Who was Jigen before Isshiki?

Jigen is the leader of Kara and a major antagonist in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Before becoming a vessel for Isshiki Otsutsuki, Jigen was actually a monk (talk about a 180° change). However, compared to other characters who turned villainous, such as Madara, Obito, or even Sasuke, he is truly pitiful.
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How did Isshiki find Jigen?

Jigen being attacked by Isshiki. Around the time that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Isshiki Ōtsutsuki arrived on Earth, Jigen was a novice monk and after Kaguya left him for dead, Isshiki assaulted Jigen, during which he shrunk himself and entered the monk's ear in order to survive.
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Does Jigen have a backstory?

Jigen is simply the front for Isshiki Otsutsuki, and he has been so for years. According to the backstory fans learned, Jigen was a simple human monk when Isshiki and his partner Kaguya arrived on earth. The latter left Isshiki for dead after a double-cross went wrong, so the man needed somewhere to rest.
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Who is Jigen possessed by?

Isshiki Ōtsutsuki is the main antagonist of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. He is an Ōtsutsuki clan main family member who has been in possession of a monk named Jigen and has been using Jigen's name as his own. He is the leader of the Kara organization.
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Who is inside Jigen?

Family. Jigen (ジゲン, Jigen) was a novice monk that became the vessel for Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, and eventually had his body completely taken over by Isshiki invading it.
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The Life Of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)



Why did Jigen choose Kawaki?

He admits to choosing Kawaki and others like him because they had nothing -- no meaning in life and absolutely no purpose. Kawaki topped the list, though, as a neglected child working and chopping wood for a father who used their money for liquor and even hid food so Kawaki would work harder.
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What was Jigen other secret?

With his unique right eye, Isshiki explains that he can perform Sukunahikona, which allows him to instantly shrink himself or any non-living target he sets his gaze on. He can also restore its original size in the blink of an eye. But there's the second and more dangerous part -- the Daikokuten.
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Is Jigen related to Kawaki?

Family. Kawaki (カワキ, Kawaki) is a shinobi raised by Jigen and his organization Kara to be the future vessel for Isshiki Ōtsutsuki. After being brought to Konohagakure, he is taken in by Naruto Uzumaki and develops a brotherly bond with Boruto Uzumaki.
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Who gave Jigen the karma?

As far as Isshiki's plan goes, the villain entered Jigen's body and implanted him with Karma after regaining his power. Due to his vessel's weakness, Isshiki has no intention of actually overtaking Jigen and his given the Karma power to Kawaki with an eye to making the youngster his permanent host.
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How did Jigen get ten tails?

Shockingly, it turns out Jigen was Kaguya's partner and someone the clan sent to Earth with her. We don't know what happened between them, but we discover Jigen is actually drawing chakra from and feeding off this Ten-Tails (which looks eerily similar to the one previously seen in Naruto).
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What is Isshiki right eye?

With his unique right eye, Isshiki was able to view the lifeforce of living things — including his own — in the form of fire-like shadows and perform Sukunahikona, a technique that allowed him to instantly shrink himself or anything non-living target he saw and just as quickly restore its original size.
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How did Kaguya betray Isshiki?

The latest chapter of Boruto has given some much-needed insight into the Ōtsutsuki civil war we didn't know occurred during the Naruto series. It turns out that Kaguya betrayed Isshiki because she didn't want to be the sacrifice fed to the God Tree, just so it could bear chakra fruit for Isshiki to eat.
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Is Koji Kashin a Jiraiya?

Family. Koji Kashin (果心居士, Kashin Koji) is 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.
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Is Jigen good or evil?

Being a vessel of an Otsutsuki, Jigen is extremely powerful. In fact, he's the strongest known character in the entire series right now. Also, as its most iconic villain, Jigen is often compared to Pain from Naruto.
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Why is Isshiki after Kawaki?

Kawaki finally got his freedom, killing Isshiki Ōtsutsuki. This means the alien couldn't have placed a new Karma mark on the teen, and thus Isshiki couldn't be reborn in Kawaki's body. This was the main goal since Isshiki took over Jigen's frame and started the Kara terrorist cell.
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Who defeated Isshiki?

Isshiki Otsutsuki was finally taken down by a collective effort of Naruto, Sasuke, Kawaki, and Boruto. Naruto, using his Baryon Mode, did most of the work and reduced Isshiki's lifespan to mere minutes. With both on the brink of death, Isshiki chose to reincarnate into Kawaki's body.
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Why did Kawaki turn evil?

According to theories, Isshiki's consciousness was implanted in Kawaki's body and was then used to carry out the alien's commands. Fans were left to come up with new ideas as to whether Kawaki would become evil after Isshiki died and Kawaki lost his Karma mark in the manga.
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Who is Kawaki a vessel of?

Since Boruto opens with a prologue, we know for a fact that Kawaki does indeed transform into a complete vessel of Isshiki Otsutsuki and gain tremendous power from it that he uses to destroy Konohagakure.
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Who is stronger Isshiki or Jigen?

In conclusion, Jigen is obviously stronger than Isshiki. As Jigen, he has that broken thing called karma, things that he can't absorb, he has his dojutsu as well, he doesn't have a ticking clock, hence Baryon mode is useless.
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Is code stronger than Jigen?

6 Code's Strength Surpasses That Of Jigen

According to Amado, Code possesses strength that exceeds that of Jigen, Isshiki Otsutsuki's previous host. This makes him a monster who can take down almost anyone in combat, including the other members of Kara and even the likes of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
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What is the yellow eye that Jigen has?

Jigen (Isshiki) possesses a Byakugan in his left eye and a unique unnamed right eye that allows him to perform Sukunahikona. Byakugan gives him the ability to see the chakra pathway system, while the right eye allows Jigen to shrink and restore himself or any other inanimate target.
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Which Otsutsuki is in code?

Isshiki commanded Code to utilise his Kāma to transform into a complete Ōtsutsuki by sacrificing either Boruto or Kawaki to Ten-Tails and eating the resulting Chakra Fruit, and to carry on the Ōtsutsuki Will, devouring worlds and continuing to evolve until achieving godhood.
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Can Madara beat Jigen?

6 CAN BEAT MADARA: Jigen

Naruto and Sasuke easily defeated Momoshiki Otsutsuki, and Jigen was much stronger than both of them combined, indicating that Jigen is even stronger than Momoshiki Otsutsuki.
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