Chapter 121: 60 Seconds, Not One Second More.
Fushiguro Megumi said, "Don't be surprised, Brother Tatsuro. According to jujutsu regulations, Yuji Itadori should now be treated as a 'curse' and exorcised."
"That stuff is bullshit. Gojo-sensei never cared about that crap," Tatsuro said nonchalantly.
"..."
"Huh!?"
Yuji Itadori, hearing he was to be killed, turned to look at Fushiguro Megumi and said, "I'm fine, aren't I? And when did these two get here?"
"Hey!"
Tatsuro waved, then activated his Sharingan to check the condition of the finger Yuji Itadori had swallowed. He didn't know until he looked, but one look gave him a shock. He muttered, "What immense cursed energy. Looks like it has merged with your body."
He then asked, "Can you swap with Sukuna for a bit?"
Yuji Itadori looked at the amiable boy before him and asked in confusion, "Sukuna?"
"That's the curse you just swallowed. I want to have a fight with him."
"Um." Yuji Itadori nodded. "I guess that should be possible."
"That's good then."
Tatsuro bit his index finger and summoned Shura. He instructed, "Protect the junior girl, then assist me from a distance."
"Understood, Master." Shura nodded and then left.
"The dog talked!?" Yuji Itadori exclaimed in surprise.
Tatsuro ignored Yuji Itadori, turned to Fushiguro Megumi, and said, "Get on 'Nue' and leave quickly. I'm afraid I won't be able to control the situation in a bit."
"...I understand. Be careful, Brother Tatsuro."
Fushiguro Megumi glanced at Itadori, then summoned 'Nue' and rode it high into the sky.
Seeing the area was clear, Tatsuro continued, "Then let's make it 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, change back. Otherwise, I will 'exorcise' you."
"Eh!?" Yuji Itadori said in surprise. "Doesn't that mean you'll kill me?"
"If you change back in 60 seconds, then you won't die, will you? Don't worry, I'm very fair. Let me set up a Curtain first," Tatsuro said with a smile.
"Then..., alright..." Yuji Itadori swallowed hard. He felt that if he didn't let Sukuna out, he would be executed immediately. Why can this person say such heartless things with such a kind face?
Tatsuro held up his index and middle fingers and said, "Born from darkness, blacker than black. Defilements and impurities, be purified."
A mass of black droplets appeared in the sky, then slowly flowed outwards, enveloping the entire school.
"Wow! What is this?! The sky got even darker!" Itadori said in surprise.
"Something to prevent others from peeking."
Tatsuro assumed a stance and said, "Let's begin. Let Sukuna out."
"Got it..."
As Itadori closed his eyes, cursed markings began to appear on his body. The four-eyed Ryomen Sukuna said with a ferocious expression, "You think that brat can suppress me a second time?! Watch me tear you to shreds!"
The system mission popped up.
[Mission: Defeat Ryomen Sukuna. Mission Reward: 40 points, 350 cursed energy.]
Tatsuro calmly looked at the attacking Ryomen Sukuna and said, "Shura, shoot him."
"Swoosh—"
A golden light flashed, and the airborne Ryomen Sukuna was instantly sent flying by this force.
Kurosaki Tama, standing beside Shura, said in surprise, "Holy crap, even a dog is stronger than me!?"
"That dead dog can actually use techniques?!"
Ryomen Sukuna, completely unharmed, climbed up from the ground and looked towards Shura on top of the school building in the distance.
"Where are you looking? [Sage Art: Giant Ball Rasengan]!"
Tatsuro descended straight down from above Ryomen Sukuna, a basketball-sized sphere pressing down towards him.
"Tch!"
Ryomen Sukuna clenched his right fist, immense cursed energy covering his arm, and directly punched at the blue sphere, shouting, "Brat, you seem to be underestimating this great Lord Sukuna!"
Thump!!
The expanding Rasengan instantly engulfed Ryomen Sukuna, its blue light illuminating the dark land.
As the Rasengan dissipated, a crater two meters long and one meter deep appeared on the ground. Ryomen Sukuna's right arm was now severed. He spat out a mouthful of blood and said calmly, "Honestly, no matter which era, they're all just as annoying, you sorcerers!"
Ryomen Sukuna used 'Reverse Cursed Technique' to instantly restore his right arm and slammed it into the ground.
Thump!!
The shattered earth directly obscured Tatsuro's vision. Ryomen Sukuna instantly got up, his right palm turning into a blade, aiming at the boy...
"Go to hell, brat!"
Smack—!
Tatsuro caught Ryomen Sukuna's hand-blade with a single hand, his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan never having deactivated. He muttered:
"Twenty seconds have passed. Is this all the strength you have with just one finger? You're pretty weak!"
"..."
Faced with Tatsuro's mockery, how could Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, endure it? After a two-second silence, the cursed energy in his body completely erupted, black cursed energy gushing out. He roared in fury, "I will shave your flesh off piece by piece and then make you eat it!"
"That's very unfortunate for you, then. At this rate, you'll probably be shaving for a lifetime!"
Tatsuro, feeling the burst of cursed energy, also felt his passion ignite. A red light emanated from his pupils as he threw a punch.
Thump!
The cursed energy, mixed with debris from the ground, sent Ryomen Sukuna flying.
Ryomen Sukuna flipped a few times in the air and then landed steadily, charging directly at the arrogant young man.
The ground cracked!
He threw a punch, and black cursed energy erupted.
Tatsuro glanced at its trajectory and deftly dodged. This one punch from Sukuna directly shattered the ground, and tremors were felt for hundreds of meters around.
Fushiguro Megumi, in the sky above, complained, "Are they trying to demolish this high school?"
Kurosaki Tama, experiencing this kind of battle for the first time, became instantly excited, a look of admiration in her eyes.
Tatsuro casually gathered a half-meter diameter Rasengan and muttered, "Shura, maximum power 'Sage Art Cannon'."
(PS: It's just a cursed energy cannon, but since Shura is in 'Sage Mode', it's called a Sage Art Cannon.)
Receiving the command, Shura opened its great mouth, and sage energy began to gather inside. When a sage energy sphere with a diameter of 40 centimeters appeared, it began to compress, finally becoming five centimeters in size, and was held in its mouth.
As its mouth opened again.
"Voom!!!"
The sonic boom was deafening. The windows of the entire school building shattered in an instant. Kurosaki Tama covered her ears, a pained expression on her face.
"What!?"
Ryomen Sukuna, sensing he was being sneak-attacked by that dead dog again, turned to look. A one-meter-thick golden cursed energy cannon was rushing towards him. He then charged up his right arm and punched out directly.
"Don't die on me, Ryomen Sukuna."
Tatsuro, acting as the opportunist, wouldn't let this chance go. He directly pressed the 'Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan' in his hand forward.
Two violent sage energy attacks instantly engulfed Ryomen Sukuna. His four eyes looked like they were about to split as he roared, "Don't think you can beat me with just this!"
Thump!!!
Tatsuro, having thrown the Rasengan at point-blank range, was sent flying by the massive energy. After tumbling twice in the air, he landed steadily, looking at the mix of golden and blue sage energy before him. He said:
"This should have sent him back, right?"
Ten breaths later, the two violent sage energies dissipated into golden and blue starlight between heaven and earth.
"Haah~, phew~, haah~, phew..."
In the crater, Ryomen Sukuna was kneeling, both his arms having been blasted into dust by the two violent energies. He then roared, "Your tricks are used up, aren't they!? It's my turn to hunt you!"
His arms quickly grew back. He looked up at the five-meter-deep crater and slowly walked up.
Tatsuro looked at Ryomen Sukuna slowly walking out of the crater, his lips slightly parted. He counted down, "5, 4, 3, 2. If you don't come out, I'll have to exorcise you, Itadori."
"You..."
Sukuna was about to say something more when he heard a "thump" from his heart. This body was starting to disobey his control, and his own consciousness began to fade.
He muttered to himself, "This stinks to high heaven. I didn't manage to kill this brat in front of me, and I can't even control this body. This kid named Yuji Itadori... what's his deal...?"
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