On the other side, Kanna, who had left Retsu, had already returned to Naraku's castle.
As she walked through the castle, Kagura's figure suddenly appeared from the side. She walked up to her and asked casually, "Kanna, were you also sent out by Naraku to catch demons?"
"No, Kagura," Kanna stopped and said calmly.
Kagura had only asked in passing, but seeing that Kanna's mission wasn't to catch demons, she immediately followed up curiously, "Then what did you do?"
"Monitoring Retsu," Kanna replied without concealment, her tone still flat.
"Retsu?" Kagura's expression shifted in shock. She frowned and said angrily, "That guy Naraku actually sent you to monitor him? If he finds you, you'll die!"
"I won't," Kanna said softly, looking at Kagura.
"Naraku has been turned into this state because of that man's technique. He's too dangerous; you must be careful."
Kagura looked at Kanna's emotionless face, knowing she didn't understand fear, so she didn't mind the response and just gave a warning.
With that, she stepped forward. "I've already caught the demons Naraku wanted. I'm going to tell him."
"Kagura..." Kanna watched her back. The hand whose spiritual power had been sealed by Retsu moved slightly, then returned to its original state.
She silently followed Kagura toward Naraku's room.
Kagura pushed open the door and entered with Kanna. In the dim room, only moonlight filtered in from the window. Naraku's figure sat deep within the room.
At this time, his body had recovered from its previous withered and aged appearance, but judging by his gloomy complexion, the strands of white hair mixed in his black hair, and the clearly visible fine lines on his cheeks, his condition was not as good as it appeared on the surface.
As a demon, Kagura could see more clearly: the white hair on Naraku's head was slowly increasing, and his once-full body was aging at an imperceptible speed.
"Naraku, the demons you wanted are already locked in the Barrier," Kagura said coldly, long since accustomed to this sight.
"Very good," Naraku responded.
In the next second, a large number of demons smashed through the window behind him, merging into Naraku's body amidst shrill screams.
His body recovered at a rate visible to the naked eye. Once all the demons had been devoured, Naraku's body showed no signs of abnormality; he looked young and full, with an eerily handsome face and long black hair cascading over his shoulders.
But Kagura knew in her heart that this was only a temporary appearance.
Naraku's body was still affected by the technique used by the man named Retsu. Even with the support of the shikon jewel, his life force continued to drain uncontrollably.
Now, Naraku had to devour a large number of demons at regular intervals to replace the aging and dying parts of his body.
The reason she and Kanna were separated from Naraku's body was that Naraku wanted to escape the influence of that technique by splitting his body.
Clearly, this attempt had not succeeded; he was still entangled by the effects of the technique.
"Kanna, I told you to monitor Retsu. Why are you back so soon?" After recovering his state, Naraku's gaze fell on Kanna as he asked.
"I was discovered by him," Kanna replied expressionlessly to Naraku's inquiry.
"Even you were discovered by him?" Naraku's expression darkened upon hearing this, his tone filled with surprise and malice.
Kanna didn't respond further, just standing quietly in place.
"Stay in the castle for now; there's no need to provoke Retsu for the time being. In a while, I'll have Kagura go with you," Naraku said after a moment of thought.
"Naraku! Do you want me to go to my death?" Hearing this, Kagura was shocked and retorted angrily, "Kanna might be able to escape using her abilities if she's discovered, but I have no confidence in getting away from that man!"
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