Chapter Summaries

Kashimo found traces of Suguru Geto’s Cursed Spirit Manipulation at the site of Inumaki’s mission, and Satoru Gojo identified Geto as the enemy behind the incident. Kashimo later told Shoko Ieiri that Geto was active again, leaving them to face the return of a powerful curse user.

• Kashimo investigated the deserted shopping street after receiving a text from a colleague who left the site investigation to him.
• Akari Nitta told Kashimo that investigators had found only three types of cursed energy residue.
• Kashimo spotted faint traces of Cursed Spirit Manipulation on a crossbeam above the street.
• Ijichi reported to Satoru Gojo that someone had cast a second Curtain and that an unexpected semi-grade 1 cursed spirit had appeared.
• Satoru Gojo named Suguru Geto as the enemy and described his status as a special grade sorcerer and expelled curse user.
• Kashimo told Shoko Ieiri that Geto’s cursed energy residue had been found at Inumaki’s mission site and said Geto was active again.

Yuta Okkotsu sensed something wrong as Suguru Geto’s cursed energy appeared at Jujutsu High. Geto arrived at the school gate with Nanako and Mimiko, then quietly reflected that the place had not changed.

• Yuta Okkotsu paused on the school path, unsettled by a bad feeling, while Maki and Toge Inumaki continued with him.
• Satoru Gojo told Masamichi Yaga that he had confirmed Geto's cursed energy residue at the scene.
• Masamichi Yaga sensed Geto's arrival and ordered every Semi-Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer on campus to gather at the school gate.
• Maki, Panda, and Toge Inumaki watched an enormous Pelican Cursed Spirit descend at the gate.
• Suguru Geto stepped down from the pelican, and Nanako and Mimiko followed from its beak.
• Geto looked over the familiar school grounds and murmured that the place still had not changed.

Suguru Geto confronted Yuta Okkotsu and declared his plan to eliminate all non-sorcerers, but Yuta refused to help after Geto insulted his friends. Geto announced the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons for December 24, then escaped with his allies on a giant pelican, leaving Satoru Gojo reflecting that he had been left behind.

• Panda, Toge Inumaki, and Maki tried to stop Suguru Geto from approaching Yuta Okkotsu, but Geto quickly reached Yuta and praised his power.
• Geto asked Yuta to help him kill all non-sorcerers and create a world for sorcerers, but Yuta refused after Geto insulted Maki and the others.
• Satoru Gojo and the Jujutsu High sorcerers arrived, and Geto declared that the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons would begin on December 24 in Shinjuku and Kyoto.
• Geto warned that attacking him could release the cursed spirits inside him, then left with Nanako and Mimiko on the giant pelican despite Gojo's threat.
• Gojo watched Geto disappear and reflected that the principles he once rejected had become his own, thinking, “I've been left behind.”

During the Night Parade in Shinjuku, Satoru Gojo sent Panda and Toge Inumaki to Jujutsu High to protect Yuta from Suguru Geto, then faced Miguel. Outside Jujutsu High, Kenjaku waited for the curtain to fall so he could intercept Geto and carry out the brain swap.

• Masamichi Yaga ordered the sorcerers in Shinjuku to protect civilians and avoid damaging buildings.
• Miguel prepared to hold off Satoru Gojo with the Black Rope while Suda Manami explained Suguru Geto's plan.
• Satoru Gojo sent Panda and Toge Inumaki to Jujutsu High to protect Yuta Okkotsu, believing Suguru Geto had already arrived there.
• Miguel confronted Satoru Gojo, declaring himself Gojo's opponent.
• Kenjaku waited outside Jujutsu High, planning to intercept Suguru Geto after Yuta left him crippled and perform the brain swap.

Yuki Tsukumo and Kashimo defeated a special grade cursed spirit, but Kashimo turned on her and headed toward the fighting between Satoru Gojo and Miguel. After Yuki warned Gojo that Kashimo had gone crazy, Kashimo appeared wielding Black Rope and faced Gojo.

• Yuki Tsukumo and Kashimo defeated a special grade cursed spirit, but Kashimo changed his mind about leaving and unleashed his electricity.
• Satoru Gojo and Miguel continued fighting, with Miguel using Black Rope to disrupt Gojo's cursed technique.
• Satoru Gojo stopped Miguel's thrown air-conditioning unit with Limitless and destroyed an attacking cursed spirit with Red.
• Kashimo struck Yuki Tsukumo and Garuda through several buildings, leaving Yuki injured.
• Yuki Tsukumo warned Satoru Gojo that Kashimo had gone crazy as Kashimo approached, wrapped Black Rope around his fist, and faced Gojo.
• Satoru Gojo analyzed Kashimo's cursed energy and combat intentions, then asked, "Are you serious?"

Kashimo attacked Satoru Gojo and Yuki Tsukumo using the Black Rope to bypass their techniques and deliver devastating blows. After Gojo struck back, Kashimo prepared a miniature Piercing Thunder against him.

• Miguel left the battlefield as Satoru Gojo and Yuki Tsukumo faced Kashimo.
• Kashimo used the Black Rope to pierce Satoru Gojo's chest with lightning.
• Kashimo disrupted Yuki Tsukumo's Star Rage with the Black Rope and shattered her face with a punch.
• Satoru Gojo struck Kashimo in the abdomen with a Blue-infused fist.
• Kashimo formed a miniature Piercing Thunder in his palm and aimed it at Satoru Gojo.

Satoru Gojo and Yuki Tsukumo fought Kashimo through devastating injuries, but Kashimo overwhelmed them and left Yuki with a hole through her chest. As Kashimo turned his attention to the smiling Satoru Gojo, Yuki rose and began a Domain Expansion.

• Satoru Gojo used Red against Kashimo, but Kashimo dodged and charged him.
• Yuki Tsukumo ambushed Kashimo with a Star Rage punch, and Satoru Gojo followed with a Blue-infused punch.
• Kashimo struck Satoru Gojo with the Black Rope, disrupting Limitless and erasing half his head with lightning.
• Kashimo dodged Yuki Tsukumo's next punch and pierced her chest with Piercing Thunder, then kicked her motionless body aside.
• Satoru Gojo rose with half his skull still healing and smiled at Kashimo.
• Yuki Tsukumo rose onto one knee and began a Domain Expansion.

Kashimo shattered Yuki Tsukumo’s domain with the Black Rope and knocked her unconscious, then continued fighting the badly injured Satoru Gojo. Gojo blasted Kashimo back with Red, but the Black Rope was nearly gone as both prepared to continue.

• Yuki Tsukumo expanded her domain to trap Kashimo, but he used the Black Rope to dispel it and struck her in the abdomen.
• Kashimo knocked Yuki Tsukumo unconscious with a blow to the temple, sparing her life.
• Satoru Gojo charged Kashimo with Blue, but Kashimo blocked him and used the Black Rope and an electrical charge to destroy Gojo’s left arm and shoulder.
• Satoru Gojo fired Red from his severed arm and used Blue to retreat, while Kashimo remained unharmed.
• Kashimo saw that the Black Rope had nearly disintegrated as he faced the kneeling Satoru Gojo.

Kashimo defeated Satoru Gojo and left to find Kenjaku, while Yuta Okkotsu and Suguru Geto continued their battle at Jujutsu High. Yuta vowed to kill Geto as the fight reached its final stage.

• Kashimo struck Satoru Gojo into a ruined building, leaving him motionless as memories of Geto filled his fading consciousness.
• Kashimo walked away, saying that Kenjaku still needed him.
• At Jujutsu High, Yuta Okkotsu and Rika attacked Suguru Geto together, but Geto blocked Rika and used a cursed spirit to wound Yuta.
• Yuta used Reverse Cursed Technique to stop the bleeding and heal his arm while Geto summoned more cursed spirits.
• Yuta raised his sword and declared that he would kill Suguru Geto.

Yuta Okkotsu and Rika confronted Suguru Geto’s Maximum Technique, Uzumaki, with their combined power, and Geto was left defeated. In an alley afterward, Kashimo questioned Geto about his choices, while Geto admitted he could not escape the pain of his past.

• Suguru Geto summoned Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate and unleashed Maximum Technique: Uzumaki with his six thousand cursed spirits.
• Yuta Okkotsu confessed his love to Rika and asked her to lend him her strength.
• Rika transformed and shielded Yuta as their cursed energy clashed with Suguru Geto’s Uzumaki.
• After the battle, Kashimo and Kenjaku found the wounded Suguru Geto in an alley, where Geto said he would succeed next time.
• Kashimo told Suguru Geto that he should have focused on becoming stronger instead of leaving Jujutsu High.
• Suguru Geto said he could not escape that bitter summer.

Jujutsu Headquarters issued a warrant for Kashimo after he defected and escaped with Suguru Geto. In July 2018, Kenjaku brought Kashimo to a hidden beach gathering with Mahito, where Hanami arrived carrying Jogo’s head.

• Jujutsu Headquarters classified the Night Parade aftermath as a special grade incident and issued a warrant for Kashimo’s arrest.
• Kenjaku told Kashimo to pose as Suguru Geto and said he would return the Thunder Ring when Kashimo fought Sukuna.
• Kenjaku and Kashimo entered a beach hidden behind a door and met Mahito.
• Kenjaku told Mahito that Jogo was near death and Hanami had gone to rescue him.
• Hanami arrived carrying Jogo’s severed head, and Jogo angrily asked Mahito if he was blind.

Kenjaku introduced Kashimo as an ally who could help seal Satoru Gojo on October thirty-first. On the beach, Kenjaku, Mahito, and Hanami used Jogo’s severed head as a soccer ball while Kashimo watched.

• Kenjaku introduced Kashimo to Jogo, Mahito, and Hanami as the strongest from four hundred years ago and said he could overpower Satoru Gojo.
• Kenjaku said Kashimo would help seal Satoru Gojo during the October thirty-first operation, and Mahito agreed to the plan.
• Kenjaku and Mahito performed warm-up exercises while Jogo’s severed head lay on the beach.
• Kenjaku, Mahito, and Hanami kicked Jogo’s head back and forth until Mahito scored a goal with it.
• Kashimo watched the others torment Jogo from a beach chair.

Mai Zenin and Aoi Todo arrived at Tokyo Jujutsu High to assess Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki as substitutes for the missing students at the Goodwill Event. Todo tested Megumi with an unexpected question about his taste in women, then judged his answer boring.

• Mai Zenin taunted Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki about Yuta Okkotsu's death.
• Aoi Todo said he wanted to see whether Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki could stand in for Yuta Okkotsu or the third-years at the Goodwill Event.
• Aoi Todo challenged Megumi Fushiguro to name the kind of woman he liked, threatening to beat him if he refused to answer.
• Megumi Fushiguro said he had no particular preference as long as a person had enough individuality.
• Aoi Todo tearfully called Megumi Fushiguro boring.

Jogo, Kenjaku, Mahito, and Kashimo discussed their plan to seize Sukuna’s fingers at Jujutsu High, and Kenjaku said he had already arranged everything. At Tokyo Jujutsu High, Nobara learned the Goodwill Event was being held in Tokyo before Kyoto Jujutsu High arrived.

• Mahito joined Jogo, Kenjaku, and Kashimo at a hot spring, where Jogo discussed Mahito’s slow recovery and his difficult encounter with Sukuna and Yuji Itadori.
• Kenjaku said their priority was to seize all six of Sukuna’s fingers at Jujutsu High, while Kashimo warned that Jujutsu Headquarters might secretly execute Yuji Itadori.
• Kenjaku assured Jogo and Kashimo that he had arranged a plan guaranteed to succeed.
• Panda explained to Nobara Kugisaki that the Goodwill Event was being held in Tokyo because Yuta Okkotsu had won the previous event for Tokyo Jujutsu High.
• Mai Zenin and the rest of Kyoto Jujutsu High arrived and greeted the Tokyo students.

The Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High students gathered for the Goodwill Event and traded barbs while waiting for Satoru Gojo. Gojo arrived with souvenirs and revealed that Yuji Itadori was alive, but the Kyoto students stayed distracted by their gifts instead of acknowledging him.

• Mai Zenin, Nobara Kugisaki, Aoi Todo, and the other students exchanged insults and argued about the strengths of the Tokyo first-years.
• Utahime Iori arrived, calmed the students, and asked where Satoru Gojo was; Panda and Maki Zenin said he was late.
• Satoru Gojo arrived pushing a cart of clay souvenirs and handed charms to the Kyoto students, while Utahime refused hers.
• Yuji Itadori popped out of the cart and greeted the group, shocking the Tokyo students, who had believed him dead.
• Gojo introduced Yuji as Ryomen Sukuna's vessel, but the Kyoto students kept examining their souvenirs without looking up.

Yuji Itadori reunited with Nobara Kugisaki and Megumi Fushiguro, apologized for hiding that he had survived, and Masamichi Yaga explained the Goodwill Event team battle. In the woods, Kashimo told Kenjaku he would retrieve all six fingers from Jujutsu High at noon and move the Shibuya plan forward.

• Yoshinobu Gakuganji and Masamichi Yaga arrived, and Gakuganji froze when he saw Yuji Itadori.
• Nobara Kugisaki demanded an explanation, and Yuji apologized for letting her and Megumi Fushiguro believe he had died.
• Masamichi Yaga announced the three-day Goodwill Event and explained the team battle rules and objective.
• Kashimo told Kenjaku to lower the curtain at noon so he could bring back all six fingers from Jujutsu High.
• Kashimo agreed to let Kenjaku absorb the three cursed spirits after the Shibuya plan began.

The Goodwill Event began as Satoru Gojo and Utahime Iori addressed the competitors from the broadcast room. Aoi Todo quickly overwhelmed Yuji Itadori in a fight, then considered which way to pursue the other students.

• Satoru Gojo cut off Utahime Iori's encouragement speech to announce the start of the match.
• Shoko Ieiri arrived in the broadcast room, where Gojo said he had called her as a precaution.
• Yuji Itadori and his teammates encountered a cursed spirit, but Aoi Todo struck it away and faced Itadori.
• Itadori attacked Todo with a flying knee, and the other students ran off to pursue their own battles.
• Todo battered Itadori with punches and kicks until Itadori slid down, then stopped to decide which direction to chase.

Yuji Itadori and Aoi Todo became self-proclaimed best friends after bonding over their preferences in women. A Curtain then fell over the competition grounds, and Kashimo appeared, overpowering Itadori and asking whether he was Sukuna’s vessel.

• Aoi Todo asked Yuji Itadori what kind of woman he liked, and Itadori answered that he liked tall girls with big butts, like Jennifer Lawrence.
• Aoi Todo imagined a shared history with Itadori, declared them best friends, and began crying with joy.
• A Curtain descended over the competition grounds, and Satoru Gojo recognized Suguru Geto’s cursed energy while Masamichi Yaga called for the Semi-Grade 1 teachers.
• Kashimo appeared among the Kyoto students and Itadori, freezing everyone with his overwhelming presence.
• Kashimo caught Itadori’s punch, struck him in the abdomen, and asked whether he was Sukuna’s vessel.

Hajime Kashimo overwhelmed the students at the Goodwill Event and demanded that Itadori bring out Sukuna. He unleashed his Maximum Technique, Heavenfall, leaving the students facing a seemingly unavoidable attack.

• Mai Zenin fired a cursed-energy bullet at Kashimo, but he caught it and knocked her unconscious with a single punch.
• Aoi Todo switched places with Mai and attacked Kashimo, but Kashimo blocked his punch without moving.
• Kasumi Miwa tried to strike Kashimo from behind with New Shadow Style: Sword Draw, but he caught and snapped her blade.
• Kashimo released the cursed energy surrounding him, burning Aoi Todo's hand and forcing Todo and Miwa back.
• Kashimo warned Itadori to bring out Sukuna or everyone would die, then began his Maximum Technique, Heavenfall, forming a massive magnetic vortex above his fingertip.

Kashimo unleashed a devastating attack that destroyed the battlefield and left Yuji Itadori and Aoi Todo gravely wounded. Yuji survived with his arms gone, while Kashimo surveyed the crater and wondered whether Sukuna had protected him.

• Yuji Itadori begged Sukuna to take over and kill Kashimo, but Sukuna refused and mocked Yuji for asking him to save someone again.
• Panda and Nobara Kugisaki felt a massive explosion and surge of cursed energy, realized Yuji was at its source, and ran toward it.
• Kashimo repaired his arm with Reverse Cursed Technique and surveyed the enormous crater left by his attack.
• Kashimo found Mechamaru's mechanical body destroyed and Noritoshi Kamo, Aoi Todo, and Yuji Itadori severely injured.
• Kashimo noticed that Yuji had suffered fewer injuries than the others and wondered whether Sukuna had protected him.