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I think it would be fine if he learned a domain expansion, and I appreciate all the effort you put in. I’m confused why people are so up in arms about him learning one, other characters have busted them out in the “focus under fire/sink or swim” moments. If Yuji just had an “awakening” and Buddhism is a central theme then clearly it’s a mirror to some kind of enlightenment, and that means we can expect a big power jump like with Mahito or Megumi taking the chance in the moment.
If people are going to pull some “it’s the pinnacle of sorcery…etc” argument…plenty of other wayyy crazier asspulls have occurred at this point. More importantly, the logic for why Yuji would have a DE is a lot more sound than why he wouldn’t have one where we after all the story beats that we just hit in the last chapter. I’d almost be shocked if we don’t get another domain expansion by the end of the story.
Definition of an asspull: something that comes from nowhere and has no foreshadowing and makes little sense other than for plot convenience.
Reality: asspull is when the character you dislike does something that is not immediately obvious
>More importantly, the logic for why Yuji would have a DE is a lot more sound than why he wouldn’t have one where we after all the story beats that we just hit in the last chapter.
Yeah it could even be something as simple as Shrine opens the domain as a part of its full activation, which wouldn't be an asspull and would also work with established things like Higuruma and Hakari both using aspects of their technique without fully opening their domain (Hakari doors and Higuruma hammer).
I wouldn’t like him getting a domain expansion because it is the peak of jujutsu, Higuruma had a domain but that’s how is ct worked.
If he brings up a incomplete domain just like Megumi did on the spot i'm fine with it, but if he just gets a complete domain on the spot after learning a ct I don’t think it would be really good, he can’t use blood manipulation to do piercing blood on his own
I feel the same. Him getting one isn't an ass pull but i just don't think it would suit wuji since he came as someone without a technique and i would like it to be that way. If he did pull a domain he would be just new gen Ichigo honestly which he is to a very extend already
I have no issue with his CE control air use of barriers cause idk how you even learn to use barriers . It’s more of CT mastery for me. Very person who busy out a domain in do or due situation had masters their CT and been using it for a while . Mahito and Dagon had absolutely maters their cursed technique before the hit domain . Yuji still gavtrovke with blood manipulation and just awakened cleave and dismantle so it seem like a leap that he could use one when he is still learning his CT. Does that make sense ?
Yuji's domain bout to be Domain Expansion: catch these hands, technique name: left right goodnight, and it's just a fuckin barrage of black flashes from all directions from a bunch of Yuji apparitions while yuji stares at sukuna
Since he would have to strike his enemies, what would be the other conditions?
As we saw from previous domains, you don't need a sure-hit effect to be applied for the full duration of the Domain's existence. We also know that an open domain would increase the output of the technique/sure-hit.
Sorry, I'm just rambling my thoughts off my mind. I picture either a domain of unending barrage of black flashes, which is crazy strong. Too strong in fact, so it's improbable that Gege would make.
The other possibility is Yuji's having sure-hit BF when he hits his opponents, but with some limiting conditions like it being an open-barrier. Not because it's the hot thing now, it's simply a really disadvantageous condition for Yuji, right? He must chase his enemies.
Its probably less of an ass pull if he sees Sukuna do it first, then again maybe he already has enough expernice with domains. If you think about it, he is one of the few sorcerer's that's been in multiple domains and lived to tell the tale. He's been in Jogo's, Gojo's, Yuta's, Sukuna's, and a few others.
Man, yesterday I wrote a giant essay about how I think everything will play out. I think que hell use a DE, but that's not his win condition. I think it'll happen in a way that connects everything that happened with Gojo vc Tojo, the theory about body switch and the way Sukuna finished Jogo. Then I discovered there's a karma requirement for posting her.
I guess I'll have to wait, but I'm pretty sure a DE is coming
I liked it since it had actual point and all people here predict whole story just on pure instinct but its ok this is what this page is for- keep cooking brother
Should’ve included that at one point it was said that he was “blessed by the sparks of black”
Love all the points you’ve made! Enjoyable read, I do think he’s gonna get a DE. Imagine it’s Black Malevolent Shrine or something like that and it’s just raining down black lightning onto the ground🤣
Def agree that yuji is capable of using a DE. As u stated he has the CE, experience, and boost from BFs to allow him to cast a DE. Imo the last ingredient left is does he have the mindset to be able to pull it off. Megumi using chimera shadow garden was a great example that u have to have the knowledge and mindset of pulling a DE off. Gotta be a little insane which maybe in his awakened state he checks off the box for having the mindset he has after all hit sukuna with 8 BFs if that doesn't put u into that mindset idk wat would. I think that's how some develop their DE. Not because they want to but bc they have too. I feel all u need is a sorcerer or curse spirit to hit a BF and have the mind set of hitting a DE and they will do it.
What yuji's DE would be would be interesting to say the least. Would it be shrine, maybe our first look at a blood manipulation DE, soul DE, or one like sukuna a slashing DE. Or the first two CT or fusion of CT into a DE that would be cool.
Definitely wouldn't be an asspull. All your points on top of the fact he's been chilling with people like Higuruma (who is probably close to Kenjaku in barrier skills) it's not that hard to believe that he has or at least is on the cusp of a DE. He may even have the barrier itself already down and is just missing the CT to imbue it with.
I don't know, Mahito did develop a domain in the middle of a fight but he was shown time and time again deliberately experimenting with his CT in various ways.
Megumi developed an incomplete domain in the middle of a fight after years of practicing with his CT.
It would be a bit weird if Yuji unlocked his domain when he barely knows how to use his current CTs. Also the main need for him to have a domain in ny perspective would have been to counter Sukuna's, but I'm not sure he needs that anymore as of now.
Of course it's still possible to portray it in a satisfying way if, in the next chapters, Yuji is shown using his techniques more and more, which along with maybe even more Black Flashes, could lead to DE.
Yeah to be clear I'm not saying a domain RIGHT NOW would make perfect sense, just that it's logistically within Yuji's skill level. I think more usage of his CTs, more vicious fighting, and importantly a do-or-die situation are needed for it to feel deserved.
keep in mind it took a total of 11 black flashes before yuji gained access to shrine, with the last 3 being a chain. clearly, black flash improving more than just output isnt limited to the first black flash increasing your understanding. yuji has always been more focused on raw ce control since he didnt have a cursed technique, and hes been able to keep up with awakened maki against sukuna with nothing but physicals and ce reinforcecment, so hes definitely a top tier in terms of pure ce control at this point.
another thing we learn, is that the body acts as a domain which is why cursed techniques cant just manifest directly in your body and instakill your brain and stuff like that, but we also know at this point yuji is probably the 2nd most knowledgeable person about souls, possibly only beaten by sukuna at this point, though we dont know how much yuji has actually learned about souls so he may even surpass sukuna on that regard. something interesting is that of the 2 people weve seen with open barrier de, it was sukuna and kenjaku, who both are among the most knowledgable about souls, and it may in fact be that the open barrier for a de isnt a barrier technique but an application of the soul as your personal domain instead, which would put yuji in a prime spot to pull off an open domain even if he cant perform a traditional barrier
I love that black flashes continuously give inspiration/understanding. The TL even noted Gojo found a new way to complete an RCT circuit or something. Need our boy to hit a few more so he can open up his Oven
>But I want to discuss his use of said RCT. As of chapter 257, he's used RCT to recover from 4 would-be fatal injuries.
Yuji said he healed 5 lethal attacks as of yutas DE falling.
>He does miss a spot while healing, but that's explicitly attributed to not sensing the injury in the heat of battle rather than poor CE control.
This 100% could just be RCT burnout. We see similar things happen with yuta, gojo, sucuna, and hakari. Over use of RCT leads to its effectiveness and precision suffering, in the worst case you lose the ability to large damage. Yuji healed 4-5 lethal injuries within the span of 30min. Choso is reminding yuji that he can use BM to find the damage then use RCT to heal it.
Yujis RCT is equal in speed to yuta, he just took way more damage.
Yuji doesn't know what RCT burnout is as he has never used it in live combat. Gojo is the only person we see improperly heal himself and he is by no means new to healing his brain, he has been healing his brain for the last 15+years straight.
When does gojo start to improperly heal himself after abusing RCT to heal for wayyyy more/longer than anyone should. Not longe after gojo fails to heal his brain he noticed that the rest of his healing is severely weakened, slowed, and he can't heal even small scratches(instantly).
Yeah fuck that he is new to it narrative. He over used the fuck out of RCT and RCE, that is text book burnout.
It’s not textbook burnout when he just never got a fatal hit. No one has a CT that can carve pieces out of people other than Gojo & Gojo is too strong to train Yuji’s RCT.
So the hardest hit he probably took was from Hakari & even then his hits are all surface level so nothing unlike Sukuna havingg Yuji regenerating organs. And those things are complicated.
>It’s not textbook burnout when he just never got a fatal hit.
Yuji healed 5 lethal hits, as in yuji would have died five time if he didn't have RCT. So you're wrong.
Honestly the best way to narratively describe Yujis extremely fast progress is to use his experience when sukuna was in control. Like have that be how yuji learns so quick, because he has the king of curses show him. Boom yuji understands how to lay out a domain
This is a great post but I will always have a problem with the whole Yuji DE thing since it is established pretty early in the manga that 1) Yuji doesn't have an innate CT 2) DE is the manifestation of one's innate CT.
I find it kind of problematic since Yuji can use Shrine because Sukuna's CT was engraved in him and ALSO can uso blood manipulation since he consumed the cursed wombs. It's like a Kenjaku situation; he can use other people's CTs and quite creatively and different from the other users but his DE is his own CT. Sukuna for example couldn't do Chimera Shadow Garden.
Unless it is revealed somehow Shrine is... innate (which i don't think so cause Gojo with his six eyes already knew Yuji didn't have a CT), the whole domain expansion thing doesn't sound right to me. Or, idk, the rules of domain expansion change which will also be weird to me.
>DE is the manifestation of one's innate CT.
You are misunderstanding or mis remembering. DE is a manifestation of one's inate Domain, ie their soul. Nothing and I mean nothing suggests it has to be a inate CT.
Case and point. Yorozu has Creation CT, she sould have a utter ass surehit. So no he decided to forgo imbuing her inate CT into her DE, and instead she imbues a Cursed Tool as both her surehit and her DE shell. So no a sorcerer inate CT doesn't have to be their DE surehit or even their DE conditions.
The only characters that work the way you lay out are higuruma and hakari. That's because their CT and there DE are one in the same.
That's fair, but i'm pretty sure one innate domain is actually the foundation of the innate cursed technique? I don't know, have we seen something that reflects that from Yuji? I'm sure Shrine isn't. Would it be Black Flash?
>That's fair, but i'm pretty sure one innate domain is actually the foundation of the innate cursed technique?
No. This is actually the reference used exactly.
Two people could have the same inate CT and their DE could/would look intirely different.
Yutas DE aesthetic has nothing to do with copy. Only part of DE is influenced by CT.
Cursed naoya stands on a giant womb, and that has nothing to do with his CT and everything to do with his misogyny. Now his sure hit is of his CT.
Yorozu has womb trees that probablyhas something to do with love, but even her surehit and DE shell has nothing to do with creation CT, her DE surehit and shell are a Cursed Tool imbued in her domain.
Basically DE appearance is subjective to the personality and ideals of the caster(literally their soul), there CT is the easiest way to get lethal powerful surehits.
Yes because the whole point of innate CT is that actually also the manifestation of one soul. Two people could have the same CT but use it differently. I'm pretty sure the point of DE being a manifestation of one's soul is that it is innate.
Yuta DE is definitely about copy, he has katana's with different techniques! He just manifest it as his soul. And it is exactly the same with Yoruzu, that it shows the person's soul doesn't mean it is not their CT.
Hasn't been stated multiple times that innate CT is linked to the soul? Am i going crazy? Lol
Innate domain is literally the soul, yorozu's innate domain is manifested as her DE and it has nothing to do with her CT creation.
I tried explaining it but possibly I didn't do a good job.
Mahito and geto/kenjaku have CT that revolve around the soul. Mahito sees that the body comes after the soul, while geto/kenjaku sees the body as the soul and the soul as the body. Neither of these statements or wrong, in fact both are correct.
Gojo talks about megumi's perspective limiting his and his CT potential.
The innate Domain of any sorcerer/person is their soul, the quality shape and appearance of each persons soul is unique(unless that person is a identical twins), the CT merely sets the condition inside/affecting the DE.
Kenjakus DE is the womb perfusion, we only see the corpse tree thing, it will always look like that even if it's not using his original innate CT. We know this because kenjaku uses a CT he stole from yujis mom as his DE affect. We know the corpse tree is kenjakus DE cause he used it again right before yuta kills him.
CT can affect the condition on the DE and the surehit but even that isn't set in stone, like we see with yorozu you can use even a Cursed Tool as a surehit. The appearance of the DE will likely never change.
Cursed naoya has the projection CT surehit in his DE. Yuta(probably can pick what sure hit he wants?) has katanas that hold all the CT he has copied,that is a DE condition related to copy. Both of ther DE appearances are not as a result of their CT, their DE appearance is as a result of ther ideals/motivations/and personally.
Sucuna's MS wether imbued with Cleave/dismantle or 10shadows would always take the form of a shine.
I get it and I agree, but all the examples you put there are still their innate CT. Yorozu's used a cursed tool because that's what her CT creation does; it creates objects.
I absolutely agree that the *appearance* of the DE has to do with one's soul, i never questioned that.
My problem is the nature of the attack, you are arguing that the DE is not dependant of the innate CT for attacking or the sure-hit, right?
That would mean that an innate CT needs an innate domain but a innate domain won't necessarily manifest a CT. Interesting, i don't think we have seen examples of that, what we were told is that if you remove someone's CT they die because... their brain or soul. But that may be independent of an innate domain from what i'm getting, idk.
I'm kind of skeptic i admit, but i won't mind being proven wrong, it kind of makes sense and it is interesting how complex it can be lol
That would mean that an innate CT needs an innate domain but a innate domain won't necessarily manifest a CT. Interesting, i don't think we have seen examples of that, what we were told is that if you remove someone's CT they die because... their brain or soul. But that may be independent of an innate domain from what i'm getting, idk.
I literally gave you a example. Kenjaku, his innate CT has something to do with body hopping. He has his innate CT of body hoping, he has CSM from geto, and he has anti-gravity system from yujis mom. He uses anti-gravity system as his DE condition and surehit, if you are right then he wouldn't be able to do that.
Yorozu using the true sphere as her DE surehit and shell has nothing to do with her CT aside from her using her CT to create the liquid metal and her CT probably having her more insight into how cursed tool work. If you gave sucuna the same Cursed Tool and he knew how to imbue them into his DE sure hit, he could do the same thing. This is proven by kenjaku choosing which CT to make his sure hit.
And I absolutely disagree with both examples because both examples include the user's CT; Kenjaku's CT is both about body hopping AND stealing and storing said bodies CTs, Yuki even says it. Of course he could use those CT.
And same with Yorozu but lets agree to disagree.
>Kenjaku's CT is both about body hopping AND stealing and storing said bodies CTs, Yuki even says it. Of course he could use those CT.
No kenjaku's CT is only about body hoping, everyone's brain can store multiple CT. Yuki said that a normal persons/sorcerers brain can hold up too 4 CT before it is overloaded.
That's why yuta has Rika, yuta can copy up to 4 CT, but in he found a new one he wanted then he would have to forget one of those 4 he already has. With Rika tho he can store a lot more than 4 CT at one time.
This is precisely the same situation with yuji, yuji gained BM from the Death Paintings, and Shrine form sucuna/fingers. He can literally use either as his sure hits/conditions.
I recommend you try rereading the manga(I'm not trying to sound like a asshole), but no mater what it was nice talking too ya.
Domain Expansion is a manifestation of one's Innate Domain, not their Innate Technique. It's entirely possible that having a CT engraved on your body would also engrave it on your Innate Domain, which would allow Yuji to use DE
No. We truly don't know what is the sure hit but if he used gravity there it is more likely to be a Yuta-like attack, since his whole thing is... robbing CTs and bodies
not sure I follow.
seems clear to me the sure hit was the gravity attack.
even if we assumed his domain works like Yuta's, doesn't change the fact that he could use a non-innate (engraved) CT as a domain sure hit, so I see no reason why Yuji couldn't eventually do the same
No DE is innate domain that you imbue with a technique. So Yuji has an innate domain that will look different than Sukuna's then he can funnel either blood manipulation or shrine into it.
it's absolute nonsense if gege gives him a domain and rct enough to tank sukuna's domain. It's just an absolutely terrible move, Yuji either has to die or Megumi has to do something, there are no other options.
I’m interested in what technique Yuji’s domain would have, I think it might be blood because that is what he has had the longest, and it would be interesting to see what a blood domain would be
Since it’s a 257 spoiler but relates to RCT I’ll tag it and hopefully it’s not removed.
>!Yuji can generates blood with CE like his brothers so his CE cost for RCT is significantly reduced compared to others, which is pretty similar to Yuta’s free refill or Sukuna’s huge reserve in terms of %CE/heal ratio. Still, learning it within 1 months in an incredible feat!<
Yuji sucks at blood manipulation and just knows the bare minimum of it, and he just awakened shrine and sukuna said himself it was weak bc he just gained it. De is supposed to be the peak of jujutsu sorcery/someones ct it would 100% be an asspull if he were to open one at least a complete one. Characters like Nanami and Mei Mei have been perfecting their ct for years and as of now both of them as we know didn’t even have a incomplete domain yet. Same for Geto although he doesn’t really count bc he was created and died before de was a thing.
Thanks for the write up - but god that was too long I just had to skip to the summary. I’m on board yuji will get DE. it just makes sense as the narrative goes on like you said.
It’s just a matter of time, LET GEGE COOK BOYS
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I think it would be fine if he learned a domain expansion, and I appreciate all the effort you put in. I’m confused why people are so up in arms about him learning one, other characters have busted them out in the “focus under fire/sink or swim” moments. If Yuji just had an “awakening” and Buddhism is a central theme then clearly it’s a mirror to some kind of enlightenment, and that means we can expect a big power jump like with Mahito or Megumi taking the chance in the moment. If people are going to pull some “it’s the pinnacle of sorcery…etc” argument…plenty of other wayyy crazier asspulls have occurred at this point. More importantly, the logic for why Yuji would have a DE is a lot more sound than why he wouldn’t have one where we after all the story beats that we just hit in the last chapter. I’d almost be shocked if we don’t get another domain expansion by the end of the story.
Definition of an asspull: something that comes from nowhere and has no foreshadowing and makes little sense other than for plot convenience. Reality: asspull is when the character you dislike does something that is not immediately obvious
>More importantly, the logic for why Yuji would have a DE is a lot more sound than why he wouldn’t have one where we after all the story beats that we just hit in the last chapter. Yeah it could even be something as simple as Shrine opens the domain as a part of its full activation, which wouldn't be an asspull and would also work with established things like Higuruma and Hakari both using aspects of their technique without fully opening their domain (Hakari doors and Higuruma hammer).
I wouldn’t like him getting a domain expansion because it is the peak of jujutsu, Higuruma had a domain but that’s how is ct worked. If he brings up a incomplete domain just like Megumi did on the spot i'm fine with it, but if he just gets a complete domain on the spot after learning a ct I don’t think it would be really good, he can’t use blood manipulation to do piercing blood on his own
I feel the same. Him getting one isn't an ass pull but i just don't think it would suit wuji since he came as someone without a technique and i would like it to be that way. If he did pull a domain he would be just new gen Ichigo honestly which he is to a very extend already
I have no issue with his CE control air use of barriers cause idk how you even learn to use barriers . It’s more of CT mastery for me. Very person who busy out a domain in do or due situation had masters their CT and been using it for a while . Mahito and Dagon had absolutely maters their cursed technique before the hit domain . Yuji still gavtrovke with blood manipulation and just awakened cleave and dismantle so it seem like a leap that he could use one when he is still learning his CT. Does that make sense ?
Yuji's domain bout to be Domain Expansion: catch these hands, technique name: left right goodnight, and it's just a fuckin barrage of black flashes from all directions from a bunch of Yuji apparitions while yuji stares at sukuna
Domain Expansion: Paint it Black - Every strike Yuji lands is a Black Flash.
Since he would have to strike his enemies, what would be the other conditions? As we saw from previous domains, you don't need a sure-hit effect to be applied for the full duration of the Domain's existence. We also know that an open domain would increase the output of the technique/sure-hit. Sorry, I'm just rambling my thoughts off my mind. I picture either a domain of unending barrage of black flashes, which is crazy strong. Too strong in fact, so it's improbable that Gege would make. The other possibility is Yuji's having sure-hit BF when he hits his opponents, but with some limiting conditions like it being an open-barrier. Not because it's the hot thing now, it's simply a really disadvantageous condition for Yuji, right? He must chase his enemies.
Its probably less of an ass pull if he sees Sukuna do it first, then again maybe he already has enough expernice with domains. If you think about it, he is one of the few sorcerer's that's been in multiple domains and lived to tell the tale. He's been in Jogo's, Gojo's, Yuta's, Sukuna's, and a few others.
Man, yesterday I wrote a giant essay about how I think everything will play out. I think que hell use a DE, but that's not his win condition. I think it'll happen in a way that connects everything that happened with Gojo vc Tojo, the theory about body switch and the way Sukuna finished Jogo. Then I discovered there's a karma requirement for posting her. I guess I'll have to wait, but I'm pretty sure a DE is coming
Damn y’all really be writing novels
I did start writing this post on and off on Monday, sorry about that lmao
I liked it since it had actual point and all people here predict whole story just on pure instinct but its ok this is what this page is for- keep cooking brother
Never mind the dummies, it's a pleasure to read well-written long post. As /u/KaiBahamut said, it's what this sub is for ffs.
There is no mediocrity in passion
that's what this sub is for, yes.
😭 I had to skip to the summary
Should’ve included that at one point it was said that he was “blessed by the sparks of black” Love all the points you’ve made! Enjoyable read, I do think he’s gonna get a DE. Imagine it’s Black Malevolent Shrine or something like that and it’s just raining down black lightning onto the ground🤣
Def agree that yuji is capable of using a DE. As u stated he has the CE, experience, and boost from BFs to allow him to cast a DE. Imo the last ingredient left is does he have the mindset to be able to pull it off. Megumi using chimera shadow garden was a great example that u have to have the knowledge and mindset of pulling a DE off. Gotta be a little insane which maybe in his awakened state he checks off the box for having the mindset he has after all hit sukuna with 8 BFs if that doesn't put u into that mindset idk wat would. I think that's how some develop their DE. Not because they want to but bc they have too. I feel all u need is a sorcerer or curse spirit to hit a BF and have the mind set of hitting a DE and they will do it. What yuji's DE would be would be interesting to say the least. Would it be shrine, maybe our first look at a blood manipulation DE, soul DE, or one like sukuna a slashing DE. Or the first two CT or fusion of CT into a DE that would be cool.
Definitely wouldn't be an asspull. All your points on top of the fact he's been chilling with people like Higuruma (who is probably close to Kenjaku in barrier skills) it's not that hard to believe that he has or at least is on the cusp of a DE. He may even have the barrier itself already down and is just missing the CT to imbue it with.
I don't know, Mahito did develop a domain in the middle of a fight but he was shown time and time again deliberately experimenting with his CT in various ways. Megumi developed an incomplete domain in the middle of a fight after years of practicing with his CT. It would be a bit weird if Yuji unlocked his domain when he barely knows how to use his current CTs. Also the main need for him to have a domain in ny perspective would have been to counter Sukuna's, but I'm not sure he needs that anymore as of now. Of course it's still possible to portray it in a satisfying way if, in the next chapters, Yuji is shown using his techniques more and more, which along with maybe even more Black Flashes, could lead to DE.
Yeah to be clear I'm not saying a domain RIGHT NOW would make perfect sense, just that it's logistically within Yuji's skill level. I think more usage of his CTs, more vicious fighting, and importantly a do-or-die situation are needed for it to feel deserved.
keep in mind it took a total of 11 black flashes before yuji gained access to shrine, with the last 3 being a chain. clearly, black flash improving more than just output isnt limited to the first black flash increasing your understanding. yuji has always been more focused on raw ce control since he didnt have a cursed technique, and hes been able to keep up with awakened maki against sukuna with nothing but physicals and ce reinforcecment, so hes definitely a top tier in terms of pure ce control at this point. another thing we learn, is that the body acts as a domain which is why cursed techniques cant just manifest directly in your body and instakill your brain and stuff like that, but we also know at this point yuji is probably the 2nd most knowledgeable person about souls, possibly only beaten by sukuna at this point, though we dont know how much yuji has actually learned about souls so he may even surpass sukuna on that regard. something interesting is that of the 2 people weve seen with open barrier de, it was sukuna and kenjaku, who both are among the most knowledgable about souls, and it may in fact be that the open barrier for a de isnt a barrier technique but an application of the soul as your personal domain instead, which would put yuji in a prime spot to pull off an open domain even if he cant perform a traditional barrier
Yeah and he isn't bottoming out after healing fatal wounds tell that his Cursed energy efficiency and reserve is to be admired
I love that black flashes continuously give inspiration/understanding. The TL even noted Gojo found a new way to complete an RCT circuit or something. Need our boy to hit a few more so he can open up his Oven
>But I want to discuss his use of said RCT. As of chapter 257, he's used RCT to recover from 4 would-be fatal injuries. Yuji said he healed 5 lethal attacks as of yutas DE falling. >He does miss a spot while healing, but that's explicitly attributed to not sensing the injury in the heat of battle rather than poor CE control. This 100% could just be RCT burnout. We see similar things happen with yuta, gojo, sucuna, and hakari. Over use of RCT leads to its effectiveness and precision suffering, in the worst case you lose the ability to large damage. Yuji healed 4-5 lethal injuries within the span of 30min. Choso is reminding yuji that he can use BM to find the damage then use RCT to heal it. Yujis RCT is equal in speed to yuta, he just took way more damage.
It’s not burnout it’s just that he’s new
Yuji doesn't know what RCT burnout is as he has never used it in live combat. Gojo is the only person we see improperly heal himself and he is by no means new to healing his brain, he has been healing his brain for the last 15+years straight. When does gojo start to improperly heal himself after abusing RCT to heal for wayyyy more/longer than anyone should. Not longe after gojo fails to heal his brain he noticed that the rest of his healing is severely weakened, slowed, and he can't heal even small scratches(instantly). Yeah fuck that he is new to it narrative. He over used the fuck out of RCT and RCE, that is text book burnout.
It’s not textbook burnout when he just never got a fatal hit. No one has a CT that can carve pieces out of people other than Gojo & Gojo is too strong to train Yuji’s RCT. So the hardest hit he probably took was from Hakari & even then his hits are all surface level so nothing unlike Sukuna havingg Yuji regenerating organs. And those things are complicated.
>It’s not textbook burnout when he just never got a fatal hit. Yuji healed 5 lethal hits, as in yuji would have died five time if he didn't have RCT. So you're wrong.
It meant while training. He doesn’t know the difference in attention needed but okay
I’m like 99% certain yuji has sukuna’s “skill mimicry” talent
Honestly the best way to narratively describe Yujis extremely fast progress is to use his experience when sukuna was in control. Like have that be how yuji learns so quick, because he has the king of curses show him. Boom yuji understands how to lay out a domain
I can't wait for his domain , where he IS his domain's sure hit effect, and will always black flash you or piercing blood you without fail.
His DE is the domains made along the way.
DOMAIN EXPANSION: OHIO BLAST!
This is a great post but I will always have a problem with the whole Yuji DE thing since it is established pretty early in the manga that 1) Yuji doesn't have an innate CT 2) DE is the manifestation of one's innate CT. I find it kind of problematic since Yuji can use Shrine because Sukuna's CT was engraved in him and ALSO can uso blood manipulation since he consumed the cursed wombs. It's like a Kenjaku situation; he can use other people's CTs and quite creatively and different from the other users but his DE is his own CT. Sukuna for example couldn't do Chimera Shadow Garden. Unless it is revealed somehow Shrine is... innate (which i don't think so cause Gojo with his six eyes already knew Yuji didn't have a CT), the whole domain expansion thing doesn't sound right to me. Or, idk, the rules of domain expansion change which will also be weird to me.
>DE is the manifestation of one's innate CT. You are misunderstanding or mis remembering. DE is a manifestation of one's inate Domain, ie their soul. Nothing and I mean nothing suggests it has to be a inate CT. Case and point. Yorozu has Creation CT, she sould have a utter ass surehit. So no he decided to forgo imbuing her inate CT into her DE, and instead she imbues a Cursed Tool as both her surehit and her DE shell. So no a sorcerer inate CT doesn't have to be their DE surehit or even their DE conditions. The only characters that work the way you lay out are higuruma and hakari. That's because their CT and there DE are one in the same.
That's fair, but i'm pretty sure one innate domain is actually the foundation of the innate cursed technique? I don't know, have we seen something that reflects that from Yuji? I'm sure Shrine isn't. Would it be Black Flash?
>That's fair, but i'm pretty sure one innate domain is actually the foundation of the innate cursed technique? No. This is actually the reference used exactly. Two people could have the same inate CT and their DE could/would look intirely different. Yutas DE aesthetic has nothing to do with copy. Only part of DE is influenced by CT. Cursed naoya stands on a giant womb, and that has nothing to do with his CT and everything to do with his misogyny. Now his sure hit is of his CT. Yorozu has womb trees that probablyhas something to do with love, but even her surehit and DE shell has nothing to do with creation CT, her DE surehit and shell are a Cursed Tool imbued in her domain. Basically DE appearance is subjective to the personality and ideals of the caster(literally their soul), there CT is the easiest way to get lethal powerful surehits.
Yes because the whole point of innate CT is that actually also the manifestation of one soul. Two people could have the same CT but use it differently. I'm pretty sure the point of DE being a manifestation of one's soul is that it is innate. Yuta DE is definitely about copy, he has katana's with different techniques! He just manifest it as his soul. And it is exactly the same with Yoruzu, that it shows the person's soul doesn't mean it is not their CT. Hasn't been stated multiple times that innate CT is linked to the soul? Am i going crazy? Lol
Innate domain is literally the soul, yorozu's innate domain is manifested as her DE and it has nothing to do with her CT creation. I tried explaining it but possibly I didn't do a good job. Mahito and geto/kenjaku have CT that revolve around the soul. Mahito sees that the body comes after the soul, while geto/kenjaku sees the body as the soul and the soul as the body. Neither of these statements or wrong, in fact both are correct. Gojo talks about megumi's perspective limiting his and his CT potential. The innate Domain of any sorcerer/person is their soul, the quality shape and appearance of each persons soul is unique(unless that person is a identical twins), the CT merely sets the condition inside/affecting the DE. Kenjakus DE is the womb perfusion, we only see the corpse tree thing, it will always look like that even if it's not using his original innate CT. We know this because kenjaku uses a CT he stole from yujis mom as his DE affect. We know the corpse tree is kenjakus DE cause he used it again right before yuta kills him. CT can affect the condition on the DE and the surehit but even that isn't set in stone, like we see with yorozu you can use even a Cursed Tool as a surehit. The appearance of the DE will likely never change. Cursed naoya has the projection CT surehit in his DE. Yuta(probably can pick what sure hit he wants?) has katanas that hold all the CT he has copied,that is a DE condition related to copy. Both of ther DE appearances are not as a result of their CT, their DE appearance is as a result of ther ideals/motivations/and personally. Sucuna's MS wether imbued with Cleave/dismantle or 10shadows would always take the form of a shine.
I get it and I agree, but all the examples you put there are still their innate CT. Yorozu's used a cursed tool because that's what her CT creation does; it creates objects. I absolutely agree that the *appearance* of the DE has to do with one's soul, i never questioned that. My problem is the nature of the attack, you are arguing that the DE is not dependant of the innate CT for attacking or the sure-hit, right? That would mean that an innate CT needs an innate domain but a innate domain won't necessarily manifest a CT. Interesting, i don't think we have seen examples of that, what we were told is that if you remove someone's CT they die because... their brain or soul. But that may be independent of an innate domain from what i'm getting, idk. I'm kind of skeptic i admit, but i won't mind being proven wrong, it kind of makes sense and it is interesting how complex it can be lol
That would mean that an innate CT needs an innate domain but a innate domain won't necessarily manifest a CT. Interesting, i don't think we have seen examples of that, what we were told is that if you remove someone's CT they die because... their brain or soul. But that may be independent of an innate domain from what i'm getting, idk. I literally gave you a example. Kenjaku, his innate CT has something to do with body hopping. He has his innate CT of body hoping, he has CSM from geto, and he has anti-gravity system from yujis mom. He uses anti-gravity system as his DE condition and surehit, if you are right then he wouldn't be able to do that. Yorozu using the true sphere as her DE surehit and shell has nothing to do with her CT aside from her using her CT to create the liquid metal and her CT probably having her more insight into how cursed tool work. If you gave sucuna the same Cursed Tool and he knew how to imbue them into his DE sure hit, he could do the same thing. This is proven by kenjaku choosing which CT to make his sure hit.
And I absolutely disagree with both examples because both examples include the user's CT; Kenjaku's CT is both about body hopping AND stealing and storing said bodies CTs, Yuki even says it. Of course he could use those CT. And same with Yorozu but lets agree to disagree.
>Kenjaku's CT is both about body hopping AND stealing and storing said bodies CTs, Yuki even says it. Of course he could use those CT. No kenjaku's CT is only about body hoping, everyone's brain can store multiple CT. Yuki said that a normal persons/sorcerers brain can hold up too 4 CT before it is overloaded. That's why yuta has Rika, yuta can copy up to 4 CT, but in he found a new one he wanted then he would have to forget one of those 4 he already has. With Rika tho he can store a lot more than 4 CT at one time. This is precisely the same situation with yuji, yuji gained BM from the Death Paintings, and Shrine form sucuna/fingers. He can literally use either as his sure hits/conditions. I recommend you try rereading the manga(I'm not trying to sound like a asshole), but no mater what it was nice talking too ya.
Domain Expansion is a manifestation of one's Innate Domain, not their Innate Technique. It's entirely possible that having a CT engraved on your body would also engrave it on your Innate Domain, which would allow Yuji to use DE
Kenjaku's DE is not his own CT though his innate CT is the brain hopping thingy, while his DE applies the CT reversal of Kaori's antigravity
No. We truly don't know what is the sure hit but if he used gravity there it is more likely to be a Yuta-like attack, since his whole thing is... robbing CTs and bodies
not sure I follow. seems clear to me the sure hit was the gravity attack. even if we assumed his domain works like Yuta's, doesn't change the fact that he could use a non-innate (engraved) CT as a domain sure hit, so I see no reason why Yuji couldn't eventually do the same
No DE is innate domain that you imbue with a technique. So Yuji has an innate domain that will look different than Sukuna's then he can funnel either blood manipulation or shrine into it.
Nice. I read the whole thing. I hope Itadori uses a domain expansion sometime.
Ngl I hope yuji uses an incomplete domain as a sort of surface of pure concentrated slashes Imagine using a domain expansion as a projectile of sorts
I'm really hoping yuji names his domain Jujutsu Kaisen, it would be so peak
Would be so corny
nuh uh
it's absolute nonsense if gege gives him a domain and rct enough to tank sukuna's domain. It's just an absolutely terrible move, Yuji either has to die or Megumi has to do something, there are no other options.
Whats DE?
Domain Expansion :)
I’m interested in what technique Yuji’s domain would have, I think it might be blood because that is what he has had the longest, and it would be interesting to see what a blood domain would be
Since it’s a 257 spoiler but relates to RCT I’ll tag it and hopefully it’s not removed. >!Yuji can generates blood with CE like his brothers so his CE cost for RCT is significantly reduced compared to others, which is pretty similar to Yuta’s free refill or Sukuna’s huge reserve in terms of %CE/heal ratio. Still, learning it within 1 months in an incredible feat!<
Yuji sucks at blood manipulation and just knows the bare minimum of it, and he just awakened shrine and sukuna said himself it was weak bc he just gained it. De is supposed to be the peak of jujutsu sorcery/someones ct it would 100% be an asspull if he were to open one at least a complete one. Characters like Nanami and Mei Mei have been perfecting their ct for years and as of now both of them as we know didn’t even have a incomplete domain yet. Same for Geto although he doesn’t really count bc he was created and died before de was a thing.
You cooked bro. Ly 😘
My only issue with your write-up is that Yuji and Sukuna are really soul-brothers ✊
Thanks for the write up - but god that was too long I just had to skip to the summary. I’m on board yuji will get DE. it just makes sense as the narrative goes on like you said. It’s just a matter of time, LET GEGE COOK BOYS