When Kikyō died, she ordered that the Jewel be burned with her body and it disappeared for fifty years, and there was a period of peace. However, the Jewel later returned inside the body of Kikyō's reincarnation, Kagome Higurashi, who traveled back in time to the feudal era through the use of the Bone-Eater's Well. Shortly thereafter, the Jewel became fragmented, and Kagome undertook the task of collecting the scattered Jewel shards and purifying the completed Jewel. However, after Kikyō was resurrected, the reborn priestess still considered it her duty to purify the Jewel and use it to destroy Naraku, leading to some conflict with Kagome and her friends. After Kagome wished for the Jewel to vanish, there was obviously no need to protect it anymore and she was able to live in peace with In