INUYASHA CHAPTER 461 - "HIRAKARETA KARADA"
"Opened Body"

Volume 47, part 3
written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi

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One-page panel with Inuyasha's angry face overlaid, as he shouts as Naraku. Below shows the scene with him using Tessaiga to try to brak through Naraku's arm. Loud sound of impact.

INUYASHA
Naraku ---!!

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Naraku looks over at Inuyasha, looking a bit annoyed.

NARAKU
Inuyasha...

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A panel of Kikyou, showing that the clawlike arm is still embedded in her. Her eyes are closed...

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Kagome's face, overlaid on the wider scene of her as she watches Inuyasha fight Naraku, and sees Kikyou in Naraku's grasp.

KAGOME
Kikyou...

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Flashback panel of Kikyou's face, from the small shrine, before she'd left for Mount Azusa...

KIKYOU (flashback - voiceover)
The only way to save me...
is to use the bow to fire into my wound, and purify Naraku's defilement.

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Kagome's face is overlaid on this panel. She looks on, worried...

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Kagome looks back at her quiver, sees an arrow in it.

KAGOME (thinking)
I've... only got one bow.

[NOTE: Yes, she says "only one BOW" here, although to me it would have made more sense to say "one arrow," or "one bowstring." Not sure what happened there, but oh well...]

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Kagome draws the arrow and gets ready to shoot, seeing Kikyou in the distance...

KAGOME (thinking)
I can't let myself make a mistake.
I HAVE to try to hit it!

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Then Kikyou's eyes open, and she sees Kagome...

KIKYOU
.............

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Close view of Kikyou...

KIKYOU (thinking)
W... wait...

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Kagome, seemingly hearing Kikyou's thoughts, looks surprised (although I'm honestly wondering if she's surprised at hearing Kikyou's thoughts, or being told to wait... ^^;)

KAGOME (thinking)
Eh...!?

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Kagome lowers the bow slightly.

KAGOME (thinking)
I shouldn't... shoot yet!?
But why...

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Then Miroku, Sango, Shippou, Kirara, and Kouga appear on the scene. Kouga lands on the ground beside Kagome.

MIROKU
Kagome-sama!

KOUGA
Kagome!

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View of Kagome and Kouga as they speak to each other.

KAGOME
Kouga-kun... you're alright.

KOUGA
Yeah, I got caught again, though.

[NOTE: Meaning, his legs got stopped again.]

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A panel showing the shards in Kouga's legs, which are glowing with pure light. Kagome's face is overlaid, and shows her surprise.

KAGOME
Kouga-kun...
(thinking)
The shards in his legs are being purified!

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Panel of Miroku and Sango.

SANGO
They're being purified...!?

MIROKU
That's why Naraku didn't absorb Kouga, isn't it.

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And a view of Inuyasha, who is kneeling on Naraku's extended arm, and glaring at Naraku viciously.

INUYASHA
Damn you, Naraku. How dare you...

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Close view of Naraku, who looks slightly amused.

NARAKU
Aren't you pleased, Kikyou...?
It seems that Inuyasha made it in time to see your death.

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And this, of course, makes Inuyasha FURIOUS.

INUYASHA
Unforgivable!

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He brings Tessaiga into its Dragon-scaled form...

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And a view of Naraku also shows a youketsu, just above his right arm. But Naraku goes on gloating, perhaps unaware of Inuyasha's ability at this point...?

NARAKU
Heh... the Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga, huh?

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Dark panel showing a side view of Naraku's face, overlaid on a panel of Mouryoumaru.

NARAKU
Have you forgotten...? You couldn't even cut through Mouryoumaru's armored shell.
So as I've absorbed Mouryoumaru, even if you cut at me...

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Inuyasha slices at the youketsu, hitting Naraku's right arm with a loud impact.

INUYASHA
Just shut up!

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Tessaiga smashes throught Naraku's arm with a loud crack. It's hard to read Naraku's expression from this image, but at least at that moment, he looks a little annoyed (maybe...)

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Kagome and Kouga see this...

KAGOME
He cut it!?

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Naraku actually looks amused, however...

NARAKU
Heh...

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The Kongousouha arm starts to crackle, and regenerate itself...

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Miroku, Sango, and Shippou see this...

MIROKU
It's not any good! He's reforming.

SHIPPOU
The source of his youki...
Even if that's cut, it still doesn't work!?

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Naraku looks on darkly, looking rather pleased.

NARAKU
Heh-heh-heh. Don't you get it?
That sword of yours is ---

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But suddenly, his right arm (the Kongousouha arm), beging so swirl with energy. And NOW Naraku looks shocked...

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And then, much to his surprise, the arm explodes open...

NARAKU
!

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And from the widening opening in that arm, a huge, dark sphere forms...

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A closer view of the darkness, which is pulsing with powerful energy.

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Kagome and Kouga look on.

KAGOME
That darkness...

KOUGA
It's the inside of Naraku's body.

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Close view of Sango and Shippou.

SANGO
Does this mean the Dragon-scaled Tessaiga worked!?

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Close view of Miroku.

MIROKU
That and...
Kouga's shards.

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Flashback of when Kouga was being captured in Naraku's kongousouha arm...

MIROKU (off - voiceover)
It's likely, that the purifying effect of touching Kouga's shards...
was still lingering from before.

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Kagome's face overlaid on the next two panels. She sees the Shikon jewel, in the sphere of darkness in Naraku's arm...

KAGOME
!

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A close view of the Shikon jewel...

KAGOME
That's.... the Shikon jewel!

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Kagome shouts towards Inuyasha...

KAGOME
Inuyasha, the Shikon jewel...
It's inside his body!

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Inuyasha looks over his shoulder at Kagome as he hears this, and Naraku is also looking towards her, not looking to happy...

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Inuyasha turns his attention back towards Naraku, looking very intent now.

INUYASHA
I'll slice apart the jewel, too!

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Not if Naraku can help it, as his expression here shows...

NARAKU
Gah...

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He loosens his grip on Kikyou, who appears to be unconscious yet again...

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Kikyou falls from Naraku's clawlike grip...

INUYASHA
!

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And he goes after her.

INUYASHA
Kikyou ----!!

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He manages to catch her in his arms...

INUYASHA
Gnh!

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And with Inuyasha distracted now, Naraku takes more action, and begins to close up the kongousouha arm once again...

NARAKU
Heh-heh-heh...

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A view of Miroku, Sango, and Shippou...

MIROKU
His body... is closing up!

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Kouga rushes out...

KAGOME
Kouga-kun!

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Kouga shouts down over his shoulder at them.

KOUGA
The shards in my legs can purify Naraku, right!?

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Close view of Kouga's legs, and the shards in them, which are still glowing with pure light...

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Side view of Kouga.

KOUGA
After all, it's what that Midoriko person's soul wants, as annoying as that is for me!

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Miroku and Sango watch on, both looking worried...

MIROKU
If he successfully goes in like this...

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Panel of the Shikon jewel.

MIROKU (voiceover - thinking)
The moments Kouga's shards touch it,
Naraku, along with the jewe, lwill be purified.

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But then Kagome notices something...

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Kagome shouts desparatedly at Kouga, as he rushes in towards Naraku...

KAGOME (off - thinking)
The presence of the Shikon jewel from Naraku disappeared!?
(shouting)
Don't do this, Kouga-kun!

*END CHAPTER*

Written by Rumiko Takahashi

Inuyasha © 2006 Shogakukan, originally published in Shonen Sunday
Original translation posted: June 16, 2006
Last modified: June 16, 2006

English translation by Kuro
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