Born as Gojo Satoru Cousin

Besides worrying that Kenjaku would continue to hide if he didn't show up, the reason Eiji didn't stop his cousin, Gojo Satoru, even though he already knew the outcome of the battle, was because he knew it would be futile.

As the Strongest, how could Satoru give up before the fight even began? His pride wouldn't allow it.

Therefore, Eiji could only find Kenjaku and kill him before Sukuna learned World-Cutting Slash from Mahoraga after fully adapting to the Limitless Technique.

"This guy is really good at hiding."

Carefully scanning the surroundings, Eiji still couldn't find Kenjaku.

The manipulator who had lived for over a thousand years couldn't be underestimated. Kenjaku's combat power might not be comparable to Ryomen Sukuna, Kamiki Eiji, and Gojo Satoru, but his hiding methods were definitely the best in the world.

"Falling Blossom Emotion, huh… Really, I almost forgot about it."

Glancing at the live broadcast, Eiji recognized the technique his cousin was using.

Falling Blossom Emotion was a secret anti-domain technique passed down through generations in the three Great Sorcerer Families, namely Gojo, Zenin, and Kamo.

Unlike Simple Domain, where the user manifests their own domain to negate the auto-hit attacks of Domain Expansion, Falling Blossom Emotion envelops the user in Cursed Energy that retaliates when a guaranteed domain attack hits the target. The Cursed Energy automatically protects the user, negating any attack with the same force to cancel it.

"I have to hurry."

Shifting his attention away from his phone, Eiji continued his search.

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Shinjuku Battlefield.

*Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!*

The slashes from Malevolent Shrine continued to rain down on Satoru's body mercilessly, pushing him to the ground with overwhelming force. His body was covered in blood, but his eyes still shone with unwavering determination.

"...!!!"

'The slashes aren't deep.'

Sukuna noticed that the wounds caused by Malevolent Shrine on his opponent weren't deep.

"I learned this when I was a kid. But after I used my domain, I didn't use it anymore. But it turns out it's not too bad either." Satoru said without caring about the wounds he was suffering every second.

Instead of relying on Simple Domain, which had proven vulnerable, he activated another technique, Falling Blossom Emotion. This technique programmed his Cursed Energy to automatically counter every attack that approached him, creating an effective layer of defense. The slashes from Sukuna's domain still hit him, but each impact only resulted in much shallower wounds compared to before.

Protecting himself with Falling Blossom Emotion, he bought enough time to recover his energy and replenish his Innate Technique, Limitless. His wounds continued to heal with the Reverse Cursed Technique, while his mind coldly analyzed the situation.

'Sukuna might have the range advantage, but I won't lose in terms of precision.' Satoru thought to himself.

"Domain Expansion."

With his energy fully replenished, he used Unlimited Void once again. This time, he didn't just expand his barrier—he adjusted its size to rival the maximum range of Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine.

"...!!!"

However, before Sukuna could react, Satoru took an unexpected step: he shrank his domain barrier to the size of a sports ball, condensing all his energy into a small core that pulsed with infinite power.

The small barrier increased its density to withstand attacks from the outside. Sukuna reduced the range of his domain to increase the output of his technique, resulting in stronger slashes that damaged the barrier.

Meanwhile, the spectators couldn't see what was happening inside the barrier, they could only wait.

*CRUSH-BANG!*

*CRUSH-BANG!*

After three minutes, Satoru's barrier shattered, but Malevolent Shrine also collapsed.

Sukuna destroyed the Unlimited Void domain from the outside, and Satoru damaged Sukuna enough that he couldn't maintain Malevolent Shrine.

"..."

The spectators watched as Malevolent Shrine collapsed, and there was a bloody hole in Sukuna's chest. Even so, he still smiled even though his mouth was stained with his own blood.

*WHOOSH!*

Sukuna jumped onto the nearby overpass while Satoru chased him from below.

Glancing at Satoru chasing from below. The overpass trembled, cracked in several places due to the energy of their battle.

*BAM!*

*RUMBLE!*

As Satoru hit the bottom of the overpass with his punch, debris rained down, forcing Sukuna to jump to the more stable side to avoid the attack.

*WHOOSH!*

Not giving Sukuna time to breathe, with one swift movement, Satoru used Blue to launch himself into the air, breaking through the bridge and attacking him with a whip of Cursed Energy.

*BAM!*

Sukuna raised his arm to block the attack, but the opponent's strength was still enough to push him back several meters.

'Why? All this time, Sukuna has insisted on not using Cursed Techniques other than those given by his domain… Even when the inner strength of his barrier decreased after I reversed its external conditions, he didn't try to destroy it from within. He chose a risky option.'

'As we neutralize each other from attacks within the domain, Sukuna has no choice but to use Domain Amplification to counter the Limitless Technique, that's a very advantageous thing for me.'

'As I saw before, within the domain, he can't use buildings to attack, and until my domain is destroyed from the outside, my chances are higher within three minutes.'

'On the other hand, why doesn't Sukuna even try to use the Ten Shadows Technique or Mahoraga within the domain…?'

'Sukuna still remembers my conversation with Megumi, so he knows I know Mahoraga, right? Is he afraid of fighting it in one attack?'

His brain worked like a supercomputer, in just one second that passed, Satoru analyzed many strange things in the fight.

"Tsk."

Satoru clicked his tongue as he suddenly had a nosebleed. At that moment, he realized Mahoraga's wheel was spinning. Wiping the blood from his nose, he and Sukuna activated Domain Expansion simultaneously once again.

"Domain Expansion." 2x

As the two giant domains collided, the roar shook the surrounding environment. Within the density of Cursed Energy that burned the air, they both once again clashed their extraordinary powers.

*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*

With his fist filled with Cursed Energy, Satoru unleashed a sharp straight punch.

With his incredible reflexes, Sukuna raised his arm to block. The energy blast from their contact created a shockwave that destroyed the buildings around them.

*WHOOSH!*

While using Blue again, Satoru this time shifted the center of gravity to himself. Sukuna, who was still floating due to the previous collision, was dragged towards him like a bullet.

*BAM!*

He greeted Sukuna with a powerful downward punch, targeting Sukuna's head. However, the King of Curse was still fast enough to raise both his arms and narrowly block the attack.

Even so, the impact of the punch sent Sukuna flying into the air, while Malevolent Shrine beneath them collapsed.

*CRUSH-BANG!*

Finally, both domains collapsed as before. Satoru sent Sukuna flying back with a left hook. He was faster to recover his exhausted technique because Sukuna needed to heal his body.

Although half his face was destroyed, the grin on Sukuna's face never disappeared, proving he was still capable of fighting.

The battle of the Strongest of the Modern Era and the Strongest Throughout History was not over yet!