Chapter 83: Kurusu Hana
At this moment, inside the teahouse, this "married couple," each harboring their own ulterior motives, sat opposite each other. On the surface, they appeared warm and harmonious, but beneath the surface surged undercurrents capable of overturning the world.
Kenjaku tasted the taiyaki, and seemingly casually brought up: "Speaking of which, I passed by the park earlier and seemed to see Yuji getting into another small conflict with the neighborhood kids. That child's strength is truly becoming more and more unusual."
Itadori Jin's eyes flickered imperceptibly upon hearing this, and he immediately revealed a helpless yet proud bitter smile: "Yes, that brat has the same stubborn temper as his grandfather. But it's fine, his father will discipline him well."
He paused, looked at his "wife," his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible deep meaning, "Our son is destined not to be an ordinary person, right, Kaori?"
Kenjaku met his gaze and smiled gently, though her eyes were filled with cold calculation: "Yes, Jin. Our Yuji will certainly become a very special existence."
The two smiled at each other, but behind their smiles lay vastly different yet equally dark expectations.
Itadori Jin was thinking about the binding and revenge against Sukuna.
And Kenjaku was thinking about how to make this carefully nurtured "vessel" the key pawn to awaken the King of Curses and ultimately control him at the right moment.
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Tokyo Jujutsu High, training ground.
"Concentrate, Fushiguro! Imagine your shadow is not just a shadow, but a gateway connecting to another world!"
Gojo Satoru was rarely wearing athletic wear, his Six Eyes behind his sunglasses precisely capturing every flow of Cursed Energy around Fushiguro Megumi.
His voice was light, but carried an unquestionable directive tone.
Fushiguro Megumi pressed his lips together tightly, beads of sweat seeping from his temples. He had only recently awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, and his control was still very raw.
He tried hard to channel his Cursed Energy into the shadow beneath his feet, and that mass of darkness began to churn like boiling water.
"Imagine the form of the Shikigami you want to summon, Divine Dogs, yes, that feeling of loyalty and keenness!"
Gojo Satoru guided from the side.
Finally, as his Cursed Energy reached a critical point, the shadow beneath Fushiguro Megumi expanded violently, and two Divine Dogs—one black and one white, composed of shadows, with robust forms and sharp eyes—leaped out with a roar.
They rubbed affectionately against Fushiguro Megumi's legs, then looked warily at Gojo Satoru, emitting low whimpers.
"Success!"
Fushiguro Megumi breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing a rare sense of childish achievement and affection for his Shikigami.
He crouched down and gently stroked the heads of the Divine Dogs.
"Not bad! To have this level of completion on your first official summon, as expected of the student I've taken a liking to!"
Gojo Satoru stood with his hands on his hips, looking smug as if the credit were all his. "Alright, let them move around and get used to the aura. Let's go to the woods over there and see if there are any blind low-level Cursed Spirits for them to practice on."
Gojo Satoru took Fushiguro Megumi and the two newborn Divine Dogs into a secluded forest connected to the back of Jujutsu High, like they were on an outing. Low-level Cursed Spirits occasionally spawned here, making it an ideal place for beginners to grind levels.
Meanwhile, deep in the woods.
In a dark, damp cave, the air was filled with the stench of rot and the fishy sweetness of Cursed Energy.
Several low-level Cursed Spirits with twisted forms and low intelligence were surrounding a trembling little figure.
It was a little girl of about six or seven, wearing a dirty dress, her hair disheveled, her eyes filled with terror and despair, with bruises from restraints on her wrists and ankles—it was young Kurusu Hana.
She seemed to have been kept by these Cursed Spirits for some time as some sort of "reserve food" or plaything.
The Cursed Spirits let out hoarse, strange laughs, closing in on the girl, enjoying her fear.
On the other side of the woods.
"Hmm?"
Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes instantly captured the faint fluctuations of Cursed Energy and the aura of a human child's fear from afar. Although extremely subtle, they could not escape his perception. "Fushiguro, there's a situation. Send your Divine Dogs to check it out, the direction is roughly over there!"
He pointed in a direction.
Although Fushiguro Megumi didn't understand why, he trusted Gojo Satoru's judgment implicitly and immediately issued instructions to the Divine Dogs with his mind. The black and white Divine Dogs, like arrows released from a bow, relied on the Shikigami's unique sensitivity to Cursed Spirits and their exceptional speed, instantly bursting through the bushes and heading straight for the cave.
Those few low-level Cursed Spirits didn't even react before they were torn to pieces and devoured by the Divine Dogs, which were like natural predators to them.
The black dog moved swiftly, the white dog assisted nimbly, and with their tacit cooperation, they instantly exorcised the threat.
Kurusu Hana closed her eyes in fear. The expected pain did not come; she only heard the shrill screams of the Cursed Spirits and the low growls of some canine animal.
She carefully opened her eyes and saw two canine creatures made of shadows guarding in front of her, their posture fierce yet inexplicably reassuring.
At this moment, Gojo Satoru and Fushiguro Megumi also strolled over.
"Wow, looks like we saved a poor little thing."
Gojo Satoru surveyed the scene and the still-terrified girl, his tone relaxed, but his Six Eyes had already quickly scanned Kurusu Hana.
"A child from an ordinary family? How did she get trapped by Cursed Spirits in a place like this... Never mind, Fushiguro, call Ijichi and have him contact the police to handle it, see if it's a lost child from nearby."
Fushiguro Megumi looked at the ragged, pitiful Kurusu Hana, felt pity, nodded, and took out his phone to contact the Assistant Supervisor.
Gojo Satoru crouched down, trying to make his expression look kind: "Little one, it's okay now, the bad things have been driven away. An uncle will come to take you home soon."
Kurusu Hana looked at Gojo Satoru, then at Fushiguro Megumi and the Divine Dogs, seemingly relaxing a little, but still pressed her lips tightly together, not daring to speak.
Soon, Ijichi Kiyotaka drove over. After understanding the situation, he prepared to take over the follow-up matters.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Gojo Satoru patted Fushiguro Megumi's shoulder: "Alright, little hero, today's practical class ends here. Let's go back, you still need to consolidate the maintenance of your Shikigami."
Fushiguro Megumi glanced at Kurusu Hana, who was being comforted by Ijichi, feeling a bit worried, but under Gojo Satoru's urging, he retracted the Divine Dogs and followed him away.
To him, this was just an unexpected interlude in a mission.
A moment later—
Space twisted slightly, and Toho Hiroshi, wearing a swirl mask, appeared quietly.
He had originally been wandering aimlessly after finding no leads on Kenjaku in Sendai, but suddenly two noteworthy fluctuations appeared within his perception range: one was the Cursed Energy of the Ten Shadows Technique that had dissipated when the Divine Dogs exorcised the Cursed Spirits, which reminded him of Fushiguro Megumi; the second was a peculiar soul fluctuation that was extremely obscure, as if wrapped in something.
He was attracted here.
His gaze swept over the now-empty shrine, and finally landed on the small Kurusu Hana, who was about to be taken into the car by Ijichi.
Under the vision of the Rinnegan, nothing could remain hidden.
He clearly "saw" that in the depths of this little girl's fragile soul, another soul was coexisting—a sleeping soul that emitted an ancient and pure aura.
The power contained in that soul had very special properties, carrying a quality similar to "purification" or "curse-breaking," completely different from ordinary Cursed Energy.
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