Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group

At the same time, Yuji Itadori watched the other self's posts in the group, the expression on his face gradually turning solemn.

Even though decades had passed and memories of certain events had blurred, Yuji Itadori could never forget this mission at the Juvenile Detention Center.

That was the first time they encountered a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.

It was also the first time he was truly on the brink of death.

That was a Special Grade Cursed Spirit transformed from Sukuna's Finger, and the massive power gap had once made them feel utterly hopeless.

To ensure his companions could escape unharmed, Yuji Itadori had been forced to let Sukuna control his body to defeat the Cursed Spirit.

However, they paid a devastating price.

Fushiguro Megumi was heavily injured by Sukuna, and Yuji Itadori tasted death for the first time.

He had no choice but to enter a Contract with Sukuna: in exchange for not killing anyone, the latter could control his body for one minute.

But Sukuna ultimately exploited this point to seize Fushiguro Megumi's body.

If he could do it all over again, Yuji Itadori would never give Sukuna the chance to sign that Contract.

It was just that his past self was too weak and couldn't do anything, so he could only rely on Sukuna's power.

But his current self was completely different from before.

Perhaps, he could change everything.

[Unsurrounded One: If you encounter a dangerous situation, invite me immediately. Definitely.]

[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Yeah, I understand. But don't we need to worry about Sukuna?]

[Unsurrounded One: No need to worry.]

Yuji Itadori's words were calm and casual, as if Ryomen Sukuna wasn't an existence worth caring about.

In fact, that was the truth.

Even if Sukuna at his peak appeared before him now, Yuji Itadori was confident in his victory, let alone the fact that, according to the timeline, the other self's body should only contain two Fingers right now.

[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Okay.]

Young Itadori closed the chat interface and returned to his mission.

Having just stepped into the Juvenile Detention Center, they found that the space had been warped and the entrance they came through had disappeared. Fortunately, Fushiguro Megumi's shikigami, Divine Dog, could find the exit through its sense of smell, so the group was still relatively relaxed.

Young Itadori and the others soon found one of the missing persons from the Juvenile Detention Center, but he had already become a lifeless corpse.

In the instant Young Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi were arguing over whether to take the body with them, the ground beneath Kugisaki Nobara's feet seemed to cave in, and she vanished instantly.

'Kugisaki?'

Young Itadori hadn't even reacted yet, while Fushiguro Megumi beside him turned pale with shock.

How was this possible?!

Did Divine Dog not sense the presence of a Cursed Spirit?!

Fushiguro Megumi turned his head to look, only to see that Divine Dog's head had been severed and embedded in a hollow in the wall, with thick blood constantly dripping down from it.

From start to finish, he hadn't noticed what happened to Divine Dog at all!

"Itadori, run! We'll look for Kugisaki later!"

Fushiguro Megumi forced himself to stay calm and shouted loudly at Yuji Itadori.

The Cursed Womb had already broken out of its cocoon; the Special Grade Cursed Spirit had appeared!

Even though Divine Dog was right beside them just now, it was killed without anyone noticing. The strength of the two sides wasn't even on the same level.

However, at that very moment, Fushiguro Megumi and Young Itadori's eyes both widened simultaneously.

Out of the corners of their eyes, they caught sight of another hideous face that had already silently arrived beside them.

Two eyes—without eyelids, eternally wide open—the pupils were cloudy and massive, with four black markings attached to its corpse-pale skin. Its face seemed to carry a mocking smile.

Its lower body had no legs, but rather a tail like that of a fish.

Just by standing there, its terrifying aura made Fushiguro Megumi and Young Itadori's bodies tremble, and their legs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move an inch.

The emotion known as fear continuously spread through Young Itadori's body, his forehead already drenched in sweat.

'Move, move!'

Young Itadori gathered the last of his courage and drew the Cursed Tool at his waist, prepared for a desperate struggle—

But before he could make any move, the hand holding the Cursed Tool was severed cleanly, falling to the ground. Even the Cursed Tool, which had performed Exorcism on many Cursed Spirits, shattered instantly.

Neither Young Itadori nor Fushiguro Megumi could see the movements of that Cursed Spirit at all.

Then, the Cursed Spirit seemed to take a deep breath and suddenly released it. The massive concussive force directly tore apart the open ground between Young Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi.

This wasn't any Cursed Technique, but a pure release of Cursed Energy, yet it was already capable of causing such horrifying destructive power.

Fushiguro Megumi's mind went blank; he could only hear a piercing ringing in his ears.

The gap in strength... was like a natural chasm.

This Special Grade Cursed Spirit could clearly have killed the two of them in an instant, but it didn't choose to do so—

It was enjoying the pleasure of toying with its prey.

"Oh my, you can't even handle this level?"

At that moment, a hideous mouth surfaced on Young Itadori's cheek.

Ryomen Sukuna.

"Are you going to beg me? Haha, even if you die, it doesn't matter to me! I still have eighteen other Fingers anyway! I don't care at all!"

Sukuna's voice was full of arrogance and madness.

"If you want to force a switch now, I'll kill this brat next to you first! Then I'll go kill that woman; she looks spirited, fighting her should be quite satisfying!"

"Shut up!"

Young Itadori slapped his hand over Sukuna's mouth to block it.

"I won't rely on your power. Don't flatter yourself!"

"Oh? Brat, do you have more backbone than I thought? But if you overestimate yourself, you won't be the only one who dies. Your partners will die right in front of you, too!"

Sukuna's mouth appeared on Young Itadori's face again, but the latter completely ignored him, turned to look at Fushiguro Megumi, and shouted:

"Fushiguro! Hurry up and take Nobara and escape this place! Leave the rest to me!"

Fushiguro Megumi was stunned for a moment by Young Itadori's words, but he quickly reacted, assuming the other intended to use Sukuna's power after all. He immediately left the area at top speed.

"What's this, you brat? I thought you actually had some backbone, but was it just a bluff? In the end, you still need to rely on my power!"

Sukuna mocked Young Itadori sarcastically, but a smile appeared on the latter's face instead.

"You're right. I do need to rely on someone else's power, but I said, don't flatter yourself. The power I need isn't yours!"

Just as Young Itadori finished speaking, a flash of light flickered beside him.

"I'm here."