It turned out that not long ago, Inuyasha's group had broken into Naraku's castle and encountered another of Naraku's incarnations, Kagura.
Just like in the original plot, Inuyasha was set up by Naraku and had a major fight with Koga. After getting injured, he then had to turn around and battle Kagura.
But the difference was that this time Kagura hadn't come alone; she was operating together with Kanna.
Kagura was responsible for pinning them down, while Kanna's task was to find an opportunity to seize the shard of the shikon jewel from Kagome.
At the very moment Inuyasha used the Wind Scar to wound Kagura, the defenseless Kagome had her shards snatched away by Kanna.
And Kagura, who had nearly been killed by the Wind Scar, clearly realized that Naraku had sent her to test Inuyasha's Wind Scar.
Furious in her heart, Kagura didn't linger. She quickly retreated from the scene with Kanna and the shard of the shikon jewel.
Having clarified the cause and effect, Retsu also understood why Naraku was able to succeed.
With Kanna's silent and presence-less ability, stealing the shard of the shikon jewel from an unsuspecting Kagome was truly a simple matter.
"Alright, I understand." Retsu nodded in comprehension.
Looking at Kagome, who was somewhat dejected over the stolen shards, he comforted her, "If they're stolen, they're stolen. We'll just have to collect them again later.
Kanna's ability is too unique. It's not your fault that the shikon jewel was taken while you were off guard."
"Retsu, you know about Kanna's ability?" Hearing this, Sango couldn't help but ask from the side.
"I have a general understanding," Retsu explained.
"Her core ability is 'Nothingness.' She has no fluctuations of Demonic Power, no scent, and can even ignore most Barriers designed for demons.
A demon like Inuyasha, who relies on scent to distinguish enemies, simply cannot detect her presence."
Thinking of the mirror in Kanna's hands, he added, "By the way, regarding that mirror of hers, Kikyo said it contains the power of a mirror demon. It likely has effects like soul-stealing and damage reflection. You should be careful if you encounter her again."
"Sister, will you stay for a meal?" Just then, Grandma Kaede walked in and asked, her gaze falling on Kikyo.
"Yes, it's been a long time since I've eaten with you." Kikyo thought for a moment, nodded, stood up, and said, "I'll go help as well."
As she walked to Grandma Kaede's side, she suddenly turned back to Retsu. "Give me that deer we caught earlier."
"Okay," Retsu replied. He took out a storage scroll from the Kamui Dimension and reached out to unfurl it.
"Bang!"
As Chakra was injected, a puff of smoke exploded from the scroll, and the fresh carcass of a sika deer instantly appeared before everyone.
Seeing the sika deer before her, Kikyo tossed a bear-shaped wooden carving from her hand.
The moment the wooden carving hit the ground, it grew rapidly, eventually revealing a smaller-sized black bear. It was Kuro Maru, whom Kikyo had turned into a Shikigami.
Kuro Maru stepped forward, hoisted the deer carcass onto his back, and followed Kikyo out.
"What is this?" Kagome said in surprise, watching the wooden carving turn into a black bear.
"This is a Shikigami," Miroku said from the side.
Seeing Kagome, Sango, and the others looking at him, he thought for a moment and continued, "Generally, there are two ways to create a Shikigami. One is a combat Shikigami made by combining a demon's soul with Demonic Power. This type can retain the demon's original abilities, so one usually chooses demons with strong combat capabilities.
But this kind of Shikigami carries a certain level of danger. If one's own strength is insufficient, it's easy to be backlashed by the Shikigami."
He looked in the direction Kikyo had left and added, "Miss Kikyo's black bear emits a clear Demonic Power, so it was likely made using this method."
"How terrifying!" Shippō shrunk back in fear after hearing that.
"Shippō, you're such a weak demon that no one would ever turn you into a Shikigami," Inuyasha glanced at him and mocked mercilessly.
"Kagome!" Shippō immediately complained to Kagome.
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