Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji’s Potential As The Next Sukuna, Explained

Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji's Potential As The Next Sukuna, Explained

As a devoted fan of Jujutsu Kaisen, I’ve been captivated by the extraordinary growth and potential of our protagonist, Yuji Itadori. The Shinjuku Showdown was a testament to his resilience and determination, a battle that saw him standing toe-to-toe with the formidable Sukuna, no easy feat for any sorcerer.


This article contains spoilers from Jujutsu Kaisen’s Shinjuku Showdown Arc.

Key Takeaways

  • Yuji Itadori gained significant power-ups in the Shinjuku showdown, including mastering the Simple Domain technique.
  • Despite defeating Sukuna, Yuji is not as strong as him yet, but has the potential to become the next Sukuna with more training.
  • As Yuji matures, his control over cursed energy and mastery of various techniques will likely make him comparable to Sukuna in power.

In the anime titled “Jujutsu Kaisen”, Yuji Itadori is the main character who has immense power. Throughout most of the series, Yuji’s strength wasn’t particularly noteworthy. However, during the Shinjuku Showdown arc, he was given multiple power boosts in rapid succession, ultimately elevating him to a very high level of power.

It’s worth noting that Yuji has a strong case for being the world’s most powerful sorcerer now that both Sukuna and Gojo are out of the picture. However, fans are aware that Yuji is far from reaching his full potential. He still needs to refine numerous abilities and techniques in order to attain the legendary status of his mentor. Despite this, it’s reasonable to expect Yuji to significantly increase his strength and potentially fill Sukuna’s shoes in JJK.

Yuji’s Great Growth In Shinjuku Showdown

Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji's Potential As The Next Sukuna, Explained
  • Yuji Trained Hard Prior To The Shinjuku Showdown
  • Yuji Awakened His Latent Powers

In the Shinjuku Showdown Arc of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji experienced significant growth in two distinct ways. Firstly, he received intense training prior to the showdown. With the help of the body swap technique and guidance from his brother, Choso, Yuji became proficient in numerous martial arts. Through the body swap, Kusakabe imparted him with many potent abilities, including barrier techniques. The most crucial of these was the Simple Domain, a skill that enabled him to shield himself from Sukuna’s domain expansion and later provided a foundation for Yuji to create his own domain expansion.

Did this brat just learn Reverse Cursed Technique? – Sukuna

Even so, Yuji was able to improve the speed of his healing process by manipulating blood, a skill that significantly boosted his strength. Furthermore, he possessed abilities like Convergence and Supernova, but these capabilities were optimized when used in conjunction with Choso’s assistance.

As a gamer, I can tell you, my skills didn’t just stop at learning. I also sparred with Yuta Okkotsu, boosting my overall power and cursed energy proficiency. There’s a mentor named Gojo Satoru too, but the secrets of our training sessions still remain veiled, waiting to be uncovered.

Apart from the pre-Shinjuku Showdown training, it’s common knowledge among fans that Yuji underwent significant power enhancements within the arc itself. During this period, he displayed abilities he had acquired during the timeskip and proved to be exceptionally skillful in combat against Sukuna. In his battle with the King of Curses, Yuji’s inherent potential was triggered, granting him access to the Shrine cursed technique. This deadly ability, known as “Shrine,” enables users to cut and dismember their targets, and it awakened in Yuji too, albeit his version of the Shrine exhibited subtle differences compared to Sukuna’s.

In essence, Yuji harnessed the awe-inspiring force of domain enlargement, which ultimately led to Sukuna’s downfall. To put it simply, Yuji annihilated Sukuna within his domain and extracted him from Megumi’s body, effectively banishing him for good.

How Yuji Can Be The Next Sukuna

Yuji Itadori Has Potential Equal To Sukuna

In the Shinjuku confrontation, Yuji Itadori demonstrated an exceptionally high degree of power. There’s no question about it; he currently possesses the capabilities of a top-tier sorcerer. His battle instinct is far ahead of most characters we’ve seen in the story, and his abilities are nothing short of amazing.

This must mean Yuji Itadori has potential equal to Sukuna! – Uraume

After all, he is the sorcerer who defeated Sukuna. But, fans should not be conceited. It should be quite clear to all the readers that Yuji Itadori would not have been able to defeat Sukuna on his own. In fact, all the sorcerers would have died terrible deaths had Gojo not drastically weakened Sukuna during his battle against him. Even after that, Sukuna fought many Sorcerers and they kept him busy on many occasions, allowing Yuji to land a couple of his powerful blows. Yuji could have died on many occasions in Shinjuku Showdown, and had Sukuna not been thoroughly nerfed, Yuji would never have won the battle. This is clear for all the fans to see. Right now, Yuji is very strong, but he is not as strong as Sukuna.

While it’s not impossible for Yuji not to reach Sukuna’s strength level, fans are well aware that Yuji may eventually embody the power of Sukuna. This is due to a strong connection between them, as revealed by Uraume. It turns out that Yuji shares a unique bond with Sukuna, being the son of Sukuna’s twin, making Sukuna more like his uncle in essence.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji's Potential As The Next Sukuna, Explained

In essence, Sukuna, his twin, was consumed by him, leading to a unique reincarnation in Jin Itadori. These two share an extraordinary bond that transcends time, which, combined with Sukuna’s dwelling within Yuji’s body and granting him access to his formidable powers and lethal techniques, makes Yuji one of the strongest sorcerers ever known. With the right dedication and self-improvement, Yuji has the potential to match or even surpass Sukuna in strength.

Yuji’s Strength As An Adult Sorcerer

Yuji Itadori Can Reach Sky-High Levels In JJK

Jujutsu Kaisen: Yuji's Potential As The Next Sukuna, Explained

Presently, Yuji is enrolled in high school, but once he completes his education a few years down the line, he’s expected to become an immensely potent sorcerer. By the time he matures into adulthood, his power will have escalated significantly. Yuji plans to enhance his physical prowess even more, and not just that, but also his command over cursed energy. He’ll undoubtedly have honed his control over reverse cursed techniques and amplified their effectiveness. It’s worth noting that by adulthood, Yuji is predicted to have mastered Blood Manipulation entirely, making techniques like Convergence second nature to him. Additionally, he’s anticipated to excel in Shrine, potentially reaching a level comparable to Sukuna, given his muscle memory from Sukuna residing within him.

The likelihood is high that his rule over his realm would strengthen, and in turn, Yuji might uncover their impressive skills, including domain enhancement and possibly new defensive strategies. If Yuji manages to grasp all these talents fully, there’s a strong argument for him reaching a level comparable to Sukuna. However, in a direct confrontation between the two, Yuji would likely be at a disadvantage. Yet, it is clear that Yuji possesses the potential to follow in Sukuna’s footsteps, even if it’s only in terms of power potential.

At long last, the final installment of Jujutsu Kaisen, chapter 271, hit the stands on September 29, 2024. Readers can catch up with the story through the Manga Plus and Shonen Jump mobile applications.

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2024-10-20 00:04