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"What? Tengen is dead?"
Kenjaku, standing outside Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical High School, listened to his subordinate's report, and his expression instantly turned grim.
Kenjaku's ultimate goal was to forcibly evolve all humans in Japan, targeting specific individuals to achieve "Cursed Energy optimization." To accomplish this, he needed to assimilate Tengen, an anomaly that existed somewhere between a Cursed Spirit and a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
The Culling Game, meticulously planned by Kenjaku, was merely a practice run before he formally assimilated Tengen with humanity. Originally, everything had been within Kenjaku's calculations: use the Culling Game and Ryomen Sukuna to tie down Jujutsu High, then seize the opportunity to capture Tengen. Finally, as the Culling Game restored the world's Cursed Energy to the peak levels of the Heian Era from a thousand years ago, he would merge Tengen with all humanity, achieving Cursed Energy optimization.
But now, Tengen—the most crucial part of his plan—was dead!
This development caught Kenjaku completely off guard.
Tengen's existence had always been unique within the entire Jujutsu World because, long ago, he had embarked on a "path of evolution" different from that of all other Cursed Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Tengen's ultimate goal was to evolve into a new form of Cursed Energy life, transcending both Cursed Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers, breaking free from dimensional constraints, and becoming a higher-dimensional being.
However, Tengen's evolutionary goal did not align with Kenjaku's purpose. So, eleven years ago, Kenjaku orchestrated a grand conspiracy involving Heavenly Restriction, the Six Eyes, the Star Plasma Vessel, and the owner of Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Kenjaku used Toji Fushiguro, the Heavenly Restriction user at the time, to sever the causal bond between the Star Plasma Vessel, Tengen, and the Six Eyes Jujutsu Sorcerer. He killed Riko Amanai, the Star Plasma Vessel of that era, disrupting their destined cycle and causing Tengen's assimilation to fail.
The consequence of that failure was Tengen's irreversible evolution, eventually transforming into the thumb-like form seen later. In reality, that thumb-like appearance was not Tengen's true form; it was merely an outer shell maintained by his Barrier Technique. The real Tengen had already merged with the world itself, his soul becoming omnipresent. And that state was precisely the form Kenjaku needed him to be in.
Furthermore, during that conspiracy, Kenjaku not only ensured that Toji Fushiguro died at the hands of Satoru Gojo, but also successfully created a rift between Suguru Geto, the wielder of Cursed Spirit Manipulation, and Satoru Gojo, the possessor of the Six Eyes.
This eventually led Suguru Geto down the path of becoming a Curse User, and ultimately to his execution at the hands of Satoru Gojo ten years later.
Finally, Suguru Geto's body was successfully taken over by Kenjaku, allowing him to obtain the Cursed Spirit Manipulation technique he had coveted for so long.
Destiny itself seemed to favor Kenjaku. This era had presented him with everything he required, and events had consistently unfolded exactly as he anticipated.
But Kenjaku never expected that, just as he believed his plan was nearing completion, Tengen—his most important "tool"—would be eliminated.
"Tengen, Tengen…"
Kenjaku placed his left thumb into his mouth, gently biting his nail as he murmured, "It doesn't matter. There must be another way… That's right, Naruto!"
At that moment, Kenjaku suddenly thought of Naruto Uzumaki.
For a thousand years, Kenjaku had manipulated and calculated the development of the entire Jujutsu World, holding everything firmly within his grasp. Only Naruto's appearance had fallen completely outside his plans, and because of that, Kenjaku had always maintained an extremely high level of interest and vigilance toward him.
His interest stemmed from the fact that Naruto's appearance in this world was a completely unreasonable accident. His vigilance came from the fact that he still could not understand how Naruto had arrived in this world in the first place, nor what his true form of existence actually was.
But now, Kenjaku understood!
Naruto's appearance was a twist of fate itself, meant to replace Tengen and become the ultimate key to completing his plan.
"Yes, that must be it!"
Kenjaku felt as though he had finally found the answer, and he instantly became ecstatic. Then he looked in the direction of the barrier where Naruto and Ryomen Sukuna were located, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Kenjaku believed that Naruto's birth had been arranged because he was more suitable than Tengen as the key to optimizing the world's Cursed Energy. That was why Naruto had even been allowed to kill Tengen with his own hands.
Indeed, everything had been arranged by destiny itself. Even destiny wished for him to change this world!
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Meanwhile, in a certain region within the Sendai barrier of the Culling Game:
Ryomen Sukuna suddenly appeared before a woman with insect-like wings extending from her back.
"Sukuna, are you here for me?"
The woman, upon seeing Ryomen Sukuna appear so suddenly, was briefly stunned before clasping her hands together excitedly. Looking at him with deep affection, she said, "I can't believe I get to see the person I've been thinking about day and night the moment I return. I'm so happy!"
This woman's name was Yorozu, a Jujutsu Sorcerer who had lived during the same era as Ryomen Sukuna.
One day, after seeing Ryomen Sukuna being worshipped like a god, she fell in love with him at first sight. Unexpectedly, she earned the hostility of Uraume, who blasted her away with an Ice Coagulation Cursed Technique, and she was eventually cut down by Sukuna's Shrine.
Through some unknown method, Kenjaku made a contract with her, allowing her to revive in this era. And the moment she resurrected, she once again encountered Sukuna—the man she had fallen in love with at first sight.
Incidentally, the body Yorozu reincarnated into belonged to Tsumiki Fushiguro, the sister of Megumi Fushiguro and Naruto's classmate.
And within this barrier, there were thousands of people like Tsumiki Fushiguro. Some were used by Kenjaku as vessels for the reincarnation of powerful individuals who had signed contracts with him a thousand years ago, while others were ordinary humans forcibly transformed into Jujutsu Sorcerers through the Idle Transfiguration technique Kenjaku obtained from Mahito.
Naturally, their purpose was all the same: to fill the Culling Game barriers with Cursed Energy.
"This is destiny!"
Freshly revived, Yorozu felt as though she had witnessed the will of heaven itself. Excitedly, she looked at Sukuna and declared, "Sukuna, let's fight to the death again! I hope I kill you, and I also hope you kill me. But if neither of us dies in the end, let's get married!"
"Stop being infatuated."
Ryomen Sukuna raised his hand and coldly replied to Yorozu, "I will kill you again. Prepare yourself."
"Mmm-hmm!~"
Hearing Sukuna's words, Yorozu not only failed to get angry, but instead revealed an extremely delighted expression. She gazed at him excitedly and asked, "A fight to the death is a given, but if I win and we both survive, what will you give me?"
"Everything."
Ryomen Sukuna answered expressionlessly.
"Everything?"
Yorozu's eyes immediately lit up at his reply, and she quickly asked again, "Even if I ask you to marry me?"
"Silence!"
Before Yorozu could finish speaking, Uraume, standing behind Sukuna, angrily shouted at her, "You crazy woman, you are not allowed to defile Lord Sukuna!"
Although Uraume knew Ryomen Sukuna could never lose to Yorozu, the woman's words still infuriated her deeply.
She actually dared to propose to Lord Sukuna directly!
How outrageous!
"Suit yourself."
Ryomen Sukuna waved Uraume aside, then looked at Yorozu and calmly said, "As long as you can win."
"Hahahahaha!~"
Hearing this, Yorozu burst into manic laughter. Her Cursed Energy surged continuously from within her body, forming a gigantic insect-like phantom around her.
Then she looked at Ryomen Sukuna excitedly and shouted, "Then let's begin! I can't wait any longer!"
Ten minutes later:
White steam rose from Ryomen Sukuna's body as his wounds healed at a visible rate. At his feet lay a pile of fragmented remains, impossible to identify as either human or insect.
Those fragments were Yorozu's body.
Without question, Yorozu had been eliminated by Ryomen Sukuna.
After this battle with Yorozu, Sukuna had finally achieved complete mastery over his current body and could now unleash one hundred percent of the power he possessed during his lifetime.
That was also the reason Ryomen Sukuna had specifically sought Yorozu out and fought her.
"One hundred points…"
After eliminating Yorozu, Ryomen Sukuna obtained over one hundred points. He then murmured to himself, "The points are enough now. So, what kind of rule should I add?"
He pondered for a moment before suddenly smiling.
"I've got it…"
Meanwhile, elsewhere within the Sendai barrier:
"Things are becoming troublesome."
Naruto's expression instantly darkened after receiving the news from Yuki Tsukumo over the phone.
Kenjaku's public revelation of Jujutsu, Jujutsu Sorcerers, and Cursed Spirits to governments around the world—and his manipulation of those nations into sending military forces to interfere with the Culling Game—had completely exceeded Naruto's expectations.
If he failed to stop it, the situation would spiral completely out of control, and regardless of how events unfolded, countless people would undoubtedly die.
This was something Naruto absolutely did not want to see.
But at the moment, he had no good method to stop any of it.
Naruto thought for a while before deciding that his first priority should be obtaining enough points to add the rules he wanted.
The best solution he could think of was to eliminate Kenjaku directly, and to accomplish that, he first needed the freedom to move in and out of the barrier at will.
With that thought, Naruto prepared to move and start acquiring points.
"Ding! Culling Game rule added: In one minute, the ten barriers will merge into one. After the barriers merge, all non-Jujutsu Sorcerer humans will be forcibly expelled from the barrier."
"Hm?"
Naruto froze momentarily after hearing the newly added rule, then immediately revealed a surprised expression.
He hadn't expected someone to add a new rule so quickly—especially one that merged all ten barriers together.
Although Naruto still didn't know who had added the rule, its contents greatly convenienceed him, especially the part about forcibly expelling all non-Jujutsu Sorcerers from the barrier. It aligned perfectly with the rule Naruto himself had wanted to add, saving him considerable trouble and allowing him to fight without restraint.
Naruto guessed that whoever added the rule likely shared the same thoughts as him.
Whoosh!~
At that moment, Ryomen Sukuna's figure suddenly appeared before Naruto. Smiling at him, he said, "How about it? Aren't the rules I added great?"
"So it was you…"
Naruto looked at Ryomen Sukuna in surprise before nodding and saying, "It really is a good rule. It saves a lot of trouble."
"Heh!~"
Ryomen Sukuna chuckled lightly at Naruto's response before continuing, "Kenjaku was right. This barrier really is the perfect battlefield for us.
However, there are still many annoying bugs inside it, so I've decided to clear them all out before we begin our battle. What do you think?"
"All of them?"
Naruto frowned slightly after hearing Sukuna's words, then shook his head and said, "No. Not everyone inside the barrier deserves to die. I won't let you do that."
"Haha, I knew you'd say that."
Ryomen Sukuna showed no surprise whatsoever at Naruto's answer. Instead, he looked even more excited.
"Then come and try to stop me. Let's see whether you can save those 'undeserving of death' people from my hands.
That sounds like a very interesting warm-up game, doesn't it?"
"There's no need for all that trouble."
Naruto shook his head once more, then clasped his hands together and said, "I just need to eliminate you here first. That will be enough."
"Here—eliminate me?"
Ryomen Sukuna was momentarily stunned before bursting into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! You truly are arrogant. If you think you can do it, then try!"
Originally, Ryomen Sukuna had intended to play a "game" with Naruto first while simultaneously clearing the battlefield of any unnecessary interference.
But Naruto's words caused Sukuna to discard all those thoughts completely.
Now, only one idea remained in his mind:
Kill Naruto—or be killed by Naruto!
"Of course."
Naruto nodded calmly, then raised his hand and spoke into his phone:
"Big Sis, did you hear that? Don't enter the barrier yet. Wait until I've dealt with Sukuna first, then come in."
Naruto had never ended the phone call from earlier, meaning his entire conversation with Ryomen Sukuna had been transmitted to Yuki Tsukumo on the other side.
The reason Naruto allowed her to hear everything was simple: he wanted to tell her not to enter the barrier yet and to wait until after his decisive battle with Ryomen Sukuna.
If he won, everything would be fine.
But if he lost—then he would no longer be able to control what happened afterward.
After Naruto finished speaking, silence lingered briefly on the other end of the line before Yuki Tsukumo's voice finally came through:
"Naruto… be careful. Don't die."
"Mm."
Naruto softly acknowledged her words before hanging up the phone.
Only then did he raise his head to look at Ryomen Sukuna and say:
"Alright. Let's begin!"
Boom!~
BOOM!
The instant Naruto's words fell, overwhelming surges of Cursed Energy erupted from both him and Ryomen Sukuna simultaneously.
The two forces collided violently in midair, their immense auras surging skyward and causing the heavens themselves to change color.
Thick storm clouds rapidly gathered above them, descending lower and lower as though the sky itself were collapsing.
The two had not even begun fighting, yet merely the collision of their auras and Cursed Energy was already enough to shake heaven and earth with terrifying momentum!