Byakuya, the new incarnation?

[Inufan]

What do you think of Byakuya so far?

That's his name, the first time I saw him I thought he was a girl.

Anyhow I'm glad that we back to the plot again with Chapter 396 and 397 (just 3 more till 400!). It's going to be very interesting to see if Byakuya had been ordered by Naraku to make Inuyasha learn how to use the dragon scale Tessaiga. Does Naraku want Inuyasha to defeat Mourymaru for him then come back in the last second to abosorb Mourymaru back into his body? That would be interesting, but the shards storyline would have to end before that final battle.

I'll be looking forward to what Byakuya will do, it's very likely that he will be in the manga until the end.

[Keroude]

I have a theory about this. Well this would make a lot of people happy but just maybe this is Kagura. She turned into wind, and when Inu tried to slice him it went right through. She might be disguising herself with this as she is now all wind and can probably manipulate her form. The person has the same scent as Naraku just like Kagura did..so I think its possible. She does have her heart back so who knows, I mean Tenseiga didn't work for a reason. And that crap with saying she couldn't be revived because she was created...well so was Goshinki and Sesshoumaru revived him. She probably never died in the first place. This is probably just her way of defeating Naraku once and for all, and getting Inuyasha to work through his sword issues, but who knows?

[SakuraWings]

I don't think I would be happy if he ended up being Kagura. She had a really nice, strong and emotional parting chapter. If she came back just like that, I would feel pretty cheated out. It would make that chapter kinda like "Eh, who cares, she comes back anyway."

[Inufan]

So chapter 399 is finally out!

SPOILERS



Byakuya meets up with Naraku to talk about the info that he has found about the Dragon scales Tessaiga! I think now it's pretty much safe to say Byakuya is working for Naraku. Also I LOVED the way he escaped by using a paper crane... ;D It reminded me of all the times Kagura got away on a feather...

[Ringo]

I thought Hakudoushi/Akago would be the last bunshin because the series seemed to be close to the climax.

But Byakuya seems to be an okay character. I can't wait to see more of him.

[kongousouha]

Same goes 4 moi.

Although Hakudoushi was a pretty cool character, he was starting to get annoying.

anywayz Byakuya seems to me as a start of something terrific and exciting

[Chafa-kun]

Byakuya actually seems to me like Takahashi's response to fan reactons about both Hakudoushi and Kagura's death...
I mean, if you look closely, he does look a lot like Kagura, leaves almost in the same way and even relates to sesshoumaru whatsoever
And his relation with Naraku, his "come on, enjoy me" kind of reactions, and all those things give me an eerie Hakudoushi air...

Who knows, maybe this is just too far fetched...

[Kuro]

I already like him, for the simple fact he's Sesshoumaru's new drinking buddy!! ^_^ But yeah, he sure ain't no Kagura. At least, not until he beheads someone. But then he'd be Hakudoushi.

But I like the fact that he's an observer. He already seems pretty smart. Now let's see what those smarts can do.

[Shamu]

I think Sesshoumaru has a new fan girl...er...boy. At least Byakuya seems to know that Sesshoumaru isn't someone to mess with or you have a barrier up when you do. I think he's definitly going to make things interesting later on. He reminds me alittle of Kagura when she first came on the scene.

What I want to know is, if Akago is back, where did Kanna go? Didn't she fall off a cliff or something with him? Or am I not remembering that correctly?

[Ringo]

I'm also wondering about the same question too!

And I'm also wondering if Kagura/Hakudoushi were still alive what would they think of Byakuya?