much stronger. He found it quite puzzling. His thoughts were then interrupted when Inukigo decided to charge at her target.

"Inuyasha this is bad. She could get seriously hurt if she goes up against Naraku all alone," Kagome said, still trying to be quiet so Inukigo wouldn't notice them.

"I agree with Kagome-chan, Inuyasha. We should try to help her before Naraku hurts her," Sango said. Miroku nodded in agreement with the two women.

Inuyasha clenched his fists, still looking straight ahead watching as Inukigo reached Naraku and started to swipe at him with her claws.

"Believe me, I want to go over there and help her. But there's nothing we can do. If we catch her attention then she'll just come after us, and I have absolutely no clue how to stop her," he said as he bowed his head. Kagome looked at him sadly and then she also turned to watch the fight between Inukigo and Naraku.

Naraku, although quite occupied with dodging Inukigo's attacks, had heard every word that Inuyasha had just said.

'So, I was right in assuming she won't recognize them while she's like this. That gives me a perfect idea.'

Naraku smirked and sent out a barrage of tentacles, straight at Inukigo. There were far too many for her to dodge them all, and two of them hit their mark, one going through her stomach, the other into her right shoulder. Inukigo acted as though nothing had happened, sliced of the tentacles, and pulled them out of her body.

'She doesn't even feel pain while she's like this. Impressive.'

At seeing the two tentacles tear through Inukigo's body, all thoughts of remaining quiet and unnoticed were quickly forgotten.

"INUKIGO!!" the entire group yelled out in a panic.

At hearing the loud noise, Inukigo turned around to look at the group behind her,

although at the moment she had no idea they were calling out to her. Seeing her attention shift, Naraku took the opportunity to quickly and quietly slip away into the forest.

'Now Inukigo will take care of them for me. This will definitely make up for my previous plan's failure,' Naraku thought as he disappeared.

Inuyasha noticed Naraku running off and became enraged.

"That bastard is running away again! Naraku, you coward! Get back here right now!" he screamed.

"Um...Inuyasha?" Kagome said quietly

"Nanda?" he replied, a little gruffly.

"I think that we have something a little more pressing to worry about at the moment," Miroku said.

"Huh?" Inuyasha stated, somewhat confused. His question was answered by all of his companions pointing sheepishly behind him. He turned to see what they were pointing at, and then wanted to kick himself for forgetting that they were being quiet earlier for a reason. Standing at the other edge of the clearing was Inukigo and she was staring at them intensely with her crimson eyes. Inuyasha knew what the look meant - bloodlust.

'Oh fuck, he thought, 'Now what are we gonna do?'