Ooharai Arc

The Ooharai Arc is the 8th canon arc of the ノラガミ Noragami series by Adachitoka. It begins with Chapter 92 and ends with Chapter 99. It has no anime adaptations.

Summary
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Story Impact

 * Yuka Miyaike reads her brother Haruki's last letter to her.
 * With that, she confronts the fact that the reason why Hiyori Iki and the Stray went so far as to bring that letter to her was because Haruki had died before they could meet again.
 * She also realized that her mother had purposefully been sending back the letters Haruki had sent her to their father, Naomichi Tajima, to protect herself.
 * The lead-up to and moment of Yukine's death is revealed.
 * His father, Naomichi, beats him near-unconsciousness after reading the letters he was sending to his sister, Yuka, then takes him up to the mountains and leaves him to die in a refrigerator.
 * Father is confronted by the gods Amaterasu has called upon to deal with the Crafter: Shinatsuhiko, Yatagarasu, Kagutsuchi, and Ōkuninushi.
 * The fight leaves the town below badly damaged through earthquakes caused by Ōkuninushi's aramitama form and fires that broke out as a result of the earthquake tremors.
 * The Stray returns to Father's side when called. Hiyori realizes that for a mizuko like her, being given a name is like being given a life.
 * As a result, Ōkuninushi is injured and many shinki are affected by Liberation, including that of Shinatsuhiko and Kagutsuchi.
 * Father confronts Amaterasu.
 * Yatagarasu is killed by Chiki.
 * Many more shinki are struck by Liberation.
 * Father states that he's a "necessarily evil" but Amaterasu rebukes him, saying that Yato is the necessary one.
 * Many of the Stray's names are taken, with the exception of "Mizuchi." Names given by the Word are bound by the laws of the Underworld and cannot be revoked by Amaterasu. Hagusa's name is also unable to be revoked.
 * Hagusa opens many vents after hearing the Stray's cries. Mass chaos ensues, while Father's ayakashi swarm the people below.
 * Ebisu and Takemikazuchi arrive at the island of Tamatsuki, hoping to learn more about the Crafter. Father's backstory begins to be revealed.
 * On Tamatsuki, they meet the Grave-keeper Satō and his family. He tells them the story of the "Mask-Maker."
 * Parts of Father's childhood and visit to Yomi are shown.
 * Father became intrigued by the Word in Yomi and learned of the ways of the Far Shore from Izanami.
 * The pockmarked woman seen in Father's memories is revealed to be named "Kaya".
 * Yukine finally finds his sister and overhears a conversation Hiyori is having with Yuka. He fully realizes that he is dead; the cracks in his name advance.
 * He reaches into his pocket to find the omamori made for him by Yato and falls out of the sky into his arms.