The fight was reaching it's climax, Sesshomaru could tell just by the look on Naraku's face and the way he was behaving, the same exact way the spider always did when he was getting ready to retreat.

Sesshomaru had enough. He was irritated, tired, and bored of playing chase with this idiot spider for these past few months, refusing to let the man escape his claws once again. So the moment he seen an opportunity to get up close for a strike, he dove for it.

Which, unfortunately... had been a trap. The second Sesshomaru was within arms length of Naraku, the spider got a mischievous glint in his red eyes. Right as Sesshomaru's animal instincts told him to bolt away, Naraku blew some kind of noxious silver powder into his face. The stuff burned his lungs and eyes, the scent and taste like that of an exotic spice.

"Let's see what entertainment this provides... it will be fun watching the Great Lord Sesshomaru slowly go mad from being completely helpless. But don't worry, my soon to be Little Lord, I'm sure you'll manage." Naraku cackled just as Sesshomaru dropped to his knees with a sudden feeling of dizziness and nausea, the world spinning and his body feeling burning hot.