Episode 47

Onigumo's Heart Still Beats Within Naraku is the forty-seventh episode of the InuYasha anime.

Synopsis

 * 1) Kikyō confronts Naraku, who had been spying on her; Kikyō surmises that it's because Naraku still has Onigumo's heart beating within him, and bears feelings towards her.
 * 2) In an effort to destroy her, Naraku unleashes a Giant Shinidamachū, and it begins to devour every soul around it, including the souls inhabiting Kikyō's body.
 * 3) In her weakened state, Kikyō stumbles upon Inuyasha. Inuyasha vows to protect her from Naraku, he says that he won't allow Naraku to have her, stating that his life is hers, and hers is his as well.
 * 4) Kagome returns to the Feudal Era, and witnesses Inuyasha with Kikyō together, hearing the whole thing.

Summary
As Inuyasha and the others recover from their battle with Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru, Kagome tells Inuyasha that she is now back to her time, but he is still angry because Kagome has fought on Kōga's side after the fight with Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru. So Kagome leaves and Shippō runs after her because he is not satisfied with this unsolved problem. He tells her that Inuyasha cares about her and that is why he is so jealous, which Kagome simply takes note of. Then she says to Shippō that he shouldn't tell Inuyasha that she will be back soon so that Inuyasha is worried. Then she disappears and an uncomprehending Shippō is left behind.

Kikyō is in the temple where she is helping the injured soldiers when she senses Naraku and walks in his direction. She says quite openly to him that she has long known that he cannot kill her because he still has Onigumo's heart and Kikyō loves it. Naraku knows this as well as she does, but he doesn't want to go into it and disappears.

In the modern era, Kagome comes home again and her whole family greets her. First she takes a bath and takes care of medication. Actually she wanted to go back quickly, but when she later lies in her cozy bed, she decides to stay a little longer.

In his castle, Naraku thinks about what Kikyō said. He admits that for the time being he cannot simply kill her because Onigumo's heart is in his way. But then he makes a plan how he can kill Kikyō and he thinks he is strong, since he has also managed to almost complete the jewel again and then a giant red Soul Collector rises from a lake nearby and flies into the air.

At the temple, the injured soldiers now notice that a threatening-looking cloud is hanging over the village and cannot explain where they came from. Kikyō also sees the clouds and also that it devours the souls of the dead, which it actually devoured then she sees the contours of the soul collector and rides away on a quickly caught horse, but the Giant Soul Collector follows on the heels. Very soon Kikyō comes to an abyss and the giant soul collector simply evades her arrows. Then he heads towards them and Kikyō's much smaller soul collectors cannot stop him. Kikyō cannot shoot a second arrow because the soul collector slowly pulls the souls of the dead out of her body and she rides her horse along the cliff, but the soul collector catches up with her.

Meanwhile, Miroku, Sango, Shippō, and Kirara sit with Kaede and Inuyasha in their hut in the village and talk about the danger posed by Naraku's incarnations in view of the events with Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru then they tell Inuyasha that he should bring Kagome back as reinforcement and when he says that he doesn't need her, Sango realizes that she must be the reason for Inuyasha's nervousness and tension. Miroku says that Inuyasha is very difficult for Kagome and Shippo is sitting there and has to keep quiet about the fact that he knows that Kagome isn't actually angry. As they continue to talk, Inuyasha gets very angry and finally leaves.

Later Inuyasha sits at the well and wonders what he did wrong and seems to miss Kagome. Just as he is so lost in thought, he smells a demon and immediately a giant Soul Collector flying in the air and behind the trees, still chasing Kikyō, who walks less than stumbles and finally falls to the ground. Inuyasha runs towards Kikyō worried and takes her in his arms then realizes from the Saimyōshō nearby that Naraku is trying to eliminate her and wasn't going to let him harm her before he runs away with her, while avoiding attacks from the giant Soul Collector, then he leans her against the Sacred Tree before he turns to fight. When the giant Soul Collector wants to kill Inuyasha, he hits him Tessaiga in the throat and then cuts him lengthways so that the souls of the dead can escape again. The Soul Collectors appear and started collecting souls for Kikyō. Inuyasha sees the dead souls and realizes Kikyo can't move without them.

When Inuyasha approaches her, Kikyō is slowly wakes up and asks him what was he doing here. Inuyasha was going ask Kikyō the same thing, who explains that Giant Soul Collector was chasing her. Inuyasha said that Kikyō came here knowing that he would rescue her, she quickly explained that she was running blindly for her life and she happened come upon him, much to Inuyasha's sadness.

In the modern era, Kagome is still lying on her bed and sleeping and when she wakes up she realizes that it is already night and she starts packing up to make her way back to the Feudal Era as soon as possible.

At night in the Feudal Era, Inuyasha looks up and realizes that he had leaned Kikyō against the Sacred Tree where he slept for 50 years. Inuyasha remembers the situation with Kikyō 50 years ago, but she says that she has changed after everything has changed between them. Inuyasha asked Kikyō if he's changed and before he knew of Naraku's existence he did resent her, however, she told him that his life belongs to her and also her life belongs to him. Kikyō became shocked for a moment and tells Inuyasha that he's not so different from Naraku, who becomes hurt. Kikyō tells Inuyasha that deep within Naraku harbors feelings for her because of Onigumo and he desired her and wanted her to kill him. Inuyasha questioned that Onigumo was jealous over something so ridiculous, Kikyō says that's what mortals are. Inuyasha asks Kikyō does Naraku have feelings for her since he had Onigumo's heart.

Kikyō says that Naraku doesn't want to admit it but she says he has a desire for so he's trying to kill her, making Inuyasha angry. As Kikyō has been replenished with dead souls, she plans to leave. Inuyasha doesn't want Kikyō to leave as he knows she plans to defeat Naraku by herself and she isn't strong enough, he also becomes disgusted and jealous that Naraku is in love with her.

Meanwhile, a yellow backpack comes out of the well and immediately afterwards Kagome, she felt it's late and guess Inuyasha's probably had enough time to himself now. When she sees strange lights in the forest and follows after them as she arrived near the sacred tree and quickly hides behind another tree as she sees Inuyasha and Kikyō standing together, confusing her.

As Inuyasha walks towards Kikyō, he tells her that he doesn't care how she feels about him now but he promises that he won't let Naraku have her either and only he can protect her from him. Kikyō backs into the Sacred Tree as Inuyasha grabs her before he tells her that he is the only one who could love her and protect her then hugs her against her will. Kikyō tells Inuyasha to let her go as she tries to pull away from before she slowly hugs him back of her own free will. Kagome sadly retreats back behind a nearby tree.

Inuyasha promises Kikyō that he will be the one to slay Naraku so she doesn't have to fight anymore and he will protect her. Although initially Kikyō seems to reciprocate the hug to Inuyasha, she pulls out a knife from her sleeve and wields it to his neck, telling him that all men believe that because a woman gives them a hug she belongs to them, she tells him that she will use the weak point of Naraku to purify him and the Shikon Jewel. Kikyō then moves away with her Soul Collectors, Inuyasha is left shouting Kikyō's name but she leaves anyway and leaves him alone, Kikyō thought to herself that the chain of destiny (with Inuyasha) could not be put together again because it had been cut.

At Naraku's castle, Naraku says "a mortal leaking from the heart of that simpering fool Onigumo. Never.", as he cuts off the spider scar on his back with a sword. At Kaede's village, Miroku realized that those lights are disconnected souls as Kaede realized her older sister is somewhere nearby. Back at the Sacred Tree, Inuyasha still watching up in the sky. Kagome sit down on the grass as Inuyasha heard the noise and surprised that Kagome come out of one of the trees as she watched Inuyasha and Kikyō as he was looking straight at her and didn't look away.

Differences from the manga

 * In the manga, one of Naraku's attendants at the castle sees him slice off the spider mark on his back, and Naraku kills the man. Kagura then comes in and mocks Naraku. This is not present in the anime.
 * Kikyō pulling a knife out and threatening Inuyasha does not occur in the manga.
 * In the manga, Naraku is watching Kikyō and Inuyasha's embrace through Kanna's mirror in his castle. This is not shown in the anime.