Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 220 Version: 0.850 Title: Naraku's Objective Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2001 #28, 13th June 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 [View of Sesshoumaru will a slightly cold/annoyed expression. Behind him is a closeup of Naraku who seems to be looking at Sesshoumaru with some kind of eager expression.] Title: Naraku's Objective Page 2 1 [View of Inuyasha rushing along at high-speed near a forest, by himself, with a determined expression.] Fx air: whoosh 2 [FlashBack View of Miroku, Kagome and Sango. Miroku: We'll go after the Shikon fragment. Miroku: Inuyasha, you find Naraku's castle. EndFlashBack] 3 [Side view of Inuyasha rushing along.] Inuyasha: .oO(What's going on!?). Inuyasha: .oO(Naraku's scent is starting to disappear.). Page 3 1 [Side view of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: .oO(Does this mean the castle's barrier has closed!?). Inuyasha: .oO(Unless I hurry I'll miss it again!). 2 [Scene change to Naraku's castle.] Fx ground: rumble... 3 [Naraku and Sesshoumaru face off.] Naraku: Kukuku, Sesshoumaru-sama, Naraku: I'm honoured that you've finally come to visit me. Page 4 1 [Closeup view of Naraku under the baboon pelt, with a smile.] Naraku: I, Naraku... Naraku: shall give you an appropriate welcome. Fx Naraku: *stir of power...* 2 [Out from Naraku's body come many parts of other Youkai, though his head stays the same.] Fx Naraku: creak-creak 3 [Sesshoumaru watches passively while Jaken looks a bit shocked.] Jaken: Geh!? Page 5 1 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru with a slight smile.] Sesshoumaru: Humph, Sesshoumaru: scrap Youkai miss-mashed together... 2 [View of Naraku looming about Sesshoumaru.] Sesshoumaru: Naraku... so that's your real form huh. Naraku: Real form... Naraku: No, this form is... Fx ground: rumble... Page 6 1 [Closeup of Naraku with a slight smile.] Naraku: still a work in progress. Fx Naraku: *stir of power...* 2 [A sharp talon like arm lashes out.] Fx arm: swish 3 [The arm strikes the ground powerfully, narrowly missing Jaken, but Sesshoumaru smoothly jumps out of the way.] Fx Sesshoumaru: *move lightly...* Fx ground: wham Jaken: Yeek! 4 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru with a slight smile.] Sesshoumaru: heh... Sesshoumaru: So your objective is the life of I, Sesshoumaru... huh. Page 7 1 [Partial view of Sesshoumaru in the foreground, but in the background near a wooden tower is Kagura.] Fx Kagura: shh... Kagura: ...... 2 [Closeup of Kagura, who has a pensive, annoyed look.] Kagura: .oO(I don't get it...). Kagura: .oO(Killing Sesshoumaru... What does that gain for Naraku?). 3 [Closeup of Kagura with a shocked look.] Kagura: ! Kagura: .oO(Could it be that Naraku is...). 4 [Dark frame. Scene change.] 5 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome: The Shikon fragment is close... 6 [Kagome is with Sango on Kirara and Miroku is running along beside them.] Fx group: shh Miroku: It's troubling isn't it... that it's near Naraku's castle. Kagome: Yeah, and also... Page 8 1 [View of Kagome and Sango.] Kagome: I think there's... a single fragment... Sango: ! 2 [Drawing of Kohaku with a closeup of a single Shikon fragment.] Kagome: .oO(Sango-chan's younger brother... Kohaku-kun, has in his body,). Kagome: .oO(a single fragment...). 3 [Closeup side view of Sango, thinking.] Sango: ...... 4 [Closeup of the temple Rin and Kohaku are in.] Fx area: *stir of power...* Sango: .oO({off} It's... Kohaku!?). 5 [Inside the temple, Kohaku is looking outside, and Rin is sitting next to him, eating some of the melon.] Rin: Hmmm... so you don't remember anything, Kohaku? Kohaku: Yeah. Page 9 1 [Rin looks at Kohaku curiously.] Rin: About your Pa and Ma too? Kohaku: ...... 2 [View of Kohaku, his face turned away, from Rin's point of view.] Kohaku: I've forgotten. 3 [Closeup of Rin with a curious, thoughtful look.] Rin: Hmm-mm. Rin: .oO(I wonder if it's like that.). 4 [Closeup side view of Kohaku.] Kohaku: .oO(It's not that [I've forgotten]... but...). Kohaku: .oO(I seem to remember something terrible...). 5 [Dark frame.] Rin: {off} Something you don't want to remember... Rin: is it, isn't it. 6 [Kohaku turns to look at Rin.] Kohaku: Eh...? 7 [Closeup of Rin with a sort of sad smile.] Rin: Rin is the same you know, my Pa, Ma and brothers... Rin: were attacked by bandits, and were all [killed]... ( Some young girls (older occationally too) will use their name instead of saying 'I', which is a more diminutive way of speaking. However, Naraku and Sesshoumaru do something similar, except they say "kono Naraku" ("this Naraku" literally, but I've translated it as "I, Naraku") and "kono Sesshoumaru", which is rather the opposite - they think well of themselves.) 8 [View of Kohaku.] Rin: {off} Even now I see dreams about that time. Rin: It's bad, isn't it. Kohaku: ...... Page 10 1 [Rin looks at Kohaku, a bit worriedly, while Kohaku looks off into the distance.] Rin: ...... Rin: Did I say too much? Rin: I'm often told to shut up, you see. Kohaku: It's okay. 2 [Closeup of Kohaku looking off at Rin.] Kohaku: Since I've last talked to someone like this, Kohaku: has been a long time... 3 [Kohaku suddenly sits up.] Fx noise: {off} rustle... Kohaku: ! 4 [Kohaku blows out the lamp.] Rin: What's up? Kohaku: Be quiet. Fx Kohaku: *puff* 5 [Kohaku and Rin look outside.] 6 [Sango in front, Miroku and Kagome are approaching the temple.] Fx Sango: shh... Page 11 1 [Closeup of Sango from Kohaku's point of view.] 2 [Closeup side view of Kohaku.] Fx Kohaku: (heart) *thump* Kohaku: .oO(That person is...). 3 [Closeup of Sango, with Kagome and Miroku looking at her a bit worriedly.] Sango: .oO(Kohaku, are you inside?). 4 [Wavey frame. Scene change.] Fx sound: rustle... 5 [Naraku and Sesshoumaru, who has drawn his sword Toukijin, face off.] Fx ground: rumble... Page 12 1 [Several tentacle-ish arms flash out from Naraku.] Fx arms: creak creak 2 [Sesshoumaru slices them apart with Toukijin.] Fx Toukijin: *slice* Fx arms: wham Page 13 1 [Bits of arms fall to the ground.] Fx bits: clatter clatter 2 [Sesshoumaru and Naraku face off.] Fx Sesshoumaru: shh... Fx Naraku: (arm stubs) hshht... Fx Naraku: *lurch...* 3 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru with a cold expression.] Sesshoumaru: Naraku... a mere low grade Youkai like you... Sesshoumaru: won't even be able to lay a finger upon I, Sesshoumaru. 4 [Closeup of Naraku smirking.] Fx ground: rumble... Naraku: Kukuku... 5 [Kagura watches on worriedly.] Kagura: ...... Page 14 1 [View of the sliced up arms on the ground.] Fx bits: *stir of power...* 2 [The arms join back together, and overlaid, Kagura looks on in shock.] Fx arms: snick snick Kagura: ! 3 [The arm wraps around Sesshoumaru's left leg - Sesshoumaru looks down at is passively.] Fx arm: sh-sh Fx arm: crick Fx Naraku: rustle... Page 15 1 [Naraku sends out some more arms.] Fx arms: swish 2 [Sesshoumaru slices these up.] Fx Toukijin: *slice* 3 [Some bits fall onto the ground.] Fx bits: clatter Fx bits: *stir of power...* 4 [Some of the bits jump onto Sesshoumaru.] Fx bit: creak Page 16 1 [Closeup of Naraku grinning evilly.] Naraku: .oO(Kukuku... the pieces of me you are mincing are being wrapped around you.). Naraku: .oO(And so...). 2 [View of Kagura looking on worriedly.] Kagura: .oO(I'm certain! Naraku is...). 3 [Black frame.] Kagura: .oO(planning to take in...). Kagura: .oO(Sesshoumaru's body into his own!). 4 [Scene change to some hills.] Fx ground: rumble... 5 [Inuyasha is standing on a grassy hill.] Fx Inuyasha: shh Page 17 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha, looking like he's been sweating a bit from the run.] Inuyasha: .oO(What's going on!?). Inuyasha: .oO(Sesshoumaru's scent...). 2 [Inuyasha looks out across a hilly landscape.] Inuyasha: .oO(In this place it's...). Inuyasha: .oO(like it's been disrupted and has vanished...). 3 [Inuyasha rushes forwards, drawing Tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha: .oO(Could it be that here is...). Fx Tetsusaiga: shing Page 18 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha going through a crackling barrier.] Fx barrier: crackle crackle Inuyasha: the barrier!! 2 [Inuyasha charges through the deep dark barrier wielding Tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha: .oO(Naraku's castle huh!?). Inuyasha: .oO(Tetsusaiga!). Inuyasha: .oO(Tear up the barrier!). Fx Inuyasha: shh Last modified July 25th 2001