Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 81 continues Sukuna’s reign of terror as he fully embraces Megumi Fushiguro’s body, using the Ten Shadows Technique like a predator testing out new claws. But this time, he’s not just decimating fodder. Someone powerful steps up.
The chapter opens with Sukuna summoning another shikigami variant—this one reminiscent of Max Elephant, but altered, darker, and more violent. He uses it to destroy an entire cursed domain set up by a lesser sorcerer, flexing his control and technique mastery without even activating a domain himself.
But just as Sukuna grows bored, Kinji Hakari arrives.
Still recovering from earlier fights, Hakari senses the warped cursed energy coming from Sukuna’s direction. At first, he assumes it’s an evolved enemy—but the moment he locks eyes with Megumi’s body, he knows the truth. “That’s not Fushiguro anymore.”
What follows is a high-stakes standoff. Hakari activates his Idle Death Gamble, knowing it’s his only chance to stall Sukuna. The tension is immense—can his invincibility trick even last against a monster like Sukuna?
Sukuna, for his part, is curious. He doesn’t immediately strike. He studies Hakari, intrigued by his regenerative ability and gambler’s mentality. In classic Sukuna fashion, he smiles—this one will be fun.
Meanwhile, Yuji is nowhere in sight, likely being treated or recovering after losing his body to Sukuna. The emotional toll lingers, but now it’s Hakari’s moment—and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Gege Akutami builds Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 81 like a pressure cooker, full of tension, strategy, and raw cursed power. The battlefield is shifting, and now, for the first time since Sukuna took over Megumi…
he might actually need to try.
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