In the story of Jujutsu Kaisen, Megumi Fushiguro once said, "That damn old man didn't even check if I was a boy or a girl before naming me Megumi."
Megumi's dissatisfaction is understandable, as the name "Megumi" is typically used for girls.
Megumi Fushiguro is a boy, and a rather cool, handsome one at that – the kind who could take down half the delinquents in his middle school by himself.
Anyone would look at Megumi Fushiguro with a strange expression upon learning that such a powerful and cool (and more rebellious in middle school) person had a name typically given to little girls.
The strange looks from his classmates naturally made Megumi Fushiguro uncomfortable, making him even more rebellious.
However, what Megumi Fushiguro didn't know was that whether he was male or female, Toji Fushiguro would have given him only one name.
Megumi.
It meant the blessing bestowed upon Toji Fushiguro by heaven.
Before leaving the Zenin Family, Toji Fushiguro didn't understand love, as his childhood was devoid of it.
Toji Fushiguro was born without Cursed Energy, which made his life in the Cursed Energy-centric Zenin Family incredibly miserable.
Although Toji Fushiguro's parents came from good backgrounds, they lacked talent for Jujutsu, and thus they had a difficult time within the Zenin Family.
Things only improved slightly after Zenin Soichi grew up, and later they placed even greater hopes on Toji Fushiguro.
Unfortunately, Toji Fushiguro did not inherit the Zenin Family's Cursed Techniques as they had hoped, nor did he possess even a trace of Cursed Energy.
According to the Zenin Family's ideology, Toji Fushiguro was even inferior to ordinary people who had a trace of Cursed Energy.
This filled his parents with anger and disappointment.
Later, as a last resort, they threw Toji Fushiguro into a pile of Cursed Spirits when he was six years old.
Throwing a child into a pile of man-eating Cursed Spirits.
This would be an incredibly cruel and universally condemned act in the outside world.
However, within the Zenin Family, it was not something difficult to understand.
This also reveals the warped values of the Zenin Family.
Toji Fushiguro did not awaken a Cursed Technique as his parents expected. As he crawled out of the ground, covered in wounds, he still had not a trace of Cursed Energy.
The scar on Toji Fushiguro's lip was also left from this incident.
Toji Fushiguro's parents completely gave up on him.
The Zenin Family paid it no mind, raising Toji Fushiguro along with several other individuals who lacked Cursed Energy talent.
As a child, before his Heavenly Restriction had fully developed, Toji Fushiguro was constantly bullied by others.
As someone with no children, no spouse, and no Cursed Energy – a triple zero – who else would they bully if not him?
This sowed the seeds of violence in Toji Fushiguro's heart.
Later, when Toji Fushiguro's body developed in his teens, the power brought by his Heavenly Restriction was also sufficient.
At this point, Toji Fushiguro began to resist all injustices with violence, just like them.
At first, he was outnumbered.
But as the combat instincts hidden within Toji Fushiguro's perfect body were gradually awakened, the Calamity of Heaven was born.
This is also why Naoya Zenin later feared and respected Toji Fushiguro.
Initially, he was just curious and went to see. After their first meeting, it was love at first sight.
Later, Naoya Zenin, to confirm whether Toji Fushiguro was truly strong or just all show, attempted to test him, and ended up completely falling for him, becoming a Toji fan.
Naoya Zenin is someone who considers himself extraordinary and bullies the weak while fearing the strong. Many in the Zenin Family are like this.
They consider themselves extraordinary due to their status, yet they dare not rebel against those above them because of their status.
Later, the Zenin Family bored Toji Fushiguro.
Everyone feared him, dreaded him. Those who had bullied Toji Fushiguro in the past would simply detour around him.
Few people would speak to Toji Fushiguro, and Naobito Zenin was one of them.
Naobito Zenin was renowned as the most open-minded among the 26 heads of the Zenin Family.
Naobito Zenin noticed Toji Fushiguro's situation and understood what was in Toji Fushiguro's heart.
Therefore, when Toji Fushiguro struck out at the Zenin Family, Naobito Zenin did not intervene.
Because it wasn't worth it.
Letting Toji Fushiguro leave preserved a bit of face for both himself and Toji Fushiguro, and also prevented the family from suffering too much loss.
This was because Toji Fushiguro merely injured members of the Kukuru Squad and a few Bing members who were staying at home before leaving with a few Cursed Tools he found convenient.
Fortunately, Toji Fushiguro had not yet tamed Uraume at that time, otherwise, the Zenin Family's treasury would not have much left, and by then, Naobito Zenin would likely have fought Toji Fushiguro to the death.
Toji Fushiguro was a Heavenly Restriction user who grew step by step, unlike Maki Zenin, who accumulated strength and awakened suddenly to reach the pinnacle.
Therefore, if Naobito Zenin had fought Toji Fushiguro with the Bing members, the outcome would have been truly uncertain.
After leaving the Zenin Family, Toji Fushiguro experienced what love was for the first time.
It started with just physical love with Erika Fushiguro.
Slowly, Erika Fushiguro's care and her anticipation for new life made the big boy Toji Fushiguro realize what love was.
"Toji, what name are you planning to give the baby?"
Erika Fushiguro touched her growing belly and looked at Toji Fushiguro.
"Megumi."
"And if it's a boy?"
"Still Megumi."
Erika Fushiguro found it a little strange.
"It's the blessing bestowed upon me by heaven."
Hearing this, Erika Fushiguro's face was filled with a happy smile.
"Zenin Megumi? What a nice name."
"Not Zenin, it's Fushiguro."
"Eh?"
Erika Fushiguro was full of surprise.
"I hate the Zenin family."
That's why he didn't want to pass that name down to his child.
"I'm marrying into her family, so we're Fushiguro."
"Mhm."
Erika Fushiguro, who had vaguely guessed something, agreed with Toji Fushiguro's decision.
Having spent so much time together, she also knew that Toji Fushiguro's past was not pleasant. When they first met, Toji Fushiguro was like a pathetic and helpless stray dog.
It was just that fate did not let Toji Fushiguro go.
Erika Fushiguro died. Fortunately, Megumi Fushiguro still had someone to look after him.
Minako Fushiguro couldn't bear to see Megumi Fushiguro being looked after so clumsily by Toji Fushiguro, so she took Megumi Fushiguro in and looked after him alongside Tsumiki Fushiguro.
Toji Fushiguro loved Megumi Fushiguro very much, but he didn't know how to express this love. Because his parents didn't love him, he didn't know how to express his love to Megumi Fushiguro.
Later, before accepting the mission to assassinate the Star Plasma Vessel, Toji Fushiguro met with Naobito Zenin.
During that meeting, Toji Fushiguro and Naobito Zenin reached a deal.
If Megumi Fushiguro awakened his Cursed Technique, he would sell Megumi Fushiguro to the Zenin family.
Did Toji Fushiguro lack that little bit of money?
No.
This was merely a means for Toji Fushiguro to apply pressure. No one would cherish cheap linen clothes, but people would walk carefully even when wearing expensive silk garments.
Therefore, Megumi Fushiguro could not be directly given to the Zenin family.
Toji Fushiguro knew this, and this was the only way Toji Fushiguro could think of to ensure Megumi Fushiguro had a good life.
And there was an additional clause in this deal.
If Satoru Gojo died or lost his consciousness for some reason, the agreement with Toji Fushiguro would be fulfilled, and Megumi Fushiguro would be established as the head of the Zenin family.
Yes, before undertaking the mission to assassinate the Star Plasma Vessel, Toji Fushiguro had decided to bet everything to secure a future for his beloved child.
In Toji Fushiguro's understanding, the position of head of the Zenin family was the most noble status in the world.
Toji Fushiguro wanted to give this status to his most beloved son.
Even if the one standing in his way was the pinnacle of the Jujutsu World, the legendary Six Eyes.
Naobito Zenin had no objections to this. If Megumi Fushiguro truly awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, he would naturally have the qualifications to be the head of the Zenin family. At that time, he could take Megumi Fushiguro as his adopted son and nurture him well.
A Zenin bloodline, possessing the Ten Shadows Technique, and the adopted son of the previous family head.
It wouldn't be difficult to push Megumi Fushiguro to the position of family head.
Furthermore, if Toji Fushiguro, the sorcerer killer, could indeed kill the Six Eyes, it would also help the Zenin family eliminate a major threat.
It was just that fate did not favor Toji Fushiguro.
Before the assimilation with Master Tengen was completed, the karma between Master Tengen, the Six Eyes, and the Star Plasma Vessel would not be severed.
Just as a second Star Plasma Vessel appeared before Master Tengen soon after Riko Amanai's death, the Six Eyes, as a safeguard, would not disappear until Master Tengen completed his assimilation.
Kenjaku had once attempted to kill the Six Eyes and the Star Plasma Vessel five hundred years ago, but the Six Eyes and the Star Plasma Vessel still appeared afterward, and Master Tengen once again completed his assimilation with a Star Plasma Vessel.
Facing such an overpowered and unreasonable existence, Toji Fushiguro could only be defeated with resentment.
However, there was still one lingering concern, and that was Megumi Fushiguro. Without him applying pressure to the Zenin family from the outside, would Megumi Fushiguro be bullied like he was?
With this final worry, Toji Fushiguro tried to entrust Megumi Fushiguro to the Six Eyes.
Toji Fushiguro was fortunate, because this final, gamble-like entrustment paid off.
When he descended in Shinjuku, Toji Fushiguro took his own life with satisfaction.
Toji Fushiguro was also unfortunate, because Megumi Fushiguro was later possessed by Sukuna. Sukuna used his Cursed Technique to kill his own sister with his own hands. From then on, Megumi Fushiguro wished he were dead.
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