Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group

The moment Yuji Itadori saw the boxes sitting there, he was reminded of the past.

Back then, Yuji Itadori had only recently been revived—after the Juvenile Detention Center incident, Yuji Itadori had suffered a complete mental breakdown, allowing Sukuna to seize full control of his body. Sukuna had even destroyed his own heart to prevent Yuji from taking back control.

Sukuna could survive without a heart, but if Yuji Itadori took control of the body in that state, he would die immediately.

In the end, to prevent his companions from being harmed, Yuji Itadori still chose to forcibly regain control of his body and ultimately died.

Afterward, however, he formed a Binding Vow with Sukuna and was revived.

At the time, his companions all thought he was dead, while Satoru Gojo had Yuji Itadori hide inside a cardboard box and suddenly jump out to surprise them.

Even after sixty-eight years, Yuji Itadori could never forget the expressions on Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki's faces back then.

And right now, the boxes beside Satoru Gojo—

Weren't there a few too many?

"Yuji, you're here!"

A smile that clearly concealed countless mischievous ideas appeared on Satoru Gojo's face.

As he suddenly shouted without warning, the boxes beside him burst open.

Several figures leaped out of them at the same time.

The first was Young Itadori.

And accompanying Young Itadori were several others.

Kugisaki Nobara and Fushiguro Megumi.

There were also Panda-senpai, Zen'in Maki, and Inumaki Toge—

Even... Nanami Kento was there.

Yuji Itadori's eyes widened as he stared at everything before him, standing frozen in place as though his soul had been ripped from his body.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! He really does look exactly the same!"

"Itadori... I didn't expect what Gojo-sensei said to be true."

"There really are two Itadoris!"

"What exactly is going on?"

"Salmon roe."

Yuji Itadori was still trapped in his shock and had yet to recover when Kugisaki Nobara walked up to him, tilted her head, and carefully examined him.

"I have to say, even though your facial features look the same, your whole aura is completely different from his! You're even kind of handsome! But why haven't you said anything? Don't tell me you've gone senile?"

As Kugisaki Nobara spoke, she raised a hand, preparing to thump Yuji Itadori a few times.

"S-Sorry. I couldn't react for a moment."

Yuji Itadori's consciousness finally returned to reality, and he immediately shook his head.

"Honestly, Yuji—I mean the older Yuji—this is the surprise I prepared for you! Why don't you look surprised at all?!"

Satoru Gojo walked up to Yuji Itadori and smilingly patted him on the shoulder.

"Although, in principle, I was supposed to avoid telling them about you, after thinking it over, I decided to tell them anyway—but don't worry. Only the people here know about you. Principal Yaga will help clean up all the traces, so you don't need to worry about causing any trouble! Principal Yaga can handle it, anyway!"

Satoru Gojo spoke casually, as though he did not care at all that Yaga Masamichi was currently being driven frantic by all sorts of work elsewhere.

"I... am still a little surprised."

Yuji Itadori took a deep breath.

Even though Yuji Itadori had guessed what might happen the moment he saw the boxes, his heart still could not calm down after seeing his former companions appear before him with his own eyes.

"Hey, Itadori! Did you really come from the future?!"

Panda-senpai and the others also approached Yuji Itadori, questioning him with immense curiosity.

"Sensei said you obtained a Cursed Technique in the future that lets you travel through time and space, so you came back specifically for a visit?"

Satoru Gojo had not told them about the Chat Group. Explaining it as a Cursed Technique was simply easier for them to understand.

Yuji Itadori's gaze moved back and forth across everyone's faces, and his emotions still had not settled.

He could feel his eyes, which had long since dried up, gradually becoming moist.

It had been a very, very long time since he had felt this way.

But Yuji Itadori restrained the impulse and merely maintained a seemingly calm smile.

"Hey, Itadori, how many years in the future did you come from?"

Kugisaki Nobara asked.

"Sixty-eight years."

"Sixty-eight years?! Wait, what?! You don't look any different at all!"

"It's because of Sukuna's Fingers and a series of other reasons, so my appearance hasn't changed much."

"That sounds seriously irritating! Future me definitely complained about you, didn't she?!"

"She certainly did."

Yuji Itadori nodded at Kugisaki Nobara.

From the past to the present, Kugisaki Nobara's personality had never changed.

However, what Yuji Itadori cared about... was something else.

His gaze shifted toward the silent man beside them who had been staring intently at him through his glasses.

"Um... Gojo-sensei, how did you convince Nanami-senpai to participate in this too?"

Yuji Itadori looked at Nanami Kento in disbelief. He truly could not imagine the serious Nanami Kento cooperating with Satoru Gojo to do something like this.

"Well, the Jujutsu World has been reformed now! I convinced him by promising that he'd never have to work overtime again and would receive a higher salary in the future~"

Satoru Gojo said with a smile, while Nanami Kento pushed up his glasses beside him.

"This is truly difficult to believe. I never expected there to really be an Itadori from the future. It seems you've become a Jujutsu Sorcerer capable of standing on your own."

Although Nanami Kento's face remained expressionless, the corners of his lips seemed to rise at an almost imperceptible angle.

"When Gojo-sensei told us about this, we all thought his brain had finally been fried by the Six Eyes. I didn't expect it to actually be true."

Fushiguro Megumi also sighed in amazement.

Although it truly felt unreal, the Yuji Itadori standing before them had already proven that everything was true.

Another Yuji Itadori had returned from the future.

Just as Fushiguro Megumi finished speaking, Panda-senpai eagerly walked up to Yuji Itadori.

"Hey, Itadori! Since you came from the future, doesn't that mean you know a lot about what happens later?!"

"Mustard leaf."

"Inumaki is right. Don't ask about the future!"

Zen'in Maki grabbed Panda-senpai and tried to drag him away.

However, before he was pulled away, Panda-senpai still leaned close to Yuji Itadori and whispered:

"In the future, does Maki ever get together with Okk—"

Before Panda could finish, Maki's tremendous strength dragged him away.

Although Zen'in Maki's Heavenly Restriction had not yet become complete at this moment, her strength still surpassed everyone else's.

However, perhaps this was the better path for her.

Yuji Itadori said nothing and merely nodded at Panda.

Panda-senpai immediately gave him a knowing expression and raised one thumb.

"What are you two talking about so mysteriously?"

"Yuta is overseas and won't be able to return until some time later. As for the third-year students, I've already notified them to return to school. All the disciplinary actions against them have been revoked."

Satoru Gojo said to Yuji Itadori.

"I don't know whether this was the right thing to do, but since you've finally come back, I figured you should at least meet your friends. That's the least I should do as your sensei! After all, I'm the most responsible one around."

Satoru Gojo knew why Yuji Itadori had returned to the past.

It was precisely because of that that he believed the others should meet Yuji Itadori as well.

They could think about the future later.

Living well in the present was more important than anything else.

Nanami Kento looked toward Satoru Gojo, a trace of astonishment flashing through his eyes, as though he found it difficult to believe those words had come from this man's mouth.

"Itadori, who's the little girl beside you? Don't tell me she's your granddaughter! She looks like she came from a completely different art style!"

"Betty is not a little girl! Hmph! ~^ ^ '^"

"She really is adorable!"

"Betty has always been the cutest in the world!"

Yuji Itadori began chatting with Beatrice and his former companions, while Satoru Gojo and Nanami Kento silently moved to the side.

"Itadori has become a mature adult now."

Nanami Kento looked at Yuji Itadori, then glanced at Young Itadori before speaking slowly.

"Yes. Our juniors always manage to surprise us."

Satoru Gojo leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest.

However, unlike Satoru Gojo's relaxed demeanor, Nanami Kento's expression was somewhat solemn. He sighed.

"Then why did Itadori deliberately return here from the future?"

Nanami Kento knew that even if Yuji Itadori truly possessed a Cursed Technique capable of traveling through time and space, there had to be a reason he returned to the past.

"Does something like that really matter?"

"I suppose not."

As Nanami Kento spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze locking onto Yuji Itadori's hands.

"You noticed it too, didn't you? The scars on Itadori's face, and his fingers—"

"I noticed them from the beginning. The current Yuji has actually already mastered Reverse Cursed Technique."

"He mastered Reverse Cursed Technique? Has Itadori already become a Jujutsu Sorcerer of that level?"

There was no look of relief on Nanami Kento's face, just as Satoru Gojo had not felt relieved when he first sensed how powerful Yuji Itadori had become.

Of course, he was happy that Yuji Itadori had grown stronger.

But at the same time, when a student became too powerful, it was a failure on the part of their teachers.

It meant that their generation had forced the children of the next generation to shoulder far too much pressure.

Young Itadori had been following Nanami Kento and learning from him recently. To Nanami Kento, Yuji Itadori could also be considered his student.

Nanami Kento adjusted his glasses as another question surfaced in his mind—

Since Yuji Itadori had already mastered Reverse Cursed Technique, why had he not healed his scars?

Yuji Itadori's Reverse Cursed Technique could heal more than just the body. Moreover, he could now perceive the shape of the soul, and his Cursed Technique could touch the soul. Therefore, in theory, even if the scars had been left on him by Mahito, he should still be capable of healing them.

But Yuji Itadori had chosen not to.

He kept them to remind himself.

To remind himself how many companions had sacrificed their lives along the way.

Meanwhile, he had merely lost two fingers and been left with a few scars.

Compared to them, those losses were insignificant.

Nanami Kento's brows twitched slightly, as though he had vaguely guessed the answer as well.

In truth, it was not only him. Everyone must have noticed the scars on Yuji Itadori's face.

But no one asked about them.

"My, everyone seems to be in a great mood! Let's take a group photo!"

Satoru Gojo pulled a camera out of nowhere and joined the crowd.

"Wait, isn't this a little too risky?"

Nanami Kento reminded him from the side.

Although everyone present would undoubtedly keep the secret, if anyone else discovered a photograph containing two Yuji Itadoris, they would certainly realize something was wrong.

"Don't worry, don't worry. There'll only be one copy of the photo. Besides, if anything happens, we'll just leave it to Principal Yaga!"

Satoru Gojo said with a smile.

"He's the one who'll have to work overtime, anyway!"

After speaking, Satoru Gojo looked toward Yuji Itadori.

Perhaps, to the original Yuji Itadori, this was merely a world parallel to his own, a world whose future had nothing to do with him.

Nothing he did here would affect him. The world he saved and changed was another world that would never intersect with his own again.

But Yuji Itadori had still chosen to come to this world and resolve all its troubles.

From beginning to end, Yuji Itadori had always been that kind of person.

However, they weren't completely parallel worlds.

From the moment he stepped into this world, their futures had already intersected.

The future of this world could also become your future, Yuji.

You've worked hard all the way. Rest for a while.

"Everyone, get over here! It's time for a photo! A photo!"

Several hours later.

Yuji Itadori held Beatrice's hand and returned to his original world.

He took out a book. It contained the information about the soul that Yuki Tsukumo had left behind.

Yuji Itadori opened the book, revealing a photograph that had long been tucked between its pages.

Even after so many years, the image in the photograph remained perfectly clear.

In the photograph, Yuji Itadori and Kugisaki Nobara seemed to be arguing. Fushiguro Megumi watched them from a distance with a speechless expression, while Satoru Gojo sat nearby, looking as though he were enjoying the show.

Yuji Itadori gently brushed his hand across the photograph, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Then he placed another photograph inside the book.

It was a group photograph of all of them. Both Itadoris were there, along with Nobara Kugisaki, Fushiguro, and all the other students. Even Beatrice was among them.

Everyone's face was filled with a smile.

Yuji Itadori was no exception.

It had been a long time since he had laughed so freely.

'I should find a chance to gather Subaru, Kazuma, Himmel, and the others together—and take a photo.'

'Come to think of it, I'll need to buy a camera too.'

"Betty, do you want to go watch a movie later? I happen to want to go out and buy a few things!"

"Betty wants to go! And Betty wants to buy the tickets! Betty wants to buy the tickets! And that popcorn! Betty wants some too!"

"Okay!"

"Why won't anyone ask the poor Panda?!"

"We'll bring you along too, senpai—I'll also call Nobara Kugisaki and the others while I'm at it. Let's invite Yuka and Tsurugi too, along with Miyaguni and the others."

Yuji Itadori said with a smile.

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