At the moment Ryomen Sukuna spat blood due to the backlash of his technique, he didn't even think of Miyauchi Hikage at first. Instead, he suspected that after a thousand years had passed, environmental changes might have caused problems with his technique.
Only the few people nearby who knew Miyauchi Hikage's ability roughly guessed the problem upon seeing Ryomen Sukuna in this state.
Meanwhile, under Miyauchi Hikage's deliberate performance, Gojo Satoru couldn't help but start pondering.
Last time, according to Miyauchi Hikage himself, he needed to accumulate calamity on his opponent bit by bit during the battle.
It was only after they fought for more than ten minutes that the calamity Miyauchi Hikage accumulated could barely interfere with his Limitless Technique.
But judging from the current situation, Miyauchi Hikage seemed to have found a way to accelerate the progress of accumulating calamity.
Thinking of the Domain prototype around the other party, Gojo Satoru naturally subconsciously thought that Miyauchi Hikage achieved this relying on his power similar to a Simple Domain.
"If he can completely master a Domain, there's a high probability he can freely manipulate the power of calamity within his own Domain, right?" Gojo Satoru thought like this.
"What an exceptionally powerful force indeed. He hasn't completely awakened it yet, but can already suppress Ryomen Sukuna's Domain Expansion."
Gojo Satoru let out a sigh like this.
Although he didn't take Ryomen Sukuna's current strength seriously, the intensity of the Domain the other party deployed in that instant was still noticeable.
That Miyauchi Hikage could shake Sukuna with his incomplete Domain already represented many things.
Perhaps on the day Miyauchi Hikage completely awakens his Domain, his title of "Strongest" will have to be transferred to Miyauchi Hikage.
However, Gojo Satoru didn't care much about such a future.
In this era where the spiritual resurgence is becoming more and more obvious, it is not a bad thing that more and more newcomers with powerful strength emerge.
Only if there are more powerful newcomers standing on his side, or rather, on the side of Jujutsu High, will the power to overthrow those guys in the jujutsu higher-ups be stronger in the future.
Relying on himself alone, there is no way to change the current order through relatively peaceful means.
And on Miyauchi Hikage's side, as Sukuna spat out a large mouthful of blood, he withdrew his hand.
Showing off strength to this extent was about enough.
Making this guy Sukuna suffer three times in half a minute was not bad either.
Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Stomping a one-finger Sukuna is indeed not very interesting. It's better to wait until Itadori Yuji eats a few more fingers later.
A one-finger Sukuna could be considered a relatively standard special-grade gatekeeper to Miyauchi Hikage.
As long as one has means to deal with Domains, like Simple Domain and those special techniques specifically aimed at Domains, fighting Sukuna in his current state is relatively easy.
First, as long as normal Sukuna can't take down the opponent and is forced to use a Domain, and then the opponent relies on a Simple Domain to clash with Sukuna at this stage, holding on until Sukuna in this state exhausts his cursed energy, it will be easier to defeat a one-finger Sukuna.
Of course, although Sukuna's current stats are not great, even so, most Cursed Spirits and jujutsu sorcerers below special-grade are no match for Sukuna in this state.
After all, his combat experience is right there, and means to deal with Domains are not something just anyone can master.
Watching Sukuna be replaced by Itadori Yuji, whose time was up, during the process of spitting blood, Miyauchi Hikage also withdrew the simple Unlimited Blade Works around him.
"Huh?" Itadori Yuji looked at the fresh blood he spat out in front of him, while feeling the bloody taste in his mouth, unable to react for a moment.
It had only been thirty seconds, why did it seem like his body had undergone some high-intensity workout?
"Sorry, I struck a bit too heavily, but with your physical constitution, there shouldn't be any problems," Miyauchi Hikage waved at Itadori Yuji.
Itadori Yuji hastily stated that he was fine.
The strongest physique in Jujutsu Kaisen is no joke.
Except for not having a second pair of hands, Itadori Yuji himself is the person whose physique is closest to Sukuna's when he was alive.
Even before obtaining cursed energy, Itadori Yuji could be considered a little superman, it's just that he wasn't interested in sports clubs.
It was probably also under the design of that guy Kenjaku that he joined the current Occult Club.
After chatting with Itadori Yuji for a few sentences, Miyauchi Hikage turned to look at Gojo Satoru.
"The current Sukuna is a pretty good punching bag. As long as you can control the other party's killing desire, it's quite good to use him for people to practice on."
Hearing Miyauchi Hikage's evaluation, Gojo Satoru revealed a helpless smile: "There are few people in the entire jujutsu world who can treat this former King of Curses as a punching bag."
"Even in a one-finger state, the Domain intensity the other party showed in that instant is already enough to crush many veteran jujutsu sorcerers."
"When you completely awaken your Domain, I'm afraid there won't be anyone in the entire jujutsu world who can use techniques in front of you."
Under the entanglement of calamity, activating techniques might encounter backlash. Not using techniques and purely relying on physical strength might also cause various physical problems due to calamity.
In the past week, those forces that went to test and assassinate Miyauchi Hikage have proven this point.
Up to now, Miyauchi Hikage has touched the threshold of a Domain. Even Gojo Satoru can't figure out for a moment how to break through Miyauchi Hikage's calamity barrier.
Generally speaking, this kind of problem is usually for his opponents to think about.
After all, before this, his enemies had always been pondering how to break through his absolute defense of manipulating space, the Limitless.
Just didn't expect the tables to turn, and now he has to consider it.
After sighing inwardly that the power of fate is truly a headache, Gojo Satoru's gaze fell on Itadori Yuji: "But there really is someone who can suppress Ryomen Sukuna relying on his own willpower. Comparatively, this is the truly rare thing, right?"
Miyauchi Hikage casually spoiled: "Probably because his fate itself is inextricably linked to Sukuna. Although I can't see it very clearly, in my eyes, everything that happened tonight has a reason."
"Ryomen Sukuna would have resurrected in this era anyway, this is inevitable. Even without the existence of this young man, he would return in other forms sooner or later."
"It should be said that because of this young man's choice, letting Sukuna resurrect in this body that can restrict him, is actually a good thing for Jujutsu High."
Gojo Satoru could understand Miyauchi Hikage's meaning.
That is to say, under the observation of the power of fate, Ryomen Sukuna was bound to resurrect.
This current method of resurrection is at least out in the open and in a controllable state, which is already a blessing in disguise.
But regarding Miyauchi Hikage's phrase "everything has a reason," Gojo Satoru still paid some attention to it.
This sentence seemed to hint that Itadori Yuji swallowing Sukuna's finger was planned by someone.
Gojo Satoru sized up Itadori Yuji's body.
After this, he still has to investigate the other party's family situation to see if the other party's family has any special bloodline.
As for now...
He flashed behind Itadori Yuji and chopped the back of the other party's neck with moderate force, making him peacefully fall into a coma.
"Until your future is decided, we can only let you rest for a while."
He said as if muttering to himself, and then continued to look at Miyauchi Hikage.
"How do you think we should deal with him?"
Miyauchi Hikage shrugged indifferently: "Don't you already have an idea? Just let this 'vessel' play his greatest role. Ryomen Sukuna with twenty fingers should also be able to exert strength no less than when he was alive relying on this body that is extremely compatible with him."
"Don't you want to have a battle with this strongest jujutsu sorcerer in history to decide who is the strongest jujutsu sorcerer?"
Gojo Satoru smiled upon hearing this.
"I don't have such thoughts, because I am already the strongest jujutsu sorcerer now."
Although he might be pulled down by Miyauchi Hikage in the near future, strictly speaking, neither Miyauchi Hikage nor Shinomiya Kaguya can be considered proper jujutsu sorcerers.
Gojo Satoru could perceive that the sources of power Miyauchi Hikage mastered were very messy. Jujutsu sorcerer abilities probably only accounted for about ten percent of the other party's abilities.
"But your idea is not bad either. Letting this young man eat twenty fingers and solving Ryomen Sukuna all at once, allowing this former King of Curses to die in the modern era is also a good choice."
"Of course, this also requires him to be willing... Hmm, the jujutsu higher-ups will probably be somewhat troublesome, but it's not a big problem."
Although Gojo Satoru hasn't reported Itadori Yuji's matter to the jujutsu higher-ups yet, those guys should also clearly know that those higher-ups can't control him.
Gojo Satoru is still willing to play with these bugs now because those bugs still have some rationality in front of him.
Even if they fear him to the point of wishing he would die quickly, as long as he is still alive, Yaga Masamichi can still nominally manage him.
Then those guys in the jujutsu higher-ups can only give him face on these matters, letting him act according to his own wishes to the maximum extent.
It was like this with Okkotsu Yuta, and it is the same with Itadori Yuji.
But now there is also Miyauchi Hikage standing beside him, whom the jujutsu higher-ups seem to value very much. He believes that as long as he tells these higher-ups what Miyauchi Hikage said, temporarily keeping Itadori Yuji alive won't be a problem.
It's just that if Itadori Yuji is unwilling to continue being Sukuna's vessel, then they can only find a way to separate Sukuna's fingers from his body.
Although Gojo Satoru doesn't hold much hope for this.
The current Itadori Yuji's body has already been eroded by Ryomen Sukuna, and a connection has been formed between the two. Even if Itadori Yuji can suppress Sukuna now, taking out Sukuna's finger painlessly is almost impossible when Sukuna himself is unwilling.
The two paths left for Itadori Yuji are actually not good endings.
One is to take the huge risk of having surgery to remove Sukuna's finger. Even in the best-case scenario, Itadori Yuji's body will be significantly affected.
The other is to wait until Itadori Yuji finishes eating twenty fingers and turns into the complete Sukuna, and then Gojo Satoru takes action to completely erase Ryomen Sukuna.
It's just that in this case, Itadori Yuji's future is a dead end.
However, at the moment Itadori Yuji ate Sukuna's finger, being able to leave him these two paths is already considered very good.
"I don't think so. There will always be a solution. I am very optimistic about this guy's future. Perhaps he will also become a quite excellent jujutsu sorcerer in the future," Miyauchi Hikage's eyes rested on the unconscious Itadori Yuji.
In the original work, the late-stage Ryomen Sukuna occupied the body of Fushiguro Megumi, whose mentality had exploded.
But in the end, when Itadori Yuji elbow-struck Sukuna with Black Flash, because Kugisaki Nobara used the Straw Doll Technique on Sukuna's last finger from a distance and transmitted it to Sukuna's body, at the critical moment, the nineteen-finger Sukuna was directly forced out of Fushiguro Megumi's body by this combination attack.
In the end, Fushiguro Megumi didn't die along with Sukuna's return to death either.
This at least means that Itadori Yuji doesn't have to use his own life to perish together with Sukuna.
"It seems your eyes have seen many things again, but with an answer like yours, I can be completely at ease," Gojo Satoru sighed, and then signaled Fushiguro Megumi to carry Itadori Yuji, then turned to look at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Then I'll leave the remaining matters here to you, Shinomiya-san, and the local jujutsu sorcerers to handle. I'll take Fushiguro and this young man back to Jujutsu High first to deal with the matters concerning him."
Although dealing with aftermath matters is relatively troublesome, it is indeed a way to expand one's network. Isn't Shinomiya Kaguya executing missions with Fushiguro Megumi exactly for these networks? So she naturally agreed without any objections.
"As for the leyline anomaly in Morioh Town, after I handle this young man's matters, I will come over and inspect it again."
Of course, he also has to properly torture Fushiguro Megumi on the way.
A Grade 2 jujutsu sorcerer who even awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, the strongest technique of the Zenin clan, ended up almost being successfully sneak-attacked by a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
If not for Shinomiya Kaguya's assistance, he probably would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.
But similarly, Gojo Satoru taking Fushiguro Megumi away is also for the sake of Fushiguro Megumi's mentality.
After all, Shinomiya Kaguya has only officially joined Jujutsu High for a few days, and has already gained Grade 1 strength through supernatural awakening, even performing better than Fushiguro Megumi in actual combat experience.
It's better to let Fushiguro Megumi go back with him now and properly adjust his mentality.