Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha intervened when Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin confronted Nobara Kugisaki and Megumi Fushiguro, knocking Todo away with a single punch. After Todo introduced himself and declared them friends, he asked Madara what type of woman he liked.

• Madara appeared between Todo and Fushiguro and sent Todo crashing into the hallway wall with one punch.
• Kugisaki escaped Mai's hold and explained that Madara was a powerful second-year at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
• Todo recovered with a grin, while Mai put away her handgun and backed away from Madara and the others.
• Madara reproached Todo and Mai for targeting his juniors, and Todo defended his actions as a way to test their strength.
• Kugisaki learned from Fushiguro that Madara had declined to join the Goodwill Event because he did not want the hassle.
• Todo introduced himself to Madara, declared them friends, and asked what type of woman Madara liked.

Madara stopped Aoi Todo from attacking Megumi and then watched Todo leave for an idol handshake event as Mai and Maki exchanged insults. The Tokyo students returned to training, with Madara drafted as their sparring partner.

• Madara exchanged baffled looks with Megumi and Nobara after Todo asked him about his ideal type.
• Panda, Toge Inumaki, and Maki arrived, and Maki and Mai traded insults about each other's abilities.
• Todo left to attend Takada-chan's Solo Handshake Event, and Mai chased after him while warning the Tokyo students about the Goodwill Event.
• Maki told Nobara to save her energy for the Goodwill Event and thanked Madara by implication for intervening.
• Madara and Maki sent Megumi and Nobara back to training, and Maki asked Madara to spar with them.

Madara gave Itadori a wooden good-luck charm and explained that he was sitting out the Goodwill Event so his juniors could take the stage. He then pranked Gojo with pepper-laced cake, captured his sneeze in a photo, and kept it after Gojo warned him not to share it.

• Madara gave Itadori a small wooden figurine as a good-luck charm before Itadori left on a mission with Kento Nanami.
• Madara told Gojo he would not enter the Goodwill Event because he wanted his juniors to gain experience and recognition.
• Gojo noticed Madara had learned Reverse Cursed Technique, and Madara confirmed he had mastered it a few days earlier.
• Madara served Gojo a pepper-laced strawberry cake and photographed him sneezing.
• Madara demanded money to delete the photo, but Gojo told him to keep it as long as he did not share it and threatened him with a month of special training if he did.

Deity A revealed to Deity B that he fabricated many supposed reincarnators by implanting memories into natives, using false experiences to shape their responsibilities and choices for amusement. The chapter ended with Madara briefly sensing something overhead before returning to his training.

• Deity A showed Deity B his collection of lives unfolding across countless screens.
• Deity A explained that he implanted memories of a daughter into a man, making him believe he was her father and driving him to sacrifice for her.
• Deity A revealed that many of his supposed reincarnators were natives given fabricated memories rather than genuine cross-dimensional reincarnators.
• Deity B worried that the interference could bring punishment or provoke powerful natives, but Deity A said the risk was worth the amusement.
• Deity B decided to try implanting memories in his own observation zone, and Deity A advised him to make them fit the subjects.
• Madara briefly looked toward the sky as if sensing something, then returned to his training.

Junpei Yoshino endured Miura’s bullying at school and hid it from his worried mother, finding brief refuge in movies and an online forum. He dreaded returning to school, but his love for his mother remained his last defense, and he feared losing her to her smoking.

• Miura and his lackeys bullied Junpei in the restroom, burning a lock of his hair and threatening him.
• Junpei found his favorite movie poster torn up and covered with insults in his shoe locker.
• Junpei sat by the river and wondered whether anyone would notice if he disappeared.
• Junpei lied to his mother about school and explained away his singed hair, then ate dinner with her.
• Junpei argued on a movie forum that society’s cruelty had turned Worm Man into a monster, before wondering whether he might become one himself.
• Junpei took a photo of his hollow-eyed face, dreaded going back to school, and fell asleep thinking of his mother as his last reason to endure.

Junpei Yoshino witnessed Mahito transform three classmates who had bullied him into grotesque creatures, then asked Mahito if he could gain the same power. Mahito taught Junpei to awaken his Cursed Technique, and Junpei came to regard the cursed spirit as his closest companion.

• At a screening of "Worm Man 3," Mahito appeared beside three rude high school students and touched their shoulders, transforming them into monsters.
• Junpei recognized the transformed students as classmates who had tormented him and fled the theater to find Mahito.
• Junpei confronted Mahito and asked if he could gain the power to do the same; Mahito agreed and asked his name.
• Mahito called him Junpei, guided him in awakening his Cursed Technique, and explained that he was a cursed spirit.
• Junpei came to see Mahito as his closest companion, the one who understood him and embraced his monstrous nature.

Junpei Yoshino spent a joyful afternoon with Yuji Itadori, discovering they shared a love of movies and becoming friends. After Yuji joined Junpei and his mother for dinner, Junpei ended the night feeling happy and replied to Mahito that he had enjoyed himself.

• Junpei and Yuji bonded over their opinions about the Worm Man movies and exchanged contact details.
• Yuji told Junpei's mother, who had just finished shopping, that he thought they could be friends.
• Junpei's mother invited Yuji to dinner, and Yuji accepted.
• Junpei, Yuji, and Junpei's mother shared a warm dinner, and Yuji praised her cooking.
• Junpei walked Yuji to the station, then replied "Yeah" to Mahito's message asking if he had had fun.

Junpei found his mother murdered by a cursed spirit and, after Mahito identified Sukuna’s Finger as the object that attracted the curse, suspected Ito Shota was responsible. He went to school intending to use his awakened power for revenge and confronted Shota during PE.

• Junpei found his mother dead at home, with strangulation marks and a hole in her chest, and broke down beside her body.
• Mahito arrived, found Sukuna’s Finger in the living room, and explained that the Special Grade Cursed Object attracted curses.
• Mahito suggested that a wealthy, connected curse user might have arranged the murder, and Junpei suspected Ito Shota.
• Junpei went to the school gym while Shota played basketball and formed hand seals, invoking “Moon Dregs.”

Junpei used Moon Dregs to poison the students and torment Shota, accusing him of placing Sukuna’s Finger in his home and causing his mother’s death. Yuji stopped Junpei from continuing the attack, then apologized and asked what had happened, leaving Junpei finally able to tell him that his mother had died.

• Junpei summoned Moon Dregs and incapacitated the students in the gym with poison gas as the Curtain fell.
• Junpei confronted Shota about Sukuna’s Finger and his mother’s death, then beat him while Shota denied knowing anything about it.
• Yuji arrived and tried to stop Junpei, but Junpei sent Moon Dregs to attack him with poison and venom.
• Yuji punched Junpei through a gym window, then urged him to reconsider while Junpei insisted that his former life was gone.
• Yuji let Moon Dregs attack him without resisting, apologized for speaking without knowing what had happened, and gently asked Junpei to tell him.
• Junpei broke down and told Yuji that his mother had died.

Junpei realized Mahito had manipulated him to get close to Itadori and waited for Mahito to kill him. Madara intervened with a clone, protecting Junpei and confronting Mahito.

• Itadori invited Junpei to join Jujutsu High and fight together to find the person who cursed Junpei’s mother.
• Mahito appeared and identified Itadori as Sukuna’s vessel before pinning him against a wall with his transformed arm.
• Junpei recognized that Mahito had used him as a pawn to target Itadori and closed his eyes as Mahito reached for him.
• Madara’s protective-charm Doll transformed into a clone, which used Susanoo to separate Mahito from Junpei and free Itadori.
• The Madara clone shielded Junpei and demanded to know who had given Mahito permission to touch his junior’s friend.

Madara Uchiha rescued Junpei from Mahito and told him that his mother was still alive. Madara attacked Mahito and split his body in two, but he warned that the fight was not over.

• Madara appeared in front of Mahito, pulled Junpei to Itadori, and identified himself as the man who would kill Mahito.
• Itadori reassured Junpei and introduced Madara as their dependable Jujutsu High senpai.
• Madara told Junpei that his mother was still alive, and Mahito mocked the claim, saying he had seen her dead.
• Madara revealed he had investigated Mahito from the time Mahito first met Junpei, then attacked him with Yasaka Magatama.
• Madara used Wood Release to trap Mahito and slashed him in two, but said the fight was not over.

Mahito reassembled himself and explained that ordinary attacks could not harm him because they could not reach his soul. Madara urged Itadori to use his connection to Sukuna to attack Mahito’s soul, reassured Junpei that his mother was safe, and called on both companions to fight Mahito together.

• Mahito restored his body and taunted Madara, explaining that only attacks capable of reaching the soul could truly hurt him.
• Madara admitted his Wood Release clone could not attack Mahito’s soul, but told Itadori that his coexistence with Sukuna gave him the potential to do so.
• Itadori trusted Madara’s guidance, steeled himself, and agreed to fight Mahito.
• Madara told Junpei that his mother was safe with professional jujutsu sorcerers and promised to take him to her after the battle.
• Madara identified Mahito as the mastermind who had endangered Junpei’s mother and betrayed Junpei, then invited Itadori and Junpei to face him together.

Madara brought Kento Nanami in to support Itadori and Junpei against Mahito, who unleashed a horde of Transfigured Humans. Nanami taught Itadori that killing them was the only way to free them, and Itadori overcame his hesitation and joined the fight.

• Madara summoned Kento Nanami and assigned him to support Itadori while Madara protected Junpei.
• Nanami praised Madara's preparations and stepped forward to face Mahito as an adult responsible for protecting the students.
• Mahito summoned dozens of Transfigured Humans and sent them against Madara, Nanami, Itadori, and Junpei.
• Itadori hesitated to attack the Transfigured Humans, but Nanami told him they could not be saved and that killing them was the only way to free them.
• Itadori sensed the souls within the Transfigured Humans and struck one down, then resolved to free the rest.

Madara’s clone survived Mahito’s Idle Transfiguration, while Itadori discovered that his attacks could damage Mahito’s soul. The group prepared to fight together, with Junpei assigned to handle the Transfigured Humans.

• Mahito rushed toward Junpei, but Madara broke free of the Transfigured Humans and attacked him.
• Mahito used Idle Transfiguration on Madara, but it had no visible effect; Itadori struck Mahito’s soul and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Madara revealed he was a Cursed Technique construct and said something within him had canceled Mahito’s technique.
• Madara told Itadori that attacks reaching Mahito’s soul could defeat him, and Nanami praised Itadori’s ability.
• Madara assigned Junpei to deal with the Transfigured Humans, then took a fighting stance as the group prepared to exorcise Mahito.

Mahito awakened his Domain Expansion under Yuji Itadori and his allies’ assault, but Madara Uchiha’s clone broke through the domain and sent Itadori inside. Mahito’s attempt to touch Itadori’s soul drew out Ryomen Sukuna, who grievously wounded him, leaving Itadori poised to deliver a finishing blow.

• Yuji Itadori, Kento Nanami, Junpei Yoshino, and Madara Uchiha’s clone overwhelmed Mahito until his near-death insight let him awaken Domain Expansion: Self-Embodiment of Perfection.
• Mahito’s domain trapped Nanami and Junpei and began targeting their souls, while Madara Uchiha’s clone summoned a four-armed Susanoo and smashed a breach through the domain’s outer wall.
• Madara Uchiha’s clone urged Itadori through the breach, and Mahito saw Ryomen Sukuna within Itadori’s soul when the domain’s sure-hit effect brought him into contact with it.
• Ryomen Sukuna slashed Mahito’s soul, badly wounded him, and caused the unstable domain to collapse.
• Itadori saw Mahito incapacitated and charged at him with a cursed-energy-coated fist.

Mahito escaped Itadori and the others by detonating his body, but Madara Uchiha's Clone protected them and revealed that Madara had anticipated the escape. Underground, Mahito met Kenjaku, only for Madara to appear and confront them.

• Mahito used his cursed energy and part of his soul to trigger an explosion, and Madara's Clone shielded Itadori, Nanami, and Junpei with Susanoo.
• Itadori wanted to chase Mahito into the sewer, but Nanami and Junpei persuaded him to leave and avoid rushing into danger.
• As Madara's Clone vanished, it said Madara had expected the escape and was already pursuing Mahito.
• Mahito crawled through the sewer in a damaged juvenile body and encountered Kenjaku, who offered to help him leave.
• Madara Uchiha stepped out of the darkness and asked Kenjaku and Mahito where they were going.

Madara Uchiha confronted Kenjaku and Mahito in the sewers, killed Mahito by destroying his soul, and sealed his body. He let Kenjaku escape for now, intending to kill him later while keeping his powers concealed from Sukuna.

• Madara appeared before Mahito and Kenjaku, recognized Kenjaku in Suguru Geto's body, and declared that both would die.
• Madara expanded his domain, Heavenly Imperial Pillars, and Kenjaku escaped through a gap using Simple Domain, abandoning Mahito.
• Madara used his Cursed Staff to destroy Mahito's soul and kill him inside the domain.
• Madara sealed Mahito's empty body in a scroll and considered how the death would hinder Kenjaku's Culling Game plans.
• Madara decided he would need to kill Kenjaku himself but left the sewers without pursuing him, wary of revealing too much to Sukuna.

Madara confirmed that he had killed Mahito and declined Nanami’s offer to recommend him for Grade 1, saying he would not advance until Sukuna was dead. He reunited Junpei with his mother, then told Itadori that Junpei should decide for himself whether to attend Jujutsu High.

• Madara told Itadori, Junpei, and Kento Nanami that Mahito was dead and admitted he could attack souls.
• Nanami offered to recommend Madara for Grade 1, but Madara refused until Sukuna was dead.
• Madara took Junpei to the room where his mother had been kept safe, and Junpei embraced her after learning she was alive.
• Junpei apologized for worrying his mother and reassured her that he was safe, while Itadori watched them reunite.
• Itadori wondered whether Junpei should return to an ordinary life instead of joining Jujutsu High, and Madara said Junpei should choose his own path.

Junpei decided to attend Jujutsu High with his mother's support, and Madara secured her safety with a Binding Vow before leaving. As Madara headed out alone, he reflected that Kenjaku had escaped and Sukuna had witnessed the night's events.

• Junpei told his mother about the recent events and asked for her consent to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer, and she agreed after seeing his new sense of purpose.
• Madara told Junpei and Yuji Itadori to enroll at Jujutsu High, gave each of them a one-use protective Doll, and sent them there with Assistant Supervisor Yoshino.
• Madara made a Binding Vow with Junpei's mother, who agreed not to reveal information about Jujutsu Sorcerers in exchange for a protective Cursed Technique.
• Madara left Junpei's mother and walked through Tokyo, thinking about Kenjaku's escape and Sukuna's presence inside Itadori.

Madara prepared a new weapon against Sukuna by using Impure World Reincarnation to revive Angel, who agreed to help erase The Fallen. He then headed toward Tokyo, considering whether Hanami would appear at the upcoming Goodwill Event.

• Madara infiltrated a remote prison, subdued a death row prisoner, and carried him to an isolated forest.
• Madara used the prisoner's body and Angel's finger bone to perform Impure World Reincarnation, bringing Angel back to life.
• Madara explained that Sukuna was nearing revival and asked Angel to help erase The Fallen; Angel agreed.
• Madara placed Angel in a coffin and stored her underground until she was needed.
• Madara considered hunting Hanami at the Goodwill Event, then set off toward Tokyo.