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This Cursed Spirit was Mahito, a curse born from humanity's hatred and fear of other humans. Its body was formed by stitching together different human body parts to create its own appearance, and its personality was even more twisted than its pieced-together body.
Although Mahito's strength was currently at the bottom among the four Special Grade Cursed Spirits, its unique ability and greater growth potential led Jogo and the other Cursed Spirits to acknowledge its existence and regard it as the leader of all Cursed Spirits.
Kenjaku looked at Mahito when it spoke, then smiled and said,
"My other purpose is to ambush the Special Grade Sorcerer, Yuki Tsukumo!"
"Ambush a Special Grade Sorcerer?"
Kenjaku's words made all four Special Grade Cursed Spirits sitting opposite him tremble, then look at him in surprise.
In the Jujutsu World, Jujutsu Sorcerer ranks are divided into five levels: Fourth-Grade, Third-Grade, Second-Grade, First-Grade, and Special Grade. Cursed Spirit ranks are roughly the same.
However, in terms of combat power, Jujutsu Sorcerers of the same rank are often stronger than Cursed Spirits.
Theoretically, a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer possesses the strength to exorcise ordinary Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
As for Special Grade—whether Jujutsu Sorcerers or Cursed Spirits (here, Special Grade Cursed Spirits refer to sentient ones like Jogo who can communicate with humans)—at this level, their strength cannot be distinguished by conventional ranking.
In the Jujutsu World, those granted the title of Special Grade Sorcerer have a special standard for measuring their strength: nation-level destruction!
In other words, every Special Grade Sorcerer possesses the combat power to destroy a nation by themselves.
The same applies to Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
Therefore, every appearance of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit is often referred to as a natural disaster.
Getting back to the main topic:
Both Special Grade Cursed Spirits and Special Grade Sorcerers are extremely rare.
Therefore, encounters between Special Grade Sorcerers and Special Grade Cursed Spirits of the same rank are also very rare.
And now Kenjaku actually said he wanted to take them to ambush a Special Grade Sorcerer!
"Let me go!"
Jogo immediately stood up excitedly after hearing Kenjaku's second purpose, saying,
"How can I be left out of ambushing a Special Grade Sorcerer!"
"You?"
Kenjaku looked at the excited Jogo and couldn't help but ask with a smile,
"Didn't you say you wanted to confirm Satoru Gojo's strength? This time, someone is needed to distract him and create an opportunity to seize Ryomen Sukuna's fingers. Don't you want to go?"
"Satoru Gojo—"
Jogo's excited expression immediately subsided at Kenjaku's words. He thought for a moment, then sat down and said, "In that case, I'd better go find Satoru Gojo."
Among the four Special Grade Cursed Spirits present, Jogo's strength might not be the strongest, but he was the most confident and the most belligerent.
If he were to choose an opponent from the human Special Grade Sorcerers, he would undoubtedly choose Satoru Gojo, who held the title of 'Strongest.'
Although Kenjaku always emphasized Satoru Gojo's strength in front of them, Jogo was disdainful of it, believing that with his own strength, he could definitely defeat the so-called strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Now, his chance to prove himself had finally come!
"I don't want to fight a human Special Grade Sorcerer yet!~"
After Jogo stated his position, Mahito spoke again, raising his hand and saying with a smile, "Then the task of acquiring Ryomen Sukuna's fingers will be left to me."
His current strength was not enough to fight a human Special Grade Sorcerer, so he decisively chose the task of acquiring the fingers, which was more suitable for him.
"I'm not comfortable with Jogo going to find Satoru Gojo alone."
Hanami, a Special Grade Cursed Spirit with a nearly human form, branches growing where its eyes should be, and a very gentle voice, thought for a moment and suddenly spoke.
"Hey, what are you saying!"
Jogo's miniature volcano on his head immediately spewed a burst of anger at Hanami's words, then he glared at him with his single eye, saying irritably,
"Are you looking down on me?"
"Not at all."
Hanami shook its head and said seriously, "I'm just worried about your safety."
"You—"
The furious Jogo's anger, which had been spewing from his head, immediately extinguished at Hanami's sincere concern. He then turned his head and said, "Suit yourself, but you certainly won't be needed here."
"Then it's just me left."
The last Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Dagon, who looked like a baby octopus, spoke, then looked at Suguru Geto and said, "Then I'll go with you to take down that Special Grade Sorcerer."
Kenjaku smiled slightly upon hearing this, saying, "It seems that's the only way."
Ambushing Yuki Tsukumo was Kenjaku's impromptu decision after learning of her return.
Although Kenjaku had changed bodies, it hadn't forgotten the humiliation of having its 'son' taken away by Yuki Tsukumo back then. And this time, its decision to ambush Yuki Tsukumo was not only to settle the score from back then but, more importantly, to reclaim Naruto as its 'son.'
After all, as Naruto's 'mother,' Kenjaku knew his uniqueness better than anyone. It even had a premonition that if it could 'obtain' Naruto, its millennia-long plan might proceed even more smoothly.
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One day later;
Time returned to the normal timeline.
After Yuki Tsukumo left Yaga Masamichi's house, her mind was still occupied with the name 'Itadori Yuji' that Satoru Gojo had mentioned.
She clearly remembered that after she rescued Naruto from that mysterious Cursed Spirit back then, the other party's last words were Naruto's name.
Itadori Naruto!
Although Yuki Tsukumo had never told Naruto the name that mysterious Cursed Spirit had left for him, she had never forgotten the name 'Itadori Naruto' in her heart.
Now, suddenly hearing such a similar name from Satoru Gojo's mouth immediately put Yuki Tsukumo on alert.
Itadori Yuji, Itadori Naruto—same surname, similar names, and born in the same year. This made it difficult for Yuki Tsukumo not to connect the two.
Especially since Satoru Gojo said that the kid named Itadori Yuji could maintain his self-awareness and even suppress the King of Curses' soul after swallowing the King of Curses' finger and having the King of Curses' soul revive in his body.
Possessing such talent meant that the kid named Itadori Yuji was definitely not an ordinary person.
This made Yuki Tsukumo even more certain that there must be some connection between the kid named 'Itadori Yuji' that Satoru Gojo spoke of and Naruto.
Her intuition told her that it was best not to let Naruto come into contact with the kid named Itadori Yuji; otherwise, something bad might happen. Yuki Tsukumo decided to trust her intuition and began to ponder how to prevent Naruto from encountering Itadori Yuji.
"Haha!~"
Just as Yuki Tsukumo was thinking about how to prevent Naruto from encountering Itadori Yuji, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, releasing a surge of scorching Cursed Energy from his hand, transforming into a giant fireball that he threw directly at her.