Kikyo wore the traditional garb of a miko, which has remained essentially unchanged to this day except for the l… This parallel was pointed out by Inuyasha himself to Naraku during their final confrontation. Genius intellectShapeshiftingFlightRegenerationBiokinesisMiasmaManipulationCopying other demons' abilities. "It is a persistent and disturbing preoccupation compelling the mind resulting to often unreasonable feelings and relentless motivation. After the defeat of Magatsuhi by Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru, Kagome's spiritual powers returned and a small light returned to the once completely corrupted Shikon Jewel. Kagome saw the Shikon no Tama within Naraku and shot an arrow at the jewel. Abilities He mortally wounded Kikyō while disguised as Inuyasha, took the Shikon no Tama, returned it to the village, disguised himself as Kikyō, and attacked Inuyasha. However, his incarnation was slaughtered the moment that Inuyasha's demon blood transformed him to save his life. A small, insect-like demon who loved to feed on the intestines of others, he was the fifth detachment created by Naraku. However, Onigumo did not warn him that there was a half-demon named Inuyasha, who was keeping a watchful eye over the priestess. No sooner had Sesshōmaru destroyed his puppet, Naraku laughed that Sesshōmaru would come as he hated to have things that belonged to him taken away. He gave Abi a trident that was made of his bones that could erect a barrier and create miasma, in exchange for helping collect human blood to dilute the poison of a venomous demon that Tekkei had ingested. Thinking it would be a fruitless effort, Naraku quickly discovered the weapon was different now as it shattered his body along with his demonic energy. As Naraku's incarnation, Byakuya was linked to him. Doing so, Naraku became stronger, much like a full demon; although he was still a hanyō. The Tōkijin was later broken and abandoned, which left Goshinki's desire for revenge unfulfilled. ShapeshiftingFlightCreating incarnations out of his own fleshBody RegenerationBody modificationMind control/manipulationCurse spellcaster Red After he lied about Inuyasha attacking the village, Naraku sent Sango after him with his demon puppet, and allowed her the use of a jewel shard to relieve her of pain that was caused by her injuries. Little did he know, Kanna had decided to betray him this one time and used a fragment of herself to tell Kagome that the speck of light in the Shikon Jewel could kill him. At the same time Hakudōshi and the Infant had grown tired of him as well and created a golem named Mōryōmaru to house the Infant, to give him proper mobility. The Infant was charged with looking into the souls of priests as they died in order to find the Borderland. Between that time and the start of the series, Naraku caused trouble everywhere he went, the most noted being putting the Wind Tunnel Curse on Miroku's family. No sooner had he returned it, Naraku injected shōki into Kagura so her freedom would be short-lived and painful. Cursed Miroku, his grandfather, and father. Yet Kikyo is comfortable with her borrowed body which retains part of her former self, the guardian priestess of the Sacred Jewel. He has increased his own demon power through Shikon Jewel shards and has become able to use higher-level techniques such as making doppelgangers.[17]. Tsubaki aged to dust. Naraku flew into the clouds, and created a miasma storm as he took on the form of a gigantic spider. Once he takes over a demon, he can use their skills as his own. Had they been in anyone else's hands, Naraku would have stolen them anyway. Naraku eventually learned that Inuyasha had been released from his seal and now journeyed together with Miyatsu's grandson, Miroku. As his massive body began to fall onto the village, everyone escaped from within and tried to protect the villagers. Knowing that Onigumo may need to come back to him, Naraku released Kagura from her chains and ordered her to keep an eye on "Musō". He later created the mind-reading, Goshinki, and ordered him to attack a village to draw out the wounded Inuyasha. Deceased Naraku revealed the special circumstances that he could control when his moments of weakness occur. Attempting to take the shard from Kohaku's neck, Naraku became enveloped in blue flames as Kohaku fled with Jaken and Rin on A-Un. Naraku ordered Kagura to capture Musō, but Musō returned and impaled him as revenge. Each time, he "experiments" and "reconstructs" his body, getting rid of weak and useless parts while keeping the vital ones to get stronger. She lived the second longest of Naraku's detachments. It is different for the truly powerful: they create this so-called "destiny" with their own hands. Sadistic Bond Destroyer. Capturing Kagome, Naraku informed her of the spider that he had planted in Hitomiko's chest that would cause her to die a demon if shot by a sacred arrow; Kagome would become corrupt enough for Naraku to imprison her in his webs then. However, Kagura was more interested in Tsubaki's plan to use the Shikon Jewel to revive the Giant Ogre of the Forbidden Tower and absorb it for the immense demonic energy the ogre possessed. Full Name This would be Naraku's calling card. After he learned the truth, Kōga vowed from then on to destroy Naraku and Kagura to avenge his fallen comrades. Collect all Shikon Jewel shards to become full demon and gain ultimate power.Kill Kikyo for good (all succeeded).Destroy Inuyasha and his friends.Remove Onigumo from his being which is the only thing that can redeem him (all failed). Naraku and Kikyo meet for the first time in 50 years. No information He wounded Kikyō, and revealed the reason that he came to Mount Hakurei was to free himself of Onigumo's influence so that he could kill her. The increase of his demonic power also made Naraku more arrogant. Naraku had a cowardly streak too and often fled from a battle when his foes had turned the tables on him. Though Kagome's will remained her own, Tsubaki had succeeded in gaining control of her body. Naraku had defiled the jewel to the point where there's not room for Magatsuhi anymore. After purposely leaking his scent and lowering his barrier, Naraku appeared before Sesshōmaru, and revealed that he simply wished for Inuyasha's death. For the first half of the series, Naraku felt compelled to eliminate her, as she posed a threat to him and his goal of destroying Inuyasha and getting a complete Shikon Jewel, but he was unable to cast a finishing blow on her because Onigumo's human heart remained inside him. Unlike his twin brother Jūrōmaru, Kagerōmaru was intelligent and the only one who could control his mindless brother, Jūrōmaru. After he reminded them that he grew stronger, Naraku left with Kagura. When asked by Byakuya what he would do with the jewel, Naraku admitted that he had no real plans for it and wondered what would be left for him when he killed all the people who had hated him. Naraku final wish is to go into the Afterlife with Kikyo. He wished to have Kikyō for himself, and thus saw Inuyasha as a meddler. With the jewel, Naraku constructed his new body, and gained a far more ominous appearance. InuYasha Anime It also had a twin brother called Kagerōmaru, who lived in his stomach. However, Sesshōmaru prevented this and Kagura retrieved Kohaku. Alias Dying, however, Kanna seemed to display emotion, as she really did not wish to die. Kagewaki Hitomi She taunted him with the knowledge that he wanted to become a full demon as he was only a half demon. Using his corrupted Shikon Jewel, Naraku corrupted Hōsenki's shard, and made him attack Inuyasha. Inuyasha used the Meidō Zangetsuha to definitely send his body to Hell, but his spirit remained with an energy wave and the miasma. Only the weak utter such nonsense. 奈（な）落（らく） He promised Bankotsu that the second lives that were given to him and his comrades would be permanent if they could kill Inuyasha's group, Kōga, and Sesshōmaru. After he gifted the Nulling Stone to the Infant, Naraku told him of how Gakusanjin had used it, and asked his heart how he would use it in his place. Cut in half by a priest in his final attempt, he regrew from his left half and was put in Kanna's care. When that came to pass, Naraku attempted to take the shard from Kohaku. He was able to gauge the strength of the Wind Scar due to her surviving an attack from it. Details Last Login 06/17/2008 10:21 am Total Posts 304 Posts Per Day 0.06 Member Since 04/07/2006 Location hellbound high Gender Male Website Personal Website Though he intended to use this threat of destroying the village to prevent Inuyasha from killing him, Sesshōmaru ignored him and struck his main body with the jewel with Bakusaiga. She constantly schemed of ways to get rid of him to gain freedom, often by pitting Sesshōmaru against him. Hakudōshi began plotting to overthrow Naraku along with his other self when they created Mōryōmaru to protect him. Without the barrier to stop him, Naraku made the mountain part of his body. For fifty years after Kikyō's death, Naraku secretly plotted and waited for the Shikon Jewel to reappear. A retainer saw this and Naraku slew him. Kagome asks what Naraku's true wish was, since it seemed that the jewel had not granted it. In truth, he was Onigumo reincarnated and expelled by Naraku so he could kill Kikyō. Naraku had the slayers buried in the garden, but found that Sango was still alive. However, as an unintentional bonus, Naraku became the focus of Sesshōmaru's anger. Naraku also bribed a worm charmer demon to possess Mushin, Miroku's father-figure, with the hopes that Mushin would kill him.[21]. Magatsuhi was able to, in contrast to Naraku, not only touch the shard in Kohaku's back, but corrupt it as well. Naraku's very first action after being reborn was to one of the two things Onigumo had wished for: To obtain the corrupted Shikon no Tama. He then heard of Saint Hijiri, who could break even Hakudōshi's barrier; and speculated that Kikyō had survived his attack. He and his brother Kagerōmaru were both killed in battle by Inuyasha with Tessaiga. Later on, Naraku dressed in a simple, common outfit. However, Kōga destroyed them, which left the Infant exposed. Naraku then takes action by causing to get Inuyasha and Kikyō to turn against other ending in Inuyasha being sealed to the Tree Of Ages and Kikyō's death. Naraku lusting after Kikyo Obsession is a negative side of attraction accomplice with twisted lust and sick malice. From then on, Sango made it her mission to destroy Naraku to avenge her people. Being a half-demon like Inuyasha, Naraku also sometimes experienced a period of weakness. He also has many defensive skills, such as regeneration. Naraku in his usual form in the series without the baboon skin and mask. He did not particularly care if he lived or died, as long as he was able to destroy Naraku. Naraku appeared to confide a great deal more in him than in Kagura, and even trusted him to manage the search for the Borderland on his own. However, he returned the force of the strike back at Sesshōmaru, which forced him to slice Naraku's head in half. He desired the jewel to purge his half-human self from his body, and enhance his strength even further. Voice Actors For most of his life, Naraku seemingly relied on him as his right-hand man, delegating command of all lower incarnations to him and entrusting him with major tasks. After being reduced to just a head and upper torso, Naraku then took on an oni-like appearance and his hair turned white, and he also gained a rib cage on his body. He remembered that Naraku was his sworn enemy and vowed to destroy him. Powers/Skills [13] Trying to eat Inuyasha as well, Naraku only ended up further injured and Sesshōmaru was released. Much to his surprise, Naraku found himself impaled by Diamond Spears, which had been granted to Tessaiga by Hōsenki; and lacking the strength to erect a barrier, Naraku was torn apart by the Azure Dragon Wave. He even said that when Naraku died, he would die as well. He was later inside the Shikon Jewel locked in eternal combat with Midoriko, and revealed to Inuyasha that when Kagome made a selfish wish on the Shikon Jewel, she would take Midoriko's place, with Naraku's soul replacing him. Using his ability to shape-shift, Naraku imitated Inuyasha and mocked Kikyo, causing her to ultimately kill her former love. Close to the end of the story, Naraku gained all Shikon Jewel shards and made the Shikon no Tama whole again which resulted in Naraku fully transforming himself into a spider yōkai shortly before his defeat and death by Inuyasha's hands. He let in a single soul collector and infused the soul it carried with a Shikon Jewel Shard. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. Naraku's seventh detachment served as the container of Naraku's life-force. A resurrected person like Kikyō could not enter the barrier either, as it would try to help the souls within her ascend. And yet, Naraku seemed to despise her to his very core. 1447, Inside Onigumo's cave (50 years prior to begin of the main story) During those times, he lost all of his demon powers and reverted to his "human" form. However, the tables were turned when Kohaku stabbed an arrow into the armored shell that he's protecting the Shikon Jewel with, and Kikyō's purifying light began consuming him. Onigumo spoke to him, and gloated that Naraku still needed this discarded human heart to avoid being purified by Kikyō, because of his intense negative feelings. Naraku had the devilish idea of making Inuyasha relive his worst nightmare: being killed by the woman that he loved. Prior to the arrow hitting the jewel, Naraku's spirit thought to himself that indeed the Shikon no Tama did not grant his true wish: he wanted Kikyō's love, and lamented that he wouldn't be able to go where she was in the afterlife. Keeping watch on Onigumo with Kanna's mirror, Naraku watched as the Onigumo incarnation pillaged villages and stole the face and the name of a monk named Musō. While highly intelligent and cunning, he became too conceited and ostentatious at times, especially when he obtained any new power. Hakurei to reconstruct his body again.[15]. Naraku's relationship with Kikyō was very complicated and changed quite often in the series. When Sango first met Naraku, he had tricked her into believing that they were allies, and that Inuyasha had slaughtered the people of her village, when it was actually Naraku's doing. Later, she stole Kagome's Sacred Jewel fragment and gave it to Naraku, and told Inuyasha that when Naraku completed the jewel, that would be the moment of his undoing, when she could purify both him and the jewel together. He then started to use her as a way of manipulating Inuyasha, most of the time in a way similar to the way that he tricked Kikyō and Inuyasha 50 years ago, such as when he had Tsubaki place a curse on Kagome so she could shoot Inuyasha with an arrow. Viz Manga Inuyasha Naraku did so simply to ensure Miyatsu's bloodline would suffer for eternity. Naraku used the fully dark jewel to begin his final transformation, healed his wounds, and swallowed Rin into his body. Naraku created Byakuya of the Dreams during this time, who was meant to replace his four missing minions: Kagura, Hakudōshi, Kohaku, and the Infant. Afterwards, Kagome's selfless wish dissolved the rest of the jewel. At this time, Naraku took action to prevent Onigumo from consciously influencing the half-demon's actions. Inuyasha -Kikyo and Naraku by PangurBann on DeviantArt DeviantArt is the world's largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Naraku "rewards" Kagura by ensuring a slow and painful death. Naraku was naturally, in all aspects, a foil to Inuyasha. The Wind Tunnel was to be passed down to each generation, until none remained. At the end of Kikyo's turn, if she not immobile, creates a Soul Barrier to … He used him as a test for his new powers at Mt. He would later discover that his plan had failed. Naraku thought about this as Inuyasha voiced his anger about how he had ignored his human heart and chose to live solely as a demon before he attacked with a variation on the Meidō Zangetsuha which was more adapted to his fighting style, and seemed to damage even Naraku's most powerful form. The plan backfired, one would need to be dead in order to pass or be turned to stone, then killed. On top of that, Naraku and Kikyo have been conspiring in the background; ending in the young girl being kidnapped during her seven months of pregnancy. Kohaku was little more than a mindless, killing machine and was forced to do many horrible things, like slaughter an entire village[22] and even kill his own father and comrades. The physical heart, (心臓, shinzou) he imparts to one of his incarnations, "The Infant", which rendered Naraku effectively immortal unless the Infant was destroyed. That critical quality of Naraku's was what differentiated him from a true psychopath, as psychopaths have no emotional attachments to others whatsoever, while it was the human Onigumo's lust and love for Kikyo that was at the core of his motivations for his actions from the beginning of his existence as a hanyo. He then realized Kikyō was still alive and made it his main goal to kill her once again. Unique Monk Stickers designed and sold by artists. It was dark blue with a purple vest on top. Up until the moment of her death, she remained utterly loyal to Naraku despite knowing that they were just tools for his schemes. The moment Kagura that had returned to the castle, Naraku had Kanna lead her down to the sub basement that he was in. Musō was Naraku's sixth detachment. Soon after, Kikyō merged souls with Midoriko, in an attempt to bring the Jewel together and defeat Naraku. Midoriko and Kikyo had planned to destroy Naraku by purifying a shard of the Shikon jewel to such a degree that when Naraku seized it, the shard would purify him. However, Naraku told Kanna that it wasn't over and that she was going to take Inuyasha's group with her to the afterlife. As the injuries had severely crippled him, Onigumo forms a pact with the surrounding demons attracted to his … Naraku tasked his new incarnation with keeping watch on the growing powers of both Mōryōmaru and Inuyasha. Naraku fled in the direction of the Ox-Tiger, and decided to hide in Mount Hakurei until he could recover and become stronger. Fifty years before the series, Onigumo was a thief who is rescued by Kikyo. After that point, Kohaku placed little value on his life. However, with the absorption of Mōryōmaru and the possession of the near-complete Shikon Jewel, Naraku was now powerful enough to face almost any opponent on even terms. However, no sooner had he done this, Naraku saw his hand transform into another demon; he barely managed to force it back to normal. Hakudōshi was sent to kill her, but only succeeded in destroying the Mayose tree that was used as a medium for the spell. Naraku said he could control Tenseiga because part of Kanna's mirror, also from his body, coated it. Inuyasha tried swallowing him and the jewel in a Meidō Zangetsuha attack, but Naraku fused with the jewel and created web-like tentacles that fastened him to his body. That question startled him greatly. He also lacked a face, prompting him to steal one that he found attractive enough for himself, and taking the name of his victim as he lacked any memory of who he was. While highly intelligent and cunning, he became too much conceited and ostentatious at times, especially when he obtained any new power. Merger of Souls: Naraku was created when thousands of youkai devoured the deranged and perverse thief (and Kikyo's Stalker with a Crush) Onigumo and fused together. They obtained the final shard from Inuyasha's group and went after Kohaku next. However, Kikyō's light stayed in Kohaku, and sustained his life. The enemy demon lord responsible for making Kikyo hate Inuyasha. Inuyasha, sensed something was wrong, and instinctively went back to the village to retrieve the Jewel. With his heart completed once again, Naraku gained the ability to create spiders webs, which could easily grab anyone with the slightest bit of corruption in their hearts. As the series progressed, Kikyō took many different stances against Naraku, first by convincing Inuyasha that Naraku would never be able to kill her, because Onigumo's heart still beat within him. Despite the warning, Naraku knew Hakudōshi coaxed Kagura into letting out his heart. A powerful sorcerer, Byakuya could control vines, people, dimensions and copy a technique, though only for one time, with his blade-less hilt. Naraku said "We are all after Naraku," Sango said" It’s not your problem alone, Inuyasha!" This result forced him to swallow Sesshōmaru into his severed flesh. He attempted to kill her, but was driven off by her spiritual power. As of Chapter 548, with the death of Byakuya, Naraku no longer had any living detachments. Set in modern day Japan, Kagome allows herself to be wooed by a rich, mysterious Naraku. However, Naraku had no desire to have Kikyō for his own, as he disguised himself as both Inuyasha and Kikyō and tricked them into hating each other, as he described that "the Shikon Jewel is the most beautiful when it's tainted with malice.". Physical information Naraku He later resurrected Kohaku with a jewel shard and complied with the boy's wish to forget the horrible deeds he was forced to make, which left the boy's heart empty, and ready to be filled with whatever Naraku desired. Naraku then revealed that the reason that he had created the Infant as an infant and purposely made him so weak, while providing him with a powerful barrier, was because he always knew his heart would turn against him. Kagura attacked him in anger, and made Naraku squeeze her heart as punishment. Unlike Inuyasha who became a normal human, Naraku was merely a human head that was attached to a mass of yōkai parts during this time, which he used to experiment with his body and rid himself of any unnecessary parts. 181 cm[2] Naraku had the freedom of choosing that time, unlike Inuyasha, due to having been created by a merging of a human and several demons; since he was made up of thousands of demons. When Kagome used the sacred arrow, Naraku was almost killed. However, she later revealed that he was concerned about her because of Onigumo's heart still lusted for her. Naraku noticed something strange at that time, Kikyō was there, and didn't so much as try fighting him, as though she was waiting for him to take Kōga and Kohaku's shards. Naraku sought out Tsubaki, a dark priestess who fought and lost to Kikyō 50 years ago, and promised her the Shikon Jewel in exchange for cursing Kikyō's reincarnation, Kagome. The later form was used by Naraku to seduce and curse Miroku's grandfather Miyatsu. After all, Naraku was born out of Onigumo's desire to take Kikyō for himself. Death Battle Info. Having gained control of Mōryōmaru, Naraku prevented the Infant from fleeing and used Yōmeiju's barrier-dissolving abilities to wrap him in vines. Naraku caused the previous wound that he had inflicted on Kikyō to reopen and spread. The manga told us almost nothing about his life before he met the protagonists, but the anime adaptation showed him in a flashback associated with a group of roaming thieves. However, a heavy price was to be paid for this power; Kanna healed any injury the demon suffered by taking them in herself. Little did he know, Kagura died happy, and was content to see Sesshōmaru one last time. Naraku captured Kagome, and promised to let her go if Kohaku gave up his shard. Naraku, knowing that he couldn't make a direct attack on her, created a giant soul collector to swallow all the dead souls in the land to leave Kikyō unable to move. Separating himself from his heart, Naraku rendered it into two pieces. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. With Kagome's shards in his possession, Naraku fused them with his shards, and left all but six shards to be put in. Naraku offered a human arm with a Shikon no Tama shard embedded in it to allow the mighty demon to steal Tessaiga from Inuyasha and use it to kill him. He forced Kagura to take the Infant away from Mount Hakurei, and entrusted the care of his heart to her. To Naraku's surprise, he discovered that it was a resurrected Kikyō. However, within this new body, his opponents met several variations of his traditional humanoid form. 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