Hikari Uchiha in Animeverse

Chakra surged. 

Four deep purple beams erupted from the four shadow clones, shooting up a hundred meters into the sky before connecting horizontally at blinding speed! 

In that moment, it was as if an artist wielded a brush, with Naraku at the center, painting a perfectly square cage above the mountain with sharp, unyielding lines! 

As Uchiha Hikari and Kikyo dove down on the Nimbus Cloud, the deep purple light curtain closed in from all six directions—top, bottom, left, right, front, and back—sealing off every escape route! 

Immediately after, the four shadow clones sat cross-legged at the barrier's corners, each activating a protective inner shield around themselves. 

The Four Violet Flames Formation was complete!! 

"?!" 

The Four Violet Flames Formation, never before seen in the Inuyasha world, caught Naraku off guard, making him miss his one chance to escape that night. 

As for Inuyasha… 

The barrier didn't block vision, so from outside, he quickly recognized the figure in the red-and-white miko attire. "Kikyo?! Why are you here… That guy across from you is Naraku, the one who tricked and ambushed us back then! Get away from him!" 

"Let me in!" 

Inuyasha swung his Tessaiga, hacking at the barrier with a series of clangs, but it didn't budge. 

As one of the Naruto world's top-tier barrier techniques, the Four Violet Flames Formation was strong enough for the elite chunin-level Sound Four to trap the Kage-level Sarutobi Hiruzen. A formation set up by Uchiha Hikari herself was, naturally, even tougher. 

If this were later in the story, with Inuyasha wielding the Red Tessaiga—powered by Hosenki's coral and specialized in breaking barriers—he might've had a shot at cracking it. But the Inuyasha of now? No way he had that kind of strength. 

"…So, what's your take?" 

Hikari glanced at Kikyo. 

In the original plot, Kikyo's feelings toward Inuyasha at this point were complicated, easily stirred by his presence. 

Kikyo took a deep breath, pulling her gaze away from Inuyasha without answering. "Dealing with Naraku comes first." 

On the other side. 

Naraku shifted his attention from the surrounding barrier, eyeing the four shadow clones and then Hikari herself, a cold smirk curling his lips. "Tch… Another miko skilled in barriers? And a little girl who still reeks of milk, thinking tricks like this can trap me?" 

"'Another'?" 

Hikari raised an eyebrow. 

If she remembered right, Naraku had indeed met—and killed—a miko skilled in barriers, someone named Hitomi, if she wasn't mistaken. 

But… 

"Forget the miko talk for a sec—can you put some clothes on first?" 

Hikari's gaze swept over Naraku's bare body, and she finally couldn't hold back. "Your physique's decent, I'll give you that, but if it's all the same, I'd rather not fight a creepy exhibitionist naked dude. Pretty sure Kikyo feels the same." 

"…" 

The air went quiet for a few seconds. 

Then, with a wave of his hand, Naraku conjured a billowing robe from his demonic energy. "Is this better?" 

"Yep, much better." 

Hikari nodded. 

In the time it took for this little exchange, Kikyo had steadied her emotions. Her face became a mask of calm, her gaze piercing. "It's been a while, Onigumo. Thanks to your schemes, my life ended all those years ago. So today… let's put an end to this fifty-year farce, right here." 

"End it?" 

Naraku burst into laughter, as if he'd heard the funniest joke. "Kikyo, you're as arrogant as you were fifty years ago. You really think bringing along some barrier-casting sidekick means you can take me down? Pathetic!" 

"Pathetic or not… let's find out after we fight!" 

The next moment. 

A black triangular pinwheel spun to life in Hikari's eyes! 

"*Amaterasu!!*" 

As black flames ignited, a massive surge of purple-black miasma exploded from Naraku, rushing toward her and Kikyo! 

"Careful, that miasma's poisonous!" 

"*Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!*" 

As Kikyo warned her, Hikari exhaled sharply, unleashing a fierce whirlwind that dispersed the oncoming miasma. Then, channeling her eye power, she conjured a dark red skeletal frame around herself and Kikyo! 

"*Susanoo!*" 

Swirls of dark red energy materialized in the air, weaving into tendons, flesh, and legs… 

As the Susanoo took shape, Hikari and Kikyo stood at its head, carried upward by a platform of condensed chakra. Kikyo, meanwhile, raised a spiritual barrier to block out the miasma. 

In those fleeting moments, Naraku's miasma had filled the entire Four Violet Flames Formation. The purple-black haze not only obscured their vision, letting Naraku hide, but also carried a potent corrosive effect. The rocks on the ground were already dissolving, and even the barrier's light curtain sizzled with white smoke. 

Thankfully, no real damage was done. 

From the look of things, if Naraku wanted to corrode a hole in the barrier to escape, it'd take him at least twenty or thirty minutes—assuming Hikari and Kikyo didn't attack. 

"Kikyo, can you sense Naraku's position?" 

Hikari scanned the surroundings with her Sharingan. 

"…I can, but he's constantly moving, spreading his demonic energy throughout the barrier. It's hard to pinpoint him exactly. Also, my spiritual energy can only sustain three Demon-Breaking Arrows at most. Any more, and I might not be able to maintain this protective barrier." 

As she spoke, Kikyo nocked an arrow, her eyes sharpening like blades. 

"Three shots… that's enough." 

On the other side, Naraku seemed to realize he couldn't break the barrier quickly. 

So… 

Swish, swish, swish—! 

A barrage of spider webs shot out from the miasma, aiming for Hikari and Kikyo in midair. 

Hikari maneuvered the Susanoo, swinging its blade in a sweeping arc, the sword light forming a ring that sliced the webs clean in half! 

"Over there!" 

"…Northeast, sixty meters out!" 

Kikyo's eyes narrowed, sensing his location as she drew her bow. Her fingers released, and the arrow flew like a meteor: "*Demon-Breaking Arrow!*" 

Whoosh—! 

With a piercing whistle, the arrow's power tore through the miasma, carving a narrow vacuum tunnel! It revealed Naraku, hiding just behind! 

Hikari's gaze locked on, pouring her full eye power into the attack: 

"*Amaterasu: Kagutsuchi!!*" 

At the edge of her vision, a towering black flame storm, two to three meters high, roared to life like a tidal wave, surging toward the newly exposed Naraku! 

Faced with the black inferno, Naraku reacted swiftly. 

Without hesitation, he severed his flame-touched arms from his body—a freakish composite of countless yokai, his form could split and absorb at will. Then he raised a purple-black barrier, holding the Amaterasu flames at bay just a foot away. 

Using the barrier as cover, he retreated, vanishing back into the miasma. 

"Hm?" 

Hikari's eyes narrowed. 

"It's the Shikon Jewel… he's got a shard of the Shikon Jewel in him!" 

(End of Chapter)