jujutsu Kaisen: The Heavenly Restriction

At this moment, facing Kensei's powerless swings, Gojo Shunichi's patience had reached its limit.

When Kensei swung his sword for the forty-third time, Gojo Shunichi could clearly feel that Kensei was exhausted.

More than forty clashes, and yet the blade still hadn't dulled.

Shunichi was somewhat shocked. If this "Shirayuki" was truly forged by Kensei, then his forging skills were truly extraordinary.

However, he still didn't believe Shirayuki was a cursed tool.

"Kensei, have you had enough? From now on, I won't play this childish fencing game with you anymore. Let me show you what a real cursed tool is…"

Shunichi felt he had already shown enough respect for Kensei as a direct descendant of the Gojo family. He had no intention of wasting any more time.

With a powerful strike, he deflected Kensei's attack, and cursed energy surged into his weapon.

"Hibari, disrupt the enemy!"

As the cursed energy poured in, the entire forging room was suddenly filled with the sound of cicadas chirping.

Hibari—cicada! Hibari's chirping—cicada's cry!

The power of Gojo Shunichi's cursed tool lay in its ability to disrupt an opponent's will with the sudden burst of cicada cries, while also producing air blades as thin as a cicada's wings.

This was his cursed tool, a grade two cursed weapon—Hibari!

"Kensei, be careful! Focus!"

As the one who forged Hibari, Gojo Takuya was well aware of its power.

He knew that Shunichi wouldn't harm Kensei with the air blades, but the sudden effect of the cicada's cry on his will would be hard to endure.

Takuya could already see it—Shunichi was preparing to use the sound of the cicadas to force Kensei to surrender the fight…

As a witness, he felt that everything was already decided.

He had originally thought that this "Shirayuki" could serve as Kensei's trump card, but now he realized it was merely strong in durability.

Others might be shocked that Shirayuki could withstand more than forty clashes against Hibari without chipping, but Takuya didn't find it surprising at all.

After all, inside Shirayuki was embedded a grade one cursed tool.

Was Kensei really about to lose?

…

Outside the room, Gojo Satoru's cursed energy was already flowing over his body—he was prepared to intervene and stop this duel.

Like Takuya, he believed Kensei was at a disadvantage. That so-called Shirayuki couldn't possibly protect him from Shunichi's cicada-chirping attack.

But just as before, Satoru was stopped once again by the old man beside him.

"Master! What are you doing?"

Satoru's face was filled with frustration. He was even beginning to doubt the clan head's intentions. Did he really want to see Kensei fail? Did he want Kensei to stop trying to connect with him?

Seeing Satoru so agitated, the old man sighed and shook his head.

"Logically speaking, shouldn't you and Takuya understand Kensei the best?"

"So why are you both more impatient than this old man?"

"Didn't you see Kensei's expression? Do you really think he looks like someone who's been driven into a corner?"

The old man pointed at Kensei, who was holding Shirayuki, with an amused smile.

Satoru frowned and looked at Kensei's face—then his body stiffened.

At this moment, Kensei showed no signs of panic. Instead, he wore an extremely confident smile.

What's going on? Does Kensei have another trump card?

Does this Shirayuki have another function?

If that's the case, then why did he exchange blows with Shunichi forty-three times? What was the point?

Without a doubt, both Satoru and Takuya had been misled by Kensei's seemingly meaningless forty-three swings.

Without a system, they couldn't possibly know what Kensei had gained from those previous strikes…

This time, Satoru chose to trust Kensei. He was curious to see what kind of stage his younger brother had prepared.

He hoped Kensei would prove himself to Shunichi!

He knew his brother wasn't weak!

…

Feeling the cursed energy and technique flowing through Hibari's blade, Kensei felt a hint of regret.

I guess this is as much as I can take advantage of it.

Kensei shook his head, focused his mind, raised his asauchi, and held it level with his eyes. Then, in a loud voice, he declared:

"Dance, Shirayuki."

As soon as the words of the Shikai release were spoken, the asauchi in Kensei's hands began to change.

The blade, guard, and hilt all turned pure white in an instant.

The guard shifted from a square shape to an oval, revealing six hollowed-out sections.

A mysterious pattern appeared near the tip of the hilt, and at the end of the handle, a white ribbon materialized out of thin air.

Everyone present was stunned!

What just happened? I didn't blink—how did the cursed tool change shape?

Why did this weapon transform the moment Kensei spoke those words?

Seeing Shirayuki reveal its true form, how could Gojo Shunichi still cling to his earlier beliefs?

This was no ordinary katana—this was a true cursed tool, just as Takuya had said!

A cursed tool with such an extraordinary transformation… could it be that Kensei's true talent lay in forging cursed tools?

Shirayuki… If this kind of cursed tool really existed, it could completely change the entire cursed tools industry!

The old man's eyes shone with excitement as he stared at the zanpakuto in Kensei's hands.

He felt as though he was witnessing Kensei's future—one where Kensei walked an entirely different path…

It's beautiful! The true form of Shirayuki is beautiful—it suits Kensei perfectly.

So this is the cursed tool Kensei forged… He never lets me down.

Satoru's Six Eyes gleamed with joy. Regardless of Shirayuki's strength, the fact that Kensei had forged a cursed tool at his age was already an unprecedented feat.

Satoru had the greatest jujutsu talent—Kensei had the greatest forging talent.

Satoru believed that together, they would become the strongest duo in the jujutsu world…

Shirayuki suited Kensei's appearance perfectly!

And, of course, it would suit his own appearance as well…

I knew it! I knew it! This is what the cursed tool really looks like—I wasn't wrong!

Takuya's face was full of excitement. So it wasn't his mistake—he had simply been using the sword incorrectly. That was why he couldn't bring out its true form.

This blade's aura is so sharp and pure… If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed such a weapon could be crafted by a six-year-old.

Is this immense frost power just cursed energy? Can Kensei already use cursed energy? Has his Heavenly Restriction been lifted?

Takuya's gaze locked onto Kensei. He had finally realized—Shirayuki was more than just an unbreakable sword.

Hidden within it was an extraordinary technique!

This was the judgment of a master craftsman.

And the conclusion he had reached after witnessing Shirayuki up close…

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