Forum:Sacred jewel

If naraku stole the sacred jewel from kikyo, then how is it in the shrine when inuyasha takes it?
 * Naraku took the Jewel from Kikyo, but then he put it back in the shrine so that Inuyasha could steal it. Naraku's plan was for Kikyo to turn against Inuyasha while the Jewel was present, so that their negative feelings towards each other could be absorbed by the Jewel, which would become impure. Of course, Naraku made a mistake and shouldn't have pushed his luck, because after she sealed Inuyasha to a tree, Kikyo ordered the Jewel to be burned with her body and it disappeared for 50 years. So even though Naraku had already obtained the Jewel, he put it back and inadvertently allowed it to disappear, setting up the events in the series that would eventually lead to his death (i.e. Kagome being reincarnated). There is something called "stopping while you're ahead" and Naraku should have done it, lol.--Lord Hyōga Tree of Ages 19:50, September 11, 2013 (UTC)