Mokushō

Biodata

Background

Mokushō initially described himself as a yōkai who took form from a tree. He later said that he had once been human and that, before coming to Izuna’s world, he had been another Madara Uchiha’s shikigami 229 322 323.

Izuna summoned Mokushō on Hokage Rock by offering a Five-yen Coin to the Summoning System. Mokushō became his shikigami and identified him as an awakened tengu. Soon afterward, they discovered that both knew Naruto 229 232.

Mokushō acknowledged that he was withholding information about himself. He claimed to have lost his memories of actual future events, while retaining knowledge from his world; he also said that he had ulterior motives but had never wanted to hurt Izuna 322 323.

Appearance

Mokushō initially appears as a boy in a green kariginu and geta, with a bowl haircut. A paper talisman tied over the upper half of his face bears a drawn red eye 229.

• Fan form: After possessing Haruto’s fan, he appears as a slender youth with long, tied hair, a bird-and-flower kimono, and a smiling white fox mask 284.
• Disguises: He can assume other appearances, including a long-haired adult man and likenesses of Izuna, Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama 273 327.

Personality

Mokushō is cheerful, teasing, and prone to dramatic displays of wounded pride. He boasts about his importance as a shikigami and his former standing as Ō-Inari, but dislikes being asked to do bloody work 230 234 324.

He is protective of Izuna and insists that he trusts him completely. His easygoing manner also conceals a secretive side: he gives evasive answers when pressed about his past and teaches the others partly to prepare them for an approaching enemy 285 319 323.

Mokushō enjoys gambling, although he says he also saves his winnings for Izuna’s future needs 241 292.

Abilities & Skills

Shikigami Contract

Mokushō describes his bond with Izuna as a master-servant relationship. Izuna can sense him through their Contract, while Mokushō’s negative emotions can cause Izuna pain 232 292 323.

• His Contract prevents him from using his own abilities directly without a suitable object to possess 233.
• He says an older object, or one with a deeper bond to its owner, allows stronger abilities 233.
• Mokushō says he can recover his original power as a Blessed Instrument only when he and Izuna fully trust one another 319.

Concealment and Transformation

Mokushō has an exceptionally faint presence. People generally fail to notice him unless he speaks to them, and may quickly forget him even after seeing him 230 309.

• Hideki can perceive him through his innate Yin-Yang Eyes 241.
• Mokushō changes his appearance for disguise, including taking adult and familiar human forms 273 327.

Onmyōji Techniques

Mokushō teaches Izuna and the others to perceive Light Veins and use mental power to guide Natural Energy 285 319.

• Bind: A basic technique he teaches Izuna and Tobirama using a firefly 319.
• One Line: He demonstrates Press for concentrated defense, Blade for cutting, and Swift for successive piercing shots. Greater defensive density consumes more mental power and covers less area 319.
• Pentagram Array: A larger, more powerful application of Line that consumes more mental power; it can also recall or bind a shikigami 320.
• Writing and Word Spirits: He casts a Great Fireball with written characters and demonstrates the five elemental natures through curses 318 320.
• Mental-world entry: He teaches Izuna to enter an unconscious Tsuchigumo clansman’s mental world to investigate him 331.

Divine and Yōkai Powers

As the Inari God, Mokushō has a Divine Realm accessible through Inari Shrine. Its abundant Natural Energy helps the group train 303.

• He used wooden vines to bind the Evil Spirit Kyōkotsu before destroying it 325.
• He says he can revive as long as agriculture and commerce exist, but would lose his memories and need a new Contract with Izuna 319.
• He helped Izuna purify the Evil God’s remnant, warning that faith could otherwise restore its body 350.

Equipment and Vessels

• Haruto’s fan — A keepsake from Haruto’s mother that Mokushō possessed. It served as a medium for Izuna’s Tengu Wind; Mokushō explained that the wind was Izuna’s power, not his own 281 285.
• Crow Netsuke — A vessel containing Tsukimiyo. Mokushō retrieved it to speak with him and later helped bring him forth 245 321.

Relationships

• Uchiha Izuna — Mokushō’s master. He teaches Izuna Onmyōji techniques and calls him a tengu; their Contract links Mokushō’s emotions to Izuna 229 233 323.
• Tsukimiyo — A longtime acquaintance and fellow shikigami. The two bicker frequently, although they cooperate in matters concerning Izuna 245 321 323.
• Uchiha Madara — Izuna’s protective older brother. He initially threatened to dissolve Mokushō’s Contract and later pressed him about his secrets 232 323.
• Tobirama Senju — A wary student of Mokushō’s techniques who suspects him of withholding important truths 319 324.
• Uzumaki Hideki — A child able to perceive Mokushō through his innate Yin-Yang Eyes. Mokushō proposed that Hideki learn Yin-Yang Jutsu alongside Izuna 241.
• Kakuzu — Mokushō regarded him as a devout believer after learning he had visited Inari Shrine. He warned Kakuzu against assassinating Hashirama and suggested seeking work in Konoha 299.

Story Role

• Meeting Hideki: After winning seventeen rounds at a gambling den and turning a table into frogs, Mokushō was permanently banned. He subsequently explained Hideki’s ability to see spirits to Izuna 241.
• Land of Hot Water: Mokushō saved Hiroyama’s mother from beneath a cart and accompanied her to Hiroyama’s estate. He later learned about Masato’s dealings and joined Izuna at the docks, where he possessed Haruto’s fan 276 278 281.
• Shrine training: Mokushō brought Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama into his Divine Realm and taught them Onmyōji methods. He released Kyōkotsu to demonstrate a fight, then destroyed the spirit after its mist trapped Hashirama and Izuna in an illusion 303 324 325.
• Evil God incident: Mokushō helped Izuna investigate the Tsuchigumo Clan, recovered the Six Paths Divine Artifacts, and joined the preparations against the Evil God. After its defeat, he advised Izuna to purify its remnant 331 342 346 350.
• Aftermath: At his rebuilt shrine, Mokushō showed the group the Amber Purifying Pot containing the Three-Tails before Izuna released Isobu at sea 354.

Notable Quotes

“You need strength to live a peaceful life! Truth exists only within the range of a cannon!” 233

“I’ve never wanted to hurt Izuna. I’ll answer the questions you’ve been pressing me about later, but not now. Absolutely not.” 323