Chapter Summaries

Ryu Ishigori defeated Uraume much sooner than expected, prompting Shiratori Gotsu to adjust the plan against Sukuna. Maki and Higuruma then struck Sukuna during Yuta’s domain battle, and Higuruma began a trial aimed at exposing Sukuna as the real culprit in the Shibuya killings.

• Ryu Ishigori killed Uraume with his hidden techniques, and Shiratori Gotsu sent Maki, Higuruma, and Itadori into action.
• Sukuna recovered his Cursed Technique, struck Yuta Okkotsu with Kamutoke, and opened Malevolent Shrine as Yuta’s domain collapsed.
• Maki pierced Sukuna with the Soul Liberation Blade after Yuta deliberately deactivated his domain, and Higuruma expanded Deadly Sentencing.
• Higuruma told Judgeman that Itadori’s confession had been false and identified Sukuna as the real culprit in the Shibuya killings.
• Itadori proposed using the third trial to bring Sukuna into the case from his earlier trial with Higuruma.

Satoru Gojo tracked Kenjaku to Lake Gosho Colony, killed him, and recovered Suguru Geto’s body. He also collected Tengen and planned to take him back to Gakuganji.

• Kenjaku suffocated a fleeing maid-dressed sorcerer with a Cursed Spirit and explained how he tracked the Culling Game players.
• Satoru Gojo appeared behind Kenjaku and revealed that Sukuna was still alive but likely in trouble.
• Gojo overwhelmed Kenjaku’s Womb Profusion with Unlimited Void and cut off his head.
• Gojo exorcised the Cursed Spirits released from Geto’s body, then destroyed Kenjaku’s true form with Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.
• Gojo picked up Tengen, who was encased in a translucent sphere, and said he would take him back to Gakuganji.

In Higuruma’s Deadly Sentencing domain, Maki and Itadori exploited Sukuna’s inability to use violence, landing repeated attacks while Higuruma stalled the trial with a deliberately slow accusation. Sukuna restored his Reverse Cursed Technique through a Binding Vow, then opened Malevolent Shrine to break the courtroom’s restrictions from outside.

• Higuruma repeatedly read Shiratori Gotsu’s insulting description of Sukuna, while the domain’s rules punished Sukuna whenever he tried to fight.
• Sukuna used Hollow Wicker Basket to escape the violence restriction, but Maki and Itadori attacked him together, with Itadori landing four consecutive Black Flashes.
• Sukuna’s damaged soul and weakened Reverse Cursed Technique left him overwhelmed, and Itadori landed a fifth Black Flash as Higuruma restarted his statement.
• Sukuna made a Binding Vow to reduce his cursed energy output in exchange for restoring his Reverse Cursed Technique for thirty seconds, then healed his injuries.
• Sukuna expanded Malevolent Shrine and altered its sure-hit effect with another Binding Vow, aiming to bypass the domain’s ban on violence and end the trial.

Shiratori Gotsu’s plan to use Nobara Kugisaki’s Straw Doll Technique weakened Sukuna enough for the sorcerers to attack him, while Itadori reached Megumi Fushiguro’s soul. The chapter left Megumi unwilling to be rescued until Shiratori confronted him in the soul space.

• At Shiratori Gotsu’s direction, Shoko removed parts of the comatose Nobara Kugisaki, and Rika ate them so Okkotsu could copy the Straw Doll Technique.
• Okkotsu and Kugisaki’s grandmother used Resonance on Sukuna’s Finger as Higuruma’s domain faltered, striking Sukuna’s soul and disrupting his domain.
• Shiratori Gotsu attacked Sukuna with Nanami’s Cursed Tool, while Okkotsu’s Cursed Speech immobilized him; Shiratori landed two Black Flashes and weakened Malevolent Shrine.
• Maki, Ryu Ishigori, and Itadori joined the assault, and Itadori struck Sukuna while calling for Fushiguro to wake up.
• In the pre-battle meeting, Shiratori proposed copying Kugisaki’s technique and using Resonance on Gojo’s hidden finger to weaken Sukuna’s hold on Megumi Fushiguro.
• Itadori reached Megumi Fushiguro’s soul, but Megumi asked him to kill them both, prompting Shiratori to challenge Megumi’s despair.

Shiratori Gotsu and Itadori confronted Megumi Fushiguro in the soul space, persuading him to resist Sukuna and live for others. Megumi began weakening Sukuna’s control, and Itadori’s successive Black Flashes culminated in a Domain Expansion that trapped Sukuna on a deserted train platform.

• Shiratori Gotsu entered Megumi Fushiguro’s soul space and challenged him for giving up while his companions risked their lives to save him.
• Itadori told Megumi that he could not simply order him to keep living, but admitted he would be lonely without him.
• Megumi’s shadow surfaced on the battlefield, disrupting Sukuna’s control as Itadori struck him with Black Flash and forced him to spit out two fingers.
• Sukuna tried to break Megumi’s resolve, but Megumi mocked his fear and decided to try living for others again.
• Itadori landed eight consecutive Black Flashes, awakened his potential, and opened his Domain Expansion around Sukuna.

Itadori took Sukuna through a countryside domain, showing him places tied to his childhood before explaining that every human life had value and offering to spare Sukuna if he freed Fushiguro and returned to Itadori's body. Sukuna rejected his reasoning and erupted in anger, threatening to kill the people Itadori valued.

• Itadori trapped Sukuna inside a domain and led him along a countryside path while the others waited outside; Shiratori Gotsu explained that Sukuna's technique might have been engraved in Itadori through prolonged possession.
• Gojo returned from being jailed and rejoined the gathered sorcerers as they watched Itadori's domain.
• Itadori showed Sukuna childhood places and shared memories, including trying archery, where Sukuna easily hit the bull's-eye.
• Itadori told Sukuna that even small traces of a person's life had value and said he hated those who treated people as worthless.
• Sukuna said Itadori's words meant nothing to him, then angrily accused him of pitying him.
• Itadori offered to spare Sukuna if he freed Fushiguro and returned to Itadori's body, but Sukuna threatened to kill Itadori and the people he valued.

Yuji Itadori and his allies defeated Sukuna, separating him from Megumi Fushiguro and destroying him with Jacob's Ladder. In the soul passage, Sukuna met Uraume and Mahito and admitted he might choose a different life if given another chance.

• Itadori used Malevolent Shrine and Blood Manipulation to cut off Sukuna's arm, bind him, and strike him while Megumi Fushiguro weakened Sukuna from within.
• Sukuna made a Binding Vow to restore his Reverse Cursed Technique, then expanded Malevolent Shrine and shattered Itadori's domain barrier.
• Hana Kurusu hit Sukuna with maximum-output Jacob's Ladder as Itadori landed his ninth Black Flash, separating Sukuna's Finger from Megumi Fushiguro.
• Itadori asked the dying Sukuna to return inside him and live alongside others, but Sukuna refused and vanished beneath Jacob's Ladder.
• In the soul passage, Sukuna reunited with Uraume and told Mahito that he had chances to choose another life but could not hold back his curse.

After waking from his three-day coma, Megumi Fushiguro rejoined the others as they recovered from a chaotic snack dispute at Jujutsu High. Shiratori Gotsu discussed how to end the Culling Game with Satoru Gojo, then saved his progress and left the timeline to begin a new round.

• Megumi Fushiguro woke after three days unconscious, and Itadori brought him to meet everyone.
• Ryu Ishigori, Shiratori Gotsu, and Satoru Gojo fought over an egg tart and Kikufuku, causing Itadori, Fushiguro, and Kugisaki to get caught in the crossfire.
• Shoko treated the injured students and ordered the three culprits out of the infirmary.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked Satoru Gojo about ending the Culling Game, and Gojo questioned Shiratori’s origins before inviting him to teach at Jujutsu High.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked the System to save the timeline’s progress, then returned to the System Space to begin a new round.

Shiratori Gotsu remodeled his system space, checked his improved status, and spun the wheel for a new trip to Edo, Japan, four hundred years in the past. After drawing Hazenoki Iori’s explosive Cursed Technique, he prepared to transfer, but the system reminded him that three missions could let him return to reality, leaving him to consider his lack of attachment to his former life.

• Shiratori Gotsu had the system turn his empty space into a house, then made it redo the work so he could joke about the renovation.
• Shiratori Gotsu checked his status and learned that his abilities had improved after landing two [Black Flashes] and touching the core of Cursed Energy.
• Shiratori Gotsu spun the wheel and drew a destination of Edo, Japan, four hundred years ago, with improved attributes and a second [Reverse Cursed Technique].
• Shiratori Gotsu drew [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast], Hazenoki Iori’s Cursed Technique, and eagerly asked the system to start the transfer.
• The system reminded Shiratori Gotsu that completing three missions could let him be resurrected in reality, and he realized he had little desire to return to his lonely former life.
• Shiratori Gotsu set aside the question of returning and began the transfer to his next destination.

Shiratori Gotsu tested his new [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast] technique, then encountered Hajime Kashimo and began a fight with him. The chapter ended with Kashimo eager to continue after Gotsu detonated half a little finger in his face.

• Shiratori Gotsu regenerated his severed left hand with Reverse Cursed Technique and discovered he could control when its bomb effect detonated, with an initial range of about sixty meters.
• Shiratori Gotsu blew a crooked tree into a crater with the hand bomb and celebrated the destructive power of [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast].
• Shiratori Gotsu made a Binding Vow to perform a detonation gesture, increasing his technique's range to a hundred meters while making its activation easier to read.
• Hajime Kashimo appeared after hearing the explosion and challenged Shiratori Gotsu to fight.
• Shiratori Gotsu blew off half his little finger and detonated it near Hajime Kashimo, blackening his face; Hajime Kashimo accepted the attack and urged him to continue.

Shiratori Gotsu fought Hajime Kashimo, using planted finger bombs and a bombified heart to defeat him. After the explosion, Shiratori Gotsu refused to kill the unconscious Hajime Kashimo.

• Hajime Kashimo activated [Mythical Beast Amber] and charged Shiratori Gotsu, who dodged and ran while throwing explosive fingers at him.
• Shiratori Gotsu led Hajime Kashimo around the mountainside, secretly planting undetonated fingers before returning to the crater.
• Hajime Kashimo hit Shiratori Gotsu with [Executioner's Lightning], punching a hole through his chest.
• Shiratori Gotsu dug out his damaged heart, regenerated his chest with Reverse Cursed Technique, and turned the heart into a bomb.
• Shiratori Gotsu detonated the planted fingers to trap Hajime Kashimo, then blew him up with the bombified heart.
• Hajime Kashimo fell unconscious, and Shiratori Gotsu refused to kill him.

After recovering from his fight with Shiratori Gotsu, Hajime Kashimo learned about the upcoming Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor and agreed to attend. Shiratori Gotsu recognized it as the event where the Gojo and Zenin Clan heads might kill each other and decided to go along.

• Shiratori Gotsu told the newly awakened Hajime Kashimo that he had healed him with a modified lightning staff, then got electrocuted when Kashimo misunderstood his treatment attempt.
• Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu shared a meal, introduced themselves, and traded teasing remarks.
• Representatives of the Gojo Clan invited Hajime Kashimo to compete in the Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor in three days.
• Hajime Kashimo explained that the exhibition brought together the Three Great Families and strong independent sorcerers, and said he wanted to see the Gojo Clan head's Six Eyes and the Zenin Clan head's Ten Shadows Technique.
• Shiratori Gotsu recalled that Gojo and Zenin clan heads had once killed each other at an exhibition before the emperor and asked to accompany Hajime Kashimo, who agreed.

At the Goodwill Event, Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo entered the Tombs of the Star Corridor to fight for the Gojo Clan. Shiratori quickly defeated a Kamo Clan sorcerer without killing him, while a stitched-forehead man watched and considered recruiting him for a grand undertaking.

• Hajime Kashimo brought Shiratori Gotsu to the Tombs of the Star Corridor and explained that Tengen had provided the venue and its protective barrier.
• The Goodwill Event began as a series of one-on-one matches among the Gojo, Zenin, and Kamo Clans, with Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu representing the Gojo Clan.
• After the Zenin Clan won the opening Gojo match, Shiratori entered the arena for the Gojo versus Kamo match and blasted his opponent with two eyeball bombs.
• Shiratori used Hajime Kashimo's lightning staff to heal his injured opponent, then returned the staff and explained that he preferred ending fights without killing.
• A man with a high ponytail and stitches across his forehead watched Shiratori and thought he might help with his grand undertaking.

Hajime Kashimo defeated Higashigaki Taro and Katagiri Geto in quick succession, while Shiratori Gotsu waited for his own match. When Gotsu took the stage against a Zenin fighter with stitches across his forehead, he suspected he was facing Kenjaku.

• Higashigaki Taro formed a desperate Binding Vow and charged Kashimo, who broke his sword and knocked him unconscious.
• Katagiri Geto challenged Kashimo and explained his Replication Jujutsu, but his technique could not copy Kashimo’s lightning-aspected Cursed Energy, and Kashimo defeated him.
• Gotsu congratulated Kashimo for defeating two opponents quickly, and Kashimo looked forward to stronger fighters ahead.
• After the sixth match, Gotsu entered the arena against a Zenin fighter with a high ponytail and forehead stitches, whom he suspected was Kenjaku.

Shiratori Gotsu fought Kenjaku, who was using the name Chiba Kichi, in a match between the Gojo and Zenin Clans. Shiratori tricked Kenjaku with a hidden half-heart bomb and won, while Kenjaku became interested in contacting him.

• Kenjaku introduced himself as Chiba Kichi and attacked Shiratori Gotsu with his Air Condensation Cursed Technique.
• Shiratori healed a surprise slash, then fired a barrage of explosive teeth as Kenjaku dodged and countered with air blades.
• The two exchanged long-range attacks while Hajime Kashimo watched and wished he had entered the fight himself.
• Shiratori concealed a split heart bomb and hurled one half with his severed arm, leading Kenjaku to believe he had defended against the final explosions.
• Shiratori detonated the remaining half-heart bomb after Kenjaku lowered his guard, badly injuring his leg and prompting him to concede.
• The referee declared the Gojo Clan the winner of the seventh match.

After Kenjaku approached Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo about seeing the world centuries in the future, Shiratori revealed that he knew Kenjaku’s identity and history. Shiratori invited Kenjaku to meet later to discuss conditions, while Kashimo remained confused about their conversation.

• Hajime Kashimo’s next opponent surrendered as soon as Kashimo took the stage, and Kashimo returned to the seats disappointed.
• Kenjaku, still disguised as Chiba Kichi, asked Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo to speak with him privately.
• Kenjaku proposed showing them what the world would be like several hundred years in the future, and Shiratori called him Kenjaku and revealed details about his past.
• Shiratori said he was interested in Kenjaku’s proposal but had conditions, and invited him to meet at Kashimo’s house after the martial exhibition.
• Kenjaku’s killing intent faded as he became excited by Shiratori’s revelations, while Kashimo asked Shiratori to explain what had happened.
• Shiratori told Kashimo that Chiba Kichi was actually Kenjaku, an ancient sorcerer who wanted something from them.

Zenin Kei struggled under the pressure of leading the Zenin Clan after its poor showing, while Hajime Kashimo reflected on his desire to face a truly powerful opponent. After Zenin Nobuyasu secured the clan’s final match, Kei headed to the arena for the clan-head battle, convinced he could not afford to lose.

• Zenin Kei counted the Zenin Clan’s losses and ordered Zenin Nobuyasu to win its final match against the Kamo Clan.
• Hajime Kashimo praised his wounded opponent for lasting nearly five minutes and explained that Shiratori Gotsu had taught him victory did not require killing.
• Kashimo told Shiratori Gotsu that he still wanted an opponent strong enough to make him use Mythical Beast Amber, and Gotsu suggested Kenjaku might bring him a chance to fight Ryomen Sukuna.
• Zenin Nobuyasu won the twenty-fourth match by severing his Kamo opponent’s head and reported back to Kei.
• A clan elder urged Kei to do well, and Kei walked toward the arena fearing that a loss would damage his standing as clan head.

Zenin Kei fought Gojo Shinichi in the Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor, but Gojo’s Limitless and Blue overwhelmed his Shikigami. Cornered and unable to accept defeat, Kei summoned Mahoraga as Gojo tried to concede.

• Gojo Shinichi greeted Zenin Kei casually, but Kei insisted they were enemies and summoned Divine Dogs: Totality.
• Kei attacked with Nue and Divine Dogs: Totality, but Gojo Shinichi repelled them with Limitless, Blue, and a kick.
• Kei summoned his trump card, Chimera Beast: Feathered Thunder, but Gojo Shinichi defeated it with Maximum Output: Blue.
• Believing he could not win and fearing the consequences of losing, Kei refused Gojo Shinichi’s offer to end the match.
• Kei chanted the summoning words, and Mahoraga appeared as Gojo Shinichi hurriedly tried to concede.

Zenin Kei and Gojo Shinichi died after their battle, then met in the soul passage and made peace with each other. Back at Hajime Kashimo's hut, Kenjaku arrived to discuss business but had to leave when Kashimo threatened him for stealing his food.

• Zenin Kei and Gojo Shinichi died in the arena, ending the exhibition early.
• In the soul passage, Gojo Shinichi forgave Zenin Kei and went ahead, while Kei apologized and followed him.
• Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu returned to the hut, where Kashimo asked Gotsu to cook dinner.
• Kenjaku entered the courtyard uninvited, ate Kashimo's salt-grilled Pacific saury, and said he wanted to get straight to the point.
• Hajime Kashimo threatened to fry Kenjaku unless he left, and Kenjaku stepped outside to wait.

Shiratori Gotsu negotiated a Binding Vow with Kenjaku, concealing that its terms would bind Kenjaku personally. Kenjaku left realizing he had been tricked, while Shiratori Gotsu laughed and arranged to meet him again in three days.

• After making Kenjaku wait outside, Shiratori Gotsu let him in and insisted he explain his plans.
• Kenjaku said he was collecting sorcerers with regrets, sealing their souls and Cursed Energy in body parts so they could incarnate a hundred years later.
• Kenjaku claimed his motive was boredom and refused to reveal the details of his deal with Sukuna, citing a Binding Vow.
• Shiratori Gotsu proposed a Binding Vow that required Kenjaku to feed his Cursed Object to a future Zenin Clan descendant with the Ten Shadows Technique, while Shiratori promised not to obstruct Kenjaku and offered limited help if asked.
• Kenjaku accepted before realizing the vow bound his true self, and Shiratori Gotsu sent him away until their meeting in three days.
• Forty-one seconds after Kenjaku left, Shiratori Gotsu burst out laughing while Hajime Kashimo watched in confusion.