Highlights
- Jujutsu Kaisen 238 showcases Sukuna's true form and reveals his impossibly powerful abilities, making it clear that he is the peak of Jujutsu Sorcery.
- Kashimo's futile battle against Sukuna highlights the vast difference in their strength and speed, resulting in Kashimo's inevitable death.
- The chapter sets up future conflicts, with Hakari and Uraume preparing for their own fight while Yuji and Higuruma finally jump into the battle against Sukuna, fueled by rage and justice.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen 238, "Inhuman Makyo Shinjuku Showdown, Part 15" by Gege Akutami, translated by John Werry, and Lettered by Snir Aharon, available in English from MangaPlus.
Jujutsu Kaisen has been on quite a run over the last few months and Gege saw to it that it continued in this week's chapter, Jujutsu Kaisen 238, as well. As expected, this chapter featured Sukuna quite heavily. Towards the end of the previous chapter, he was seen returning to his true form and fans immediately knew that he was going to be stronger than ever before.
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Kashimo, who was up against him in battle, was certainly not going to make it out of it alive and fans knew that his death would follow in the next chapter. That is precisely what happened in JJK 238, however, there were some interesting twists and turns along the way.
Sukuna's True Form In Full Force
Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 238 showcased the true form of Sukuna in full power. Fans absolutely knew that he was way too strong in his true form, however, the exact idea of just how impossibly powerful he was only made sense after this chapter. To begin with, even Kashimo was completely mesmerized by his transformation. Even though Kashimo was quite strong himself, enough to push him into a corner in the previous chapter, in this one, he simply labeled him as beautiful, and that is because this man had absolutely no flaws or weaknesses as a fighter.
The story made it quite clear that Sukuna was the peak of Jujutsu Sorcery. Essentially, Sukuna put his body to use in great fashion. By using two of his four hands, and one of his mouths, he chanted incantations all the while he continued to fight. This is a massive advantage for any sorcerer as using these incantations, the power of an attack is boosted even further. This essentially means that all of Sukuna's attacks are at maximum power and they are impossibly difficult to fight against.
Furthermore, his speed as well as strength were on a completely different level in this chapter as even Kashimo, with his lightning-based powers, could do nothing to withstand them. Sukuna used two of his hands to keep him busy and then the other two to land powerful blows on him. It was absolutely impossible for him to fight back in any way or form or even land a scratch on the real Sukuna. When things started getting worse for him, he immediately realized that this was a fight that he could not win and from there onwards, the battle was simply futile for him.
The End Of Kashimo
Sukuna used his cursed technique at the maximum output in this chapter. He used techniques such as Dismantle and this attack proved to be strong enough to bisect the world itself. This was the same attack that ended Gojo Satoru, however, this time around, Kashimo managed to dodge it, which is rather bizarre, given that Gojo had Six Eyes. Regardless, the fight between these two characters continued and Sukuna showcased the advantage that he gained by a second pair of hands and mouths.
His attacks continued to come at blinding speeds with incredible ferocity. Even though Kashimo tried his very best to attack with everything that he had, it all amounted to nothing. His strongest cursed technique, which he used at the cost of his body, was failing against the King of Curses and, right when he decided to strike back, it was all over for him as Sukuna sent forward a net of Dismantle towards him, which ended his life for good.
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Fans were also treated to a limbo where Kashimo met Sukuna and held a conversation with him. Kashimo had his own questions for the King of Curses which he asked over the course of the last few chapters. He wanted to know about love and how it felt being the strongest, and living with the solitude that it brought. Sukuna simply told him that giving people what they wanted was his form of love. For instance, if someone strong saw Kashimo and challenged him to prove their skill, he responded by slaughtering them and, in a way, honored them.
Similarly, Sukuna does not think twice when people come in front of him to challenge him. Sukuna believes that he's loved because he is the strongest and everyone looks up to him. At the same time, he also believes that he is never going to restrict himself for another person because, to him, love is absolutely useless. He does what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants. Of course, this is a flawed ideology and, at the end of the day, the protagonist of the series is here to show him that. However, for now, Sukuna appears to have gotten very far with his own ideology and, at the very least, he did well to respect Kashimo before he killed him and gave him the answers that he was seeking.
Hakari And Uraume Fight It Out
The vast majority of JJK chapter 238 focused on the fight between Sukuna and Kashimo, as was expected. However, this fight did not take too long to conclude. When the meeting between Sukuna and Kashimo concluded and the latter got his answers, the story jumped back to the present time and the domain that was created by Hakari in the previous chapter was seen breaking. Fans know that Hakari trapped Uraume in a domain in the previous chapter. This was largely done to keep him from interfering in the fight that Kashimo was fighting. Hakari knew how much fighting Sukuna meant to Kashimo and, given that these two characters fought previously, he had some level of respect for him. As a show of that respect, he was prepared to not let Uraume join the battle against Kashimo and it is quite clear to see that he succeeded in doing that.
At the end of the chapter, fans could see the domain break and both Kashimo and Uraume looked like they were in good shape. From here onwards, these two characters are likely to fight it out and the clash is certainly one that fans are very excited for.
Yuji And Higuruma Jump In
The biggest part of JJK chapter 238 came at the very end, when Yuji and Higuruma jumped into battle. It has taken them quite a long time to actually get to the battlefield, however, better late than never. Sukuna was seen greatly underestimating Yuji, knowing that he's powerless in front of him. However, it appears that Yuji is filled with rage himself. This makes quite a lot of sense, given that he lost two of the closest people to him in a matter of a few minutes. Gojo is already dead and Megumi is gone as well. This has fueled his rage and now, it appears that his cursed technique might have awakened.
At the same time, Higuruma is here to dish out justice to those who have been wronged by Sukuna by putting him on trial. The next few chapters are going to be incredible and it is going to be a tag team battle from here onwards. Sukuna and Uraume are up against the team of Yuji, Higuruma, and Hakari, and this is one battle that fans absolutely cannot wait to see unfold.