The air exploded into chaos.
A massive ring of smoke spread out high in the sky, transforming into ferocious gusts of wind that swept across the battlefield. Half the lake was forcibly lifted by the tempest, merging with swirling flames and blasting kilometers away. In the air, a blazing white vacuum sphere expanded outward, a sight so intense it sent shivers down the spine.
Esdeath casually raised a towering ice wall, dozens of meters high, to block the fiery storm hurtling toward her.
But the other directions weren't so lucky.
Soon enough, trees as thick as barrels were snapped in half, and some areas erupted into roaring flames.
Clang!
With a light flick of her wrist, Uchiha Hikari sheathed her Dragonbone Blade and looked up at the sky.
As the smoke cleared, Gojo Satoru's figure plummeted from above. His upper clothing was in tatters, revealing a ghastly wound across his torso. Yet, even now, the wound was slowly knitting itself shut, new flesh wriggling as it healed.
Reversal Technique.
The principle behind it was to take cursed energy—normally a negative force—and multiply it to produce positive energy capable of healing the body. In a way, it was like the Jujutsu world's version of Naruto's Medical Ninjutsu.
Seeing Gojo in this state, Hikari's eyes narrowed slightly, a quiet "As expected" echoing in her mind.
Just as she'd suspected, the Limitless Technique did, in fact, have limits.
The technique worked by using cursed energy to slice and stretch space, creating a barrier between the user and the outside world. But it only manipulated the space of the physical world, not some separate, otherworldly dimension. This made it less stable than true alternate spaces like Kamui or Infinite Castle. That was why Sukuna's spatial slash could break it.
And why her Crescent Moon Slash could wound Gojo Satoru.
In essence, it was about overpowering finesse with raw strength. No one in the Jujutsu world could pull this off because their power had a ceiling. Only someone like Hikari—or Esdeath—from a world with higher power levels could play this game.
Huff… huff…
Standing above the lake, Gojo panted heavily, using his Reversal Technique to mend his wounds.
Until just a minute ago, he'd seen Uchiha Hikari as an opponent roughly on his level, maybe a touch stronger.
But that last blade strike made him realize something—
Maybe I'm the challenger here?
With that thought, Gojo exhaled deeply and spoke in a low voice, "Miss Hikari, that move just now… was that your full strength?"
"Hm?" Hikari paused, her expression turning odd. "What do you think?"
"…"
Gojo didn't answer. After a brief silence, he repeated the words he'd said before their spar began: "Special Grade Sorcerer, Gojo Satoru… Please, teach me."
With that, he shifted into a stance, slowly raising his hands and clasping them together, channeling his cursed energy. "Technique Forward: Blue."
Cursed energy surged.
Under the gaze of her Sharingan, Hikari could "see" a shimmering blue aura rising within Gojo, radiating an intense gravitational pull.
Pebbles, branches, and leaves were swept toward him, orbiting his body under the force of that attraction.
Then—
"Technique Reversal: Red."
A black-red aura flared to life, emitting an even stronger repulsive force. The debris froze in midair, as if time itself had stopped.
Gojo spread his hands, weaving the two auras together until they merged into a volatile purple-white flame.
This newborn energy pulsed with instability, slowly manifesting in the air.
"This is my strongest move," Gojo said, his voice carrying a hint of respect. "I hadn't planned to use it in this fight, but… if it's you, it's worth showing."
"…"
Hikari stayed silent.
The moment he said, "Please, teach me," she'd already guessed what was coming.
The Forward Technique: Blue, which manipulated gravity.
The Reversal Technique: Red, which wielded repulsion.
Combined, they formed Gojo's ultimate trump card, a move theoretically capable of one-shotting even a Special Grade Curse—
"Imaginary Technique: Purple!!"
In that instant, Gojo flicked his right hand forward.
A violet-black energy wave, crackling like spherical lightning, formed in front of him, pulsing with electric sparks and a deafening buzz like a thousand birds.
In a flash, the energy wave shot forward, appearing before Hikari in the same instant! Everything in its path was pulverized to dust, leaving a massive circular void in its wake. The air itself was scorched clean along its trajectory.
Utter devastation!
At the same time, Hikari gripped her Dragonbone Blade with both hands, exhaling sharply as she swung it downward.
This time, the blade pulsed and extended in her hands, growing from four feet to over four meters long. A deep crimson flame erupted from her palm, enveloping both her and the blade in an instant.
Flame Form!
Demonic energy surged.
A terrifying force coalesced along the blade, tearing through the air with an explosive roar.
"Crescent Moon Slash!!"
The howling wind thundered through the air, deafening in its intensity.
There was no buildup.
Gojo's Imaginary Purple and Hikari's Flame-Form-enhanced Crescent Moon Slash collided midair, leaving a trail of milky-white shockwaves in their wake. A blinding flash erupted, followed by a cataclysmic shockwave rippling outward.
BOOM!!
Hikari closed her eyes, activating a personal Blood Coral Barrier.
Even with her eyes shut, she could feel the searing light piercing through her eyelids, imprinting itself in her mind.
To an onlooker, it was as if a massive hemispherical barrier had unfurled above the forest. Clouds a kilometer high were torn apart, and a blazing pillar of light pierced the heavens, stretching to the horizon. Countless lightning serpents danced amidst the turbulence, painting the sky a deep, ominous purple for miles around.
It took a full four or five minutes for the light and lightning to fade.
By then, the forest was gone.
Within a few kilometers, not a single intact tree remained—only charred stumps stood in a wasteland of scorched earth.
The only exception—almost—was an area shielded by Esdeath's ice walls, the sole patch of green left in sight.
As for the lake? It had nearly dried up in those few minutes. The air carried the heavy scent of grilled fish, wafting far and wide.
"…Is it over?" Hikari muttered, scanning the surroundings through her crimson barrier before dispelling it and stepping back onto the ground.
She walked about a hundred meters through the ruins and spotted half of Gojo's arm.
Well… it wasn't severed.
Using her ki to clear the rubble, she found Gojo lying half-dead, looking like a ragdoll trampled by an elephant, his body riddled with wounds.
The clash between Crescent Moon Slash and Imaginary Purple had been far more intense than her earlier strike. Even the Limitless Technique couldn't fully shield him from the impact.
Under such heavy injuries, Gojo didn't even have the strength to use his Reversal Technique to heal—not that he wasn't trying, but his cursed energy was so depleted and his wounds so severe that he could only cling to life by a thread.
"Can you still stand?" Hikari asked.
No response.
She sighed, flicked her finger, and tossed a Senzu Bean into his mouth.
"…?"
"Swallow it, then get up and talk."
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Gojo, of course, had no idea what a Senzu Bean was. Even Yuji Itadori didn't know about them, so there was no way he'd mentioned them to Gojo.
So, when his wounds healed at a visible rate and his exhausted stamina fully restored in mere minutes, Gojo's face lit up with shock. "Miss Hikari, what was that thing you gave me? That healing effect—it's even more incredible than Shoko's Reversal Technique!"
Shoko Ieiri, Gojo and Geto's classmate, a master of the Reversal Technique for healing.
Though Hikari hadn't met her, she figured Shoko's medical skills were likely top-tier, even in the Naruto world—perhaps just a step below Tsunade.
But when it came to healing injuries, not curing diseases, no medic could match a Senzu Bean.
Well, maybe one could—Dende from the Dragon Ball world, the future Earth Guardian. Buu might count as half, given his strong healing abilities, though he wasn't exactly a "medic."
Meanwhile, Esdeath dispelled her ice walls and strode over the ruins toward them. She glanced at the fully recovered Gojo. "Looks like your stamina's back to full. Good. Let's get started."
"…Started?" Gojo blinked.
Esdeath nodded. "Per our rock-paper-scissors deal, Hikari went first. I'm second. Any issues?"
"…"
In theory, with the Senzu Bean, Gojo was back to peak condition and could fight again.
But…
"No need to rush," Hikari interjected lightly. "We just finished a big fight. Even if your stamina's back, you need a mental breather… Mr. Gojo, if it's not too much trouble, could you show me those techniques again? I'm pretty curious about them."
"…Sure."
Gojo demonstrated Blue and Red again, then, at Hikari's request, showed off the Limitless Technique a few more times.
In the Jujutsu world, cursed energy stemmed from negative human emotions, much like Yin Release. The Reversal Technique, on the other hand, leaned closer to Yang Release.
Hikari had been studying Yin-Yang Release lately, so after watching Gojo's demonstrations, she quickly picked up on the similarities. After a few tries, she successfully replicated Blue and Red using Yin-Yang Release.
Of course, it was only a surface-level replication of their gravitational and repulsive effects. Digging into the mechanics revealed slight differences.
Still, it was enough to stun Gojo.
"…Miss Hikari, is this really your first time with Jujutsu?"
As the strongest in the Jujutsu world, Gojo was a genius among geniuses. Even he had only mastered the Reversal Technique after a grueling battle with Toji Fushiguro, later developing Red and Purple.
But Hikari? She learned it after watching a few times?
Was there really such a genius in the world?
"That's just how us eye players roll," Hikari said with a half-joking smirk. "Besides, I haven't replicated Limitless yet, so how's that genius-level?"
"…"
Gojo opened his mouth but hesitated.
In theory, he was an "eye player" too, wielding the Limitless Technique thanks to his rare Six Eyes, a trait unseen for centuries before him.
So, maybe Hikari, with her own special eyes, could break the rule that only Six Eyes users could master Limitless and replicate it fully?
Just as Gojo was about to speak again, Yamato suddenly looked up, as if hearing something, and glanced into the distance.
"Hikari, everyone… something's coming. Do you hear that?"
"Hm?" Hikari used her Flight Technique to rise into the air, looking where Yamato pointed. She spotted several helicopters approaching, and farther off, vehicles that looked like fire trucks speeding their way.
"…Let's bail and find somewhere else to talk."
Hikari landed, activating Shangri-La once more.
With a flash of white light, their figures vanished into thin air.
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