Everyone smirked at the screen as Gojo hit Sukuna with two more Black Flashes and thought, 'He's Satoru Gojo after all.'
Kiyotaka stared at the screen thinking, '4 Black Flashes in a row. I'll admit it. I'm a bit jealous.'
Mei Mei smirked and said, "He's tied with Nanami for the record of Consecutive Black Flashes!"
Kuskabe smiled and said, "Gojo's on a roll now."
Yuta looked at the screen and said, "Gojo-Sensei can win this!"
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Gojo and Sukuna went into an exchange of blows as Sukuna made a chopping motion that Gojo blocked as his arms were cleaved off as he jumped back, regrowing his right hand and chanting, "Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!"
The red hit Sukunawho blocked the attack with his arms, which were blown apart as he was sent flying back into a wall.
Sukuna gritted his teeth, thinking, 'His Reverse Cursed technique is being enhanced by 4 Black Flashes. He recovered faster than me.'
Gojo teleported in front of Sukuna, thinking, 'You're still recovering. Let's give you more to recover from.'
Sukuna chanted, "Dismantle", as Gojo just barely dodged a slash that cut his ear.
Gojo swung his fist at Sukuna, but cuts appeared on his fist, and his hand was sliced to bits as he jumped back, thinking, 'A wall of vibrating dismantles between us?'
Gojo grinned and asked, "Using a defensive barrier? Looks like I have a fanboy. Sorry, but no matter how much you dream, most of the time you'll never reach the level of your idols.."
Sukuna smirked and said, "To catch prey, you sometimes have to mimic them and draw them in. Heh heh. I'll admit that fishing with you isn't enough, and I have to hunt, you know."
Gojo's gaze sharpened as he smirked and said, "Funny. You actually still think you have a chance", as he regenerated his hand.
Sukuna grinned and said, "Says the fish is ready to be cooked."
Gojo furrowed his brows as Sukuna conjured flames from his hands and chanted, "Fuga."
To use Fuga, Ryomen Sukuna must first use Dismantle and Cleave upon his opponent. He had already fulfilled these conditions against Satoru Gojo.
Gojo's eyes widened as flames appeared in Sukuna's hands and Sukuna fired them at Gojo, who thought, 'It's fast, and he'll expect me to teleport!'
Sukuna grinned, thinking, 'Go ahead and teleport away if you want. I've noticed that for a split second, you're unable to react after a teleport. Probably a partial second of sensory deprivation made worse by your blatant overconfidence. I'll cut you in half with just a single dismantle before you can reinforce yourself properly.'
Gojo waved his hand around himself, chanting, "Technique Amplification: Maximum Output: Blue!"
A blue sphere appeared in front of him, absorbing the heat as he tensed, thinking, 'So much raw power. Just like Kiyotaka described.'
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Everyone looked shocked, saying, "Sukuna can use fire?!" as Mei Mei commanded her crows to get clear for now.
Kiyotaka nodded, saying, "His technique is less akin to severing and slicing and more akin to cooking."
Nobara deadpanned, asking, "He's a cook?"
Megumi sighed and asked, "Seriously?'
Kiyotaka nodded, saying, "That's the best explanation for his abilities. Fuga isn't normal fire either. It's thermobaric. It doesn't burn. It cooks through high pressure."
Yuta then asked, "But Blue should be able to block it, right?"
Kiyotaka shook his head and said, "Usually, it would be able to, but that's because of Gojo-Sensei's Infinity being equalised, it can't block it completely. Right now..."
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Gojo felt the heat burning him as he blocked the attack, thinking, 'Even with Blue active at maximum output, it still burns.'
The sheer size of the flames of Fuga made it impossible for Blue to completely absorb the damage, as Gojo felt his skin burn and char from the intense pressure.
Sukuna grinned, thinking, 'If you Reverse Cursed Technique to heal yourself, then the output of your Blue won't be able to hold back the flames. If you don't heal yourself, my next dismantle will be enough to cut you in half. If you teleport, I still have that window to cut you in half. In fact, it'll be even easier with you sustaining those injuries.'
Sukuna flames ended as he thought, 'Wait... hold on. Something is off. Why is Blue's output dropping? There's no way he'd be able to withstand Fuga. Does he really plan to die here?'
A hand burst out from the ground, grabbing Sukuna's leg as Gojo came up and slammed his fist into Sukuna's chin, sending him flying up as Sukuna thought, 'This guy. He used a second Blue to create a tunnel underground and healed himself before counterattacking.'
Gojo then chanted, "Red!" firing off a red as he teleported next to Sukuna and slammed his leg into him, sending him flying into the red as Sukuna gritted his teeth, thinking, 'Damn it!'
Gojo teleported next to him again and kicked him through a building as Sukuna got on his feet and grinned, shouting, "How fun."
Gojo rushed in as they went into an exchange, and Sukuna jumped back with a grin and chanted, "Dismantle!" as a net of Dismantles cut into Goji, who reinforced himself, getting serious but healable injuries as he pushed through them, making Sukuna's eyes widen as Gojo slammed his fist into him.
Gojo began a barrage of attacks as his injuries healed, and Sukuna blocked the attacks with a grin as he jumped back and swung his arms, chanting, "Dismantle!"
Gojo's arms were cut off as Sukuna jumped off the wall, breaking it apart as he raced towards Gojo, only to see a fist aimed at his face as he was sent flying back.
Satoru Gojo's Reverse Cursed Technique is in an enhanced state due to the effects of him hitting 4 Blacks Flashes consecutively. It cannot be easily overwhelmed through pure output.
Sukuna smiled and said, "You're fighting back so hard. It makes you worth killing."
Gojo smirked and asked, "Are you just saying that to mask the fact that you're scared?"
Sukuna smiled and said, "I'll admit being unnerved, but fear? No."
Gojo smiled and said, "You'll probably regret that."
They went into another exchange as Sukuna blocked Gojo's attacks and slammed his leg into Gojo, sending him flying up and through the ceiling as he rushed up the building after him.
Gojo smirked and aimed at him, chanting, "Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!"
Sukuna swung his arm, chanting, "Dismantle" as he detonated the Red and slammed his fist into Gojo as Black Sparks flew, and he sent Gojo flying through another ceiling.
Sukuna smirked and said, "Again!" as Gojo threw up his arms, and Sukuna slammed his leg into him, and Black Sparks flew, and he sent Gojo through another ceiling.
Sukuna grinned as Gojo's arms fell off, making Gojo think, 'He managed to use Cleave on my arm?'
Sukuna jumped up and shouted, "One more!" as he slammed his fist into Gojo, making him cough up blood, as Black Sparks flew, and Gojo was sent flying through another ceiling, as the sky could be seen above him. He had been sent flying through the roof.
Gojo healed his hands as Sukuna climbed up onto the roof, and Gojo floated in the sky and smirked at him, saying, "Between Heaven and Earth, I alone am the Hounoured One."
Sukuna grinned and said, "Between Hell and Earth, I alone am the Disgraced One."
They laughed and stared each other down.
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Everyone looked tense as Yuta said, "It's not consecutive, but Sukuna has landed 5 Black Flashes."
Kuskabe sweated, saying, "And three of those were consecutive."
Kiyotaka looked at the screen and thought, 'What are you planning, Gojo-Sensei?'
Kiyotaka sighed and said, "There's nothing that can be done. Gojo-Sensei will just have to pull through somehow. It's not unlikely that Gojo-Sensei could land another Black Flash to equal things out again."
Yuta sweated and said, "Still landing several hits on Gojo-Sensei..."
Megumi looked to the screen, thinking, 'Come on, Gojo-Sensei. Pull yourself together.'
Nobara and Maki looked annoyed, thinking, 'Come on. Fight back, you idiot.'
Kiyotaka turned his attention back to the screen as his eyes widened, thinking, 'Wait! Are you going for that plan?!'
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Gojo aimed his hand at Sukuna, chanting, "Phase. Paramita. Pillar of Light."
Sukuna looked to Gojo, thinking, 'What is he doing? I can easily block it with the output I have right now.'
But then Gojo chanted, "Cursed Technique Reversal: Maximum Output: Red!"
Under normal circumstances, Sukuna's criticism of Gojo was correct, but...
Gojo laughed as he fired it away from the building, as Sukuna's eyes widened. As he looked to see the Blue that had been used to block Fuga still active, though reduced in output, thinking, 'He's planning to combine them to create Hollow Purple!'
Sukuna rushed towards the Red in an attempt to stop it, but Gojo punched him in the face, knocking him away, saying, "Sorry, but no."
Sukuna smirked, chanting, "Dismantle!" as a net of dismantles raced towards Red.
It would be impossible for Satoru Gojo to block all of them, and even if he could, he would sustain injuries too severe to activate a Hollow Purple, however...
"Phase. Twilight. Eyes Of Wisdom."
The lingering Blue had, over time, reduced in output to a normal Blue, but now with backup enchantments, its output was refined back to the Maximum Output.
"Nine Points. Polarised Light. Crow and Shomyo. The Gap Between Within and Without. Holow Technique: Purple."
"Flame That Incinerates All. A Curse That Burns All. Maximum Output: Fuga."
Gojo and Sukuna both prepared their attacks and fired them as that part of Shinjuku was torn to shreds by a massive explosion of Cursed Energy.
Nothing was left of Shinjuku after that day. Not a single house or building of any kind. It was as if the entire city had been erased from the map.
Both Gojo and Sukuna stood there severely injured as Gojo began healing himself and said, "You aimed Fuga at me, but I didn't aim Purple at all, so while it hit me too, its output was higher. Even still, you Fuga's nasty so you got me pretty good."
Sukuna smirked as his healing caught up and he said, "Well, it's about time we wrapped things up, right?"
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Everyone looked shocked as Kusakabe shouted, "A point-blank Purple with no aim and he's still not dead?!"
Kashimo grinned and said, "Of course he isn't dead. He's Ryomen Sukuna."
Yuki looked at it and said, "This kind of level..."
Kiyotaka nodded, saying, "It's like they're on a different scale."
Yuta smiled and said, "But Sukuna's used a lot of Cursed Energy."
Kiyotaka nodded, saying, "He's down to 3 quarters of his reserves."
Megumi then said, "Then Gojo-Sensei's making headway! He just needs to keep it up until Sukuna runs dry."
Nobara nodded, saying, "He's on a roll! Kick his ass, Gojo!"
Yuta smiled, thinking, 'It's going well.'
Kiyotaka, however, wasn't caught up in this, thinking, 'Thinking all that's left is to keep fighting until Sukuna runs out of Cursed Energy is far too optimistic. The fact that he's failed to land a killing blow multiple times... doesn't give me a good feeling.'
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Gojo looked confused, thinking, 'Wait... I can feel Infinity.'
Gojo looked around and thought, 'It's as I thought. The Shikigami is gone.'
He then looked to Sukuna, thinking, 'Does this guy not have enough Cursed Energy to use the Shikigami? No. He still has more Cursed Energy than Yuta. Then... was the Shikigami bound to another condition? Maybe it was tied to a specific object? No. I didn't see any kind of Cursed Energy that connected the Shikigami to anything. Is it a time limit instead?'
Sukuna sweated as Gojo rushed in towards Sukuna, slamming his fist into Sukuna and sending him flying back.
Sukuna took a stance as he began blocking Gojo's blows with his arms.
Gojo grinned and said, "Your Shikigami has a time limit and recharge time, right? And you can't use Full Body Domain Amplification anymore either."
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From this realisation, everyone grinned and Megumi said, "No Bhrasta. No Full Body Domain Amplification. Sukuna doesn't have any way to attack Gojo-Sensei anymore."
Yuta shouted, "Then it's over!"
Kuskabe nodded, saying, "Gojo will win."
Kiyotaka stared at the screen, thinking, 'Wait... a time limit. Really? Is that what this is? That doesn't sound right. Such a thing should be completely unnecessary considering all the binding vows already in play for the Shikigami. Something feels off. Don't let down your guard, Gojo-Sensei.'
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For the past 4 minutes and 11 seconds, the Strongest Sorcerer Of The Modern Age, Satoru Gojo, dominated the fight, treating Sukuna as if he were a mere ragdoll or punching bag.
Gojo slams his leg into Sukuna, sending him flying back, and shouting, "Face it! It's over!"
Sukuna looked annoyed as he began blocking a barrage of punches
"Dismantle."
Sukuna chanted this as it was unable to damage Gojo, who said, "Looks like you've used up all your cards."
Sukuna kept blocking attacks, thinking, 'He's overwhelming me.'
Gojo smirked, and he slammed his fist into Sukuna's side, sending him flying back as Sukuna coughed up blood and healed himself.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!"
Gojo chanted this, firing a red that struck Sukuna dead, sending him flying back into the ground.
Sukuna got up and began blocking another barrage of attacks as he jumped back and thought, 'Ten more seconds...'
Gojo chanted, "Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!" firing it at Sukuna and then teleporting being him as Gojo punched him at the exact moment that the red landed, and Sukuna's eyes rolled back into his head.
No matter what Sukuna had planned, being knocked unconscious during the fight should have rendered those plans absolutely pointless and worthless. Being knocked unconscious should have ended the fight. This single strike should have been the end, but Ryomen Sukuna regained consciousness through sheer willpower and then...
"Dismantle."
'Huh? What is he...'
Suddenly, Bhrasta appeared again, and Gojo felt his Infinity lock away again as the slash cut into him, making him grit his teeth in pain, thinking, 'Wait what?!'
Then, Sukuna rushed in and swung his arm at Gojo, chanting, "Cleave."
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Everyone looked at the screen in shock as Yuta gripped his sword in anger so hard that his knuckles went white, with a dark expression of anger on his face, as Maki held his shoulder.
Megumi looked absolutely horrified, thinking, 'Please... someone tell me that this is a joke. This has to be some kind of bullshit joke that Gojo-Sensei is pulling on us.'
Nobara looked genuinely shocked, saying, "No...way."
Kiyotaka gritted his teeth in anger as Yuki looked shocked, thinking, 'Kiyotaka looks so angry. I've... never seen him get mad before.'
Kiyotaka remembered his past with Gojo.
[Gojo poked him in the forehead and said, "I did say that, but I didn't say you needed to get that strong immediately. You can take things slowly and enjoy things along the way. You might be 18, but don't throw away your youth so easily. Enjoy it because I'll make sure no one can take it from you."]
Kiyotaka glared at Sukuna through the screen, thinking, 'You bastard.'
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Sukuna stood there saying, "You have a habit of overconfidence and letting down your guard. Whether against Kenjaku, when you teleport, or when you think you can save yourself with Infinity. Bhrasta's Equalisation can be turned on and off, though to make that possible, I made a binding vow so that if Bhrasta is deactivated, I have to wait a full 5 minutes before being able to summon it again. When I summoned it, you hesitated. Because of that second's hesitation, you lost.'
Gojo's body had been cut in half at the navel as his upper body and arms lay on the ground, but his lower half was still standing.
Sukuna grinned and said, "You did well, Satoru Gojo. I won't forget you for as long as I live."
Blood flowed from Gojo's mouth as he managed to smile.
Sukuna looked off to the side and said, "I'm feeling great right now. So, please don't spoil my pleasure."
Sparing no time to mourn the death of Satoru Gojo... he launches onto the battlefield. Hajime Kashimo. The God Of Lightning.
Kashimo rushed towards Sukuna, ready to fight.
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To Be Continued
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