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   Jujutsu is often used as an umbrella term that includes all sorcery-related abilities that jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits can access using cursed energy. It is also often used as a prefix for the vast majority of terms within the jujutsu society.

   Cursed energy is a power source produced from negative emotions, which can accumulate and ferment until a cursed spirit is manifested. Negative emotions such as grief and anger exist within every human being. Non-sorcerers constantly leak cursed energy from their bodies as a result, leading to the creation of cursed spirits. Sorcerers are trained to control their cursed energy instead of allowing it to leak from their bodies haphazardly.

   Cursed energy can be used to reinforce the user's body to grant them superhuman physical capabilities such as enhanced strength and durability. It is also used to fuel cursed techniques and charge talismans among other functions. The aggregate amount of an individual's cursed energy isn't determined by how many negative emotions they possess but by their innate talent for jujutsu.

   Cursed techniques are innate, meaning you can only obtain them from genetics. However, techniques like reverse cursed technique, anti-domain techniques, and barriers are not innate and can be learned by anyone. The usage and abilities of cursed techniques differ based on the user of the technique. The interpretation of one's cursed technique changes how it works. Cursed techniques can only be activating hand signs and or empowered words (chants). Sorcerer's can minimize these hand signs and chants for greater efficiency and cursed energy efficiency. Techniques can also be strengthened with corresponding hand signs and chants that are not used to invoke the technique. Lapse refers to the base state of the technique. Reversal refers to the inverted state of the technique. This is usable once a sorcerer learns how to multiply cursed energy against itself to create positive energy. Using positive energy to perform a cursed technique will perform the opposite action of the technique. Ex: Lapse blue is for pulling, reversal red is for pushing. Hand signs and incantations are required for the activation of cursed techniques, but additional ones can strengthen the technique. It is possible for a person to possess more than one cursed technique, but it is almost a zero percent chance. If one does have more than one cursed technique, the brain can only handle containing three to four techniques maximum—otherwise it will overload. If one has more than three or four techniques, they must use an external storage to contain said techniques. Cursed Techniques are intrinsic supernatural abilities that are etched into user's flesh when they are born. These techniques continuously develop and engrave themselves within the user over time, eventually manifesting within a sorcerer around five or six years old. These abilities can be inherited from a predecessor within the same clan or a completely unique ability may manifest regardless of their heritage. These techniques are nearly impossible to mimic or replicate due to their proprietary nature. Inherited Techniques are innate techniques that are hereditarily passed down within sorcerers of the same bloodline. Inherited Technique users have the advantage of having a "manual" on how to use them. However, passing down a technique through generations also presents the issue of other people learning exactly how the ability works. This is especially true within the Big Three Sorcerer clans.

   Residuals are traces of cursed energy left behind by jujutsu. By examining it, the technique and its user can be tracked and identified. Expert jujutsu practitioners are able to hide their residuals or leave a purposeful trail as bait.

   Cursed restrictions are limitations created through jujutsu that benefit the user in one facet while determining them in a separate way. Binding vows can be willingly created by sorcerers but heavenly restrictions are placed at birth. A binding vow is a pact made using jujutsu that a practitioner uses to create conditions for themselves or agreements with others. Revealing One's Hand: By divulging the rules of their technique, the user can make their abilities more effective. Revealing select details of one's technique can also garner them advantages in battle such as misleading their opponent. Heavenly Restriction: powerful bindings placed on a person at birth greater constraints in exchange for improved features in a different capacity. The most common occurrence is increased physical abilities in exchange for zero/very little cursed energy.

   [Self-imposed rules that boost power in exchange for a restriction.

   • Self-binding vow effects only the user. (e.g., Nanami’s Overtime (limits CE during standard hours, boosts CE after 5 PM); "Revealing One's Hand" (explaining how your technique works to your opponent in exchange for an immediate power boost).
   • Mutual vow (between two people — breaking it has heavy consequences, like losing technique)]

   An innate domain manifested using cursed energy inside a barrier imbued with the user's innate technique. Expanding one's domain improves their abilities and ensures that all techniques employed within the barrier are guaranteed to hit their target.

   [The pinnacle of Jujutsu. A pocket reality constructed from the user’s innate domain (their soul/mind) and infused with their Cursed Technique. Costs massive CE. When trapped inside, the user's attacks are granted a "guaranteed hit" effect.

   • Domain Clash: If two domains are cast simultaneously, the more refined domain overwrites the weaker one.
   • Old-Style / Non-Lethal Domain: Forces targets to obey binding rules or play a game (Hakari, Higuruma) rather than guaranteeing an instant-kill.
   • Open Barrier: A "divine" technique (e.g., Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine) that paints the domain directly onto the real world without a closed outer shell, allowing an escape route but vastly expanding the range.
   • Incomplete Domain: Lacks a proper barrier, meaning there is no guaranteed hit, but still buffs the user (e.g., Megumi’ Chimera Shadow Garden).]

   An innate domain is something that exists inside a person’s body that prevents Jujutsu techniques from being activated inside their body. During the heat of battle, in rare cases, the innate domains of the fighters can connect and their consciousnesses are transported into the innate domain.

   [The pinnacle of Jujutsu. A pocket reality constructed from the user’s innate domain (their soul/mind) and infused with their Cursed Technique. Costs massive CE. When trapped inside, the user's attacks are granted a "guaranteed hit" effect.

   • Domain Clash: If two domains are cast simultaneously, the more refined domain overwrites the weaker one.
   • Old-Style / Non-Lethal Domain: Forces targets to obey binding rules or play a game (Hakari, Higuruma) rather than guaranteeing an instant-kill.
   • Open Barrier: A "divine" technique (e.g., Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine) that paints the domain directly onto the real world without a closed outer shell, allowing an escape route but vastly expanding the range.
   • Incomplete Domain: Lacks a proper barrier, meaning there is no guaranteed hit, but still buffs the user (e.g., Megumi’ Chimera Shadow Garden).]

   You know, unmet expectations and missed opportunities are probably one of the most hurtful things in the world. It’s one thing when something is bad or unsuccessful from the very outset, and quite another when the idea is interesting, but the execution turns out to be terrible. No one will cry over the failed implementation of a bad idea. But when your promising idea gets poorly executed, trouble is bound to follow. It’s even worse when this idea has been brewing for a long time, and people are already getting carried away with fantasies about what it will look like when it comes to fruition. Kenjaku, who lived in anticipation and fantasies about what would come of his long‑term plan, and who ultimately failed to live up to those expectations. The main puppeteer of the curse world. The most evil shaman in history. A lover of getting it in the back. Over the thousands of years of his life, he managed to acquire many titles and names, but in people’s minds he is remembered as Kenjaku.

   Tsukumo Yuki, who translated it as “merciful savior,” also noted the irony of such a nickname for such a person. Did she translate it correctly? Generally, yes. Although “merciful savior” is not a literal translation. If you try to enter “Kenjaku” into Google Translate, it won’t offer you any mercy or salvation. Instead, you’ll get “search,” which generally describes Kenjaku’s motivation to find a new form of cursed energy. But to understand what Yuki was talking about, you need to know that “Kenjaku” is a Buddhist term. It means “rope.” And not just a rope, but one of the main attributes that is associated with many figures in Buddhism, but in one way or another, it almost always serves as a symbol of salvation.

   But otherwise, this name doesn’t really suit him, and this isn’t even about morality. Rather, the problem is that he himself admits that he is an egoist and doesn’t even try to present his goals as noble.

   Now, his appearance. The situation regarding his appearance is interesting, as he constantly jumps between the bodies of different people. We don’t know what he originally looked like. But still, there are details that he retains regardless of the body he inhabits. Let’s talk about them. First, of course, are the sutures on his head. When we see them on someone, we immediately understand that this person is his vessel. It’s like a calling card. But in addition to that, they also play a symbolic role. For obvious reasons, most people associate sutures with surgery and medicine, and therefore with science and research — the main obsession. And their placement specifically on the head, a symbol of knowledge, further alludes to the essence of Kenjaku as a mad scientist. But sutures are not the only constant feature of the design. Let’s not forget about the brain — the only thing left of his original body. It differs from the usual one due to its sharp teeth. From a narrative perspective, the teeth on the brain are needed so that in this scene we finally realize that this is no longer the Geto we know, that someone else has taken over his body.

   The brain is a symbol of knowledge. The teeth of a mouth are a symbol of eating, hunger, or thirst. Cross them and what do you get? That’s right, a thirst for knowledge. And these were the only unique features, since he spends most of his time in the body of the Suguru Geto we already know. In principle, the symbolism of the details here is still the same. The main thing, of course, is the monastic robe, which, like Suguru, Kenjaku almost never takes off. In Geto’s case, it was a symbol of his rejection of humanity and his transformation into a purely shamanic figure, as well as a means of creating a vivid image of a leader. The situation with Kenjaku is similar, but not identical. For him, this old‑fashioned outfit is probably the most comfortable, since he spent most of his life in eras when such clothing was in fashion. It’s nostalgic. Both of them indicate that we’re dealing with an inauthentic monk. And a manipulator who hides behind the image of a monk and the Buddha.

   Kenjaku is not a cursed spirit. All the most intelligent curses are born out of some kind of fear and hatred towards some mass phenomenon: the earth, water, nature, or humanity itself. If Kenjaku is a curse, and a particularly intelligent one at that, then it must have been born out of some equally fundamental fear. What this fear is and why we aren’t told about it directly is a rhetorical question. And the second piece of evidence is ironclad. This is the reverse cursed technique, or OPT, which Kenjaku is excellently skilled in. OPT is pure positive energy, while cursed spirits are beings made of pure negative energy. OPT is instant death for them; they can’t even interact with it, let alone use it. He is a shaman of human origin. The only thing that can be said for certain is that Kenjaku has lived for at least a thousand years and either is no younger than Tengen or even surpasses her in age. It doesn’t help that Tengen’s true age also remains unknown. Yes, it was said that Tengen laid the foundations of shamanism during the Nara period, but this is not стопроцентное proof that she was born during that same period. Before that, she could have been fighting bakushi for hundreds of years.

   With 100% certainty, we can say that these two had a long history and were probably friends. It’s not even about the fact that Kenjaku called Tengen a friend. It’s just the way they communicate, the way they talk about each other, the way they judge and ridicule each other — this clearly creates the vibe of close friends who have become sworn enemies. The question is: what started the feud? Were they initially on the same side, and later Kenjaku turned to the dark side? Or were they villains from the start, and was it Tengen who came up with this idea?

   Was he always so heartless? Or was there a period of heroism in his life, and some kind of turning point?

   Kenjaku and Tengen were once truly friends, and both of them were, if not heroes, then at least morally ambiguous figures. Kenjaku was always a researcher until he realized that morality, traditions, and the status quo were holding back the true potential of cursed energy. After all, it consists of negativity. Therefore, Kenjaku eventually began to sink lower and lower, until he completely fell out with Tengen; they became enemies, and later Kenjaku even decided to use his old friend in his plan for the evolution of humanity. This would explain the meaning of his name as a savior leading people to enlightenment. He didn’t even come up with this nickname himself. Most likely, it’s a popular nickname he received when he was still friends with Tengen. This is also confirmed by the fact that Tengen addresses him specifically as Kenjaku, even though he should, in theory, have a whole bunch of other names. And all because this is the name she has known him by for the longest time. Kenjaku himself has a certain fondness for this nickname, since it was this name that he introduced himself to the ancient shamans with whom he made deals.

   He came to the conclusion that the best way to create a new life would be to combine Tengen with a bunch of ordinary people and properly infuse this mixture with cursed energy. It sounds simple, but in reality, it’s a real mess. After all, firstly, there’s simply no way to get such tons of energy, which is why Kenjaku has to make pacts with the shamans of antiquity and plan a massacre between them. Secondly, the fusion of Tengen with the people must happen in one motion; otherwise, the result won’t be what it should be. Because of this, it’s necessary to create complex migration rules as, let’s say, a price for such a complex ritual. And thirdly, since his old friend has become the most important figure in the shaman world, getting to Tengen has become incredibly difficult. And then there are those six‑eyed ones with their all‑seeing eyes and endless cursed energy. The latter was a particularly big obstacle for him.

   Migration was Kenjaku’s main project; at the same time, he was considering other options for species development, for example, mating humans with cursed spirits. During the Meiji period, Kenjaku seized the body of the head of the Kamo clan, Noritoshi, and used his position to carry out terrible experiments. The most notorious was the forced impregnation of a woman by cursed spirits and subsequent abortions nine times in a row, which resulted in the birth of hybrids — images of death. Due to their dual nature, as well as the fact that Kenjaku mixed Noritoshi’s blood into them, the paintings turned out to be undoubtedly dangerous opponents, but not powerful enough to interest Kenjaku, which is why he ultimately abandoned them. Although this project was a failure, the situation itself shows that Kenjaku is not so foolish as to devote all his strength and time to just one project.

   He always considers alternatives and, at the very least, tries not to make plans that could go up in smoke over a single minor detail. And now, already in the modern era, Kenjaku finds Jin Itadori, who is a descendant of the reincarnation of Sukuna’s twin brother. It’s unclear whether Kenjaku was looking for him specifically or stumbled upon him by chance. In any case, he saw this as yet another opportunity to create something new. Kenjaku seized Kaori’s dead body and used it to conceive a child with Jin, who would later become Sukuna’s vessel. And although the story doesn’t state this explicitly, many things indicate that Kenjaku didn’t just want to make Yuji the perfect vessel for the Two‑Faced One. Most likely, Itadori is his latest alternative.

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