Chapter Summaries

Itadori took Sukuna and their friends to an amusement park, where Sukuna enjoyed an arcade before being coaxed into a haunted house. Sukuna fainted after Junpei startled him with a featureless face prop, and afterward he vowed to avoid the haunted house while still planning to return for the games.

• After lunch, Itadori recovered and let Sukuna enjoy a driving simulator at the arcade.
• Itadori suggested the haunted house, and Sukuna nervously entered after Itadori switched him in, hoping the darkness would hide his markings.
• Sukuna tried to act fearless, but a fleeing girl screamed at his face and ran away, leaving him shaken.
• Near the exit, Sukuna mistook Junpei for a friend until Junpei turned around with a featureless face prop, causing Sukuna and Itadori to scream and Sukuna to faint.
• Junpei revealed he had been using horror props to scare visitors, while Itadori worried about Sukuna's reaction and Megumi exorcised two minor curses.
• After waking, Sukuna swore off the haunted house but planned to return to the arcade, hoping to get a Human-Skin Mask.

Sukuna persuaded Gojo to arrange a human-skin mask so he could play arcade games without revealing his cursed markings, then got roped into a mission while it was being made. By the next morning, Sukuna was back at the amusement park, determined to beat the racing game's top record, while Megumi was assigned another mission.

• Sukuna admitted to Gojo that he wanted a human-skin mask so he could play arcade games at the amusement park without scaring people or exposing his markings.
• Gojo took Itadori to a mask shop, and Sukuna learned the mask would be ready in six hours; he planned to skip class the next day to challenge the arcade leaderboard.
• Gojo suggested that Itadori tell Megumi Fushiguro they were going on a mission, then recruited Sukuna for a mission while the mask was being made and offered to pay for it.
• Megumi Fushiguro received Itadori's leave request and then got assigned a mission with Nobara and Junpei, to be explained by Utahime.
• Sukuna returned to the amusement park wearing a mask modeled on Itadori's face, stocked up on tokens, and prepared to challenge the first-place racing record.

Utahime discovered that Kokichi Muta had vanished from his underground base, confirming her suspicions that he was the mole. Meanwhile, Kokichi received the healthy body he had long wished for and confronted Mahito and Suguru Geto, leaving the story in the middle of their battle.

• Utahime told Megumi, Junpei, and the others that Kokichi Muta was the sole remaining suspect in the Goodwill Event leak and took them to investigate.
• Utahime found Kokichi’s underground room empty and called Gojo after realizing he had escaped.
• Kokichi recalled how his heavenly restriction had left him in constant pain and how he had agreed to help Mahito in exchange for a healthy body.
• Mahito used Idle Transfiguration to restore Kokichi’s body, while Suguru Geto and Mahito revealed their intent to kill him.
• Kokichi deployed his Mechamaru puppets, entered Ultimate Mechamaru Model 0, and began fighting Mahito inside Geto’s Curtain.

After a blackout ruined Sukuna’s arcade record, he and Itadori investigated a massive Curtain in the mountains and found Mahito battling Kokichi Muta in Ultimate Mechamaru. Sukuna broke Mahito’s domain with Dismantle, and Itadori appeared inside as Mahito and Kokichi stared in confusion.

• A distant explosion shook the arcade and cut the power, destroying Sukuna’s chance to beat the high score.
• Sukuna spotted a huge Curtain over the mountains and agreed with Itadori to investigate.
• Sukuna passed through the Curtain, recognized Mahito’s cursed energy, and found him fighting a giant Gundam piloted by Kokichi Muta in Ultimate Mechamaru.
• Mahito expanded his domain around Ultimate Mechamaru, and Sukuna attacked its outer shell with Dismantle.
• A fissure opened in the domain, and Itadori entered, leaving Mahito and Kokichi bewildered.

Sukuna arrived at Mahito’s domain, freed Kokichi Muta, and pursued Mahito while Kenjaku erased Kokichi’s memories to protect his plans. The chase continued through the forest as Mahito realized Sukuna was deliberately targeting him.

• Sukuna shattered Mahito’s domain with a punch and freed Kokichi Muta, who asked him to contact Satoru Gojo.
• Sukuna left to chase Mahito, while Kokichi decided to search for Suguru Geto himself.
• Kenjaku recognized Sukuna, used a cursed spirit to erase Kokichi’s memories of their binding vow and Suguru Geto, then went after Mahito.
• Sukuna pursued Mahito through the forest while avoiding attacks that might leave cursed energy residue.
• Mahito fled in panic, wondering why Sukuna was targeting him, while Sukuna thought, “Heh... You're exactly who I'm after!”

Sukuna abandoned his pursuit of Mahito after sensing another Finger near Mechamaru, while Kenjaku escaped with Mahito’s remains. Mechamaru was found alive, and Utahime told Megumi and the others that Itadori had located Kokichi Muta, leaving Megumi confused about a conflicting mission report.

• Sukuna sensed a Finger near Mechamaru and diverted from pursuing Mahito, attacking him with Heavenly Net Dismantles before leaving.
• Kenjaku recovered Mahito’s damaged body and the nail tools, then withdrew after deciding his objectives were mostly complete.
• Sukuna found the sixth Finger beside the unconscious Ultimate Mechamaru and confirmed that the person inside was alive.
• Itadori called Miwa, who alerted Teacher Utahime after learning Mechamaru had been found.
• Utahime told Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara, and Junpei that Itadori had found Kokichi Muta in the mountains.
• Megumi Fushiguro reread a leave-request text and wondered how Itadori and Teacher Gojo could have been on such different missions.

Kokichi Muta woke to find that Itadori had healed his body, and he gratefully believed Itadori had cured the condition that had afflicted him for seventeen years. After Miwa reunited with him and Megumi Fushiguro checked on Itadori, Utahime restored the Curtain and reminded the students to study Curtains.

• Sukuna pulled Kokichi Muta out of Model 0 and used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal him.
• Kokichi Muta realized his body was whole, and Itadori mistakenly took credit for healing him.
• Kokichi Muta thanked Itadori emotionally, while Sukuna wondered why he was so moved by an ordinary use of Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Miwa arrived and hugged Kokichi Muta, relieved to see him safe and happy to meet him in person.
• Megumi Fushiguro checked that Itadori was all right, and Utahime set up a new Curtain and urged the Tokyo Jujutsu High students to schedule lessons.

Kokichi Muta woke up healed but could not remember how it happened, while Itadori denied healing him and Kokichi decided to protect his supposed secret. Gojo concluded that Mahito had healed Kokichi in exchange for a deal, but chose to keep the truth from the students as Kokichi and Itadori became friends and Megumi confronted Itadori about his leave request.

• Kokichi Muta credited Itadori with healing him, but Itadori denied using Reverse Cursed Technique, and Kokichi mistook his denial for an attempt to conceal a powerful secret.
• Kokichi could not remember fighting Mahito, so Itadori claimed Kokichi had battled the Special Grade Curse and that Mahito had escaped.
• Utahime questioned Kokichi and Itadori, then Gojo deduced that Kokichi had made a deal with Mahito to heal his body and that Mahito had erased Kokichi's memories before fleeing.
• Gojo told Utahime not to reveal his theory to the students or Kokichi, while Kokichi and Itadori exchanged first names and strengthened their friendship.
• Megumi showed Itadori his leave-request text and demanded an explanation, leaving Itadori shocked that he still had to answer for it.
• In a bonus scene, Kyoto and Tokyo students and their teachers concealed or denied knowledge of who healed Kokichi, while Mahito wondered whether anyone would speak up for him.

Itadori explained why he and Sukuna had skipped class, revealing that Sukuna had commissioned an expensive Human-Skin Mask to play arcade games. After promising to return to the amusement park that night, Itadori helped Sukuna finish his game, then took his own turn.

• Itadori told Megumi Fushiguro and the others that Sukuna had made a Human-Skin Mask so he could play games unnoticed.
• Megumi Fushiguro asked Itadori to wear the mask, and Nobara identified Sukuna when he took control.
• Nobara learned the mask cost over four hundred thousand and declared that Itadori should pay for lunch; Itadori agreed.
• Itadori promised Sukuna they would return to the amusement park that night.
• After dinner, Itadori and Sukuna sneaked back to the amusement park, where Sukuna beat the top score and told Itadori to take his turn.

Yuji reassured Sukuna that he did not have to eat the sixth finger until he wanted to, and offered to save all the fingers until the end. Sukuna felt grateful for Yuji’s kindness, and they went to sleep on warm terms.

• Sukuna hesitated to eat the sixth finger, and Yuji wrapped it in sealing tools and put it away.
• Yuji told Sukuna that he did not have to eat the fingers if doing so hurt him.
• Yuji suggested saving all the fingers and eating them together at the very end.
• Sukuna thanked Yuji and thought he was lucky to have possessed him.
• Yuji said he was glad Sukuna had possessed him, and they wished each other good night.

Megumi Fushiguro taught Itadori and Sukuna how to cast and configure Curtains after they struggled with the complicated settings. They mastered the versions they were likely to need, but Nobara pointed out that a mistake could leave one of them stuck halfway through a Curtain.

• Megumi Fushiguro lectured Itadori and Sukuna on Curtain settings, but both struggled to understand them.
• Tsumiki learned to cast a Curtain first, and Megumi Fushiguro kept Itadori and Sukuna behind for remedial lessons.
• At the sports field, Megumi Fushiguro simplified the lesson, and Itadori and Sukuna practiced casting several types of Curtains.
• Itadori and Sukuna discovered they had to account for themselves as two people when configuring a Curtain that only its caster could cross.
• Nobara joked that one of them could get stuck halfway through a Curtain if Itadori passed out and switched to Sukuna, leaving them both worried about making that mistake.

Gojo asked Sukuna to make him a cake, and Sukuna agreed after Gojo gave him an expectant look. Megumi discovered Itadori had asked for leave, then made sure everyone shared the cake rather than letting Gojo and Sukuna keep it between them.

• Gojo told Sukuna that more people had been found with mysterious marks, then asked him to make a cake.
• Sukuna tried to refuse but agreed after Gojo lifted his blindfold and looked at him.
• Megumi showed Gojo Itadori's text asking for leave, leaving Gojo regretting his curiosity.
• After Sukuna brought out the cake, Gojo cut off a quarter and Megumi took another quarter for Sukuna.
• Megumi, Kugisaki, and the others divided the remaining cake among themselves.

Sukuna practiced and demonstrated Malevolent Shrine to his classmates, impressing them with its destructive power. Megumi Fushiguro taught him that expanding a domain temporarily burns out its cursed technique, but Sukuna discovered a way to overcome the problem before the next day.

• During a lesson on domains, Nobara asked Megumi Fushiguro about his domain, and he said Chimera Shadow Garden had never been expanded.
• Nobara asked Sukuna to demonstrate his domain, so he practiced forming Malevolent Shrine as an aboveground hemisphere.
• Sukuna expanded Malevolent Shrine on the sports field and showed everyone how its automatic slashes reduced a rock to powder.
• Megumi Fushiguro prompted Sukuna to expand his domain again, revealing that Sukuna could not use his cursed technique immediately after dismissing it.
• Megumi Fushiguro explained cursed technique burnout, and Sukuna learned how to solve the problem before the next day.

Megumi Fushiguro warned Gojo about Sukuna’s growing power, prompting Gojo to propose a binding vow in case Sukuna’s memories returned. Sukuna agreed to a vow that excluded Yuji, then balked when Gojo explained how to heal cursed technique burnout.

• Megumi Fushiguro asked Gojo for permission to tell Sukuna how to heal cursed technique burnout, and Gojo decided to teach Sukuna himself.
• Gojo worried that Sukuna might recover his memories and become an enemy, and considered establishing a binding vow with him.
• Sukuna readily agreed to a binding vow with Gojo but asked that it apply only to him and leave Yuji out of it.
• Gojo reassured Sukuna that Yuji could be excluded, then began teaching him how to heal cursed technique burnout.
• Sukuna was horrified when Gojo explained that the method involved destroying and regenerating part of his brain.

Sukuna explained to Itadori why he had chosen to accept Gojo’s binding vow: he feared what he might become as he regained his strength and memories. Itadori realized Sukuna was indifferent to dying, and Sukuna promised to stop eating Fingers so he could stay with everyone.

• Itadori confronted Sukuna about accepting Gojo’s detailed binding vow, and Sukuna said he had wanted Gojo to create safeguards against his future self.
• Sukuna explained that his growing power might eventually surpass Gojo’s and that he did not know whether he would retain his morality after recovering his memories.
• Itadori realized Sukuna did not care much about dying, and Sukuna said this life felt like a bonus after his first life a thousand years ago.
• Sukuna promised to treasure his current life and suggested storing the Fingers so he would not regain his memories; Itadori nodded through his tears.
• Sukuna asked Itadori not to tell the others about the binding vow, then tried to comfort him into sleeping.

Itadori’s distress over Sukuna’s Binding Vow eased after he confided in Megumi Fushiguro, who had bluffed about Gojo telling him everything. Sukuna discovered the bluff and reassured Megumi that his call had not caused the vow, then asked him to keep it secret.

• Sukuna used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Itadori’s swollen eyes, and Itadori reluctantly put his sadness aside.
• Megumi Fushiguro asked Itadori if something was wrong and falsely claimed that Gojo had told him everything, prompting Itadori to explain the Binding Vow.
• Megumi Fushiguro became troubled by the thought that his call to Gojo had led to Sukuna’s Binding Vow, while Tsumiki took over his lesson after he made mistakes.
• Sukuna called Gojo and learned that Gojo had not told Megumi Fushiguro about the vow, realizing Megumi had bluffed.
• Sukuna pulled Megumi Fushiguro aside and asked him to keep the Binding Vow secret.
• Megumi Fushiguro apologized for calling Gojo, so Sukuna explained that he and Gojo had agreed to the Binding Vow long before and reassured him that the call was unrelated.

Sukuna reassured Megumi that his binding vow with Gojo had been arranged long ago, though he later admitted to Yuji that he had lied to ease Megumi’s worries. He left to buy drinks and call Gojo to coordinate their story, while Yuji praised his kindness; a bonus scene showed Sukuna forcing Yuji to drink milk instead of cola so he would grow taller.

• Sukuna told Megumi that he and Gojo had agreed on the binding vow beforehand, then persuaded Megumi to keep the matter secret and return to studying.
• Sukuna offered to buy drinks for the group and asked Megumi whether he still wanted unsweetened black coffee.
• Out of sight, Sukuna called Gojo to coordinate their story while Yuji pointed out that Sukuna had lied to comfort Megumi.
• Sukuna scolded Yuji for revealing the secret and urged him to stop worrying about the binding vow as long as Sukuna had not regained his memories.
• Yuji called Sukuna nice, and Sukuna privately reflected that he wanted to treat his companions well.
• In a bonus scene, Sukuna bought Yuji milk instead of cola and insisted he drink it to grow taller.

Sukuna agreed to help Gojo with missions, then discovered Ijichi had sent him twelve assignments. Itadori volunteered to handle them, while Megumi Fushiguro confronted Sukuna about his reluctance to let him work alone and tricked him into revealing Gojo's warning about Megumi's dangerous ultimate move.

• Sukuna told Gojo that he had resolved things with Megumi Fushiguro, and Gojo asked him to help with two more missions.
• Sukuna received twelve nearby missions from Ijichi, including one suspected Special Grade, nine Grade 1s, and two Grade 2s.
• Megumi Fushiguro offered to handle the Grade 2 missions, but Sukuna hesitated and insisted he could do them himself.
• Itadori persuaded Sukuna to let him attempt the missions, including the suspected Special Grade, with Sukuna ready to take over if needed.
• Megumi Fushiguro confronted Sukuna about not wanting him to go on missions alone, and Sukuna admitted Gojo had warned him about Megumi's tendency to take his enemy down with him.
• Megumi Fushiguro revealed he had tricked Sukuna into confirming Gojo had told him something, leaving Sukuna angry at being fooled again.

Megumi promised Sukuna he would stop using a suicidal move, but Tsumiki overheard and confronted him, leaving him behind while Itadori and Sukuna went on missions. After exorcising a string of curses, Itadori headed to a 7-Eleven for food before facing a suspected Special Grade, where Choso was also heading.

• Megumi reassured Sukuna that he would not use the move that could take someone down with him and planned to work on his domain instead.
• Tsumiki, Nobara, and Junpei revealed they had overheard Megumi, and Sukuna urged Itadori to flee as Tsumiki confronted her brother.
• That evening, Itadori and Sukuna cleared a series of missions, with Sukuna taking over when Itadori grew exhausted.
• Sukuna sent Itadori to handle a suspected Special Grade curse, but Itadori went looking for a 7-Eleven because he was hungry.
• Choso walked toward the same 7-Eleven while thinking about his two younger brothers.

Choso tried to provide for his younger brothers while keeping them safe from Kenjaku’s plans. At a 7-Eleven in Chiba, he unexpectedly encountered Yuji Itadori and left by a roundabout route so Yuji would not find Eso and Kechizu.

• Choso took Eso and Kechizu away from Kenjaku’s territory after learning they had nearly encountered Sukuna, and settled with them in an old residential complex.
• Choso went to 7-Eleven to buy spaghetti for Kechizu and worried about earning money to pay the rent and bills.
• Choso heard Yuji Itadori mention Sukuna and recognized him as Sukuna’s vessel.
• Yuji sensed Choso’s cursed energy, greeted him, and returned to paying for food without pursuing him.
• Choso left and took a roundabout route home so Yuji would not discover his brothers.