The battlefield went silent.
Not completely.
There were still fires burning.
Still curses screaming in the distance.
Still rubble collapsing.
But around Takeru, Yuji, Yuta, and both Gojo's...
Everything seemed to slow.
Sukuna Number Four stood across from them.
He had watched them fight.
He had watched them struggle.
He had watched them deliberately avoid their strongest techniques.
And now...
Takeru reached up.
His fingers touched his sunglasses.
Yuji noticed.
"…Takeru?"
Takeru didn't answer.
He slowly removed them.
His Six Eyes opened completely.
The air changed.
The cursed energy around him suddenly became terrifyingly precise.
His headache was still there.
His eyes still hurt.
But he didn't care anymore.
Takeru looked toward Sukuna Number Four.
His usual playful expression was gone.
No grin.
No jokes.
No sarcasm.
Just focus.
"…Time to get wild."
Beside him, Gojo reached for his blindfold.
The other Gojo did the same.
They removed them.
Six Eyes.
Three sets of them.
Fully exposed.
Sukuna Number Four's smile disappeared.
"…So that's what you've been hiding."
Takeru cracked his neck.
"Yep."
Yuji looked at him.
"You're serious."
Takeru glanced at him.
"Very."
Yuta tightened his grip around his sword.
"Then let's finish this."
Takeru nodded.
"Now."
BOOM!
All three Gojo's disappeared.
Sukuna Number Four barely had time to react.
BAM!
Takeru's fist slammed into his face.
Sukuna flew backward.
Before he could recover...
Gojo appeared above him.
"Blue."
The space around Sukuna collapsed inward.
Sukuna twisted away.
The other Gojo was already waiting.
"Red."
BOOOOOOM!
The blast launched Sukuna across the street.
He slammed into a building.
Before the dust could settle...
Yuji was there.
BAM!
Then Yuta.
SLASH!
Sukuna blocked.
A second slash followed.
Then a punch from Takeru.
Then another from Yuji.
Then another from Gojo.
Sukuna Number Four was forced backward.
For the first time...
he was losing ground.
Sukuna snarled.
"Enough!"
He slammed his palm downward.
GRAVITY WELL.
The entire street compressed.
Buildings groaned.
Cars were crushed.
Everyone's bodies suddenly became incredibly heavy.
Yuji dropped to one knee.
Yuta struggled to stand.
Takeru remained upright.
He looked down.
Then smiled.
"You forgot something."
Sukuna's eyes widened.
Takeru raised one hand.
"Limitless."
The gravitational force distorted around him.
The space between him and the crushing field became effectively unreachable.
Takeru stepped forward.
Sukuna immediately used Mirror Step.
He vanished into a nearby reflection.
Takeru turned.
"I can see you."
Sukuna emerged.
Takeru was already there.
BOOM!
His fist hit Sukuna square in the chest.
Sukuna was launched through another building.
Takeru followed.
Inside the ruined building, Sukuna suddenly unleashed dozens of slashes.
SHING! SHING! SHING!
Takeru weaved between them.
His eyes tracked every movement.
Every thread.
Every reflection.
Every fluctuation in cursed energy.
He reached Sukuna.
Their fists collided.
BOOM!
Sukuna blocked.
Takeru struck again.
Blocked.
Again.
Blocked.
Then Takeru suddenly smiled.
"You know…"
Sukuna's eyes narrowed.
"…I was getting tired of pretending."
Takeru grabbed his arm.
"Now…"
His cursed energy exploded.
"…we fight for real."
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The shockwave ripped across Tokyo.
Far behind them, the other sorcerers looked toward the explosion.
Maki lowered her weapon.
"…There they go."
Hakari grinned.
"About time."
Todo threw his fist into the air.
"THE MAIN EVENT HAS BEGUN!"
Kenjaku watched the destruction from a distance.
"…Takeru really was holding back."
One of the Mei Mei's smiled.
"I suspected as much."
The weaker group continued fighting the remaining curses.
But everyone knew something had changed.
The battle had entered another phase.
Sukuna Number Four emerged from the rubble.
Blood ran from his mouth.
His white hair was disheveled.
For the first time...
He looked genuinely angry.
Takeru stood across from him.
His sunglasses were gone.
His eyes burned with Six Eyes brilliance.
Both Gojo's stood beside him.
Yuji and Yuta stood behind them.
Takeru rolled his shoulders.
"Alright."
He looked at Sukuna.
"No more bait."
His cursed energy surged.
"No more pretending."
The two Gojo's raised their hands.
Yuji clenched his fists.
Yuta lowered his stance.
Takeru smiled.
"Let's get wild."
Sukuna Number Four raised his hand.
"Come."
Takeru vanished.
BOOM!
The final phase had begun.