Koji Kashin

Koji Kashin ( 果心居士 , Kashin Koji ) was an inner of Kara operating in the sector containing the Konohagakure . He is a clone of Jiraiya created by Amado for the purpose of killing Isshiki Ōtsutsuki .

## Appearance [ ]

Koji has shoulder-length white hair arranged into a half ponytail. He has black eyes, with red pointed tattoos under each eye, obscured by a white mask held together by a string in the back. He wears a red uniform under a black cape, with brown boots.

## Personality [ ]

An enigmatic man, Koji has a very stoic and straightforward nature that follows a no-nonsense view. He appears very loyal to Kara, willing to assassinate a fellow colleague on orders from his leader. He also appears to have an interest in Boruto Uzumaki. Arrogant as he may appear, he has consistently shown himself to be a very rational and perceptive man. He is very calculating and methodical in his approach, able to immediately determine the truth of the situation before him and likewise able to determine how things will most likely play out. At the same time, he isn't flawless, as he wasn't able to anticipate that Isshiki Ōtsutsuki saw through his deceptions. He is also shown to very persuasive, able to convince the very stubborn and loyal member of Kara, Delta, to follow his play.

Ultimately, his loyalty to Kara was but a façade for his goal to take down Isshiki, showing a very patient and methodical nature. He views this goal as siding with humanity. Even more, whereas his previous subservient nature to Kara made him look down on the shinobi lifestyle, reprimanding Ao for clinging to such, Koji is shown to be rather proud of being a shinobi himself, stating outright he is fine work working as a tool as that is part of being a shinobi. Like his genetic source, Koji is resolute until the end. Even when he retreated from his battle with Isshiki, Koji still retained a defiant look rather than a look of fear.

## History [ ]

Koji was created as an alternate plan against Isshiki after Amado's plan for using augmented cyborg Outers was shut down by Jigen. In the anime, Koji, along with Amado, witnessed a young Kawaki being confronted by Garō and Kawaki unconsciously activated his Kāma and blasted Garō.

## Appearance [ ]

As a clone of Jiraiya, Koji's likeness is identical to the Sannin, albeit he is physically in his prime compared to his template, having no wrinkles and his hair is straight unlike Jiraiya's spiky hair. Koji is a tall man with shoulder-length white hair that he keeps the top of in a topknot, leaving the rest to flow freely. He also sports trimmed beard along his jawline and black markings on the corner of his eyes, extending downward and ending to his cheeks which resemble the Roman numeral "Ⅱ". He also has a small wart on left side of his nose. He also noticeably wears a mask which conceals the top-half of his face, along with the black hooded robe with maroon lining that seems standard of Kara. Beneath his robes, during his meetings with Kara and Ao, he wore a long maroon coat with a row of buttons on the right side; during the meeting with Kara it was left unbuttoned, but while meeting with Ao the buttons were fastened and he wore a belt over it. Later, when confronting Team Konohamaru, he donned a shorter maroon jacket with black lining and straps with buckles, as well as a brown tactical belt and armour on his upper right leg and a pouch on his left hip.

## Abilities [ ]

As a clone of one of the Sannin and an Inner of Kara, Koji is regarded to be a complete monster in terms of power and ability, who also has had his body modified with Scientific Ninja Tools by Amado. While relying exclusively on his skills, he was able to easily overpower and defeat one of Konohagakure's top jōnin. He appears to be among the stronger Inners, as he easily defeated and killed Victor, and was confident he could defeat Delta. Even Isshiki Ōtsutsuki himself acknowledged Koji as being a very capable man. He was capable of killing Isshiki's vessel after he was severely weakened and even held his own against Isshiki himself.

#### Toad Spying Technique [ ]

The user links with their summoned toad to access their point of view, seeing and hearing everything around the toad. It allows for more discreet surveillance and intel gathering. In the anime, the connection can even be maintained between separate dimensions. When the technique is in use, the user gains toad-like irides.

## Physical and Chakra Prowess [ ]

Koji has blazing speed, able to catch an opponent off guard from a distance even while they face him. He possesses great stealth skill, being able to sneak up on the more experienced Victor unnoticed (albeit he suggested Victor lost his edge in old age) and was also able to move around Konohagakure upon infiltrating the village completely unnoticed. He is highly skilled in taijutsu, able to easily counter all of Konohamaru 's melee attacks and and simultaneously implant techniques on the latter without him knowing. He could even compete with a heavily weakened Jigen in hand-to-hand combat, able to counter and exchange blows with him very well. He is shown to be extremely resilient, able to survive being crushed by three pillars, which destroyed his arm, crippled his legs and torso, and still had enough strength to summon a toad to escape. Likewise, Koji has tremendous chakra control, able to perform techniques with only a single hand, despite his mangled state. He also has equal strong and reserves of chakra as he is able to use Sage Mode.

## Ninjutsu [ ]

Koji uses ninjutsu from Konohagakure , and has inherited his template's mastery and skill-set at a greater scale. He can create multiple shadow clones and is able to seamlessly switch places with them to avoid detection. He is one of few to use the Rasengan, easily matching Konohamaru's own usage, and can even use the Ultra-Big Ball Resengan. He is also very knowledgeable of other people's techniques, as he understood the nature of the Konohagakure Sensing Barrier and how to bypass it. He can also manipulate his hair to attack and defend against his enemies.

Koji's skill in shurikenjutsu can effortlessly hit a fellow Inner before they can react. He can use Space–Time Ninjutsu, able to enter the Ten-Tails' dimension at will. He can carve Space-Time Ninjutsu seals using Earth Release to summon eternally burning natural fire from flaming mountains. Koji can summon toads to aid him, ranging from summoning tiny toads that act for surveillance or act as a medium for his techniques or giant toads to crush targets, and is able to perform the Reverse Summoning Technique. He can use fūinjutsu to paralyse targets within his erected pillars. He can also launch sticky oil from his mouth.

## Nature Transformations [ ]

Koji can utilize Fire and Earth Release. He has shown great mastery in using Fire Release; he can use True Fire of Samadhi, that from hitting targets through small mediums, will cause the victim to spontaneously combust, strong enough to overcome a target's regeneration capabilities and never extinguish. He can also launch a barrage of fireballs from his mouth and even imbue his fist with fire to consume his target in flames upon striking. With Earth Release, he can morph the ground in the area into sinking mud to ensnare his foes. He can also use Yin Release to project an image of himself to talk with people from a distance.

## Senjutsu [ ]

Koji is capable of using Sage Mode with a perfect balance of chakra and natural energy, unlike his genetic source. While in this form, Koji gains yellow, toad-like irides with orange pigmentation around his eyes. Through his senjutsu skills, Koji enhanced his physical abilities and sensory perception to the point of being able to catch a strike from Isshiki and temporarily keep him at bay before quickly countering. His ninjutsu is also enhanced, able to use techniques such as Sage Art: Five Fire Gods' Fan of Flames, to the point of temporarily pressuring and surprising Isshiki Ōtsutsuki with the overwhelming amount of flames.

## New Era [ ]

## Versus Momoshiki Arc [ ]

In the anime, during the days leading up to the Chūnin Exams, Koji ambushed Katasuke Tōno to find out who was stealing data for Kara using genjutsu on a scientist. Having learned that Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki was defeated, he assumed Naruto Uzumaki was the person responsible.