NaraInu

NaraInu is the term used to refer to the romantic relationship between Naraku and Inuyasha.

## Their Relationship

### Inuyasha

**Mystical Hand of the Amorous Monk, Miroku**

After they all calm down, Miroku begins telling the group about the history of his cursed hand; he tells them that a wicked demon named Naraku had cursed his grandfather with the Wind Tunnel years ago. He says that Naraku and his grandfather battled many times over the years, and each time Naraku appeared to him it was in the form of a different human. Naraku's curse would be passed down to each generation until no one in the family remained. Miroku says that each year the wind in his hand gets more powerful, and the hole continues to grow; unless he kills Naraku, the Wind Tunnel will eventually suck him up as well.

Miroku continues telling the others about Naraku, saying that he is sure that Naraku has begun gathering shards of the Shikon Jewel to order to strengthen his power as it is said that he nearly got the Sacred Jewel 50 years ago after killing the priestess protecting it. This bit of information catches Inuyasha's attention. Inuyasha asks Miroku did he say Naraku killed the priestess. Miroku tells Inuyasha 'yes'. Inuyasha thinks to himself that Naraku was the one who took his form and wounded Kikyō as there's no doubt about it. Inuyasha grabs Miroku and asks him since he said Naraku takes different forms and wonders what does he look like now. Miroku tells Inuyasha if he knew that he'd found him long ago and slain him. Inuyasha thinks to himself that Naraku had laid a trap for Kikyō and himself, and made them hate each other and the one who killed her is still alive and is after the Sacred Jewel. Inuyasha says he will find Kikyō's killer and avenge her death.

**Naraku and Sesshomaru Join Forces**

**Go Home To Your Own Time, Kagome!**

**Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo!**

**Naraku's True Identity Unveiled**

**Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss**

### Inuyasha The Final Act

**Naraku's Heart**

**Kagura's Wind**

**Meido Zangetsuha**

**Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga**

### Hanyo no Yashahime

**Inuyasha: Since Then**

**Night of the New Moon and the Black-Haired Towa**

**Takechiyo's Request**

## Manga

**The Cursed Hand**

**A Matter of Arms**

## Movies

### **InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass**

The story begins on the night of the new moon, Inuyasha looked at the mirror still human as Myōga tells him if he goes out, Naraku will find out that he lose his demonic powers on the night of the new moon before he fell into the crack. Kagome is all set and ready as Inuyasha tells her to be careful, she look around but it seems too quiet.

Inuyasha can't stand it before he smash Myōga as he tries to stop him, and Naraku smash an old house. As the sun rose as the night of the new moon ends, Inuyasha was back to normal as he tells Naraku that he's sorry to keep him waiting. As the battle continues, Kagome saw a shard of the Shikon Jewel on Naraku's back leads to the defeat of Naraku by Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and their friends, as Kikyō and Sesshōmaru sensed, then Kagura's heart beating as Kanna felt that Naraku is dead, and Kohaku sensed as he said, "My sister, Sango". There is some initial doubt as to whether Naraku is truly dead until it is revealed that the Wind Tunnel in Miroku's right hand is gone and Kagura's heart is in her body again.

But then Naraku reappears from Kohaku's back, revealing that he had purposely faked his death hoping to draw Kaguya out. However, Naraku during this point in the series was still a half demon and thus wasn't able to battle her on equal terms. Miroku notes that if they destroy Kaguya, Naraku would just consume her and become immortal. And if Kaguya destroys them, in either case, Naraku benefits. An exasperated Inuyasha decides that they should just kill both their enemies and charges at Kaguya. However, as Kaguya charges up a deadly spell, Miroku uses the Wind Tunnel to pull Inuyasha out of danger. At the same time, Kagome has Shippō transform into a bow and retrieves Miroku's staff to use as a substitute arrow. As Kaguya readies another spell, Inuyasha uses his Backlash Wave against her. In response, Kaguya uses her mirror to reflect the attack back at against him. Refusing to back down, Inuyasha leaps towards the Backlash Wave and uses the Wind Scar against it. Kagome then shoots Miroku's staff through the attack and shatters the mirror, allowing the Wind Scar to overwhelm Kaguya's attack and destroy her. Unfortunately, the battle has rendered the castle unstable. The group attempts to flee, but Kaguya shows up again in the form of a black cloud and attempts to possess Kagome in an effort to gain a new body. Naraku reappears, intending on absorbing Kaguya, but Inuyasha stops him with the Wind Scar.

## Evidence

* Naraku hated and envied Inuyasha because of his relationship with Kikyō's love since Naraku's actual intentions were to have Kikyo's heart for himself because his human heart was in love with Kikyō from Onigumo even if Naraku himself didn’t want to acknowledge it.
* When Inuyasha learned of Naraku's existence and that he was the one who ensnared Kikyō and him in a trap 50 years ago, he vowed to destroy him and avenge Kikyō's death.
* Naraku saw Inuyasha as a nuisance and a meddler between his relationship with Kikyō.
* As the series progressed, Inuyasha’s intense hatred for Naraku grew, as the demon became eviler and eviler, using and tricking numerous people for the sole purpose of gaining a complete Sacred Jewel and wanting to kill Kikyō again.
* Inuyasha was also disgusted when finding out Naraku actually was in love with Kikyō.
* Naraku's actions intensely destroyed and damaged Kikyō and Inuyasha's long-standing meaningful relationship and love.

## Quotes

* **Inuyasha**: "*You Monster!! Always toying with people's emotions!!*" **Naraku**: "*What do you mean, Inuyasha? Are you remembering Kikyō, perhaps?*"―Naraku's cruelty.
* "*The slayer and the monk... let them spend their final moments together in private, won't you Inuyasha? Heh heh heh... Their sorrow feeds the darkness of the jewel nicely. How ironic. The more they love each other, the darker their despair...*"―Naraku.
* "*You and I may be nothing alike, but we are both half-demons! That means that in both of us there is a human heart and a demon heart, Naraku! But you have betrayed that! We were both given the freedom to choose: to follow our human heart or our demon heart. And you chose to live as a demon, ignoring all that was human in you. You chose to hurt others, and curse them with misery and suffering; but your days of hurting my friends are over, you miserable bastard!*"―Inuyasha[src]

## Trivia

* In one other way the two half-demons paralleled one another: Inuyasha was born a from the union of his human mother and demon father, whereas Naraku was created by many demons fusing with a human host. This served to contrast their differing paths: Inuyasha learned to embrace his heritage and nature, where as Naraku desired to shun his entirely.