The latest chapter of Jujutsu Kaisen has proved to be a thrilling and pivotal moment for its fans. This chapter is especially notable as it shows Yuji Itadori’s hidden power, which shocks even the King of Curses, during their intense fight.
It is true that readers are already aware of Yuji’s great hidden powers. But this chapter shows them for the first time how he can fully use this large source of ability.
In Chapter 257, Yuji displays incredible control over not just one but two very high-level cursed techniques. This confirms his potential to become the most powerful sorcerer by the story’s end.
Yuji Itadori’s Shrine Potentially Surpasses Sukuna in Strength
Yuji had already activated his Blood Manipulation power before, demonstrated by the past fights he engaged in against Sukuna. It was clearly mentioned that Yuji devoured Death Paintings from four to nine, which allowed him to use this cursed technique. But, Chapter 257 explained that Blood Manipulation is not the only cursed technique of Yuji’s.
The chapter showed that Yuji too has the “Shrine” ability. This is a very strong cursed technique, possibly one of the most powerful within this series. It lets Yuji perform slashing and cutting attacks. In the latest chapter, when Yuji used his Shrine close to a column, this column showed marks of lines and scissors.
this is such a random idea—but the lines and scissors make me wonder if yuji’s version of sukuna’s ct doesn’t only have a “cut” ability, but also a “copy” and “paste” ability. so hypothetically he could duplicate objects by copying and recreating #JJK257 pic.twitter.com/nZLAgLVbXg
— baeli 💫 (@BIGDADDYGOJO) April 18, 2024
A fan (@BIGDADDYGOJO) on Twitter put forward an interesting idea about Yuji’s Shrine ability. The thinking is that the lines and scissors might hint at Yuji’s cursed technique having not just a “cut” function but also “copy” and “paste” qualities. This could possibly imply he can duplicate things by copying and recreating them.
In case this theory is correct, Itadori’s Cursed Technique could be stronger than the King of Curses in several aspects.
Sukuna’s Defeat Is Finally Looking Possible With Yuji’s Awakening
The ongoing clash between Yuji Itadori and Sukuna has seen significant developments that increase the chances of Yuji being victorious. In each chapter, Sukuna appears to be getting weaker even though he released four black flashes which restored his cursed energy output and could have helped with his reverse cursed technique.
However, Yuji’s punches are still striking accurately showing a significant reduction in Sukuna’s cursed energy output after every hit. Furthermore, the attack from Yuji was a strong sequence of Black Flashes on Sukuna. This should have significantly reduced his strength and cursed energy expulsion.
Moreover, it’s clear that Yuji’s recently discovered powers are going to have a big impact in the next sections of Jujutsu Kaisen. He has now fully unlocked his abilities and is ready to show his strength on the battlefield.
This means that the start of the last part of the fight against Sukuna has arrived – Yuji will be much more difficult for the King of Curses to handle. Even though this awakening doesn’t put Yuji on the same level as Sukuna, taking into account that Sukuna is now very much weakened and Yuji has just received a huge power increase, it’s quite probable for Yuji to stand up against Sukuna in the fight.
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