Chapter 352: Curse Returns? Sukuna Returns!

In typical storylines, protagonists usually need to go through a lot of time and events to gradually grow.

The antagonists will slowly increase in strength during this period, from weak to strong, until they face the Devil King at the very end.

But Jujutsu Kaisen is different; this work puts all the antagonists out in the open from the beginning.

The Four Calamities, Kenjaku, Ryomen Sukuna.

The number of antagonists can be said to be completely insufficient.

Coupled with the various incidents Yuji Itadori encountered along the way, his new friend Junpei Yoshino died in front of him.

One classmate’s Soul collapsed and gave up, while another’s fate is unknown.

His teacher was cut in half by the enemy… If this continues, will Yuji Itadori have anyone by his side when he dies?

But if we reverse all this, and view the protagonist as Ryomen Sukuna within Yuji Itadori, then everything becomes much more reasonable.

A Genius boy from a thousand years ago, in the process of his growth, crushed the entire Jujutsu World step by step, and was revered as a god.

But even such a strong person could not resist the erosion of time.

So he found the evil antagonist Kenjaku, and after only one look, he learned the method of sealing Souls and creating cursed tools.

Then, he did not follow Kenjaku’s wishes; he turned himself into a cursed tool.

In this way, Ryomen Sukuna, who had suppressed an era, was still praised and feared even after his death.

A thousand years later, Ryomen Sukuna completed his incarnation in a conspiracy.

At this moment, Sukuna was not only suppressed by Yuji Itadori but also teased by an annoying white-haired man, losing all face.

Yuji Itadori’s actions were no less than the difficulties and insults protagonists face at the beginning of a ‘broken engagement’ trope for Sukuna.

Then Sukuna gathered information while plotting his revival plan.

Soon after, Sukuna not only completed his revival but also escaped the body that Kenjaku had prepared for him, which might have contained a conspiracy.

Then he suppressed another era.

As for why the protagonist’s perspective is locked on Yuji Itadori?

Because he has Sukuna inside him, and also because he lives long enough to see the story through.

As for dying surrounded by people?

Jujutsu Sorcerers do not have deaths without regret; isn’t it perfectly reasonable for Yuji Itadori’s death to have regrets?

“What’s wrong, Megumi? You look terrible.”

Eichi looked at Megumi Fushiguro, who had a strange expression and was hesitant to speak.

“What about this guy?”

Megumi Fushiguro ultimately didn’t voice all the complaints bubbling up inside him.

“Hmm, let me think. Your name is Yuji Itadori, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then, Yuji, let Sukuna out for a bit. When I tell you to come back, then you come back.”

“Is that okay? That guy feels very dangerous.”

“It’s fine, I’m more dangerous. Besides, if you don’t prove yourself, Megumi will worry.”

“…Alright then.”

Yuji Itadori looked at Eichi in surprise, while Megumi Fushiguro next to him couldn’t help but cover his face.

You’re not a Curse User, don’t keep saying things that cause misunderstandings!

The next second, dark Cursed Energy patterns reappeared on Yuji Itadori’s body.

Whoosh!

The moment he took control of the body, Sukuna launched a swift attack towards Eichi.

He knew that in his 1-finger state, he had no chance of winning, but even so, Sukuna would not just surrender.

Looking at Sukuna attacking him, Eichi suddenly remembered something Gojo Satoru had done.

Eichi took a step forward, grabbing Sukuna’s wrist with his left hand, and shadows spread from his body onto Sukuna.

Sukuna swung his left hand, and three slashes aimed at Eichi’s head, close to his face.

Clang, clang, clang.

The ‘Dismantle’ that could easily cut Cursed Spirits didn’t even scratch Eichi’s face.

Fallen Blossom Emotion: Barrier Improved Version.

After being confused by Tomie earlier, Eichi had been thinking about how to have an automatically deploying defensive Cursed Technique like Gojo Satoru.

Later, he got inspiration from Fallen Blossom Emotion, attaching a compressed barrier to a cursed tool. Once he was attacked, Fallen Blossom Emotion would automatically trigger a counterattack.

After Mahoraga continuously adapted and provided solutions, Fallen Blossom Emotion had been improved into a new version that intercepts and neutralizes Cursed Techniques, no longer ineffective against mental attacks like the initial version.

Eichi exerted force with his right hand, swinging Sukuna in a circle in the air and then pressing him down towards the ground.

With the cooperation of the shadows, Sukuna was directly pressed onto the ground in an “orz” pose.

Looking at Sukuna’s perfect posture, Eichi plopped down on him.

The sitting sensation was slightly hard, the muscles were quite firm, and the body fat percentage should be very low. With a little force, his butt could still feel something akin to bone.

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‘I suddenly wondered what it would feel like to sit on Shalltear’s body.’

“Megumi.”

“Yes.”

“Perfect, let me teach you a lesson. Watch closely.”

Before Eichi could finish speaking, Sukuna, who was under his butt, exploded upwards with a grim expression.

“Your Shikigami currently don’t have the strength to face a Special Grade alone, nor do Cursed Spirits.”

Megumi Fushiguro valued his Shikigami greatly, treating them like family, and rarely even used Chimera, which combines them.

This also led to Megumi Fushiguro already being a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, but his Shikigami still struggled to individually fight Special Grade Cursed Spirits.

“If you want to ensure your Shikigami aren’t completely destroyed without using Chimera, it’s best to use incomplete summons.”

After speaking, Eichi formed a hand sign, and a massive black serpent lunged at Sukuna.

For teaching purposes, Eichi began to hold back. The great serpent was quickly destroyed by Sukuna, but a second, then a third incompletely summoned great serpent immediately bit him.

“Before completing the summon, you can continuously increase incomplete Shikigami of the same type. But once you speak the name and complete the summon, all but the one Shikigami imbued with consciousness will disappear.”

Nue flew out of Eichi’s shadow and began to constantly unleash lightning upon Sukuna.

“You bastard.”

In Sukuna’s eyes, Eichi’s actions were nothing but humiliation.

A terrifying storm of slashes instantly appeared, cutting all the incompletely summoned great serpents.

“Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine.”

“Domain Expansion: Abyssal Dark Shadow Garden.”

The moment Abyssal Dark Shadow Garden expanded, a large amount of shadows completely enveloped Megumi Fushiguro. The next second, countless slashes landed on the shadow shield protecting Megumi Fushiguro.

“Tsk.”

Sukuna was very displeased. He only had one finger’s worth of Cursed Energy now, which was completely insufficient, so he couldn’t fully expand Malevolent Shrine and thus couldn’t shatter Eichi’s Domain shell.

Moreover, Sukuna’s target wasn’t Eichi. He knew that his 1-finger self couldn’t defeat him, so his target from the beginning was Megumi Fushiguro.

He wanted to kill Megumi Fushiguro and make the person who dared to humiliate him pay the price.

He just didn’t expect the other party to have also seen through his thoughts.

After expanding his Domain, Eichi continuously pressured Sukuna but always held back the final blow.

A 1-finger Sukuna was an ant to both Eichi and Gojo Satoru; there was no need to worry.

It was better to complete the teaching mission now.

Megumi Fushiguro was currently in the abyss of shadows, feeling the substance of the shadows.

Yuji Itadori’s body was also engraving Sukuna’s Cursed Technique.

Eichi wasn’t idle either; he was enjoying Sukuna’s impotent rage up close, occasionally taking out his phone to snap a few pictures.