Young Fish and Reverse Punishment
This arc follows Yuji Itadori as he learns the fundamentals of jujutsu in secret with Satoru Gojo. Meanwhile, Megumi and Nobara train with the second-years in anticipation of the approaching Goodwill Event.Tropes associated with Cursed Training Arc:
- Back from the Dead: Sukuna revives Yuji as part of their Binding Vow.
- Clap Your Hands If You Believe: The unregistered Special Curses, Jogo and Hanami are made of the fear of earth for Jogo, and the fear of nature for Hanami.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Two of them.
- Sukuna slices off Yuji's head in his Domain to solidify his word of the Vow.
- Gojo curb-stomps Jogo as a demonstration regarding Domains.
- Establishing Character Moment: Jogo and Geto. The former burns down a restaurant for show, while the latter smiles at the destruction.
- Leeroy Jenkins: Jogo decides to kill Gojo despite Geto's warning to seal him at a proper place and time... and would have died hadn't for Hanami's intervention.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Todo beats the crap out of Megumi due to not being impressed with Megumi's type.
- Off with His Head!: Gojo decapitates Jogo to interrogate him regarding the Special Grade Curses.
- The Power of Language: Inumaki's cursed technique allows him to order things and people with words.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The restaurant worker at the Curses' meeting place becomes its Sole Survivor by virtue of fleeing before Jogo strikes.
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Unconventional Learning Experience: Gojo trains Yuji in controlling Cursed Energy by making him watch movies. - Underestimating Badassery: Seriously Yuji? Challenging Sukuna to a fight while knowing the basics of Cursed Techniques?
