Although Itadori's existence was no longer essential to Kenjaku's current plan, Itadori was, after all, a unique individual she had given birth to. It would still be quite beneficial if she could bring him under her control.
Kenjaku put on a motherly expression that she clearly believed was kind and gentle. The hand she stretched out toward Itadori was like a demon's claw, attempting to lure him in using the subtle power of their blood connection.
Maki Zen'in and Aoi Todo, upon hearing Kenjaku's words, both showed expressions of shock. After all, the enemy they were about to fight had suddenly turned out to be their ally's mother... no matter how they looked at it, this situation was ridiculous!
"Itadori!"
"Brother!"
Both of them simultaneously turned to look at Itadori beside them. They saw Yuji Itadori's pupils tremble slightly, and then he quietly took a step toward Kenjaku.
"M-Mom... Mother?"
"That's right, I am your mother. Although I left when you were very young, your father and grandfather must have mentioned me, right?"
Kenjaku opened her arms like a normal mother, seemingly wanting to embrace Yuji Itadori and create a warm and moving scene of mother-son reunion.
Is that... really the case?
Just as Yuji Itadori reached a spot less than a meter in front of Kenjaku, he suddenly lifted his head, which had been slightly bowed. Just like his title, "tiger of west middle," his eyes were as sharp as a tiger's.
He hadn't been studying at Jujutsu High for very long, but Yuji Itadori's base stats were simply too high. As long as he learned how to use Cursed Energy reinforcement, his strength would not be inferior to that of an ordinary Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"Vibrating Fist!"
Yuji Itadori unleashed a sharp punch, causing his mother, Kenjaku, to suddenly widen her pupils.
She quickly raised her arm to block Itadori's attack. Without a doubt, she blocked the initial impact. A normal exchange would have ended there, but this was Itadori's ultimate technique, the Vibrating Fist.
One punch, but two impacts!
Bang!!!
The slightly delayed second impact suddenly struck. Unprepared, Kenjaku was completely caught off guard, getting abstractly sent flying and nearly tumbling head over heels onto the ground.
Kenjaku, her face contorted, stared intently at Yuji Itadori, who stood ready with clenched fists. She then spoke with a grim expression.
"Do you know what you are doing?!"
"I know!"
Yuji Itadori immediately answered Kenjaku with a serious and righteous expression. He clenched his fists, unreservedly displaying his hostility toward her.
"My grandfather told me more than once that you were extremely dangerous and warned me to be very careful if I ever met you. Also, the Jujutsu teachers told us that the person with the horizontal scar on their forehead is the Jujutsu World's number one enemy!"
If Kenjaku was family...
Then Itadori would put righteousness before kinship!
Maki Zen'in and Aoi Todo behind him couldn't help but smile slightly after Yuji Itadori made his stance clear. Although they never thought Yuji Itadori would suddenly defect, feigning approach only to deliver a sharp punch was truly satisfying.
[The person with the horizontal scar on their forehead]
This was the crucial information Chinatsu had put forward and disseminated throughout the entire Jujutsu World: anyone possessing this feature was the Jujutsu World's number one enemy, and their sighting must be immediately reported to higher-ups.
Due to the announcement of this information, no matter how much Kenjaku could alter her body, she couldn't remove the horizontal scar on her forehead, which put her in a very awkward position.
Kenjaku frowned, looking at Yuji Itadori, who had entered the state of putting righteousness before kinship. She quickly raised one hand, also entering the same state without hesitation.
"I suppose there's no choice. I can only put righteousness before kinship too."
[Cursed Technique Reversal: Gravity Manipulation!]
Kenjaku forcefully pressed the palm of her outstretched hand downward, unleashing overwhelming gravity onto Yuji Itadori's body. The ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, and countless fragments of rock burst out.
Yuji Itadori grit his teeth. Although the gravity Kenjaku imposed on him was inhumanly strong, when Yuji Itadori brought out the resolve of the tiger of west middle, he declared that this level of gravity was nothing special.
He endured the oppressive gravity, stepping forward toward Kenjaku one step at a time, which made Kenjaku feel quite troubled as she watched the scene.
The special body she had prepared to execute her original plan had now become an obstacle preventing her from carrying it out.
She clenched her fist, wrapping a considerable amount of Cursed Energy around it, ready to give her troublesome son a real, solid lesson.
Her fist tightened, and she took a step.
The target locked in her eyes was clearly Yuji Itadori's face. Despite being positioned as the ultimate villain, sometimes she really acted like a child.
Just as her fist was about to strike Yuji Itadori, right when she was about to punch him hard enough to send his spit flying, a loud clap suddenly sounded.
Kenjaku's punch swung through empty air. The gravity applied to Yuji Itadori was already released, and he appeared behind Kenjaku.
Their positions had switched!
"This is a Cursed..."
Before Kenjaku could finish her surprised sentence, a sharp chidori quickly chopped vertically downward toward her head. Kenjaku frantically dodged, slightly losing her composure, which saved her head from being split in two.
Maki Zen'in seriously locked onto Kenjaku, continuously swinging and chopping with the chidori in her hand. Her physical prowess was so great that it constantly threatened Kenjaku's movement, forcing Kenjaku to retreat repeatedly.
Just as Kenjaku retreated far enough to barely regain her rhythm and prepare a counterattack, another crisp clap sounded, ringing in Kenjaku's heart like the cry of a demon.
She saw that Maki Zen'in, who had been continuously swinging the chidori directly in front of her, suddenly vanished, replaced by Aoi Todo, whose upper body revealed his robust musculature.
[Boogie Woogie]!
Aoi Todo grinned excitedly. His Cursed Technique, activated by clapping his hands, allowed him to swap the positions of any two targets possessing a certain amount of Cursed Energy.
He clenched his fist and struck Kenjaku's crossed-arm defensive posture. The Cursed Energy of both sides collided and canceled each other out.
Aoi Todo's attack was blocked!
But... "Brother!"
Aoi Todo shouted excitedly. Kenjaku, sensing grave danger, paused, only to see Yuji Itadori quickly rushing toward her from behind.
"Vibrating Fist!"
Yuji Itadori threw a fast, accurate, and vicious punch. Because the moment was too quick, Yuji Itadori's mind couldn't consciously process and lock onto the exact spot for his punch, acting purely on instinct.
Ultimately, Yuji Itadori's punch landed on Kenjaku's lower back. Although it wasn't a Black Flash, it was far from a minor blow.
A spray of spit shot out of Kenjaku's mouth, landing on the face of the exhilarated Aoi Todo...
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