Kagura (神楽かぐら, "Divine Entertainment") was Naraku's second incarnation created with the only purpose of destroying Inuyasha's sword, the powerful Tessaiga. A wind sorceress, Kagura uses a fan to enhance her powers. She can create a blade-like tornado or use wind to animate dead bodies. She can also use her feather hair-ornaments as transportation, enlarging them to ride in the wind. Kagura hates Naraku and wishes to be free from him, covertly opposing him to the point of offering aid to both Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru in hopes that they can kill him.
After Kohaku's memories return, Kagura becomes increasingly protective of the boy: she shares information with him about Naraku's weaknesses; she thwarts her fellow "detachment" Hakudoushi from taking the Shikon shard that keeps Kohaku alive. Finally, she openly defies Naraku by helping Kohaku escape. Naraku mockingly returns her heart before fatally wounding her and leaving her to die. While tracking Naraku, Sesshōmaru finds her dying. She seems happy to see him, although his sword Tenseiga cannot save her. Inuyasha's group also arrives, helplessly watching her body dissolve into the wind. Afterwards, Inuyasha asks if she suffered, and Sesshoumaru replies that she was smiling when she died.
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