Chapter 058 - Death of the First Curse

Sukuna was analyzing his surroundings, it seemed very calm even enjoyable, but not without precautions, he had used a simple domain only to protect himself from this domain that saw him as weak, his eyes moved from one side to the other trying to analyze more deeply, he knew that Satori had sacrificed something just to deploy his domain expansion, does he really think he has a chance against him? On the part of the one who was the great cursed man, this seemed more than anything a sad joke, trying to intimidate him with such pathetic tricks, it is only a newly born curse, but despite being so, it is a curse that handles chakra, this is different from the usual.

But looking at his surroundings, his smile was slowly disappearing only to now focus directly on the anthropomorphic big bird, his eyes narrowed and his hands for some strange reason felt tense, something in the environment felt different, but when he tried to attack the cursed bird, it was nowhere to be found. How strange, was it under him just now or not?

Has it fled within its own domain? When he tried to walk, the flat place in the darkness, in the middle of nowhere, this place did not move, it felt as if he wanted to walk on a gelatinous area, his steps nearly made him stumble, his ever-impassive expression now showed a slight look of irritation, so, is he a damn coward? He wanted to give him a quick death and give the leftovers to the brat's cursed pet, but it seems he will not succeed.

" what the heck is happening? This disgusting thing was nothing before and now becomes viscous " he whispered wearily, although this time it was because of the strangeness of the terrain, it is supposed that if it is an ability of the bird's domain, it shouldn't affect him, above all because he has the simple domain to counter it, unlike other domain expansions, which at the moment of activation are always aggressive, attacking to kill taking advantage of those seconds to change the course of battle, but this time… maybe this time there is a trace of surprise in his gestures and his own joints, this domain…

Absolutely nothing has happened.

He is in total darkness, so much so that Yūji had to manifest again with Sukuna upon noticing how strange it was " is this supposed to be what your domain does? Nothing? " he murmured, and although it only came out in a very faint tone, an echo was heard loud enough for both to hear, Sukuna looked around for that bird, but he did not find it, he did not find his pride and his ego that he expected to appear.

Nothing… absolutely nothing, but why did this feel strange?

Why did he start feeling threatened so suddenly? It shouldn't be like this, he's protected. Although only moments ago he was mocking that bird face to face, he had it beneath him, and out of nowhere it disappeared. His feet moved in sync as he walked through that darkness that emanated something different from CE, when his sharpened senses warned him of something, his movement was rough as he turned around.

Only to be pierced by a line, very much like a needle straight to his forehead, but it didn't hurt, on the contrary, it simply… passed through as if it were a ghost in his body, Sukuna didn't even feel aggression in it, he blinked in surprise touching his forehead, his eyes wide at the surprise believing it was a powerful attack. But… he noticed something, that attack had pierced his simple domain so easily, it shouldn't affect him.

" what the hell? Why did that thing jump? It looked like a simple snake, but perhaps it did nothing because I nullified its effects with what I have… " Sukuna whispered strangely, he was confused, every domain he had faced for so long was always aggressive and wanted to attack him in less than a millisecond, but Satori? Is he mocking him? Just trying to give him a bit of tension?

" I feel that something is not right… it's, it's strange, I feel strange, I think it would be better if you give me control for the moment, I know you have a simple domain, but I feel uncomfortable " Yūji whispered, despite having seen what happened moments ago, he felt it was for the best, after all the most potent danger had ended so fleetingly, after all that is what happens in fights with one who was a cursed king, however, Sukuna silenced him.

" I have not yet finished eliminating the dangers, brat, I will not leave until I have killed that stupid coward, he activates his domain and does not show up to fight? You must be joking… " he whispered with some anger infusing his teeth.

Sukuna would not stay with his arms crossed, if that big bird did not want to show itself, he would force it out, his four arms were imbued with cursed energy, feeling that the little natural energy he had was beginning to run out, he had to take advantage of every last drop that could emerge, with four strong direct blows to the gelatinous ground on which he could not take many steps, a shuddering echo was heard, as if the domain screamed in pain in his ears, but unlike what he was accustomed to witnessing, the dome-like domain did not shatter into pieces, this time his rage gave way for seconds to appreciate with skepticism what that gelatinous form did.

That form… it simply consumed his types of energy, so partially and easily, it made the crash, he felt the blow, he truly felt his energy pierce everything from one moment to the next, but the dome did not shatter into a thousand pieces, everything he launched it swallowed… that, for Sukuna is impossible, there is no domain that cannot be destroyed, there must exist the open domain to be superior.

This domain shouldn't mean anything, it is made by a newborn, it shouldn't have this strength, so what happened?

What did that stupid curse sacrifice to make his domain powerful?

But also something else that surprised Sukuna, more when he felt the tremor beneath his feet, something he could not easily ignore and that took note quickly in his mind.

" this domain… is it as if it had life? " barely saying those words, Sukuna's four eyes opened no longer emitting that tone full of vagueness and disdain, this time he saw something that put him on alert, since when he analyzed what happened, he heard a beep in his ears that at first he did not care about, but it sounded like an alert, his body contracted to make a strong leap, despite propelling himself, the floor that was gelatinous stuck to the soles of his feet, and slowly that condensed darkness began climbing his legs causing Sukuna to remain firmly on the ground, Sukuna despite having propelled himself out was pulled back with force and inertia, the redhead could not avoid emitting a groan of frustration at what that domain forced him to do.

And again, because he was immobilized by the same area of the floor, he saw how from all flanks that he could have destroyed with brute force appeared those blackish lines moving like snakes, he continued with his mentality that the simple domain nullified the attacks of this curse hatchling, but something inside him began to feel a bad premonition, something he could not ignore, so when observing all the places those lines would reach, Sukuna launched to dismantle at the four points those lines approached.

But his technique, although very, very weakened was executed successfully, they pierced those lines very similar to snakes, as if those attacks did not exist in the first place, Sukuna saw imposingly how now instead of his forehead, they went to various points on his body, some struck his back, another his legs, another his abdomen, others his arms, the moment they touched his skin, they vanished into nothingness merging with him.

" damn! this does not let me go! I am… really immobilized? " he whispered to observe his body, those black lines had already half covered his body with their essence that seemed alive.

He had not realized that the natural energy was beginning to withdraw, those linear tattoos on his body began to disappear slowly. Sukuna raised his arm wanting to strike, but he stopped halfway.

What was he trying to do with his arm? He blinked strangely to see his arm lifted, was he trying to do something?

Yūji materialized in Sukuna again, surprised why he did not free himself, in the end he had no choice but to influence cursed energy into the opposite fist, if Sukuna raised his left arm, Yūji moved the right hitting that dark mass that had them trapped, a tearful scream and lament like the one that cursed bird released broke out somewhere.

" Sukuna! what the hell, why don't you move? I told you something dangerous could happen " Yūji spoke exasperated to see Sukuna standing still.

" …how did you do that? "

That question left Yūji puzzled " what thing are you talking about? "

" that, how did you bring out that strange aura in your fist? I… do not remember how to do it, I felt like I tried to do it, but I couldn't "

Hearing that answer, it seems that now the doubts he had and the feeling of ill omen that Yūji had became reality, but what Yūji did not understand was the fact that if Sukuna had the simple domain, why did it not work to protect him? Could it be because now this curse did not use only chakra?

So… it is possible that it does not work.

" I will tell you later, for now try to find a way to destroy this once and for all before it escalates worse! " for now Yūji was the one thinking, since if he was not affected, could it be because now Sukuna was like the main body?

Yes, that could be.

Sukuna, who had become a little disoriented, returned to his main rage, yes, this was not the time for that, he saw how another wave of attacks that he could not discern approached, but his body tingled when he anticipated one of the attacks, he began to move with speed all with his brute force, he saw how those black things that he had no idea what they were doing approached his direction.

" at any moment, don't let them touch you! it seems that makes you erase your memory! "

He heard the brat's shout in his mind, but Sukuna, always proud, did not like him guiding him since he was the one with all the knowledge " better stay watching, I don't need your help, I know what I'm doing "

But of course, Sukuna had no idea that he had already forgotten a rather basic technique, channeling his CE into parts of his body. And Yūji could not tell or teach him at that moment due to the pressure Sukuna was exerting, he was being attacked on all possible flanks and he avoided them now with mastery, but finally, in the distance if this domain had an end, he saw the cursed bird.

" there you are, coward! " Sukuna yelled forcefully to reach his direction, when he was about to arrive, he again felt the floor imprison him, not having anything nor an area to move seemed impossible to do anything, destroying the domain by brute force gave him no results, and only because he wanted to feed the cursed pet, if he opened his domain expansion again, he was sure he would kill Satori.

He had to defeat him using only his skills.

Satori, seeing him there, immobilized, appeared as he was pierced again by one of those serpentine lines, despite having two mouths on the sides, in them he showed a smile.

" welcome to my domain, human Sukuna, as you can see… despite being a domain, it is a living part of me, this is not weak compared to what you had of your fears, it is not a fragile dome that can be broken at any moment… this domain of mine is based on the darkness in which I was locked up for more than two thousand years… this darkness is my home, like my greatest fear… " Satori spoke about his domain expansion, seeing how Sukuna struggled with the matter that seemed alive around him " those black lines are whips of oblivion, without you realizing… you have already forgotten many things that attack not the brain, but the soul " Satori whispered stopping his technique, he noticed that Sukuna's red eyes were beginning to show that dark tint almost turning brown, being there for more than a minute seemed to be affecting him.

" my domain is not much physical damage, but spiritual and the same mind we possess, and I can see it, I can see what attacks have inflicted you so much pain " Satori whispered, having total control over his domain.

He had risked sacrificing his time, of life, but if this was all, he would not mind torturing that human boy for a moment.

Sukuna looked at him angrily hearing him boast, does he have him under his control? Just by having a domain that cannot be destroyed by brute force like he himself, it does not mean he can trample him, it was irritating him terribly.

But when he closed his eyes in a simple blink and opened them, he found himself in a strange place, he remembered it vaguely, he saw himself taller and with a toned body full of blood, but when he looked up, he saw something that made him open his eyes wider than he could, he did not understand what was happening, but when he tried to react, it was useless to do anything.

" domain expansion: infinite void "

Satori appeared eloquently and with a great smile at what his domain was capable of, perhaps in the memories he had read of the human boy he could not find a fear, on the contrary, he was the one who instilled fear.

But who knew that when he activated his expansion he could not only read his fears, but make those remembered memories become reality?

Because in front of him, Sukuna bent unnaturally and from his mouth abundant blood formed that came out of his nose, ears, his four eyes that had already been stained with a deep darkness just like in his domain, now turned white before a pain he believed he would never experience again.

The infinite void, before him Gojo Satoru had appeared only to greet him with a domain expansion, when he felt that he returned to his surroundings, his ears hurt terribly, his mouth bled a lot and his nose bled like an unfailing fountain, the attack was effective, just as it had been in that crucial moment that incapacitated one side of his brain forcing that binding vow.

Perhaps he did not get the same wound, but the pain was still crushing, that he looked at that curse with great surprise.

To think that his domain could deal not the physical, but the spiritual is not surprising.

It's the fact of how it could manage to hurt him, only by remembering that confrontation, a compulsory memory " you… damn… " Sukuna whispered, not realizing that he was under what seemed a perfect genjutsu, yes, it seems that Satori's domain is not simple, this time, the curse again executed its power.

And now, Sukuna where he was, he was not in front of Satori, when he opened his eyes in the slight blink to straighten up and attack he found an Itadori Yūji and a hard fist coming to attack him, in the distance a woman with an eyepatch hitting with a cursed finger, and Itadori landing a black flash, unable to react.

In front of Satori, Sukuna writhed forward spitting blood, his eyes white again because of the attack, everything was mental, so his RCT did not activate automatically.

" I will continue torturing you so much, because I not only affected you in your memories so that you perform your techniques, but you will suffer with those memories… your soul will fragment and you will not realize when you are already dead " Satori spoke vehemently, his eye was happy, at least that's how it showed by how he hadn't stopped watching Sukuna suffer and writhe.

Sukuna had not expected that, such a treacherous and cowardly act, using his past fights as an attack method inside the domain, however, he could no longer think of anything else.

This time, Satori began to let out low laughter, seeing how slowly his domain, at least the viscous mantle began to seize slowly the boy's body, if all went as expected, when the mantle finally covered him completely, not only would he control him, he would become like him, the cursed box would control him but also make him a curse, all to keep him locked there forever to give him what he desired in the first place.

He saw how slowly Sukuna's body between his twisted movements was disappearing " yes… quickly… when all this is over, you will be under my power at last… " Satori spoke with excitement, he could not help but look away from the boy.

Only the shoulders and the head were missing, already full of blood and surely tortured for many days in just a few seconds, he could not bear it, he knew he had a very hard spirit but it was incredible how he had endured at least almost five seconds, but when Satori seemed to be reveling, something made him open his eyes in surprise " ¿w-what!? "

His mantle that was so full of life was destroyed, and Sukuna's agonizing face disappeared, this time, the boy fell to his knees on the gelatinous ground, his eyes closed, but Satori saw how the boy's body changed, those two extra arms and eyes that had emerged earlier retracted as if they had never existed in the first place.

He furrowed his brow slightly and finally, Satori found himself a gaze no longer like an endless empty pit, only he found a gaze more than fiery with life, a brightness that even he was blinded by, but also, maturity, so sharp that in that time where he felt the power in his own domain… this time he felt that he was being threatened in his home.

What happened to Sukuna was different, in the end the one being attacked was him, his consciousness, but both possessed the same soul, Yūji felt the pain of being attacked, it was supposed that Sukuna is a master in soul techniques.

But not in Genjutsu, although he had shown a bit of it, in the end, he is the ninja and the perfect body in the first place.

He had to intervene, thus saving Sukuna, and sending him to sleep so that he regained consciousness, he would take care of everything, he could undo the genjutsu simply by taking over his body once more, with a tense look, he didn't even want to speak to that curse.

Satori saw how the boy's speed had increased again, Yūji told himself that if the domain is like being in a genjutsu, isn't it the same as dreaming? If the simple domain didn't work, now that he was no longer in the genjutsu it had dispelled, the magnitude of the domain's power had dropped, that is what chakra changed in the domain expansion.

It is powerful, but since he was no longer the one affected, it doesn't matter.

" h-how…! " Satori didn't even have time to explain as the boy was already out of his torture, his eye widened, but the boy had struck him with such lethal force that he let out a bird-like scream, one so loud that he was sent flying directly in his own domain, his eye swelled as if wanting to pop out.

Yūji didn't even stop, using his CE at maximum potency, although Sukuna used natural energy, the same problem arose, but he no longer cared about feeling hurt or spending his CE along with using RCT, he still had some time since the expenditure was abysmal considering that the conflict with chakra had already begun.

His child body was pushed to the limit, his muscles tensed letting out a powerful scream, when he saw that that bird had launched multiple attacks along with its sharp feathers, the boy's speed increased as he bent his body and moved so fast he seemed to leave afterimages of himself, his eyebrows tightened in pure rage.

He just wanted to end all this!

" HHAAAAA EAT THIS! " he yelled forcefully charging CE energy so concentrated that in the immense darkness it seemed to glow red, blue and purple, Satori saw how the boy's agility had changed, before he seemed only a simple fighter, but this time it was different, very different, his swift movements even he could not react to.

'he evaded all my attacks!' he thought before his vision blurred, this time, before everything, he saw how the environment changed, that blow had knocked him out since his eye went white and he spewed blood directly from his two mouths, Yūji felt his CE restore and its production increase almost to one twenty percent, his smile became marked in confidence.

A Black Flash had been performed! It no longer made sense to worry about poisoning or the expense of RCT, without stopping he began to strike the curse, but unlike what he saw with Sukuna, it no longer regenerated its body, so that is what it had sacrificed?

He saw how with a hook to the chin, a spinning stop, a throw to send him into the sky and then a direct finish on the ground, with each consecutive strike he emulated Black Flashes, all so painful that not even Satori could react, already covered in blood and basically unconscious.

The fighting style, the speed, everything had changed in the human boy, which took him by abrupt surprise, Yūji likewise stayed alert to everything, seeing what he did to Sukuna, it was a threat he wanted to intercept as soon as he got the movement of his body, but luckily, it seems that although he was like a bird, he was surpassed in reaction speed, perhaps because he increased his CE production and put it all into his legs and hands to be faster than him.

When Satori was buried in the ground emitting a rumbling sound, he saw that the malicious smoke that surrounded them began to disappear, and to his surprise, instead of breaking like he saw before, this smoke was drawn back into the large box that was the only thing still intact, Yūji squinted at the curse because his domain expansion had been destroyed so violently, along with so many Black Flashes, his breathing was barely perceptible, the bird could not think, when had he gone wrong for that boy to be able to beat him so easily?

He didn't expect his swift response, beating him who supposedly had speed in his genes.

Yūji standing there and seeing the weakened state of the curse looked toward the sea shouting the name of the one who had the humans " Suiren! Take the people up and come with me " his tone was strong and concise.

When he shouted her name, Suiren quickly obeyed, appearing with the same humans she had taken and left them in the distance, without another word she quickly reached Yūji, who seeing how he was spending so much CE, this time tangled with him waiting for him to order something, seeing that curse emitting that delightful vibe.

Yūji smiled confidently " did you want to eat a bit? Then, let's kill it together, Suiren " he spoke firmly, the water-type curse despite having no mouth, in its eyes showed happiness.

Perhaps because now Yūji felt connected with Suiren, he did not need to order the fighting method, Satori who had gotten up again appeared worse, enraged to see that his last option had been fatal, if he could not use any of his cursed techniques, he now had to use chakra, he detached the fragment of his soul turning it into the beast that terrorized many, and that many are still terrified of. That same beast let out an agonizing cry that many covered their ears at, but Satori tied to that fragment ordered the attack.

But for the people that Suiren had lifted and left far away, they saw how that boy, who in an instant seemed quite weak to them, now fought facing that beast resembling a monster with a tail, all astonished by his reaction speed, saw that marked smile on his face.

And to their surprise, they saw how Yūji began to change in the air, was he really walking on air? Suiren was making cursed energy steps so Yūji could climb up quickly, coordinated since Yūji ran as he did on the ground, but Yūji's ascent was being obstructed by danger, that soul ligament like a true huge monster, roaring with fury that surely everyone on the grassy land around could hear it, Yūji began to dodge the monster's feathered attack, each time one approached him, despite him jumping and dodging all with his agility, Suiren also helped, her water was swift, her condensation was solid seeming more like metal than simple water, each huge feather aimed at Yūji she deflected with efficiency.

" summoner and master work incredibly well " Hisa whispered in surprise, arms crossed at the sight, that enraged beast paid them no mind, they were no longer important as they had been hours ago.

Daigo nodded without speaking, seeing the boy face that enormous monster, after that he clenched his fists, he had been giving up easily with a shadow of his father, but this boy… he had faced directly a monster that made disasters at Hōzuki castle, seeing that he would soon destroy it.

Yūji ignited that passion he thought had withered long ago.

Genshō who had fought with all his efforts, now watched that boy with a unique spark, a will and emotion he did not know why appeared, an involuntary smile blossomed, because when Yūji was more than at the high tip of the sky, the sun that had risen as the clouds cleared struck the boy's back.

He is basically the hero who saved them, poor criminals, both innocent and not innocent, all saw how Yūji fought to save them, among all those criminals, they were moved by the act and courage of the Uzumaki boy.

Although… they did not know that Yūji's true reason was only that that curse would help Suiren improve.

In the midst of the attacks, also Satori's main body and not the big bird that seemed a skyscraper, it launched attacks with its own form of shadows, so large and swift that Yūji had to counterattack, it was a nuisance to watch out for two, but that is why Suiren helps him, the water-type curse seeing this newly born curse move its cursed technique, she seems to attempt the same.

To Yūji's surprise, he saw how Suiren seems to imitate perfectly how Satori attacked, her shadows clashed with equal ones but in water form, and that made him feel proud, and he continued with his evades occasionally unleashing kitchen cuts, a swift movement.

When Yūji reached the top, Suiren connected to his thoughts was the first to move, extending her limbs, as if they were high-quality ropes she tied the beast and also stopped the small part, the two soul fragments were together, so Yūji closed his eyes.

He will only use it one last time until he finds a solution, when he opened his eyes, no one looked exactly, and it was for the best, since Yūji's eyes now acquired a beautiful color, his hair swayed with the strong gale around him.

" you will pay and be today's meal " he spoke wanting to end this problem that began, he raised his palm, what should be a small sphere, this time he made it showy, from his hand began to appear a cursed technique that is recognized by no one, but for him, he had worked so many years to make it go unnoticed.

But now no, he wanted everyone to see his power, he said " reverse rotation: red radiance " as the only thing he could utter in his voice, unlike his teacher who gallantly extended a finger to make it appear, he did not want to have mercy on the curse, he was fed up with these, and the red sphere that emitted a unique energy around it grew larger and larger, his eyes now controlled his CE perfectly, not feeling the wear, and still having the effect of the Black Flash.

Everyone below watched in surprise as a red sphere materialized, growing and growing, to the point that if the attack were released, no one knew what would happen " that… has grown so much, is that even a normal jutsu? " one whispered full of fear and awe.

Daigo smiled with fervent excitement, arms crossed, it was an oddly thrilling scene, an attack he had never witnessed but could not deny what it could do, he felt chills because of that 'if the Uzumaki clan were still alive, they would realize the enormous genius they left behind' was the only thing he could think.

As for Yūji, feeling that his red radiance sphere had grown enough, he did not feel tension in his palm nor in his arm.

He simply smiled in a sinister way.

Without waiting any longer, being immobilized by Suiren, he released the technique, moving his arm the great red ball was thrown straight to the larger soul fragment, he managed to hear Satori scream tearingly at the impact, an attack of such magnitude being pure CE was painful, very painful, and more so when that water-type curse did not let him do anything else, it was immobilized.

When the great sphere fell, everyone had to cover their eyes in surprise at the intense light that reached everyone, illuminating the sky partially, the ground trembled causing many to fall by the quake-like movement, but also, the sound was also a problem, a shrill sound of destruction giving way to strong winds very similar to small hurricanes made their way, but it seems it was more because of the destruction, because when they opened their eyes again and saw how everything had ended.

There was no more than half the mountain left, the seawater was already seeping in, that made everyone gasp and swallow harshly, everything happened in seconds.

Without failing to look at that boy who remained in the sky.

He is no longer a boy…

Thus, Yūji looked at the ground where the red technique had vanished, at last, the curse is dead, but something seemed strange… the curse did not disappear, on the contrary, it looks like a dead body lying next to the huge bird.