Talk:Kokushi no Naraku

Curbing The Threat
I've slept on the threat of Kokushi no Naraku, and I've found that in terms of the threat he poses, the natural counter to him characterwise would be Void's Puppeteer, just like he's the natural counter to Isamu. Furthermore, Kaoru Aburame will, once he's completed potentally possess the ability to "cure" diseases like this, in the crudest and most unskilled manner imagineable; by removing them directly from the body by making use of tons of miscroscopic worms who devour the offending bacteria. This should stay constant no matter how many times Kokushi mutates his bacteria, viruses and other nastinesses. Other possibile ways to curb his influence would include Kurenai's Hiden, as most bacteria, viruses and germs dangerous to humans remain in the bloodstream.

The best way to handle Kokushi no Naraku is to first understand that its not a question about WHAT can defeat him; its a question about WHO can defeat him. You could also defeat him metaphorically, by making use of his fanatic devotion to Jashin in an attempt to make him calmly accept his death, for it is indeed a release from the sinful world; and in his case, a release from the excruciating agony he's constantly in. In that sense, Kokushi's greatest threat is himself and his ineviteable acceptance of his own death, due to his religion.

Furthermore, I actually don't think that Kokushi would destroy the entire world no matter the reason. The reason being, that I think he'd consider that rude, both to those he'd destroy, but most of all to Jashin. I suppose I should clarify my statement though, the reason he doesn't release the hyper-fatal variant of the black plague is because it would indeed destroy the population of the world, but it would not be in tune with his religion. He'd ensure that those he kills would know the reason they're killed, and he'd preach to them in long-winded sermons about the glory, mercy and excellency of Jashin even as they succumb to their diseases. However, during each of his "visits" to villages, he'd probably let a few of those that hear his sermons live so that they may take the word of Jashin to heart and take their own life as is their due. Because if they do that, they've paid the ultimate tribute to Jashin, and I believe that is something that Kokushi as the Head Priest of Jashin would find valuable enough to spare their lives. The people who took their own life would do it due to a mixture of reverence for this "Jashin" and out of an immense fear to not die in the same gruesome manner as their fellow citizens.

He returns to each of these villages an unspecified time after his first visit in order to search for survivors, if there's none, he'd probably hold another sermon for those whom have accepted the gift of Jashin and died. If there IS survivors, he'd do the same, only that he'd infect them with his diseases as well, and watch them succumb to his "Gifts of Jashin" - Kokushi's restraints would not be on his abilities per se, but self-imposed to honor his faith, a man as insanely religious as Kokushi would simply not kill people whom are unaware of why they're dying, which leads to an interesting dilemma with those whom are actually deaf and are unable to hear his sermons.

Lastly, in order to deal with the threat of bacteria, it should be possible for the greatest medical nin in the world to band together to create a sort of Bactericide Ninjutsu which specifically targets the environment on a microscopic level and destroys any and all bacteries, viruses and other impurities which are in the area, most likely only working on those that carry signs of Kokushi's unique chakra signature.