Jujutsu Kaisen: Nah I'd Adapt

Modulo: Chapter 10

While Naoto was training in the Tombs of the Star, a different issue was occurring. Since Naoto was kidnapped twice and left unconscious when his cursed energy reserves ran dry, he hadn't messaged Mayumi about his whereabouts and didn't make it home.

Unfortunately for Naoto, Yuji only took the time to notify the authorities.

Even though Naoto had been through many events, the entire situation took only a few hours. This usually wouldn't be too alarming since Naoto was a Jujutsu sorcerer and could protect himself from most threats. Still, with the recent kidnappings, Mayumi immediately started looking for him as soon as he stopped replying to her messages.

Basic law enforcement wouldn't be of use, and Jujutsu society and Jujutsu Headquarters couldn't be trusted, so she went to the only person she could with enough reach and connection to find Naoto.

The woman with black hair and constantly tired eyes was frantically running toward the Zenin Clan compound.

She didn't have a particularly bad relationship with her brother, but they weren't as close as they used to be. Naoki's inaction to deal with the rats still left in the clan put a sour taste in her mouth.

The only real ties she had with the clan were Naoto, Naoki, and her parents, Shoko and Naohiro. When Naoki became clan head and her parents died, she didn't need to stay around, and she left the clan with Naoto.

If she were to raise Naoto, it would be without dealing with the Zenin clan and Jujutsu tradition. Even though she experienced some of that herself, it wasn't nearly as bad as it is today. She had the backing of Naoya and the strongest sorcerer in history, Naohiro.

Tradition and harsh politics? Never knew em. Wanna make enemies of us? Try getting through my Uncle Mahoraga first. Still don't want to back down? Get through my dad.

Power solved all of their issues. When that was gone, the cockroaches hiding beneath the Zenin clan finally came out and attempted to usurp control and return to the old Zenin clan.

It didn't take long for Mayumi to arrive at the clan compound. Being a grade-one sorcerer, she was much faster than regular people, even if it was in Kyoto. Even without running full speed, Mayumi walks surprisingly fast.

Bam

Without even knocking, Mayumi punched the front gate open, sending shards of wood flying. To the confusion of many onlookers, she made a beeline toward the clan head's room. She wasn't here to chat.

As she moved, she noticed a surprising lack of security. Usually, this would trigger a chain reaction that would immediately notify Naoki, but the only people she saw were some of the clan servants. Even the outside training area was empty.

As she made her way to the sliding door, she heard a few words behind her.

"[Great Serpent]."

The next thing Mayumi knew, she was hoisted thirty feet up into the mouth of a massive snake.

In spite of being in the mouth of a massive snake and being hoisted in the air, she showed no fear. In fact, she was smiling as she looked down below. "Hey, Mikoto, it's been a while!"

The voice from before spoke up again. "Couldn't you just have knocked, Auntie!? Dad is in a meeting right now with the rest of the clan!" The voice's owner, Mikoto, is the new inheritor of the Ten Shadows technique.

Unlike the other timeline, she doesn't have the clan breathing down her neck about which Shikigami she can and can't use. Yuka was limited to only using certain shadows, but Mikoto didn't have that issue.

Despite being in the Great Serpent's mouth, it was obvious that it was only meant to restrain. With an audible clink in her head, she casually pushed its mouth open and jumped down, landing in front of Mikoto.