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"Moshi moshi!"
Yuki Tsukumo took out her phone and answered the call. However, the moment she heard the voice from the other end, her expression changed drastically.
"How could this happen? I'm coming immediately!"
After speaking, she quickly hung up and looked at Naruto with a grave expression.
"It was Principal Yaga. He said that Ryomen Sukuna has taken over Itadori Yuji's body and has already killed a large number of Jujutsu Sorcerers. He's also collected many of his fingers and may have recovered close to his peak state!"
"I heard him."
Naruto nodded and immediately asked:
"Is Principal Yaga alright?"
"He's still alive, but from the sound of his voice, his condition doesn't seem good."
Yuki Tsukumo shook her head heavily before continuing:
"But Yuta Okkotsu was killed."
"Yuta Okkotsu?"
Naruto could not help showing surprise upon hearing the name.
He had heard of Yuta Okkotsu many times before and knew that he was one of the Special Grade Sorcerers, someone considered on the same level as Satoru Gojo and Yuki Tsukumo.
He had also heard that Yuta Okkotsu was an extraordinary genius among modern Jujutsu Sorcerers, second only to Satoru Gojo himself.
Naruto had never expected someone like that to actually be killed.
"Let's go!"
Yuki Tsukumo took a deep breath before speaking decisively.
"I never thought things would escalate this far. At this point, we definitely can't stay out of it anymore. Let's go see what's happening."
"Okay."
Naruto nodded.
Then the two of them immediately rushed toward Yaga Masamichi's location at full speed.
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Star Religious Group Headquarters.
Ryomen Sukuna's naked body was submerged inside a pool of black liquid, with only his head exposed above the surface.
Uraume stood beside the pool, while a shriveled skeleton rested nearby.
The skeleton possessed four eyes on its skull and four arms attached to its body.
This skeleton was Ryomen Sukuna's original body.
A thousand years ago, after Sukuna's death, the fingers from his four arms had been taken by Kenjaku and turned into Special Grade Cursed Objects.
However, the body itself had never been destroyed. Instead, it had been transformed into a Sokushinbutsu and worshipped ever since.
At this moment, Ryomen Sukuna, submerged within the black liquid, had his eyes tightly shut. The Cursed Markings on his face flickered in and out of existence, while his eyelids twitched violently, as though he were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.
This was Ryomen Sukuna fighting against Itadori Yuji's soul.
Not long ago, Ryomen Sukuna had defeated Principal Yaga Masamichi and Principal Yoshinobu Gakuganji and had been preparing to kill them when Yuta Okkotsu arrived and intervened.
The two had then engaged in an intense battle.
Yuta Okkotsu was extremely powerful. To defeat him, Ryomen Sukuna had been forced to consume every finger he and Uraume had gathered along the way, fully unleashing the power of seventeen fingers before finally managing to kill him.
Although Sukuna ultimately emerged victorious, the battle disrupted his original resurrection plan.
Initially, Sukuna had intended to consume more than ten fingers at once upon reincarnating, forcibly overwhelming Itadori Yuji's soul before completely taking control of the body.
However, the battle against Yuta Okkotsu forced him to consume the fingers prematurely, and afterward, Itadori Yuji's soul began awakening once again.
Ryomen Sukuna understood very clearly that, in his current state, he would not be able to permanently suppress Itadori Yuji's soul.
Thus, he had no choice but to resort to other methods.
Buzz!~
Suddenly, Ryomen Sukuna's eyes snapped open from within the black liquid, and he shouted in Itadori Yuji's voice:
"Sukuna, give me back my body!"
"Hahahaha!~"
A mouth suddenly appeared on Itadori Yuji's face, laughing wildly.
"Give it back to you? Don't dream, brat! Next, I'll completely occupy your body, and then I'll use your own hands to slaughter all the Jujutsu Sorcerers of this era—and eventually all of humanity as well.
"And you… will bear all of that sin together with me!"
"No, you can't!"
Hearing Sukuna's words, Itadori Yuji immediately struggled more violently, shouting in panic:
"That kind of thing will never happen!"
"Hahahahaha!~"
Feeling Itadori Yuji's fear, Sukuna laughed even more arrogantly.
"You still remember what happened earlier, don't you?"
"Using your body, I killed all those troublesome people. Among them, there were probably some people you cared about, right?"
"Tell me, brat… how does it feel knowing they died by your own hands?"
Sukuna's words caused Itadori Yuji's struggling to suddenly falter.
Then, moments later, he began struggling even more frantically.
"No… absolutely not!"
However, the fear in his heart, combined with the overwhelming guilt caused by Sukuna using his body to kill others, only weakened his control over the body further and further.
"It's useless. Just give up already."
Sensing Itadori Yuji's weakening resistance, Sukuna continued his verbal assault while steadily tightening his control over the body.
"Just obediently hand your body over to me, Itadori Yuji. Once you do, you'll finally be free."
As he spoke, Sukuna raised his hand toward the skeleton beside the pool.
The skull instantly detached from the body and flew into his palm.
Sukuna then opened his mouth, bit into the dried skull, and rapidly devoured the entire head.
After consuming the Sokushinbutsu's head, Sukuna's soul power surged dramatically, instantly suppressing Itadori Yuji's soul once more and allowing him to regain complete control over the body.
Although the suppression was only temporary, it was enough.
Enough time for him to continue his next step.
"Makora—"
After reclaiming control, Sukuna immediately formed a hand seal and began chanting.
The black liquid surrounding him suddenly seemed to come alive, wildly spreading across his body before flooding into him through his mouth, ears, nostrils, and even every pore in his skin.
This was Ryomen Sukuna's reincarnation ritual.
Once completed, he would completely occupy Itadori Yuji's body.
And as long as the ritual continued, Itadori Yuji's chances of reclaiming control would steadily decrease over time.
Of course, the body Sukuna truly desired was not Itadori Yuji's.
What he really wanted was Naruto's body.
To Sukuna, Itadori Yuji's body was merely a temporary vessel—a stepping stone that would eventually allow him to seize Naruto's body more easily.
However, Itadori Yuji's body was uniquely troublesome for Sukuna, almost like a natural enemy, making complete possession extremely difficult.
"No! I'll never give my body to you!"
Even during the reincarnation ritual, as long as Itadori Yuji could reignite his fighting spirit, he could continue resisting Sukuna and contest control over the body.
And now, Itadori Yuji was beginning to regain the upper hand once more.
However, Sukuna had long anticipated this possibility.
To deal with it, he had already prepared a "trick" specifically for Itadori Yuji.
"Oh? Looks like I returned at just the right time."
Just as Itadori Yuji reignited his fighting spirit and was about to wrest control of the body away from Sukuna, thereby interrupting the reincarnation ritual, a familiar voice suddenly echoed through the room.
It was Kenjaku.
And this time, he had brought with him someone Itadori Yuji absolutely could not resist.