Highlights
- The current arc in Jujutsu Kaisen is filled with exciting fights featuring main villains like Kenjaku and Sukuna.
- Yuji Itadori has shown great potential as a sorcerer, showcasing incredible physical strength and developing his own techniques.
- Yuji’s connection to the cursed womb death paintings and his training with Choso hint at his ability to manipulate blood, which could give him a powerful cursed technique.
Jujutsu Kaisen is incredibly exciting at the moment for the fans and much of that is down to the main fights that are currently going on in the Culling Game arc. This arc has seen the fans witness some of the most exciting fights centering around the main villains, such as Kenjaku and Sukuna.
In the case of the latter, fans have witnessed him taking on the likes of Gojo Satoru in combat and, shortly after that, the likes of Kashimo and even Yuji Itadori himself. In the recent chapters of the story, Yuji combined his strength with the other friends around him in an attempt to take down Sukuna. In this heated battle, Yuji finally appears to have tapped into his cursed technique and it is one that fans are very well familiar with.
Yuji’s Potential As A Sorcerer
Yuji Itadori had great potential as a sorcerer from the get-go. Even before he learned how to rely on cursed energy, Yuji possessed tremendous strength. In fact, for his age, he was incredibly strong physically, and even when Megumi was already working in Jujutsu High, he knew that he failed in comparison to Yuji in terms of physical attributes. When Yuji joined Jujutsu High and started learning the applications of cursed energy, he developed a technique known as Divergent Fist. This allowed him to reach great levels as a sorcerer and, with time, he developed his techniques further.
Yuji even learned how to tap into the powers of Black Flash momentarily and, at the same time, his battle intellect continued to grow to a point where he surpassed Megumi in many ways. All this was managed by him without even having a cursed technique. And, this was quite strange as, in most cases, cursed techniques manifest themselves by the age of six. Of course, this doesn’t mean that Yuji simply won’t have a cursed technique. This means that in his case, this technique can awaken later due to the special status that he has in the story for many reasons. In JJK chapter 247, Yuji might finally have utilized an incredible ability that fans know to be Piercing Blood.
Yuji’s Connection To The Cursed Womb Death Paintings
When speaking of Yuji’s cursed technique, one has to first dissect his connection with the likes of Choso. Choso has often referred to Yuji as his younger brother and, now, Yuji himself has acknowledged the connection between the two. This is simply down to them stemming from Kenjaku. Fans know Kenjaku to be an ancient curse user, and the same person who was responsible for the creation of the Death Paintings in the first place. Since they share a connection, Yuji himself could very well end up being a Death Painting as well. This means that the powers that Yuji has can be somewhat similar to the likes of Choso and, by extension, Noritoshi Kamo.
In fact, this has already been hinted at in the manga as Choso has been training Yuji in some special arts and, Yuji himself requested help from Noritoshi Kamo because he believes that Choso isn’t as good a teacher. This in itself forms the basis for Yuji to attain a powerful cursed technique and fans might already have seen it in the latest JJK chapter.
Yuji’s Cursed Technique – Blood Manipulation
During the 2-on-1 fight between the duo of Yuji and Higuruma vs Sukuna, fans got to see an interesting ability utilized by the protagonist of the series. While Sukuna’s focus was entirely on Higuruma, Yuji, from afar, appeared to utilize a technique known as Piercing Blood. Fans know this technique to be the signature of Choso and, at the same time, an ability that is inherited among those of the Kamo Clan. Piercing Blood is an incredibly dangerous power, and can cause significant injuries to those who are struck by this high-pressure stream of blood.
Yuji appeared to have utilized this power from afar and launched it at Sukuna. Of course, in the case of Sukuna, this did not end up doing any damage, however, it is interesting to note that Yuji himself has managed to utilize this power.
This further indicates the fact that he has now gained a cursed technique and, in that case, his cursed technique would then be Blood Manipulation. This is the same cursed technique that fans know the likes of Noritoshi Kamo as well as Choso to use and it is certainly one of the most intriguing abilities to exist in JJK.
Yuji’s Potential As A Blood Manipulator
Since Yuji appears to have finally awakened a Cursed Technique, this is the beginning for him to achieve great things in combat. As a death painting, Yuji can attain incredible power since he possesses a tremendous amount of potential as a sorcerer. Choso might be special, however, the potential that he has lacks in comparison to Yuji. Blood Manipulation is an incredible technique and, when utilized to the fullest, it can prove itself to be an incredible asset, even against Sukuna. This could prove to be especially true if Yuji manages to manifest a Domain Expansion.
Fans have not seen a proper Blood Domain just yet and, if Yuji manages to tap into this power, then he could be in for a stunning surprise. At the moment, Sukuna is certainly dominant in battle, however, if Yuji manages to bring out this technique and use it to the very fullest, along with awakening other powers, then he will be unstoppable in battle.
At the same time, it must also be noted that Yuji will likely gain access to other cursed techniques as well. These include Sukuna’s very own technique that has likely seeped into Yuji’s body, as has been hinted at by Gojo as well as Ieri. In the previous chapter, Sukuna launched a point-blank Dismantle on Yuji and, despite it already having been made clear that this would lead to inevitable death, Yuji survived. This would once again tie back to the fact that Yuji possesses the same cursed technique as Sukuna. If Yuji possesses both of these incredible abilities and learns to control cursed energy at a very high level, then he might just be the person to surpass Sukuna and defeat him in battle. Of course, the future for Yuji looks bright at the moment and fans can only hope that him awakening his cursed technique only leads to greater things down the line.
For now, Yuji still has a ways to go. His fight against Sukuna will showcase how far he can truly take his abilities as a sorcerer. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait to see how this fight progresses since Jump is going to be on break. The next chapter of JJK will be out in 3 weeks, which gives all the fans plenty of time to theorize about the abilities that Yuji possesses, as well as the potential he can hit as a sorcerer.
Jujutsu Kaisen is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of JJK, Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 247, is set to be January 7, 2024.
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