Naraku quotes from InuYasha

Naraku

... With the blows that you received from Tetsusaiga, I was able to comprehend the power of Inuyasha's sword. Go forth now, Kagura. Your sister, Kanna... has already been dispatched.

Naraku

Kagura, fellow Kikyo and find out what's up to. She cannot be trusted.

Naraku

(thinking) I could finish off a woman like that any time I wanted to. But maybe the reason I can't, is because the heart of Onigumo still beats within me, and he coveted Kikyo's love above all things in this world. [clenches his fist] Onigumi's heart... such a shallow, evil, criminal man. He was unable to move, and yet yearned for Kikyo to such a degree, that he offered his body up to a host of demons..to be reborn as myself. It's that fool of a mortal's heart that still aches for Kikyo... and it has begun to affect me. Heh...Nonsense! You greatly underestimate me, Kikyo. For I, Naraku, am nothing like Onigumo. [glances at the Shikon Jewel] Now that the Sacred Jewel is nearly restored to its glory, I find Onigumo's heart useless and rather unnecessary.

Naraku

I'll say it again: I only continue to grow in power.

Naraku

Your companion Rin is with the boy named Kohaku.

Naraku

Inuyasha, even you should realize the implications.

Naraku

What are you staring at, Kohaku? Hurry and take Kikyo's head. Are you reluctant to obey me, Kohaku?

Naraku

Inuyasha is using a Sacred Jewel shard, which means it will no longer be in Kagome's possession. The fragment Kagome barely kept pure will now be tainted with demonic aura. Inuyasha, you will not able to withstand that aura. Not you, born of a weak human and a demon.

Naraku

(staring at the Shikon Jewel, angrily) It's still there... one ray of purity, within the Shikon Jewel. Despite my efforts to defile it, the stubborn point of light remains. In our last battle, it lent power to Inuyasha's blade; it could still cost me my life. Kikyo... even in death, you continue to haunt me. Damn you.

Naraku

(receiving his retrieved Shikon shard from his wasps) What a pitiful soul; I see he failed. Eh? (he notices Sesshomaru standing right behind him and jumps back hastily) Lord Sesshomaru! What a pleasant surprise.

Jaken

(enraged) Naraku! You gave that miserable human arm to Sesshomaru in the hopes that it would destroy him!

Naraku

You are mistaken. I merely wished to assist him... and, of course, to have my Jewel shard returned to me.

Sesshomaru

I suppose that makes sense.

Jaken

Serves you right, for putting my master in such jeopardy!

Sesshomaru

So, he escaped.

Jaken

Huh? (inspects Naraku's empty baboon cloak) Wh-where did he go?

Naraku

(unseen) Lord Sesshomaru, I implore you to contain your anger. I may call upon you again... should another opportunity arise to destroy Inuyasha.

Inuyasha

Answer me one thing before I avenge Kikyo's death: Naraku, why do you bear such a grudge against me!?

Naraku

Good question. I suppose you wish an answer to that question, else eternal rest will surely elude you in death

Kaede

It is him.

Naraku

Kaede [chuckles]. Age has not been kind to you.

Kaede

Do ye know me? Aye, Onigumo, is that not your name?!

Naraku

Onigumo...Heh. That name brings me such fond memories. Nay, I am Naraku, not Onigumo... yet it cannot be denied that I was born of Onigumo, fifty years ago. [flashback is shown] Onigumo was such a foolish man indeed. He began to foster desires for the kindhearted priestess who nursed him. Eventually, he succumbed to his weakness and called forth the demons.

[in flashback] My soul is rancid to the core, yet it still holds value. Feast on my flesh! I must possess my former mobility... Then the Jewel will be mine, not to mention the lovely maiden Kikyo. Feast on me, demons! DEVOUR ME! And in exchange, bestow me with your mobility and strength!

Naraku

And that, is how the many demons merged... to become one. A demon named Naraku... myself. It required countless demons to create my body.

Naraku

Because the priestess Kikyo was so powerless, the region teamed with demons. Her power had diminished, because she had fallen in love with a worthless half-demon. She submitted to her childish desires, and attempted to use the Shikon Jewel for her own purposes. For that, she was punished. And, Inuyasha, you suffered the punishment as well.

Inuyasha

You bastard! You are to blame for everything that happened! You deceived Kikyo and I! You tricked us into trying to kill one another!

Naraku

Then tell me: how is it that the trust you held in each other was so easily destroyed?

Inuyasha

What are you saying?

Naraku

It was anger- a bitter anger- that set you against one another. That, Inuyasha, is the true legacy of the trust you supposedly held for one another. Even Kikyo could not comprehend it. She should have chosen to live and used the power of the Sacred Jewel to save her. Instead she chose death. Had she pleaded for her life, her pathetic, wretched wish would have been easily granted. Then she would have understood the ultimate truth of darkness. Foolish woman. It is claimed that the sacred Shikon Jewel grows more beautiful, when it is tainted with malice.

Inuyasha

Kagome, look inside him! How many fragments are there?

Kagome Higurashi

I know there are lots. Ten! No, twenty! Wait, there's even more than I can count!

Inuyasha

Hey, Naraku, wanna see something really scary? I'll slit you from head to toe to show you what malice means!

Inuyasha

Iron Reaver! [He slashes at Naraku, but only destroys his cloak and mask, revealing Naraku's form as a long-haired man in nobleman's robes with his face hidden behind his arm. Naraku smirks and releases a burst of toxic miasma, devastating the forest around them]

Miroku

A cloud of destruction! Run!

Kagome Higurashi

Inuyasha!

Naraku

Farewell, Inuyasha. It seems you've succumbed to my cloud of destruction.

Inuyasha

Heh... think again! [he draws Tetsusaiga, dispersing the miasma]

Naraku

[thinking] Impossible! How could he have broken through?

Inuyasha

You really love to mess around with people's feelings, don't ya!? You creep!!

Naraku

Are you thinking of Kikyo when you say that?

Naraku

... I see. So, Inuyasha wiped them out with a single swing? Hmmm... Rather than sending numerous demons to their deaths, it would seem better to send one that he cannot kill. Well, killing or not, it would serve me either way. I intend to use you again, in my service. What do you say?

Naraku

Are you able to move your body, now?

Kohaku

(blankly) Yes, Master Naraku.

Naraku

Good. Can you kill them?

Kohaku

Yes, Master Naraku

Naraku

Can you kill Inuyasha, Miroku... and Sango?

Kohaku

[brief pause] Yes, Master Naraku.

Sango

This castle... Kohaku? Kohaku!

Naraku

First, put down your weapon.

Sango

(enraged) Naraku!!

Naraku

Well done, Sango; good work. You brought me Inuyasha's sword, the Tetsusaiga, as promised.

Sango

Let me see Kohaku! I will only hand over the sword after I see him!

Sango

Naraku, turn Kohaku back to his former self immediately!

Naraku

Killing me won't help. You should know that already. This is the fault of the sacred Shikon Jewel; demons and evil humans desire the Jewel, and out of that desire, demons attacked your village. That's why your father was killed. That's why your brother Kohaku's soul now wanders in darkness. It's all part of the curse of the Sacred Jewel.

Sango

Stop lying! You're the one who killed my father and comrades! You coveted the stupid Jewel; you're responsible for everything!!

Naraku

People die because of the power of the sacred Shikon Jewel, and people live because of its' power. There's no reason that you should despise the sacred Jewel as much as you do. Remember, Kohaku was revived, because of the Jewel's power. You made a promise to exchange the sword for Kohaku's life. So...what will you do?

Sango

I despise you!! I made no promise! You want my answer?! Here it is!

Sango

(shocked) It's you! the young lord of the castle!

Naraku

Kagewaki was a noble lord. He gave all the demon-slayers proper burials. Ah, yes, and I was the one who ordered for your care after the massacre.

Sango

You killed him!

Naraku

Kagewaki is still alive. At least, according to those I've fooled into thinking I'm him.

Naraku

(inside her head) Yes, Sango- kill him! Kill your brother, with your own hands! Slaughter him! And then... burn with a desire to live. Pray to continue wandering the world, and vow to do whatever you can to survive! When you kill Kohaku, and when you are bathed in his blood, the sacred Jewel will grow brighter with the power of the dark! The more sullied it is... the more beautiful the sacred Jewel becomes.

Sango

(to Kohaku)...Kill you? What makes him think I'm able to kill you? [she staggers towards Kohaku, reaching out] I can't. Kohaku...

Kohaku

(quietly) My sister.