Episode 191

Naraku's Uncertain Wish is the 24th episode of InuYasha: The Final Act.

Plot
On the ground below Naraku, Tōtōsai and Myōga look to the sky. Tōtōsai comments that Inuyasha must learn the final form of the Meidō Zangetsuha in order to defeat Naraku once and for all.

Inside, Inuyasha, Kagome and Miroku make their final stand against Naraku as Sango rushes ahead of Sesshōmaru, Kohaku and Rin to reach her friends. Meanwhile Shippō and Jaken are on their own. Naraku floods his entire body with miasma, and it begins to effect Sango and Shippō. Shippō carries antidotes from Jinenji and persveres to reach the rest of his group. As Sango finally reaches her comrades, she hurls the Hiraikotsu and breaks through Naraku's shield, seriously wounding him. But Naraku counters by blasting her with a powerful stream of miasma, knocking her and Kirara unconscious. Miroku dives to save her, but she falls through a hole in the floor, and Miroku follows.

Now only Kagome and Inuyasha remain with Naraku. The villain laughs, saying the sorrow of Miroku and Sango has given the jewel enough darkness to strengthen him, turning into a form similar to his previous. Inuyasha curses his foe as he tries to use the Meidō Zangetsuha to no effect as Naraku absorbs the Shikon jewel. The attack simply passes through him and his web-like tentacles prevent him from being sucked in.

Kagome tries to reason with Naraku, saying he has repeatedly used the same tactic of seperating friends, siblings and lovers from each other; the reason he does this is because he can't  stand love and friendship. This is because the Shikon jewel didn't grant his real wish. this shocks Naraku speechless. Naraku could've only known about the ties of love and friendship is because he had bond with someone and can't stand to see other benifeting from their bonds while he didn't. Inuyasha launches a Meido again, but this time, it turns into multiple blades that cut Naraku apart and suck what they cut into the afterlife.

Separated from the others, Miroku waits with the unconscious Sango, wondering what to do. She wakes up long enough to beg him to take her with him into his Wind Tunnel; if they can't live together, they can die together. Despite his unwillingness to do so, Miroku agress and holds his love close, waiting for the end to come for both of them.

As Sesshōmaru gets closer, he notices the flood of miasma and realizes that Naraku is getting desperate. With one cut he unleashes his Bakusaiga and deals the final blow against Naraku, and endless wave of cuts that will not stop until Naraku is gone. Byakuya notices the desturction taking place as his face cracks in response. At the same time, Miroku notices the Wind Tunnel has become quiter, meaning Naraku is dying. He runs off with Sango to keep her from breathing in anymore miasma; however, his footing gives way and he falls into an abyss. Jaken notices Naraku is falling apart and runs for his life until Sesshomaru appears from behind a wall of flesh; he steps on his face, knocking him onto A-Un.

Inuyasha and Kagome prepare to fight back and Inuyasha uses the black Tessaiga to unleash the final form of the Meidō Zangetsuha in multiple cutting blades. Naraku is seriously injured yet again, and Kagome prepares to shoot him and purify his soul with an arrow, as Naraku clings to life. However Byakuya appears and cuts Kagome with his sword. Inuyasha wastes no time in sending Byakuya to the afterlife with the Meidō Zangetsuha, but the demon has no regrets, he has served his purpose and would have died the moment Naraku did. Kagome seems fine however, unaffected by Byakuya's attack; this leaves Inuyasha confused as the technique used on her was the same as his.

Meanwhile, the weakened Miroku, Sango and Kirara literally fall on top of Shippo; he collcets their this and turns into a ballon to hold them as they fly to Naraku's core. Miroku admisters miasma antidote from Jinenji that Shippo brought with him to Sango and Kirara whle taking some himself. Sango awakens and Miroku tells her that the Wind Tunnel has become quiet, meaning Naraku is nearing death.

Elsewhere, Inuyash leaps into the air with Kagome; however, Naraku sends out miasma meteors to impede them. However, Sango arrives at that moment and destroys them with the Hiraikotsu as Miroku uses the Wind Tunnel to help suck up the poison. Inuyasha is concerned until Miroku reveals that the curse is fading, Sesshomaru arrives with Kohaku and Rin. Naraku laughs sourly, saying that all their friends are there now. Inuyasha says Naraku is right; no a single one of them is missing.

Trivia

 * Naraku isn't surprised Kohaku is alive; he doesn't even ask how he can be alive.