On the playground, for the second sparring match, Genji faced off against Gojo Satoru.
Opposite Gojo Satoru, Genji was doing warm-up exercises.
"You should know by now that you can't do anything about my Limitless."
Gojo Satoru looked at Genji in front of him and said, frowning.
"Oh, is that so? Thanks for your concern, but you should worry about throwing out your own old back instead."
Genji retorted calmly.
"As for how I deal with your turtle shell, that's my business."
"Oh, then I'll look forward to it."
"Start!" As Yaga Masamichi's voice fell, Genji and Gojo Satoru moved simultaneously. Gojo Satoru opened with the same move as before, firing a Blue at Genji.
Genji's right arm erupted with intense, deep blue flames, which then coated his arm, forming sharp, flaming beast claws.
Facing the Blue that was emitting a powerful suction force and sweeping up everything around it, Genji did not choose to dodge. Instead, he charged directly at the Blue. Just as they were about to make contact, Genji swung his fire claws, slashing through the Blue. The next moment, the Blue self-destructed, creating a massive explosion.
In the smoke created by the explosion, Genji couldn't immediately determine Gojo Satoru's position. In the split second he hesitated, Gojo Satoru rushed into the smoke, appeared in front of Genji, and threw a punch at him. However, before it could hit, Genji's figure suddenly vanished from before Gojo Satoru's eyes.
Gojo Satoru missed his strike, but immediately derived the result from his Six Eyes' feedback on the surrounding environment. He backhanded a punch behind him. At the same time, Genji appeared behind Gojo Satoru. Genji turned his head slightly, skillfully dodging Gojo Satoru's fist while his left hand ignited with flames, striking towards Gojo Satoru's face.
But as expected, the fist stopped just a few millimeters from Gojo Satoru's face.
"That's really mean, hitting someone in the face. It can't be that you're jealous that I'm more handsome than you, right?"
Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow and said with a mocking tone.
"You're the same, aiming for people's faces."
Genji retreated a few steps and retorted in kind.
"Could it be that you're the one envious of my good looks?"
As he spoke, Genji threw multiple slashes made of flames at Gojo Satoru, but without exception, they were all blocked by the Limitless in front of Gojo Satoru.
"It's useless."
Gojo Satoru completely ignored Genji's attacks, advancing towards him while condensing several blue spheres.
"Try this move!"
As Gojo Satoru spoke, he continuously fired several Blues at Genji. The Blues coordinated with each other, almost sealing off all of Genji's possible escape routes. However, Genji did not panic. Instead, he observed the positions and trajectories of all the Blues in a split second, twisted his body to dodge the leading ones, and then condensed the flames into slashes and bullets, successfully detonating the remaining ones.
Genji immediately charged forward, engaging Gojo Satoru in several more rounds of close-quarters combat. Although Gojo Satoru's close-combat ability was weaker than his, Genji's attacks also couldn't truly touch Gojo Satoru.
"Gojo has the upper hand," Geto Suguru analyzed from the side.
"At this rate, Classmate Genji will lose."
"I can't win if this continues."
Reaching this conclusion, Genji immediately retreated dozens of meters after dodging another of Gojo Satoru's punches, creating distance between them.
"You are indeed strong; no wonder you could repel a Semi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit at that age. But if this continues, you won't win."
Gojo Satoru said to Genji.
"Or are you hoping to wear me down until I can't maintain my Forbidden Technique? That's impossible." Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes stared directly at Genji.
"Not only can it observe the surroundings 360 degrees without blind spots or obstruction, but it can also see through others' Forbidden Techniques and grant the user extremely precise control over Cursed Energy, greatly reducing the user's Cursed Energy consumption."
Genji reviewed the abilities of the Six Eyes in his mind.
"Indeed, with those eyes, if I don't fight you for a day or two, it's impossible to make you use up enough to fail to maintain your Forbidden Technique. So, I've decided to change my approach."
As Genji spoke, he dispersed the flaming beast claws condensed on his right arm.
"Change your approach?" Gojo Satoru paused for a moment.
While Gojo Satoru was distracted, Genji lunged forward. Flames condensed on his fist again, but this time they didn't form any shape; they simply wrapped around his fist as he struck towards Gojo Satoru.
"I told you that's useless, you..."
Before Gojo Satoru could finish his sentence, he was surprised to discover through his Six Eyes that the flow of Cursed Energy on Genji had changed. At the same time, the flames on Genji's fist suddenly shattered, and Gojo Satoru was shocked to find that the Limitless that had always surrounded him had also disappeared as if it had self-destructed. Genji's fist then slammed into Gojo Satoru's face without any obstruction.
Geto Suguru, Shoko, and Yaga Masamichi, who were watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but widen their eyes at this scene.
"He actually broke through the defense of the Limitless Forbidden Technique. How on earth did he do it?"
Geto Suguru, who had just personally experienced how headache-inducing the Limitless defense was, couldn't help but open his eyes wide and say in surprise.
"Destruction, is it?"
Yaga Masamichi silently pondered to himself. Although he had a close relationship with Genji, he had never really understood Genji's Forbidden Technique. But now, he seemed to understand something.
Gojo Satoru was knocked flying by this punch, barely managing to stabilize his figure.
"How is this possible! How did you do it?"
Gojo Satoru looked at Genji in astonishment.
"It seems that even though you used the Six Eyes to see through my Forbidden Technique, you didn't understand it. But that's normal; it took me several years to understand the true meaning of my Forbidden Technique."
Genji charged again, launching a continuous barrage of attacks at Gojo Satoru. Gojo Satoru was exhausted from parrying. The usually invincible Limitless now seemed like paper, constantly collapsing and rebuilding. Yaga Masamichi and the others on the side noticed something; every time the flames on Genji's hand were about to hit Gojo Satoru, they would self-destruct, which in turn caused the Limitless to collapse, followed by Gojo Satoru taking a punch infused with Cursed Energy.
"The true meaning of my Forbidden Technique is just like its name: Destruction. My previous usage was just a superficial application. The true application of my Forbidden Technique is very simple: bestow Destruction upon the target, causing it to collapse. Just like I did to your Limitless earlier, I simply focused the target of my Destruction Forbidden Technique onto your Limitless, and the result is as you see. And this is my Forbidden Technique Reversal—Break!"
As Genji explained his Forbidden Technique, he didn't stop, continuing to output attacks against Gojo Satoru, with the main target being Gojo Satoru's face.
"The biggest drawback of this move is that it consumes a massive amount of Cursed Energy. With my current Cursed Energy, it's unrealistic to maintain this output for a long time, which is why I used the simplified version of the Forbidden Technique previously. However, it's a pity that the previous moves couldn't break your Limitless, so now I have to use 'Break' to end this quickly."
The moment Genji finished his explanation, he took the opportunity of having broken Gojo Satoru's Limitless again to land an uppercut, sending Gojo Satoru into the air. Taking advantage of the time Gojo Satoru was dazed from the series of attacks, Genji jumped into the air, grabbed Gojo Satoru, twisted his body, and slammed him headfirst into the ground like he was planting a tree. Gojo Satoru's body, exposed above the ground, twitched once and then went still.
"Second match, Genji wins." Yaga Masamichi announced from the side.