Yuji Itadori was sidelined for the better half of Jujutsu Kaisen Manga. The Shinjuku Showdown Arc started with chapter 222 and is still ongoing.
During this arc, Gojo fought Sukuna for a few chapters and eventually ended up being cut in half by Sukuna.
After him, a lot of sorcerers arrived to fight Sukuna and died. Before the showdown between Gojo and Sukuna, Sukuna left Yuji’s body and started using Megumi’s.
Yuji also fought Sukuna in this arc and ended up doing a good amount of damage to Sukuna using his blackflashes, blood manipulation technique and domain expansion, and managed to defeat Sukuna also, so a lot of fans are curious how strong Yuji really is in this arc.
Please note that this article was written in between Shinjuku Showdown Arc and was updated after the manga ended.
Yuji’s Reverse Cursed Technique
After Sukuna killed Gojo, it was up to the remaining strongest Jujutsu Sorcerers to finish the job and defeat Sukuna.
Hiromi Higuruma arrived with Yuji who became a lot stronger than before. Sukuna completely ignored Yuji because he thought he was still the same old weak Yuji.
They had a plan to use Higuruma’s curse technique to confiscate Sukuna’s cursed techniques.
Higuruma activates his domain expansion, but Sukuna overpowers him. Higuruma realizes that Sukuna can only use his cleave technique on objects that are charged with cursed energy.
He sacrifices himself by throwing the Executioner Sword, which can kill cursed spirits, to Yuji so that Yuji can defeat Sukuna.
Yuji then tries to stab Sukuna with the sword but he fails to do so. Sukuna then attacks Yuji but soon realizes all the wounds on Yuji are gone.
Turns out Yuji learned the Reverse Cursed Technique. It is a really high-level technique that heals the wounds of a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Yuji learned how to use the reverse cursed technique by body-swapping with Yuta.
Yuji and Yuta Went Toe To Toe With Sukuna
After Yuta arrives to fight a weakened Sukuna, Yuji and Yuta duo beat him up badly. Yuta ends up using his domain expansion too.
Sukuna was weakened due to his fight with Gojo. Yuta and Yuji took advantage of this and went toe to toe with Sukuna and this proves how strong Yuji became during his fight.
Yuji was able to land some solid hits on Sukuna and eventually hurting his soul he got to talk with Megumi too who has given up any hope.
Black Flash Record Broken
Yuji’s main cursed technique is Blackflash. He was able to defeat Mahito using this. However, his black flashes got stronger in the Shinjuku Showdown Arc.
Even Sukuna was scared of his black flashes in the final fight. When Megumi and Larue arrive to help take down Sukuna, Yuji manages to land a solid Black Flash on Sukuna’s chest because of Larue’s distraction.
He used six more black flashes on Sukuna and his black flashes actually hurt the soul so it takes time to heal using RCT even for Sukuna. It was then revealed by the Author that Yuji has surpassed Gojo in using the Black Flash.
In the recent chapters, after Choso dies, Aoi Todo arrives with his new cursed item VibraSlap that helps him use his cursed technique again.
Just like the duo fought Mahito, Aoi Todo being the teleporter and Yuji landing hits on Mahito, the same thing they did with Sukuna, and eventually Yuji landed a really strong Black Flash on Sukuna. Sukuna decides to use the Domain Expansion again but Yuta arrives in Gojo’s body.
In chapter 257 alone, Yuji landed 7 black flashes on Sukuna consecutively. Due to these continuous black flash attacks, Sukuna was left with no other choice but to use Domain Expansion and he ended up killing Choso.
Simple Domain
Yuji used Simple Domain in the Shinjuku Showdown Arc. He was able to counter Sukuna’s domain for a while using it but it eventually cracked because Sukuna is a lot stronger when it comes to domains.
Kusakabe has been using the simple domain for a while and Yuji learned this technique by swapping the bodies with Kusakabe. Yuji was able to counter Sukuna’s domain for approximately 99 seconds in his fight. A simple domain can be used to counter an opponent’s domain expansion.
Blood Manipulation Technique
Yuji has a special type of blood manipulation because he inherited the blood of Sukuna’s twin brother. He cannot use the technique like Choso but he can convert his cursed energy into blood and throw it at opponents and it can explode.
Yuji’s origin revealed that there are many moves that Yuji can use because of his relationship with Choso and Sukuna being his uncle.
Yuji’s Domain Expansion
In chapter JJK 264, Yuji finally ends up using Domain Expansion. After using the domain expansion, Yuji and Sukuna went on a trip down memory lane. Gege didn’t reveal much about his domain. He didn’t disclose the name of the domain either.
Final Words
Yuji has come a long way and learnt a lot during his fight with Sukuna. With the help from Nobara and Megumi, Yuji was able to defeat Sukuna. Jujutsu Kaisen Manga ended with Chapter 271.
Yuji’s character development has been on point. His dismantle technique can disrupt the connection between the souls and weaken them.
He can land multiple black flashes in a row. He also learned the Reverse Cursed Technique and Blood Manipulation. Yuji has surpassed a lot of sorcerers already and we can rank him equal to Yuta in strength.
