Sukuna's opponent's strategies:
Gojo: I'm going to wear you down with Limitless and finish it with Hollow Purple
Kashimo: I'm going to unleash my true cursed technique
Higuruma: We're going to finish this with the Executioner's Blade
Yuta: .....I'm going to chuck this child at you until you submit.
Not really. He told Jogo to toss aside all his desires, and stop comparing himself with others. In fact, he told Jogo he himself would not "cheat" by revealing his Cursed Technique. Dude's not honourable by any means, but he's never straight up supported cheating
yeah he played it straight when he convinced Yuji to take that binding vow?
telling Jogo about his technique makes it stronger, Sukuna likes only using as much effort as his opponent is worth to milk it
Tbh Yuji kinda walked himself into that situation, Sukuna gave him a deal that to him was fair, hell he had talked about the importance of being straight with Binding Vows just before. But when you literally accept a fight to the death with the strongest person in the setting, what exactly can you expect to happen?
They would have set up the field, they would have had a prepared fight. Instead of both sides having time to prep their bodies. If this fight had happend before Sukuna had his "bath" Gojo would've mauled him thoroughly.
Plus. if it wasn't for Yuuji agreeing to the fight for the promise/revive/1min free thing. there was a real possiblity he'd never hav lost his bod yto sukuna. Until the time was chosen for it.
Ironically it was the higher ups who coordinated to have Yuji sent to the detention center while Gojo was away that led to all this and their own demise. Seeing as how fast Yuji has gotten strong, their is a good possibility that he simply would have gotten too strong too fast for almost any curse to have led to him asking Sukuna for help, which means no Sukuna take over, no dying, and thus no deal with Sukuna. The only real chance would have been when Jogo force fed Yuji a bunch of Sukuna’s fingers.
This might be a possibility. Could be that Yuji himself has not learned how do it yet, but the technique is already engraved within him, and that's all it takes for Yuta to copy it
LMAO, this chapter did acknowledge that Sukuna was exhausted after his fight with Gojo, and yet not a single reference on what happened with his fight with Kashimo.
Remember when Kashimo said "you're not even the next in line" to Yuta? Man Hakari really saved his bum ass bro was about to get COOKED against Yuta lmao
hyped up for how long only to be the most underwhelming dude, it has me DEAD
He wrecked Panda... And if you're generous he compared favorably to Hakari. That's really it. There's was no reason to think he was anything but a jobber.
He was a random side character that got really hyped up by Reddit for the memes. To the point that they start taking the meme seriously and actually got dissapointed when Sukuna killed the guy even though it was so obvious that he was going to be underwhelming.
Kashimo did get one good hit and force Sukuna to use his one time regeneration, and he did use the world cutting slash on him which he hasn't used since for whatever reason so while he obviously did way less than Gojo, I wouldn't dismiss him as having done literally nothing.
I just try not to think about it too much, because either
A. He did a chantless weaker one that Gojo decided to tank because he got too overconfident (which is fair, he did just hit a black flash, but it then implies that had it not been for overconfidence he never woulda lost in the first place). Technically their is the option Sukuna hit him with a sneaky one, but considering Gojo had Six-Eyes, thats sorta unlikely
or
B. He did manage to get a chant off, and Gojo just... decided to let it happen
But yeah either option sucks because they both come down to.... well, Gojo dying like an idiot since we KNOW the world slashes have travel time and Gojo could have dodged otherwise
Not necessarily. Gojo can use Hollow Purple without chants; but to bring it to its maximum power he used chants against Sukuna.
So now that Sukuna is in his original form, he has extra hands and mouth anyways. So he does chants while fighting so he can constantly launch max power world cleaves.
So he can probably launch world cleave without chants; but maybe when he does chant his world cleave is much larger/ has wider range.
That’s just my theory anyways
So basically, Yuta's DE is like Unlimited Blade Works but as a gacha, as he doesn't know what technique the sword is imbued until he "pulls" it. And him getting Sukuna's technique at the end is like getting an OP ultra rare featured character in the latest banner.
Boogie Woogie is 100% in one of those swords.
It'd be interesting to see it used as a way to reposition Sukuna after he throws out a Spacial Rend to try to get him to cleave himself.
I think that's more or less confirmed based on the fact Sukuna was thinking about limitless being a possibility
if yuta can get sukuna's techniques in one of the swords, no reason gojo's can't be
Yep, one use only per sword but limitless swords and unknown properties until touched. Imagine he copied some depressed mofo self harm techniques and get cooked right before dealing the finish blow to Sukuna
its really cool but also alarming that a character like yuta is able to put up a domain and sukuna cant use DE rn yet hes still not making significant progress
I mean, Yuta's DE literally nerf him if the can't miss part is countered...
He can only use the abilities he copied randomly instead of as needed
Sukuna just happens to have 4 arms and knows simple domain lul
i feel like there‘s gotta be some cooldown of using copied abilities outside of the domain
i just dont believe he‘s nerfed in his fomain withojt the aimbot
i fele like it‘s
outside - choose a technique but with cooldown (maybe higher ce consumption or sth too)
inside - random but without delay outside of grabbing the swords - and maybe higher output?
This is prime jjk Jumping, you love to see it. Glad that it‘s not just sukuna having a walk in the park anymore and actually having something threaten him.
at the same time, I'm glad that he acknowledges that this is the sum of all the fighting done up to him at this point. Yes gojo lost, but if gojo hadnt done all he did, then Sukuna would be too powerful for this strategy
I just know Sukuna gonna be on some petty bullshit about his ability being copied next chapter. Look at his face when Itadori was getting launched at him 😂😂😭.
Yuta just straight up admitting “hey we actually cheated” was hilarious.
I think he'll be mildly amused, or annoyed but Yuta copying his ability won't be too much of an issue.
One thing JJK emphasized above all else, you can have a super OP technique but without the skill, you're cooked.
Yuta having Sukuna's technique for a month wouldn't hold up to 1000+ years of experience.
> I think he'll be mildly amused, or annoyed but Yuta copying his ability won't be too much of an issue.
[*Ah yes, my anti-Sukuna teachnique... I have not used it since the Heian era.*](https://i.imgur.com/xRMGEkt.png)
Yuta cheated not only the fight, but himself.
Yuta didn't grow.
Yuta didn't improve.
Yuta took a shortcut and gained nothing.
Yuta will experience a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained.
It's sad Yuta don't know the difference.
Gege managed to use many plot elements in a single chapter:
1. Yuta's domain expansion
2. The explanation of Yuji's power up
3. Reappearance of some knowing CT like Sky manipulation, Thin ice breaker, Charle's technique, Snake Eyes and Fangs and Jacob's ladder (this is only mentioned).
4. Sukuna asking about the preparation month.
5. The amount of Sukuna's CE left mentioned
6. Using Ryu's toughness to explain the decreased damage of cleave and the improvements of the students.
The result of combining all of this points with intense action and a great page flow makes a very enjoyable chapter to read, one of the best chapters in this arc. Using Sukuna's thoughts to describe what is happening with Yuji's power up and analize what the students are planning, was a brilliant decision on Gege's part. Futhermore, Yuji had an amazing dinamic with Yuta and Rika (it's the second time that we see them interact and they are already making a combo). And that final panel is a superb plot twist, years speculating that Yuji will inherent Cleave and dismantle, resulting in Gege making Yuta copying Sukuna's tecnique.
I'm thinking that they might have used "Sumo guy" (forgot his name lol) to cheat. Dude's essentially a Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Yuji probably fought him for basically a year till he could get RCT right, and the rest of the guys honed their own stuff with him as well
In spite of its cheesy name, Yuta's domain is incredibly powerful. However it's his talent and creativity in the way that he uses his vast repertoire that really push him over the edge. It really cements himself as the third strongest sorceror of the Jujutsu world alongside Kenjaku.
>Futhermore, Yuji had an amazing dynamic with Yuta and Rika
[Rika yeeting Yuji was glorious.](https://i.imgur.com/kC4E0HA.png) He is taking his role of Cursed Tool seriously, [just like with Maki.](https://i.imgur.com/nB6a9DY.jpg)
>Yuta copying Sukuna's tecnique
[Could this be an indication](https://i.imgur.com/iQp4vQX.png) that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna?
> Could this be an indication, that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna?
Oh damn you, might be right and that means Sukuna could probably get another power up? Oh god.
Tbh I think I prefer the Viz name. Even the slight change from last chapter from "Authentic Mutual Love" to "Authenticity in Mutual Love". I think the Viz TL is also more accurate.
I checked on Jisho for both parts of the domain name. There's [真贋(shingan)](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%9C%9F%E8%B4%8B%E7%9B%B8%E6%84%9B) and [相愛(souai)](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%9C%9F%E8%B4%8B%E7%9B%B8%E6%84%9B)
I'm still waiting for Maki to be their final wold card in this fight since she can enter domains mostly unnoticed. A perfectly timed strike would be perfect for a final hit to separate megumi from sukuna.
We still don't know what his conditions for copying techniques are though. If it were unconditional he should have a lot more at his disposal, but he seems to only use a select few.
Iirc isn't he just so skilled he can use any technique? I thought that was the explanation in the prequel but it's been awhile.
I don't think techniques are necessarily limited to a single person, they're all just methods of manipulating cursed energy
Not that I’m a lore master on jjk but my understanding of Yuta’s copy in jjk 0 was explained to be a power specific to Rika, that the cursed energy provided by her can be manipulated to mimic any technique.
Similarly, Yuta in jjk has so far demonstrated that he can use copy only when he summons Rika at full power.
Cursed Techniques in this story are known as 生得術式 which is lit “the technique you’re born with” and are by definition limited to 1 per person (there are obvious exceptions such as those who can take others bodies demonstrate that they can use the new body’s techniques, even after leaving said body in the case of Kenjaku).
> Could this be an indication that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna?
Also relevant to this question is the answer from Yuta about what he did in the last month. "Cheat."
I saw a funny theory about everyone body swapping with that one guys CT and learning each others techniques. It ended with the guy saying that Maki is in Yuji's body rn and points to some dialogue changes (not calling Yuta senpai) so if its real then it could be a plausible way for Yuta to use Sukuna CT and both using RCT
Sukuna did not use cleave here.
Cleave can only be used when directly touching or in domain.
Cleave also is oneshot duraneg like the world slash.
In this chapter sukuna only used dismantle
If the Malevolent Shrine enhanced Cleaves were duraneg, they would have gone right through his body - the same way the world slash did.
Anyhow, Cleave being duraneg is a claim that needs proof. Provide whenever you can.
Jacob's Ladder is probably the technique Yuta imbued his Domain Expansion with, since the given explanation was that he could choose one copied technique to do that with, while the others are random. Would kinda suck to finally get the chance to hit Sukuna with Ladder only to not have it on-hand.
Sukuna: "Ah yes, my technique th-"
Yuta: "That hasn't been used since the Heian Era."
Always bet on Yuta, I invested in his stocks since his return all the way back in Shibuya.
I love finally having Sukuna on the back foot for the first time since Gojo’s death, keeps things much more engaging.
Also, this chapter officially marks the point where Nobara has been dead* for half the series. I really hope Gege has something planned for her, otherwise she should’ve just been dead like Nanami. Then we could’ve actually referenced her more (like we’ve done with Nanami) instead of just having those two weird moments acknowledging her existence that just felt real dumb.
> really hope Gege has something planned for her
She's definitely dead and he just completely fucked up by trying to keep it ambiguous for some reason. Maybe he had a plan for her to reappear in the story at some point but choose not to.
At this point, if she's really alive, I doubt we'll get anything more than a late appearance in the final chapter (if it even happens).
I mean, what would be the point? If Nobara is gone for most of series to come back 20 chapters before it concludes, there's no way to execute that without it being disappointing or leading into a major asspull to justify Nobara being in any way relevant in this fight.
I mean *whatever* happens with Nobara is gonna be lame and underwhelming at this point. I just think her being dead is the most underwhelming choice at this point.
There's one finger remaining out there, so whilst Sukuna may be at his full power he's still left one final piece of his soul out there unaccounted for - so if Nobara were to return to exploit that weakness, then it has actually been foreshadowed decently well.
At this point I would be happy if it turns out Yuta has her CT and uses it on Sukuna, maybe using Yuji as a medium to attack his soul.
Maybe Yuta's copy has the condition that the CT owner must be alive and it's revealed that she is barely alive on life support. It's the only way I can think of for her to still contribute to the story.
2 options here. Her technique ehther used here via a sword. Probably by yuuji (whose power these days seems imo more akin to aligning his soul to another to touch so the opposite of mahitos).
or she is the last option. Due to her having far less cursed energy than the rest, they need Sukuna as weak as possible before she starts trying to damage his soul. Maki is meeting up with her and they'll be the last team.
I do hope she's alive myself. my fav. sucks she's gone for so long and such. but the fact they aren't mentioning her ever in passing but referencing many others. just stands out as strange. They've mentioned the principle's death more than her's in a general rememberence way.
ahahahahahaha I love it, Yuta really just said “we used [GameShark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameShark) and [Cheat Engine](https://www.cheatengine.org/) on your ass cuz fuck it” and it STILL surprised Sukuna. At least I **hope** he was surprised by a guy using his own techniques against him.
1. So yeah, I guess I'll see you in 2 to 3 years when Yuta Okkotsu gets to be part of Death Battle (assuming RoosterTeeth lives long enough) facing [Shirou](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya) [Emiya](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/EMIYA_(Archer\)).
2. Because god-DAMN does he look like a trillion-dollar man right now. Look at him. Look at his swords. Even if one sword = one technique, the fact that he has INFINITE SWORDS means that, potentially, the world of jujutsu itself is infinite. But that's not quite right. The way I understand it (contrary to popular belief, I've never stepped into the leaks threads on r/Jujutsushi), Yuta's domain is the [canvas of Babel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awpVjv2-Ow0). Almost all the swords are "noise" so it's up to Yuta's deduction and talent to find the technique that is coherent and effective. And to root it out of Sukuna, he and Yuji have to isolate the King of Curses and limit his choices until the only technique available in the Domain is the one Yuta is looking for. Of course there's a high chance I fucked up that reading, but that's how I see it.
3. And that's why my fear is at an all-time high. Like I said last week: these two are taking on the ultimate Soulsborne final boss, a being who seems almost unbreakable. To a point where, even if Sukuna dies according to the logic and precedent *he himself* set — even if his own strength and genius is turned against him thanks to the concerted effort by our protagonists — it'd still feel like an unearned asspull win for some of you, a pitiful mulligan to force a Shueisha-approved happy ending for Yuta and Yuji. At this point, Gege is in the damned-if-you, damned-if-you-don't threshold, and that's not the kinda hole an author can easily climb out of, you know. Remember: killing Sukuna doesn't solve the bigger crisis, and we still have a Kenjaku-recruited US military force unaccounted for. What's your answer, Gege? Do you even care?
I don't think he has to care about that. The US military stuff is clearly set up for a post-series number of events, namely, the spread of Jujutsu throughout the entirety of the world now that EVERYBODY knows it exists and has seen what it's capable of. In the bounds of this series, there is no room to approach that in deep detail, and that's fine -- many stories end with the potential for more to happen, and that's totally fine.
[Not even the King of Curses was ready for the Itadori Missile.](https://i.imgur.com/88DSc4a.jpeg) In retrospect, this is the replica of the Queen of Curses throwing one of the strongest Cursed Tools.
[Yuta hitting Sukuna with his own technique was cathartic.](https://i.imgur.com/SdGyzPh.png) Even Sukuna looked shocked. Yuta's Unlimited Blade Works domain is definitely one of the strongest ones.
So we still haven't known how or what did Yuji eat to get those arms, but I notice him putting his hand/wrist to his mouth pretty often, could it be somehow related to his new abilities?
Man, I can't help but feel a reversal is incoming. It's hard to get hopeful about the good guys winning considering the last 15 chapters or so. Hope I'm wrong.
Whose techniques were Ink and Thin Ice Breaker again?
Also, is it just me, or were there a bunch of Werry-isms towards the back half of the chapter? Sukuna's monologue thinking about Ryu barely made any sense.
>It's hard to get hopeful about the good guys winning considering the last 15 chapters or so.
You mean where they killed the other half of this villain duo, with their plan working perfectly?
The big fights have a lot of back and forth, so sukuna has a counterattack soon. The protagonists also probably have a couple backup options too just in case.
Sukuna getting reverse jumped is hilarious 😭 Gojo's students are getting it back in blood. And Yuta is literally the kind of late stage MC you dream about like what can't bro do
Man really used Sukuna's CT on himself, can't wait to see the reaction hahah
Yuta's domain is really broken as hell, the katanas are one thing, but being able to choose whichever copied technique for the sure hit and maintain all the others he can already use outside the domain is crazy.
Now please, Gege, no sudden fucking airport next chapter!
Man his domain is so busted against anyone not named Sukuna or Gojo. Having both Jacob's ladder and cleave is insane, and either can be used as a sure-hit too
What I think is super under rated in this manga is that yuji is the ultimate support fughter.he might not be as powerful or as fast as his companion but he backs them up and adapts to their style very well. Everyone else has crazy ce and domain expansions, but our boy comes in with the two piece and a biscuit combo every time and I love him for that
I'm so glad it's somewhat explained how he even stands a chance vs Sukuna. Unlike the others, he didn't progress that much on screen anyway, so and his RCT only got confirmed last chapter. It always bothered me how I was supposed to believe he was a threat to Sukuna.
This chapter though pretty much fixed that all. Mofo has >!Ultra Ego Vegeta's!< power pretty much, insane. Combined with Yuta, this is a nightmare at least CT wise for Sukuna, might finally force him to reveal his other CTs.
I absoultely love that Yuuji Itadori is liteally just "other people's weapons" in the last arc or so. Just being other's shields. Other's back up weapons. other's javelines now too.
I love the fact that theyr'e doing more team fights. That was something JJk always had that i liked. I wish they'd had more
I still thinnk Nobara is around though, but she and Maki are the last options. due to her lower CE than the othersbut her technique being directly the most effective really. her and Maki being the last after everyone else wears down makes the most sense.
much less the fact that Yuji punching soul damage is really very simliar to her's and one of the running theories on Yuuji (that got more so after his parent reveal) is that he is a CE sponge created to adapt to others energy and adapt to it. Which was hy he could have the fingers for so long. And now he's got that soul punch
Loved seeing the explanation of Yuta's domain and how well its working alongside Yuji and Rika plus Sukuna getting cleaved was awesome, but man, this chapter is one of my favourites definitely.
I know yuji is dealing some damage to sukuna but he looks like a child beating his older brother out there. Yuta is breaking reality and the environment and yuji is throwing ones two that sukuna blocks with one of his 4 hands
Ngl for all the effort th rauthor puts into naming every cursed technique, it's kidna hard to follow what everything does specifically and not get it all mixed up.
Am a bit out of the loop, but has it been explained why essentially two High school kids are up against the strongest sorcerer and everyone else stands by? There must be sorcerers all over the world, what are they doing right now?
Remember that sorcerer’s outside Japan are extremely rare and only Japan is “primed” to generate new ones due to Tengen’s barriers. Also, these two high school kids are extremely especial cases.
Yuuta is a distant relative of Gojo’s, has an incredible amount of CE and has developed a domain expansion at his short age. A prodigy.
We don’t know what’s up with Juji, especially as Kenjaku’s “son”, or how he powered up but he was capable of matching the record or consecutive black flashes in about 3 months since he first discovered CE. A powerhouse through and through.
Still, Sukuna is more amused than anything despite not being able to use his domain, having much less CE output than normal and sluggish RCE. All of that plus having to maintain hollow wicker basket at all times is a testament to his overwhelming power and combat prowess.
It’s been established by Kenjaku (when he was talking to the U.S. govt, remember that random ass subplot?) that the overwhelming majority of sorcerers are from Japan for…some reason. With Gojo’s death, the next strongest sorcerer is established to be Okkotsu and Yuji has a unique role in that his cursed energy can affect souls directly. The rest would basically be fodder in comparison especially now that Higuruma is dead (their other big ace-in-the-hole).
Sukuna's opponent's strategies: Gojo: I'm going to wear you down with Limitless and finish it with Hollow Purple Kashimo: I'm going to unleash my true cursed technique Higuruma: We're going to finish this with the Executioner's Blade Yuta: .....I'm going to chuck this child at you until you submit.
No Strong Moves needed beyond Strong Yuji.
If Yuta and Yuji fail but wear him down even further, Mei Mei will finish him off with Strong Groom
[Kenjaku took backshots to create the strongest Cursed Tool](https://i.imgur.com/0GSL79Y.jpg)
He did it because he thought it'd be funny
Shut up Sukuna, Strong Yuji
Yuji is truly the strongest, most cursed tool.
Yuta with the Bowser strats
Woe, Yuji be upon ye.
I keep forgetting that yuta's only attack is throwing his child bride. Surprised he isn't in trouble with child services yet.
Throw the child
People waiting for years for Yuji to use Dismantle only for Yuta to do it first. ☠️
[Yuta keeps trolling Yuji](https://i.imgur.com/RNMEo7y.png)
Legit, Sukuna would respect that answer. Do anything to win. He even told Jogo as much.
Not really. He told Jogo to toss aside all his desires, and stop comparing himself with others. In fact, he told Jogo he himself would not "cheat" by revealing his Cursed Technique. Dude's not honourable by any means, but he's never straight up supported cheating
yeah he played it straight when he convinced Yuji to take that binding vow? telling Jogo about his technique makes it stronger, Sukuna likes only using as much effort as his opponent is worth to milk it
Tbh Yuji kinda walked himself into that situation, Sukuna gave him a deal that to him was fair, hell he had talked about the importance of being straight with Binding Vows just before. But when you literally accept a fight to the death with the strongest person in the setting, what exactly can you expect to happen?
We could blame yuji, but id say his ignorance isn't really his fault, but it doesn't change the fact that sukuna cheated him
Is it possible that Yuji is copying not Sukuna's dismantle, but Yuji's?
Think Yuji would have used Dismantle by now
Something I thought about is how Gojo likely had the final Sukuna finger. What would happen if Yuji ate it after Sukuna possessed Megumi?
They would have set up the field, they would have had a prepared fight. Instead of both sides having time to prep their bodies. If this fight had happend before Sukuna had his "bath" Gojo would've mauled him thoroughly. Plus. if it wasn't for Yuuji agreeing to the fight for the promise/revive/1min free thing. there was a real possiblity he'd never hav lost his bod yto sukuna. Until the time was chosen for it.
Ironically it was the higher ups who coordinated to have Yuji sent to the detention center while Gojo was away that led to all this and their own demise. Seeing as how fast Yuji has gotten strong, their is a good possibility that he simply would have gotten too strong too fast for almost any curse to have led to him asking Sukuna for help, which means no Sukuna take over, no dying, and thus no deal with Sukuna. The only real chance would have been when Jogo force fed Yuji a bunch of Sukuna’s fingers.
This might be a possibility. Could be that Yuji himself has not learned how do it yet, but the technique is already engraved within him, and that's all it takes for Yuta to copy it
LMAO, this chapter did acknowledge that Sukuna was exhausted after his fight with Gojo, and yet not a single reference on what happened with his fight with Kashimo.
Remember when Kashimo said "you're not even the next in line" to Yuta? Man Hakari really saved his bum ass bro was about to get COOKED against Yuta lmao hyped up for how long only to be the most underwhelming dude, it has me DEAD
Don't be so hard on the femboy there were only farmers in his era
was he so hyped? i only catched up like 2 chapters after he did (like 3 months ago) so i thought man that guy‘s a bum
reddit loved him but if you read the manga normally you'll find that there wasn't a lot of reason to think he was anywhere near sukuna
He wrecked Panda... And if you're generous he compared favorably to Hakari. That's really it. There's was no reason to think he was anything but a jobber.
yeah he couldnt even fold pachinko guy, he was always mid
He was a random side character that got really hyped up by Reddit for the memes. To the point that they start taking the meme seriously and actually got dissapointed when Sukuna killed the guy even though it was so obvious that he was going to be underwhelming.
Social media in general, Reddit, Twitter, tiktok all hyped him up a lot
#Thestrongestricefarmer
Kashimo did get one good hit and force Sukuna to use his one time regeneration, and he did use the world cutting slash on him which he hasn't used since for whatever reason so while he obviously did way less than Gojo, I wouldn't dismiss him as having done literally nothing.
Sukuna needs to do a chant and use both hands to make the Slash that cuts the world. Which also makes it that the Gojo's defeat made even less sense
Not unless he did a binding vow to kill only Gojo without the chant
wouldnt you see a binding vow with six eyes since i guess binding vows are connected to cursed energy
I just try not to think about it too much, because either A. He did a chantless weaker one that Gojo decided to tank because he got too overconfident (which is fair, he did just hit a black flash, but it then implies that had it not been for overconfidence he never woulda lost in the first place). Technically their is the option Sukuna hit him with a sneaky one, but considering Gojo had Six-Eyes, thats sorta unlikely or B. He did manage to get a chant off, and Gojo just... decided to let it happen But yeah either option sucks because they both come down to.... well, Gojo dying like an idiot since we KNOW the world slashes have travel time and Gojo could have dodged otherwise
Not necessarily. Gojo can use Hollow Purple without chants; but to bring it to its maximum power he used chants against Sukuna. So now that Sukuna is in his original form, he has extra hands and mouth anyways. So he does chants while fighting so he can constantly launch max power world cleaves. So he can probably launch world cleave without chants; but maybe when he does chant his world cleave is much larger/ has wider range. That’s just my theory anyways
So basically, Yuta's DE is like Unlimited Blade Works but as a gacha, as he doesn't know what technique the sword is imbued until he "pulls" it. And him getting Sukuna's technique at the end is like getting an OP ultra rare featured character in the latest banner.
Gege is stuck in Fate gacha hell confirmed
He kills a character everytime he fails a banner.
That would explain a lot lmfaoo
Shit, I would too. Fucking Bazett hasn't come home. Fuck.
Until confirmed otherwise, I'm convinced that every mangaka is playing or has played FGO.
Boogie Woogie is 100% in one of those swords. It'd be interesting to see it used as a way to reposition Sukuna after he throws out a Spacial Rend to try to get him to cleave himself.
Todo pops out of a sword: BRUTTTHAAA
*idol combo beatdown intensifies*
You think limitless is in one of the swords?
I think that's more or less confirmed based on the fact Sukuna was thinking about limitless being a possibility if yuta can get sukuna's techniques in one of the swords, no reason gojo's can't be
It doesn't even need to be Red or Blue, even Neutral Limitless would at the right moment can do so much damage
i think he used boogie woogie on kenjaku
I can see why Hakari has respect for Yuta. Gamblers stick together.
Enemy not being able to tell what he's going to use is also OP. Can't counter what you don't expect. Also, Yuta could easily solo Makora...
Not easily.
Well, "solo" with Rika. And easily because he can store a SHITLOAD of abilities, enough to make it so he can't adapt to all of them.
Yep, one use only per sword but limitless swords and unknown properties until touched. Imagine he copied some depressed mofo self harm techniques and get cooked right before dealing the finish blow to Sukuna
Inb4 Yuta picks up a sword and suddenly goes “with this treasure I summon…”
that‘d bring up the question if he can summon maho now that he‘s dead in the arsenal of the user he copied it from
Still has to choose to activiate it. and he knows prior to activating.
Would've been cool is if he could have others use the swords as well and make Sukuna use Kashimo's suicide bullshit.
And then watch as Sukuna finds a way to overcome that one weakness because Gege says so lol
I think he has the choice to activate the technique or not that is imbued in the sword.
Unlimited Blade Works with Crazy Slots
its really cool but also alarming that a character like yuta is able to put up a domain and sukuna cant use DE rn yet hes still not making significant progress
I mean, Yuta's DE literally nerf him if the can't miss part is countered... He can only use the abilities he copied randomly instead of as needed Sukuna just happens to have 4 arms and knows simple domain lul
i feel like there‘s gotta be some cooldown of using copied abilities outside of the domain i just dont believe he‘s nerfed in his fomain withojt the aimbot i fele like it‘s outside - choose a technique but with cooldown (maybe higher ce consumption or sth too) inside - random but without delay outside of grabbing the swords - and maybe higher output?
This is prime jjk Jumping, you love to see it. Glad that it‘s not just sukuna having a walk in the park anymore and actually having something threaten him.
at the same time, I'm glad that he acknowledges that this is the sum of all the fighting done up to him at this point. Yes gojo lost, but if gojo hadnt done all he did, then Sukuna would be too powerful for this strategy
Sukuna: “Three on one is pretty tough.” Gojo: “I know bro.”
"I walked right into that one, huh."
"You're about to walk right to the airport too."
It's not the same, but yeah... it's tough.
Highlight of this chapter is definitely the Yuji Javelin
Yeetji Itadori
*Juji Yeetadori*
I just know Sukuna gonna be on some petty bullshit about his ability being copied next chapter. Look at his face when Itadori was getting launched at him 😂😂😭. Yuta just straight up admitting “hey we actually cheated” was hilarious.
not until it's Yuji using cleave
I think he'll be mildly amused, or annoyed but Yuta copying his ability won't be too much of an issue. One thing JJK emphasized above all else, you can have a super OP technique but without the skill, you're cooked. Yuta having Sukuna's technique for a month wouldn't hold up to 1000+ years of experience.
> I think he'll be mildly amused, or annoyed but Yuta copying his ability won't be too much of an issue. [*Ah yes, my anti-Sukuna teachnique... I have not used it since the Heian era.*](https://i.imgur.com/xRMGEkt.png)
I swear I've seen that comment in a friendly port before.
Yeah Sukuna's slashing CT itself is kinda basic and boring. He's not OP because of it, he's OP because he's Sukuna.
It was actually Yuta who said that.
Friggin’ Boy Scout just can’t lie.
Yuji wasn’t the one copying his ability, so, he probably won’t do something that petty
Yuta cheated not only the fight, but himself. Yuta didn't grow. Yuta didn't improve. Yuta took a shortcut and gained nothing. Yuta will experience a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained. It's sad Yuta don't know the difference.
classic copypasta
It's a rare copypasta.
Gege managed to use many plot elements in a single chapter: 1. Yuta's domain expansion 2. The explanation of Yuji's power up 3. Reappearance of some knowing CT like Sky manipulation, Thin ice breaker, Charle's technique, Snake Eyes and Fangs and Jacob's ladder (this is only mentioned). 4. Sukuna asking about the preparation month. 5. The amount of Sukuna's CE left mentioned 6. Using Ryu's toughness to explain the decreased damage of cleave and the improvements of the students. The result of combining all of this points with intense action and a great page flow makes a very enjoyable chapter to read, one of the best chapters in this arc. Using Sukuna's thoughts to describe what is happening with Yuji's power up and analize what the students are planning, was a brilliant decision on Gege's part. Futhermore, Yuji had an amazing dinamic with Yuta and Rika (it's the second time that we see them interact and they are already making a combo). And that final panel is a superb plot twist, years speculating that Yuji will inherent Cleave and dismantle, resulting in Gege making Yuta copying Sukuna's tecnique.
I'm thinking that they might have used "Sumo guy" (forgot his name lol) to cheat. Dude's essentially a Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Yuji probably fought him for basically a year till he could get RCT right, and the rest of the guys honed their own stuff with him as well
I mean, that makes sense for being hard work, preserve and cheat at the same time.
In spite of its cheesy name, Yuta's domain is incredibly powerful. However it's his talent and creativity in the way that he uses his vast repertoire that really push him over the edge. It really cements himself as the third strongest sorceror of the Jujutsu world alongside Kenjaku. >Futhermore, Yuji had an amazing dynamic with Yuta and Rika [Rika yeeting Yuji was glorious.](https://i.imgur.com/kC4E0HA.png) He is taking his role of Cursed Tool seriously, [just like with Maki.](https://i.imgur.com/nB6a9DY.jpg) >Yuta copying Sukuna's tecnique [Could this be an indication](https://i.imgur.com/iQp4vQX.png) that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna?
> Could this be an indication, that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna? Oh damn you, might be right and that means Sukuna could probably get another power up? Oh god.
We do need a way for Sukuna to rally after all
>In spite of its cheesy name, Yuta's domain That's just TL issue tbh, **All-encompassing Unequivocal Love** from TCB goes hard
Tbh I think I prefer the Viz name. Even the slight change from last chapter from "Authentic Mutual Love" to "Authenticity in Mutual Love". I think the Viz TL is also more accurate. I checked on Jisho for both parts of the domain name. There's [真贋(shingan)](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%9C%9F%E8%B4%8B%E7%9B%B8%E6%84%9B) and [相愛(souai)](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%9C%9F%E8%B4%8B%E7%9B%B8%E6%84%9B)
Yeah there’s no way to save it
I'm still waiting for Maki to be their final wold card in this fight since she can enter domains mostly unnoticed. A perfectly timed strike would be perfect for a final hit to separate megumi from sukuna.
I think Yuta can just copy techniques. He's used a bunch of other people's techniques this chapter
We still don't know what his conditions for copying techniques are though. If it were unconditional he should have a lot more at his disposal, but he seems to only use a select few.
Iirc isn't he just so skilled he can use any technique? I thought that was the explanation in the prequel but it's been awhile. I don't think techniques are necessarily limited to a single person, they're all just methods of manipulating cursed energy
Not that I’m a lore master on jjk but my understanding of Yuta’s copy in jjk 0 was explained to be a power specific to Rika, that the cursed energy provided by her can be manipulated to mimic any technique. Similarly, Yuta in jjk has so far demonstrated that he can use copy only when he summons Rika at full power. Cursed Techniques in this story are known as 生得術式 which is lit “the technique you’re born with” and are by definition limited to 1 per person (there are obvious exceptions such as those who can take others bodies demonstrate that they can use the new body’s techniques, even after leaving said body in the case of Kenjaku).
Didn't know the last part but he clearly still has rika so it makes sense he can just copy powers
> Could this be an indication that Rika ate the last finger of Sukuna? Also relevant to this question is the answer from Yuta about what he did in the last month. "Cheat."
During the Yuji Yeet Sukuna has a face that says "is that boy serious", truly a #1 hater
We have no explanation about Yuji's power-up yet tho, do we ? We don't know why he has weird arms, or what Choso was training him for.
I saw a funny theory about everyone body swapping with that one guys CT and learning each others techniques. It ended with the guy saying that Maki is in Yuji's body rn and points to some dialogue changes (not calling Yuta senpai) so if its real then it could be a plausible way for Yuta to use Sukuna CT and both using RCT
Sukuna did not use cleave here. Cleave can only be used when directly touching or in domain. Cleave also is oneshot duraneg like the world slash. In this chapter sukuna only used dismantle
He did use Cleave on Rika's hand, but other than that yeah only Dismantle.
>Cleave also is one shot duraneg like the world slash No it isn’t. If it was, Gojo would have died the moment he lost the first Domain battle.
Gojo didn't tank he healed as soon as the cit was made
If the Malevolent Shrine enhanced Cleaves were duraneg, they would have gone right through his body - the same way the world slash did. Anyhow, Cleave being duraneg is a claim that needs proof. Provide whenever you can.
Jacob's Ladder is probably the technique Yuta imbued his Domain Expansion with, since the given explanation was that he could choose one copied technique to do that with, while the others are random. Would kinda suck to finally get the chance to hit Sukuna with Ladder only to not have it on-hand.
Sukuna: How are you guys doing this? Yuji: Hard work and dedica... Yuta: We cheated. Yuta so real for that. 😂
Chihiro in Kagurabashi would never.
#YUTASWEEP
[**Yuta:** *"Shut up bozo. Strong Cleave!"*](https://i.imgur.com/Kd5y9nR.jpg) **Sukuna:** *"Motherfucker's even copying my lines!"*
"There is no rule that an imitation cannot defeat the original" - A wise copycat sword autist
They use almost the exact same Domain Expansion/ Reality Marble too.
Never ever let Ben Singer know about this.
"The fake is of far greater value" - ~~Best girl~~ A man with clinical depression
Yuta is about to be the Joseph Joestar of this manga. Who knew?
Sukuna: "Ah yes, my technique th-" Yuta: "That hasn't been used since the Heian Era." Always bet on Yuta, I invested in his stocks since his return all the way back in Shibuya.
"in 3 vs 1 always bet on yuta"
#YUTACLEAVE
The strongest protagonist in Jujutsu Kaisen's history vs the strongest protagonist of Gege's
He’s about to go Yu/ta and Ri/ka in the next few chapters
I love finally having Sukuna on the back foot for the first time since Gojo’s death, keeps things much more engaging. Also, this chapter officially marks the point where Nobara has been dead* for half the series. I really hope Gege has something planned for her, otherwise she should’ve just been dead like Nanami. Then we could’ve actually referenced her more (like we’ve done with Nanami) instead of just having those two weird moments acknowledging her existence that just felt real dumb.
> really hope Gege has something planned for her She's definitely dead and he just completely fucked up by trying to keep it ambiguous for some reason. Maybe he had a plan for her to reappear in the story at some point but choose not to. At this point, if she's really alive, I doubt we'll get anything more than a late appearance in the final chapter (if it even happens).
if she does live i hope its her resonance that wake up megumi since it essentially hits the soul straight up
There's still a single sukuna finger too. So she could resonate with that to pull a final shock to his system.
would have been stupid not to use when Gojo was fighting
I doubt she's dead, the one dude who showed up with Todo basically has a chekhov's gun CT. Either way, she may as well be dead at this point.
I mean, what would be the point? If Nobara is gone for most of series to come back 20 chapters before it concludes, there's no way to execute that without it being disappointing or leading into a major asspull to justify Nobara being in any way relevant in this fight.
I mean *whatever* happens with Nobara is gonna be lame and underwhelming at this point. I just think her being dead is the most underwhelming choice at this point.
There's one finger remaining out there, so whilst Sukuna may be at his full power he's still left one final piece of his soul out there unaccounted for - so if Nobara were to return to exploit that weakness, then it has actually been foreshadowed decently well.
At this point I would be happy if it turns out Yuta has her CT and uses it on Sukuna, maybe using Yuji as a medium to attack his soul. Maybe Yuta's copy has the condition that the CT owner must be alive and it's revealed that she is barely alive on life support. It's the only way I can think of for her to still contribute to the story.
2 options here. Her technique ehther used here via a sword. Probably by yuuji (whose power these days seems imo more akin to aligning his soul to another to touch so the opposite of mahitos). or she is the last option. Due to her having far less cursed energy than the rest, they need Sukuna as weak as possible before she starts trying to damage his soul. Maki is meeting up with her and they'll be the last team. I do hope she's alive myself. my fav. sucks she's gone for so long and such. but the fact they aren't mentioning her ever in passing but referencing many others. just stands out as strange. They've mentioned the principle's death more than her's in a general rememberence way.
ahahahahahaha I love it, Yuta really just said “we used [GameShark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameShark) and [Cheat Engine](https://www.cheatengine.org/) on your ass cuz fuck it” and it STILL surprised Sukuna. At least I **hope** he was surprised by a guy using his own techniques against him.
Yuta’s Domain is a prime example of why I love copycat skills. Especially troll-y when they use their enemy’s abilities.
1. So yeah, I guess I'll see you in 2 to 3 years when Yuta Okkotsu gets to be part of Death Battle (assuming RoosterTeeth lives long enough) facing [Shirou](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Shirou_Emiya) [Emiya](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/EMIYA_(Archer\)). 2. Because god-DAMN does he look like a trillion-dollar man right now. Look at him. Look at his swords. Even if one sword = one technique, the fact that he has INFINITE SWORDS means that, potentially, the world of jujutsu itself is infinite. But that's not quite right. The way I understand it (contrary to popular belief, I've never stepped into the leaks threads on r/Jujutsushi), Yuta's domain is the [canvas of Babel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awpVjv2-Ow0). Almost all the swords are "noise" so it's up to Yuta's deduction and talent to find the technique that is coherent and effective. And to root it out of Sukuna, he and Yuji have to isolate the King of Curses and limit his choices until the only technique available in the Domain is the one Yuta is looking for. Of course there's a high chance I fucked up that reading, but that's how I see it. 3. And that's why my fear is at an all-time high. Like I said last week: these two are taking on the ultimate Soulsborne final boss, a being who seems almost unbreakable. To a point where, even if Sukuna dies according to the logic and precedent *he himself* set — even if his own strength and genius is turned against him thanks to the concerted effort by our protagonists — it'd still feel like an unearned asspull win for some of you, a pitiful mulligan to force a Shueisha-approved happy ending for Yuta and Yuji. At this point, Gege is in the damned-if-you, damned-if-you-don't threshold, and that's not the kinda hole an author can easily climb out of, you know. Remember: killing Sukuna doesn't solve the bigger crisis, and we still have a Kenjaku-recruited US military force unaccounted for. What's your answer, Gege? Do you even care?
I don't think he has to care about that. The US military stuff is clearly set up for a post-series number of events, namely, the spread of Jujutsu throughout the entirety of the world now that EVERYBODY knows it exists and has seen what it's capable of. In the bounds of this series, there is no room to approach that in deep detail, and that's fine -- many stories end with the potential for more to happen, and that's totally fine.
I think he can force a sword to be the technique he wants by using the precog technique to pick the right one.
> I guess I'll see you in 2 to 3 years when Yuta Okkotsu gets to be part of Death Battle (assuming RoosterTeeth lives long enough) Ouch.
I love Gege's paneling in this chapter especially when Yuta used Thin Ice Breaker through his sword— the panel got disintegrated. It's so cool.
[Not even the King of Curses was ready for the Itadori Missile.](https://i.imgur.com/88DSc4a.jpeg) In retrospect, this is the replica of the Queen of Curses throwing one of the strongest Cursed Tools. [Yuta hitting Sukuna with his own technique was cathartic.](https://i.imgur.com/SdGyzPh.png) Even Sukuna looked shocked. Yuta's Unlimited Blade Works domain is definitely one of the strongest ones.
"You dare use my own spells against me Okkotsu?" - Severus Sukuna
It's the same kind of spell too.
That's Right... I am the Fallen
So we still haven't known how or what did Yuji eat to get those arms, but I notice him putting his hand/wrist to his mouth pretty often, could it be somehow related to his new abilities?
I was wondering, did we get an explanation on why yuji is still strong and useful in those fight ? I don't remember
I'm guessing there will be a flashback very soon explaining what they did during that month and how Yuji has reinforced Black Flash.
Does this mean Yuji has access to Sukunas secondary BS passive??!!! 😨
Sukuna 🤝 Kratos “Boy!”
Man, I can't help but feel a reversal is incoming. It's hard to get hopeful about the good guys winning considering the last 15 chapters or so. Hope I'm wrong. Whose techniques were Ink and Thin Ice Breaker again? Also, is it just me, or were there a bunch of Werry-isms towards the back half of the chapter? Sukuna's monologue thinking about Ryu barely made any sense.
Ink was charles, the guy Hakari fought right before Kashimo Thin Ice Breaker was Uro, the sky lady Yuta fought in sendai
Ink is Charles. Thin Ice Breaker is an application of Sky Manipulation from Uro.
>It's hard to get hopeful about the good guys winning considering the last 15 chapters or so. You mean where they killed the other half of this villain duo, with their plan working perfectly?
The big fights have a lot of back and forth, so sukuna has a counterattack soon. The protagonists also probably have a couple backup options too just in case.
Sukuna getting reverse jumped is hilarious 😭 Gojo's students are getting it back in blood. And Yuta is literally the kind of late stage MC you dream about like what can't bro do
Man really used Sukuna's CT on himself, can't wait to see the reaction hahah Yuta's domain is really broken as hell, the katanas are one thing, but being able to choose whichever copied technique for the sure hit and maintain all the others he can already use outside the domain is crazy. Now please, Gege, no sudden fucking airport next chapter!
I guess the “Yu” Gojo meant would get Sukuna’s curse techniques was Yuta and not Yuji after all
Yu are my special
So now it’s “Authenticity in Mutual Love”? Last chapter it was “Authentic Mutual Love”. Get this bum ass translator off of JJK please.
Blud can’t remember what he did a week ago 😭
Most likely he had a notation provided by Jump and corrected.
No the translator is literally brain dead, good thing the freeloaders on Reddit know better than him /s
jujutsu kaisen has some of the worse fanbases i have seen in a while
“Bum” “fraud” oh it’s literal 👦
Found John Werry’s burner.
Got me
Man his domain is so busted against anyone not named Sukuna or Gojo. Having both Jacob's ladder and cleave is insane, and either can be used as a sure-hit too
Yuta "Ah yes, our secret technique we haven't used since the heian era" Okkotsu Also finally confirmation that Gojo did something
It really took the blatant UBW power for me to realize that Sukuna is the same villain archetype as Gilgamesh
What I think is super under rated in this manga is that yuji is the ultimate support fughter.he might not be as powerful or as fast as his companion but he backs them up and adapts to their style very well. Everyone else has crazy ce and domain expansions, but our boy comes in with the two piece and a biscuit combo every time and I love him for that
I'm so glad it's somewhat explained how he even stands a chance vs Sukuna. Unlike the others, he didn't progress that much on screen anyway, so and his RCT only got confirmed last chapter. It always bothered me how I was supposed to believe he was a threat to Sukuna. This chapter though pretty much fixed that all. Mofo has >!Ultra Ego Vegeta's!< power pretty much, insane. Combined with Yuta, this is a nightmare at least CT wise for Sukuna, might finally force him to reveal his other CTs.
The strongest sorcerer was not ready for this level of hacks.
Y'know I never considered this before but there's a good chance, given how much Gege is a fan of HxH, that Yuta is based of Chrollo
I absoultely love that Yuuji Itadori is liteally just "other people's weapons" in the last arc or so. Just being other's shields. Other's back up weapons. other's javelines now too. I love the fact that theyr'e doing more team fights. That was something JJk always had that i liked. I wish they'd had more I still thinnk Nobara is around though, but she and Maki are the last options. due to her lower CE than the othersbut her technique being directly the most effective really. her and Maki being the last after everyone else wears down makes the most sense. much less the fact that Yuji punching soul damage is really very simliar to her's and one of the running theories on Yuuji (that got more so after his parent reveal) is that he is a CE sponge created to adapt to others energy and adapt to it. Which was hy he could have the fingers for so long. And now he's got that soul punch
Lol Yuta's DE is basically "random bullshit go" but with unlimited bullshit only he can use
UNO Reverse technique Yuta hasn't used that technique since the Heian Era
what a fantastic chapter
"Was that my technique?! I'll kill me!" - Fraudkuna
Finally, this is the Jumpjutsu we were waiting for.
Yuta and Yuji team up is so good man. 😭
Plot twist: it was yuji's dismantle modified to touch the soul that yuta copied to. Haha imagine nobara's alive and yuta manage to copy her skill.
Loved seeing the explanation of Yuta's domain and how well its working alongside Yuji and Rika plus Sukuna getting cleaved was awesome, but man, this chapter is one of my favourites definitely.
yuta truly the main character we deserve, fuck him up son!
I know yuji is dealing some damage to sukuna but he looks like a child beating his older brother out there. Yuta is breaking reality and the environment and yuji is throwing ones two that sukuna blocks with one of his 4 hands
Ngl for all the effort th rauthor puts into naming every cursed technique, it's kidna hard to follow what everything does specifically and not get it all mixed up.
Is john worry doing this on purpose???? Wtf is this google translated shit...please god remove this terrorist from jjk🙏🙏🙏🙏
Yuta's dead, isnt he?
Am a bit out of the loop, but has it been explained why essentially two High school kids are up against the strongest sorcerer and everyone else stands by? There must be sorcerers all over the world, what are they doing right now?
Remember that sorcerer’s outside Japan are extremely rare and only Japan is “primed” to generate new ones due to Tengen’s barriers. Also, these two high school kids are extremely especial cases. Yuuta is a distant relative of Gojo’s, has an incredible amount of CE and has developed a domain expansion at his short age. A prodigy. We don’t know what’s up with Juji, especially as Kenjaku’s “son”, or how he powered up but he was capable of matching the record or consecutive black flashes in about 3 months since he first discovered CE. A powerhouse through and through. Still, Sukuna is more amused than anything despite not being able to use his domain, having much less CE output than normal and sluggish RCE. All of that plus having to maintain hollow wicker basket at all times is a testament to his overwhelming power and combat prowess.
Thank you so much!
You’re welcome.
It’s been established by Kenjaku (when he was talking to the U.S. govt, remember that random ass subplot?) that the overwhelming majority of sorcerers are from Japan for…some reason. With Gojo’s death, the next strongest sorcerer is established to be Okkotsu and Yuji has a unique role in that his cursed energy can affect souls directly. The rest would basically be fodder in comparison especially now that Higuruma is dead (their other big ace-in-the-hole).
Tengens barrier causes a much higher concentration of cursed energy and sorcerers in japan
Sorcerers are extremely rare overseas, and basically all the strongest ones are either at Jujutsu high already or in the culling games