Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 213 Version: 0.820 Title: Half-Youkai Naraku Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2001 #20, 18th April 2001 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by No one yet This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Drawing of Inuyasha and Miroku standing together looking off at something. Behind them overlaid is a large closeup of Naraku with some Saimyoushou in the air around him.] Title: Half-Youkai Naraku Page 2 1 [Musou looks up Naraku on the back, from his crouched position in the pond.] Fx Musou: shh... Musou: You're Naraku... 2 [Closeup side view of Musou with a slight, dark smile.] Musou: the jerk who shut me up for a long time, huh... 3 [Closeup of Naraku, who has a somewhat amused condescending expression.] Naraku: Was the outside fun after about 50 years? Naraku: Musou... Page 3 1 [View of a sharp pointed appendage shooting out - this is one of Musou's transformed arms.] Fx arm: swoosh 2 [The arm strikes right into Naraku's chest, though he doesn't seem bothered.] Fx arm: (Naraku) wham Page 4 1 [Wider view of Musou smirking at Naraku.] Fx Musou's arm: *sink in...* Musou: Hehe... 2 [Closeup of Musou with an angry expression.] Musou: Appearing in front of me, so fucking casually... Musou: Did you think this'd end harmlessly huh? 3 [Naraku slides right towards Musou, down the arm, though Musou's arm is not pointing out the other side of Naraku.] Fx Naraku: shlock Musou: ! Page 5 1 [Closeup side view of Musou and Naraku, clearly showing no arm on the other side of Naraku.] Musou: .oO(What!? My arm is...). Musou: .oO(being taken in...!?). 2 [Closeup of Naraku with a dark expression.] Naraku: Musou... Naraku: Once again return to inside of me. 3 [Closeup of Musou getting angry.] Musou: Don't fuck with me... Fx arm: shlock... 4 [Closeup side view of Naraku.] Naraku: Humph... I actually... Naraku: do want to be rid of your measly vulgar soul as soon as possible. Naraku: However... 5 [View of some tree tops.] Naraku: {off} it was too early for you to come out... Page 6 1 [Out from within Naraku's body burst out many large insectoid like arms/legs (about 16 in total), several of which wrap around Musou's body.] Fx arms: fwap Fx arms: (Musou) *seize* 2 [Closeup of Musou, with several of the ridged insectoid arms wrapping around him, small spikes on the arms digging into his flesh.] Fx arms: creak... Musou: Da... dammit... Musou: .oO(My body... won't do what I want...). 3 [Nearby, Kagura looks on, as Musou's body is hoisted up.] Fx arms: creak... Kagura: ...... 4 [Closeup of Kagura.] Kagura: .oO(I too...). Kagura: .oO(will end up like that if I go against him huh...). Page 7 1 [Suddenly, Inuyasha and Miroku burst in on the scene.] Fx Inuyasha: shh 2 [Wide view of Inuyasha and Miroku looking at Naraku in surprise.] Fx Inuyasha: shh... Inuyasha: Naraku... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha noticing something.] Inuyasha: ! Page 8 1 [Closeup of Naraku, who has a cold smile. Musou's head is half-way into Naraku's chest.] Fx Musou: *sink in...* Naraku: Inuyasha... Naraku: You were a step to late. 2 [Musou's head has completely sunk in, leaving just a bit of hair.] Fx Musou's head: sunk... 3 [Miroku and Inuyasha look on in surprise.] Inuyasha: .oO(He took in Musou...). 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: You would have know, wouldn't you Naraku. Inuyasha: That Musou had Onigumo's mind... 5 [Closeup of Naraku with a dark look.] Page 9 1 [Inuyasha and Naraku face off.] Inuyasha: Onigumo's... human mind isn't something you need. Inuyasha: That's why you expelled him like an off-spring. Inuyasha: But now... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: as if Musou took away something very important to you. Inuyasha: Just when you finally got rid of Onigumo's mind, you take him back in as if it was unavoidable... 3 [View of Naraku with a somewhat condescending smile.] Naraku: Wow Inuyasha... Naraku: you do actually think with your head occasionally. 4 [Closeup side view of Naraku.] Naraku: You're right. Naraku: It's because Musou... Onigumo is still needed as a _connector_ for my body. Page 10 1 [Miroku takes a step forward.] Miroku: Then answer this as well. 2 [Closeup of Miroku.] Miroku: With you taking in Onigumo's mind again, you're a... Miroku: Half-Youkai right? 3 [Closeup of Naraku with a smirky smile.] Naraku: So what if I am? 4 [Closeup of Naraku.] Miroku: There was a time recently when the barrier around your castle loosened. Miroku: Enough that Inuyasha and Kouga... people with good sense of smell, could find it out... 5 [Inuyasha looks at Miroku in slight confusion.] Inuyasha: .oO(What's he getting at?). 6 [Closeup side view of Naraku.] Naraku: I see houshi, you... Page 11 1 [Closeup of Naraku with a slight smile.] Naraku: want to know if there's a time when I, Naraku, weaken don't you. Naraku: In that way, I'm like all Half-Youkai... 2 [View of Inuyasha and Miroku.] Naraku: {off} and that that time is an absolute secret for Half-Youkai... 3 [View of Naraku, with Kagura behind him.] Naraku: Inuyasha, Naraku: what about you? Naraku: Like other Half-Youkai... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking agitated.] Naraku: {off} while having lost your Youkai-powers and hiding from enemies, Naraku: do you shiver [in fear] as well? Inuyasha: Ugh... 5 [Closeup of Miroku with a somewhat tense look.] Miroku: .oO(The way he's talking...). Miroku: .oO(At any rate, it seems that Naraku...). Page 12 1 [Drawing of Inuyasha in human form.] Miroku: .oO(really hasn't heard about it from Kagura.). Miroku: .oO(That for Inuyasha, the day is the first day of the month.). 2 [Closeup side view of Naraku.] Naraku: As you guessed... there is a time when I _can't move_. Naraku: However, I... 3 [View of Miroku and Inuyasha looking surprised.] Naraku: {off} choose that time. Naraku: It's by my own will. Inuyasha and Miroku: ! 4 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha thinking, looking a bit shocked.] Inuyasha: .oO(On the first day of the month I'm compelled to become human.). Inuyasha: .oO(But for Naraku...). 5 [Black frame.] Naraku: {off} Born between human and Youkai, compared to I, Naraku, Naraku: we are different in our origins. 6 [View of Naraku, with Kagura behind him.] Naraku: Don't you think Kagura? Kagura: ! Page 13 1 [Flashback drawing to when Naraku split into many Youkai leaving just his head 'normal'.] 2 [Closeup of Kagura reflecting on this.] Kagura: .oO(Naraku's form back then...). Kagura: .oO(He had... dismantled his body...). 3 [View of Naraku putting a hand to his chest.] Naraku: I test things out _while like that_. Naraku: Remaking strong parts stronger, Naraku: throwing away useless things... Naraku: becoming even stronger. Page 14 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry.] Naraku: {off} Compared to pitiful Half-Youkai who loose their Youkai-powers, and just hide away from other Youkai, Naraku: I'm quite different. Inuyasha: Bah! 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha gritting his teeth.] Inuyasha: You've been really yabbering on. Inuyasha: Your mouth must be getting tired... 3 [Inuyasha charges forwards, drawing Tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha: I'll give you a rest!! Fx Inuyasha: *dash* Page 15 1 [Inuyasha makes a powerful swing with Tetsusaiga towards Naraku, who doesn't look too concerned, unleashing a lot of energy.] Inuyasha: Kaze no Kizu! (Cutting Wind) Fx air: whoosh Page 16 1 [The blast hits a large crackling barrier, which surrounds Naraku, Kagura and the Saimyoushou.] Fx barrier: bzzzt-bzzzt 2 [Inuyasha looks on in shock.] Inuyasha: Wha... Inuyasha: .oO(The Cutting Wind was obstructed by a barrier!?). Page 17 1 [Miroku looks on in shock as well.] Miroku: .oO(Naraku's barrier until now...). Miroku: .oO(shouldn't have had that much power.). 2 [White miasma splurts from around the barrier.] Fx miasma: gloop Miroku: ! 3 [Miroku pulls Inuyasha back.] Miroku: Pull back Inuyasha. Miroku: It's miasma! Fx Miroku: shh 4 [A wave of miasma sweeps past trees and over the ground.] Fx miasma: sizzle... Fx miasma: gloop Page 18 1 [Some of the miasma has spiraled up into the sky, with the Saimyoushou flying along with it - Naraku and Kagura have run away.] Fx miasma: swish... 2 [Inuyasha and Miroku look off at this, while the ground near them steams and melts from the miasma on the ground.] Fx air: hshhht... Inuyasha: Ugh... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha and Miroku.] Miroku: At any rate, it seems what Naraku said... Miroku: wasn't entirely a lie Inuyasha: ...... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking up with a serious expression.] Inuyasha: .oO(While Naraku recombines his body...). Inuyasha: .oO(he gets stronger.). Last modified May 1st 2001