Chapter Summaries

After investigating the Transfigured Humans, Nanami and Shiratori Gotsu identified the sewer area where their enemy was hiding and prepared to track him down. They sent Itadori and Ijichi to investigate Junpei Yoshino while the two adults headed toward Mahito.

• Shoko reported that the victims had been human before a Cursed Technique altered their bodies, and Shiratori Gotsu said the technique twisted their souls as well.
• Shiratori Gotsu reassured Itadori that killing the Transfigured Humans had ended their suffering, while Itadori vowed to punish the culprit.
• Nanami used reports of missing people and mysterious deaths to narrow the enemy's activity to an area of sewers.
• Nanami assigned Itadori and Ijichi to investigate Junpei Yoshino, while he and Shiratori Gotsu took responsibility for tracking down the enemy.
• Shiratori Gotsu revealed that he could track Transfigured Humans he had turned into bombs and pinpointed Mahito's location, then set out with Nanami.

Ijichi and Itadori prepared to test Junpei Yoshino while Shiratori Gotsu attacked Mahito in the sewers. Nanami arrived to help Shiratori, intent on finishing the fight before the end of his workday.

• Ijichi explained how Itadori should respond when they released Fly Heads near Junpei Yoshino, including arresting him if he used Jujutsu.
• Nanami killed a Transfigured Human and headed toward an explosion after suspecting Mahito was with Shiratori Gotsu.
• Shiratori Gotsu took Mahito apart, taunted him, and claimed he could torment him without violating his supposed Binding Vow with Geto.
• Shiratori Gotsu used an explosion to signal Nanami, then sent Feathered Thunder and Divine Dogs: Totality after Mahito.
• Nanami arrived at 17:50, straightened his tie, and joined the battle against Mahito.

Itadori befriended Junpei by the river while Kenjaku watched, and Nagi Yoshino invited Itadori, Shiratori Gotsu, and Nanami to dinner. Elsewhere, Mahito escaped the fight with Shiratori Gotsu and vowed to kill him next time, while Kenjaku laughed at his confidence.

• Itadori questioned Junpei about the movie theater deaths, but Junpei concealed his connection to Mahito and bonded with Itadori over movies.
• Kenjaku watched Itadori and Junpei talk and decided their meeting was a success.
• Nagi Yoshino arrived, met Itadori, and invited him and his seniors to dinner; Junpei pretended not to know Shiratori Gotsu when Itadori introduced them.
• Kenjaku found Mahito in the sewers after Mahito escaped by splitting himself and crawling into a pipe.
• Mahito complained about Shiratori Gotsu and vowed to kill him next time, while Kenjaku mocked his confidence.

At the Yoshino home, Shiratori Gotsu revealed Mahito’s plot against Junpei and Nagi, then saved them when Mahito’s plan began. Junpei agreed to help Shiratori lure Mahito into a trap, while Shiratori took Nagi to Jujutsu High for treatment.

• Ijichi learned that Itadori, Nanami, and Shiratori were at Junpei’s house and hurried over, but got stuck in traffic.
• Nanami told Itadori and Shiratori that Mahito had escaped their sewer fight, while Shiratori explained he could still track him.
• Junpei asked Shiratori why he had pretended not to know him, and Shiratori warned him that Mahito was plotting against him and Nagi.
• Mahito entered the Yoshino home, left Sukuna’s Finger, and sent a Cursed Spirit to attack Nagi; Shiratori arrived, exorcised the curse, and confirmed Nagi was alive.
• Shiratori took Nagi to Jujutsu High and told Junpei to pretend he had only discovered her disappearance at daybreak, then help draw Mahito into a trap without killing anyone.
• Junpei agreed to follow Shiratori’s plan and said he would make Mahito pay.

Shiratori Gotsu and Junpei’s allies tried to turn Mahito’s plot against him at Satozakura High School, but Mahito escaped by using a clone. Junpei joined Itadori’s side, while Mahito and Kenjaku mistakenly believed Mahito had won.

• Shiratori Gotsu and Shoko kept their plan from Itadori and Nanami while Nagi Yoshino recovered.
• Mahito manipulated Junpei into believing a curse had killed his mother, then sent him to confront Shota Ito at Satozakura High School.
• Junpei incapacitated the students and attacked Ito, but Itadori arrived and tried to stop him before Mahito appeared and exposed Junpei’s deception.
• Shiratori Gotsu trapped Mahito in his domain and used Corpse Attraction Shock Blast, while Mahito’s original escaped after sending a clone into the trap.
• Shiratori Gotsu told Junpei and Itadori that Mahito had survived, and Junpei agreed to join Jujutsu High and fight alongside Itadori.
• Itadori punched Shiratori Gotsu for keeping the plan secret, then agreed to celebrate with him and Junpei over sushi.

Junpei Yoshino passed his admissions interview and joined Jujutsu High, while Shiratori Gotsu arranged for his old friend Hajime Kashimo to reincarnate. Hajime awoke and immediately blamed Shiratori for the long wait, demanding an eighty-eight-dish feast.

• At Satozakura High School, Tonomura confronted Shota Ito about injuring Yoshino and told him they would both carry the guilt of Yoshino's death.
• At Jujutsu High, Junpei told Masamichi Yaga he wanted to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer, protect his mother, and pursue a peaceful life, so Yaga admitted him.
• Shiratori Gotsu joined Satoru Gojo in planning a public prank, while Nanami explained that he had handed over the cursed finger found at Yoshino's house.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked Satoru Gojo to find a death-row inmate and explained that he intended to use Hajime Kashimo's Incarnation Cursed Object to bring his friend back.
• Shiratori Gotsu incarnated Hajime Kashimo in the inmate, and Hajime awoke, punched him, and demanded an eighty-eight-dish feast as compensation for the long wait.

Kenjaku and the cursed spirits planned to retrieve six fingers from Jujutsu High while avoiding Shiratori Gotsu. At the Goodwill Event in Tokyo, the schools met, Junpei and Hajime Kashimo joined the group, and Gakuganji ordered the Kyoto students to kill Yuji Itadori.

• Mahito told Jogo and Hanami that Shiratori Gotsu could attack his soul, and Kenjaku said they would avoid him while pursuing their plans.
• Itadori and Junpei learned about the Goodwill Event, while Kugisaki discovered it was being held in Tokyo rather than Kyoto.
• Satoru Gojo, Shiratori Gotsu, and Itadori introduced Junpei Yoshino and Hajime Kashimo to the gathered students.
• Yaga read the event rules, and the Tokyo students welcomed Junpei and discussed his mistreatment at his former school.
• Gakuganji told the Kyoto students to kill Yuji Itadori and avoid close contact with Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo, while Todo walked out.

Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo sparred at a mine while Megumi Fushiguro watched, and Kashimo then challenged Fushiguro to fight. Fushiguro unexpectedly summoned Mahoraga in an instant, and Satoru Gojo left the rest to Shiratori Gotsu.

• Megumi Fushiguro explained the modern Special Grade rank to Hajime Kashimo, who learned that Shiratori Gotsu had been reincarnated thirteen years earlier and beat him in anger.
• Kashimo challenged Shiratori Gotsu to another fight, and the two arranged to spar at a mine with Kiyotaka Ijichi and Fushiguro watching.
• Shiratori Gotsu used his Ten Shadows Technique and Chimera Shadow Garden to defeat Kashimo, who then beat him up before Shiratori healed him with Round Deer.
• Kashimo challenged Fushiguro, and Fushiguro summoned Mahoraga from his shadow, where he had secretly kept it hidden to conserve Cursed Energy.
• Fushiguro explained his method to Shiratori Gotsu, who praised him before receiving a message from Satoru Gojo saying he would leave the rest to him.

Kenjaku’s group launched an assault on Jujutsu High while Shiratori Gotsu was away, targeting the Cursed Warehouse and the students. As the intruders’ Curtains trapped Satoru Gojo and isolated the school, Jujutsu High’s leaders realized the attack was underway and tried to summon Shiratori back.

• Kenjaku learned that Shiratori Gotsu, Hajime Kashimo, and Megumi Fushiguro had left Jujutsu High, then ordered Mahito to find the Cursed Warehouse and Hanami and Jogo to attack the sorcerers there.
• Inumaki put Miwa to sleep, then encountered Hanami, who killed a Cursed Spirit nearby.
• Junpei and Noritoshi Kamo paused their fight to evade Hanami’s roots after Inumaki warned them with Cursed Speech.
• Utahime, Mei Mei, Satoru Gojo, and Gakuganji discovered that unregistered Cursed Energy had burned away the monitoring talismans, and Yaga sent them to protect the students while he went to Tengen.
• Juzo Kumiya raised a Curtain that barred Satoru Gojo from entering the event grounds, and a second Curtain descended as Gojo tried to call Shiratori.
• Kenjaku explained that his group planned five nested Curtains to trap Gojo, block communications, and prevent Shiratori from returning.

Multiple Curtains sealed Jujutsu High as Curse Users and Cursed Spirits attacked, leaving students and staff fighting to protect one another while Satoru Gojo was trapped. Jogo and Mahito confronted Gojo as part of Kenjaku’s plan to force him to use his domain and become vulnerable to the Prison Realm.

• Gakuganji shielded Utahime from Juzo Kumiya and challenged him to a fight while Utahime hurried onward.
• Hanami attacked Inumaki, Noritoshi Kamo, and Junpei; Inumaki blasted it through walls, but it emerged unharmed, and the three prepared to fight together.
• Haruta ambushed Utahime, but Kugisaki and Maki arrived and confronted him.
• Satoru Gojo confirmed that multiple Curtains blocked entry, escape, and communication, then sent Nishimiya to seek safety and removed his blindfold.
• Jogo and Mahito confronted Gojo, who invited them to attack together, while Kenjaku’s plan to make Gojo use his domain and suffer Cursed Technique Burnout was revealed.

Satoru Gojo was sealed in the Prison Realm after Kenjaku revealed himself as the brain inhabiting Suguru Geto’s body. Gojo sent Shiratori Gotsu a message, and Shiratori realized something had happened at Jujutsu High.

• Uraume appeared before Yuji Itadori and Todo and addressed Yuji as Lord Sukuna.
• Kenjaku used Suguru Geto’s appearance to distract Satoru Gojo, then sealed him inside the Prison Realm.
• Kenjaku explained that he had taken over Suguru Geto’s body and planned to keep Gojo sealed while pursuing his goal.
• The Prison Realm became immensely heavy and fell from Kenjaku’s grasp after its eyes turned the blue of the Six Eyes.
• Inside the Prison Realm, Gojo sent Shiratori Gotsu a message saying he would leave the rest to him.
• At Kiroko Mine, Shiratori received Gojo’s message, found he could not sense Jogo or Hanami, and realized something had happened.

Kenjaku waited for the Prison Realm to process Satoru Gojo while the sorcerers rushed back to Jujutsu High and launched counterattacks against Uraume and Hanami. Shiratori Gotsu and Fushiguro reached the Curtain, and Shiratori summoned Mahoraga to break through it.

• Kenjaku stayed beside the immobilized Prison Realm as Mahito and Jogo recovered and left to rest.
• Shiratori Gotsu flew toward Jujutsu High on Nue, Fushiguro followed by shikigami, and Ijichi drove Hajime Kashimo after them.
• Maki, Ino, and Nanami freed Itadori and Todo from the ice, and Itadori rallied them to fight Uraume.
• Mei Mei arrived to rescue Noritoshi Kamo, Inumaki, and Junpei from Hanami and prepared to fight her for a fee.
• Shiratori Gotsu found that the Curtain barred him but allowed Fushiguro through, then summoned Mahoraga to break it.

Mei Mei and Hanami fought until Fushiguro summoned Mahoraga and exorcised Hanami, while Shiratori Gotsu charged Kenjaku on Mahoraga and disrupted the Prison Realm’s final analysis. Kenjaku activated his Domain Expansion to stall Shiratori as Uraume froze the Jujutsu High fighters and escaped.

• Mei Mei and Hanami battled in the forest, and Hanami recalled Mahito urging her to embrace the joy of fighting.
• Fushiguro summoned Mahoraga, who pierced Hanami with the Sword of Extermination and exorcised her in an instant.
• Shiratori Gotsu rode Mahoraga through Kenjaku’s Curtains, forcing Kenjaku to dodge as the Prison Realm’s analysis neared completion.
• Uraume unleashed Maximum Output: Ice Formation: Icefall, freezing Nanami, Todo, Itadori, and the other Jujutsu High fighters before fleeing.
• Shiratori Gotsu admitted he had found a way around his Binding Vow with Kenjaku, and Kenjaku responded by activating Domain Expansion: Womb Profusion to stall him.

Shiratori Gotsu defeated Kenjaku in their domain clash and forced him to surrender the Prison Realm and swear not to harm Jujutsu High members. The chapter ended with Kenjaku leaving on a flying Cursed Spirit while Shiratori Gotsu kept the Prison Realm and prepared to experience the Culling Game.

• Shiratori Gotsu expanded Lamp-Lighting Blossom with a Binding Vow, trapping Kenjaku's Womb Profusion and canceling their sure-hit effects.
• Shiratori Gotsu and Mahoraga attacked Kenjaku, and Shiratori Gotsu replenished his Cursed Energy with a full storage pendant.
• Kenjaku summoned Elephant God, but Mahoraga and Round Deer destroyed and exorcised the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
• Shiratori Gotsu grabbed Kenjaku and used Corpse Attraction Shock Blast: Second Bomb, blowing off Kenjaku's right arm and badly injuring his left.
• Kenjaku offered a Binding Vow to protect Jujutsu High students, and Shiratori Gotsu accepted on condition that Kenjaku leave the Prison Realm behind.
• Kenjaku swore not to harm Jujutsu High members, while Shiratori Gotsu promised not to attack him with a septic truck, and Kenjaku departed on a flying Cursed Spirit.

After Kenjaku escaped with Satoru Gojo sealed, Shiratori Gotsu informed the sorcerers about Kenjaku and his plans, then took the students and allies to celebrate. Kenjaku absorbed Mahito, Jogo, and Dagon, but later ran into Shiratori Gotsu at a restaurant and fled.

• Todo asked Shiratori Gotsu about his ideal type, was horrified by a bizarre joke, and then declared them destined best friends after hearing Shiratori’s real preferences.
• Shiratori Gotsu told the gathered sorcerers that Kenjaku had sealed Satoru Gojo, explained Kenjaku’s body-switching technique, and showed them that he was using Suguru Geto’s body.
• The Goodwill Event ended, and Shiratori Gotsu took Hajime Kashimo, Itadori, Fushiguro, Kugisaki, and the others to feast.
• Kenjaku returned to his beach domain and absorbed Mahito, Jogo, and Dagon, then worried about how to get his hands on Tengen.
• Kenjaku encountered Shiratori Gotsu in a Tokyo restaurant restroom and escaped through a window rather than fight him again.

Kenjaku and Uraume regrouped after failing to retrieve the Prison Realm and awaken Sukuna as planned, while Kenjaku devised a new scheme involving Sukuna. After Jujutsu Headquarters issued orders blaming Gojo, Yaga, and the students, Shiratori Gotsu rejected the demands and attacked the higher-ups, leaving the conference room silent amid the carnage.

• Kenjaku told Uraume that Gojo had been sealed but Shiratori Gotsu had kept the Prison Realm, and Uraume admitted her plan to make Yuji Itadori consume Sukuna's fingers had failed.
• Kenjaku became excited by the fingers and hinted to Uraume that he had devised a new plan for Sukuna's resurrection.
• Jujutsu Headquarters issued orders sentencing Suguru Geto and Yuji Itadori, expelling Satoru Gojo, imprisoning Masamichi Yaga, and restricting Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, and Junpei Yoshino.
• Shiratori Gotsu told Fushiguro, Kugisaki, Junpei, and Itadori that he would kill the corrupt higher-ups, and they all pledged to stand by him.
• At Jujutsu Headquarters, Shiratori Gotsu pretended to accept the order to execute Itadori before declaring that he would kill the higher-ups himself.
• Shiratori Gotsu summoned Mahoraga, who slaughtered the higher-ups as they fled, and the final survivor triggered an explosion by grabbing the doorknob Shiratori had marked with Corpse Attraction Shock Blast.

Kenjaku used Idle Transfiguration to awaken new sorcerers and began preparing the Culling Game barriers, while Shiratori Gotsu and the others took control of Jujutsu High and set out to question Tengen. The chapter left Kenjaku launching the Culling Game preparations as the Jujutsu High group headed to meet Tengen.

• Kenjaku used Sukuna's self-mummified body as a reference point and made a Binding Vow to activate Idle Transfiguration with greater precision.
• Kenjaku reshaped the brains of marked Non-Sorcerers, including people who had absorbed Cursed Objects and people with dormant Cursed Techniques, and released Cursed Spirits across Japan.
• Kenjaku set an initial reference anchor for the Culling Game barriers and announced that he and Uraume would place them across Japan.
• Yuta Okkotsu, Yuki Tsukumo, and Masamichi Yaga took over the higher-ups' work at Jujutsu High and withdrew the six notices.
• Shiratori Gotsu and the others discussed the strange curse mark in the sky and decided to go ask Tengen for answers.

Shiratori Gotsu forced Tengen to meet the group by having them demolish Jujutsu High’s barrier nodes. Tengen agreed to explain Kenjaku’s plans and how to undo the Prison Realm, but demanded that two of five named sorcerers stay behind as her guards.

• Shiratori Gotsu proposed destroying Jujutsu High’s barrier nodes to make Tengen appear, then led everyone in demolishing the buildings.
• Tengen opened doors beneath the group and brought them to the Tombs of the Star Corridor, where she recognized Shiratori Gotsu from a meeting 427 years earlier.
• Tengen explained that her aging accelerated after the Star Plasma Vessel assimilation failed, causing her sense of self to merge with heaven and earth.
• Yuta Okkotsu asked Tengen about Kenjaku’s objective and how to undo the Prison Realm, and Tengen agreed to answer if two of five sorcerers guarded her.
• Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo refused to stay, while Yuta Okkotsu and Yuki Tsukumo questioned Tengen’s need for guards; Tengen sighed and the white space began to change.

Tengen explained that Kenjaku planned to use the Culling Game and Tengen as a catalyst to revive Sukuna in a more powerful form. The group agreed to prepare to stop the game and unseal Satoru Gojo, while Shiratori Gotsu promised Tengen he would prevent Kenjaku from succeeding.

• Tengen sent Yuji Itadori away before revealing Kenjaku’s plans, and Sukuna realized the secret involved him.
• Tengen explained that Kenjaku’s original plan was to assimilate her with every person in Japan, but his new plan involved using the Culling Game’s deaths and Tengen to revive Sukuna through his remains.
• The group decided to add a rule allowing players to leave the Culling Game and to unseal Satoru Gojo, while Yaga, Tsukumo, and Nanami stayed behind to guard Tengen.
• Tengen explained that Hana Kurusu, who shared her body with the ancient sorcerer Angel, could nullify Cursed Techniques and might help free Satoru Gojo from the Prison Realm.
• Tengen asked Shiratori Gotsu why he had let Kenjaku go, and Shiratori Gotsu said he would stop Kenjaku and take responsibility for the trouble he had caused.

Shiratori Gotsu worked with Juzo Kumiya and Tengen to craft Cursed Tools for Jujutsu High, giving Hajime Kashimo a weapon that could change shape. Later, Shiratori spoke with Nagi Yoshino about his parents before returning to his work.

• Shiratori Gotsu discovered that he had left Juzo Kumiya without food or water for two days, and Juzo passed out after angrily confronting him.
• Shiratori Gotsu spent a week crafting equipment with Juzo Kumiya’s help, secured after Mahoraga and Round Deer forced a discussion between them.
• Shiratori Gotsu gave Hajime Kashimo the Special Grade Cursed Tool Ruyi Jingu Bang, which could form weapons from Cursed Energy.
• Hajime Kashimo tested the tool by turning it into a blade and extending it through the workshop ceiling, then left with Shiratori Gotsu for food.
• Nagi Yoshino brought Shiratori Gotsu a large cake and asked about his past, and he described his gentle mother and mostly absent father before resuming work.