Hakudōshi

Hakudōshi was an incarnation of Naraku before being killed.

## Appearance

When Hakudōshi was born he took the form of a young child, and given his size, somewhere between 8 and 11.

He has pale skin and violet eyes.

His hair was light purple down to the middle of his back in length with scraggly bangs framing his face.

Hakudōshi's outfit is white with yellow and blue buttons in front.

## Personality

Hakudōshi was perhaps the offspring that was most like Naraku—even more so than the Infant.

He was cruel, controlling, and self-serving.

He took pleasure in watching the suffering of others, much like Naraku, as he had been seen to enjoy watching Kagura suffer for her failed attempts of freedom.

When he and Kohaku unleashed a swarm of killer rat demons, he was shown watching the death destruction they caused with childish delight.

He also made a special trip to the mountains just so he could watch Abi-hime's birds kill and drink the blood of refugees.

Unlike Naraku, Hakudōshi was fearless, more hands-on, and didn't mind getting his hands dirty—something Kagura was quick to notice.

Hakudōshi did battle with Adam many times, and unlike Naraku, he was not as quick to run and didn't rely on his barrier as much as his maker.

However, he was not above running if his body took a lot of damage, or using someone else to do his work if his life was in danger.

Though he was very clever, Hakudōshi wasn't quite as manipulative as Naraku and tended to take a more direct approach in matters.

He openly revealed the location of the last Shikon shard and made it very clear that he was going to use Adam's group to get to it.

His solution for luring Kikyō out of hiding using the Zushinezumi was crude and needlessly destructive, but effective.

He continuously wondered why Naraku didn't kill Kagura even though he knew she was a traitor.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

Being a demon gave Hakudōshi many different abilities and powers. What made him unique among Naraku's other detachments was that he shared many of the same abilities as Naraku himself.

* Barrier:Like Naraku, Hakudōshi had the ability to create a barrier, which was just as powerful as Naraku's himself. The barrier was strong enough to withstand a direct hit from the Kaze no Kizu, one of the most powerful yōki based attacks in the series. He could also adjust the size of his barrier to allow others around him inside it, such as Entei the yōkai horse and later Kagura. His barrier was also immune to the barrier shattering Red Tessaiga. The barrier could be destroyed by beings with great spiritual power (such as Kikyō's purifying arrow mingled with ground tombstone of Onigumo was shown to be able to destroy it), and the Kongōsōha, the hardest substance in the world. Unlike Naraku, who seems to permanently reside inside a barrier, Hakudōshi seemed to prefer leaving his barrier down most of the time, and only create one when he was threatened. Naraku had an inexplicable degree of control over Hakudōshi's barrier and, as such, could disable it at will, as he did following Hakudōshi's betrayal. Naraku was also able to use it to teleport back from the Border of the Afterlife.

* Reversing Yōki: Hakudōshi could reverse the flow of yōki based attacks that are captured in his barrier. He could use his own yōki to capture the yōki attack and then use his yōki to reverse the flow, which allowed him to redirect the enemy's attack back on him or her. If the attack could break his barrier, then he could not reverse the flow.

* Shōki: Hakudōshi could produce his own shōki, a poisonous substance. Hakudōshi only used the shōki once in the series, so it is unknown if his was as strong as Naraku's.

* Regeneration: Hakudōshi was originally part of the Infant; he did not have his own heart, but shared one with the Infant just like Naraku. As a result, he could not be killed by physical attacks. Hakudōshi's body was destroyed many times in the series, but he always regenerated from the damage he took, the time needed to do so varying depending on the nature of the injury. Hakudōshi often used his regeneration to his advantage in battle, such as when he shielded Mōryōmaru from Inuyasha's Kongōsōha, which he knew could destroy his barrier. Hakudōshi rebelled against Naraku openly because he knew that Naraku could not kill him without killing the baby, which would result in his own death as well. Unfortunately, like Naraku, his regeneration could not protect him from being sucked into Miroku's Wind Tunnel, which was what killed him.

* Telepathy: Like the Infant, Hakudōshi had the ability to read the minds of others by making physical contact with them. He was shown using this ability in order to catch a glimpse of "the border between this world and the next". In an anime-only scene, he's about to read Kagura's mind, even though she was standing at some distance from him, when she mulls about killing him. He attacks her before she takes the offensive and arrogantly tells her that her mind is like an open book to him.

* Teleportation: Hakudōshi had shown the ability to teleport himself and others. He was able to teleport right behind Kagura and trap her in a barrier and also was able to teleport himself and giant slug demons to the Mayōse tree in an attempt to destroy it. This was an ability that Naraku himself also had and also increased the similarities between himself and Naraku.

* Telekinesis: Hakudōshi only demonstrates this ability once; he uses it to levitate numerous small stones and hurl them at Kagura after he overhears her thinking of how she'd like to kill him. Although the stones do little more than annoy Kagura, they make his point. After she concedes defeat, he lets the stones drop, and is never seen using this ability again.

## Weapons

* Naginata: Hakudōshi at first had no weapons to speak of until he met Rengokuki and Entei. Entei reared and dumped Rengokuki off his back upon meeting Hakudōshi, which caused Rengokuki to attack Hakudōshi in a fit of pique. Hakudōshi killed Rengokuki shortly thereafter with his own weapon, and kept Rengokuki's Naginata. He seemingly masters the naginata immediately after wresting it from Rengokuki's grasp, and it becomes his signature weapon for the rest of his life. Hakudōshi is shown to use the naginata with considerable skill, despite the fact that it is easily taller than he is. Throughout the series, Hakudōshi seems to rely on it almost exclusively, disdaining the body manipulation that Naraku prefers. For instance, he uses it to decapitate a multitude of demons in his search for the last shard, and later employs it to slay Goryōmaru. When Miroku sucks Hakudōshi into his Wind Tunnel, the naginata is also consumed.