Chapter Summaries

Choso betrayed Mahito and brutally mutilated him on Araki Itsuki’s orders, while Brain let the attack happen. The cursed spirits debated whether to seal Satoru Gojo or Araki Itsuki, and Brain’s decision to target Gojo left Mahito warning that he would regret it.

• Choso told Mahito that he and his brothers had chosen Araki Itsuki’s side, then cut and tortured Mahito as part of a deal with Araki Itsuki.
• Mahito returned to Brain’s base and learned that Kechizu and Eso had left to explore the human world.
• Mahito realized Brain had suspected Choso’s betrayal and allowed it, then urged him to use the Prison Realm on Araki Itsuki.
• Brain explained that the Prison Realm required its target to remain within range for one minute and argued that Satoru Gojo was the only practical target.
• Mahito warned that Araki Itsuki would kill the civilians central to Brain’s Shibuya plan, but Brain chose to seal Satoru Gojo while Mahito insisted on sealing Araki Itsuki.
• Brain reminded Mahito that he owned the Prison Realm, and Mahito warned him that he would regret his decision.

During the Shibuya Incident, the jujutsu sorcerers prepared to respond to a curtain trapping civilians, while Araki Itsuki urged Satoru Gojo to use any means necessary to prevent tragedy. Gojo refused to retreat and entered the subway tunnel to face Jogo and Hanami.

• A curtain descended over Shibuya, trapping ordinary civilians and cutting off cell phone signals, while many of them demanded that Satoru Gojo be brought to them.
• Kento Nanami, Takuma Ino, Fushiguro, Naobito Zenin, Maki Zenin, Nobara Kugisaki, Atsuya Kusakabe, and Panda took positions around the curtain as Jujutsu High mobilized.
• At Shibuya Hikarie, Araki Itsuki urged Satoru Gojo to abandon conventional morality and act more ruthlessly to protect people, but Gojo insisted that he was the strongest and would handle the crisis.
• Gojo made his way through the crowded mall toward the subway tunnel, unable to use basic teleportation without endangering civilians in his path.
• Jogo and Hanami confronted Gojo in the tunnel, and the fight was about to begin.

Satoru Gojo fought Jogo and Hanami in the Shibuya subway, where they used civilians as hostages and Domain Amplification to counter Limitless. Gojo outmaneuvered them and crushed Hanami, then turned to face Jogo.

• Hanami sealed the subway exits with roots while Jogo killed civilians to keep Satoru Gojo from using his full power.
• Jogo and Hanami attacked Satoru Gojo with Domain Amplification, temporarily neutralizing Limitless, and Jogo drew on Suguru Geto’s plan to keep Gojo fighting for twenty minutes.
• Satoru Gojo removed his blindfold, twisted off Jogo’s arm, kicked Hanami away, and chased Jogo through the crowd.
• Hanami deactivated Domain Amplification to use an innate technique, and Satoru Gojo doubled back and tore out Hanami’s eye roots.
• Satoru Gojo forced the weakened Hanami against a wall with Limitless and crushed Hanami despite Jogo’s attempt to distract him with flames.
• Jogo stared at Hanami’s remains as Satoru Gojo turned toward him and said, “Next.”

Jogo and Mahito trapped Satoru Gojo in Shibuya’s civilian crowd, but Gojo used a brief Domain Expansion to destroy the transfigured humans before Kenjaku sealed him in the Prison Realm. Araki Itsuki then appeared with Kenjaku and Mahito, while Eso and Kechizu, Rhaast, and Yoshinobu Gakuganji carried out attacks elsewhere.

• Jogo kept Gojo occupied among civilians until Mahito unleashed transfigured humans from a subway train and more people were dropped into the station.
• Gojo expanded Unlimited Void for 0.2 seconds, then killed roughly 1,000 transfigured humans during the next 299 seconds to protect the civilians.
• Kenjaku used Suguru Geto’s corpse to distract Gojo and seal him in the Prison Realm, while Geto’s right hand briefly tried to strangle Kenjaku.
• Araki Itsuki appeared and hooked an arm around Kenjaku and Mahito, asking what they planned to do to his planet.
• Eso and Kechizu attacked Haruta Shigemo after saving Ijichi, while Rhaast prepared to leap into battle from a skyscraper.
• Yoshinobu Gakuganji attacked Jujutsu Headquarters and killed the higher-ups, accusing them of blocking the country’s path to happiness.

Araki Itsuki fought Brain, Mahito, Jogo, and Suguru Geto in the skies above Shibuya, overpowering their attacks and destroying the Smallpox Deity. The fight continued as Araki pursued Mahito while Brain realized events were slipping beyond his control.

• Araki Itsuki hurled Mahito, Brain, and Jogo out of Shibuya Station so he could fight without endangering the crowd.
• Mahito reshaped himself into a winged form, and Suguru Geto summoned the Smallpox Deity to trap Araki inside its domain.
• Araki let the Smallpox Deity's lethal disease take effect, then used the Death Omen Star's energy to nullify it and tore the cursed spirit apart.
• Jogo attacked Araki with flames, but Araki dodged and kicked him off the Flying Cursed Spirit, sending him hurtling toward the ground.
• Mahito attacked Araki with sharpened limbs and transfigured humans, but Araki summoned a giant starlit hand to pursue him.
• Brain watched the battle from a Flying Cursed Spirit and realized the Mechanical Device and the unfolding fight were pushing events beyond his control.

As Shibuya’s sorcerers learned that Satoru Gojo had been sealed, Yuji Itadori joined Kento Nanami, Fushiguro, and Ino to break the Curtain and support Araki Itsuki. They discovered the barrier’s rooftop anchor, but a bloodied demon emerged from the building before they could confront the curse users.

• Kento Nanami, Fushiguro, Kusakabe, and the Zenin team launched efforts to protect civilians and clear transfigured humans as Araki Itsuki fought overhead.
• Mechamaru told Yuji Itadori and Mei Mei that Satoru Gojo had been sealed, and Mei Mei sent Yuji ahead while she fought the curse users targeting her.
• Yuji Itadori shouted across Shibuya that Gojo had been sealed, prompting Kento Nanami to meet him and change their plans.
• Kento Nanami told Yuji, Fushiguro, and Ino to remove the Curtain barring sorcerers from entry, while explaining the dangers Gojo’s sealing posed to the Gojo Clan and the balance of power.
• Yuji, Fushiguro, and Ino realized the Curtain’s anchor was likely on a conspicuous rooftop and used Nue to reach a tall building.
• A bloodied demon emerged from the rooftop as the three sorcerers spotted curse users and the Curtain stakes.

Ino, Yuji Itadori, and Fushiguro fought Curse Users on a rooftop while Rhaast battled their elderly ally below. The old woman summoned Toji Fushiguro, who killed her and leapt away, while Rhaast crushed the old man; the others arrived to find the fight still underway.

• Rhaast punched the muscular old man off the rooftop, while Yuji Itadori, Ino, and Fushiguro identified the talisman nails sustaining the Curtain.
• Ino attacked the old woman and buzz-cut young man with his Auspicious Beast Summon, but the young man guarded her as she prepared her Séance Technique.
• The old woman summoned Toji Fushiguro by calling his name, and his body information overwhelmed the young man's soul.
• Toji Fushiguro seized control, killed the old woman, and leapt from the building after noticing Megumi Fushiguro.
• Rhaast tested the old man's strength-reversing technique with increasingly powerful punches and killed him with a thirty-twofold blow.
• Yuji Itadori, Fushiguro, and Ino arrived on Nue as Rhaast tossed the old man's head at Toji Fushiguro's feet.

Rhaast fought Toji Fushiguro while Mei Mei explained Toji’s history and connection to Fushiguro. After Rhaast defeated him, he learned Toji was missing his weapons and ordered the others to find them.

• Rhaast and Toji Fushiguro battled through the street, with Toji dodging the scythe and striking with a dagger and steel pipe.
• Mei Mei told Fushiguro, Yuji Itadori, and Ino that Toji was the Sorcerer Killer who had once nearly killed Gojo and Geto, and Fushiguro realized Toji was his father.
• Rhaast overwhelmed Toji with a barrage of punches and smashed him through several buildings.
• Rhaast asked the group what Toji was missing, and Mei Mei explained that Toji’s cursed tools had made him a formidable bounty hunter.
• Rhaast ordered Fushiguro, Yuji Itadori, Ino, and Mei Mei to find Toji’s weapons.

Kento Nanami, Maki, and Naobito Zenin followed Mei Mei’s crow to Yuji Itadori and the others, where Toji Fushiguro fought Rhaast. Rhaast killed Toji, who asked Megumi Fushiguro his name first, and a flashback revealed Toji had arranged for Megumi to be sold to the Zenin Clan if he inherited a cursed technique.

• Mei Mei sent her crow to lead Kento Nanami, Maki, and Naobito Zenin to Yuji Itadori and the others.
• Toji Fushiguro seized Playful Cloud from Maki and fought Rhaast with overwhelming physical strength.
• Toji struck Rhaast with Playful Cloud, but Rhaast’s demonic fist sent him flying through buildings.
• Toji asked Megumi Fushiguro his name, learned he was not known as Zenin, and charged Rhaast again.
• Rhaast killed Toji with a single slash, and Toji’s appearance reverted to that of the young man he had been.
• A flashback showed Toji negotiating with Naobito Zenin to sell Megumi to the Zenin Clan if he inherited a cursed technique, while privately hoping Megumi would be better off there.

Yuji Itadori and the Jujutsu High sorcerers cleared transfigured humans from Shibuya Station while Araki Itsuki fought Jogo in the central area. After absorbing Jogo’s devastating flames and battering him nearly to death, Araki faced Jogo’s renewed resolve as the cursed spirit regained his strength.

• Yuji Itadori and Kento Nanami finished clearing transfigured humans and joined the others near the center of Shibuya Station.
• Jogo attacked Araki Itsuki with a massive inferno and a barrage of erupting volcanic pillars, while the sorcerers watched from a distance.
• Araki Itsuki absorbed the flames and heat, then appeared beside Jogo, struck him in the abdomen, and hit him with a steel streetlamp.
• Jogo crawled from the crater and declared that curses only needed to stand in the world like humans.
• Jogo regenerated his wounds and replenished his cursed energy beyond its former limit, then shouted at Araki Itsuki not to underestimate cursed spirits.

Jogo sacrificed his life to transform into a towering flame giant and unleashed a devastating attack on Araki Itsuki, destroying Shibuya Station. As the flames and explosion vanished, Mordekaiser emerged from the ruins and confronted Jogo.

• Mei Mei explained how a binding vow could let someone sacrifice their life to surpass their cursed energy limits, and demonstrated the power with a crow.
• Araki Itsuki praised Jogo as the curse most worthy of becoming king, and Jogo resolved to burn everything away.
• Jogo transformed his cursed energy into a giant made of flames and struck at Araki Itsuki.
• Jogo sent Ember Insects to bombard Araki Itsuki, then detonated them in a massive explosion that reduced Shibuya Station to ruins.
• Mordekaiser appeared from the charred remains, extinguished the flames, and confronted the disbelieving Jogo.

Araki Itsuki defeated Jogo, killed him, then resurrected him as an undead servant and ordered him to attack Mahito. As Kenjaku approached with the Prison Realm, he declared himself invincible and challenged Itsuki.

• Mordekaiser and the flame giant fought through Shibuya while Kusakabe and Panda searched buildings for survivors.
• Kusakabe confronted Toshihisa Negi and Manami Suda, then attacked Negi with New Shadow Style: Evening Moon Quick Draw.
• Araki Itsuki crushed Jogo's flame giant form and killed him with Nightfall.
• Jogo met Hanami and Dagon in the afterlife, but Itsuki dragged him back and enslaved him with netherflames, ordering him to roast Mahito.
• Kenjaku approached Itsuki holding the Prison Realm and proclaimed that he remained invincible despite using only one hand.

Araki Itsuki revealed his plans to Kenjaku while escorting him through Shibuya, proposing a global war that would draw cursed energy, curses, and sorcerers into Sakura Country. Kenjaku was left questioning whether Itsuki was truly human.

• Araki Itsuki told Kenjaku he could not use Domain Expansion because he had no need for it, while Kenjaku suspected Itsuki had killed or controlled the jujutsu higher-ups.
• Kenjaku considered attacking Itsuki but sensed that doing so would lead to his death, so he followed him toward Mahito.
• Araki Itsuki explained that Yuji Itadori could damage Mahito and that Kenjaku intended to absorb Mahito to extract his cursed technique with Uzumaki.
• Araki Itsuki ordered Kenjaku to gather the world's curses and sorcerers in Sakura Country and proposed stripping non-sorcerers worldwide of cursed energy to fuel the conflict.
• Araki Itsuki proposed an all-out war among curses, sorcerers, and humans, promising any wish to the victor, and Kenjaku asked whether he was truly human.

Araki Itsuki brought Kenjaku to the gathered sorcerers, then arranged a fight between Yuji Itadori and Mahito while insisting he would not help. The clash began with Jogo and Choso joining Yuji’s side, leaving Mahito facing a lopsided battle.

• Naobito Zenin attacked Kenjaku, but Kenjaku trapped him in an illusion and identified his Projection Sorcery before Naobito returned to the others.
• Araki Itsuki told the sorcerers that Yuki Tsukumo was coming and asked Yuji Itadori whether he wanted to fight Mahito; Yuji declared that he would kill him.
• Ghostly flames drove Mahito back to the ruins, where Yuji confronted him as Kenjaku stopped Kento Nanami from interrupting their fight.
• Jogo walked toward the battlefield, and Araki Itsuki claimed the others should respect the dead and sympathize with Jogo.
• Choso arrived with the battered Haruta Shigemo, claimed Yuji Itadori was his biological younger brother, and joined Yuji and Jogo against Mahito.

Yuji Itadori, Choso, and Jogo fought Mahito, who used transfigured humans to exploit Yuji’s hesitation and landed a Black Flash. After Choso urged Yuji to see their conflict as a war rather than a fight over justice, Yuji accepted his own desire to kill Mahito and prepared to face him without excuses.

• Jogo attacked Mahito with ghostly flames while Yuji Itadori charged, and Choso blasted apart Mahito’s arm with Piercing Blood.
• Mahito used Multiple Souls: Body Repulsion to create a grotesque creature, then emerged from its mouth and struck Yuji with a bone-bladed punch.
• Mahito taunted Yuji about their similarities and used transfigured humans to make Yuji hesitate, while Jogo and Choso joined the fight.
• Mahito landed a Black Flash on Yuji and continued attacking, but Jogo intervened as Choso helped his injured younger brother stand.
• Choso told Yuji that their battle was a war between opposing sides rather than a struggle for justice, and Yuji acknowledged his reliance on Araki Itsuki and the others.
• Yuji approached Mahito and declared that he wanted to kill him, without needing to justify his desire.

Yuji Itadori fought Mahito while relying on Ryomen Sukuna to heal his injuries, and Kenjaku and Araki Itsuki discussed Sukuna’s binding vow. Mahito unleashed increasingly powerful attacks and knocked Yuji Itadori flying with his heteromorphic body.

• Mahito attacked Yuji Itadori, who endured severe injuries to hold him in place and countered with a kick.
• Yuji Itadori asked Ryomen Sukuna to heal him, and Sukuna’s Reverse Cursed Technique restored his body.
• Kenjaku speculated about Sukuna’s binding vow with Yuji Itadori, while Araki Itsuki said Yuji could treat Sukuna like a power bank.
• Mahito unleashed Multiple Souls: Body Repulsion, but Yuji Itadori’s companions froze and cut apart the mass of flesh.
• Mahito transformed into a powerful heteromorphic body and struck Yuji Itadori hard enough to send him flying.

Mahito unleashed his awakened form and overwhelmed Yuji Itadori, but tried to destroy himself rather than let Kenjaku capture him. Araki Itsuki seized the essence of Mahito’s soul, leaving Mahito screaming in disbelief.

• Mahito expanded his domain, struck Yuji Itadori with Black Flash, and was trapped in Jogo’s domain before emerging in his transformed Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing.
• Mahito overpowered Yuji Itadori in close combat while the watching sorcerers held back, and Yuji struggled to find a way to defeat him.
• Mahito gathered his remaining cursed energy and aimed a devastating attack at his own chest, intending to destroy his soul and deny Kenjaku what he wanted.
• Araki Itsuki pierced Mahito’s chest and seized the crystalline essence of his soul, prompting Mahito to demand an explanation.

Araki Itsuki extracted Mahito’s soul, learned Idle Transfiguration, and allowed Kenjaku to absorb Mahito before proposing a worldwide trial to reshape the future of cursed energy. After Yuki Tsukumo and Kenjaku debated their conflicting plans, Araki invited everyone to pursue the worlds they wanted in a final battle with no restrictions.

• Yuji Itadori accepted his hatred of Mahito and vowed to kill him even if he returned in another form, while Araki Itsuki extracted Mahito’s soul and analyzed his cursed technique.
• Araki Itsuki restored Mahito’s soul, but Kenjaku absorbed him with Maximum Technique: Uzumaki; Araki then used Idle Transfiguration to heal Choso’s deformed arm.
• Kenjaku identified himself as the ancient sorcerer who had taken over Geto’s body, and Araki told the group they would discuss the world’s future after Yuki Tsukumo arrived.
• Yuki Tsukumo and Kenjaku argued over freeing humanity from cursed energy versus optimizing it, while Araki explained their competing philosophies to Yuji Itadori and the others.
• Araki Itsuki promised to gather cursed energy and sorcerers for a global trial, asked the group what kind of worlds they wanted, and declared a final battle without restrictions.

Araki Itsuki stripped cursed energy from the world, removed the law that produced it, and enclosed Sakura Country in a barrier before restoring and greatly increasing cursed energy inside it. With the sky returned to normal and the barrier in place, he told everyone the transformation was not finished.

• Araki Itsuki unleashed Death Omen Star energy, creating a vision of ruined galaxies and a black hole that Satoru Gojo’s Six Eyes instinctively prevented him from seeing.
• Kenjaku opened the Prison Realm, freeing Satoru Gojo, who emerged ready to attack before learning that a black hole had swallowed the sky.
• Thresh stripped cursed energy from the planet and devoured the law that converted negative emotions into cursed energy, leaving Satoru Gojo and the others unable to use their techniques.
• Karma comforted people across Sakura Country, then caused their souls to turn hostile before Araki Itsuki stopped her and ordered her to seal the country inside a barrier.
• Thresh poured the world’s cursed energy into Karma’s barrier, restoring cursed energy inside Sakura Country at more than ten times its former concentration and strengthening Satoru Gojo, Fushiguro, and the others.
• Araki Itsuki reappeared beside the group and said the process was not over yet.

Araki Itsuki began the trials by granting Yuji Itadori Cho'Gath's devour authority and explaining how participants could gain powers through points and ability draws. Mei Mei then received Mordekaiser's domination authority and turned her cursed spirits into an explosive squad, as Araki prepared everyone for the coming trials.

• Fushiguro recited Araki Itsuki's cosmic titles, and Araki explained that Kenjaku would awaken non-sorcerers and cursed-object vessels to join the conflict.
• Kenjaku released the seals on his chosen targets, while Satoru Gojo and Yuki Tsukumo argued over their competing visions for the future of jujutsu society.
• Araki showed the group the authorities of Mordekaiser, Kha'Zix, and Cho'Gath, then let Yuji Itadori choose Cho'Gath's devour authority.
• Yuji killed a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit and absorbed some of its strength and cursed energy, demonstrating the power of devour authority.
• Araki explained that ability draws cost fifty points, while organizers could receive one for free; Mei Mei chose Mordekaiser's domination authority.
• Mei Mei revived cursed spirits she killed and used binding vows to make them explode, creating an explosive squad that could replenish itself from defeated enemies.