JJK RPG- Sakurajima Colony Fight

info-1 of Culling Games: Master Tengen reveals Kenjaku couldn't use their barrier to turn everyone in Japan into sorcerers with Idle Transfiguration because he lacks the cursed energy. That method would be wildly inefficient, so Kenjaku has chosen to evolve humanity by merging them with Master Tengen. The evolved soul of Master Tengen is now the world itself, and merging with them would create beings that are greater than a sorcerer. However, they would be new beings that are both "there and not there", meaning there are no boundaries between individuals. Not unlike what befell Tokyo, evil would spread and the impurity of a million people would flood the entire world beyond just Japan. According to Master Tengen, the Culling Game uses the players' cursed energy and the barriers for a ritual that prepares the humans of Japan for the merger. Through this custom, Master Tengen can be forced to merge with the humans of Japan and "convey them to the other side". In order to perform such a ritual, Kenjaku has undertaken specific binding vows, one of them being that he is not the game master. This works against Megumi's group because killing Kenjaku will not end the game. The Culling will continue until all the players are dead and its rules ensure that nothing can interrupt the ritual. There are ten colonies around Japan that are connected by boundary-binding barriers that form a line down the archipelago. This does not include Hokkaido because of the Jujutsu Society barrier and its status as a sacred area. Every human in Japan has been cursed in preparation for the merging ritual. There is no rule about entering or exiting the colonies and from the start of the game, players receive the objective of exiting the barriers as a way of stimulating competition. In order for the barriers to confine all the players, they're strengthened by the premise that the players entered of their own free will. Little is known about the game master, but shikigami known as Kogane serve as the game interface. All players are subject to strict rules, but Kenjaku will receive no bias.

info-2 of Culling games: Kenjaku believes there must be more potential to cursed energy in the form of human beings than jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits. His first attempt to achieve something greater was the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings. However, this only taught Kenjaku that something of his own creation cannot exceed his own potential. Therefore, he must create uncontrollable chaos in order to reach an answer that's shrouded in darkness. By extracting Mahito's cursed technique using Cursed Spirit Manipulation, Kenjaku was able to remotely cast Idle Transfiguration and activate two types of non-sorcerers he marked. The first type are people who ingested cursed objects, similar to Yuji Itadori. The second type are people who gained cursed techniques despite having brains that were meant to be non-sorcerers, like Junpei Yoshino. Both had their brains adjusted for jujutsu. The former gained strength as vessels for sorcerers from past eras. The latter gained the capacity to use cursed techniques as new sorcerers for the modern era. Kenjaku also breaks the seal on all the cursed objects he had the vessels ingest. Some of the marked ones have been in a deep slumber since being exposed to his cursed energy, but they will now awaken. The cursed objects were the remains of sorcerers Kenjaku made contracts with over a thousand years ago. However, each of those Binding Vows became null when Kenjaku obtained Suguru Geto's body. In order to deepen their understanding of cursed energy, Kenjaku plans on having hundreds of sorcerers fight one another. He's confident the upcoming conflict will reflect the Heian Era, the golden age of jujutsu. While escaping from Shibuya, Kenjaku released countless cursed spirits into Tokyo, creating a chain reaction from the Shibuya Incident that spread over ten million curses that compromised the twenty-three wards. Megumi Fushiguro learns of his sister's involvement and tells Yuji Itadori that she's been ensnared in Kenjaku's battle royal between jujutsu users called the Culling Game. Megumi recruits his allies and contacts Master Tengen in order to learn more about the Culling Game and Kenjaku's objectives.

There are unaddressed rules in the Culling Game that come about due to the barriers. When a player answers Kogane's message upon entering a colony, they are randomly transferred to one of nine pre-established locations. This process not only prevents players from entering the game together by spreading them out but also catalyzes a secondary awakening within new players.

colonies: Yuji and Megumi enter the Tokyo No. 1 Colony in search of Hiromi Higuruma to get him to use his points to add a new rule to the game. They are separated upon entering the colony and are quickly confronted by other sorcerers. Hanyu and Haba target newer entries but Yuji makes short work of them without resorting to killing. A young woman named Remi attacks Megumi but she's easily tossed aside. Rin Amai, a young man who was being used by Hana and Hanyu, recognizes Yuji from Sendai.[9] Separately yet simultaneously, Rin and Remi both claim to know where Higuruma is. However, they present different locations to Yuji and Megumi respectively.[10] Rin is true to his word and takes Yuji directly to Higuruma while Megumi is led into a trap by the mischievous Remi. Higuruma was a man betrayed and overwhelmed by the deeply unjust nature of his practice. He refuses to help Yuji by using his points to add a new rule, leading to the two of them to come to blows.[12] Higuruma's domain expansion: Deadly Sentencing puts Yuji on trial. He's found guilty by Judgeman and stripped of his cursed energy as a result of the sentencing.[13] Yuji is quickly overpowered without his cursed energy but realizes in time that he can demand a re-trial. However, the second time he's put on trial is for mass murder in Shibuya. Yuji confesses to this crime and received the death penalty, Judgeman's harshest sentencing. Higuruma hesitates despite Yuji's confession. He's aware that Sukuna was the true culprit and decides to embrace his former ideals. He deems Yuji innocent and throws the fight,[15] agreeing to help Yuji by spending one hundred points to add rule ten to the Culling Game. The addition of a rule to transfer points between players completes the first step to the Jujutsu High sorcerer's plan to rescue Tsumiki. While Yuji is dealing with Higuruma, Megumi is led to Reggie Star. After a discussion about the rules of the Culling Game being a diversion for Kenjaku's true intentions, Megumi and Reggie disagree on joining forces and come to blows. Reggie alongside his allies, Chizuru Hari and Iori Hazenoki ambush Megumi. Megumi eliminates Hari first but he's worn down by Hazenoki's relentless explosions. Fumihiko Takaba, a fellow player, rescues Megumi on a whim and helps him splitup their opponents.[18][19] Megumi defeats Reggie and the latter transfers his points over before dying.[20] Hazenoki withdraws after learning of Reggie's death and transfers his points due to Takaba's peristant haggling. Within the first twelve days of the Culling Game, the fighting within the Sendai Colony escalates to a level of pure viciousness far beyond that of the Tokyo colonies. Due to the presence of four elite players: Dhruv Lakdawalla, Ryu Ishigori, Takako Uro, and Kurourushi, the colony reaches a deadlock. At 11:28 AM on November 12th, Yuta ends the deadlock by eliminating Dhruv. He's scored thirty-five points since leaving Jujutsu High, with an additional five from Dhruv. While aiding civilians trapped within the Sendai colony, Yuta comes under attack from Kurourushi, a cockroach cursed spirit that awoke from a dormant state once Dhruv died. Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori observe Yuta's fight with Kurourushi. Yuta is aware they're watching and tries to exorcise Kurourushi without using Rika or reverse cursed technique. Kurourushi ultimately forces Yuta's hand and after eliminating the cockroach curse, he immedately comes under attack from Uro. Ishigori also joins the fray and the three-way battle results in Yuta taking several direct hits from strong cursed techniques. Yuta calls Rika to his side and uses his full power to even the odds, eventually forcing a three-way clash of domains that's interrupted by Kurourushi's offspring. Uro and Kurourushi are defeated while everyone's innate techniques are exhausted from the domain clash. This sets the table for the proper one-on-one Ishigori has always desired, an event he fondly refers to as his "dessert".[25] Yuta's technique recovers in time to redirect Ishigori's attack back at him to come out the last man standing in Sendai.[26] Yuta doesn't kill Ishigori or Uro and instead has them transfer all of their points over to him. Hajime Kashimo dominates the Tokyo No. 2 Colony, eliminating forty players within the first twelve days. He adds rule nine to the Culling Game, allowing players to use their Kogane to view information on each other.[28] Hana Kurusu left the Tokyo No. 2 Colony because there ended up being more cursed spirits than sorcerers due to Kashimo and the sea. Hakari and Panda are unaware of this when they enter the colony in search of the Angel. Hakari encounters Charles Bernard after being separated from Panda. Charles is an aspiring mangaka whose dreams were crushed along with the collapse of Tokyo. Charles was unwillingly awakened as a sorcerer for the Culling Game. He asks Hakari to provoke him into a fight where he can vent his frustration and aggression in the only way the Culling Game demands, with the intent to kill.[29] Hakari doesn't hold back on Charles in an attempt to curb his violent expression.[30] He hits the jackpot in his pachinko-themed domain to achieve a decisive victory over Charles's ability to see the future.[31]

Around the same time, Panda unfortunately happens upon Kashimo. The God of Lightning interrogates Panda for Sukuna's location and nearly annihilates the cursed corpse in the process. Kashimo destroys two of Panda's cores, both his brother's and sister's, as well as the majority of his body. Despite this, Panda refuses to tell Kashimo anything about Yuji. Before Kashimo puts an end to Panda, Hakari arrives to rescue him while still under the influence of his domain's jackpot bonus. The bonus of unlimited cursed energy enhances Hakari and grants him a fully automatic reverse cursed technique. This enables him to combat the highly skilled Kashimo on even terms. Kashimo attempts to kill the unkillable while the two fight across repeated domain expansions and jackpot bonuses. Kashimo nearly succeeds in killing Hakari's more than once but the latter's incredible luck outlasted him in the end. Rather than kill Kashimo, Hakari cuts a deal with him to join forces. As per their agreement during the fight, Kashimo transferrs his remaining one hundred points over to Hakari. At 3:05 P.M. in the Sakurajima Colony, Maki takes out cursed spirits in the Shiroyama tunnel. Noritoshi Kamo finds her and reveals that with Maki's last attack, most of the remaining sorcerers and curses in the colony have been eliminated. Noritoshi, like the other Kyoto students, traveled to the colonies to inform their Tokyo allies of the developing plan to combat the Culling Game. He tells Maki her new role is to leave the colony and meet up with Ui Ui so she can serve as a communicator between colonies. However, their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a cursed spirit with a peculiar presence. After ignoring Kogane's invitation to become a player, the curse rips through Sakurajima with extreme speed and goes straight for Maki. It reveals itself to be a vengeful spirit, none other than Naoya Zenin reincarnated into a curse. Maki and Noritoshi fight together to bring Naoya down, but he ends up being a cursed womb and evolves into a much more powerful state that quickly overwhelms both of them. The chaotic battle draws the attention of two other players, Rokujushi Miyo and Hagane Daido.[38] Daido is an unparalleled swordsman but not a sorcerer and Miyo is a sorcerer obsessed with sumo. The samurai knows where Naoya is despite not being able to see him and strikes with more efficiency than even Maki.[39] Miyo notices Maki's distress and offers her a sumo match inside his simple domain. During the match, Miyo teaches Maki to let go of her restraints and reach true freedom, allowing her to see "everything" in the same way Daido does. With Miyo's guidance, Maki reaches her full potential.[40] At this level, Naoya is no longer a match for her, and not even his newly achieved domain expansion has any effect. Maki exorcises Naoya, saving Daido and Miyo from his domain. With this, a demon war god on the same level as Toji Zenin has been fully realized. On December 24th, 2018, the date of Satoru Gojo and Sukuna's paramount clash, Kenjaku travels to the Lake Gosho Colony. Kenjaku plans on eliminating the remaining players in the colony while the sorcerers allied with Jujutsu High are dealing with Sukuna.

A female player, confused by the state of affairs in the Culling Game by this point, flees from Kenjaku. She's quickly caught and killed by him but his Kogane isn't set to read his point additions aloud. Kenjaku also makes quick work of Iori Hazenoki after they both learn of Satoru Gojo's defeat. Hazenoki was hoping he could hold out until backup arrived from that battle. Kenjaku is using several cursed spirits as sensors to monitor the jujutsu sorcerers and believes he would know if they were coming. However, Takaba appears in the area and confronts Kenjaku without any warning. his surprises Kenjaku, but he writes Takaba off, underestimating him for being an awakened sorcerer.[42] Kenjaku quickly learns that his knowledge and skill are useless against Takaba's Comedian technique, which renders his cursed spirits harmless. He takes a different approach and attacks Takaba's confidence as a comedian to deactivate his passive technique.[43] Takaba quickly regains his composure after recalling his origin and swings the momentum back in his favor.[44] Their battle spans numerous comedic realities that Kenjaku and Takaba enjoy together. Despite his joy, the damage Kenjaku takes throughout accumulates and he knows he's going to lose at that pace. He eventually figures out how to satisfy Takaba's desire to entertain, by initiating a scenario where they star as a comedic duo at their own show.[45] The fight ends when the show concludes, with Kenjaku appearing to come out as the victor. Takaba expresses his gratitude and Kenjaku admits he had fun, only for Yuta Okkotsu to suddenly appear and deal the killing blow. It was the plan all along for Yuta to strike when Kenjaku's guard was down because Takaba doesn't kill people. Despite his defeat, Kenjaku persists, using the distraction of all the cursed spirits erupting from Suguru Geto's body to transfer authority to end the Culling Game to Sukuna.

The rules of the Culling Game don't forbid players or communications from leaving the colony. This is a side-effect of the barrier, similar to the curtains deployed during the Shibuya Incident. The Jujutsu High students feared the barriers would remain unbreachable even if they added a rule to move across them.[73] However, this turned out not to be the case, as proven when Yorozu's rule allowed players to move in and out of colony barriers. Rules Original Rules of the Game

1. Once a player has awakened their cursed technique, they must declare their participation in the Culling Game at the colony of their choice within 19 days.

Players were awakened by Kenjaku at around Midnight on October 31st. This gives players like Tsumiki Fushiguro until roughly November 19th to declare their participation. 2. Any player who breaks the previous rule will be subject to cursed technique removal.

Cursed Technique Removal (術じゅつ式しきの剥はく奪だつ Jutsushiki no Hakudatsu?) is a mysterious process that does not involve Idle Transfiguration. Shoko Ieiri theorizes that it affects the player's brain and would kill them. Otherwise, all the players could simply refuse to participate. Master Tengen confirms that the process would indeed end the player's life. Players without cursed techniques aren't at risk of dying from this rule. 3. Non-players who enter a colony become players at the moment of entry and will be considered to have declared participation in the Culling Game.

Civilians already inside a barrier at the start of the game will be given at least one chance to exit safely.[60] 4. Players score points by ending the lives of other players.

5. The point value of a player's life is decided by the game master. As a general rule, sorcerers are worth 5 points and non-sorcerers are worth one point.

Cursed spirit participants are worth 5 points as well. 6. Excluding the point value of the player's own life, a player can expend 100 points to negotiate with the game master and add a new rule to the game.

Rules cannot be subtracted or taken away. permanent upon creation. 7. In accordance with rule 6, the game master must accept any proposed new rule as long as it doesn't have a long-lasting effect on the game.

8. If a player's score remains the same for 19 days, they will be subject to cursed technique removal. Player-added rules:

9. Players gain access to information on other players, such as their name, amount of points, number of rules added, and their current colony. This rule was added by Hajime Kashimo.

10. Players may transfer any number of points between one another. This rule was added by Hiromi Higuruma.

11. Players can leave the game by expending 100 points to invite a substitute into their colony. This rule was added by Megumi Fushiguro.

12. Players can enter and exit across all colony borders. This rule was added by Yorozu. Kogane, Is a pale white pupa with a Wide skull for a head with Black empty eye sockets, and Emboldened Cheekbones on the sides. Then a pair of wings behind its head, an intricately-line-shaped mouth at the bottom of the skull-face with 2 nose holes and a "w" curve-shaped mouth, then a single-looped black tail with Each Kogane also has a black tail but they differ from one to another. Kogane can differ in other ways as well, such as the shape of their eyes or added facial features, such as hair or horns.[1] They're capable of speaking and each of them even possesses semblances of personality. Each Culling Game player receives a Kogane that services them as their main point of contact with the Culling Game.[2] It goes over the rules with each player[3] and tells them every time they've scored points.[4] Any non-players who decide to declare participation will need to confirm with Kogane upon entering a barrier colony.[5][6] Kogane also allows the players to contact the game master in order to negotiate new rules. Kogane will announce newly added rules to their players in a different voice than when acting as a liaison for a player. As the Culling Game's main interface, Kogane is capable of adapting to each added rule to the Culling Game. For example, when the rule allowing players to access each other's info was added, Kogane gained the ability to change its shape and display player information on command to a uniquely-designed end. Master Tengen first mentioned the Kogane when discussing the Culling Game with Yuji Itadori and his allies, describing them as the programming of the game rather than the actual masters of it. Yuji was first introduced to his Kogane when it announced that Hajime Kashimo added a new rule allowing players to view each other's information. Yuji and Megumi Fushiguro used the new rule to have Kogane show players with one hundred or more points. This allows them to prioritize Hajime Kashimo and Hiromi Higuruma as targets so they can use their points to add their own rule to the game with Kogane.[9]Master Tengen first mentioned the Kogane when discussing the Culling Game with Yuji Itadori and his allies, describing them as the programming of the game rather than the actual masters of it. Yuji was first introduced to his Kogane when it announced that Hajime Kashimo added a new rule allowing players to view each other's information. Yuji and Megumi Fushiguro used the new rule to have Kogane show players with one hundred or more points. This allows them to prioritize Hajime Kashimo and Hiromi Higuruma as targets so they can use their points to add their own rule to the game with Kogane.[9]Higuruma agreed with Yuji to use his points to add a rule that allowed the transfer of points between players. Using Kogane, Higuruma negotiated with the game master that this rule would affect Rule 8 involving Cursed Technique Removal. The rule was approved as the tenth rule of the game and Higuruma used his Kogane to transfer one point to Yuji.[12] At the same time, Megumi and Chizuru Hari's Kogane announced the new rule addition to them.[13] Megumi eliminated Hari shortly afterward and his Kogane announced he scored five points.[14] After Reggie Star was defeated by Megumi, he asked Kogane to transfer his 41 points to the young sorcerer who then killed him. Megumi's Kogane then announced that he earned five more points.[15] Meanwhile, in the Sendai Colony, Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori both used their Kogane to view Yuta Okkotsu's information after witnessing Dhruv Lakdawalla's shikigami disappearing due to his death.[16] Without Dhruv and his cursed technique hindering it, Kurourushi awakened and began feeding on people within the colony. After dispelling the cursed spirit's initial attack, Yuta asked his Kogane if Kurourushi was a Culling Game player, which the shikigami confirmed.[17] After exorcising the cursed spirit, Yuta's Kogane informed him that he scored five points, bringing his point total up to 40.[18]During the three-way battle between him, Ryu, and Uro, Yuta exorcised Kurourushi a second time after it was reborn through its child, thus earning him five more points and bringing his total up to 45. After defeating Ryu and Uro, Yuta asked them individually to give him their points, to which they agreed. Yuta was given 76 points from Ryu and 69 points from Uro, leaving both players with one point so that they wouldn't need to kill others to gain points and survive the Culling Game. Yuta had a total 190 points after the ordeal.[19][20] Some time earlier in the Tokyo No. 2 Colony, Panda unexpectedly encountered Kashimo. Although he tried to disguise himself as an actual panda, Kashimo made use of Kogane's ability to identify other Culling Game players, exposing Panda's identity and promptly engaging in battle with him.[21] Later, with the addition of Rule 10, Kashimo agreed to transfer 100 of his points to Hakari after their fight.[22] Hours later in the Sakurajima Colony, Naoya Zenin, reborn as a vengeful cursed spirit, enters the colony's barrier. He received a Kogane, who informed him about the Culling Game and asked if he was willing to enter, with Naoya responding by threatening to kill it, annoying the shikigami.[23] On the night of the 14th, Yuji used his Kogane to update Megumi on the current points held by Yuta and Hakari. Combined with Megumi's 51 points, Fumihiko Takaba's 4 points, and Hana Kurusu's 14 points, the jujutsu sorcerers gained a total of 359 points.[24] Soon after, Hana's Kogane detected a large number of people entering the colony. At Hana's command, it displayed the number of players from 10 minutes ago, which was 807 and counting.[25] The new players were 1,000 United States military soldiers who were ordered to kidnap jujutsu sorcerers after Kenjaku revealed the existence of jujutsu to the United States government. Upon entering the Tokyo No. 1 Colony, the soldiers were greeted by their respective Kogane but did not respond, preventing them from being teleported.[26] Two days later, on the noon of the 16th, the jujutsu sorcerers in Tokyo No. 1 Colony reconvened with Maki Zenin, who updated them of the fact that Kenjaku took Tengen despite Choso and Yuki Tsukumo's protection. The sorcerers then discussed their plans for rule additions, ultimately deciding to prioritize adding a rule that would allow players to leave the Culling Game. Using his 359 points, Megumi asked his Kogane to add such a rule, but was denied since it conflicted with Rule 7. When Megumi suggested another rule that would allow players to invite a new player into the Culling Game as a substitute, he was denied once again. His Kogane then suggested a rule that would allow a player to leave the Culling Game by expending 100 points and inviting a new player as a substitute, and refused to negotiate further. Megumi ultimately agreed to add the suggested rule and asked Maki to bring Tsumiki Fushiguro to their colony. When Tsumiki entered the colony, Megumi immediately transferred 100 points to her so she could invite Kiyotaka Ijichi in as a substitute. However, Tsumiki instead uses the points to add a rule that would allow players entry and exit across colony borders.[27] The rule was immediately approved by Tsumiki's Kogane and announced, who taunted Megumi by revealing that she was an incarnated sorcerer named Yorozu all along.

Maki Zenin, Daughter of Ogi Zenin and the elder twin sister of Mai Zenin, Maki was born in the Zenin Clan. Born a non-sorcerer in one of the big three sorcerer families, Maki was constantly mistreated and felt compelled to expel herself from the Zenin clan. She aspires to be a great jujutsu sorcerer to spite her family, working closely with her friends Panda and Toge Inumaki while also serving as a role model to the first-year students. Maki is a young woman above average height with an athletic build. She has small golden eyes and long black hair (dark green in the anime) normally tied into a short ponytail. She had fringes of hair over her forehead with smaller strands framing her cheeks and used to sport different pairs of glasses that allowed her to see curses. While still a member of the Zenin clan, Maki wore a traditional outfit, a white yukata, and a black hakama.[4] Maki's original Jujutsu High student uniform consisted of the traditional long sleeve jacket with a skirt. As a first-year student, she wore thick, long tan socks and black shoes with her uniform. As a second-year Maki wore a different pair of glasses and sported black leggings instead of socks. Maki is a very headstrong and straightforward person who tries to drive herself forward without needing anyone else's help. She is extremely strong-willed, capable, and motivated to escape the standards that have been set for her by people who are supposed to be her family. In a sorcerer clan, strong cursed techniques are everything, but Maki couldn't even see curses. Women in sorcerer clans have to stand out even more, leading Maki to be constantly severely mistreated and abused by the Zenin clan. Despite feeling cursed by her own blood, Maki motivates herself to become a strong sorcerer regardless of what her family thinks. She wants to break apart the foundation of their way of their life and reject it completely. Maki has a Heavenly restriction, and despite that, she is gifted with Immense Physical strength and power, Though.. Toji is Stronger. until after murdering her entire clan-family after obtaining the soul of her sister mai, then slaughtering her conservative-strict family members who treat the weak like filth. then going on to the Sakurajima Colony after beating the fuck out of Naoya Zenin, who is now a Vengeful Cursed Spirit because Maki's dying mother killed Naoya with a knife, and because she wasn't a sorcerer, naoya became a vengeful spirit because he went out a unsatisfying way by a non-sorcerer, contradicting his views on the weak, for whom killed him.

Hagane Daido is the incarnation of a nameless master swordsman and was a participant in the Culling Game. Hagane is an elderly man with a stocky build, short grey hair, and a thick unkempt mustache. He has black eyebrows, a large nose and eyes with small light-colored pupils. Upon his initial incarnation, Hagane wore a white t-shirt with black shorts and sandals. While fighting in the Sakurajima Colony, he's donned a more traditional samurai attire, sporting a mid-toned kimono. Hagane is from an era where katanas were the very soul of a Japanese man. Incarnated in modern times where carrying a sword is illegal, Hagane was confused and distraught about not being able to find a single katana. All he could do was frantically run around with tears in his eyes and scream the word katana while looking for one.[1] Upon being lent one by Maki Zenin, Hagane immediately decided to help her against fighting Naoya Zenin, showcasing he has a great degree of honor. He recognizes Maki as a worthy opponent as she asked her to track him and down and fight when it came time to remove his incarnated object. Overall Skill Level: Hagane is a reincarnated master swordsman who possesses peerless skills with a blade. He is a non-sorcerer, making him an outlier among Culling Game players who can wield a sword but not cursed energy. Even without cursed energy, Hagane's swordsmanship empowers him tremendously, putting him on equal terms with jujutsu users. Hagane borrowed Maki's replica of the Split Soul Katana (釈しゃく魂刀こんとう Shakukontō?). It can cut through the toughest substances to reach the soul but exerting its full powers requires eyes that can perceive the souls of inorganic matter.

Hagane wielded a sword with greater skill than even Maki Zenin before she was fully realized. Hagane bifurcated the vengeful spirit, Naoya Zenin, with ease, an opponent Maki struggled mightily against in their first encounter. Upon receiving Maki's sword, everyone around Hagane was overwhelmed by an aura of sheer lethality. Hagane cannot physically see cursed spirits, but he's able to "see everything else" around them, allowing him to accurately target curses with his attacks. He can also sense if the katana he's wielding is a cursed tool, referring to Maki's sword as a demonic blade.

Hagane's Kogane has a katana-shaped tail, a thick moustache, two big blank holes with white irises for eyes, and a colon three-shaped mouth. Rokujushi Miyo is the incarnation of a sumo enthusiast and was a participant in the Culling Game. Rokujushi Miyo is a muscular man with a peculiar hairstyle. The top of his head is bald but he's styled the rest of his hair in a spiky fashion that juts out three hundred and sixty degrees around the rest of his head. His hair is dark and his eyebrows are thick while his eyes are a lighter color. Rokujushi doesn't wear clothes other than his mawashi, a traditional sumo loincloth. Rokujushi's most prominent trait is his pure love and adoration for sumo wrestling. He is from an era where wrestling was normal and is repeatedly disheartened when people from the modern day refuse to do sumo with him. A sense of identity and individuality isn't a priority of Rokujushi. When asked who he was by Noritoshi, Rokujushi claimed it didn't matter and he only wanted to sumo.[1]

Everything about Rokujushi revolves around his passion for sumo, making his actions appear very reckless and goofy. Upon hearing a "nokotta" chant on someone's television, Rokujushi had no qualms about breaking into the corresponding house just to politely ask the old lady inside where the wrestlers were located. Upon learning they were in Tokyo, Rokujushi assumed it would be East and still headed in the completely wrong direction, ending up in Sakurajima instead. Rokujushi actually has a very intelligent and sincere side that only becomes apparent when engaging him in sumo. He noticed Maki Zenin overthinking her own abilities and offered her a sumo match to help calm her nerves. When Maki actually agreed to do sumo with him, Rokujushi was so happy that he immediately shed tears.[3] After finally finding a partner to wrestle with, Rokujushi showed his appreciation by helping Maki clear her mind. He could tell that Maki was extremely strong but she was struggling to focus. He sincerely asked her what was on her mind and even used sumo to help free her of her own mental restraints, something that quickly helped Maki reach her peak mindset. Overall Skill Level: While his combat abilities are still mostly unknown, Rokujushi has displayed exceptional physical capabilities. He is a master wrestler with enough talent to even defeat Maki Zenin, who has much greater physical prowess, in a sumo bout. Not only was Rokujushi able to match her speed with his reflexes, but he defeated her in several consecutive sumo matches with pure superior skill and form.[5]

Rokujushi also contributed to the fight against Naoya by hitting the vengeful curse with an effective headbutt.[6] However, he was no match for Naoya's domain and would've been killed if not for Maki's interference. Simple Domain (簡かん易い領りょう域いき Kan'i Ryōiki?): Rokujushi's simple domain is conjured purely for the purpose of engaging in sumo wrestling and includes a barrier focused on nothing else. In order to avoid needing a binding vow for anything jujutsu related, both the challenger and the challenged must agree to a sumo match to complete the domain.

Rokujushi's Kogane has a tail ending with a ring, two big blank holes for eyes, a ring of small spikes on its head and a bird's beak.

Noritoshi is a tall young man who stands above all his peers, save for Aoi Todo, at Kyoto Jujutsu High. He has gray-colored eyes that are normally kept completely shut and black hair.

When Noritoshi was the heir to the Kamo Clan, his hair was kept in an orthodox style as a part of his commitment to his role. Two strands of hair in front of Noritoshi's face were wrapped while the rest of his hair flowed behind his head down to his neck. He sported a dark blue shozoku version of the Jujutsu High uniform with zori sandals with white socks. As a child, Noritoshi had a similar hairstyle without wrappings and wore a green yukata robe.

Noritoshi cut his hair after he was ousted from the Kamo Clan into a much shorter and spikier style. He also no longer sports a Jujutsu High uniform. Instead, Noritoshi wears a long-sleeved black turtleneck underneath a protective breastplate that covers the left side of his chest. He also wears a waist guard that covers both sides of his hips and holsters the quiver for his arrows. Noritoshi completes this new look with black pants and shoes with white trim.

Noritoshi is a calm and stoic person from a complicated family life. He used to feel pressured to uphold the values and ideals of the Kamo family and behaved accordingly. Noritoshi is a leader among his peers other than Todo, but the twisted ideals of the conservative faction used to greatly distort his relationships with his fellow sorcerers. When he was ordered to execute Yuji Itadori for being Sukuna's vessel, Noritoshi took on their twisted way of thinking.

Noritoshi desired to build a healthy relationship between the Kamo and Zenin Clans. He wished Mai Zenin had inherited the Ten Shadows Technique because she remains in the clan, unlike Megumi Fushiguro. Despite his distance from the clan, Noritoshi attempted to have a kinship with Megumi. Even before getting to know him, he believed him to be more reliable than the often drunk Naobito Zenin. However, Megumi outright rejected Noritoshi and the Big Three Families' way of thinking, choosing to instead follow his conscience. Noritoshi was ordered to execute Yuji and claimed he was going to do so of his own free will in a desperate attempt to appease his family. He led his peers to aid him in killing a fellow sorcerer even when some of them disagreed, which sent them on a direct collision course with their rivals at Tokyo Jujutsu High, including Megumi. Noritoshi's mother is the center of his life and he regrets being separated from her by the clan. She was not welcomed into the family like he was and his goal has always been to build a home for her so they could reunite. He behaves befitting of the Kamo clan heir so he can gain enough influence to welcome his mother back in. Noritoshi never wanted to be a sorcerer but his mother pushed him to stay with the clan and help people, claiming she would only get in his way. When Noritoshi actually spoke to Yuji, he realized they aren't that different after all. Yuji's grandfather pushed him to help others in the same way that Noritoshi's mother did for him. Noritoshi was so moved by this revelation that he allowed himself to be struck out during the Baseball Game. Noritoshi attempted to reconnect with his mother only to discover that she had a new family. Due to Noritoshi's separation from her and his exile from the Kamo clan as well, Noritoshi believed he had nowhere to belong and that he wasn't important to anyone. Without the weight of the Kamo clan on his shoulders, Noritoshi mellowed out and developed a more natural personality true to himself. While Noritoshi is still aloof and rarely shaken, his conviction was been replaced by sorrow. Without a home to return to, Noritoshi decided to simply burn away his life for his allies. Noritoshi can relate to Maki's complicated family life, bringing them closer during their time together in the Sakurajima Colony. Maki advised him to talk to his mother again because she regrets not taking her chance to do so, a statement that got through to Noritoshi. It helped him understand he might have assumed the wrong thing about his mother and not having a family to live for. Overall Skill Level: Noritoshi is a semi-grade 1 sorcerer as a third-year student at Kyoto Jujutsu High, permitting him to take on solo missions and supervise his peers of lesser rank. He is the former heir to the Kamo clan who has inherited their prized cursed technique, Blood Manipulation. Noritoshi not only possesses natural innate talent for jujutsu but the intellect and physical skill to blend it and incorporate it into a variety of fighting styles.

Noritoshi is a skilled archer who reinforces his arrows with cursed energy and guides them using blood. His abilities have earned the respect of his peers, who he led into battle during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons[13] and the 2018 Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event. During the latter event, Noritoshi fought on even terms with Megumi, who also inherited a powerful cursed technique from the Big Three Families. He displayed not only skills in archery but high-level close combat capabilities boosted by manipulating his own blood as well.[14][15] Noritoshi also fought effectively on a team with Megumi and Toge Inumaki against Hanami, a special grade curse.[16] Noritoshi was eventually incapacitated by Hanami but his solid planning and perseverance eventually led to Megumi discovering Hanami's weaknesses. Noritoshi missed most of the Shibuya Incident but contributed to the last battle against Kenjaku using his arrows from long-range.[18] He was more active during the Culling Game, where he was able to hold his own against Naoya Zenin's vengeful curse form. Noritoshi and Maki effectively overwhelmed Naoya's cursed womb form by working together but his evolved state was more than they could handle.[19] Noritoshi could only buy time for Maki, but he fought against Naoya using all of his available skills and intellect to hold his own High Tactical Intellect: Noritishi is a cool-headed and thoughtful fighter who uses a combination of mental prowess and physical might to achieve victory. He is an effective leader thanks to his level-headed demeanor, jujutsu knowledge, and strategic tact. During the Goodwill Event, Noritoshi organized his classmates into an all-out assault on Yuji that might have been effective if not for Todo's interference. Noritoshi recognized Todo's cursed technique as soon as it activated and withdrew with his peers, quickly understanding how unfavorable the situation had become.[21] Noritoshi was quick to order his team to recover Momo, their scout, who was compromised. Noritoshi employs effective tactics in one-on-one battles as well. While fighting Megumi, Noritoshi blocked his opponent's view for a moment in order to close the distance with the shikigami user.[22] Against a superior opponent like Hanami, Noritoshi organized an effective method of buying time against him using Toge's Cursed Speech and his own attacks, which eventually exposed Hanami's weak point to Megumi.[23] During the Culling Game, Noritoshi fought effectively alongside Maki, analyzing Naoya's abilities at every turn throughout their fight with the vengeful cursed spirit. Noritoshi first took note of Naoya's incredible speed and wanted to prevent him from evolving beyond a cursed womb, which would further increase it.[24] Noritoshi survived Naoya's initial attack from his evolved state by blocking his head with blood at the last moment to protect himself, even impressing Naoya.[25] Noritoshi and Maki strategized a countermeasure for Naoya's speed that likely would've been effective on a normal opponent, but they underestimated the level of speed he could reach.[26] Noritoshi held his own against Naoya, a far superior opponent, by using his wits to survive. He recognized that Blood Manipulation was effective against cursed spirits and even spat his blood into Naoya's air inlet. He circulated blood he was using externally back into his body to avoid dying from blood loss despite the cost to his stamina.[27] He also noticed that Naoya assumed he wouldn't unleash a major technique and used the opening to surprise his opponent at close range with one. During the Culling Game, Noritoshi fought effectively alongside Maki, analyzing Naoya's abilities at every turn throughout their fight with the vengeful cursed spirit. Noritoshi first took note of Naoya's incredible speed and wanted to prevent him from evolving beyond a cursed womb, which would further increase it.[24] Noritoshi survived Naoya's initial attack from his evolved state by blocking his head with blood at the last moment to protect himself, even impressing Naoya.[25] Noritoshi and Maki strategized a countermeasure for Naoya's speed that likely would've been effective on a normal opponent, but they underestimated the level of speed he could reach.[26]

Noritoshi held his own against Naoya, a far superior opponent, by using his wits to survive. He recognized that Blood Manipulation was effective against cursed spirits and even spat his blood into Naoya's air inlet. He circulated blood he was using externally back into his body to avoid dying from blood loss despite the cost to his stamina.[27] He also noticed that Naoya assumed he wouldn't unleash a major technique and used the opening to surprise his opponent at close range with one. Blood Manipulation (赤せっ血けつ操そう術じゅつ Sekketsu Sōjutsu?): Noritoshi possesses the prized inherited cursed technique of the Kamo Family. Praised for its balanced set of abilities, Blood Manipulation grants Noritoshi the ability to control all aspects of his blood. By dipping his arrows in blood, Noritoshi can control them after firing, allowing them to defy physics. He also has access to numerous other derived techniques that allow for a wide variety of offensive capabilities. Flowing Red Scale (赤せき鱗りん躍やく動どう Sekirin Yakudō?): Increases the user's body temperature, pulse rate, and the number of red blood cells to give themselves greatly increased energy and physical capabilities, similar to blood doping. Crimson Binding (赤せき縛ばく Sekibaku?): Transforms the user's blood into widespread net that tightly ensnares the target. Slicing Exorcism (苅かり祓ばらい Karibarai?): Forms a wheel of blood with the user's blood before rotating it at high speeds to create a bladed projectile and launching it at the target. Convergence (百びゃく斂れん Byakuren?): Compresses and condenses the user's blood to its limit as a prerequisite for other techniques. Piercing Blood (穿せん血けつ Senketsu?): With a compressed blood orb, the user fires a long ranged beam of blood out of their hands with extreme speed and flesh piercing capabilities.

Bow and Arrows: Noritoshi takes a bow and several arrows into battle with him. The arrow tips are dipped in Noritoshi's blood, allowing him to control the trajectory of the arrows with his inherited technique after firing them from the bow.

Noritoshi's Kogane has a three pointed arrow-shaped tail, two small holes for a nose, two thin slits for eyes, and a colon three-shaped mouth.

The daughter of Ogi Zenin and his wife, and the elder twin sister of Mai Zenin, Maki was born in the Zenin Clan. Born a non-sorcerer in one of the Big Three Families, Maki was constantly mistreated and felt compelled to expel herself from her clan. She aspires to be a great jujutsu sorcerer to spite her family, working closely with her friends Yuta Okkotsu, Panda and Toge Inumaki, while also serving as a role model to the first-year students. Maki is a young woman above average height with an athletic build. She has small green eyes (amber in the anime) and long black hair (dark green in the anime) normally tied into a short ponytail. She had fringes of hair over her forehead with smaller strands framing her cheeks and used to sport different pairs of glasses that allowed her to see curses.

While still a member of the Zenin clan, Maki wore a traditional outfit, a white yukata, and a black hakama.[5] Maki's original Jujutsu High student uniform consisted of the traditional long sleeve jacket with a pencil skirt. As a first-year student, she wore thick, long tan socks and black shoes with her uniform. As a second-year Maki wore a different pair of glasses and sported black leggings instead of socks.[6][7]

While training for the Goodwill Event, Maki wore a purple tracksuit a black jersey with tan shorts over her leggings.[8] While training Yuta, Maki wore the same top with darker shorts. Her casual clothes consisted of a cyan hoodie over a white shirt with pink horizontal stripes, white shorts over black leggings, and white boots.[9] Maki was severely burned by Jogo's flames during the Shibuya Incident. This has left a great deal of her body covered in scars from the severe burns, running all the way up and down both her arms and the sides of her face. Her hair now only reaches just past her ears, which may be a result of her cutting it, or it may have been partially or entirely burned off.

Maki decided to alter her uniform to keep her arms mostly uncovered. She wore a sleeveless, turtle-neck, black shirt underneath a large cape attached by two Jujutsu High pins on each side. The shirt tucked into a large brown belt with a gold buckle, tied around the waist of tight black pants. The glasses she paired with this outfit were circular but Maki's right eye was covered in bandages from the burns.[10]

During her conflict with the Zenin Clan, Maki lost her right eye altogether and now has a scar where it was sliced by her father's katana. She ditched the cape but sports mostly the same outfit, with the same sleeveless shirt paired with the same pants, belt, and shoes.[11] By the time she entered the Culling Game, Maki reclaimed her cape and had her right eye completely healed.[12] No Kogane for Maki since she has no cursed energy, and cannot be a registered player because of the heavenly restriction. Maki is a very headstrong and straightforward person who tries to drive herself forward without needing anyone else's help. She is extremely strong-willed, capable, and motivated to escape the standards that have been set for her by people who are supposed to be her family. In a sorcerer clan, strong cursed techniques are everything, but Maki didn't even have the cursed energy required to see curses. In addition, women in sorcerer clans have to stand out even more, leading Maki to be constantly severely mistreated and abused by the Zenin Clan. Despite feeling cursed by her own blood, Maki motivates herself to become a strong sorcerer regardless of what her family thinks. She wants to break apart the foundation of their way of life and reject it completely. Maki can come off as rather cold at times, even to her classmates. She is the leader type, but Maki is very tough on others and tends to be impatient and hot-tempered. She doesn't seem to respect Satoru Gojo as a person due to his very goofy attitude. Even as her teacher, Maki often refers to him as a moron.[13] Maki trained Yuta harshly because she wanted to see him get stronger and fight beside her, something she would later impart on Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki as their senior. She's taught them all highly advanced situational awareness and how to properly wield a variety of weapons, even if they had to get beaten up a lot in the process.[14] Maki was initially very mean to Yuta because of his shy attitude and openly told him he had no business attending Jujutsu High as a cursed human.[15] While working on a mission together, they learned to understand one another, and she realized they weren't so different. She asked Yuta why he enrolled in the school, and he told her that he wanted it to be acceptable for him to live. Maki told him that's what Jujutsu High is all about and encouraged him to use his curse to save people.[16] She has repressed many of her emotions to maintain her trademark tough exterior. She hasn't expressed romantic interest in anyone, and Panda enjoyed teasing her about this as first-years. When it came to Yuta, this embarrassed Maki enough to lash out at Panda in a temper.[17] Following their first encounter with Suguru Geto, Maki and Yuta talked about why Geto referred to her as the "failure of the Zenin clan". Maki initially played it off as if being born a non-sorcerer gave her a perfect excuse to leave because she hated the clan for a variety of other reasons. When Yuta inquired as to why Maki chose to be a sorcerer, Maki said it's because she's got a bad personality and wants to be a grade 1 sorcerer to spite the Zenin clan. Yuta admired Maki's strength and revealed he wanted to be like her, strong and resilient. Yuta awkwardly offered to help her stick it to the Zenin clan, but she called him an idiot and said it was something she needed to do alone. She had spent so long rejecting the need to feel accepted that she became flustered that Yuta kindly recognized her strength. Maki left the conversation to gain her composure and then reminded herself that she should not go feeling like she's finally been recognized.[18] As a second-year student, Maki carries an aura of leadership and guides her juniors appropriately. She gravitates toward Megumi and Nobora because the first is also an ex-member of the Zenin clan and the second is the only other girl in their school, and the three get along well. Maki is comfortable with teasing Megumi, even if it's harsh, and this can make her come off as a "cold-hearted demon" at times. When she found Megumi sulking with Nobara (whom they had just met), Maki jokingly asked them if they had just attended a funeral. However, this was ironically after their classmate Yuji Itadori's death. This made Maki feel really guilty, and as usual, she lashed out at Panda in a rage for not informing her sooner. Even after the accident, Maki was still unsure if taking it easy on the first-year students would've even been a kindness.[19] Maki is someone with a chip on her shoulder and is always determined to prove herself. For the Kyoto Goodwill Event, she needed strong teammates to help showcase her abilities on a public stage where she couldn't be denied. She encouraged Megumi and Nobara to get stronger for their fallen ally and figured it was the perfect opportunity to put her juniors in their place.[20] Maki doesn't appear to be concerned with the moral aspects of being a sorcerer and is more focused on personal goals. While training, Megumi asked Maki what kind of people she wanted to save as a sorcerer, but she claimed she doesn't think about that kind of stuff. This clearly annoyed Megumi, which in turn angered Maki. She decided to compromise and told Megumi they could talk about it if he improved his skills in hand-to-hand combat enough to challenge her.[21]

As a child, Maki promised her precious younger twin sister Mai that she would stay with her forever. However, as Maki grew older, she realized she couldn't live under the thumb of the oppressive family, while Mai was begrudgingly willing to do so. Leaving Mai behind led to the only person Maki cared about in the clan resenting her as well. Mai was punished for Maki's leaving by being pressured into becoming a sorcerer, even though she wanted to live a normal life. Mai grew to hate Maki by the time they were both in Jujutsu High.[22] Since then, Mai treated Maki as if she were worthless because she lacked significant cursed energy. This is the same type of ridicule most of the Zenin clan threw at Maki all her life, so it didn't appear to bother Maki all that much. In the instance where Mai and Nobara got in a fight, Maki told her twin that they were both worthless because Mai isn't that talented herself, only able to charge weapons with cursed energy. This revelation surprised Nobara, who asked the same question Yuta did: "Why would Maki want to become a sorcerer?" Maki simply told her that she wanted to prove her family wrong by becoming a great sorcerer. Nobara expressed her profound respect, but Maki didn't make a big deal out of it.[23] During the planning phase of the Goodwill Event, Maki overheard Nobara telling Yuji about her circumstances and how they have to win to prove the Zenin clan wrong. At the time, it annoyed her, but only because Maki doesn't want the others to worry about her. Recalling her classmate's acknowledgment of her ability, later on, made Maki smile.[24] Maki didn't actively try to repair her relationship with Mai and engaged in their sibling rivalry to a degree. After defeating Mai, Maki is asked to explain why she didn't stay at the bottom and fall down the hole with her sister. This saddened Maki, who replied that she would've hated herself and apologized to Mai for leaving. Maki walked away without a clear resolution and continued the event, leaving their relationship still fractured.[25]

In spite of their troubled past, Maki was able to operate cordially on missions with other members of the Zenin clan. She shared a squad with the head of the clan during the Shibuya Incident. Naobito Zenin was acting very lazily in Shibuya, so Maki took over the leadership role to help guide Nobara and Akari Nitta. She would tell them to berate him or ignore him whenever he would ask for anything off mission.[26] Maki and Naobito eventually split off and met up with Kento Nanami, and were quick to stir up tension with each other. Naobito mentioned that he wouldn't mind if Satoru stayed sealed, and Maki told him to leave Shibuya if he wasn't going to be any help. Naobito argued that Maki should be the one to leave, and Nanami agreed that the fighting in Shibuya had escalated to a degree far too dangerous for her. She ignored this and claimed she'd be more help than a drunk like Naobito, causing Nanami to become more annoyed with him for drinking on the job.[27] However, this was before Maki ever saw Naobito's capabilities as a sorcerer. She and Nanami were taken aback by Naobito's speed, and Maki even begrudgingly admitted that Naobito saved her life against Dagon. This was humiliating for Maki, but she continued to fight in sync alongside Naobito and Nanami in an attempt to exorcise the cursed spirit.[28] Maki doesn't take well to taunts and is quick to insult anyone back, regardless of who they are. Inside his domain, Dagon called Maki the weakest there. After surviving a hard hit that surely injured her, Maki responded by boldly taunting Dagon and confronting the special grade directly again. Maki told the "octopus" that if he's going to call her weak, then he should've killed her with that one hit. Maki was also annoyed with herself for not taking Playful Cloud out earlier in preparation for tougher battles instead of waiting for permission. She was happy to see Megumi when he invaded the domain and gave her Playful Cloud. She smiled, and her way of expressing gratitude to her junior was calling Megumi a cocky brat.[29] Maki was severely scarred and injured as a result of the fighting in Shibuya, but she's not the type to ever make a big deal out of it. Yuta reunited with her after some time and expressed his concern, but Maki claimed she was fine. When Yuki Tsukumo acknowledged what happened and commended Maki's toughness, Maki simply replied that it was not like she was going for it.[30]

Even in a team of unlikely allies compiled to combat the Culling Game, Maki's leadership skills helped everyone keep in line with their roles for rescuing Tsumiki Fushiguro. She was the one who suggested that Yuji and Megumi recruit Kinji Hakari despite his bad attitude because their group is shorthanded and needs all the help they can get.[31] When the opportunity presented itself for Maki to push for head of the clan, she couldn't bring herself to do so. With Naobito's death, Megumi became head of the Zenin clan due to a special clause. Megumi didn't want to accept the position, but Maki implored him to do it. She tried to convince him of all the luxuries that came with being clan head, but Megumi refused and asked her to do it instead. Irritated, Maki told him no one would accept her and started yelling, listing off all the reasons Megumi would make a decent head, though she added "barely" at the end. Megumi refused still and argued acceptance wouldn't matter, but Maki wasn't just good enough to them, but good enough for herself, either. Maki believed she still wasn't able to make the clan somewhere Mai could feel she belonged.[32]

Maki's complicated relationship with her family was on full display when she returned to the Zenin clan to collect cursed tools. Despite having the clan head's permission, Maki was still constantly harassed on her way there. She ignored both Naoya and her mother's harsh words and pressed on to the vault. Maki's own father conspired against her, attempting to execute Megumi along with his own twin daughters to become a candidate the head of the clan himself. Maki fought against him bravely and tried to save Mai, but was defeated and gravely injured, leaving Maki to be the one saved by Mai. Maki was forced to say goodbye to her sister too soon, marking a massive change in her personality. Inside a dream-like space, Mai explained that she was going to sacrifice herself while distancing herself from Maki. During that conversation, Maki listened to Mai's explanation, but she was constantly trying to close that distance. She didn't want to let go of Mai before they ever truly got a chance to reconcile, but was forced to accept this was the end. In exchange for Mai giving everything to ensure Maki reached her potential, Maki promised to destroy everything. Maki was devastated by her twin sister's death but had no time to mourn and had to carry out Mai's request immediately, killing their father in cold blood. Immediately after, Maki was ready to continue and looked to the last thing her sister left for her, a sword. With a cold and remorseless disposition, Maki looked to the sword and told Mai, "Let's get started."[33] Maki ruthlessly annihilated the entire Zenin clan without any expression of emotion. She slaughtered every member of the Hei and the Kukuru unit present that day without a hint of remorse. The only words she exchanged with anyone were with Naoya when he asked if she had a human heart. This was after she decapitated Jinichi and tossed his severed head into a pond. Her reply was simply: "No... it was taken from me."[34] Naoya also tried to call Maki an imposter during their fight, but Maki interrupted him by smashing his face with a punch. Then she taunted him by asking him if he could repeat that statement.[35]

In the midst of her ruthless tirade, Maki still wanted to believe there was good left in her family. Before killing her own mother, Maki attempted to see if her mom was trying to warn her about Ogi's trap back when she harassed Maki upon her return. However, Maki was assuming the best of her mother and appeared disappointed when she didn't get a favorable answer. Maki's own mother fell victim to her vengeful wrath, and even after that, Maki left Mai's body with Momo Nishimiya while she killed off the rest of the clan members who weren't present that day.[36] At this point, Maki had grown exponentially since enrolling at Jujutsu High and Noritoshi could tell that she changed at a glance.[37] However, she grew content being more like her peers and was unable to maximize her potential. She lacked the perception same Hagane Daido possessed and struggled to understand what she was missing to make her like Toji Fushiguro.[38] While normally relaxed and focused, Maki became tense and frustrated. Maki was self-aware enough to recognize that she was overthinking and accepted Rokujushi Miyo's offer to sumo wrestle in order to blow off some steam.[39] Maki never truly had anyone she could sincerely recognize as a teacher because she views Satoru and Kusakabe as idiots. She never rejected the idea of having a teacher due to pride, it just never crossed her mind to rely on anyone else to grow stronger. Maki put her trust in Miyo and explained what was holding her back. Through sumo wrestling, Miyo taught Maki how to free her mind and perceive everything around her without the pressures of the world on her shoulders. With that newfound freedom of the mind, Maki smiled and proudly declared that she was at her best.[40] Maki's enlightened mental state allowed her to bring out her full fighting potential. She regained her calm and focused demeanor along with a newfound sense of freedom and confidence in herself. She realized it wasn't enough to be like everyone else and needed to focus on what she could do specifically, things only she and Toji Fushiguro could achieve. Maki was completely nonchalant during the latter stages of her fight with Naoya's cursed spirit form as he became the increasingly frustrated one.[41] Maki didn't bother acknowledging Naoya's antics a single time and effortlessly took him down. In one last conversation with her sister, Maki is able to confirm that she's broken anything that shackled her, just as Mai intended.[42]

Despite everything Maki has been through, she remains loyal and kind to her friends. Although she and Noritoshi weren't close before their time in Sakurajima together, Maki could relate to him due to their complicated familial relationships. Maki told Noritoshi to talk with his mother before assuming she doesn't want him. After learning Naoya was killed by her mother, Maki admits maybe she was wrong about her and never got a good answer as to what a mother is. She implored Noritoshi to find out for himself and not to make the same mistake she did.[43] Overall Skill Level: Maki's grade 4 ranking is not at all reflective of her actual skill level. She was born a non-sorcerer but she has always had tremendous physical abilities brought upon by her "Physically Gifted" Heavenly Restriction in exchange for severely low cursed energy. By mastering the use of weapons and studying curses at Jujutsu High, she has become a jujutsu sorcerer nonetheless.

Gojo and Mei Mei both casually agreed that as a second-year student, there was no good reason Maki wasn't ranked at least grade 2. Maki's tension with the Zenin clan caused them to stall their promotion even though she can exorcise a grade 2 cursed spirit with ease.[44] Maki's close peers all recognize how powerful she is, Yuji could tell just by looking that she has an aura of strength. Even so, she's still often underestimated by her opponents. She wields quality cursed tools with proficiency and her heavenly restricted physical prowess is second only to Yuji's superhuman abilities. In the 2018 Goodwill Event, Maki made short work of both Kasumi Miwa and Mai one after the other. Kasumi realized Mai was dead wrong about calling Maki a weakling and believed she'd exorcise a grade 2 curse with ease. In a fight between weapons users, Maki effortlessly overpowered Miwa and took her katana from her.[45] Mai did her best to use tricks to overcome her sister, but she was also forced to recognize that Maki's physical abilities far surpassed her own.[46] Against Hanami, the special grade cursed spirit that invaded the event, Maki was able to hold her own with Megumi's help and bought enough time for reinforcements to arrive.[47]

Maki also proved herself an asset in the harrowing battles of Shibuya despite Naobito and Nanami telling her to turn back. She was a step slower than the seasoned grade 1 sorcerers at the start of the fight with Dagon and Naobito rescued her at one point,[48] but Maki continued to improve throughout the battle. Inside Dagon's domain, Maki survived his early onslaught and even launched an effective counterattack against the special grade with Megumi's aid.[49] Fighting against her father, Maki was able to overwhelm her opponent in a sword duel, but Ogi ultimately cut her down using jujutsu.[50] As Mai explained, Maki was never able to reach her full potential because what little cursed energy she had was only holding her back. Twins are treated as the same person in jujutsu and Mai was the one born with the innate technique and most of the cursed energy. In exchange for sacrificing her life and taking all the cursed energy between them with her, Mai was able to free Maki from cursed energy and grant her a body of steel.[51] Maki's "physically gifted" body was immensely improved, to the point where her strength is comparable to Toji Fushiguro. She effortlessly killed her father in an instant and then went on to annihilate all of the clan's strongest fighters. Maki slaughtered every member of the Kukuru Unit when they had her completely surrounded. Then the Hei immediately ambushed her with all their cursed techniques, only for Maki to destroy all of them with a single cursed tool.[52] Even Naoya, who inherited Naobito's cursed technique and refused to accept Maki could be Toji's successor in strength, was bested by her new power. Maki has surpassed Naobito, who once saved her.[53] She has showcased the ability to eliminate one of the Big Three Sorcerer Clans and she can't be tracked now that she has no cursed energy at all.[54]

Maki gained a body of steel but mental shackles held her back from maximizing her potential until she changed her mindset. While she was strong enough to eliminate the Zenin clan, she struggled against Naoya when she fought him as a vengeful curse in Sakurajima. She couldn't close the gap in abilities between herself and Toji because she had become content being like her peers and didn't allow herself to thrive in areas only she could excel at. After some guidance from Rokujushi Miyo, Maki freed her mind and realized she could perceive inorganic matter. This advanced perception allows her to see how her opponent will move due to the subtle changes in temperature and air density. She can even take hold of these scattered surfaces to move in mid-air at extreme speeds.[55] She was also completely immune to Naoya's domain expansion and effortlessly killed him. 12 years after his death, a war god equal to Toji Zenin has been fully realized in Maki.[56]

Fully awakened, Maki was able to stand up to a 16-finger Sukuna while fighting alongside Yuji. Sukuna was in an unpolished state and Maki held her own against him in hand-to-hand combat, even shaking off a direct hit from him.[57]

Master Weapons Specialist: Maki is touted as the best cursed tool user at Tokyo Jujutsu High.[58] Able to wield a wide assortment of different weapons, Maki has mastered all sorts of armed combat styles. She appears to prefer using polearms and spears in battle but is fully capable of switching between multiple weapons in the course of a single fight. Maki's proficiency with weapons is also shown in her ability to teach others to use them. She helped give Yuta a strong base for close combat by training him to use a katana. He became a decent sparring partner after three months and he eventually blossomed into a talented swordsman.[59] Maki is also responsible for teaching Megumi how to fight in close quarters. He was extremely lacking at the beginning of his first year at Jujutsu High but she has shown him how valuable close-quarters combat is. She helped him realize he could keep weapons in his shadow and motivated him to learn how to fight with a variety of different types of weapons. In the Goodwill Event, Kasumi was surprised that Maki could wield a wide polearm in the middle of a forest where their duel was surrounded by trees. Maki broke the handle of her own spear and used it as a projectile to close the distance. Using aikido disarming to take an opponent's weapon, Maki stole Kasumi's sword from her. Maki used the katana to attack Hanami and although the blade shattered on the first strike, Maki was able to quickly adapt and switch to the three-section staff, Playful Cloud, to fight. Megumi noted that Playful Cloud was difficult for him to use Maki was able to utilize it to fight on par with special grade cursed spirits. She and Megumi swapped weapons a few times against Hanami to take the curse by surprise and were able to do so comfortably. Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Maki is well trained in several forms of close-quarters combat and generally uses hand-to-hand in tandem with her weaponry. While her hands are generally occupied fighting with weapons, Maki likes to throw kicks at the same time. While fighting Mai, Maki sliced apart her foothold with a katana then delivered a devastating kick to her sister's body that tossed her through the air.

Unlike Yuji, Maki generally didn't get to showcase her martial arts skills because she requires cursed tools to be a sorcerer. Maki did, however, use hand-to-hand combat to best many members of the Zenin clan with her improved body of steel. Chojuro Zenin and Nobuaki Zenin were both killed with Maki's bare hands and she defeated Naoya with a single punch after parrying many of his early high-speed attacks. After unlocking her full potential, Maki even overpowered Sukuna in a few exchanges during their fight. High Tactical Intellect: Maki was raised in one of the major sorcerer clans so she has a solid grasp on the important aspects of the jujutsu world. While generally looking to overpower her opponents with her physical skills, Maki is also a highly intelligent fighter. She has proven leadership skills and gives effective orders within her squad to work together as a unit. As the de-facto leader of the Tokyo Team in the Goodwill Event, Maki came up with the strategy to counter Aoi Todo's one-track mind and brute strength.[64] She and Megumi were also quick to figure out the Kyoto Team's formation was targeting an assassination on Yuji.[65] In Shibuya, it was her plan for Nobara and Akari to leave the barrier and rescue Ijichi.[66]

Against her father, Maki formulated a good plan to win a sword exchange with Ogi. She feigned a single-strike duel and then followed up with more attacks that broke Ogi's katana.[67] She defeated Naoya by constantly analyzing his cursed technique and looking for the secret to his speed, which she was eventually able to figure out. Immense Strength: Maki has always possessed extraordinarily high levels of strength for a human. She knocked out Aoi Todo with a baseball to the face and broke a wooden polearm over her thigh, something no normal person is physically capable of. As a testament to her heavenly gifted strength, Playful Cloud is a cursed tool that relies solely on its user's power. She was able to use it to damage two powerful special grade cursed spirits on her own.[69][70]

As with all of her physical abilities, Maki's strength grew tremendously after her cursed energy was completely taken away. It is more than enough to fight back against cursed techniques. Maki easily broke free from the stone hands attack that Chojuro hit her with and broke free from Ranta Zenin's paralysis using brute strength and willpower.[71] Compounded with the speed Naoya was approaching her at, the brute strength in Maki's left hand crippled the right side of her opponent's face to end their fight. Immense Agility & Reflexes: Maki has incredible speed to match her strength and moves well enough in a fight for her agility to be acknowledged by Hanami.[73] She makes sharp moves, and stays highly mobile in a fight with great precision. Against Mai's revolver, Maki effortlessly dodged and weaved through her sister's barrage of bullets. Not only did she slice a bullet in half with a katana, Maki even moved fast enough to catch a speeding bullet just a few centimeters from her face using incredibly astute reflexes.[74] After escaping from cursed energy, Maki's body could move and react fast enough to compete with Naoya's Projection Sorcery, which allowed him to break subsonic speed.[75] She killed Chojuro and Nobuaki before either of them even knew what happened. In their last moments, both noted how Maki's speed had grown so much she had become unrecognizable.[76] Once fully realized, Maki's speed has reached inconceivable levels for a human being. Naoya, a curse that can move three times the speed of sound, was unable to catch her.[77] Immense Endurance: Although she never had an effective resistance to curses, Maki has always been tough. Her inborn physical toughness saved her life when she was burned point blank by Jogo's cursed technique. No amount of curse tolerance saved Naobito from similar injuries.[78]

While Maki was very durable, she was eventually sliced open and incapacitated by her father. Maki's improved body of steel healed her injuries and came with highly improved durability that overpowered the Zenin clan's cursed techniques with pure physical prowess. Maki suffered a direct hit from Chojuro's giant stone hands smashing together, something Nobuaki believed should've completely immobilized her, and broke out of the stone just a few moments later. Zero Cursed Energy: Maki originally possessed very low levels of cursed energy, even less than the average non-sorcerer. She couldn't see curses without glasses imbued with cursed energy, the most basic requirement to be considered a sorcerer. This was despite Maki being born into a powerful sorcerer clan, due to being born a twin, which is inauspicious for sorcerers. Treated as one person in jujutsu, Mai had the cursed technique and most of the cursed energy between the twins. With Mai's sacrifice, she took all the cursed energy between them, making Maki the second known person to have escaped cursed energy completely after Toji Fushiguro.

Like Toji, Maki is completely undetectable without cursed energy and barriers treat her like a building. As a result, most domains have no effect on Maki and cannot confine her unless the caster uses an actual structure as the barrier's exterior or she consents. She also can't be targeted by a domain expansion's sure-hit attack due to her lack of cursed energy. Physically Gifted (フィジカルギフテッド Fijikaru Gifuteddo?):[83][84] In exchange for her lack of cursed energy, Maki has always possessed exceptional physical prowess. While not as superhuman as Yuji Itadori, she possessed peak human capabilities comparable to sorcerers who constantly train in cursed energy reinforcement. Maki's strength allowed her to work effectively as a sorcerer by wielding cursed tools despite not having enough cursed energy to be technically considered one.[85] The minor amount of cursed energy Maki possessed was holding back her Heavenly Restriction. In exchange for escaping from cursed energy completely, Maki was granted a "body of steel" with capabilities even beyond that of Yuji. Her prowess is now comparable to Toji's, especially after learning to use her body's capabilities to the fullest. Not only does she possess superhuman strength and speed, but Maki can see inorganic matter and grab hold of normally imperceivable changes in air density and temperature. As a first-year student, Maki's signature weapon was a red naginata cursed tool with gold ends and a red cloth. She used it to exorcise several cursed spirits, but it was broken in her fight with Suguru Geto

Maki's low cursed energy makes her unable to see curses or jujutsu naturally. Her glasses are actually a cursed tool[89] that grants her these abilities. She was not particularly fond of the first pair and they were broken in her fight with Suguru Geto.[90] She later replaced her original glasses and used a new pair until they were also broken in Shibuya. After the incident, Maki replaced her glasses once again. This pair was similar to the first, more round in shape. However, she broke this pair as well during her confrontation with her father.

During the Goodwill Event, Maki wielded a long naginata polearm with a black cursed tool blade decorated with fur in-between the handle and the spearhead with gold rings on the opposite end. Maki disarmed Kasumi and took her katana during the Goodwill Event. She later broke the blade during her fight with Hanami after trying to slash their hard shell. Maki kept her arsenal within Megumi's shadow, allowing them to share a pool of weapons. Among those weapons was Megumi's black sword. The duo momentarily traded weapons to throw off Hanami. Playful Cloud (游ゆう雲うん Yū-un?): A special grade cursed tool retrieved from Suguru Geto. It is a three-section staff that is described as pure power, relying entirely on the user's physical strength. Dragon-Bone (竜りゅう骨こつ Ryūkotsu?) is Juzo Kumiya's masterpiece. It can accumulate force and cursed energy as well as eject it out of the back of the blade in accordance with the user's will. During a meeting with Tengen, Maki asked for the location of Juzo's workshop. At some point, she went there and retrieved Dragon-Bone. She first used it in a duel with her own father.[91] The sword Mai left behind for Maki is an exact replica of the Split Soul Katana (釈しゃく魂刀こんとう Shakukontō?). It is Maki's last connection to her sister and it possesses the ability to bypass any physical resistance to cut right at the soul of any target.

No Kogane for Maki since she has no cursed energy, and cannot be a registered player because of the heavenly restriction.

Naoya zenin (vengeful spirit form): Following his reincarnation as a vengeful cursed spirit, Naoya has a much more monstrous appearance befitting a curse. He no longer has a human shape, instead having a large and long worm-like body. He retains human-like arms, but his face is covered in a mask shaped like a star with six holes. Although barely recognizable, Naoya's human face can protrude from one of these holes. This form was only Naoya's cursed womb state, and he soon evolved. His fully realized cursed form is A chrysalis resembled with jagged-surfaces on the sides, forming a type of shoulders without any form of arms, then down to where the middle of the torso would be, then sloping out with jagged hips, then down with a flat-rounded end and bottom. and down the middle, is a open-slit with a demonic-shaped skull at the top, above that is a flat-rounded top. and below the skull, is tendrils of flesh writhing behind the chrysalis-shell and long-slit. a opening on the back of the chrysalis opens up like a flesh-shell cylinder merged into the back, just infused into the shell with a spike poking out from the middle of the hole inletting air. and out through the bottom-end of the chrysalis.

From a young age, Naoya was always praised and told by others that he was a genius. He was severely spoiled as the youngest and most promising of the Naobito's children. He was conditioned to view himself as his father's successor and as a result, Naoya's arrogance grew to unbridled levels even as a small child. He looked down on all those he views as weaker than him, which is the vast majority of the people Naoya came across.

The only person Naoya ever appeared to have any respect for was Toji. He went to visit him as a child to mock the pitiful man without cursed energy but was instantly able to recognize Toji was extremely strong in spite of that.[2] This led Naoya to embrace the ideology that the sin of the insignificant is the ignorance of true strength. Naoya felt he was one of the only ones who understood Toji and strived to be as exceptional as he was.[ Naoya confidently pursued strength to the point where he viewed everyone else as inferior to himself. He refused to acknowledge anyone's talent, referring to his elders, Jinichi and Ogi, as weaklings despite their experience as senior members of the clan. Naoya's reckless and conceited attitude irritates even his fellow clansmen, to the point where Ogi and Jinichi attacked him for being excessively pompous. Raised in an environment that breeds superiority, Naoya developed several sociopathic and narcissistic tendencies and strongly embodied all the stigma about the Zenin clan. He has no family values whatsoever other than trying to outdo everyone to become head of the clan. He didn't express any amount of concern for Naobito, his father, on his death bed and has said more than once that he hates all his older brothers as well. Naoya is openly misogynistic, viewing women only as wives and casually telling Maki and Mai's mother that a woman who can't walk three paces behind a man should be stabbed in the back.[4]

Upon learning that Megumi Fushiguro usurped him for the head of the clan, Naoya didn't hesitate to plot a way to kill him. Naoya was well aware that his clansmen might prefer Megumi to himself but didn't care at all for their approval.[5] He had no issues attacking Megumi's allies in an attempt to draw him out and was willing to kill them in order to do so. Naoya set his pride aside momentarily to work alongside Yuta Okkotsu, but only did so to achieve his own self-serving goals.[6] Even after Yuta checked on him after his loss to Choso, Naoya was irritated with the young man for looking down on him.[7]

Dissatisfied with his plans going awry, Naoya took out his irritation with Maki and mocked her repeatedly upon her return to the Zenin clan's property. He called her scum, taunted her for her scars, and devalued her as a person not only for her new appearance but her inability to use jujutsu as well. He called her a lapdog for following Yuta and Megumi, and threatened to abuse his own cousin in the same manner that he used to bully her in the past.[8]

Upon learning of Jinichi and Ogi's refusal to leave Megumi the family fortune, it was confirmed that Naoya was not the clan's first choice. This irritated Naoya, but he was fine with the conspiracy to get rid of Megumi, Maki, and Mai so long as it served him in the end.[9] Mai sacrificed herself in exchange for granting Maki a body with power comparable to Toji's. As Maki massacred her way through the Zenin clan, Naoya didn't show the slightest hint of distress for his family members. In fact, he was amused by Maki's power and simply teased her for being so ruthless.[10]

Naoya refused to acknowledge Maki as being in the same realm of strength as Toji. That is a title that Naoya desired and he fought Maki to deny her that more than he did to avenge his own clan. Up until the moment he was defeated, Naoya remained in denial and referred to Maki as nothing more than an imposter.[11]

Even after being brutally bested by Maki, Naoya mocked her for not finishing him off. Fate's sense of irony came for Naoya in the form of Maki's mother stabbing him in the back, just as he said women deserved. As Naoya was losing his life in such a pitiful manner, all he could do was use his last words to insult his assailant. Naoya retained his ego and the entirety of his arrogant personality when he became a vengeful cursed spirit after death.[13] Dying in such a way and losing to Maki only fueled Naoya's grudge against her. His lone desire was to kill Maki and prove he was the one to stand beside Toji in terms of strength. Naoya's overconfidence only grew as his power rose. After suffering a near-fatal blow as a cursed womb, Naoya pretended he felt sorry for hurting other cursed spirits only to immediately take it back and evolve into a more powerful state.[16] Once evolved, Naoya claimed that he couldn't remember a time he was weaker than Maki despite openly acknowledging that she once defeated him.[17][18] Maki wasn't the only one he held a grudge against, as Naoya also admitted he hated Blood Manipulation for what Choso did to him and took out those transgressions on Noritoshi.[19] Wholly focused on Maki, Naoya treated Noritoshi and all others as an afterthought.[20][21][22]

Naoya also completely disregarded Maki's growth throughout their rematch.[23] The more Naoya failed to kill Maki, the more resentful, desperate, and frustrated he became. His speed couldn't overwhelm Maki after she was enlightened, irritating him to the point where he lashed out in a tantrum.[24] Once cornered by Maki, Naoya continued to refuse that she was the next Toji and went on a tirade claiming the one who stands beside Toji is himself.[25] Naoya regained his composure after expanding his domain, but this ended up being to his detriment. His overconfidence in his domain led him to underestimate Maki and completely overlook her lack of cursed energy and how his domain would be unable to locate her. Even when Maki struck him from behind, Naoya believed his domain could hold her, directly resulting in his demise. He attempted to call Maki an imposter to once again only to be interrupted by her finishing blow. Overall Skill Level: Naoya was a special grade 1 sorcerer and head of the Hei, the Zenin clan's most powerful collective of sorcerers. He was considered to be amongst the pinnacle of talent within one of Big Three Families with strength comparable to his father's. Naoya considers other strong sorcerers within the clan such as Ogi and Jinichi weak compared to himself.[27]

Naoya employed the cursed technique he inherited from Naobito with elite proficiency. It granted him incredible speed that Naoya prided himself on. He combined his strategic intellect with his close combat prowess to quickly overwhelm his enemies without suffering any damage. Naoya had the same knack for timing as his father and prioritized gathering speed even more than the former head did. In his first encounter with Yuji and Choso, Naoya was able to blitz right past the defenses of the two exceptional fighters and landed a hard hit before parrying a counterattack and escaping without suffering a blow. It happened so fast that Yuji and Choso weren't even sure what happened, but they immediately associated this with a cursed technique. Naoya expected to take Yuji out in one hit and admitted Sukuna's vessel was tougher than expected. He followed up by confidently adding that he could increase his speed even further.[28]

Fighting Choso one-on-one, Naoya was quickly able to overpower the special grade Death Painting Womb. Thanks to information on the other sorcerer clans, Naoya was familiar with Blood Manipulation and focused on preventing Choso from controlling blood outside his body. His high-speed attacks put Choso at such a disadvantage that Naoya didn't even need to divulge how Projection Sorcery works. Naoya believed that his speed could prevent Choso from charging up Convergence and releasing Piercing Blood, Blood Manipulation's most fearsome move, leaving him assured of victory. Naoya was unaware that Choso is essentially a fully fleshed curse and has the ability to bleed far more than a normal human. This caught him off guard and Naoya accidentally turned the tables on himself.

Despite being soaked in Choso's blood and weighed down by its weight, Naoya still believed he could win with speed alone. However, he relied too heavily on his familiarity with Blood Manipulation and walked right into Choso's Supernova attack, a technique unique only to him. Naoya proved to be a fighter on par with Choso's level of power but suffered on account of his own boundless overconfidence. Once Maki attained a body that escaped cursed energy, Naoya was the only member of the Hei who could contend with her for more than a few moments. Naoya's continuously growing speed paired with his relentless physical attacks proved to be a problem even for Maki's immensely enhanced physical prowess. He was able to barrage her with one high-impact combo after another, destroying the terrain around them with each consecutive attack. Naoya learned from his mistake against Choso and didn't stop accelerating against Maki. He planned to punch through her body using strength forged from his weight and his subsonic speed together. When she attempted to goad him into a direct assault, Naoya didn't take the bait. Naoya's skills and intellect were undeniable but his arrogance often clouded his judgment. His plan was to trap her, but she was able to obey the 24FPS, something he found inconceivable because he refused to acknowledge her strength.[32]

Naoya was even more powerful as a vengeful cursed spirit that retained his innate technique. Even as a cursed womb, Naoya's speed increased exponentially. He could fly through the air at supersonic speeds, so fast that Noritoshi couldn't even follow his movements. Despite her exceptional physical prowess, Naoya even pinned down Maki with his initial high-speed attack.[33] Naoya fought Maki and Noritoshi at the same time and survived several direct hits from both, keeping them at bay long enough to evolve into a new state. Empowered with a cursed spirit body built for speed, Naoya nearly defeated Maki's body of steel by hitting her while moving at Mach 3.[35] Noritoshi saved Maki but he was no match for Naoya in this form and could only buy time using Blood Manipulation.[36] Naoya likely would have bested Maki and Noritoshi one-on-one but they protected each other and newcomers helped them throughout the battle. Naoya injured Noritoshi to the point where he couldn't participate in the rest of the fight once the newcomers joined in. Naoya took on several opponents at the same time and even unlocked the ability to use domain expansion. Naoya's domain effortlessly defeated Hagane Daido and Rokujushi Miyo but it was unable to detect Maki, leading to Naoya's defeat. Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Like his father, Naoya employed the speed granted by his innate technique in combination with his martial arts skills as his main combat style. He did so with masterful skill, striking his opponents with powerful blows before disappearing and then hitting them again before they react. Naoya demonstrated elite-level hand-to-hand combat skills by mainly throwing different types of punches such as chops, backfists, elbows, uppercuts, or combinations of the like in quick succession. His defensive discipline was sharp as well, allowing him to predict his opponent's attacks and parry them with precision.

Amplified by the speed of his cursed technique, a single body shot from Naoya slammed Choso into a stone pillar with enough force to crack it.[38] Naoya prided himself on defeating his opponents unarmed and relied on enforcing his physical attacks with jujutsu instead.[39] Naoya's fighting style remained in tact even after he became a curse. He used his tendrils to create makeshift arms to strike his opponents with, or used extreme speed to ram into his targets.

Intelligence High Tactical Intellect: Naoya was always been considered to have a genius-level intellect, even as a child. He shared the same talent for strategic timing that Naobito possessed, allowing Naoya to calculate his opponent's moves into each approach he takes. While working together with Yuta to kill Yuji, Naoya accurately foresaw Choso attempting to block their path. As soon as Yuji began to run away, Naoya prevented Choso from blocking off Yuta and engaged him one-on-one. Naoya saw Choso use Blood Manipulation before their fight and knew his best course of action was to counter Piercing Blood from the start.[40]

Even while obeying Projection Sorcery's 24 FPS rule, Naoya takes into account the possibility of his opponent countering. When Choso adapted to Naoya's speed using Flowing Red Scale: Stack, Naoya quickly recognized this was able to avoid Choso's counteroffensive by accurately predicting his moves.[41] Against Maki's Shiranui-Gata, Naoya deduced it was a trap and wisely decided to avoid a direct confrontation, choosing to continue gaining speed and hold on to his advantage.[42]

As his ego was retained after becoming a curse, Naoya's intellect far surpassed that of most other cursed spirits. He used clever maneuvers to avoid Maki's attacks and accurately analyzed Noritoshi's abilities while fighting them both at the same time. Projection Sorcery (投とう射しゃ呪じゅ法ほう Tōsha Juhō?): Naoya inherited his father's innate technique, allowing him to turn one second into 24 frames and trace a predetermined set of movements using his field of view as the angle of view. While the technique is active, anything touched by Naoya's palm must abide by the technique's 24 FPS rule or they are frozen for one second inside an animated frame. Naoya carried a tanto-style knife he kept tucked in his clothes. He didn't like to use it openly and only utilized it for sneak attacks.

Naoya's Kogane has an arrow-shaped tail, a kite-shaped hole for a nose, two big blank holes for eyes with numerous small burn-like marks under both eyes and a mouth with rectangular-teeth angled toward the middle, and usually open.