Sequels are sometimes brutal to their unique heroes and it’s no secret that we’ve all been damage earlier than by the sequel nerf the place our favourite, god-tier characters abruptly overlook how one can struggle, get sidelined, or are simply… weaker (Cough, Naruto).
Modulo gave the impression to be establishing the proper excuse for this very factor. By leaping thus far into the long run, it assured that our favorites would both be useless or historic. In reality, within the first chapter itself, Modulo confirmed that powerhouses like Maki and Yuta died of outdated age. It’s an ideal, lore-friendly purpose to nerf anybody who did handle to outlive.
However… there’s one exception. Yuji Itadori, who was confirmed to be alive in chapter 10 of the manga, might be not outdated. And he’s positively not going to be nerfed.
How is Yuji nonetheless alive in JJK Modulo?
So, how is Yuji alive when everybody else is gone? The reply has been staring us within the face since Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 220. Bear in mind this panel? It established the truth that Yuji was now one thing akin to a cursed object. Ieiri’s phrases, not mine.
What’s so particular about being a Cursed Object? Effectively they’re immortal. They don’t decay. Atleast the particular grade ones. Sukuna’s fingers lasted a thousand years with out dropping an oz of energy. And what did Yuji do? He ate 15+ of Sukuna’s fingers, together with consuming his Cursed Womb: Dying Portray brothers in the direction of the tip of the collection.
On high of that, let’s not overlook that Yuji was actually created by Kenjaku to be the proper vessel able to containing Sukuna.
You add all that up, and Yuji now not is your regular sorcerer. Because the panel states, his very physique, “steeped” in all that cursed vitality, has develop into a Cursed Object itself. In all risk, time merely doesn’t apply to him in the identical means. He’s a residing, respiratory relic.
No logical purpose to nerf Yuji:
To these arguing Yuji Itadori doesn’t boast similar degree of energy now that Sukuna is now not inside him — I’m sorry, however that could be a horrible take. Did we learn the identical ending?
First off, let’s not overlook his baseline. Yuji was a bodily monster with superhuman energy earlier than he ever swallowed a single finger.
Now, add the everlasting upgrades he acquired by the tip of Jujutsu Kaisen manga to this. Sukuna’s Cursed Approach, the Malevolent Shrine, is engraved on his mind. He’s had many years to determine its nuances and grasp.
He additionally has the facility of the Dying Work coursing via him, one thing that was barely explored by the tip of the manga. True, he was proven utilizing the Blood Manipulation. However, if Yuji has been coaching and moving into combats persistently, I’m fairly positive he attained mastery of that cursed approach too.
If you happen to keep in mind, Blood Manipulation is a really helpful and really versatile CT. If used proper, it could possibly do wonders for the consumer.
We’re speaking in regards to the man who was going toe-to-toe with a completely incarnated Sukuna and even unlocked his personal Area Enlargement. He was already, by all metrics, one of many strongest sorcerers alive on the finish of Jujutsu Kaisen. Now, take that endgame Yuji and take away the issue of getting old. There’s no means he can logically be nerfed. Except Gege decides to tug the rug from beneath us.
The truth that Yuji shouldn’t be nerfed can also be supported by the higher-up’s choice to name up on him, to face as a deterrent to the mighty Dabura, who is taken into account to be a menace on the identical degree as Sukuna.
Why did Yuji go off-grid:
That is what I discover so fascinating. Japan’s higher-ups be aware that Itadori needs to be positioned. He’s not on their payroll. Neither is he a trainer at some Jujutsu Tech college. Itadori’s utterly off the grid. We additionally know from Takeda’s flashback that he’s been on the market preventing curse customers, principally making him a vigilante sorcerer.
However then, why would he go rogue?
This brings me to the Gojo Paradox. I really feel that Yuji is staying away from the general public eye as a result of reliance on a single pillar would breed weak spot, as witnessed in Gojo’s case.
However let’s be honest, that argument is flawed. Gojo Satoru didn’t fail to lift a robust era. Have a look at the roster: Yuta, Maki, Hakari, and Yuji himself. These have been the strongest sorcerers within the verse, and so they have been direct merchandise of Gojo’s mentorship. He did foster energy.
However whereas Gojo succeeded as a trainer, the Jujutsu Society failed as a system. And that’s the place the weak spot bred.
They didn’t see Gojo as an individual or a pacesetter. As an alternative, what they noticed was an final crutch, a nuclear deterrent that allowed them to remain lazy and corrupt. The second Gojo was sealed, the Jujutsu Society collapsed as a result of the construction had no integrity with out him. Look how simply Kenjaku wormed his means into the upper ups in JJK.
Once we take a look at it like that, Yuji is working from that particular destiny. He doesn’t wish to go down the identical path as Gojo. He is aware of that if he returns to the fold, the brand new higher-ups would possibly probably do the identical factor that the outdated ones did. They may put the burden of the world on his immortal shoulders. They may cease innovating, cease coaching, and simply level Yuji at their issues.
However now, Yuji might be forging his personal path, similar to Gojo wished him to, and discovering new methods to be stronger.
That’s not all. Whereas Yuji did come out of his Cog Mentality, he largely nonetheless sees preventing and exorcising curses as his objective, all of the whereas ready for his one mortal enemy – Mahito!
