Byakuya is Naraku's ninth and final detachment, meant to replace Kagura. His main purpose is to observe InuYasha and M�ry�maru's growing powers and report back to Naraku. He has an incredible power to create illusions, but has many other powers as well: he can possess people with paper soldiers, summon vines to entrap his enemies, teleport others to different dimensions, detach organs from his body, and erect barriers. He travels on a giant origami paper crane. After taking the power of one slash of InuYasha's Meidou Zangetsuha, he later slashes Kagome with the blade; however, before he gets a chance at a second strike, InuYasha attacks him with his Meidou Zangetsuha and Byakuya is absorbed into it. When Naraku dies, a Meidou appears behind Kagome, due to Byakuya's Meidou Blade.