Well, the battle is on, Naraku is preparing to play his hidden ace, and the finale will go down in Kaede's village, the place where Naraku was born, Kikyou
and Inuyasha had their doomed love, Kagome came on the scene and returned the jewel to the Feudal Era. It's the place where the well is and where it will
be 500 years in the future.
Everything began in this village, so it's fitting that everything should end there, as well. But with all the foul shouki pouring out from Naraku, the villagers had better run for their lives. If the well is Naraku's actual goal, not the village, then maybe they'll be safe. Somehow, I think the well is where he's going, and it will play an important part in Naraku's plot to overcome his enemies.
Naraku has been keeping Kagome off balance, stopping her from shooting any more arrows. But it's clear that at some point very soon he's going to want her to shoot him. That's the point where whatever Byakuya did to Kagome will manifest itself, probably causing Kagome's powers (the light) to backfire against herself and the whole Inu group. Finally, Naraku's heart has been devoured by the jewel and he can now fight as a youkai. The transformation was pretty neat.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru saw that Rin cares about Sango's well-being by giving back Sango's gas mask. I wonder how he took that, since he said nothing. And Kohaku implictly acknowledged Miroku's bond with Sango as he give up his mask and told Miroku to take care of his sister. Sesshomaru also revealed he cares about Jaken and the kids, when he told Jaken to get out as soon as he sensed how strong Naraku's shouki had become.
I'm hoping next week will see the revelation of Naraku's ace in the hole, since otherwise we'll have to wait two weeks for Chap. 552 because of Japan's Golden Week of national holidays. (^_*)
Everything began in this village, so it's fitting that everything should end there, as well. But with all the foul shouki pouring out from Naraku, the villagers had better run for their lives. If the well is Naraku's actual goal, not the village, then maybe they'll be safe. Somehow, I think the well is where he's going, and it will play an important part in Naraku's plot to overcome his enemies.
Naraku has been keeping Kagome off balance, stopping her from shooting any more arrows. But it's clear that at some point very soon he's going to want her to shoot him. That's the point where whatever Byakuya did to Kagome will manifest itself, probably causing Kagome's powers (the light) to backfire against herself and the whole Inu group. Finally, Naraku's heart has been devoured by the jewel and he can now fight as a youkai. The transformation was pretty neat.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru saw that Rin cares about Sango's well-being by giving back Sango's gas mask. I wonder how he took that, since he said nothing. And Kohaku implictly acknowledged Miroku's bond with Sango as he give up his mask and told Miroku to take care of his sister. Sesshomaru also revealed he cares about Jaken and the kids, when he told Jaken to get out as soon as he sensed how strong Naraku's shouki had become.
I'm hoping next week will see the revelation of Naraku's ace in the hole, since otherwise we'll have to wait two weeks for Chap. 552 because of Japan's Golden Week of national holidays. (^_*)
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*SQUEAL* Okay, so it was kinda really coldhearted the way he ignored the wellbeing of the villagers, but that's Sessy for you.
We all kinda speculated that he'd loosened up and started to care about humans, but it seems he just cares about Rin, though he has respect for some
humans, such as Inuyasha's companions who have proved their strength in the fight against Naraku. However, as for the average villager, he could apparently
care less. ---Though, now that I think about it, the inu-gang did a pretty good job of protecting the villagers from the falling shouki. Even if he didn't
think of their safety, killing Naraku who would have undoubtedly killed more people if given the chance was an opportunity he couldn't ignore. It would
fall under acceptable losses to him.
