~Entering the Unknown~

Full Metal Panic #16:

Sosuke guided the surviving soldiers to his old hideout and obtained the medical supply there to cure the injured soldier. There, Sosuke told Rei - the only female soldier who was the only one that accepted him as team member about his involvement in the battle in the country when he was only 8 years old and he told her of his ex comrade who was 3 year older than him. Sosuke recalled that he was the only survivor of that group and believed that comrade already died. Other place, his ex comrade had already worked with Gaolong (Nine Dragon) and was telling the latter of Sosuke's usual strategies. Sosuke meanwhile told others of his strategy and all of them set off.

Full Metal Panic #17:

Sosuke and others were ambushed in the mountainous area and his communication with others were cut off. Gaolong attacked his team members while Sosuke's ex comrade attacked him. Until Sosuke returned back to his team members, all of them including Rei were killed by Gaolong. Sosuke fought Gaolong who managed to escape. Sosuke's ex comrade died before he could kill Sosuke.

Back to Japan, the dejected Sosuke sat next to Chidori who was waiting outside his unit.

Full Metal Panic #18:

It was still summer holiday in school when Sosuke tried to come up with security issue for the school programme. He invited the pissed off Chidori to a party organised by Major Testarossa due to one year anniversary of their battle ship. Chidori was especially displeased when the location was changed and she was pushed down the plane on parachute with Sosuke. Testarossa was asked to present her kiss as a lucky draw prize before she and Chidori sang on the stage among the cheers.

Other place, Gaolong who had lost his business because of the latest interference from Sosuke, planned to attack the submarine vessel where Sosuke and Chidori were partying in.

Full Metal Panic #19:

In the bath house, Melissa told Chidori and Testarossa of her first time recruiting Sosuke and Kurz one year ago in the training centre. They were initially not selected due to their low key performance. However, Sosuke's victory in a test battle caught her attention and she visited him where she also met Kurz. She had bad impression of Kurz after he tried to woo her two times. She was preparing to strike Sosuke and Kurz from her consideration until the happening of a particular event.

There was a last minute rescue mission to save a president's daughter from some terrorists within a short time period. Within the urgent time without much battle resources, Kurz and Sosuke turned the tide by misleading the terrorists, took over their AS robot and saved the day. Since then, Melissa recruited them into her team.

Full Metal Panic #20:

Back to present, Testarossa left Melissa and Chidori first to handle some matters. Later, Melissa went for a battle meeting because Gaolong and his men were detected on an island with some hostages. Same time, Testarossa told Chidori that like herself, she was also a Whisperer and told her the danger if two Whisperers synchronised their thoughts together. She also told her that she was not giving up on Sosuke.

Sosuke and others were assigned for the rescue job. Sosuke in nick of time was unable to activate his special drive. Melissa got herself injured in her urge to shield Sosuke from Gaolong's stab. Gaolong surprisingly surrendered.

Inuyasha Final Act #06:

Naraku absorbed a demonic tree's power before Inuyasha and his group's eyes and left. Meanwhile, Kouga ran into Kikyou and Kohaku while trying to track down Naraku's heart. Naraku confronted his heart and using power from the tree, he invaded his heart and took over. Kouga managed to get out of Naraku's grip when Kagome used her purifying arrow to strengthen wolf tribe's will.

Sango was shocked when Miroku almost got himself killed by trying to suck Naraku with his wind rip. Inuyasha managed to stop Miroku in time and Naraku escaped.

Inuyasha – Final Act #05:

In the woods, Kohaku approached Kikyou and told her his willingness to sacrifice his life to destroy Naraku. With that, he followed her from then on. Other place, Naraku’s ‘heart’ managed to absorb the twin youkai brothers to increase his bond between his body and armor. Sesshoumaru tried to attack him but Byakuya diverted his attention and aided the ‘heart’s escape. Meanwhile, Toutousai told Inuyasha that Inuyasha was hurt by Tessaiga because of his hanyou form that could not withstand the absorption of demonic power by the sword made from fang of his youkai father. To amend this problem, Inuyasha was to seek for help from demon hermit.


When Inuyasha and others reached there, the hermit told them that his gut was stolen by a demon and this caused the villagers around him looking like demons. Inuyasha tried to identify the demon vortex from the demons while chains bound his sword and finally located the correct one, hence, the chains were released from his sword and Inuyasha passed the hermit’s test. Inuyasha was told that his sword was not meant to absorb demon ki but to cut. With the passing of the hermit’s test, Inuyasha’s Tessaiga glowed golden and became stronger.

Bleach #244:

Kenpachi defeated Kira’s Zanpakutou with a blow and blasted the others away. Encouraged by his captain’s power, Ikkaku’s comrade fought his Zanpakutou and defeated him based on will power alone. Byakuya fought Kenpachi while Byakuya’s Zanpakutou fought Ichigo. Sai Fon faced off her Zanpakutou. Rukia pulled Renji out of the debris and watched the battles around them.

FMA – Brotherhood OVA 1:

Ed and Al heard rumors about an alchemist – Judau who succeeded in human transmutation. They visited him and he told Ed how he managed to resurrect Rosalie – his master’s daughter in exchange for his eyes. Meanwhile, Al was pulled by Rosalie to the real Rosalie in a room.

Al was shocked to see the real Rosalie a shrunken form of the original body and the fake Rosalie (whose real name was Amy) told Al that she was adopted from Orphanage because of her resemblance to the real Rosalie by Rosalie’s family so that they could lie Judau to ensure his happiness. Ed learned the fact and knew even though everyone was happy with the lie; no one was actually saved and Judau’s human transmutation was never successful in the first place at all.

Inuyasha – Final Act #04:

While Sesshoumaru practiced his new sword technique, Inuyasha sought consultant with Toutousai on his sword condition. He advised Inuyasha to get his sword to absorb Dakki. Later, Inuyasha and others came to a village where a demon was killed by a human sword forger. But the sword forger was taken control by the demon aura as he used the demonic sword. After some effect, the human forger who refused to listen Inuyasha's advice, was killed by his own sword. Inuyasha's sword absorbed the Dakki to possess dragon scale form.

Other place, Byakuya manipulated a wolf clan child to fight Kouga using his younger brother as hostage. Kouga tried to aid the child and faced off Naraku's other body. Inuyasha and others arrived.

Sango saved the child's younger brother. After some quarrelling, Kouga and Inuyasha joined forces against Naraku's other body. Inuyasha's new sword technique drove the demon away but Inuyasha was injured by his own sword. Byakuya reported his finding to Naraku who continued to monitor the situation.

Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood #29:

Envy, in form of a soldier led Ed and Al into military building via an elevator that linked the subway to the building. The brothers were shocked of the close connection between Homuncli and the military. Later at bath, Ed told Al of his finding of Al's physical body condition. Al was relieved. Al told Ed that Chang Mei was hiding in his armor. Envy sent the brothers to the office where Bradley and Roy were waiting. Roy told Ed that all his subordinates had been deployed to different divisions in other areas and that both of them were in the same shoe. Bradley threatened them not to resign using Riza and Winry's lives.

Later, Ed called Winry to check on her condition and she reassured him that she was fine at her place. When they hung up the phone, Greed turned up and told Ed and Al to pass Ling's message to Ran Fan. In the doctor's house, Ran Fan received the cloth message and told Al that Ling had obtained the Philosopher's Stone. She was aghast to learn the Ling did not return with them. Meanwhile, Roy met Riza and Armstrong and told them of the military's true intention. Armstrong refused to back down despite his mental ability to handle the stress. Roy found the situation a challenge to him as an ordinary human being.

Other place, Scar ran into Marcoh who told him his involvement in the Ishbal war. Scar was shocked and angry, slamming Marcoh's face to the ground. In the doctor's house, Ran Fan and Chang Mei faced off as opponents in Xing Country until the doctor stopped them. Later, Al helped the doctor cleared his mess and saw the doctor's family photo which he did not care as he and his wife had already divorced.

One Piece #422:

Hancock and Luffy, on board of the Marine warship was approaching Impel Down. Near the ship, Captain Buggy’s ship was sailing nearby. A woman pirate was taking over it as Buggy was imprisoned in Impel Down. She managed to convince Buggy’s men from going to rescue him. In the middle of the sea sat the building prison of Impel Down. Inside, an elderly Marine admiral told Ace that he was disappointed that Ace and Luffy did not join the Marine and he also told Ace that he had told Luffy that his father was Monkey D Dragon. He was upset over Luffy’s interference to Marine’s activities and chaos caused. Ace stated that he and Luffy had top criminals’ blood flowing in their veins and he recalled his past acknowledgement of Whitebeard as his adopted father.

Meanwhile, the Marine ship reached Impel Down and Hancock was told that she would be searched before she entered the official prison, she silently told Luffy who reassured he would find a way out. Inside the building, she was greeted by the warders and led to a room where she would be chained and searched.

Inuyasha – Final Act #03:

Inuyasha and others told Kadae of Kikyou’s plan and Kohaku’s determination to sacrifice himself for her plan. Other place, Toutousai approached Sesshoumaru who was silently grieving over Kagura’s death. He told him that it was time to reforge Tensaiga because Sesshoumaru had learned how to think for other people. In modern world, Kagome and her classmates were applying for a high school and preparing for exams. Kagome’s grandfather told Kagome that someone had made the right wish to Shikon no tama in the past causing it to vanish forever. That night, Inuyasha fetched her and she returned with him because she could not concentrate on her studies with her worries.

In Feudal Japan, Inuyasha and the others approached a building and Shippou was hit by a leaf with number 77 on it. It was later found that many kitsunes were having kitsune exams by tricking people. Shippou managed to promote himself by bullying Inuyasha. Next day, they continued their path and Shippou met a girl who absorbed Inuyasha’s Tesusaiga’s demon aura. She tried to hold Shippou hostage but Inuyasha disclosed her identity to be an old man demon. Shippou was bemused for he had initially fallen for her.

Other place, Sesshoumaru demonstrated the new power of Tensaiga that could send opponents into the world of dead. The technique was known as Meido Zanpakutou.

Samurai Champloo #10:

It was night when a samurai attacked and killed another samurai. Next day, Fuu, Jin and Mugen were dragging their feet in hunger when a monk agreed to take them in for accommodation and meals in return for their effort to clean his shrine. When Fuu was running errands to buy materials to repair the door that Mugen had damaged in anger, she overheard some people discussing of a wanted serial killer and hearing the prize reward, she ran to tell the interested Mugen. They both ran off, leaving Jin to do the work alone. While gathering information, Mugen ran into a samurai who told him of a legend about a warrior who aimed to climb higher and as a result, he turned into a demon. Mugen disclosed his identity as the serial killer. They fought and for the first time, Mugen was almost defeated if not for interruption by some people. In the shrine, Jin tested the monk and knew he was skilled in fighting. When Mugen returned with the news, the monk told Mugen, Jin and Fuu that the serial killer was his ex student who had changed since his return from China. The student was subsequently dispelled from his school and due to his defeat by his student, the teacher became a monk. Mugen was excited by the serial killer’s skill and trained himself.

On another full moon night, he faced off the serial killer and won. At the waterfall, the monk knew his ex student had died.

Samurai Champloo #11:

It was a raining night when Jin passed by a bridge, stopping a young woman – Shion in time from committing suicide. She helped him in the unagi business and told him that it was her last day of freedom before she went to work in the prostitute to pay off debts. Other place, Mugen was gambling in insect fighting while Fuu was working part time in a stall. Another night, Jin followed Shion and stood outside the prostitute den where she was working. After being chased off by the people there, he went back to Fuu and Mugen’s place and took away the remaining money Mugen had won from the gambling. He spent time with Shion in the prostitute building. Fuu learned of Jin’s recent event from customers in the stall and told Mugen. In the den, Jin stopped Shion’s debt ridden husband from hitting Shion for money. He returned to Fuu and Mugen’s place and told them to proceed the journey to Nagasaki without him if he failed to return. Jin left despite Fuu’s protest.

Jin returned to the den and aided Shion to escape from the place. They were surrounded by the gangsters. Mugen and Fuu came along to help them. Jin led Shion to a harbour and sent her away. Before she left, her husband came and tried to hold her back but she rejected him and told him that she was leaving him. The gangsters arrived. Jin helped Shion to hold them back and she left alone for her freedom.

Fullmetal Alchemist – Brotherhood #27:

The episode begins with Hohenheim talking to young Pinako about humans who never learned from wars and weakness of humanity near the fire place. Through their conversations, interjected by 'Father' who taunted of poor humans who were only useful as ingredients as Philosopher's Stones, were flashbacks of past episodes about how humans, eg the Elric brothers and others' pathetic acts in their attempt to overcome difficulties. After everything was over, Hohenheim woke to find the illusions of flashbacks and young Pinako and 'Father' his dream.

COMMENT:

Reminds me a lot about last episode of Neon Evangelion series. Also new opening and ending.

Love the new opening 'Golden Time Lover' graphics as it's pretty cool and also includes Olivia Armstrong.

Inuyasha - Final Act 02: Kagura's Wind

Kagura was confronted by Naraku who offered to give her heart back and hence her freedom, knowing her betrayal. Other place, Sango and Kohaku paid respect to their dead clan people. In the cave of Moridori miko, Inuyasha, Shippou, Miroku, Kagome and Moyoga watched. There was a pure barrier between them and remains of the miko who died with the demons that resulted to creation of Shikon no tama. Inuyasha smelt something familiar. That night, he insisted watching the remains in the cave alone and a soul insect emerged taking the miko's soul away. Inuyasha followed it and found Kikyou. Kohaku sensed the merging of the miko's soul into Kikyou and went to the scene, overhearing Kikyou's plan to defeat Naraku. He ran off telling Inuyasha that he would do anything to defeat Naraku. Blocked by the barrier, Inuyasha could not stop him.

At a lake, Naraku's heart managed to devour another demon with strongest armor. Other place, Naraku returned Kagura's heart and injected miasa into her, causing her fatally injured. Kagura flew off, weakened. Same time, Kouga and his gang managed to obtain their ancestor's claw when Kouga was willing to sacrifice getting the weapon in order to protect his comrades. Other place, Sesshoumaru got into a fight with Naraku's heart and managed to fight him away after sensing Kagura's dying scent. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and others were also rushing towards the flower bed area where the dying Kagura was sitting. Sesshoumaru reached her first and she died smiling. Sesshoumaru told Inuyasha Kagura's last smile and left.

Inuyasha – Final Act #01:

Naruku was determined not to let Kagura off. Other place, another Naruto body part was absorbing demons before Kagura. Hakudoshi confronted both of them. The demon and Hakudoshi told Kagura that she had to kill Naraku in order to be free from him. She thought of stealing Shikon no tama shard. Other place, Miroku called Shippou to trick Sango but was being punched by Sango in the act. In the real world, Kagome was revising her schoolwork when Inuyasha interrupted her in school, wanting her to go back with him but she snapped at him. Later, he took her back to feudal time. Other place, Sesshoumaru, Jaken and Rin were roaming checking on shard progress.

In the woods, Naraku’s insects with Hakudoshi confronted Kagome and Inuyasha, stealing the shards from her bag. Sango, Miroku and Shippou went to their aid. Other place, Kouga and his subordinates were confronted by a Naraku’s body. Elsewhere, Kohaku was fighting strong demons according to Naraku’s instruction. A father and son took him to their home to heal them. Kohaku was shocked to see the son possessed by a demon and attacked his father. Kohaku saved the father and ran after the son. He removed the demon from the boy and the demon was slained by Kagura. Kagura attacked Kohaku next. Other place, Kouga was being attacked when someone freed him with sacred arrow. It was Kikyou. In the woods, Kagura tried to snatch the shard from Kohaku hoping to end Naraku. Kohaku also wanted to kill Naraku for his hand of his father and his clan’s massacre. He had regained his memory after seeing the father and son. Naraku was watching their conversation from a mirror. Kohaku wanted Kagura to take him to the heart and she told him to run away. Suddenly, Hokudoshi appeared and Kagura sent Kohaku away from him. She and Hakudoshi fought. Inuyasha went to Kagura’s aid while Sango and Kirara went after Kohaku. Goryoumaru appeared and aided Hakudoshi to grab shikon shard on Kohaku. He flew after him. Hakudoshi took Kagura away and used her as hostage. But Kagura slashed him away and told Inuyasha and others Hakudoshi’s plot to replace Naraku with Naraku’s heart - Hakudoshi. Hakudoshi reminded Kagura that Naraku was holding her heart. Inuyasha slashed Hakudoshi who attacked Kagura. Miroku absorbed Hakudoshi with his air rip in time. Inuyasha knew Naraku had used them to finish off Hakudoshi. Kagura warned Inuyasha and others that Naraku was after the shard on Kohaku before flying off. Inuyasha told her not to die. Kohaku meanwhile was grabbed by Moryoumaru. Sango saved her younger brother in time. Inuyasha and Sango attacked Moryoumaru who vanished. Sango was surprised that Kohaku had regained his memory but he refused to be with her. Kagome tried to persuade him to stay with his elder sister. Other place, Kikyou, accompanied by her attendants, was feeling weak when two priests confronted her. They tried to attack her but were frightened off instead.

COMMENT: A continuation from part 1, will be pretty confusing for audiences who never watch part 1. New opening and ending. Graphics look like done by team who did the movie version.


Prefer the ending 'With You' by AAA. So much arts in graphics and more angst than the opening.

Valkyria Chronicles #26 – FINALE:

Squad 7 and Faldo attacked the enemy to rescue Alicia. Alicia, meanwhile, was taken before Maximillian who tried to persuade her to help him. After she backtalked him, he slapped her. Welkin found Alicia chained to the wall and Maximillian confronted him using Valkyur system. Maximillian attacked Alicia with the weapon and Welkin fought Maximillian. Alicia saved Welkin in time from the attack. Maximillian attacked both of them and Alicia confronted Maximillian. She held onto him to prevent him from hurting Welkin. Maximillian’s body crumbled and he fell into a pit and exploded. Alicia continued to glow in blue light and she called Welkin not to go to her, as she knew she was about to die in her overwhelming power. Welkin ran to her and hugged her. He returned her old scarf and kissed her. The power vanished. Welkin put the scarf back on Alicia’s hair. The tank exploded as Squad 7 evacuated from it. Welkin and Alicia walked out of it. The others cheered.

After the battle, the empire stopped the battle with Gallia. The princess despite her real identity was still accepted by the people. The commander and Lango also regained their previous relationship. Rosie also went to live with Zaka. Peace went to the city as life returned to normal for all people of Squad 7 and others. In the twilight, Welkin and Alicia watched the setting sun and their hands held.

COMMENT: Expected ending but good graphics. A new ending song for the final episode. A pity Faldio’s fate has not been explained.

About Bleach Movie #03 – Fade to Black:

Have also watched Bleach movie #03. The story begins with Mayuri trying to do some experiments and ended up losing his memory and his creation created havoc destroying Soul Society, enveloping several shinigamis in white sticky substance. An unknown man with Scythe appeared from the creation slashing Mayuri and later Rukia causing both of them to lose memory.

Will update more later.

07-Ghost #19:

A candidate priest was running in the market place, followed by Liam who panted heavily as they hurried for their exams. The bells of church tower sounded as people went through their praying session. At the fountain, the two young priests practitioners tried to figure out tips for exams. They went to visit a Feist statue where many people prayed for their dreams. Liam and his friend prayed their unbroken friendship bond.

At the dark place, Castor and Ayannami finally communicated. Castor attempted to hurt Ayannami through Kuroyuri’s soul connection. Kuroyuri stated there was no God in this world and through him; Ayannami sliced away the puppet strings that bound Kuroyuri. Castor and Kuroyuri continued to fight. Kuroyuri’s friend appeared and saved him using explosive attacks. Laborator also met Castor. On the military ship, Ayanami’s follower knew he had been communicating with someone. On the rooftop, Kuroyuri was upset that his friend was injured by Laborator’s flowers and called him to drink his blood. Ayanami knew the time was ripe.

In the church, the priests prayed for peaceful departure of the Arch Bishop who had been Frau’s mentor. Frau thought of the past when the Bishop told Frau of a prayer when young Frau sneaked out to destroy Khor. Frau, Castor and Laborator were determined to protect Teito. Many people were wondering of truth of Brastian’s death. The nuns apologised to Frau for mistaking him and their suspicion that Frau was one of the 7 ghosts as he was untainted when he touched a warsphile weapon. In the room, Teito’s roommate – Hakuren sat next to Teito who was still possessed by the Eye. Teito regained conscious and hugged Hakuren. Hakuren reassured Teito that he did the right thing. Teito was still aghast that there was something inside him that desired to kill Brastian. Hakuren told him that he had been trying to protect his friends. With arrival of Castor and others, Hakuren left the room. Teito punched Frau for saying his not minding to die by other people’s hand. Hakuren stated he liked Teito’s soul and hence did not mind dying by his hand. Embarrassed, Teito ran off. Castor demanded Frau to tell them what he had told Teito. On the corridor, Teito knew he did not want anyone to die and felt sadness as Eye emerged within him again. Hakuren passed by and found Teito in a daze. Other place, Laborator sensed arrival of Ayannami and others. Hakuren ran to catch Teito as someone appeared. It was Kuroyuri and his friend. Ayanami knew Teito had poor control over the Eye.

Bleach #232:

Seireitei was in a mess when Rukia rushed to find Byakuya only to see Renji. Renji was glad to see her and reassured that a search team was dispatched to find Byakuya. She thought of that man who sent Zanpachitou against the Shinigami. She found some Shinigami attacked by Rukia’s Zapachitou. She jumped to face her. Other place, Yaruchi warned Ichigo of his Zanpachitou before they parted. Meanwhile, Rukia questioned her Zanpachitou why she was hurting innocent people when the latter suddenly attacked her for she was free to use her power. Rukia was shocked that her Zanpachitou created greater power than she originally could. She sent ice at Rukia, crashing her to the ground. Rukia used her destructive seals to fight her. But with no avail for her Zanpachitou used blue flames. Rukia was forced to dodge, wondering why her Zanpachitou hated her. She thought of the past when she used her Zanpachitou the first time and was praised by her late senior.

Her Zanpachitou used a deadly attack on Rukia to bury her in ice but Ichigo appeared in bankai form to save her. He told her that they would figure out Zanpachitou’s rebellion. He fought Rukia’s Zanpachitou who tried to freeze him. They exchanged blows. She taunted him for his emotional weakness. Rukia appeared and attacked her from her back. She commanded Ichigo to stay out of it. Her Zanpachitou admitted her hatred of Rukia. Rukia officially wanted to set her Zanpachitou free even if it meant she losing her superior power. She prepared a seal to destroy her own Zanpachitou so that she would not lose the person she wanted to protect. She stated her Zanpachitou was not part of her and was willing to give her up. Her Zanpachitou was shocked as Rukia activated the attack. Ichigo screamed. In the daze, Rukia admitted Shinigami were too scared to lose their Zanpachitou but they also valued others. Ichigo ran to the unconscious Rukia when the villain – Muramasa appeared. He stated he was also a Zanpachitou.

InuYasha - Kanketsu-hen:

According to Animenewsnetwork and Myanimelist, there will be a continuation series of Inuyasha from manga #36 onwards to the end. It means to say, I'll be able to see the dying of Kagura, Kanna and Kikyou in anime version that I'm sure will be very touching. It is expected to be shown from October this year.

Sounds good to me, after Fullmetal Alchemist's attempt to follow strictly to manga plot, comes Inuyasha. I'm hoping the same will happen to D.Gray Man (if the author manages to continue the manga) and Soul Eater too.

Inuyasha Issue #546 - #558:

Inuyasha was determined not to let Naraku getting his own way of devouring the despair from Miroku and Sango into Shikon no tama and attacked him. But the shikon no tama merged with Naraku and was not swallowed by the Meidou activated by Inuyasha. Naraku was able to create a web around him, stopping himself from falling into the Meidou. Kagome wondered the real motive of Naraku as he was even prepared to be destroyed and questioned him. She knew the Shikon no tama did not grant Naraku's real wish. She had the suspicion as he did not absorb the shikon no tama until then. Angered, Naraku shot spears of shouki at her and Inuyasha shielded her. Inuyasha knew that Naraku, as hanyou as Inuyasha, had chosen to live as a youkai and trying to discard his human heart. He refused to let such person to hurt his friends as he attacked him with meidou tessaiga. He was surprised that the meidou was not circular. Naraku was shocked that his tenacles were cut and Kagome aimed her arrow at the point where she spotted the shikon no tama but Naraku attacked them before she did. Outside, Toutousai noticed that the body of Naraku changed and knew that Inuyasha's Meidou had truly became Inuyasha's.

Within the body, Inuyasha broke through the barrier that separated them from Miroku and Sango and went for them. Miroku was shocked to see shouki seeping at them and knew Sango would die if she bathed into more shouki. He carried her and ran away from shouki and he wanted her to live. Other place, Jaken was aghast to see the shouki while Sesshoumaru noticed that the shouki had became stronger and attacked the wall of Naraku's flesh, opening the path for himself, Rin and Kohaku. From outside, Kaeda noticed that Naraku's body had begun to break apart. Jaken found Sesshoumaru and ran joyfully towards him only to be kicked aside. Kohaku and Rin caught him on kilin. Other place, Inuyasha sensed Sesshoumaru was getting closer to them. Naraku was confident that even if he was destroyed, Shikon no tama would not disappear. Other place, Miroku was carrying Sango and noticed that something had started. He was tempted to use his air rip to suck the shouki so as to save Sango. Meanwhile, Shippou ran into Kirara, Miroku and Sango. Kagome knew the only way was to purify Naraku's soul. Byakuya meanwhile lifted his black katana behind her and slashed at her. Inuyasha attacked him, sending him into his meidou. He ran to Kagome, confused by Byakuya's purpose. Other place, Shippou in his giant ball form carried Miroku, Sango and Kirara. Sango regained consciousness and Miroku told her that he could still fight as Naraku's weakened state had quietened his air rip hole. They decided to make their way to Naraku. Same time, Sesshoumaru was on his move. Inuyasha took Kagome on his back towards Naraku. As they were attacked by Naraku's shouki, Miroku and Sango with Kirara and Shippou arrived to assist them. Shippou transformed into giant ball to support Inuyasha and Kagome. Miroku released his air rip to take in the shouki as he felt his hole wound starting to close as his kazaana curse was breaking apart. Sesshoumaru also arrived at the scene, Kohaku, Jaken and Rin following behind. Sesshoumaru's katana attack was spreading within Naraku. Naraku started to discard his destroyed parts. Kagome noticed light had returned to the shikon no tama. Naraku begun to change stone-like and his darkness pushed the light back. Inuyasha knew Naraku had finally let his heart be consumed by the jewel. Sesshoumaru noticed the shouki released had became more potent than before and ordered Jaken to get out of Naraku's body. Sango broke a way for Kohaku, Rin and Jaken. Before they left, Kohaku returned Sango's gas mask to her. Rin also passed hers to Miroku and Kohaku asked Miroku to take care of Sango which he agreed. As they left, Miroku and Sango moved forward to fight Naraku. From outside, Naraku was cracking. Kagome was frustrated as Naraku had been stopping her from drawing her arrow. Naraku meanwhile was planning to get Kagome shoot at the appropriate timing. Same time, Inuyasha used his Meidou attack on Naraku again. Outside, Kaeda was aghast to see Naraku's main body closing in towards the village. Within the body, everyone was fighting. Naraku told them that he was going to wipe out a village with his body. Inuyasha and others were shocked. Outside, Naraku's body and shouki attacked Kaeda's village and Kaeda ordered the villagers to escape. Naraku told Inuyasha that his shouki stained body would rain the village if he was killed. Sesshoumaru moved forward at Naraku and cut him. Kagome knew Naraku had been falling on his own will. She also finally saw the Shikon no tama within Naraku and aimed her arrow at it. Naraku thought over Kagome's words that Shikon no tama couldn't grant his wish and he agreed within himself. His real wish was to get Kikyou's heart. He knew he would not be going to the same place where Kikyou had gone to as Kagome's arrow pierced his shikon no tama. The bundles of shouki begun to vanish as Kagome's arrow purified it. Spirals of darkness dashed towards Kagome and Inuyasha shielded her from it. Naraku's remains hovered over the bone well, the purified arrow with the shikon no tama pierced by it inches away from him.

He told them that the moment when Byakuya cut Kagome, he had already made a wish on the Shikon no tama. Suddenly, a Meidou appeared behind Kagome and sucked her in before the shocked Inuyasha. Inuyasha leaped after her but failed. Shippou told others he had saw Byakuya absorbing the Meidou with his bladeless katana. The well begun to vanish. They wondered for purpose of Naraku.

In the modern world, Kagome's younger brother and classmates were surprised to see the hut containing the bone well shaking. They entered to find the well gone. Other side, Miroku found his Kazaana gone with the death of Naraku. He wondered what happened to the shikon no tama. Inuyasha activated his meidou tecnique, praying his tessaiga to take him where Kagome was going and leaped into his Meidou. He knew Shikon no tama feared Kagome and that it would never let her live in peace. He swored to find her. Meanwhile, Kagome found herself standing outside of her high school. Her friends came out and joined her for shopping. That night, her mother asked her to help in her kitchen and she asked for a proper entrance gift from her grandfather. At school, she passed by students practicing archery during her physical lesson. She seemed lost when she returned home and asked for the shrine with the bone well. But her brother knew nothing of it. So were her mother and grandfather. Later that night, Houjou asked Kagome out the next day. Later next day after the date, her friends asked her of her date and she stated it was just friends hanging out. She reached home and passed the ancient tree where Inuyasha was sealed years ago. She noticed that the scar that usually went with it was gone. She suddenly remembered Inuyasha and then the shikon no tama. She ran to the shrine and found her mother, grandfather, brother and friends shocked over the disappearance of the bone well and none of them could see her. Her classmates confessed that Kagome had not been in school even though she was admitted into it. She returned to her reality of trapped within world of complete darkness. Above her, the stabbed shikon no tama told her that the well was closed and she had nowhere to go. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was making his way after her. He could hear Kagome's family calling for her and from their words, she was apparently not returning to her world. He yelled to them if she had returned home and they heard his voice. He swored that he would find her as he leaped away. In the dark, Kagome demanded to know what the shikon no tama had did to her. It told her that her earlier life in other world was an illusion and asked her if she wanted to go back. It told her to wish for it. Inuyasha went through the darkness and youkai appeared to obstruct his path. He fought them. The youkai told him about the miko in the darkness. Shikon no tama continued to tempt Kagome to wish on the jewel or she would be trapped in the darkness forever. Inuyasha was angered to know that the jewel was forcing Kagome to wish for something to save herself so that she would be trapped within the jewel battling with the youkai forever. He knew the youkai were trying to absorb Kagome to continue the cycle of shikon no tama. Inuyasha prayed Kagome would not lose to her fear.

Outside in ancient Japan, Shippou and others were worried for Kagome. In the darkness, Kagome was breaking down, craving for returning home while Inuyasha was battling the youkai in his way, calling for Kagome on his way. He saw a miko breaking through the youkai aiding him and knew she was the miko - Midoriko who birthed the shikon no tama. The youkai wanted Kagome to continue the battle within the jewel from there. He saw Naraku sleeping within the darkness and the youkai told him that he would be reawaken. Inuyasha argued that Kagome's birth was not meant for the continual battle within Shikon no tama. Because she had taught him how to smile and make friends. He knew her birth was to meet him and him for her sake. Shikon no tama told Kagome that Kikyou had wished to see Inuyasha one more time and Naraku had also not wish for the right wish. She knew it couldn't grant people the correct wish and remembered her grandfather had told her that someone had made the right wish on it. She was terrified. Suddenly, she heard Inuyasha's voice. He told her not to make any wish until he was by her side. Shikon no tama told them that only when Kagome made her wish, then they could be reunited. With that, Kagome's connection with Inuyasha was cut off. Meanwhile, Kagome was no longer scared as she knew Inuyasha was nearby. Inuyasha tried to fight out of his way to her, fearing she would wish for anything. In the dark, Kagome believed in Inuyasha and did not wish for anything. Inuyasha saw light and sensed his meidou tessaiga. He knew it wanted him to cut the light and he slashed it. He finally reached Kagome who was glad he was not an illusion. They embraced. Kagome announced that she was going to make her wish. With Inuyasha by her side, she was no longer afraid to make her wish. It was for Shikon no tama to disappear forever. With that, the jewel begun to crack. The darkness vanished around them as the shikon no tama disappeared. The war was over.

It was three years after the event. Kaeda was informed by a girl that a baby was being given birth soon. Other hut, Miroku was dispelling youkai for the people. While Inuyasha cut the youkai for him. They were both exterminating youkai for living. In Kaeda's place, Rin and Kaeda were washing their hands. Sango had given birth to a boy. Sango was resting with her daugters and new born son. They recalled that three days after Naraku was defeated, the well had reappeared again in a pillar of light, but Inuyasha had returned alone. He only told them that Kagome was fine and that there were people whom she cared in other world.

In modern Japan, Kagome graduated from her High school into college. Kagome recalled three years ago, Inuyasha had returned to modern Japan with her before he suddenly vanished before her eyes. Since then, the well was no longer connected. In Feudal Japan, Inuyasha did not regret sending Kagome back as she was also important to her family after all. Shippou came to them as he had advanced from his kitsune exams. He also reported that Inuyasha had been going to the well every three days. Kaeda knew Kagome's purpose to destroy the shikon no tama was over. In modern Japan, Kagome visited the well again, thinking of Inuyasha and how he had guided her in the darkness. She wanted to be with him. Her mother popped by and hugged her. In Feudal Japan, Miroku's twin daughters kept playing Inuyasha's ears. He suddenly caught Kagome's scent and dropped the girls to Shippou before rushing to the well. His hand went into it and caught Kagome's hand. She came out and met him. She apologised for keeping him waiting. They hugged. Miroku, Sango and Shippou saw them from afar. In modern world, Souta told his classmates that Kagome had gotten married after her high school.

Kagome reflected her change of life after the three years. Shippou had been leaving the village to train himself as kitsune youkai. Kohaku had also trained himself as a strong taijiya while Toutousai who made him weapons. Kagome was learning medicines and purifications under instructions of Kaeda. Rin was also staying with Kaeda. While Sesshoumaru would pop by occasionally to give Rin new clothes. Since her return to feudal Japan, Kagome was living with Inuyasha and others eversince.

COMMENT: Finally completed 'Inuyasha', will continue with other manga some other time.

Inuyasha Issue #521 - #545:

Shippou was waiting by the bone well for Kagome and Inuyasha's return from Kagome's entrance exams. Same time, Kohaku remained unconscious while Sango watched over him and Rin. Meanwhile, Miroku was teaching kids to identify words when a cloud of demons appeared. Miroku commanded the children to return home while he faced the youkais in the air. Same time, Sesshoumaru was searching for Magatsuhi when he noticed a spiral in the air. It was Byakuya of the Mirage (Naraku's underlining). The latter congratulate Sesshoumaru for detecting Magatsuhi's scent so quickly and noticed his regrown left arm. As Byakuya flew higher, Magatsuhi emerged. Sesshoumaru tried to slash him but it did not work as it was just an illusion created by Byakuya. Meanwhile, Miroku was sucking the youkai into his wind rip. Sango rushed out to help him. Miroku was aghast that the youkai shadow did not disappear even after the youkais were slashed by Sango. He knew they had been distracted and hurried to the hut where Kohaku was resting. In the hut, a ghastly shadow appeared before Kohaku and controlled his body, planning to complete the shikon no tama. More youkai broke into the hut and the possessed Kohaku leaped onto it. Miroku attempted to suck Magatsuhi's aura around Kohaku with his air rip. But Miroku's palm hole was widened and he had to stop. Magatsuhi taunted that Miroku had sucked something he was not supposed to absorb. It was his poison. Magatsuhi proceeded to use Kohaku's body to attack Sango. Rin ran towards Sango, calling Kohaku to stop. Jaken tried to call her back. Rin was affected by the aura and collapsed as Kohaku flew off on the youkai. Inuyasha and Kagome arrived to feel something wrong. Inuyasha, taking Kagome on his back, hurried to the village to see Miroku and Sango injured within Kaeda's hut. Inuyasha was aghast to see Miroku's poisoned state. Kagome was also shocked to hear the sound from Miroku's holed palm. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru felt something wrong with his opponent and attacked Byakuya, causing his bottle to break, revealing a piece of flesh that was used to lure him to the location.

Inuyasha, with Kagome on his back, hurried after Magatsuhi and Kohaku. Kagome knew Kohaku's shard was tainted. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru was being surrounded by Byakuya's youkai. Sesshoumaru used his new katana - Bakusaiga against them. In the village, Sango made to prepare to go when Shippou saw her and he wondered for condition of Miroku who was resting in a storage shed. Rin, who had been hit by Magatsuhi's toxic aura, was also unconscious. Sango went to visit them and was upset that Miroku who no longer felt pain from the drug had sucked too much poison. She asked Kaeda to leave them alone for a while and she went out with Rin in her arms and followed by Jaken. Kaeda planned to make Rin some medical bath to make her feel better. Sango pleaded Miroku not to die. Meanwhile, Kohaku on the youkai made their way towards the darkened skies above the mountains. Inuyasha and Kagome who were following closely behind noticed the tenacles which were reaching for Kohaku's shard. Inuyasha activated his diamond Tessaiga-Kongou Souha to slash the tenacles and the youkai Kohaku was riding. As he fell, Inuyasha and Kagome hurried towards him. But Magatsuhi used Kohaku to attack them. Kagome shot her arrow at Kohaku's tainted shikon no tama. But as her power was sealed, her arrow did not work. Inuyasha yelled Kohaku to wake up as he leaped towards him. Magatsuhi told Inuyasha that that tainted Shikon shard showed Kohaku his sins of killing his own father and fellow clan members. Kohaku had been having this dreams eversince he was asleep. With that, tears of blood slipped down his eyes. Sango on Kirara arrived and she urged Kohaku to wake up regardless of that. Kagome noticed the light amidst the darkened tenacles and recalled the light within the shikon no tama created by Kikyou onto Naraku. She knew Naraku was there as a tenacle appeared to stab Kohaku on his neck where the shard was located. Kikyou's purifying light was not working for Kohaku and Kagome called Inuyasha to cut the tenancles. Sango and Inuyasha immediately reacted. Magatsuhi told them that the light would be engulfed by his darkness when the shikon no tama became whole. In his inner world, Kohaku was still grieving over his sins when he saw light before him. He approached it and saw Sango caring for Miroku. He recalled he had wounded her and Miroku again earlier. She heard Sango pleading him to help her and Miroku. Back to reality, Kohaku suddenly returned to his sense as Sango called him again. Kagome spotted a bit of light from Kohaku's shard. Magatsuhi was confused why Kohaku's heart was not shattered by his nightmares. Inuyasha realised Kikyou's light was transferred to Kohaku's shard. Kohaku asked Sango if he still had time and she told him likewise. Kohaku planned to kill Magatsuhi even if at the cost of his life so that Sango could take the shard. He let go of the support he was holding and let himself fall. Sango dived at him while Magatsuhi was pissed that he had been driven out. Naraku's tenacles appeared and Inuyasha fought it. Some of the tenacles entangled Kohaku. Inuyasha sourced for Naraku and activated Meidou Zangetsuha. Kagome warned Inuyasha that Naraku was still alive as his tenacles attacked him. Just then, Sesshoumaru made his appearance and attacked Naraku with Bakusaiga. Kohaku was freed and Sango quickly caught him onto Kirara. Sesshoumaru knew Magatsuhi feared Tenseiga. With that, Sesshoumaru slashed Magatsuhi. In the hut, dark aura surrounded the unconscious Miroku. Sango told Sesshoumaru of Rin's condition and he flew off. Sango told Inuyasha and Kagome to return to Kaeda's village to check Miroku and others' condition. Naraku suddenly appeared behind Kagome and trapped her in his spider claws. He challenged Inuyasha to kill him with Kagome as his shield. He attacked Sango who was protecting Kohaku with his tenacles. Kagome tried to detect location of the Shikon no tama within Naraku and knew it was within his right shoulder. He hit her unconscious. Inuyasha attacked Naraku's shoulder but his shield blocked him off. Same time, Kohaku sensed something on his shard. Sango knew Inuyasha couldn't use his strongest attack with Kagome as Naraku's hostage and planned to attack him herself. She slashed Naraku's shoulder but his tenacles shot out and hit her off Kirara. Inuyasha caught her in time before she fell. Inside the broken shoulder was Magatsuhi's armored shell which was hard enough to withstand Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's attacks so as to protect the shikon no tama. Kohaku noticed the glow from Kagome's fallen arrow. Inuyasha told Kohaku to run. He slashed off Naraku's tenacles that approached Kohaku. Kagome yelled that she was being sucked into Naraku. Kohaku wanted Naraku's reassurance that he would release Kagome if he handed over his shard and Naraku promised. Kagome and Sango told Kohaku to drop the idea as Naraku trapped Kohaku in his tenacles. Kohaku used Kagome's arrow and stabbed Naraku in his right shoulder. The armor begun to break under the arrow towards the shikon no tama. Naraku knew he would be devoured by the purifying light if it went on. He released Kohaku and made his escape. Sango dived for Kohaku while Inuyasha ran after Naraku who was still holding Kagome. He slashed Naraku and caught Kagome in his arms. Kagome knew Naraku had managed to escape into the clouds again. Sango praised Kohaku and told him to live on to overcome barriers. In Kaeda's hut, Miroku was awakened and Kaeda told him that the toxic aura of Magatsuhi had rose from his body. Outside, Rin seemed fine as she walked with Jaken. Something dark surrounded Rin as she leaped onto a youkai and flew away. Much to Jaken's shock. Other place, Kagome thanked Kohaku for saving everyone's lives. But Kohaku knew his sins had not been erased but he was brave to stand against his fears and would not run away anymore. Suddenly, something shot his neck where the shard was located. The shard was taken off. Kohaku collapsed.

In the village, Jaken told Miroku and Kaeda that Rin was abducted by Magatsuhi. Sesshoumaru arrived just in time to overhear the news. He flew off instantly, knowing Naraku planned to seal his own sword. Other place, Kagome and Sango called Kohaku who did not response. Sango cried as she hugged his lifeless body. Kagome saw Naraku's completely black shikon no tama and aimed her arrow at it to direct Inuyasha the way to it. Angered by Naraku's act, Inuyasha activated his Tessaiga into Meidou Zangetsuha mode and attacked Naraku. But he was unaffected as the light of Kikyou was gone with Kohaku's death. As Inuyasha and Kagome grieved for Kohaku's death, something glow from Kohaku's neck where the shard last located. Kagome noticed it. Kohaku suddenly regained conscious in Sango's arms. Kikyou's will had saved Kohaku's life while the shikon no tama was completed finally.

Somewhere in the cave where Kikyou had last taken care of the injured robber 50 years ago, Naraku held the completed shikon no tama in his hand while Rin was lying unconscious and Byakuya stood nearby. He planned to redo his transformation with it with the hatred of Inuyasha and others. Other place, Kaeda met Inuyasha who confessed that he had sent Kagome to the other side of well again. In modern world, Kagome was delighted that she had passed her exams and she attended the graduation ceremony. Houjou greeted Kagome and told her that they were attending different high schools and hoped Kagome would still be his friend. She agreed. Other place in ancient Japan, Naraku noticed the light on the Shikon no tama had died. He broke up his bodies with the shikon no tama on his hand. Rin was buried amidst the parts. In modern world, Kagome made to return back to feudal time. Kagome's mother hugged Kagome for her success in studies. In the feudal time, Miroku and Sango noticed that the youkai were on their moves, drawn by something. Kohaku and Inuyasha knew Naraku had used the shikon no tama. Just then, Kagome ran towards him.

Shippou woke up to learn that Inuyasha and others were not going to take him along to the fight. So was Kohaku. Shippou was not pleased but Inuyasha told him that he had to remain alive to take care of things as he was going to be a daiyoukai in future. He gave Shippou a gentle smile before hitting him unconscious while they were gone. Shippou leaped up from the hut where he was resting, wanting to go after them to see the jyaki in the sky. Meanwhile, Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango were on their way towards where Naraku was located. Same time, Sesshoumaru was approaching the shattered bodies of Naraku. Spares of youkai attacked Sesshoumaru who slashed them dead. Byakuya appeared to face Sesshoumaru. On the parts of Naraku slept Rin. Byakuya told Sesshoumaru that Rin was sleeping inside Naraku as spider webs appeared behind to attack him. Inuyasha and others spotted the battle below and they went towards him. They were confronted by an opening giant spider body. They were shocked to learn that Rin was inside Naraku and together with Miroku and Sango, they made their way in. Miroku asked Sango to marry him if they could return from the battle alive. She accepted his proposal. They found Naraku's human form within it and slashed him but it did not affect him at all. He told Inuyasha and others that shikon no tama desired their souls which hated Naraku. Outside, the giant spider formed into ball shape. Inside, armored forms of Naraku appeared to fight Inuyasha. Amidst the fight, Sango and Miroku saw Rin walking afar. Kagome told Inuyasha that they had to destroy the shikon no tama to truly destroy Naraku. Inuyasha and Kagome were separated from Miroku and Sango by Naraku's body. Kagome tried to guide Inuyasha along towards the shikon no tama. She saw Inuyasha turning youkai like and he suddenly attacked her as his mind was devoured by shikon no tama's toxic aura. Naraku taunted as Inuyasha attacked Kagome. She tried to lure Inuyasha from the tainted Shikon no tama. Naraku showed her an arrow with his shouki and challenged her to shoot Inuyasha with it to save herself. She was being cornered to the edge. Kagome refused to shoot Inuyasha and was being hit down the edge by him. Other place, Sango could hear the sound from Miroku's hole even more. Suddenly, they were engulfed by mist and reached the illusion of a temple where Mushin the monk raised Miroku. They saw the illusion of Miroku's father sending little Miroku to Mushin. As his father passed Miroku and Sango, he was sucked by his own air rip. Little Miroku had tried to run to his father but was blocked by Mushin. Sango was aghast and Miroku tried to reassured that it was just an illusion. Miroku knew Naraku meant to let Sango see it as his tenacles faced them. Elsewhere, Sesshoumaru approached the unconscious Kagome.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was engulfed in his guilt for not able to protect Kikyou from Naraku. He thought of Kagome and remembered how he had hurt her earlier. He regained back to normal and smelt Kagome's blood on his claw. Naraku taunted Inuyasha and told him what he had done earlier and lured Inuyasha into turning full youkai so that he could throw away his human heart. Other place, Kagome woke to see Sesshoumaru near her, driving youkai from her. Sesshoumaru knew Inuyasha was consumed by Naraku's darkness and walked off. Kagome ran after him. Kagome recalled that Inuyasha had pushed her down so that she could escape before he lost his sense. Other place, Miroku and Sango were fighting their ways through the tenacles. They were hit off Kirara's back. Miroku intended to use his air rip again. Sango tried to stop him but he ignored and felt the stress in his palm, prompting him to close the hole quickly. He told Sango to stay away from him. He knew his end was near and told Sango to leave him. She called Kirara and flew after him. From outside, Kaeda saw Naraku's transformed form resembling a corrupted Shikon no tama. Shippou was worried till Jaken interrupted his thought. Kohaku joined them. Meanwhile, Kagome was walking behind Sesshoumaru who was not distracted by illusions of Rin. Other part of Naraku's body, Rin woke and saw the youkai Inuyasha who seemed ready to tear her apart with his claws. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru sensed Rin and was prepared to fly to her. Kagome held onto him as he told her that youkai Inuyasha was with her. Other place, Inuyasha dived at Rin who ran in fear. But she was blocked by a giant Magatsuhi's face. Inuyasha warned her not to move as he slashed the face. Magatsuhi remained unhurt and stabbed Inuyasha instead, possessing him. Same time, Sesshoumaru arrived but Rin was sucked into the fleshy ground of Naraku. The possessed Inuyasha faced off Sesshoumaru. In the sky, Kohaku, Shippou and Jaken were riding on Sesshoumaru's kilin towards Naraku. They were in time to see Inuyasha's Meidou Zangetsuha being activated before them. They flew into it. Sesshoumaru sensed that Inuyasha missed his aim on purpose and suspected it on Tessaiga which might have maintain Inuyasha's last bit of sentience. Suddenly, tenacles rose and snatched Tessaiga from Inuyasha, taking Inuyasha with it. Sesshoumaru ordered Kagome to take Tessaiga and they were going after Inuyasha and Magatsuhi. Kagome told Sesshoumaru the aim of Naraku. As Sesshoumaru torn through Naraku's flesh wall, Inuyasha attacked him in youkai form. They fought claw to claw. Sesshoumaru drove Inuyasha into form of Magatsuhi while Kagome was determined to pass Tessaiga to Inuyasha. She struggled her way towards him. Inuyasha smelt Kagome's blood and recalled how he had wounded her. Kagome fell and Inuyasha flew after her as he was awakened by the relief that she was still alive. He caught her in his arms while Sesshoumaru wondered if he could escape Magatsuhi's control without Tessaiga. Inuyasha told Kagome that he heard her voice. Sesshoumaru taunted Magatsuhi's failure to control Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru knew Magatsuhi was planning to possess Kagome next and commanded Inuyasha to release her. Inuyasha leaped down the edge, leaving Kagome behind instantly but part of Magatsuhi had already went to her. Magatsuhi told Sesshoumaru that he had to kill both Inuyasha and Kagome in order to destroy him. Inuyasha found himself losing consciousness as he fell but he caught sight of Tessaiga and caught it turning it into dragon-scaled. Magatsuhi was shocked to learn that he was drawn out of Inuyasha and Kagome's bodies. Inuyasha knew his youketsu had caught Magatsuhi. Sesshoumaru attacked Magatsuhi, destroying it instantly. Kagome's sealed purifying ability had returned. Inuyasha ran towards Kagome who leaped towards him and he caught her in his arms. He regained to his normal self instantly. With Kagome's spiritual power dispelling Naraku's jyaki, Sesshoumaru picked up Rin's scent again and dashed off after her. Somewhere within Naraku's body, Kohaku, Jaken and Shippou travelled on Sesshoumaru's kilin's back. Jaken fell off and Shippou ran after him. Same time, Inuyasha and Kagome went after the shikon no tama within Naraku. Other place, Naraku was not pleased to see the light on Shikon no tama had returned. He decided to turn the situation to his favour. Just then, Inuyasha and Kagome spotted light ahead and went towards it. Naraku told them of Miroku's limit. Other place, Miroku was thinking of his limit when he saw the purifying light. He knew Kagome had regained her purifying power. Meanwhile, Naraku taunted that Kagome's light would kill her friends. Kagome decided to go after Miroku instead of Naraku. Meanwhile, Miroku was walking while Sango was searching for him. She saw the light and went for it. She saw Naraku and went forward to attack him. But Rin broke out of his body into his arms. He challenged her to choose between saving Miroku or Rin's life. Other place, Miroku saw an illusion of Naraku with shikon no tama. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Kagome were rushing towards Miroku and knew they were now further from the real shikon no tama. Inuyasha knew Naraku intended to trick Miroku into opening his air rip. Other place, Byakuya was watching as he manipulated all the illusions. Only the Rin at Sango's area was real. Naraku planned to lure Sango into killing Rin to save Miroku's life. Same time, Kagome and Inuyasha arrived in time to warn Miroku not to use his air rip as the Naraku was a fake. Inuyasha illustrated using his technique which passed through Naraku's body. Inuyasha was pissed that Miroku could not see them and knew Naraku was luring Miroku to suck them into his air rip as well. Miroku unwarped his beads but Inuyasha caught his hand before he could release his air rip. But Miroku still could not see them. Kagome shot Naraku's illusion but it did not affect him. Naraku hinted that he was luring Sango into doing something. Meanwhile, Kohaku noticed the light and went towards it to see Sango hesitating before Naraku and Rin. He shouted at her but she did not hear him. Byakuya taunted his unsuccessful attempt and weakness of human hearts. Kagome saw the shikon no tama and that it had overwhelmed her light. She aimed her arrow at Naraku and the shikon no tama. Meanwhile, Sango ignored Kohaku's shout and released her weapon at Rin and the fake Naraku. Meanwhile, Inuyasha noticed that Kagome's arrow vanished. Kagome was determined that her arrow would reach Naraku as it severed his arm as well as Byakuya's. Same time, the illusion of Naraku before Sango vanished. Kohaku arrived in time to catch the falling Rin. Sango was alarmed that the Naraku was an illusion and that she had intended to kill Rin in the first place to save Miroku. Sesshoumaru arrived and attacked Byakuya. Byakuya flew off. The guilt ridden Sango told Sesshoumaru to kill her once Naraku was defeated. Kohaku tried to fend her with explainations. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was carrying Kagome and Miroku as he moved forward. Kagome reassured that everyone would come out alive. Sesshoumaru sensed Naraku's real body and flew towards it. All of them reached Naraku's real body. Shippou on the other place saw Byakuya drawing a bladeless katana. The blade appeared and it was black. Byakuya saw Shippou and told him that he was borrowing Inuyasha's Meidou power with the katana which could be used only once. He told Shippou to escape now while he could before he vanished. Other place, Kagome aimed her arrow at Naraku while Inuyasha fended all of them from Naraku's poison. Other place, Sango apologised to Rin. Sesshoumaru noticed that Sango had intention to risk her life as she moved ahead without her gas mask.

Kohaku asked Sesshoumaru to go after Sango for fear that shouki would get to her as she sacrificed her gas mask to Rin. Sesshoumaru, Rin and Kohaku were blocked from following Sango who managed to reach Kagome and others who were with Naraku. Relived to see Miroku again, she attacked Naraku. Kagome fired her arrow to aid her. She fell as she had taken in too much shouki and Miroku caught her. Inuyasha and Kagome flew after them but were blocked off. Miroku apologised for leaving Sango alone earlier when they were alone and she asked him to take her with him. Miroku and Sango's despair gave Naraku power. Inuyasha was angered. Outside, Toutousai hoped for Inuyasha's safe return. He knew that Inuyasha could use Meidou technique to win the battle.

Konoha Annual Sports Festival


Very funny one shot OVA. It was about Konoha genins having a sports competition and the prize was one week vacation. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, Naruto had a stomachache. In his first attempt, the male toilet was queuing with long lines of people including Gaara, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame. As Naruto ran along, he also ran past his father - the 4th Hokage. Later, Naruto attempted again for toilet but the male toilet was under cleaning. When he was about to sneak into female toilet for relief, he was hindered by Hinata. In the first match, three people per team in one row race. He tried a second attempt at the competitor toilets but Choji overturned all of them. As a result, he went to the second race (obstacle race) without toilet and had to drink milk in the midst of it. In the third attempt for toilet, his clones vanished from inside the cubicle without unlocking the door and Shino who came out of the last one pulled Naruto to the third part of race. In the maranthon, Sasuke accidentially plunged the baton into Naruto's butt. After pulling it off, Naruto ran like a wind and tried to go toilet after it but was held back by Shikamaru for award ceremony. Unable to hold it anymore, Naruto relieved himself on the spot.

COMMENT: Light hearted and funny.

Inuyasha Issue #516 - #520:

Magatsuhi had caused Kagome immobilised with a stare. He entangled himself to Sesshoumaru's dog form and challenged Inuyasha to cut him along with Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru reverted to human form and darted away from him before resuming his fight with Magatsuhi again. Inuyasha interfered with his black Tessaiga. But Magatsuhi scattered himself and attacked Kagome and others, reaching for Kohaku's shard. Sesshoumaru appeared and shielded him. Magatsuhi used Sesshoumaru and others as shield so that Inuyasha couldn't activate his Black Tessaiga. Sesshoumaru attempted to force him to reassemble his body parts together and aimed for his head disregarding Inuyasha's warning. He drew his Tensaiga and Inuyasha could see something which Sesshoumaru could cut. It was Magatsuhi's spiritual main body. But Magatsuhi stabbed Sesshoumaru and curled his body within his snake like tenacle. Aghasted, Inuyasha tried to save Sesshoumaru. Magatsuhi grabbed Inuyasha by his limbs. But Sesshoumaru blew up Magatsuhi's body and came out of it. There was light from where his left arm was missing since his battle with Inuyasha long time ago. Just then, Toutousai arrived. Seeing him, Sesshoumaru reattempted Tensaiga at Magatsuhi. With that, the left arm that was cut by Inuyasha regrew. There was a sword on the regrown arm which Toutousai stated was from his father and named Bakusaiga. Magatsuhi's parts begun to recombine. Magatsuhi was shocked that he could no longer regenerate. With the defeat, Magatsuhi escaped. Toutousai requested to look at Bakusaiga. Toutousai told Sesshoumaru that the sword had been inside Sesshoumaru all along and would only appear when he stood on his own as a true daiyoukai. It was also the proof that Sesshoumaru had surpassed his father and freed from Tessaiga. Meanwhile, Kagome regained consciousness.

Later, Kagome woke from her nightmare that she had failed her entrance exams. She saw herself lying in Kaeda's hut with Kohaku still unconscious and Inuyasha and others with her. Kagome tried to purify Kohaku's shard but her power was not working. Inuyasha suspected Magatsuhi had sealed Kagome's power. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru was with Toutousai outside the hut. He walked off and told Jaken, Rin and Kohaku to stay in the village. Inuyasha knew Sesshoumaru was after Magatsuhi. Rin hoped for Sesshoumaru's early return as he flew off. That night, Kagome apologised to Inuyasha for being useless and he told her it wasn't her fault. He told her that Naraku and Magatsuhi feared her power and that was probably why it was sealed. In a cave, Naraku had an idea what Magatsuhi was up to.

It was a new day. Kagome was in her world, preparing for her day of High School Entrance Exam. It had been 10 days since that fateful event and Kohaku had not regained his consciousness yet and so was Kagome's purification power. Inuyasha went to look for her but she had already left home for school. Inuyasha dashed off before Kagome's grandfather could explain the situation to him. Meanwhile, Kagome and her friends squeezed onto the express train. Inuyasha came along trying to stop her and she 'osuwari' him. Passingbys mistook Inuyasha as a cosplayer. While Kagome was determined not to let Inuyasha ruin her important exam day, Inuyasha set off looking for her via the express track. Her bag was trapped inside the train when she left it. Her friends called her to look for the station attendant. Inuyasha peeked from a wall and she and her friends noticed him. He took Kagome after the train. She had to 'osuwari' him before he cut the train with Tessaiga. She dashed into the train and Inuyasha smelt something else. He pulled her out of the train before the door closed and handed her the bag. Kagome hugged him with tears. Inuyasha sent Kagome to school and she tried to find her exam pass to see it missing. Kagome's mother came along passing her the exam pass which she left it on her home desk. Kagome's mother covered Inuyasha's ears with cloth as Kagome dashed into school for her exams peacefully.

Mugen no Juunin #09:

The lady left the young leader to accomplish his wish. Other place, a middle age man attacked a young girl and left her to a tree branch before the eye of his young student. The boy asked a monk of his father as his grandfather refused to tell him anything except status and pride. He wanted to build a dojo that mattered only the way of sword instead of pride. The boy evenually grew up to be the young leader. In the street, the young lady confronted Mugen and Rin. Mugen sent Rin away as she compared herself to the more matured looking lady. She walked off with a puff. Mugen could tell the lady had became stronger since the last fight. In the restaurant, Rin had a meal. In the street, Mugen and the lady fought but she left off before giving any deadly attack. In the restaurant, Rin was told by the locals that there was no prostute picking customers on the street and she suspected something. On the street, the lady was hiding and stabbing Mugen through the wall. He kicked her off. In the restaurant, Rin had a bad feeling. On the street, Mugen realised that the lady's skill had became deadly since last time. The lady slashed off Mugen's arm and stabbed him through his heart. The lady apologised for using such brutal act and Mugen told her to cut off his head. She was surprised that in his current condition, he could still fight. Meanwhile, Rin was running through the street, looking for Mugen. Same time, Mugen and the lady dashed at each other for the final deadly blow and the lady slashed Mugen through his chest. Mugen told her to put an end to it. But Rin was standing before Mugen, shielding him with her sword. The lady asked Rin how many people she had killed before she was to confront the enemy who had killed her parents. Rin confessed she did not think killing was the best way for revenge but she had no other option. The lady thanked her as she wanted to hear this. She told Mugen to protect Rin before she left. Mugen knew she was returning to the brothel. On the street, the lady's friend approached her, telling her that she was going back to her homeland and told her to go to a place where the sun shone. The lady told her friend that her mother was also from the brothel and had been kicked out of her home because she was a single mother. Even so, her mother lived on with pride and told her not to seek revenge. On the street, Mugen told Rin that he felt ashamed for being defeated by a woman and saved by a woman. In the brothel, the young leader opened the door to see a prostute handing a letter to him and he ran out to see the young lady making her way to leave the town. She gave him a final bow before she departed.

Inuyasha Issue #481 - #493:

A robber was killing a passingby when a lonely woman approached him and pushed something round into his mouth. Later, Inuyasha and the others found a human corpse who was shedded of bones. A villager told them that the youkai who did this was a beautiful woman and Miroku wanted to meet her only to be glared by Sango. Inuyasha wanted to go along to test his recently normal Tessaiga. Kagome and the villager sent them off. In the hut, Inuyasha couldn't follow Miroku and Sango in the end because he was in full human form. It was a new moon night. Inuyasha was not happy and was worried for Miroku's condition eversince he had used too much of his air rip lately. In the woods, Sango confessed that she was following because she worried for Miroku's condition and he hugged her. Just then, the bone lady with a cart of bones came by and extracted a dog's bone from a living one before their eyes. Miroku and Sango attacked her. But she disappeared. In the night, the bone youkai was fasinated by Sango's weapon. Following the bones, Miroku and Sango were led to a mansion where a lady was waiting for them. She stated that the youkai was creating havoc in her form. A giant skeleton pounced at them with poisonous smoke. Miroku used his air rip again when Sango's weapon did not work on them. The lady moved towards Miroku and Sango told him to watch out. The youkai's hand turned into bones as Miroku had put purification salt in his mouth. The lady stated that the giant bone youkai was her father. Her father stated that Sango's weapon was the best bone for his medicine. Miroku and Sango had to flee from the youkai. Meanwhile, Kirara flew to Inuyasha and Kagome for help. Immediately, they rode on it to find Miroku and Sango. In the mansion, the youkai attacked Miroku and Sango with poisonous gas and skeletons. The youkai bone lady cornered them when they heard Inuyasha and Kagome's voices outside the mansion. Kagome was attempting to break the barrier with her arrow. Ignoring his human form, Inuyasha dashed into the mansion with Kagome and Shippou. Meanwhile, the bone lady youkai trapped Miroku and Sango in a cage of bones when Inuyasha broke down a door where the lady pretended to be unconscious. Kirara attacked her before she could extract Kagome's bones. With her identity revealed, Kagome aimed her arrow at her. The lady sent bones burying Kagome and Inuyasha. Same time, Miroku used talisman trying to free them but it was not working. They felt their cage of bones moving into the youkai father's jaws. Miroku activated his air rip from inside and Sango stopped him as it affected his worsening condition. Miroku fell unconscious as she pulled him out of the youkai which collapsed. The lady youkai used bones to mend her father. Sango, seeing no way to escape, asked the youkai to spare Miroku's life. Meanwhile, Shippou got Inuyasha and Kagome out of the mess of bones. The youkai meanwhile refused Sango's request and she took out a youdoku which was a deadly youkai slaying poison that could dissolve her own hiraikotsu as well. She put it to her weapon and sent it to the bone youkai's jaws. The youkai father begun to melt and the lady youkai attacked Sango in anger. Suddenly, Inuyasha who had regained his hanyou form attacked her with his Tessaiga. The house was broken and she dissolved under the raising sunlight. Sango looked at her broken weapon.

Next day, Inuyasha sought for the youkai weapon maker-Toutousai who had created Tessaiga to mend Sango's Hiraikotsu. Toutousai stated that it was impossible. Myouga - the flea youkai jumped onto Inuyasha's nose and offered to lead them to someone who could fix the weapon.

The person was Yakurou Dokusen. They reached a waterfall where many jars of sake were laid. Myouga told Inuyasha to empty the jar and Yakurou fell out. They showed them Sango's melted weapon. Upon seeing Sango's beauty, he agreed to fix it. He touched her and was kicked by Sango and Miroku. He dumped Hiraikotsu into a jar and told Sango to slay a youkai within another jar and she leaped into it to be faced by a multi-headed youkai. She tried to slay them with her sword but they were too hard. Outside, the others were bored and Yakurou dumped Inuyasha into a jar of sake. Myouga was drinking in a bowl of sake. Shippou and Inuyasha got drunk from drinking sake and were told off by Kagome. However, Inuyasha did indeed saw Sango at battle as it was a magical sake. At battle, Sango was surprised that the youkai though angry at her did not advance any further to attack her. Outside, Miroku wanted to help but Yakurou told her it was impossible. Nearby, Inuyasha was indeed drunk. Yakurou dumped Inuyasha into one jar and he appeared from another one. While Kagome went to help him out, Yakurou saw Miroku heavy with poison and took him to help. Yakurou could tell that given Miroku's condition, Sango might sacrifice her weapon again to save him. Meanwhile, Sango was fighting the youkai. Sango finally realised that the youkai was her Hiraikoutsu. Yakurou explained to Miroku that Sango had to subdue the souls of the youkai within Hiraikoutsu in order to pacify it. He also gave him a bowl of medicine which was also a potent poison. The youkai demanded to know why Sango had poisoned them. Flashback, young Sango received Hiraikoutsu from her late father. Since then, she had been bounded to the weapon to every battle she fought. outside, Inuyasha approached Yakurou and Miroku and commented that the medicine was poison and asked what Miroku was going to do about Sango if he died. In the battle, Sango did not fight back and asked Hiraikoutsu to fight along side her again. They asked her not to betray them again. But she couldn't promise that because if Miroku died, she would not be able to live. Outside, Miroku wanted to choose how to die because he did not want to burden Sango. With that, he drank the liquid. Meanwhile, the youkai attacked Sango. Outside, Kagome tried to approach the fallen Miroku but was shooed away by Yakurou. In the jar, Sango told the youkai that she wanted to live on as Miroku had given her the strength to do that. Therefore, she wanted Hiraikoutsu to lend her their power. The water in the jar begun to clear as the youkai became bones. The Hiraikotsu told Sango that they would fight together with her again as they turned into her weapon. Meanwhile, Miroku regained back to health as the poison turned to medicine. He woke to see Sango coming out of the jar with her Hiraikoutsu. Inuyasha knew the poison in Miroku still existed except he no longer sensed the pain from it.

Other place, Sesshoumaru, Jaken, Rin and Kohaku were travelling. Jaken was still brooding over Meidou when they were confronted by a boy with blank eyes who offered to give them information of what Sesshoumaru's sword-Tenseiga lacked. He told them that Tenseiga's Meidou couldn't form a circle yet. Sesshoumaru and others followed him.

Other place, Kagome sensed Kohaku's Shikon shard and together with others, they travelled after him. Sango was still wary of her weapon's condition as Inuyasha commented that Kohaku was with Sesshoumaru. At a stone bridge, someone attacked Sesshoumaru and the group from above. The man confessed that he had fought against Tensaiga before when it had a different form during Sesshoumaru (plus Inuyasha)'s father's time. The man introduced himself as Shishiki as he exchanged blows with Sesshoumaru. Shishiki created a complete Meidou in front of their eyes and stated that Sesshoumaru's father had stolen the technique from him and he had also broken his face. He stated that Tensaiga was incompleted. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and others saw Sesshoumaru's large but incompleted Meidou from afar as they approached it. Shishiki used his Meidou to absorb Sesshoumaru's. Sango called out for Kohaku while Sesshoumaru sulked over Inuyasha's presence. Myouga was worried for Shishiki's presence as he did not want Sesshoumaru to learn the secret of Tenseiga. Miroku suspected Tensaiga had the power to take other weapon's power. Shishiki told them that Sesshoumaru's father was using Tessaiga when they fought and Tensaiga had not exist then. Tensaiga was cast off from Tessaiga to inherit the unneeded Meidou technique which could send enemies to Hell. Therefore, Tessaiga and Tensaiga were originally the same sword. Shishiki was surprised that the younger hanyou brother inherited the original sword. Sesshoumaru was angered. Inuyasha attacked Shishiki with wind scar. Sesshoumaru punched Inuyasha in his face, commanding him not to interfere. Sesshoumaru abandoned the use of Tenseiga and attacked Shishiki. Shishiki sent multiple Meidou at Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was worried. Miroku sent Myouga to Inuyasha as he ran to his elder brother. Myouga explained that the Meidou technique was entrusted to Sesshoumaru because no everyone could handle it except a full youkai like him. Sesshoumaru was still unhappy as his father could have give him Tessaiga with the complete Meidou technique instead. He resumed his fight with Shishiki and smashed the rest of his face. Inuyasha wanted to help but was shouted off by Sesshoumaru but Inuyasha ignored him. Shishiki activated multiple giant Meidou at them. Inuyasha's attacks were absorbed. Sesshoumaru sensed the vibration from his tensaiga. Both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru realised Tenseiga and Tessaiga were resonating. Sesshoumaru drew his Tensaiga and with Tessaiga nearby, it activated completed Meidou and absorbed Shishiki's. Inuyasha tried to reason with Sesshoumaru that his Tensaiga was not just a memento from their father. Sesshoumaru told Inuyasha that they were destined to fight to death and left. Kohaku left with them. He was not ready to meet Sango yet.

Inuyasha Issue #494 - #503:

Kagome left for her own world for three days while Inuyasha told Kaeda about Kikyou's last moment. Inuyasha was thinking for Kagome who had family and friends on the other side of the well. Meanwhile, Kagome received a note from her family that they were off to hot springs at her home. She went to school only to realise it was Sunday and none of her friends were contactable. In the end, she ate alone and went to study, thinking of Inuyasha and the others. She woke at her desk, feeling blanket over her and saw Inuyasha sitting on her bed. He passed her the bow and told her that it was a connection to her heart. He was about to leave from window when she pulled him back by his hair. She told him her situation and he suggested her to return to the other side, but she refused as she had lessons the next day. Moreover, she had friends and family there. Inuyasha suggested Kagome to stay in her world till the battle with Naraku was over as he wanted her to be alive and well. Realising that he was thinking for her, they held hands. When the mood was about to get romantic, Kagome's family returned home. Kagome pushed Inuyasha to the ground.

Other place, Naraku's subordinate part - the young man was investigating something and he asked information from the stone insects. Meanwhile, Jaken was talking to Toutousai about Sesshoumaru's recent encounter with Shishiki. Toutousai decided to move house but Sesshoumaru caught up with him. He wanted to know if the intention of his father was to perfect Tensaiga so that Inuyasha's Tessaiga would absorb it later. Toutousai had to admit it was true and Sesshoumaru attacked him in anger. Toutousai told him that he should consider his father's thoughts beyond that. He walked away. In the woods, Kohaku could feel evilness closing in nearby and told Rin and Jaken to run away. Naraku confronted Kohaku from behind. He slashed Naraku's hand off and tried to make his escape. But Naraku's tenacle touched his shard. It suddenly burnt his tenacle. Kohaku took the chance to make his escape. Naraku knew it was Kikyou wo did something to his shard to appear like this. If Naraku was nearby, it would appear corrupted but if Naraku touched it, pure light would flow through it. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and others were following Naraku's scent. They were anxious because Kagome sensed Kohaku's presence near him. Same time, Naraku was catching up with Kohaku, Rin and Jaken. Naraku decided to decapitate Kohaku so that he could take the shard without touching it. Meanwhile, Inuyasha and Kagome caught up with Naraku's subordinate-Byakuya (the young man) who intended to hold them back from Naraku. Inuyasha, Kagome and Miroku tried to hold back Byakuya while Sango went off to save Kohaku. In the woods, Kohaku told Jaken to take Rin and run as Naraku's target was him alone. Rin refused. Naraku blasted them from their ride and Kohaku tried to get Rin to wear the gas mask from Naraku's shouki. Naraku planned to get Kohaku to kill Rin and Kohaku decided to kill himself before he would do that. Sango stopped him in time and faced off Naraku. Sango sensed something was coming out of her Hiraikoutsu. Naraku reminded Sango that Kohaku had been avoiding her because she reminded him that he had killed their clan. Sango did not care and sworn to fight Naraku. Other place, Kagome warned that Kohaku's shard was getting corrupted. Meanwhile, Kohaku was losing control and attacked Sango. Sango angrily threw her Hiraikoutsu which sliced Naraku cleanly into half. Inuyasha, Kagome and Miroku who had just arrived watched in shock. The weapon was drawing Naraku's jyaki with other poison within it. Naraku was shocked to find his body couldn't reform. Aghast, he made his escape. Inuyasha could smell Yakurou's sake in the Hiraikoutsu. Kagome went to attend to the unconscious Kohaku and went to purify his shard, returning him back to normal. Kohaku told Kagome what the shard had done to Naraku earlier. She suspected there was some Kikyou's power within Naraku and recalled Kanna's words. Sango and Kagome warned Kohaku of his situation. Near the steam, Miroku watched the spread of poison on his arm. Other place, Byakuya approached Sesshoumaru and the former knew what the latter was up to from the stone insects. Byakuya left Sesshoumaru a fragment of mirror before he left. Later, Inuyasha was bullying Jaken when Sesshoumaru returned. Sesshoumaru recalled that Byakuya told him that the mirror was from Kanna and could take Tessaiga's power to its entirety. He was instructed to spread the shards of the mirror over Tensaiga and challenged Inuyasha which he did. Inuyasha faced off Sesshoumaru and was shocked to see his wind scar being transferred to Tensaiga. Inuyasha smelt Naraku's scent from the sword and knew they had made some kind of deals with each other. Byakuya flew along and told them about the deal. Rin rejected as Naraku had almost killed Kohaku earlier. Byakuya isolated Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha from others. Sesshoumaru wanted Inuyasha to prove that he was a more suitable successor of Tessaiga than he was. Sesshoumaru noticed Inuyasha's change of appearance. Inuyasha sensed the youkai power that Tessaiga should have lost was flowing into him. Inuyasha attempted wind scar which worked this time. Sesshoumaru attempted the Meidou technique, sending Inuyasha to Hell. Through Byakuya's empty eye socket, Naraku kept himself updated with the fight. Sesshoumaru tossed his sword into Meidou after Inuyasha who reappeared shortly with dragon scale appearance on his tessaiga. Inuyasha sensed the sword telling him to cut something which was his own youketsu. He did. The Meidou was eroded by Inuyasha's youki. Meanwhile, Toutousai reached Kagome and others to explain about Tensaiga and Tessaiga becoming one sword. Inuyasha was suddenly attacked by Sesshoumaru's discarded Tensaiga. Naraku manipulated the sword which was covered with Kanna's mirror shards. Sesshoumaru entered the Meidou after Inuyasha and reached him. He picked up Tensaiga and faced Inuyasha again. The mirror fragments were swept away and Tensaiga broke. Tessaiga turned black. Toutousai knew the two swords had turned into one.

Inuyasha Issue #504 - #515:

Naraku chuckled as Meidou which had trapped Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha had begun to disappear. In the Meidou, Inuyasha had lost consciousness. Sesshoumaru pulled out the shards that contained Naraku's poison from Inuyasha's back and punched him awaked, telling him that Meidou had closed. He told Inuyasha that whether they could escape was up to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked at his black Tessaiga. Sesshoumaru told Inuyasha not to waste time as their bodies were slowly being swallowed by darkness. Inuyasha demanded Sesshoumaru not to disappear as he did not want to feel guilty for his elder brother's death. Just then, Inuyasha sensed the scent of the outside world and dashed to cut it. Bright light shone as a pathway out of Meidou was opened. Inuyasha fell out of it to the outside world, fainted. Sesshoumaru stepped out behind, telling others he was no longer interested whether he owned Tensaiga anymore. Toutousai told Sesshoumaru to take Tensaiga with him. Inuyasha was surprised as he thought it was already broken. It had fallen out in its original form after the opening of Meidou. Rin accepted the sword on behalf of Sesshoumaru, promising to pass to him when he felt better while Kohaku bidded Sango farewell as he followed Sesshoumaru and the others. Inuyasha asked Toutousai about Sesshoumaru who did not have a weapon. Toutousai told him not to worry of Sesshoumaru.

One night, Inuyasha and the group were moving through the woods looking for somewhere to put up the night when Shippou noticed fox fire. The group was drawn to an inn. Miroku was sure it was a youkai mansion as balls of fire surrounded it. Many pretty girls greeted them from it and Miroku wanted to stay there. Sango was not pleased. The girls talked like men when they saw the talisman and vanished. Kagome remembered she left Shippou in the woods and ran to find him. In the woods, Shippou was woke by pea-like creatures which called him Number 77. They turned into human kids resembling Shippou. They told him that they were having advanced Youjutsu (demon magic) annual exams and Shippou even had an admission ticket for it. Shippou then noticed the numbered leaf on his forehead. In the mansion, Miroku was pleased with the accomodation. Two girls told Miroku that bath was ready and they could wash his back for him. Miroku was being hit by Sango. The two girls received their scores from the ceiling stating them 'fail' and they left off in anger. Sango recalled hearing them mentioning ranks or something. Meanwhile, Shippou was informed that there were thirty ranks of Kitsune youjutsu. Shippou was also informed that their exams were to fool a monk (Miroku), a taijiya (Sango) and a youkai (..Inuyasha). They were to scare them to death. In the woods, Kagome was looking for Shippou. Shippou tried to stop other kitsune but was stomped by Inuyasha who was also looking for him. In a hurry to find Kagome, Shippou sent a giant top over Inuyasha and received his score of Upper Junior 8th rank. Other place, three kitsunes approached Kagome and tried to scare her in ghost forms. They were punched by Inuyasha who mistook them for Shippou. The three kitsunes were declared 'failed' and they flew off in anger. Shippou met the three kitsunes and asked them about his score which was five ranks up. Shippou was delighted and he sworn to frighten Inuyasha and others for the exams. Meanwhile, many other kitsunes were declared failed as they made unsuccessful attempts to frighten Inuyasha and others. Shippou was watching Inuyasha behind the door.

Later in the night, Kagome was worried for Shippou who hadn't return and Inuyasha told her that he was probably playing with his kitsune friends. Shippou appeared and hit Inuyasha receiving one additional stroke which the other kitsunes explained that only with 10 strokes was he only able to raise by one rank. Inuyasha punched all of them. Kagome 'osuwari' Inuyasha for being a bully to kids who received a slightly improved grades for their fake tears. Inuyasha hit them but they escaped with Shippou. They checked the next room to see Miroku with kitsune-disguised girls together and the kitsunes were having improved grades. The displeased Sango used youkai exterminating stench pellet on Miroku and the kitsunes. Inuyasha collapsed and the kitsunes escaped. Sango pinched Miroku's ear. Miroku told them about the kitsune youjutsu advancement exams and told them that he was only helping them. Inuyasha stomped out looking for Shippou and was confronted by frightening looking youkai. They were being punched and reverted back to kitsune forms. Other kitsunes transformed into girls to Miroku and Sango gave them dumplings which caused them to turn numb. All of them failed their exams. Four kitsunes turned into Miroku to hug Sango and received advanced ranks. Other place, Inuyasha was hitting off some other kitsunes while demanding Shippou to appear. Shippou crushed Inuyasha with toy foxes and had only two more strokes left to advance next level. Inuyasha kicked him into the sky. Shippou tried to squesh him with a top but failed. The other kitsunes reminded Shippou of the time as dawn was arriving soon and Shippou realised he was running out of tools. He broke into tears, stating it was a punishment for him to bully Inuyasha-his good friend. He ran off in tears and Kagome told Inuyasha to go after him. As Shippou ran, he sent Inuyasha into a pit and received 'lower senior 8th rank'. Shippou and other kitsunes cheered and Inuyasha cracked his claws. As they left the mansion, Shippou had many hits on his head from Inuyasha and sworn not to take the exam next year.

In a place, Hito-Miko was being informed about a collapsed traveller who had something coming out of his mouth. She went to check on him and his web-like tenacles surrounded her but she shook some bells and they were driven back. The man was being enveloped by his own cobweb. Hito miko reassured others that they were alright now. Other place, Kagome and others were travelling and she could see Naraku's spider web. They reached the village where the villagers were awared of the spider web and told them that the miko who protected the place had died as one web had attached to her body 7 days ago. Before her death, she requested the villagers to cut her head and body to bury them in different places. But the villagers were unable to cut off her head and she was buried as she was. Just then, Hito Miko appeared and the villagers were shocked. Inuyasha knew she was a corpse. Hito Miko told the villagers that they should have bury her head and body in different places. With that, spider webs extended from her body. Inuyasha slashed her web but Hito miko stated that cutting web alone couldn't destroy her. With that, she vanished. Inuyasha was sure that Hito Miko had spoken out of her free will and wondered what Naraku was planning with a dead miko. In the dark, Hito miko was bound by web as Naraku watched her. He wanted her to take Kagome's power and to kill her with her spiritual powers.

Late at night, Inuyasha and others reached Hito miko's shrine which was covered with cobweb and the villagers pleaded them to get her corpse back. Flows of cobwebs attacked them. Sango sent her Hiraikoutsu through until they reached Hito Miko. She told them that only a miko could break a miko's barrier. Kagome saw the bells that marked the barriers and aimed them with her arrows. Kagome was being pulled in by a force towards Hito miko who told Kagome that a man who took her life had wanted her to steal Kagome's spiritual power and life. Outside, Inuyasha was angry and shocked of Kagome's disappearance, knowing Naraku was after Kagome. In the shrine, Hito Miko attacked Kagome with her bells, causing her immobile. She could see Naraku behind Hito Miko from the darkness and called him a coward. She shot him and he escaped. Kagome finally realised that Naraku feared her bow which had Kikyou's presence infused to it. Hito Miko could tell that Kagome was not using the spiritual power in the bow properly. She told Kagome to abandon the bow and she could spare her life. With that, Naraku bound Hito Miko again with webs. Kagome tried to trace Naraku and saw a spider inside Hito Miko's chest. Hito Miko turned the circle of blood that restricted Kagome's movement on fire. Kagome shot the bells in Hito Miko's hand. Naraku taunted after the running Kagome that the only way to escape the barrier was to kill Hito Miko. Naraku told Kagome that a miko who died a monster would burn in hell forever. Outside, Inuyasha's barrier breaking Tessaiga was not working on the miko's barrier. Inside, Kagome knew Naraku's intention was to taint Kagome's heart by shooting Hito Miko and was being caught in cobweb. Behind, Kagome saw the illusion of Hell as Hito Miko hovered over her. She saw her hand like that of a youkai. Hito Miko sent hell fire at Kagome. Kagome recalled sensing deep sadness from the hand of Miko and did not want her to be in a place like this. She held the broken hand. Hito Miko's face and hand turned normal. She told her to shoot through her body as Naraku was lurking behind her. Kagome reminded herself that the person she wanted to shoot was Naraku before she released her arrow. The arrow disappeared before Hito Miko's chest and reappeared before Naraku, crushing him. Hito Miko told Kagome that this was the bow's spirtual power. The barrier and the spider web outside the shrine dispelled. Kagome woke to see Hito Miko telling her that it was over. She told her that she did not sense any spirtual power when Kagome shot the arrow. With that, she collapsed. She told Kagome that something was sealing her true spirtual power eversince she was born. Just then, Inuyasha and others ran to Kagome who showed them Hito Miko's corpse. While the villagers thanked them, Kagome was thinking of Hito Miko's words.

In school, the teacher told Kagome and her class to fill in the test application form with school of their choices. Back on the other side of well, Kaeda and others were informed of Hito Miko's words about Kagome's sealed powers. Inuyasha suspected Kikyou's feeling at the time of her first death sealed Kagome's power upon her reincarnation. Kagome thought of her grandfather's words that legend had passed that someone had made a right wish to Shikon no tama and made it purified and disappeared from the world. She woke from her revision to see Inuyasha visiting her. Kagome asked him what Kaeda had commented and he stated that it was Shikon no tama that had sealed her power. Upon her first death, Kikyou's feeling for Inuyasha had been transferred to the shikon no tama. Next day arrived when Kagome and Inuyasha returned to other side with Kagome making no progress in her studies.

In the other place, two youkai taunted Sesshoumaru for losing his weapons. Irritated, Sesshoumaru slayed them. Kohaku was awared that the youkai were actually after his shikon shard. Byakuya who had been spreading rumors about Sesshoumaru's lost sword noticed a black light and went to it and saw Naraku manipulating his Shikon no tama and spilting another body from himself and flew off. Naraku told Byakuya that it came out from the Shikon no tama and that it was the dark will of the youkai who had been sealed within the jewel for many years. Other place, Inuyasha and others were travelling. Kagome sensed something evil and Inuyasha told her that it was Naraku's scent.

Other place, Sesshoumaru felt the same. Something crashed before them. It was the youkai that had evolved earlier. He attacked with lightning speed. Sesshoumaru fought him. Kohaku could tell that Sesshoumaru's arm was being drawn into the youkai's chest as the latter prepared to pierce him. Sesshoumaru dodged in time. Kohaku tried to help and leaped down. The youkai attacked Kohaku's shard and it was being tainted. The youkai proceeded to trap Kohaku and Sesshoumaru moved to save him but his only arm was stabbed. Inuyasha appeared and slashed the youkai's tenacles that stabbed Sesshoumaru and trapped Kohaku. Kagome proceeded to purify Kohaku's shard and sensed something different with the youkai. The youkai stared at Kagome who sensed her strength being sapped. She collapsed. Inuyasha was shocked and confronted the youkai who only smirked. Sesshoumaru ordered Miroku and Sango to take Kohaku and leave as they were in his way. Sesshoumaru was pissed with Inuyasha's guilty look for the loss of his weapon and healed his arm before his eyes. Sesshoumaru turned into his dog form and chomped the youkai's head from his body. Miroku and Sango took Rin, Kohaku and Kagome and fled from the shouki. Inuyasha tried to hold the youkai off as its tenacle was still after Kohaku's shard. The youkai told Inuyasha that he was using a borrowed body and that he was not a detachment from Naraku. The youkai introduced himself as Magatsuhi.

Inuyasha Issue #468 - #480:

Sesshoumaru's journey to Meidou:

Sesshoumaru cut the Hellhound using the healing sword and saved Rin and Kohaku. His mother knew and she asked Jaken who was Rin to Sesshoumaru. She told Jaken that Rin would die as long as she was not pulled from the Meidou. In Meidou, Kohaku was able to stand because of the Shikon shard but Rin remained motionless. Meanwhile, the path out of Meidou crumbled as snake-necked like Hellhounds attacked them again. Sesshoumaru commanded Kohaku to take Rin and run. Kohaku obliged. Sesshoumaru caught up with them shortly and carried both of them together. He put them down and Kohaku (carrying Rin) followed Sesshoumaru. They were forced to proceed towards the path of Hell. Sesshoumaru's mother meanwhile told Jaken that all of them would die upon reaching there. In Meidou, Kohaku told Sesshoumaru that Rin was not breathing. Sesshoumaru told Kohaku to put her down and he did. Sesshoumaru was aghast not to see the pallbearers of the afterlife around her. Darkness suddenly appeared taking Rin with it. Sesshoumaru and Kohaku ran forward. Sesshoumaru's mother knew they had stepped into the Darkness of Hell where they might never return. She opened a lighted path for Sesshoumaru, wanting to guide him out to the normal world. Sesshoumaru ordered Kohaku to get to the normal world while he walked a newly appeared other path. Kohaku followed Sesshoumaru. They followed a smell of rotting meat to see a dark demon holding onto Rin. Around it were heaps of corpses. Sesshoumaru knew it was the Master of Hell. Sesshoumaru moved forward and slashed the hand of demon, snatching Rin back. Other place, Sesshoumaru's mother told Jaken that the tenseiga could only save a person's life once. In Meidou, Sesshoumaru was aghast as he found himself once again unable to resurrect Rin. Suddenly, the heaps of corpses moved around Tenseiga. Knowing the corpses wished to be saved, Sesshoumaru picked up his sword again and activated it, purifying the dead of Hell. Meidou was opened from inside as Sesshoumaru moved towards the opening with Rin in his arm and Kohaku following besides him. Sesshoumaru laid Rin on a stone bed and Jaken shredded tears at the sight of the dead Rin. Sesshoumaru's mother saved her by placing her necklace over Rin, resurrecting her. Rin woke with a sneeze. Sesshoumaru's mother commented that Sesshoumaru was becoming more and more like his father. Before they left, Sesshoumaru's mother asked Kohaku how he could survive in Meidou. When he told her of the Shikon shard, she warned him that his life couldn't be saved by Tenseiga and Kohaku noted.

Attack of Kaou - the youkai who took saddness as nournishment:

Other place, Kagome commented the smell of the air was nice as she and others reached a village covered with flowers. However, Inuyasha and Shippou were feeling queasy over the smell. The villagers invited them to stay overnight in the village. Knowing Inuyasha's recent loss of Kikyou, Kagome couldn't bring herself to 'osuwari' him when he kept snapping around. Meanwhile, a priest - Kaou was informed of the arrival of Inuyasha and others. Late at night, Inuyasha was having a more uneasy feeling over the smell of flowers. Kagome tried to persuade Inuyasha to sleep as he hadn't got a wink since Kikyou's death. Late at night, the villagers wondered among the flowers. They were bound by flower vines and blood seeped down their eyes. Miroku and Sango were alerted and Miroku tossed paper seals at the villagers causing them to collapse. Inuyasha and others ran forward to them and found the ground in form of people. Kaou appeared and explained that it was a nursery ground for flowers to make the people happy. The villagers woke and told Kaou that those who became soil were damaged. Inuyasha concluded that Kaou was a demon (youkai) and warned others not to smell the air. Sango collapsed and Kaou knew she was unhappy over the loss of Kohaku. Kagome was shocked that he knew. Some flower vines advanced at Miroku who stamped seal at the ground. Kaou also knew Miroku was worried for his wind hole. Inuyasha pounced at Kaou who vanished, leaving a spot of blood. Inuyasha ran after him and Kagome went along too. Worrying because the youkai used saddness as nournishment, Miroku passed Kagome a talisman before she ran after Inuyasha. They reached a castle where the apparently uninjured Kaou was waiting for them. He knew Inuyasha's emotional wound for loss of Kikyou and sent turned the flowers beneath Inuyasha blood-red. Inuyasha was shocked to find his body unable to move. Flower vines wringled from the ground around Inuyasha's legs, transmitting Inuyasha's saddness to him through the vines and pollen. The vines dragged Inuyasha into the red flowers. Thinking over Kaou's words that Inuyasha was thinking of following Kikyou in her death, Kagome couldn't suppress her saddness and the vines reached for her. But the talisman protected her from them. She was alerted and understood. In the mental world, Inuyasha found himself walking through the flower bed and saw Kikyou in front of him. In reality, Inuyasha was bound to a flowered pole with Kaou standing nearby. Kagome yelled for Inuyasha and rushed into the castle but was blocked by a barrier. In the castle, Inuyasha was shredding tears of blood. Outside, Kagome tried to break the barrier with her purifying arrow but failed. She continued to yell for Inuyasha from outside. Inside, Inuyasha thought of Kagome as her voice reached him. His hands reached up and slashed the vines apart. Kaou was shocked. Inuyasha moved forward and slashed Kaou only to see him made up of vines. His vines stabbed Inuyasha in his chest. Outside, Kagome used Miroku's talisman as a headstart on her arrow as she attempted to break the barrier, ignoring the vines that reached her ankles. Her arrow went through the barrier, straight into Kaou's chest, saving Inuyasha. Inuyasha ran out to see Kagome (who was barely conscious) being entangled in the flower vines and ran forward to save her. Kaou commented that Kagome's soul was even more wounded than Inuyasha. Kagome regained conscious and struggled up, feeling angry that Kaou knew her thoughts. She aimed her arrow at Kaou and shot, eliminating the flowers around Kaou who escaped immediately. Inuyasha suddenly dashed near Kagome as Kaou appeared behind her. Inuyasha slashed him with his sword. The flowers started to disappear. Inuyasha confessed that he had a vision of Kikyou when Kagome saw the tears of blood on his face. Inuyasha told her that Kagome's voice brought him back. He apologised for not thinking of Kagome's feeling. Kagome forgave him. Later the next day, the group proceeded with their journey.

Kanna and her death:

Naraku was thinking of his encounter with Kikyou before she met her death. He knew that the point of purity in Shikon no tama gave Inuyasha's sword strength that threatened his life. In the forest, Kanna was sitting on a tree branch. She sensed the wind and thought of Kagura. But it was a young man who told her to go to where Inuyasha's group was as it was an order from Naraku. She was also told that it was time to open her mirror as stated by Naraku.

Other place, Inuyasha and others were told of a strange light that appeared since three days ago. They went to investigate the said lake. They found a mirror with a face protuding from it followed by the rest of its body. Inuyasha saw Kanna manipulating it and knew Naraku was challenging him. Inuyasha used wind scar at it but the wind scar did not come out of the sword. The mirror demon fashioned a similiar sword in its hand. Inuyasha and others were shocked. The mirror demon wielded the sword in his hand and activated the wind scar. Inuyasha and others had to hide behind Miroku's self set barrier. Miroku analysed that the mirror had absorbed Tesseiga's power and they had to fight against its power to get it back to Inuyasha. Suddenly, the mirror demon broke the barrier using the blood red version of Inuyasha's tesseiga. Kagome and Sango's attack did not work on Tessaiga. Above, the young man and Kanna watched. He noticed the wound on Kanna's neck. Meanwhile, the mirror demon activated diamond Tessaiga. Inuyasha ran forward to shield the others with his Tessaiga which was now like an empty shell. He crossed blows with the mirror youkai. Inuyasha was being hit back by its force. But Inuyasha's original tessaiga's protective barrier was still working. Even so, Inuyasha's appearance was turning youkai like. Still, Inuyasha still felt his mind completely clear. He could sense Tessaiga asking for his youkai power as he told others to stand behind him. He knew Tessaiga wanted to fight along with him. With that, he blocked the diamond Tessaiga attack from the mirror youkai. He dashed forward and slashed the mirror youkai which had no effect on it. Outside, the young man noticed that Kanna was bearing the wound on the same area where Inuyasha had hit as he marvelled over Inuyasha's youkai-like appearance. He realised that she was taking all mirror youkai's wounds. In the dark, Naraku was delighted as he knew Inuyasha would turn youkai in order to save his life. Meanwhile, the mirror youkai's Tessaiga activated dragon scaled technique. Naraku was confident that Inuyasha would eventually be cut down by his own sword that he had been spending time strengthening. Meantime, Kagome warned Inuyasha as he dashed at the Tessaiga and dodged it. With that, Inuyasha sent his blade down at the mirror youkai, running it through its face. But the cut rejoined again. Up on the cliff, Kanna had a cut wound across her face. Kagome told Kanna to stop as the fight could kill her. Kanna activated something a dark ring appeared around Inuyasha who recognised it as shadow of Kanna's mirror. Something glowed on the mirror in the youkai's chest and bright light underneath Inuyasha's feet sent him tumbling to the ground. Kagome knew the bright light in the sky and the ring on the ground were connected. The mirrow shadow followed Inuyasha around, sending attacks at him. The young man commented that if he were Inuyasha, he would have attack Kanna without hesitation. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was glad that not all Tessaiga's power was stolen. He used his protective shield to block him from the attacks and was shocked to see cracks appearing on his Tessaiga. Same time, part of Kanna was being blown off. Kagome knew Naraku wanted Inuyasha and Kanna to kill each other. She proceeded to shoot the opening and the hole closed. The mirror shadow vanished. Inuyasha proceeded to cut the blade of the imposer Tessaiga held by mirror youkai but the hand was cut instead. Above, Kanna's hand was cut off. The mirror youkai used its body to protect the imposer tessaiga again and borne the blunt of the attacks. Kanna's arm fell. Inuyasha was hit back and his face returned back to normal. Inuyasha sensed power flowing into him and wondered if his tessaiga's youkai power had returned. Kanna approached Inuyasha and others. Inuyasha tested his Tessaiga which was back to normal. The mirror youkai's Tessaiga was gone. Inuyasha told Kanna to get out of the place as he knew she was only ordered by Naraku to attack him. Naraku ordered Kanna to take Inuyasha and others along with her as her last task before her death. Kanna started to kill herself and the youkai mirror, sending mirror shards at the group. Inuyasha shielded Kagome to safety. One fragment got into one of Kagome's eyes. She heard Kanna's voice stating that the light of Shikon no Tama would kill Naraku. And the light was at the centre of the darkness. The young man departed on a paper bird after commenting Naraku's coldness to his followers. In the dark, Naraku had no remorse for the death of Kanna. Kagome told Inuyasha that Kanna didn't want to die and she had told her her last words. Kagome sworn that she would hold on as what Kanna had hoped.

Not in good mood today at work so I read some manga issue over the breaktime in school now.

Inuyasha issue #459 - #467:

Naraku absorbed the shikon shards from Kouga's legs and killed Kikyou. Despite the sorrow with the loss of Kikyou, Inuyasha and the group were determined to follow Kikyou's last wish to find Kohaku and his final shard which was purified enough to destroy Naraku in the end.

Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru, Rin, Kohaku and Jaken met Sesshoumaru's mother who let out Sesshoumaru's hellhound that captured Rin and Kohaku into the dimension of Hell. Sesshoumaru ran after it even if it meant costing his life.

Flame of Recca Issue #326 - #329:

With Yanagi transformed into Recca's flame angel, she emitted flames of healing to heal Fuuko and others' wounds. With her flame of healing, she destroyed Tendou Jigoku together with Recca and Kurei. Upon destruction of Tendou Jigoku, all madougus as well as Recca's dragon flames vanished. Ouka told Kurei that eventhough he did not expect forgiveness from Kurei, he still loved Kurei as his father and he apologised to Kagerou for suffering so long and asked her to have a carefree life. Recca feared the disappearance of Yanagi and was delighted to see her reverting back to human being. However, Kurei's flame Kurenai and Jisho vanished after bidding Kurei farewell. Kurei disbanded his group and asked Neon and Raiha to live their own life. Kurei activated a technique to return to the past and Kaoru followed him.

Back in the past, Kurei set off to assassinate the shogun who had ordered the destruction of Hokage clan. Outside the premise, Kaoru waited for him with a grin. In present life, It was school as usual for Fuuko and Domon. Aoi also went to work at Domon's florist shop. Life also went on as usual for Mikagami who had learned to smile more. Other place, Kirito and her friend went to Recca's house only to be told by Kagerou that he went out. Somewhere else in the park, Yanagi and Recca were having a pinic as she told him how they first met and it was also the same place where Recca started calling her 'Hime'. Just then, Kukai called Recca on the phone for friendly fighting matches. Rasen, Kirin and others told him to join them but he rejected. In the park, Yanagi told Recca to call her by her name when he showed her fireworks as she was no longer a princess and his Hokage line had already ended. Recca agreed.

THE END

COMMENT: Phew! Finally completed the entire story for 'Flame of Recca' since the anime version did not explain many things like the mystery of Mikagami's sister's death as well as Raiha and Fuuko's relationship which are answered in the manga version. Will start on 'Inuyasha' Issue #466 at a convenient time if possible.

Inuyasha: Fire on the Mystic Island

Have watched Inuyasha: Fire on the Mystic Island yesterday on OKTO channel at 10pm to 12am.

The story was about a paradise island where demons and humans lived in harmony. Unfortunately, it also attracted evil demons, including the four demon gods who killed many people there. A priestess-Kandae died battling and sealing their power in a jewel box within the mountain fire. To obtain bits of their power. They forced the surviving half demon offsprings to sacrifice each time into the mountain fire. They were scarred on their backs to prevent them from escaping from the island. There was a time barrier so the inhabitants do not age. One day, Inyasha and Kikyou happened to chance upon it. Inuyasha received a scar on his back and Kikyou's bit of blood was taken by one demon god in a small fight and they managed to escape.

50 years later, Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippou, Sango, Miroku and Kirara came to a village that was threatened by the demon gods from the island. They also found a girl-Ai who was the only one without scar and had escaped the island. She told them about it and took them there. They were in time to chase one of the girls from jumping into mountain fire. Inuyasha and the girl were pulled into it. With the help of the spirit of the dead prietess, they managed to escape with a box containing the sealed demon gods' power. Meanwhile, the demon gods had cloned a Kikyou with her blood and used her to snatch the box from Inuyasha and he chased after her. The demon gods regained their full power. The real Kikyou destroyed her cloned one with her arrow. Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru came to the island to get even with the demon god who killed his father's old followers. He fought and killed the demon god. Some of the children's scar vanished. Miroku and Sango killed another one while Inuyasha killed the third who threatened to kill Kagome and the children. Together with Miroku and Sango, Inuyasha killed the fourth. The spirits of the demon gods combined and attacked them. The deceased inhabitants, in forms of fire flies, guided the children to an arrow and bow for Kagome to purify the barrier of the demons so that Inuyasha could effect his attack on them. They left the island and the children started anew.

Comment: Nice graphic but old plot. Kikyou and Sesshoumaru as usual are sideshows. There's also nothing powerful of the baddies who are killed by Inuyasha and his friends.

Naruto #163: Strategists-Koumei's schemes

Naruto, Neji and Tenten were in Mousou's house as his client briefed them the humbleness of the lord when Lord Mousou entered. Naruto was the only one who forgot to bow till Neji pushed him down. They were discussing the ghost at Koumei's mansion and Mousou begged them to solve the mystery of Noiromusha. Later, the client treated them to food at a stall. Neji knew someone was disapproving the new fedual lord and the client told them that it might be Koumei. They went to meet Sagi at the place where the client used to meet with Sagi's younger sister in the past. Sagi arrived with his attendants. Tenten found him attractive. Sagi seemed lost in memory of Toki-his sister. Neji used his ability to track a murderous intent and found it from the water. They ran out to fight the assassins from the water. But they escaped into the river and set off an explosion which Naruto managed to dodge in the nick of time. The client introduced Naruto and the rest to Sagi who was not happy with the interference from Mousou. Sagi had preferred himself being assassined instead as they left. The client begged the rest to forgive his coldness and isolation. Tenten started to examine the weapon which client identified as people from Koumei. At dusk, they sneaked into Koumei's mansion where they last saw the ghost from outside. They saw a man entering a door and followed him as the sky turned dark. An armored masked man came out to meet him. The man unmasked himself to reveal Koumei. Neji used his ability to check the armor man again. Naruto came out to face them and fought the armored man-Noroimusha. Neji and Tenten came down to help him and Koumei fled. Neji told them that a ninja was hidden within the armor and told them to capture him. Naruto managed to sneak within the tornado created by the armored man while Tenten was diverting his attention and punched him so that the tornado broke and Neji attacked him. Naruto tried to unmask him but he spouted smoke and collapsed with green liquid being empty again. The guards confronted Koumei with evidence of empty armor and ninjas from Konoha as witnesses. He allowed himself to be lead away. Neji was still concerned of the human being inside the armor and believed there were two Noroimusha different from each other.

Naruto #164: The helper who came too late

Next day, Mousou thanked the Konoha ninjas as Koumei had confessed and that the soldier within the armor had used acid to corrode himself. Naruto was not happy with the uncertain facts but Neji told him that their mission had completed. Naruto was still suspicious. Neji told them that they would investigate separately in private. The client-Chisiwa went to visit them and gave them a gift of chicken wing. Meanwhile, Naruto was running around the street, collecting information and going to the place where they last saw Sagi as well as the storeroom where the armor was seen. Naruto summoned two small toads to investigate the place for him. One of them had found a kite within tree leaves and Naruto checked it to find more up the tree. Naruto realised the time that the armor had used the kite to fly in the sky at night. He knew someone was in there and entered the storeroom. They found wind coming from the ground and Naruto found a trapdoor under it. Naruto entered it to investigate with the frogs. In the house, Chisiwa was about to inform Mousou about Naruto's investigation and found ninjas talking to Mousou. Shocked he ran off after being stabbed by a weapon. Meanwhile, Naruto and the frogs came to a place via the tunnel and went to a bathplace. Naruto was surrounded by guards and arrested. The guards reported it to Sagi who glared angrily at him and demanded Naruto to be thrown into a jail. In the bamboo woods, Chisiwa was struggling when he was finally stabbed and he fell into the river, keeping himself alive via a tube. In the jail, Naruto shouted his innocence when the frogs greeted him. He asked the frogs to untie him when he heard water sound towards him. The door was opened as the person entered. It was the armor man-Noroimusha. He approached Naruto and attacked him. Naruto managed to free his arms when Noroimusha stabbed him on his side and Naruto punched him in his face, revealing Sagi. Naruto was shocked. He told him about the watch that his father had passed him which had stopped ever since. Sagi had been living for revenge since. Naruto told him off for living with revenge and told him to leave everything to Mousou. Sagi was not going to let him off for knowing everything and declared death sentence for Naruto. Other place, Neji and Tenten went to the grave of the previous feudal lord and Neji saw poison on Lord Owashi's corpse. He knew Owashi-the previous lord had been assassinated. Just then, a group of soldiers confronted them informing them of Naruto's sentenced to death and also commanded them to leave the Bird Country. Neji and Tenten ran off with them hot on pursue. Neji told Tenten that they were going to save Naruto when Kakashi met them. They told him of Naruto. Kakashi refused to help as their mission was supposed to finish.

Naruto #165: Naruto's Death

From the top, Kakashi, Neji and Tenten watched the Country of Bird, worrying for Naruto. Kakashi told them to return to the village and they set off. Some ninjas emerged from the rock and wondered if they should follow. One of them did. In the mansion, Mousou was asking the ninjas of the defense and was glad Sagi putting an end to Naruto. Other place, the other ninja saw that Kakashi and the rest had diverted them with shadow replications. In the jail, Koumei sat as some guards told him to get out for execution. At the execution ground, Mousou administrated the process and read out Koumei's crimes in front of the public and demanded him to commit suicide. Koumei laughed and stated that he would not forgive Mousou. As Koumei was about to do so, a purple fog appeared from some smoke bombs and Noroimusha appeared, beating the executors around, taking Koumei with him. Three of the guards turned back to Kakashi, Neji and Tenten and they ran after the flying Noroimusha and Koumei. They confronted them. Koumei recognised Neji and Tenten. He told them that he was also trying to find the identity of Noroimusha who started shaking his head. Kakashi told Neji and Tenten not to reveal them and allowed all four of them to run to the storeroom while he called the hidden ninjas to show themselves. He sent Pakkun to take out the hidding ninjas who hid in the rock. He revealed himself. In the storeroom, Noroimusha led Koumei, Neji and Tenten through the underground. Above, Kakashi and the ninja were fighting. Pakkun bit the ninja and hurt his teeth. Kakashi resumed his fight with the ninja. Other place, Neji and the rest were led to Sagi's mansion via trapdoor. Neji told Noroimusha to reveal himself who was actually Naruto. Koumei was suspicious if the real Noroimusha was actually Sagi. Tenten slapped Naruto for causing her to worry. Neji told them that he had already suspected when a ninja followed them. That time, Kakashi ordered to turn back to Bird Country. Naruto saw Koumei's injury which Mousou had caused to force his confession. Meanwhile, Kakashi and the stone ninja was still fighting. In the mansion, Naruto greeted Sagi who was taking care of Jishima. Jishima had came to Sagi with injuries and information. Flashback, Sagi had declared Naruto's death when Jishima approached them painfully and with information that Mousou was the culprit who killed Sagi's father and Toki. He begged for stopping of Koumei's execution. Naruto volunteered to save Koumei. Back to present, Sagi told them that he had disguised as Noroimusha to plot Koumei's assassination to revenge for his father and sister's deaths. He had now realised himself only a tool to kill Koumei. He told them that the Noroimusha who met Koumei was not him but someone working for Mousou. Sagi wanted to continue by himself from then on for his revenge.

Naruto #166 - #167:

Koumei advised Sagi from living for revenge. Naruto was reminded of Sasuke who had only lived to seek revenge on Itachi. Naruto was determined to stop Sagi. Sagi ran away via a hidden door and set traps on Naruto and the rest who knew the truth. Meanwhile, Jishima was shook awake. Other place, Kakashi's fight with the stone ninja continued. The stone ninja finally remembered Kakashi as the copy ninja with Sharingan as the stone ninja died. Kakashi heard the collapse from Sagi's mansion. Sagi's guards went checking the ruins while Naruto and the rest managed to escape via the trapdoor with Jishima. Naruto was delighted to see Kakashi. Koumei kept insisting the ghost of the previous lord was behind Noroimusha. In the underground cellar, Sagi watched the armor. Flashback, a girl-Toki was moaning for Sagi's death and was preparing to kill herself when she saw Sagi's soul looking at her and passing a watch to her. She swore to avenge for him. From then on, she disguised as Sagi and took his place as the feudal lord. Back to present, the 'feudal lord' was actually Toki instead of Sagi as she dressed in the armor, swearing to live as Sagi until she avenged for Sagi and her father. In the hidding, Jishima watched Mousou, confident that Sagi would look for the latter. In the sky, Noroimusha moved towards Mousou. Mousou used fire technique to attack Noroimusha's black kite causing the armor to fall to the ground. Noroimusha tossed off its mask, revealing Sagi (in fact Toki). 'Sagi' and Mousou fought. Mousou was actually the boss of Watari ninja clan who stole ninja techniques for living. Mousou taunted 'Sagi's father-Owashi as someone who easily trusted people. When Mousou was recruited as the high monk, only Koumei doubted his intention. With that, 'Sagi' attacked him. 'Sagi' finally told him that she was actually Toki. Mousou used shadow manipulation to control Toki's movement. Jishima came out to help her as he was deeply ashamed of Mousou's action. Naruto and the rest appeared to help and free Toki. Naruto's shadow clones in Noroimusha appeared and attacked Mousou. The smoke cleared to reveal Kakashi, Neji, Tenten and Naruto. Mousou summoned dragons and he took Toki away. Kakashi destroyed a device that showed the illusion of the dragons. Actually, Mousou's summoning technique was a fake. With that, Naruto ran after Mousou who lured Naruto to go after him and Toki via a boat. They came to the place where Sagi, Jishima and Toki had met years ago and Naruto saw them in his illusionary technique. Mousou's illusion was watching Naruto. Into Mousou's mansion, Jishima saw a river under the trapdoor, accidentially fell into it and saw Naruto in a daze on the water and a hand was pulling him into the water. In his mind, Naruto was still watching the happy scene when he heard Jishima's voice. He woke to see Mousou pulling him into the water and was in time to stab his shoulder. Naruto saw Jishima who waved at him. They saw Mousou and the bound Toki on a boat. Toki apologised for deceiving Jishima. Mousou revealed his true face as Ooki and he used water dragon technique to attack them. Jishima shielded Naruto with his body. Toki yelled for Jishima from the boat. Jishima thought of the past when it was peaceful. Toki was upset. Jishima begged Naruto to protect Toki and Naruto promised him. Jishima thanked Naruto for the ramen he had treated him as he passed away. Naruto and Toki wept. Naruto glared as Mousou sent waves at him. Other place, Tenten, Neji and Kakashi were fighting Mousou's ninja subordinates. They followed the underground tunnel after Naruto. On the boat, Ooki pointed his katana at Toki, planning to kill her. Toki was tired of being alive alone and also for not able to seek revenge. In the water, Naruto was sinking when he saw brightness that was Sagi who begged him to save Toki whose heart had been frozen since his death. Naruto woke. Meanwhile, the river shook as Naruto blast out of the river at Ooki, sending him to the water. Naruto told Toki that he saw Sagi in his dream and that he was leaving the Bird Country to his little sister as a ruler. Naruto told Toki to stay alive as he released her bound. Then, Naruto faced off Ooki. Toki went to the shore to Jishima, telling him not to die. Day arrived as Naruto pulled the unconscious Ooki back to shore. In her hands, Jishima finally woke. She wept with joy. Naruto smiled as Jishima thanked him. Ooki was tied to the tree. Naruto told them about Sagi in his dream and told her to move time again. Toki checked the watch and saw it had moved again. Kakashi, Neji and Tenten went to meet Naruto. They went to see Toki who ruled as female feudal lord, taking over Sagi-her brother. She sought for her followers' forgiveness for her earlier deceiving and thanked Jishima. Toki had regained her former spirit. All of them accepted her. She also thanked Naruto. With their mission accomplished, they bidded farewell with Kakashi and the rest and they set off for Konoha. On the cliff, Neji told Naruto that the first Noroimusha they had met outside Koumei's mansion was truly a ghost as he had sensed no aura from it with his ability. Naruto was aghast.

COMMENT: New ending theme.

Naruto #168: (One shot episode about ramen-making)

Naruto and Chaoji were going for ramen happily. They were aghast to see it temporary closed. Chaoji smelt food from the same stall and knew they were making ramen. They spied from the roof and were hit down by the owner who made ramen for him. He told them that he was testing a new ramen menu and showed them the new menu. They were impressed with the soup but found something missing in the noodles. Chaoji analysed that the balance was not up to mark. The owner told them that he couldn't get his daughter back from the baddies if his noodles was that standard. Naruto and Chaoji took him to Sakura who healed his scalded arm. Chaoji told them about ryou ninja and the stall owner told them that his daughter was kidnapped weeks ago by Hakkaku and his men who used to be trained with the owner-Tenchi in ramen making. He kidnapped his daughter on one night for his secret menu which he did not know. Tenchi was determined to find a good menu to get his daughter-Ayame back. With his scalded hand and competition the day later, he was depressed. Chaoji, Naruto and Sakura told him that they would help. Later, Tenchi taught them the basic to make ramen. They tried out for themselves. Naruto told Tenchi that they wouldn't lost. Later the next day, they went to a rocky barren place to meet Hakkaku and the rest who demanded for the legendary receipe. Their ramen competition commenced on the spot. Sakura, Chaoji and Naruto started kneading the flour. During the process, Naruto and Sakura accidentially wasted some flour and other ingredient when Naruto moulded flour into Kakashi for fun. Watching his redded hand, Naruto used resengan to mould the flour perfectly. Sakura beat the dough into perfection. Chaoji used his lengthened arms to blend the dough into ramen perfectly. Tenchi was prepared to boil the ramen when Hakkuka reminded him that customers had to be served first. Naruto used shadow replication to prepare the soup and noodles at the same time for many people. All ninjas were impressed with the excellent taste. Hakkuka begged for Tenchi's forgiveness as he lost the competition. He told Tenchi about his failure in making food suitable for ninjas as they became overweight. They had asked Hakkuka to leave with mention of Akuma receipe. Tenchi finally recalled it was akunuki receipe which removed bitter taste. Sakura demanded release of Ayame who had became fat beyond recognition as she had ate too much. Back to Konoha, they went to invent diet ramen which attracted many girls to try. Tenchi became skinny as a result. Naruto, Sakura and Chaoji were speechless.

COMMENT: A bit change of graphics in the opening theme.

Naruto #169: Memory-the lost page

Anko was having difficulty with her curse mark on her neck as she recalled her past on a harbour where she met Orochimaru who locked her with the inflicted curse mark as she struggled to survive the attack. She woke up in the stormy day. New day, Naruto made his way through the Konoha street and spotted Ino and Sakura. He ran to them asking for Shikamaru and Chaoji who had went for a mission. Shino appeared abruptly telling Ino and Naruto to see Tsunade who was meeting Anko at the same time about a new mission about a sea monster. She was to destroy the sea monster for the people of Water country who depended on the sea for food. Naruto, Ino and Shino were called in to help Anko. All of them were to follow her instruction. They were shocked as their team was completely mixed up. Shizune knew it was because they were the only few that were available. Tsunade told Anko to be careful. Naruto and the rest made their way to the Ocean country. Meanwhile, Shizune asked Tsunade about Anko and the former knew something. Shizune checked her data and Tsunade told her that the blank parts was because Anko had worked with Orochimaru before. After which, he had erased Anko's memory. Meanwhile, Anko seemed to recall something and her curse mark glowed as she and the rest watched the water gate. Flashback, young Anko was running away from something long and black. Anko was aghast and asked the rest to arrange boat by themselves first. In hidding, Anko ran towards the woods to see the location better. Flashback, she and Orochimaru were watching the islands from the cliff. Anko had been impressed with Orochimaru who was then working in Konoha. Back to present, Ino was arguing with a stallholder who paid a girl too low for her fish. The girl with bandages over her face walked away quickly. The stallholder told them that no businessmen dare to do business with her as they thought she had spirit living within her. Ino and Shino found Naruto missing. Meanwhile, the girl was confronted by two bullies who beat her when Naruto arrived and helped her. She saw that he was a ninja and ran off. Meanwhile, a boatman told Ino and Shino that the last boat to their destination had left. Later, Ino told Naruto off for disappearing without a word. While Naruto was criticising Anko, she appeared, claiming to collect information. From the top, the earlier bullies were watching them. On the boat, Ino and Shino managed to find, the group set off. Suddenly, the boat rocked as spiral appeared before the boat. With that, something appeared and took Ino with it. Anko got her back in time. Shino and Naruto left the boat to join Anko and Ino standing on water. Naruto tried to summon the giant toad and summoned two small toads instead. Anko sensed danger and passed Ino to Shino before setting off to fight the unknown ninja. They appeared and fought them. The two toads managed to save Naruto in nick of time. But the two ninjas had cornered the unconscious Naruto whose Chakra had been absorbed. They sent Naruto down a water spiral and he sank to the bottom of the sea. Someone dived and blew air into him. It was the girl he had helped during the day. As Naruto regained consciousness, she pulled him back to sea surface.

Naruto #170: Crush! The Closed door

Anko emerged from the water, unable to find Naruto. With the fog and Ino unconscious, they had to turn back. Her curse mark hurt again. In the dark, the two men returned to see Orochimaru who was in his new bandaged body. Besides him stood Uchiha Sasuke. Naruto woke to find himself in a house with the girl attending to him. He fainted again. Next day, Shino was using his insect to find Naruto while Ino worried for him. In an inn, Anko, Ino and Shino went to look for their client who moved the departure plan in advance. Anko requested for some time to find Naruto and he agreed. He told her to remove the kaima (ie monster) and she promised him. In the hut, Naruto finally woke completely and saw the girl, recognising her and thanking her. She introduced herself as Isaribi. He told her that he was on a mission to destroy a kaima but she advised him against it. He ignored the warning and she told him to leave when he had finished the meal. He saw her house full of paintings and writings from people around who hated her. A few kids threw stones at her and Naruto ran to stop them. The kids ran off. Isaribi told Naruto not to bother her. Just then, someone rode by and she watched as he passed. Naruto watched as she walked away. At the harbour, Ino, Shino and Anko were still searching for Naruto but to no success. A granny stated that he was probably spirited away by the kaima. Ino and Shino asked them to tell as they were there to destroy the kaima. According to folktale, all fish vanished 10 years ago. Her husband had vanished from the boat mysteriously. So were many others at the nearby island. Only Isaribi returned. Meanwhile, Shizune passed some information to Tsunade who seemed troubled as the place was where Anko was first found after being abandoned by Orochimaru. She had lost her memories except pain and darkness. The Third Hokage consoled her. Meanwhile, Naruto was aghast to find that Ino and the rest had left without him. In other place, Isaribi was watching some people in charge of official payment. Above, Ino, Anko and Shino were stalking her to a cave. In the woods, Naruto was searching for Ino and the rest. At the beach, Isaribi broke off her casing to reveal her scales and webbed limbs. Something seemed to remind Anko of her past as Ino and Shino ran after Asabiri. Anko recalled seeing a strange figure in giant lab tanks with Orochimaru. She was stunned by the sight then. Anko believed the girl was related to the figure she had seen back then. Back to present, Ino and Shino caught Isabiri. Naruto came running to them. Ino was glad to see him safe. Ino showed Naruto Isabiri as kaima till he found resemblance to Isabiri. He asked Isaribi if she was her and she took the chance to escape. He stopped Ino and Shino from chasing her when a man appeared with Isabiri. He claimed that she was his ginea pig. Naruto chased after him as he vanished with Isabiri. Anko collapsed with her curse mark. Naruto was confused.

COMMENT: Change in graphics of ending theme. Prefer this one than the dog theme one although this new one concentrates too much on Sakura alone who grieves over the departure of Sasuke to see someone in her dream who led her to brightness. Then she woke to find it was only a dream.

Naruto #171: Intrusion! The prepared trap

Ino, Shino and Naruto took care of the unconscious Anko and Shino told Naruto that they were going to return to the inn, but Naruto was concerned for Isaribi. Anko was dreaming of her past after she had saw Isaribi in the lab. Orochimaru had went to look for her when she broke her cup. He told her that the Hokage had aware of the experiment taken place in the cave and she noded and ran off. Shino had a clue and thought of the island where the kaima was rumored to live. Just then, Anko woke and told them that kaima was actually an illegal transformation of human being and the rest were shocked. Meanwhile, Isaribi was led to an underwater cave within the island and she transformed back to normal human form. She thought of Naruto who stood up for her and the kids who threw stones at her. Same time, Anko told them that Orochimaru had been kidnapping people for human experiment. Ino was confused. Anko told them the reason why Orochimaru left Konoha. Orochimaru still had several facilities outside Konoha. Naruto was angered at the thought of Orochimaru and was determined to find Isaribi. Anko told them that she was one of Orochimaru's student when he was in Konoha. They made their way to the island and meantime, Orochimaru knew there were intruders. Shino sent his insect to investigate and they made their way down a cave. The two men were questioned by Isaribi who wanted to be returned back to normal as she had been collecting information for them while they were collecting data on her. Isaribi was sent to see someone. Meanwhile, Naruto and the rest entered the lab to see many test tanks when Isaribi set a trap sending Naruto, Ino and Shino into a pit. She ran off when Anko tried to force information from her and set lions on Anko. In the pit, Naruto, Ino and Shino were faced off with some ninjas, one of them was Sasuke's opponent during Chuunin exam. Shino told Naruto not to waste time on them and he fought the ninjas with his insects so that Ino and Naruto could run off to investigate. Sametime, Anko's curse mark reacted as she made her way to a room. Someone was sitting on a chair as she approached it. It was Amachi whom she had met with Orochimaru years ago. Isaribi was now standing besides him. Amachi told Anko that Orochimaru had left a month ago. Naruto and Ino ran up to meet Anko who updated them that he was the mastermind of human manipulation science. Amachi was planning to create special humans in warfare. Angered, Naruto dashed at him but Isaribi stopped Naruto. Other place, Shino was still fighting the other ninja who caught him from behind. Same time, Isaribi told Naruto that only Amachi could return her back to normal. She showed her face with marks and told him that people had been tormenting her because of her look. Naruto told her that he was like her which she did not believe. Anko suddenly shielded Ino and Naruto as explosion erupted on the wall. Naruto told Isaribi not to go as she left with the two men. Same time, Shino got rid of the grip with his insects' help. In the room, one ninja remained behind to attack Naruto but Ino controlled his body and stretched his arms. The ceiling suddenly collapsed as Shino ran to meet Anko and the rest. On the sea, Amachi and Isaribi with the ninja who fought Shino earlier escaped on a boat. In the cave, Naruto and the rest were running along the tunnel full of falling rocks.

Naruto #172: Despair-the tearing heart

The cave was crumbling as Naruto, Ino, Shino and Anko were running, searching for the exits. Anko summoned giant snake to lead them out but Isaribi and the rest were no longer there. They saw a boat and travelled on it. Other place, the client received a note that the kaima was destroyed. They set off for usual operation. Anko found no sight of the ships of the convey and worried that they fell for Amachi's trap. Meanwhile, Isaribi and the rest were attacking the ships that were bound from bottom. The ships collided with one another. Amachi confronted the convey (client) and got rid of his men as Isaribi dealed with the other men. A ball of fire descended and burnt the ship with the convey. The other Amachi's man used water waves to finish off the rest of the convey's men who were in the water when Shino and the rest arrived. Anko confronted Amachi while Naruto told Isaribi to stop. Isaribi attacked Naruto and both fell into the water. Anko demanded to know where Orochimaru was heading to. In the water, Naruto confused Isaribi with his clones and got out of the water. He tried to persuade her from working for Amachi but she refused to listen and fought him again as she desired to become a whole human again. Naruto slapped her. Naruto recalled the time when Isaribi saved him from the bottom of the seabed. He knew she had a gentle heart and she seemed shock. On the ship, Anko fought Amachi who threw fainting smoke at her. He ran to Isaribi, demanding her to get rid of Naruto. Naruto called him a monster with human face for hurting human beings. Amachi started to change into a full modified monster and sent Isaribi aside with his water canon, calling her useless. Isaribi was shocked. Naruto was infuriated. Naruto fought Amachi. Isaribi was surprised with Naruto's determination to help her. Amachi sent water monster to suffocate Naruto. Anko woke to see Naruto in danger. She dived at the water monster who bounced her back. Amachi demanded Isaribi to kill Anko and the rest but Naruto told her not to do so. Isaribi watched as Naruto begun to lose consciousness. Naruto found himself in a cellar where the Nine-tailed fox was sealed. The fox's power overwhelmed him. Back to reality, Naruto was surrounded by the red Chakra which torn the water monster apart, sending waves all over the place. His eyes turned red at the stunned Amachi. Isaribi was surprised and Anko told her that Naruto had a Nine tailed fox sealed within him and therefore he understood how it felt to be looked down by other people. Isaribi finally understood that Naruto had not lie to her.

INUYASHA:

In addition, I've read the final 2 issues of 'Inuyasha'. Kagome was trapped within the barriers created by Naruku who tried to lure her into making wishes with the completed Shikon no Tama so that it could be recreated again. Inuyasha came to Kagome giving her the strength to demand the disappearance of shikon no tama forever. After Inuyasha sent her back to her own world 3 days after the destruction of Naraku, the bone-eating well disconnected Inuyasha and Kagome's world, leaving the two of them separated from each other within their own world. After witnessing the bitter sweet reunion among Kagome and her own family members, Inuyasha did not regret taking her back to her own world leaving both of them apart although he missed her. Since then, he had been visiting the well every 3 days.

Three years passed. Kagome graduated smoothly to college in her own world. In Inuyasha's world, Miroku and Sango were married with three children. Kohaku - Sango's younger brother was free from Naraku's control and training himself to be a youkai-hunter, he lived with Tou Tou sai and Miyoga. Meanwhile, Rin stayed with Kadae. Sesshoumaru still dropped by the village once in a while to give Rin useful items. Shippou was in his process to train himself to be stronger.

One day, while Kagome was watching the well, she suddenly sensed something different. On the other side, Inuyasha sensed Kagome and ran to the well to pull her out from her world. From then on, Kagome trained herself with medical herbs under guidance of Kaeda and lived with Inuyasha and the rest happily.

COMMENT: Well, I must say that the ending of Inuyasha manga is much completed than that in Ranma 1/2 which is, like never ending eventhough it's pretty much expected. I hadn't been following the manga since manga #20s coz of repeating plots and expected fighting scenes.

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST:

Have did a quick scan through of FMA manga #85... All people were on their way to prepare the final battle. Father had approached Olivia Armstrong. Ed told Hohom Trisha's last words before her death.

Ed and Greed!Ling saw Evil!Al who attempted to lure Ed from Ling but failed as the latter identified whom Al was possessed by. Al had been infected by pure evil... Oh dear.... =_=;; Already, Al has been almost ignored by everyone in the manga and now he is being used like a puppet to attack Ed. Sigh, I wonder what's his role in the manga next.

DEATH NOTE:

I've also completed the manga version of 'Death Note' which I have borrowed from the Central library last week and realised many missing parts non-existent in anime and movie version. I did not know Mello died just to buy more information for Near and the part that Near took over L's nick after Light's death at the epilogue part was never mentioned in the anime. Misa and Kira's loyal followers continued their belief for Kira by praying at the mountain side at night eversince Light's death and she looked much purer than in the anime version ending.

XXXHOLIC KEI #12:

I have also watched the 12th episode online, unfortunately, subtitle isn't available and I can only assume based on the limited Japanese I know.

Himawati visited Watanuki at his sick bed, telling him that she had been known to jinx anyone since she was young, from her parents to uncles and now him. She put up a smiling face despite her genuine pain deep inside. Despite learning the entire truth, Watanuki still insisted on befriending her, stating that he felt blessed being her friend and wanted to continue going together. Himawati said he was silly and left with tears running down her face the moment she was outside the shop. Doumeki and Himawati had taken part of Watanuki's injuries to ensure his survival. Yuuko gave Watanuki an egg for Himawati's happiness. In his dream, he hoped for Himawati to be happy and well. Next morning, the egg hatched into a yellow bird which he showed to Doumeki and Himawati the next day. They gave it a name and the rest of the day went on as usual.

NEO ANGELIQUE SECOND STAGE #02:

Upon the reappearance of the long hidden sun for the past 6 months, Angelique woke up and recalled what had happened in Silent Sun. On the night of revival, she dreamt of Nyx and woke up to find herself being sleep walking into the wild with the surprised J.D. and the rest. As their whereouts were sighted by the nearby villagers, they left their cabin for their next journey.

Have watched FMA OVA and Inuyasha movie which I have bought in Taiwan some weeks ago and did some screencaps. Have wanted to do these for a long time. Winry looked scary in the chibi party.

FMA OVA comprises of:
1) Military Vs Homunculus (About a nameless state alchemist who saved the day)

2) Real life Armor!Alphonse Elric (Armor!Al looking for Ed in modern Japan)

3) Chibi party (Behind the scene after Movie Conquerer of Shambala)

4) Children (future of Edward and Alphonse in modern Japan many years later)

Have also watched Inuyasha movie VCD. It was about Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru having to work together to defeat the third sword from his father which could control anyone who touched it.