Chapter Summaries

Eiji and Artoria encountered Sukuna and two powerful ancestral Cursed Spirits, Taira no Masakado and Emperor Sutoku, while hurrying toward Kyoto. As the battle intensified and the fighters switched opponents, Eiji discovered that his connection to Mahoraga had been disrupted.

• Eiji learned that a Barrier had trapped Satoru Gojo in Kyoto, then hurried there with Artoria on Qiongqi.
• Sukuna and two Cursed Spirits ambushed Eiji, and Sukuna identified them as Taira no Masakado and an ancestor of the Kamo Family who had been an emperor.
• Eiji, Artoria, Qiongqi, and Mahoraga fought Sukuna, Taira no Masakado, and Emperor Sutoku, while Eiji used Reverse Cursed Technique to neutralize the curse in the blood rain.
• Eiji flew up to attack Emperor Sutoku after Qiongqi was driven onto the defensive, while Artoria battled Taira no Masakado on the ground.
• Sukuna switched opponents and attacked Artoria as Mahoraga engaged Taira no Masakado, then Eiji noticed that his connection to Mahoraga had been affected.

Eiji fought Sukuna after Taira no Masakado interfered with the Ten Shadows Formation, switching to Heroic Spirits and his own enhanced body. Eiji destroyed Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine, forcing him to flee, while two figures who had left the convoy appeared nearby.

• Eiji discovered that Taira no Masakado was contesting his control of the Ten Shadows Formation and canceled Qiongqi’s summon after attacking Emperor Sutoku.
• Eiji summoned Heroic Spirit Emiya, who used Unlimited Blade Works to separate the fighters and cut Taira no Masakado off from the Ten Shadows Formation.
• Eiji wounded Sukuna with Monomoyari, then possessed Cú Chulainn and pierced Sukuna’s heart with Gae Bolg.
• Eiji and Sukuna expanded their Domains, and Eiji used his Twelve Trials-enhanced body to withstand Sukuna’s slashes.
• Eiji battered Malevolent Shrine until it collapsed, and Sukuna fled beyond Heroic Spirit Throne’s range.
• Two figures who had left the convoy appeared near the battlefield.

Eiji, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki fought to free Yuji Itadori from Sukuna while Eiji learned that Suguru Geto's forces were trapped outside the Kyoto Barrier. After helping Megumi recover access to Mahoraga and giving Nobara Sukuna's toes, Eiji left to save Suguru Geto.

• Eiji and Sukuna exchanged Black Flashes until Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki reached the battlefield, but Megumi could not summon his Shikigami.
• Eiji learned from Medusa that Suguru Geto's forces were surrounded by Cursed Spirits outside the Kyoto Barrier, then entrusted Yuji Itadori's rescue to Megumi and Nobara.
• Eiji summoned the Heroic Spirit Throne, and Hundred-Faced Hassan, Medea, and Cú Chulainn attacked Sukuna as he tried to restore his Cursed Technique.
• Eiji possessed Artoria and used Excalibur to exorcise Emperor Sutoku and Taira no Masakado, then lifted the seal on Megumi's Ten Shadows Formation.
• Megumi summoned Mahoraga, while Cú Chulainn escaped Sukuna's slashes with eight of Sukuna's toes; Eiji handed the toes to Nobara and left to save Suguru Geto.

Suguru Geto and his allies charged through the Cursed Spirit army surrounding the massive Barrier, hoping to reach Satoru Gojo inside. After Monomeki tried to open a door through the Barrier, it screamed, leaving their attempt unresolved.

• Medusa and Pegasus struck the Barrier, but Pegasus was repelled and Medusa concluded it required a specialized attack to break through.
• Suguru Geto decided to breach the Cursed Spirit blockade and enter the Barrier, while Lalou, Miguel, Ryu Ishigori, Nanako, Mimiko, and Medusa chose to accompany him.
• Suguru Geto released his Cursed Spirits and led the charge as Ryu Ishigori and Medusa cleared a path through the enemy army.
• Miguel stopped Nodera-bo from reaching Suguru Geto and defeated it when Suguru Geto declined to absorb it.
• Dagon, the Fire Gravel Worms, and other Cursed Spirits helped Suguru Geto push toward the Barrier, but Monomeki screamed while trying to open a door through it.

Suguru Geto tried to break through the Pure Barrier that trapped Satoru Gojo, while Takako Uro hunted the Cursed Spirit commanding the enemy forces. After Ryu Ishigori destroyed Kuebiko, Takako Uro continued fighting the swarming Cursed Spirits.

• Monomeki activated its Technique against the Barrier but was purified by the Pure Barrier’s energy, and Suguru Geto realized the Barrier restrained Cursed Spirits.
• Suguru Geto extracted a Technique from an insect-shaped Cursed Spirit and released tens of thousands of Cursed Spirits to protect his Family while he worked.
• Suguru Geto noticed the enemy Cursed Spirits were being commanded, so he sent Takako Uro to find and kill their leader.
• Suguru Geto used the extracted Technique to crack the Barrier and saw Satoru Gojo dodging attacks while injured, but a Cursed Spirit burst from the ground and struck him.
• Takako Uro found the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Kuebiko, trapped it in her Domain, and fired it toward Ryu Ishigori in an Uzumaro Bullet.
• Ryu Ishigori struck Takako Uro’s attack with Sandblast Shockwave, destroying Kuebiko, and Takako Uro resumed slaughtering the approaching Cursed Spirits.

Suguru Geto’s forces struggled to hold back the overwhelming Cursed Spirit horde while he tried to break through the Barrier. Eiji, Artoria, and Geto entered after Ryougi Shiki opened a passage, reuniting with the injured Satoru Gojo to face Abe no Seimei and Kenjaku.

• Nanako and Mimiko fought off Cursed Spirits until Geto’s reinforcements eased the pressure, while Medusa rescued Takako Uro.
• Lalou led the defenders as Choso, his brothers, and Sasaki Kojiro joined the battle, and Geto decided to retreat his Family before they were overwhelmed.
• Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon organized a defensive position, and Eiji and Artoria arrived with reinforcements after Eiji’s Noble Phantasms cleared the battlefield.
• Eiji and Geto prepared to enter the Barrier, and Ryougi Shiki cut an opening through its layers so they could pass inside with Artoria.
• Eiji, Geto, and Artoria found the bloodied Satoru Gojo facing Abe no Seimei and Kenjaku, and the four former classmates stood together on the battlefield again.

Eiji, Gojo, Geto, and their allies began a major battle against Kenjaku and Abe no Seimei’s assembled forces. Eiji tried to reach Kurusu Hana and freed himself from several Special Grade opponents, defeating Wakuraba and the Flying Head Demon while Hakuzōsu and Aragami Skeleton remained.

• Gojo identified the assembled enemies, while Geto surveyed the Cursed Spirits and anticipated replenishing his collection.
• Eiji healed Gojo with Round Deer as the enemy forces surrounded them, then both sides launched their attacks.
• Eiji flew toward Kurusu Hana, but Flying Head Demon, Hakuzōsu, Wakuraba, and Aragami Skeleton intercepted him.
• Eiji drove back his attackers with Magic Bullets and fired a massive magical cannon at Aragami Skeleton.
• Eiji’s Modified Falling Blossom Emotion and prepared Positive Energy struck Wakuraba and Flying Head Demon, and he destroyed both with his staff.
• Eiji blocked Hakuzōsu’s spear and continued facing the remaining Shikigami.

Suguru Geto and his Cursed Spirits fought Kenjaku and the Four Calamities while Kenjaku tried to reach him. Elsewhere in the Barrier, Satoru Gojo chased Sugawara no Michizane with a coffin, insisting on giving his ancestor an unusual funeral.

• Suguru Geto met Kenjaku, who dismissed the Four Calamities as disposable pawns, and Jogo attacked him in anger.
• The Four Calamities and Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirits battled as Kenjaku targeted Suguru Geto and began moving toward him.
• Mahito tried to touch Kenjaku, but Serpent Belt restrained him, while the Great Catfish tripped Jogo and Kenjaku kicked him toward Suguru Geto.
• Kenjaku bypassed Hanami and closed in on Suguru Geto, who countered his intangibility with Playful Cloud and a swarm of snake-like Cursed Spirits.
• Satoru Gojo chased Sugawara no Michizane around the Barrier while proposing a variety of funerals and carrying a coffin.
• Sugawara no Michizane stopped to attack the coffin, and Satoru Gojo opened it and teleported above him, trying to trap him inside.

Mahoraga and Tsuchigumo fought in a sealed arena as Tsuchigumo revealed that its Destruction Cursed Technique could attack in many ways. Artoria fought Abe no Seimei’s allies, but Abe no Seimei joined the battle against her.

• Tsuchigumo destroyed Mahoraga’s arm, and Mahoraga regenerated while its Dharma Wheel began turning.
• Tsuchigumo explained that its Destruction Cursed Technique could use different destructive methods, then sealed the area with a cage of spider silk and debris.
• Mahoraga grew to Tsuchigumo’s height and the two Shikigami resumed their fierce battle.
• Artoria charged Abe no Seimei but fought off Ibaraki-dōji and Kidomaru, forcing Kidomaru to retreat after their blades clashed.
• Abe no Seimei sent Shōkera and the others to aid Kurusu Hana, then confronted Artoria as his Night of a Hundred Demons gathered around her.

Megumi Fushiguro endured Sukuna’s incomplete Malevolent Shrine and Fuga while preparing a counterattack with the help of his shadows. Just as Sukuna tried to take over his body, Mahoraga returned and Nobara Kugisaki struck Sukuna’s soul with Resonance, leaving the battle’s outcome poised to turn.

• Sukuna used Malevolent Shrine to target Megumi Fushiguro and Mahoraga, but Megumi resisted with Simple Domain, Falling Blossom Emotion, and Round Deer’s healing.
• Sukuna used Fuga to ignite pulverized matter inside his domain, apparently destroying Mahoraga and leaving Megumi gravely wounded.
• Sukuna approached Megumi and began to take over his body, but Mahoraga emerged from the smoking ground and charged at him.
• Megumi caught Sukuna’s hand and revealed that he had secretly controlled his shadows to prepare a counterattack while pretending to be near death.
• Nobara Kugisaki used Straw Doll Technique: Resonance from a distance, sending intense pain through Sukuna’s soul and freezing his movements.

Mahoraga and Nobara Kugisaki used soul-targeting attacks to wake Yuji Itadori from Sukuna’s control, allowing Yuji to confront Sukuna inside his Domain. Yuji returned to his body, and Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara welcomed him back.

• Mahoraga struck Sukuna with soul-damaging fists while Nobara Kugisaki repeatedly used Straw Doll Technique: Resonance from a hidden rooftop.
• Mahoraga’s attacks and Nobara’s Technique awakened Yuji Itadori’s soul, and Yuji began fighting Sukuna for control of his body.
• Sukuna tried to put Yuji back to sleep, but Mahoraga and Nobara kept attacking and jolted Yuji awake again.
• Yuji confronted Sukuna in a Domain that shifted through places from Yuji’s childhood, and Yuji told Sukuna that small memories had value and that he pitied him.
• Sukuna threatened to kill everyone Yuji cared about, while Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara, and Mahoraga guarded Yuji’s body.
• Yuji opened his eyes and confirmed that he was back, and Megumi and Nobara welcomed him.

The defenders outside the Kyoto Barrier held their line with help from the Heroic Spirits as Fumihiko Takaba arrived and turned the battle into a string of bizarre comic scenes. Meanwhile, an army reached Kyoto with weapons enchanted to harm Cursed Spirits, strengthening the defense.

• Naobito Zenin and Lalou watched the Heroic Spirits stabilize the fortress defense while the Jujutsu Sorcerers struggled to conserve their strength.
• Fumihiko Takaba and Hiromi Higuruma crashed onto the fortress in a fighter jet, and Takaba drove a wooden train through the gate before flying off after it hit the Barrier.
• Takaba reappeared on the battlefield and used absurd transformations to save a Jujutsu Sorcerer and poison a Cursed Spirit.
• An army sent to Kyoto under Eiji's orders reached the battlefield after Mechamaru, Kento Nanami, and Kiyotaka Ijichi coordinated its arrival.
• Kokichi Muta used a Brahma Realm to enchant the army's weapons with Cursed Energy while piloting Model Zero and directing the Mass-Produced Mechamaru at the front line.

Abe no Seimei and his Shikigami changed the battle by concentrating their forces on Suguru Geto, while Kenjaku used coordinated Domains to trap and attack him. Suguru Geto struck back at Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Hand Hundred-Legged Demon, and Satoru Gojo appeared as its Domain shattered.

• Abe no Seimei’s Shikigami pledged themselves to him, and Artoria fought Kyokotsu’s skull and snakes in a desolate residence.
• Kenjaku coordinated with a Cursed Spirit to trap Hanami, Jogo, Mahito, and Dagon in a Domain while Suguru Geto tried to counter the attack.
• Abe no Seimei and his Shikigami appeared before Suguru Geto, who recognized that they planned to eliminate him first.
• Kenjaku and Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Hand Hundred-Legged Demon directed their Domain attacks at Suguru Geto and his Cursed Spirits.
• Suguru Geto charged Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Hand Hundred-Legged Demon and used Otake the Evil King’s Domain to briefly suppress the sure-hit attacks.
• Bone Woman pierced Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Hand Hundred-Legged Demon as its Domain shattered, and Satoru Gojo descended through the falling fragments.

Abe no Seimei used the weakened grand Barrier and controlled Shikigami to trap Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto in the Prison Realm. Eiji broke open the Barrier and cleared the Shikigami guarding the Prison Realm, then joined the fight against Kenjaku as Artoria attacked Abe no Seimei.

• Satoru Gojo expanded Infinite Void, incapacitating the enemies, but Abe no Seimei controlled the affected Shikigami and opened the Prison Realm.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto were trapped against Barrier roots while fighting off Shikigami, and Kenjaku stopped Suguru Geto's Four Calamities of Cursed Spirits.
• Eiji defeated Shōkera and the Mole Cricket Corps, drove Aochi from Kurusu Hana, and confirmed she was safe but had overdrawn her Cursed Energy.
• Eiji realized Abe no Seimei had drained the grand Barrier to seal Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, then blasted a breach through it with a magic cannon.
• Eiji used Gae Bolg to destroy the Shikigami around the Prison Realm, while Mahito sensed Suguru Geto's control weakening and Kenjaku stopped attacking the Four Calamities.
• Eiji attacked Kenjaku with his spear as Artoria attacked Abe no Seimei.

Eiji and Artoria pressed Kenjaku and Abe no Seimei as the Barrier crumbled and the outside forces drove back the Cursed Spirits. Kenjaku tried to escape with the Prison Realm, but a pair of hands grabbed his head when he picked it up.

• Artoria fought Abe no Seimei while Eiji overwhelmed Kenjaku with his spear.
• Naobito Zenin watched Kinji Hakari tear through the Cursed Spirit Army and Fumihiko draw artillery fire across the western battlefield.
• The damaged Barrier shattered as the Cursed Spirits charged inward, and Kenjaku told Abe no Seimei to flee with him.
• Abe no Seimei retreated toward the Cursed Spirit Army while Kenjaku ran to the Prison Realm, believing Satoru Gojo had been sealed.
• Kenjaku picked up the Prison Realm, which began shaking, and a pair of hands suddenly grabbed his head.

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto escaped the Prison Realm and incapacitated Kenjaku, while Eiji and Artoria stopped Abe no Seimei’s final attack. Eiji killed Abe no Seimei with his Mystic Eyes, ending the battle.

• Satoru Gojo revealed that Eiji had given him a key to the Prison Realm, and he and Suguru Geto prepared a surprise for Kenjaku.
• Suguru Geto exposed Kenjaku’s brain while Satoru Gojo distracted him, then Satoru Gojo used Infinite Void to incapacitate him.
• Abe no Seimei gathered the remains of Shikigami and Cursed Energy to prepare a devastating attack as Artoria and Mahoraga fought his forces.
• Eiji severed Abe no Seimei’s connection to the Pure Barrier and broke through his layered Barriers while Abe no Seimei formed a sphere of destructive Cursed Energy.
• Abe no Seimei released the sphere, but Eiji erased it with his Mystic Eyes and killed Abe no Seimei with his short blade.

After the battle for Kyoto ended, Eiji learned that Kenjaku’s body was a living Cursed Object and returned to Tokyo while Satoru Gojo stayed behind. In the following months, Eiji and his allies rebuilt the southern Barrier network and consolidated their influence over both the Jujutsu World and ordinary society.

• After Abe no Seimei fell, Medea and Tamamo-no-Mae took control of the Pure Barrier, and Suguru Geto preserved his four core Cursed Spirits despite heavy losses.
• Eiji examined Kenjaku’s body with Satoru Gojo and concluded that Kenjaku had turned himself into a living Cursed Object.
• Eiji told Satoru Gojo to return to Tokyo soon, then left for Tokyo Jujutsu High while Satoru Gojo continued investigating Kenjaku’s body.
• With the southern Pure Barriers destroyed, the old guard relocated Jujutsu Headquarters from Kyoto to Tokyo, where Eiji and Artoria’s faction already held power.
• Eiji placed allies in important Kyoto and government positions, and Mahito helped make Binding Vows that kept the new officials in line.
• After several months of adjustment, the Jujutsu World and ordinary society in the Island Nation began to change under Eiji’s influence.

Eiji put Cursed Spirits to work in new industries, using their abilities to produce goods, power, and profit. After Jogo’s soul fragment powered a successful thermal plant, Eiji expanded the system of Barriers and Cursed Energy pipelines beyond Island Nation.

• Eiji, Medea, and Hanami developed enhanced saplings and seeds, which wealthy desert buyers ordered in large quantities.
• Eiji assigned Jogo to power generation, but Jogo lacked the endurance to operate continuously, so Eiji and Suguru Geto agreed to use a fragment of his soul to create a Cursed Tool.
• Eiji used the Soul Liberation Blade to extract part of Jogo’s power, and the first Jogo-funded thermal power plant began trial operations several days later.
• Eiji assigned Dagon to work at sea, where he could salvage shipwrecks, support fishing, and assist marine research.
• Eiji used Mahito’s Idle Transfiguration, with help from Medea and Tamamo-no-Mae, to provide medical treatments to wealthy Western clients.
• Eiji expanded Empty Barriers and Cursed Energy pipelines into countries south of the Great Eastern Nation, connecting them to Island Nation.

Choso and the Cursed Womb Death Paintings pursued Yuji Itadori, insisting that he was their youngest brother and showing him memories he did not recognize. As more classmates joined in with their own invented memories, Yuji remained bewildered by the supposed family reunion.

• Choso and his eight brothers chased Yuji Itadori near the dormitories and demanded that he return to the family.
• Megumi Fushiguro explained the pursuit to Nobara Kugisaki, while Satoru Gojo revealed that Yuji's mother had been one of the Cursed Womb Death Paintings' creators.
• Aoi Todo recounted how he and his master had encountered news about a pregnant man in Britain, leaving the others stunned.
• Choso showed Yuji a memory of him sharing spaghetti with Choso, Eso, and Kechizu, but Yuji denied remembering it.
• Aoi Todo presented his own memories of reading manga and eating ramen with Yuji, who objected that they had never attended the same middle school.
• Choso began narrating more happy memories shared by all ten brothers, while Nobara felt sorry for Yuji and Megumi remained silent.

Megumi Fushiguro met the new transfer student, Kurusu Hana, while Yuji Itadori, Nobara Kugisaki, and Satoru Gojo interrupted them with an absurd prank. After Hana revealed she had returned to Tokyo Jujutsu High, Megumi began showing her around, while the others followed them; nearby, Aoi Todo appeared on Takada-chan’s outdoor show.

• Yuji Itadori spotted Megumi Fushiguro talking with a brown-haired girl and rushed to tell Nobara Kugisaki and Satoru Gojo.
• Nobara Kugisaki, Yuji Itadori, and Satoru Gojo staged a jealous scene around Megumi, startling the girl into leaving for the station.
• Junpei Yoshino arrived with a new classmate, and Kurusu Hana greeted Megumi as an old acquaintance.
• Megumi started showing Kurusu Hana around Tokyo Jujutsu High and planned to help her get daily necessities.
• Nobara, Yuji, and Satoru followed Megumi and Hana, while Aoi Todo appeared as a wilderness survival expert on Takada-chan’s outdoor show.