"The old man? That Old Immortal?" Xu Zhiqiu recalled how, when they were about to leave, the Old Immortal had wanted his gourd back. Naraku had returned it, but only in exchange for something useful. This piece of wood must have been what the Old Immortal considered useful.
"We have a sword hilt and teeth now. Let's not waste any time-let's find a Swordsmith to forge a sword!"
Naraku held her hand down, keeping her from getting too excited. "If I'm going to have a good sword made for you, I can't do a slapdash job. Goshinki's teeth could bite through Tessaiga only because they were unusual. The teeth from those monsters of mine are nothing special. We still need to find harder teeth from other monsters."
"Oh, then what other monsters have hard teeth?" Xu Zhiqiu sat down and thought about the monsters that had appeared in the original story.
Naraku was thinking too, but before he came up with anything, the woman beside him clapped him on the shoulder. Xu Zhiqiu declared solemnly, "I know whose teeth are special."
"Oh? Whose?" Naraku asked curiously.
Xu Zhiqiu pushed against his shoulder to stand up. "Ryūkotsusei's teeth."
"Ryūkotsusei?" Naraku repeated.
"Yes. I heard that Inuyasha's father, the Dog General, nearly lost his life sealing Ryūkotsusei away. Ryūkotsusei is still sealed now, so pulling out a few of his teeth should be fine."
As Xu Zhiqiu spoke, she walked toward the door. She turned back to the man, who was still sitting there deep in thought. "All right, I'll go pack now. We'll leave in a bit."
Naraku came back to his senses and looked up at the brightly smiling woman. "All right."
Xu Zhiqiu worried that if she went there alone, she might not make it back alive. So she