[ Naraku is seated almost entirely in a shadow. Vague outlines of the dark room reveals several demon parts, with his body seemingly rearranging itself to speed the healing process; perhaps by replacing damaged parts with others, while the damaged parts heal thanks to Naraku's healing factor. ]
This will not take long.
[ Naraku says simply, before the feed abruptly ends. ]
Private to Kikyo:
Why did you interfere?
Private to Sango, Inuyasha, & Kagome:
Am I to assume that Kikyo has revealed the nature of her ability to cause me to spare your lives?