Episode 192

Thoughts Fall Short is the 25th episode of InuYasha: The Final Act.

Plot
As the group begins their attack on Naraku, Sesshomaru orders Jaken to take Kohaku and Rin away from the battle. His Bakusaiga's attack has caused Naraku's body to continually fall apart. But Naraku completely merges with the Shikon Jewel and transforms one final time. Everyone's attacks seem to fall short, even though Naraku knows he is near death, he is still defiant. He blasts the group with fatal chunks of his body, coated with his miasma, and they all do their best to avoid the attack.

Outside, his huge body is disintegrating, but moving slowly toward Kaede's village. In his final moments, Naraku reveals that his true wish was to have Kikyo's heart, a wish he will not be granted. His body finally crumbles just outside the village as Kagome shoots the the Shikon Jewel with an arrow, piercing it once more. Everyone escapes safely, and stands near the Bone-Eater's Well only to find Naraku's head and the Shikon Jewel with Kagome's arrow through it floating above the well. The Jewel forces Naraku to make one final wish, the Jewel's own wish, and with that, he dies. Miroku checks his hand and realizes that the curse of the Wind Tunnel has been broken and that Naraku is really dead, when suddenly a Meido portal opens behind Kagome and sucks her inside it. Inuyasha rushes after her but is too late, Kagome disappears. Everyone is shocked as they notice that not only Kagome, but the Bone-Eater's Well itself is gone.

In the modern era, Sota encounters Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi who are wearing their new high school uniforms. They ask if Kagome is still too sick to go to the entrance ceremony, and Sota covers for her. Suddenly, all four hear a strange sound from the shrine and rush inside. Sota is horrified to see that the Bone-Eater's Well has disappeared, and calls for his mother and grandfather to hurry and come see.

In the past, Inuyasha panics at the loss of Kagome and begs Tessaiga to take him to her. He uses the Black Tessaiga to create the Meido Zangetsuha and leaps inside to find her. Everyone is shocked by his actions, thinking he is leaping into Hell. However, Inuyasha knows that Shikon jewel feared Kagome and wouldn't let her live. He soon hears the voices of Kagome's family calling for her; he explains that something has happened and he is looking for her. This shocks Kagome's friends as they don't know about her traveling to the Feudal Era.

Meanwhile, Kagome appears in an alternate world. She is just an average high school student who never met Inuyasha or had anything to do with the Shikon Jewel. She spends her time with her friends and has her first date with Hojo. But some things don't seem quite right. She asks the Sota about the shrine that housed the well, but he doesn't know what she's talking about. Finally, staring at the Goshinboku Tree, she wonders why there is no scar, and suddenly remembers Inuyasha. Upon remembering him, she is pulled out of the false world and is shown floating in the darkness with the Shikon Jewel. The Jewel speaks to her and tells her that she has no choice but to give in and live in the darkness forever.

Inuyasha contiinues looking through the Meido for Kagome until he comes accross a demon, unknown to him, that is Magatsuhi's true form. Inuyasha slays the demon, but it reforms as the several demons that create Magatsuhi; they say that he doesn't need to search, as the "priestess" will soon be there, once she wishes on the jewel. This shocks Inuyasha, who thought the jewel was destroyed, but the demons say that he's IN the jewel right now and the only way for Kagome to escape the darkness is to become a part of the jewel by making selfish wish. However, Inuyasha continues to saly them and yells for Kagome not to make any wishes.

Trivia

 * Miroku should have a tanline on his right arm from all the years he's hand to keep the Wind Tunnel covered, yet there isn't one.


 * The Meido Zangetsuha can send the user to other place besides the Path to the Underworld.