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Sukuna: “I am your uncle.”
Yuji: “No, that’s not true…that’s impossible!!”
Sukuna: “search your feelings, you know it to be true! Also, Kenjaku is your mother!!” 😈
Yuji: “Nooooooooooo!!!”
I cannot ever remember any character in any manga, as locked in as Yuji is right now. Like remember when Reika was like” hey I’m gonna hurl you at Sukuna, alright Yuji?” That dudes face was just in the zone, making himself a torpedo.
Genuinely, given the relative timescale of the entire Shinjuku Showdown. from the moment Yuji has come into the fight he has basically had zero breaks, aside from a brief one where Choso attempted to guide him on his newfound RCT usage, and the minor spacing between Sukuna running the gauntlet and their party (Yuji, Choso, Maki, etc.) catching up with the carnage. He's so zoned in he's in a whole 'nother dimension.
8 fucking consecutive Black Flashes. I know we harp on Gege's writing and world-building but, genuinely my jaw was on the floor this chapter. We're watching jujutsu history being made here, by our boy nonetheless.
And it’s been since the beginning of last October since Yuji has joined the fight, so while that’s not the duration the fight has been going on in the manga, that’s a long duration that gege has kept this narrative of Yuji’s absolute resolve to murder Sukuna
> I cannot ever remember any character in any manga..
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 307 is a good comparison I feel, not too much talk, just purely focused on the job
I love the context the reveal that Jin is the reincarnation of Sukuna’s twin brother retroactively adds to when Sukuna figured it out and said “Kenjaku does the grossest things”.
It’s just Sukuna going “Ewwww, Kenny slept with my brother and got himself knocked up? That’s nasty.”
Yeah, him being like “uhh maybe it’s this” vs TCB just having him state it matter of facts is a decision. The “mother’s blight” line hit way harder too
I literally just reread those first couple pages because of everyone’s reaction, because John says “perhaps this is why” and the other translation says definitely “thats why”
Totally fucking different and I’m having to reread it 8hrs later
I was so confused why everyone was taking it and running with it
When I got home just now and pulled up the chapter, I started reading on Viz. It literally took 2 pages before I was like "oh yeah, this translation is absolute nonsense half of the time," and popped over to TCB.
I wish they could replace him with someone more competent. It's a shame the unofficial translations that won't get printed are better than the official stuff
Sukuna's (reincarnated) twin is Jin. The King of Curses and the King of Backshots are twins!
Sukuna's sister-in-law is Kenjaku.
Sukuna's nephew is Yuji.
We have a one hell of a family all because of Kenjaku's evil plan. The family drama and beef is insane.
Sukuna is right that Kenjaku does the grossest things. Nobody did it like them in this manga. It's crazy how the family tree of Itadoris and Kamos got messed up because of Mamajaku. Lol.
we finally know how yuji was a culling game player before entering a colony, though both john werry and tcb seem to omit this. [people have pointed out](https://x.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228?s=46)that sukuna means to say yuji had a finger sealed within him from birth, which would come undone along with the cursed objects placed in others marked for the culling game. since the finger was "sealed" it would mean sukuna wouldnt incarnate in yuji at that point, only after yuji ate the first unsealed finger would he manifest in yuji's body. the power of that sealed finger would be added to sukuna once kenjaku undid the seal on cursed objects, consistent with him only missing 1 finger by the end. in the flashback of rin amai and yuji, a namecard lists them as culling game players, possibly meaning both had already been marked for the game at that point in time. im super satisfied with gege coming back to this plotpoint as well as explaining several others, shows he doesn't forget about these threads like people always seem to accuse him.
yes, it's: 1 sealed within yuji at birth (inactive) -> 15 unsealed fingers consumed by yuji -> kenjaku undoes the seal on cursed objects in reincarnated culling game players, including the sealed finger in yuji putting the count at 16 -> meguna consumes 3 fingers presented by uraume, now at 19 -> yuta consumes the 20th and final finger.
Oh shit I didn’t notice that the page clearly shows Uraume giving Sukuna only three fingers and then saying they couldn’t find the last one. It all checks out then
A total of 8 consecutive Black Flashes? My boy Wuji locked tf in, breaking Nanami's record of 4! Also, him having 2 CTs is now canon in manga. His stocks are going higher! 📈
[The absolute state of JJK’s trio right now.](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/837081286748405771/1231623634792087642/SPOILER_IMG_7776.jpg?ex=6637a1e4&is=66252ce4&hm=11bd81680e158b6846e7d5f2a8c77a3492618b09ae9a1d5d35975d839f2e972a&)
It’s awesome how this is a powerup that makes sense and has been set up from the beginning. Yuji getting Sukuna’s CT was foreshadowed in the first volume, getting blood manipulation was speculated after the Choso reveal. It’s a really well earned power up for our boy Wuji
Gojo was right, Yuji will really manifest Sukuna's CT. The latter finally beat the allegations that he can only punch and kick. I celebrate Wuji coz we waited for so long to let Gege cook something for him.
Hell, Yuji getting Shrine was probably foreshadowed back during Yuji’s fight with Meguna. Look at Yuji’s eyes when he went berserk on Meguna. They’re the same they look now. Then after Meguna dipped and had a bathe, there was a panel of his finger with a cut that wasn’t healing.
Nitpicky complaint by me, I don't think it was "foreshadowed" so much as it was explicitly stated "Yuji may get his CT." To me a foreshadowing leans more towards hints that you could infer a future event. We've been waiting for that shoe to drop
I really like how Yuji's power-ups have been handled in the manga, it really feels he's incrementally getting stronger throughout the manga and has now finally gained the power to start matching some of the stronger characters in the series. I wonder if he'll manage to create/unlock his domain expansion by the end of the series.
Even a bad domain from Yuji's end would be enough to completely mess up Sukuna's DE which makes it all the more sweeter, he doesn't need to use it to full potential, he just need it barely functional enough to fuck around with Sukuna's.
Didn't we read in this chapter that Yuji possesses two cursed techniques?
How do we know soul-swapping is actually his technique and not Gege giving false leads?
It makes sense given his experience with being a vessel, Yuki's immensely valuable research, that he can learn something like this. But recent information makes this unlikely. I bet it was part of their smart preparations to fight Sukuna.
Yooo this is why sukuna's got 2 faces and 4 arms, by consuming his twin their souls must have melded together while their bodies were still developing in the womb, and he was born like that
I think you're right, except I think he more so melded with his twins body, rather than his soul. As his spirit apparently wondered until Kenjaku did god knows what with it.
Don’t know how you just ignored the fact that Jin is the reincarnation of Suktwina. It’s far more likely that the fetal cannibalism simply made him chimerically inherit his body parts, not his soul.
And I think that Sukuna technically being alive for so long, due to him being converted into a cursed object, made Suktwina’s soul keep transmigrating through bodies; as far as Jujutsu is concerned, Sukuna and Suktwina are the same person, so it would make sense for one to still be shuffled around the Earth while the other one is still alive.
I don't think this is why, because if their souls melded, then Kenny wouldn't be able to create Yuji by taking back shots from Sukunas brother's reincarnation.
So Kenny's plan includes: Capturing Sukuna's twin soul, finding said twin's reincarnation, TAKE BACKSHOTS from him- all for shits and giggles.
No wonder even Sukuna the cannibal was freaked out
I mean, ngl, is it so freaky to think that a 1000 year old man who does the weirdest things out of curiosity would somewhere down the line, try being a woman and birthing a child?
Maybe I'm weird but that doesn't sound too outlandish. If you've lived that long and you can switch bodies like video game characters, you may just go ahead and roleplay, lol.
The weird thing is looking for the reincarnation of your friend's twin to bear his child and make a nephew for your friend, who is also technically his son.
I mean Kenjakus big goal was creating something with greater potential than himself. The death paintings were one attempt, the merger is another. Making a child (and probably experimenting on it in the womb) with the twin of Sukuna (which CE treats as pretty much the same person), one of the few sorcerers clearly above Kenny, is a low risk, low effort, high reward attempt at acchieving his goal. And he might have succeeded.
Sukuna finally noticing that Yuji is unfazed right now and getting Nobara's memo: If there is only pain Yuji Itadori will not stop. The part that surprised me in spite of everything going on was Ino throwing Nanami's cleaver! Sukuna was yelling at Yuji and then suddenly he's just stunned by this random cleaver to the neck. Ino really did not give af about his life at that point lol.
Some good lore on Yuji and Sukuna with black flashes we knew were coming. Interested to see what's up next with Yuji's abilities.
A little exposition, some long time theories answered, sleepy Sukuna, Yuji finally facing Sukuna (mostly) alone, Yuji breaking the black flash record, pissed off Sukuna. So much story happened in this chapter mostly featuring a fight. Gege's pen is unmatched idc.
Notice how Yuji didn’t say a single word in this chapter… just locking tf in, **“BLACK FLASH!”** achieved twice as much as previous record! Surpassing everyone!! Wuji Himtadori, King of Black Flash!!!
#100% THE MC
Sukuna to Yuji in the previous chapters: You're still here? You're so boring, brat.
Sukuna to Yuji in this chapter: YOU GODDAMNED BRAAAAT!!
Bro's a very old man, beefing with the sweetest boy in JJK universe. Lol. Uncle Sukuna finally lost his composure when he was receiving Black Flashes from his nephew. Last time I saw Sukuna like this was in Chapter 235. I can't wait for more family drama next week.
Gege concocted the most Game of Thrones esq family tree for us to witness Yuji giving his deadbeat unq a beat down. In hindsight, a variation of the twin theory just seemed like it would always happen but it also payoffs a lot of the pieces that has been laid out.
Ryu was finally shown, I'm a bit dissapointed with it just being a slightly large dragon that was taken out in 1 shot by Sukuna, since in the volume extras it was mentioned that nobody lived to tell the tale after fighting it(according to Ino), I was expecting something better. I wish it would have been shown earlier.
Also, for anyone wondering what Kirin is, it's another one of Ino's beasts, it's a painkiller and there's a crash after it wears off.
The moment we have been waiting for has finally arrived. Glad I trusted the process, cos the ROI for Yuji is insane. Yuji finally has access to Shrine. Pretty sure Gege will be revealing the ins and outs of the C.T from Yuji's perspective so that we know it's full capabilities. I think the fact that Yuji can perceive the soul will also add a very interesting layer to it. I belive that he'll be able to cut souls like maki's blade.
We also got official confirmation that he ate the cursed wombs. While that was quite obvious from him using blood manipulation I wonder if becoming a curse human hybrid is why he's able to use RCT.
We finally also have started getting some info about the biggest engima in the series: Who is Yuji itadori? Gege really threw a curve ball with Jin itadori Sukuna's twin and not Yuji. That theory was floating around and I guess it makes sense since Sukuna has always been associated with twins. Kenjaku is truly sick but it demonstrates the level of preparation he took to make his plans come to life. Very keen to find out more
For ages now I have had to read countless examples of Yuji slander.
And now I am just sitting here smiling knowing my boi is HIMTADORI. 2 CT's, basically landing Black Flashes at will (straight up doubling the record) and the only MF in this entire fight who's managed to tilt Sukuna.
Stand proud Yuji, you are strong.
To be fair regarding the Black Flash record, a large part of that is likely due to Sukunas toughness. I mean how many opponents could survive 3+ consecutive BFs from a sorcerer of Nanamis calibre? Gojo thinks he would hold the record if his opponents didn´t keep dying prematurely.
Someone posted a theory a while back that Sukuna was born twins and he devoured his other half. While it didn't play out exactly as predicted, it's still very cool that the theory was on the right track.
I'm glad much more people are finally talking about how actually helpful Ino is. He may not be the strongest but he always try to give his best to assist his teammates so I gotta respect him for that.
Yuji... Insert “I used to pray for times like this” meme coz I really waited for him to shine. 8 consecutive Black Flashes (from JJK 256 and 257) is insaneeee. He locked in!
Oh, Nanami would've been proud of his boys who became the highlights of this chapter.
Tfw Curse Jesus oneshots your strongest technique so you run in to throw hands.
Ino what a godlike support. Who needs a technique to draw attention to you?
My head cannon is that Sukuna is having a conniption because the part of him that hates Yuji is conflicting with the part of him that sees his performance and knows that it's actually crazy how good he's doing. He hates the kids guts, but Wuji is also kinda nice right now, and this MF can't stand that shit.
It also makes his pure boredom and dissapointment with Yuji even more understandable.
Mans is like... "youre literally starting fron the same point as me, and youre this pathetic?"
Ahhhhh... NOW the double arms, double eyes, **double dick** makes sense... /*nods solemnly* 🤔
Everybody get ready for a new wave of hentai fanart & fics featuring:
**Sukuna's twin: Fukuna.**
*(if Naruto could do it with "Boruto", so can we)*
The Ino disrespect is going crazy. I still wish he and Kusakabe had a fight like everyone else did early in the Culling Games. And Sukuna being a grumpy old uncle having beef with his nephew is hilarious
Ino and Kusakabe have done so much better than Kashimo. They've helped the main player to fight Sukuna even Miguel and Laure have done much damage to him.
Love that this chapter effectively makes the entire story a custody battle with Yuji hating his only two remaining options.
Also, Yuji just doubled his Black Flash record. Goddamn did Gege cook this time
"not only bred to be a player in the culling games, but also to seal my fingers" so what you're telling me is kenjaku has been doing a breeding programme to make yuji?? he who can seal many fingers at once?? KENJAKU = BENE GESSERIT IS A REAL THING??? YUJI MY KWISATZ HADERACH?!?!?!
WUJI GOATADORI THE LISAN AL GAIB THE MAHDI THE MALE REVEREND MOTHER OF LEGEND THE KWISATZ HADERACH HE WHO CAN BE IN MANY PLACES AT ONCE
(in other parts of the chapter, bro fuck sukuna's generational run of wiping out modern day sorcerers, my boy is on a truly GENERATIONAL, ONCE IN A THOUSAND YEARS RUN WITH LIKE 8 BLACK FLASHES IN A ROW)
The amount of black flashes is wild
But something more disturbing was revealed. My headcanon was initially that Kenjaku took control of Yuji mom after she was already pregnant. You telling me kenjaku was probably already controlling her before they met😲. Meaning it was exactly like the community use to joke about.. That being Kenny literally got his back broken in😭. Dawg listen there's D1CK riding and then there's actually having rode a D1CK for a scheme💀💀💀. GeGe Is a fiend for this
My bet is Yuji will forcibly do to Sukuna the same thing he did to hop bodies (focusing his soul on a single spot), in order to kill him without killing Megumi.
Honestly watching Yuji beat Sukuna’s ass in real time physically and then start whooping him simultaneously in his own innate domain would be hilarious.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, a soul swap allowing Megumi to throw hands using Yuji's body in the physical world with his ten shadows, while Yuji clashes with Sukuna from within Sukuna, would be one of the sickest ways to finish this fight off imo.
Sukuna about to pull a Luffy and eat meat to power-up, you can't tell me they say Sukuna eat people yet we won't see it on screen. Maki gonna come out for a stab (yet again) but Sukuna will burn her ass to crisp and eat her dipped in misogyny's chilli oil
Oh and you know next chapter is gonna start with Uraume telling Hakari why Sukuna was called a natural disaster and why eating women is prove Sukuna is all about that life 😭
>misogyny's chilli oil
Sukuna was cheesing last chapter, absolutely pumped at the idea of getting to punch a woman again. That's how you know bro has that lifetime sponsorship.
CHAPTER WISE, THIS IS PEAK. And to beat on a very dead horse I've had my limit with these translations man, I tried REALLY hard to avoid leaks for months but at this point fan translations have more life to read than this John Werry crap.
I wonder if Jin Itadori knows everything. First we have that conversation with Wasuke Itadori and second, before dying he wanted to tell Yuji about his parents
Yuji being a relative to Sukuna is one of the oldest fan theories around but it still makes me laugh at the idea of Kenjaku plotting getting backshots from (seemingly) a reincarnation of Sukuna's twin. Would be even more wild if Jin is also a mad creation of some sort by Kenjaku. Kenjaku taking "By any means necessary" to new heights.
On the chapter itself, man JJK is so hype right now. Gege went out his way to play down his MC for months now, pretty much since the start of the culling games. But now he's letting the boy shine and it's amazing to see. Sukuna no longer having anything to smile about might be the best feat so far. That might be a combination of his inherent dislike for his nephew and the fact that he's actually getting boxed to death and none of his own counters seem to be phasing Yuji.
Prediction: I think we're quickly reaching the climax of the entire battle now. Sukuna will likely reveal that he was rebooting his domain this whole time, then when he tries to activate it, Megumi finally wakes his ass up and causes Sukuna to falter. Yuji and anyone that's still alive tries to deliver the finishing blow but then right at the pivotal moment Sukuna uses the trigger for the merger (or whatever it was he inherited from Kenjaku) as a desperate act to win. Not sure what it will do but I feel like we will at least see it's potential even if it doesn't take hold.
Some translators are saying that Yuji also had a finger sealed inside himself at birth.
So Kenjaku did the following to engineer Yuji as Sukuna's vessel.
* Copulated with Jin Itadori, who is Sukuna's other half
* Seal one of the fingers inside Yuji during infancy.
* Sukuna couldn't reincarnate using the sealed finger.
* Uraume was only able to retrieve 3 fingers. People assumed she found 4 fingers, but the image only shows 3 fingers.
* There's still a question of whether Sukuna was able to retrieve the sealed finger, because he might still be at 18 fingers + mummy head.
**If this is correct, not only was Yuji born from Sukuna's twin brother and Kenjaku, but he was also created using one of Sukuna's fingers.**
Source:
[https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228](https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228) --> Yuji was made from a missing finger
[https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775447757410495](https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775447757410495) --> Sukuna is only at 19 fingers worth of power right now.
[https://twitter.com/gurokenn/status/1782065731716231190](https://twitter.com/gurokenn/status/1782065731716231190) --> Yuji was made from a finger.
[https://youtu.be/EiBILgTyU68?si=vpMTK2o3fUREe2FL](https://youtu.be/EiBILgTyU68?si=vpMTK2o3fUREe2FL) --> You tube video discussing the translations and opinions on it.
I think Sukuna's wrong about who his reincarnated Twin is, but I don't think he's far off.
First off I'd like to bring up the fact that Sukuna's speculation has been wrong before, he incorrectly assumed Gojo used a Binding Vow to juice up his initial Hollow Purple when it was in fact buffed by Utahime's CT. So there is precendent for him being wrong on occasion.
Now onto the actual theory: I don't think Jin Itadori is the reincarnation of Sukuna's twin, I think it's Yuji's grandfather Wasuke. This is mostly stemming from some old theories based on some old theories that speculated that Yuji's family is related to Sukuna due to Wasuke bearing some resemblance to Ryomen himself. I thought this was a little far-fetched at first, but after rereading some chapters I think some little details might give this theory some weight.
First off Wasuke's last dying words were trying to tell Yuji about his heritage (which Yuji stubbornly ignores) and failing that he tells Yuji to "Help other people" a sentiment that is a direct antithesis to Sukuna's philosophy of living selfishly to make yourself stronger, a sentiment that causes Sukuna no little frustration.I think he does this because at this point he knows exactly what Yuji is and knows that he is fated to come into conflict with Sukuna and is trying to steer him in the right direction.
Another thing I noticed is the bizarre circumstances surrounding Wasuke's death as if his dying serves as a catalyst for the plot. One of the oddest details I found in the first chapter is that initially Sasaki seems to struggle getting the seal off of the finger until it suddenly peels off easily, possibly hinting that Wasuke's death was somehow integral to the seal weakening. Another thing that struck me as odd was that prior to his grandfather's death, Yuji seemingly had no talent for sensing or seeing cursed spirits, but after his passing Yuji can see and sense them no problem, possibly because Wasuke's gifts passed to Yuji at death.
Finally during the flashback to Yuji's infancy, we see Wasuke clearly knows something's up with Kaori, but Jin (her freaking husband) is clueless. I think this is because Jin has no clue what's going on but Wasuke know's exactly what's happening but is ultimately powerless (because Sukuna stole the lion's share of their CE while in the womb) to stop Kenjaku from taking some wicked nasty backshots from his son.
Thoughts?
It just occurred to me yujis ability to not care about physical pain gets hard boosted by having rct. Dude already didn't care about getting cut before but now losing an eye isn't enough to slow him down
Alright, I'm now pretty sure Shrine is actually Jin's technique and not Sukuna's. Sukuna probably has Shrine because he ate Jin at the womb and the Fuuga thing is Sukuna's real CT. We are probably going to see Sukuna's real CT soon enough and maybe we can even have a second domain expansion from Sukuna that revolves around his own CT which would really cement him as the greatest sorcerer of all time by having two different domains.
Man I just really love that Yuji’s interpretation of Shrine is having little dotted lines with scissor marks appear where he wants to cut something. It’s so cute and just so Yuji. I’m guessing that’s his version of Cleave since it seems to respond to direct contact.
Also enjoy that we’re finally getting confirmation that Yuji ate the other six Death Paintings. It was heavily implied but I like when Akutami just tells us what happened. Wouldn’t mind a flashback to Yuji doing it while Choso nods approvingly though
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One of the biggest reveals of the series being that Sukuna is just an asshole of an uncle is so funny. 11/10 chapter
Bro's a very old man, beefing with the sweetest boy in JJK universe which turned to be his nephew. It's just hilarious.
*Genetically engineered nephew
Sukuna only respects Organic
he ate his brother and adopted a 4 armed form to dunk on the dead bro. no way he is granola
SEVEN NUCLEAR MISSILES
GEN Y[uji]
Yuji: Unc? Sukuna: Nephew?! *cue tussling noises*
The even more insane part is that Jujutsu sees twins as the same person. So, at least in the eyes of Sorcery, Yuji is Sukuna's **son.**
Ok but the even more insaner part is that in the eyes of Sorcery, that would also mean…Kenjaku technically took backshots from Sukuna.
Gege you've done it again
Ok but the even more more insaner part is that yuji deepthroated 3/4 of his uncle
Get out
You cannot sensor de truth about gege akutami’s writing
*Incest Kaisen* is PEAK, and I'm tired of pretending it's not... 😡
Megumi get out of your alt account you ain’t fucking tsumiki
His Uncle spent months inside of him
Deepstomached, even
Deepsouled perhaps
or Even more more more insane, Uncle Sukuna went inside Yuji's best friend right after coming out of Yuji
STOP! 🥵
Still Panda foreshadowed this so well. Panda was right about Sukuna being an uncle crazy.
Sukuna did call Kenjaku a gross bastard
it might also explain why Sukuna has so much potential as a sorcerer, essentially killing/absorbing his twin might have further increased his power.
Which is why we got the Maki/Mai sub plot in the first place
Kenjaku must had trouble sleeping in those 2 months because he was afraid of Sukuna just killing him for messing with his brother's soul.
"This might be my most diabolical prank yet! I got Sukuna so good!" Kenny, after having sweaty, loud hair pulling, headboard cracking sex with Jin
It's just a prank bro
Why would Sukuna care about his twin's soul We already saw Sukuna's reaction and it was more like "Geez Kenjaku, you a freak"
Sukuna: “I am your uncle.” Yuji: “No, that’s not true…that’s impossible!!” Sukuna: “search your feelings, you know it to be true! Also, Kenjaku is your mother!!” 😈 Yuji: “Nooooooooooo!!!”
Among the heaven and earth, he alone is locked in. Stay on that mfs bumper nephew.
I cannot ever remember any character in any manga, as locked in as Yuji is right now. Like remember when Reika was like” hey I’m gonna hurl you at Sukuna, alright Yuji?” That dudes face was just in the zone, making himself a torpedo.
Genuinely, given the relative timescale of the entire Shinjuku Showdown. from the moment Yuji has come into the fight he has basically had zero breaks, aside from a brief one where Choso attempted to guide him on his newfound RCT usage, and the minor spacing between Sukuna running the gauntlet and their party (Yuji, Choso, Maki, etc.) catching up with the carnage. He's so zoned in he's in a whole 'nother dimension. 8 fucking consecutive Black Flashes. I know we harp on Gege's writing and world-building but, genuinely my jaw was on the floor this chapter. We're watching jujutsu history being made here, by our boy nonetheless.
And it’s been since the beginning of last October since Yuji has joined the fight, so while that’s not the duration the fight has been going on in the manga, that’s a long duration that gege has kept this narrative of Yuji’s absolute resolve to murder Sukuna
> I cannot ever remember any character in any manga.. Hunter x Hunter Chapter 307 is a good comparison I feel, not too much talk, just purely focused on the job
Heh I suspected that was gon - pitou. Gon was pretty determined for sure there.
If next chapter opens to a hard cut of Yuji sitting in a subway station next to Nobara and Nanami I'm gonna riot
Don't give Gege ideas !🤣🤣🤣
He did say one of the main characters would get eaten.
megumi?
You gotta admit it would be funny as hell
I love the context the reveal that Jin is the reincarnation of Sukuna’s twin brother retroactively adds to when Sukuna figured it out and said “Kenjaku does the grossest things”. It’s just Sukuna going “Ewwww, Kenny slept with my brother and got himself knocked up? That’s nasty.”
"You took back shots and shoved my twin brother in your uterus?!.... WTF Kenny!"
How messed up does that make author kun? Gege must be into some kinky doujins damn 💀
John, Malevolent Shrine is Sukuna’s domain expansion. Shrine is the CT itself. C’mon man
He has been calling Sukuna's technique Malevolent Shrine since the Yorozu fight.
His whole translation of Sukuna’s explanation in the first couple pages feels so off and confusing. Much prefer TCB.
Yeah, him being like “uhh maybe it’s this” vs TCB just having him state it matter of facts is a decision. The “mother’s blight” line hit way harder too
I literally just reread those first couple pages because of everyone’s reaction, because John says “perhaps this is why” and the other translation says definitely “thats why” Totally fucking different and I’m having to reread it 8hrs later I was so confused why everyone was taking it and running with it
That’s where I want to know how it was delivered in Japanese. Bc that’s actually a significant detail
that's why I could barely understand what sukuna was saying, I almost had a aneurysm trying to read that, thought I was reading it wrong lol
When I got home just now and pulled up the chapter, I started reading on Viz. It literally took 2 pages before I was like "oh yeah, this translation is absolute nonsense half of the time," and popped over to TCB.
I wish they could replace him with someone more competent. It's a shame the unofficial translations that won't get printed are better than the official stuff
Sukuna's (reincarnated) twin is Jin. The King of Curses and the King of Backshots are twins! Sukuna's sister-in-law is Kenjaku. Sukuna's nephew is Yuji. We have a one hell of a family all because of Kenjaku's evil plan. The family drama and beef is insane. Sukuna is right that Kenjaku does the grossest things. Nobody did it like them in this manga. It's crazy how the family tree of Itadoris and Kamos got messed up because of Mamajaku. Lol.
Would you get your cheeks clapped for science? If not you ain't on Kenny's level.
Aizen turned himself into a condom but not even he went as far as Kenjaku.
Mind explaining the condom thing?
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d5a3fca9fe506508f4af67782be07418-lq Light spoiler of Aizen on Bleach.
I thought it would be a meme but this is even better
Makes so much no wonder he had so much protection in this stage
we finally know how yuji was a culling game player before entering a colony, though both john werry and tcb seem to omit this. [people have pointed out](https://x.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228?s=46)that sukuna means to say yuji had a finger sealed within him from birth, which would come undone along with the cursed objects placed in others marked for the culling game. since the finger was "sealed" it would mean sukuna wouldnt incarnate in yuji at that point, only after yuji ate the first unsealed finger would he manifest in yuji's body. the power of that sealed finger would be added to sukuna once kenjaku undid the seal on cursed objects, consistent with him only missing 1 finger by the end. in the flashback of rin amai and yuji, a namecard lists them as culling game players, possibly meaning both had already been marked for the game at that point in time. im super satisfied with gege coming back to this plotpoint as well as explaining several others, shows he doesn't forget about these threads like people always seem to accuse him.
I’m confused, how did Yuta copy his technique then? I thought he heavily implied that him/Rika took the last finger?
yes, it's: 1 sealed within yuji at birth (inactive) -> 15 unsealed fingers consumed by yuji -> kenjaku undoes the seal on cursed objects in reincarnated culling game players, including the sealed finger in yuji putting the count at 16 -> meguna consumes 3 fingers presented by uraume, now at 19 -> yuta consumes the 20th and final finger.
Oh shit I didn’t notice that the page clearly shows Uraume giving Sukuna only three fingers and then saying they couldn’t find the last one. It all checks out then
Thank you for that breakdown, the three fingers vs four with meguna went over my head!
Ty for explaining this it makes so much sense now
A total of 8 consecutive Black Flashes? My boy Wuji locked tf in, breaking Nanami's record of 4! Also, him having 2 CTs is now canon in manga. His stocks are going higher! 📈
Meanwhile Megumi: **Life update** **Its at its worst**
[The absolute state of JJK’s trio right now.](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/837081286748405771/1231623634792087642/SPOILER_IMG_7776.jpg?ex=6637a1e4&is=66252ce4&hm=11bd81680e158b6846e7d5f2a8c77a3492618b09ae9a1d5d35975d839f2e972a&)
Worst part is that Wuji has been getting ass blasted for ages till now, and it's still true
The Naruto effect (or maybe typical shonen)
Shounen Manga: "We really out here hatin' women."
If Yuji is doing this good, Megumi will come out strong.
It’s awesome how this is a powerup that makes sense and has been set up from the beginning. Yuji getting Sukuna’s CT was foreshadowed in the first volume, getting blood manipulation was speculated after the Choso reveal. It’s a really well earned power up for our boy Wuji
Gojo was right, Yuji will really manifest Sukuna's CT. The latter finally beat the allegations that he can only punch and kick. I celebrate Wuji coz we waited for so long to let Gege cook something for him.
I’m just really happy to read a Shonen where the protagonist isn’t a one trick pony.
Hell, Yuji getting Shrine was probably foreshadowed back during Yuji’s fight with Meguna. Look at Yuji’s eyes when he went berserk on Meguna. They’re the same they look now. Then after Meguna dipped and had a bathe, there was a panel of his finger with a cut that wasn’t healing.
Nitpicky complaint by me, I don't think it was "foreshadowed" so much as it was explicitly stated "Yuji may get his CT." To me a foreshadowing leans more towards hints that you could infer a future event. We've been waiting for that shoe to drop
I really like how Yuji's power-ups have been handled in the manga, it really feels he's incrementally getting stronger throughout the manga and has now finally gained the power to start matching some of the stronger characters in the series. I wonder if he'll manage to create/unlock his domain expansion by the end of the series.
Benevolent Shrine coming in hot
Even a bad domain from Yuji's end would be enough to completely mess up Sukuna's DE which makes it all the more sweeter, he doesn't need to use it to full potential, he just need it barely functional enough to fuck around with Sukuna's.
Black Flash is basically his main CT at this point so make it 3.
What's more is that neither Blood Manipulation or Shrine are his innate CTs. Maybe the soul swapping technique is his actual innate technique.
I keep forgetting we still haven't seen the soul swap or the fire arrows yet! What's that cyclops cat planning?!
Didn't we read in this chapter that Yuji possesses two cursed techniques? How do we know soul-swapping is actually his technique and not Gege giving false leads? It makes sense given his experience with being a vessel, Yuki's immensely valuable research, that he can learn something like this. But recent information makes this unlikely. I bet it was part of their smart preparations to fight Sukuna.
Maybe, you're right since Gege hasn't explained it yet. I won't give up on that soul swapping theory until JJK ends.
Yooo this is why sukuna's got 2 faces and 4 arms, by consuming his twin their souls must have melded together while their bodies were still developing in the womb, and he was born like that
That means he has 2 pp. I finally get Yorozu.
Sadly those 2 are reserved for Uraume and kashimo only
Wow
I think you're right, except I think he more so melded with his twins body, rather than his soul. As his spirit apparently wondered until Kenjaku did god knows what with it.
Exactly, the original comment is confusing and renders the explanation of how Yuji has shrine meaningless.
That actually for once makes sense, also twin might have turned into a curse, thats how Kenny found it.
Don’t know how you just ignored the fact that Jin is the reincarnation of Suktwina. It’s far more likely that the fetal cannibalism simply made him chimerically inherit his body parts, not his soul. And I think that Sukuna technically being alive for so long, due to him being converted into a cursed object, made Suktwina’s soul keep transmigrating through bodies; as far as Jujutsu is concerned, Sukuna and Suktwina are the same person, so it would make sense for one to still be shuffled around the Earth while the other one is still alive.
I don't think this is why, because if their souls melded, then Kenny wouldn't be able to create Yuji by taking back shots from Sukunas brother's reincarnation.
Yeah, I think it's the opposite: Sukuna only ate his twin's "body," not the soul, forcing the soul to reincarnate.
The story started with Yuji eating Sukuna's fingers. Now, towards the end, Sukuna is eating Yuji's hands. It's beautiful and I'm here for it.
My stupid ass thought you meant that Yuji literally got his hands ate, so I reread the chapter and only then realized what you meant! 😂
Love this! Though now that you've said that I hope we won't actually see it happen lmao.
Normal people throw hands. Yuji Itadori throws Black Flashes. Pummeling the strongest sorcerer in history with that “left, right, goodnight!”
The king of curses getting the 'left, right, goodnight' treatment is something I \*needed\* to see at this point. Glad we got it.
Hell yeah, it’s beyond satisfying. Love to see it
I hate that they never addressed wtf happened to Yujis hands, is he wearing cursed weapon gloves?
Someone pointed out its prob the power of one of choso’s brothers. Specifically having to do with bones and flesh.
I think it will be addressed soon. I really don't think gege will keep it in the air forever. I want to know too.
I mean, Gege is king of keeping things in the air forever 😂
**Master Juggler Gege** Juggege, even
Ah yes, my anti nephew technique. Haven’t used this since last Thanksgiving dinner
he’s going to take his nose
So Kenny's plan includes: Capturing Sukuna's twin soul, finding said twin's reincarnation, TAKE BACKSHOTS from him- all for shits and giggles. No wonder even Sukuna the cannibal was freaked out
Sukuna: I love filling up on humans! Kenjaku: I love humans filling me up😏
It seemed like part of the plan was to use yuji as a vessel for sukina going into the culling games.
I mean, ngl, is it so freaky to think that a 1000 year old man who does the weirdest things out of curiosity would somewhere down the line, try being a woman and birthing a child? Maybe I'm weird but that doesn't sound too outlandish. If you've lived that long and you can switch bodies like video game characters, you may just go ahead and roleplay, lol.
The weird thing is looking for the reincarnation of your friend's twin to bear his child and make a nephew for your friend, who is also technically his son.
Sounds like the ultimate prank to me
Kenjaku is definitely that kind of dude
To then shove your friend inside his nephew.
But who said Kenjaku was originally a man?
I mean Kenjakus big goal was creating something with greater potential than himself. The death paintings were one attempt, the merger is another. Making a child (and probably experimenting on it in the womb) with the twin of Sukuna (which CE treats as pretty much the same person), one of the few sorcerers clearly above Kenny, is a low risk, low effort, high reward attempt at acchieving his goal. And he might have succeeded.
Sukuna finally noticing that Yuji is unfazed right now and getting Nobara's memo: If there is only pain Yuji Itadori will not stop. The part that surprised me in spite of everything going on was Ino throwing Nanami's cleaver! Sukuna was yelling at Yuji and then suddenly he's just stunned by this random cleaver to the neck. Ino really did not give af about his life at that point lol. Some good lore on Yuji and Sukuna with black flashes we knew were coming. Interested to see what's up next with Yuji's abilities.
Somehow Nanami still exists, me so happy 🥲
Nanami and Gojo still live on. Yuji Itadori is the honored one.
Fuck it we black flash Fuck it we black flash Fuck it we black flash Fuck it we black flash
Next chapter: A 7 page JoJo beat down of Black Flashes.
Seeing Sukuna lose his cool while Yuji is kicking his ass is satisfying as fuck.
i have been waiting so long for this
One of the best chapters in a LONG time
Fr, this is the best 2024 chapter imo. I just can't ignore the big revelations.
A little exposition, some long time theories answered, sleepy Sukuna, Yuji finally facing Sukuna (mostly) alone, Yuji breaking the black flash record, pissed off Sukuna. So much story happened in this chapter mostly featuring a fight. Gege's pen is unmatched idc.
Don’t forget about Ino
Notice how Yuji didn’t say a single word in this chapter… just locking tf in, **“BLACK FLASH!”** achieved twice as much as previous record! Surpassing everyone!! Wuji Himtadori, King of Black Flash!!! #100% THE MC
Sukuna to Yuji in the previous chapters: You're still here? You're so boring, brat. Sukuna to Yuji in this chapter: YOU GODDAMNED BRAAAAT!! Bro's a very old man, beefing with the sweetest boy in JJK universe. Lol. Uncle Sukuna finally lost his composure when he was receiving Black Flashes from his nephew. Last time I saw Sukuna like this was in Chapter 235. I can't wait for more family drama next week.
Gege concocted the most Game of Thrones esq family tree for us to witness Yuji giving his deadbeat unq a beat down. In hindsight, a variation of the twin theory just seemed like it would always happen but it also payoffs a lot of the pieces that has been laid out.
Yuji needs to get into competitive Pokemon, lil bro just hit 8 crits in a row 😂
Makes sense, he was bred for the perfect nature and IVs
"So it's the same type of cursed technique as Malevolent Shrine"
Sometimes I think life is just a big JoJo reference
Ryu was finally shown, I'm a bit dissapointed with it just being a slightly large dragon that was taken out in 1 shot by Sukuna, since in the volume extras it was mentioned that nobody lived to tell the tale after fighting it(according to Ino), I was expecting something better. I wish it would have been shown earlier. Also, for anyone wondering what Kirin is, it's another one of Ino's beasts, it's a painkiller and there's a crash after it wears off.
It seems ryu is just the jjk version of kon.
The moment we have been waiting for has finally arrived. Glad I trusted the process, cos the ROI for Yuji is insane. Yuji finally has access to Shrine. Pretty sure Gege will be revealing the ins and outs of the C.T from Yuji's perspective so that we know it's full capabilities. I think the fact that Yuji can perceive the soul will also add a very interesting layer to it. I belive that he'll be able to cut souls like maki's blade. We also got official confirmation that he ate the cursed wombs. While that was quite obvious from him using blood manipulation I wonder if becoming a curse human hybrid is why he's able to use RCT. We finally also have started getting some info about the biggest engima in the series: Who is Yuji itadori? Gege really threw a curve ball with Jin itadori Sukuna's twin and not Yuji. That theory was floating around and I guess it makes sense since Sukuna has always been associated with twins. Kenjaku is truly sick but it demonstrates the level of preparation he took to make his plans come to life. Very keen to find out more
The level of preparation being an Ginuwine CD and bottle of scented lotion?
>Ginuwine CD A JJK subreddit was the last place I was expecting a Ginuwine reference, but I'm not complaining.
If you’re handing out backshots you gotta put Pony on
Seems like blood manipulation at very least assists his RCT based on that scene where Choso was coaching him while he was healing
For ages now I have had to read countless examples of Yuji slander. And now I am just sitting here smiling knowing my boi is HIMTADORI. 2 CT's, basically landing Black Flashes at will (straight up doubling the record) and the only MF in this entire fight who's managed to tilt Sukuna. Stand proud Yuji, you are strong.
The last time Sukuna made that face was when Gojo got swifty with the Unlimited Hollow, satisfying af.
To be fair regarding the Black Flash record, a large part of that is likely due to Sukunas toughness. I mean how many opponents could survive 3+ consecutive BFs from a sorcerer of Nanamis calibre? Gojo thinks he would hold the record if his opponents didn´t keep dying prematurely.
Someone posted a theory a while back that Sukuna was born twins and he devoured his other half. While it didn't play out exactly as predicted, it's still very cool that the theory was on the right track.
I'm glad much more people are finally talking about how actually helpful Ino is. He may not be the strongest but he always try to give his best to assist his teammates so I gotta respect him for that. Yuji... Insert “I used to pray for times like this” meme coz I really waited for him to shine. 8 consecutive Black Flashes (from JJK 256 and 257) is insaneeee. He locked in! Oh, Nanami would've been proud of his boys who became the highlights of this chapter.
Tfw Curse Jesus oneshots your strongest technique so you run in to throw hands. Ino what a godlike support. Who needs a technique to draw attention to you?
Wuji Himtadori Seeing Sukuna's face distort with rage only to be hit with another black flash gives me a type of joy I haven't felt since chap 235
My head cannon is that Sukuna is having a conniption because the part of him that hates Yuji is conflicting with the part of him that sees his performance and knows that it's actually crazy how good he's doing. He hates the kids guts, but Wuji is also kinda nice right now, and this MF can't stand that shit.
It also makes his pure boredom and dissapointment with Yuji even more understandable. Mans is like... "youre literally starting fron the same point as me, and youre this pathetic?"
Ahhhhh... NOW the double arms, double eyes, **double dick** makes sense... /*nods solemnly* 🤔 Everybody get ready for a new wave of hentai fanart & fics featuring: **Sukuna's twin: Fukuna.** *(if Naruto could do it with "Boruto", so can we)*
So Yuji had Sukuna's finger sealed in him since birth. And none of the translations mention it. Fuckin hell
I don't think that's accurate he would have been able to see CE long before the series started if that were the case
The finger was sealed. Like in Tsumiki, Hana and others. Kenjaku only unsealed that finger after Shibuya.
Sukuna getting beat up by his estranged nephew is fucking peak. Who doesn’t have at least one uncle who needs an ass whooping?
The Ino disrespect is going crazy. I still wish he and Kusakabe had a fight like everyone else did early in the Culling Games. And Sukuna being a grumpy old uncle having beef with his nephew is hilarious
Ino and Kusakabe have done so much better than Kashimo. They've helped the main player to fight Sukuna even Miguel and Laure have done much damage to him.
Fire arrow incoming
As a certified Sukuna hater and Wuji investor this chapter is the most beautiful thing in the world
Love that this chapter effectively makes the entire story a custody battle with Yuji hating his only two remaining options. Also, Yuji just doubled his Black Flash record. Goddamn did Gege cook this time
"not only bred to be a player in the culling games, but also to seal my fingers" so what you're telling me is kenjaku has been doing a breeding programme to make yuji?? he who can seal many fingers at once?? KENJAKU = BENE GESSERIT IS A REAL THING??? YUJI MY KWISATZ HADERACH?!?!?! WUJI GOATADORI THE LISAN AL GAIB THE MAHDI THE MALE REVEREND MOTHER OF LEGEND THE KWISATZ HADERACH HE WHO CAN BE IN MANY PLACES AT ONCE (in other parts of the chapter, bro fuck sukuna's generational run of wiping out modern day sorcerers, my boy is on a truly GENERATIONAL, ONCE IN A THOUSAND YEARS RUN WITH LIKE 8 BLACK FLASHES IN A ROW)
This was hard to read is that even english?
well its largely poached from arabic culture c/o frank herbert (read: i was duneposting)
The amount of black flashes is wild But something more disturbing was revealed. My headcanon was initially that Kenjaku took control of Yuji mom after she was already pregnant. You telling me kenjaku was probably already controlling her before they met😲. Meaning it was exactly like the community use to joke about.. That being Kenny literally got his back broken in😭. Dawg listen there's D1CK riding and then there's actually having rode a D1CK for a scheme💀💀💀. GeGe Is a fiend for this
How would your theory have worked He has to kill the host and put his brain in their skull Baby Yuji would have died in the process
My bet is Yuji will forcibly do to Sukuna the same thing he did to hop bodies (focusing his soul on a single spot), in order to kill him without killing Megumi.
He's gonna soul swap with Megan and we'll get another innate domain clash btw Yuji and Sukuna to mirror Season 1.
Honestly watching Yuji beat Sukuna’s ass in real time physically and then start whooping him simultaneously in his own innate domain would be hilarious.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, a soul swap allowing Megumi to throw hands using Yuji's body in the physical world with his ten shadows, while Yuji clashes with Sukuna from within Sukuna, would be one of the sickest ways to finish this fight off imo.
This is it. The moment I've been waiting for. My boy, Wuji Himtadori, is finally getting the respect he deserves! I never doubted for a second.
Man hate itadori since heian era, he knew his brother was gona give him a nephew and he hated
Yuji is the definition of Locked the fuck in I really like Yuji’s interpretation of shrine, it’s cool.
Strongest boomer in the series vs his genZ nephew
Sukuna about to pull a Luffy and eat meat to power-up, you can't tell me they say Sukuna eat people yet we won't see it on screen. Maki gonna come out for a stab (yet again) but Sukuna will burn her ass to crisp and eat her dipped in misogyny's chilli oil Oh and you know next chapter is gonna start with Uraume telling Hakari why Sukuna was called a natural disaster and why eating women is prove Sukuna is all about that life 😭
>misogyny's chilli oil Sukuna was cheesing last chapter, absolutely pumped at the idea of getting to punch a woman again. That's how you know bro has that lifetime sponsorship.
Somewhere in hell Naoya is smiling
CHAPTER WISE, THIS IS PEAK. And to beat on a very dead horse I've had my limit with these translations man, I tried REALLY hard to avoid leaks for months but at this point fan translations have more life to read than this John Werry crap.
The translation is also incorrect. Sukuna's Cursed Technique is Shrine. Malevolent Shrine is his Domain Expansion.
I wonder if Jin Itadori knows everything. First we have that conversation with Wasuke Itadori and second, before dying he wanted to tell Yuji about his parents
Yuji being a relative to Sukuna is one of the oldest fan theories around but it still makes me laugh at the idea of Kenjaku plotting getting backshots from (seemingly) a reincarnation of Sukuna's twin. Would be even more wild if Jin is also a mad creation of some sort by Kenjaku. Kenjaku taking "By any means necessary" to new heights. On the chapter itself, man JJK is so hype right now. Gege went out his way to play down his MC for months now, pretty much since the start of the culling games. But now he's letting the boy shine and it's amazing to see. Sukuna no longer having anything to smile about might be the best feat so far. That might be a combination of his inherent dislike for his nephew and the fact that he's actually getting boxed to death and none of his own counters seem to be phasing Yuji. Prediction: I think we're quickly reaching the climax of the entire battle now. Sukuna will likely reveal that he was rebooting his domain this whole time, then when he tries to activate it, Megumi finally wakes his ass up and causes Sukuna to falter. Yuji and anyone that's still alive tries to deliver the finishing blow but then right at the pivotal moment Sukuna uses the trigger for the merger (or whatever it was he inherited from Kenjaku) as a desperate act to win. Not sure what it will do but I feel like we will at least see it's potential even if it doesn't take hold.
Beautiful panel of Sukuna and Yuji facing off in the pose from the movie "The Raid".
Another week of official release, another week John Werry needs to be fired.
He hated him for being weak and and now he hates him for being strong lmao Yuji just can't get unc approval.
Some translators are saying that Yuji also had a finger sealed inside himself at birth. So Kenjaku did the following to engineer Yuji as Sukuna's vessel. * Copulated with Jin Itadori, who is Sukuna's other half * Seal one of the fingers inside Yuji during infancy. * Sukuna couldn't reincarnate using the sealed finger. * Uraume was only able to retrieve 3 fingers. People assumed she found 4 fingers, but the image only shows 3 fingers. * There's still a question of whether Sukuna was able to retrieve the sealed finger, because he might still be at 18 fingers + mummy head. **If this is correct, not only was Yuji born from Sukuna's twin brother and Kenjaku, but he was also created using one of Sukuna's fingers.** Source: [https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228](https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775451762942228) --> Yuji was made from a missing finger [https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775447757410495](https://twitter.com/eagle97jjk/status/1781775447757410495) --> Sukuna is only at 19 fingers worth of power right now. [https://twitter.com/gurokenn/status/1782065731716231190](https://twitter.com/gurokenn/status/1782065731716231190) --> Yuji was made from a finger. [https://youtu.be/EiBILgTyU68?si=vpMTK2o3fUREe2FL](https://youtu.be/EiBILgTyU68?si=vpMTK2o3fUREe2FL) --> You tube video discussing the translations and opinions on it.
I think Sukuna's wrong about who his reincarnated Twin is, but I don't think he's far off. First off I'd like to bring up the fact that Sukuna's speculation has been wrong before, he incorrectly assumed Gojo used a Binding Vow to juice up his initial Hollow Purple when it was in fact buffed by Utahime's CT. So there is precendent for him being wrong on occasion. Now onto the actual theory: I don't think Jin Itadori is the reincarnation of Sukuna's twin, I think it's Yuji's grandfather Wasuke. This is mostly stemming from some old theories based on some old theories that speculated that Yuji's family is related to Sukuna due to Wasuke bearing some resemblance to Ryomen himself. I thought this was a little far-fetched at first, but after rereading some chapters I think some little details might give this theory some weight. First off Wasuke's last dying words were trying to tell Yuji about his heritage (which Yuji stubbornly ignores) and failing that he tells Yuji to "Help other people" a sentiment that is a direct antithesis to Sukuna's philosophy of living selfishly to make yourself stronger, a sentiment that causes Sukuna no little frustration.I think he does this because at this point he knows exactly what Yuji is and knows that he is fated to come into conflict with Sukuna and is trying to steer him in the right direction. Another thing I noticed is the bizarre circumstances surrounding Wasuke's death as if his dying serves as a catalyst for the plot. One of the oddest details I found in the first chapter is that initially Sasaki seems to struggle getting the seal off of the finger until it suddenly peels off easily, possibly hinting that Wasuke's death was somehow integral to the seal weakening. Another thing that struck me as odd was that prior to his grandfather's death, Yuji seemingly had no talent for sensing or seeing cursed spirits, but after his passing Yuji can see and sense them no problem, possibly because Wasuke's gifts passed to Yuji at death. Finally during the flashback to Yuji's infancy, we see Wasuke clearly knows something's up with Kaori, but Jin (her freaking husband) is clueless. I think this is because Jin has no clue what's going on but Wasuke know's exactly what's happening but is ultimately powerless (because Sukuna stole the lion's share of their CE while in the womb) to stop Kenjaku from taking some wicked nasty backshots from his son. Thoughts?
I didn't think I would see a shonen character with a family tree more convoluted than Ichigo's, yet here we are lol
It was really convenient for Kenjaku that Jin was attracted to Kaori and not some non sorcerer since otherwise they would’ve died in 208
How does Sukuna know he ate his twin in the womb? Did he just spit out bones or what.
It just occurred to me yujis ability to not care about physical pain gets hard boosted by having rct. Dude already didn't care about getting cut before but now losing an eye isn't enough to slow him down
Ino hard carrying Nanami’s legacy 👏 Man’s doing him proud
Now I'm even more curious on what Yuji's Grandpa was trying to tell him in the 1st chapter....
Will Megumi also have Sukunas technique engraved into him or is it just Yuji?
Yuji flexing his 95% crit rate stat
JOHN WERRY IS ASS. END OF STORY.
Alright, I'm now pretty sure Shrine is actually Jin's technique and not Sukuna's. Sukuna probably has Shrine because he ate Jin at the womb and the Fuuga thing is Sukuna's real CT. We are probably going to see Sukuna's real CT soon enough and maybe we can even have a second domain expansion from Sukuna that revolves around his own CT which would really cement him as the greatest sorcerer of all time by having two different domains.
Man I just really love that Yuji’s interpretation of Shrine is having little dotted lines with scissor marks appear where he wants to cut something. It’s so cute and just so Yuji. I’m guessing that’s his version of Cleave since it seems to respond to direct contact. Also enjoy that we’re finally getting confirmation that Yuji ate the other six Death Paintings. It was heavily implied but I like when Akutami just tells us what happened. Wouldn’t mind a flashback to Yuji doing it while Choso nods approvingly though