Hikari Uchiha in Animeverse

A flurry of dark runes erupted from the pale palm, racing across Naraku's body in an instant.

By the time he snapped out of Tsukuyomi's genjutsu, most of his body was already covered in the intricate symbols of the Shishō Fūin (Four Symbols Seal).

To maintain the Shishō Enjin (Four Violet Flames Formation), Uchiha Hikari had only about a fifth of her chakra left. On top of that, she was channeling the fourth stage of her Susano'o. Before the battle, she'd popped a Senzu Bean into her mouth, and now she swallowed it whole.

As the Senzu Bean kicked in, her chakra surged back, and even denser runes spilled from her hand, enveloping Naraku's entire body—his tentacles, the scattered chunks of flesh around him, even the lingering miasma—sealing it all tight!

"How…?" 

Naraku's face twisted in disbelief.

"Sayonara."

Uchiha Hikari pulled a blank scroll from her ninja pouch and unfurled it with a flick.

The long scroll danced in the air, and Naraku's body, along with the Shishō Fūin runes, was sucked toward it like water spiraling into a whirlpool. The pristine paper began to sketch out a swirling jutsu pattern.

It took nearly half a minute.

Only when the last trace of dark runes vanished did Hikari fold the scroll. She grabbed a second blank scroll from her pouch and sealed the first one—Naraku included—inside it.

"Shishō Fūin!"

Then came a third scroll.

"Shishō…"

"Shi…"

Since it was her first time using the Shishō Fūin, Hikari wasn't entirely confident in her sealing skills. So, she went full matryoshka mode, sealing the scroll six times over until she finally felt secure. She tucked the final scroll into a Capsule Corp capsule, labeled it "Naraku," and doodled a quick skull on it for good measure.

With that done, Hikari walked back to Kikyo, helping her to her feet. She dispelled the Shishō Enjin, sending her four Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clones) to scour the surrounding ruins for Shikon no Tama (Jewel of Four Souls) fragments.

"Kikyo!" 

Inuyasha barreled in, his face etched with worry as he looked at Kikyo. Then, he shot a wary glance at Hikari. "Who the heck are you?"

"Guess."

Hikari studied Inuyasha with a spark of curiosity.

Gotta say, he's a bit of a dope, but Inuyasha's got that cute factor going for him. That fluffy white hair and those fuzzy dog ears? Total urge to give 'em a good ruffle.

Meanwhile, a few Dead Soul Insects brought Kikyo some fragments of her spirit, helping her recover just enough to move again. She stood slowly, her voice cool and composed. "It's been a while, Inuyasha."

"Kikyo…"

"Let's save the chit-chat. We need to talk business."

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Half an hour later, in a tavern in Hitomi Castle, candlelight flickered.

"So, what you're saying, Miss Kikyo and… Miss Hikari, is that we seal Naraku away for now, hunt down the Shikon no Tama fragments, and then destroy both the jewel and Naraku once we've got all the pieces?" 

Since Inuyasha was too busy staring at Kikyo, it was Miroku who summed up their earlier discussion.

Kikyo nodded. "Exactly."

"But how do we know we can trust you?" Miroku asked, a hint of suspicion in his voice. "The Shikon no Tama can grant wishes. What if you've got your own agenda?"

"Oh, come on. You don't seriously believe that thing grants wishes, do you?" 

Hikari, sipping tea at the side, cut in. "The Shikon no Tama's less a treasure and more a curse. The whole 'wish-granting' thing? Just naive people kidding themselves. Truth is, everyone who's tried to use it ends up controlled by it. Those yōkai you've fought? Naraku? Same deal.

The Shikon no Tama was born from selfish desires, and it'll keep existing as long as those desires do. The only real wish worth making is to make it disappear."

"Disappear?" 

Miroku blinked, caught off guard.

Kagome and Sango's eyes widened. "You can wish for that?"

Fun fact: "Making the Shikon no Tama disappear" was actually Kagome's wish in the *Inuyasha Final Act*. But by then, Kikyo was already out of the picture.

Right now, Kagome's still fresh from the modern era, new to the Sengoku period, and hasn't had time to think that far ahead. As for Kikyo… she might have a vague hunch, but without testing it, she can't be sure.

"Hold up. If the Shikon no Tama disappears, doesn't that mean the Bone-Eater's Well that lets Kagome time-travel might close for good?" 

Hikari suddenly realized the implications.

And, more importantly…

"What happens to Kikyo?"

From Hikari's perspective, the revived Kikyo has a bit of a self-destructive streak. 

Kikyo knows the dead don't have a future. Early on, she considered dragging Inuyasha down with her. Now, her only goals are taking out Naraku and the Shikon no Tama, no matter the cost—even if it means Inuyasha misunderstands her as a villain.

Once those goals are done, she might just give up, stop collecting Dead Souls to sustain herself, and face true death.

Judging by how Kikyo handled Naraku tonight, that's a real possibility.

For a miko like Kikyo, with her tragic fate, death might seem like a release.

But… it's just too sad.

Even from a practical standpoint, if Kikyo dies, Hikari and the others might lose access to the *Inuyasha* world—a massive loss.

"Guess I'll need to talk to Bulma and the others. Maybe we can find a way to fully revive Kikyo or give her a new purpose…"

Both options are tricky.

Kikyo's case is even more complicated than Namikaze Minato's. Her body and soul are incomplete. With most of her soul reincarnated in Kagome and only a fragment left in her clay body, even a technique like Rinne Tensei (Samsara of Heavenly Life) probably wouldn't work.

As for something like what the demoness Urasue did—ripping Kagome's soul out to stuff into Kikyo's clay body… 

Sure, that might technically complete Kikyo's soul. 

But neither Hikari nor Kikyo would ever go for something that messed up.

"Maybe only the Dragon Balls can fix this."

While Hikari mulled it over, Kikyo used her Purification Light to cleanse the Shikon no Tama fragments they'd just taken from Naraku, along with the ones Inuyasha's group had. 

That act finally eased Miroku's doubts. After a quick huddle, the group agreed to work together.