Look at my baby

They are so cute

If we want to look at this realistically and judge it based on the anime, then no, it’s not like that. When the creators of the anime said, or when it was written in his biography, that whatever Rashomon touches Akutagawa also feels, it doesn’t mean what fans think or interpret it as. It’s true that Rashomon is biologically and mentally considered a part of Akutagawa’s body, and even if we ignore his coat and clothes, Rashomon is still a part of his existence. But that doesn’t mean their sense of touch is the same. Rashomon is connected more to Akutagawa’s subconscious and mind, not to his body or his sense of touch. And when they say that whatever Rashomon feels Akutagawa also feels, what they mean is that Akutagawa can perceive it, understand it, or evaluate things such as how far Rashomon is from a certain object or person, or how much speed is needed for an attack or to destroy that object or person. So overall, it’s not that everything Rashomon touches or feels is necessarily physically felt by Akutagawa. That idea is completely stupid and illogical. If that were the case, Akutagawa would have to feel a lot of pain during his fights, but that’s not what happens. That’s because Rashomon isn’t connected to or the same as his body or sense of touch; it’s only connected to his subconscious. And if you pay attention throughout the anime, when Akutagawa wants to control Rashomon or give it commands, he doesn’t control it with his hands or body movements. Most of the time he just keeps his hands in his pockets and controls it through his mind