Although one theory has it that the spirit having possessed Nao DEGUCHI was not only Ushitora no Konjin, but also a number of other possessing spirits including Kunitakehiko no mikoto, it is now acknowledged that this is wrong and it was nothing but a rumor at the time.
一節には出口なおに懸かる神霊が、艮の金神に限らず国武彦命他、多数の憑依霊もあった、とされているが現在ではこれは誤りであり、単に当時の風説に過ぎなかったことが認められている。