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Futo is a Shikaisen, a sub-species of hermit. For someone to become a Shikaisen, they must transfer their soul into an object, like a shoe or bamboo pole, or in Futo's case, a plate. The person must also cut off all ties with their family and friends.

Futo is based off of Futsuhime, who was Mononobe no Moriya's younger sister. She married into the Mononobe clan, but ended up betraying them. Soga no Umako, who was her husband, "carried out his wife's plot" by having an assassin kill Mononobe no Moriya, her older brother.

Back to the main point, to become a shikaisen, you must cut off the ties with you friends and family, transfer your soul to an object, and move to a distant place and enact Ling bao tai xuan yin sheng zhi fu, which means "Numinous Treasure Talisman of the Grand Mystery for Living in Hiding". By doing this, you are protected from heavenly retribution. Once this is done, your body becomes immortal, but only as long as a sīmìng ("controller of fate") allows. Your lifespan may be increased by finding talismans that will allow to live longer. As with hermits and celestials, this is not true immortality, and shikaisens are also known as the lowest form of immortality.