Convergence

Epilogue

2086, Tokyo Cemetery

- "Ah, there you are at last. Took you long enough."

Crouched beside a grave, young Satoshi was slowly lighting sticks of incense for his late uncle, Usami Toge. Around fifteen years old, he looked up at the man who had just called out to him, surprise and suspicion written across his face.

Who the hell was this guy, and why was he looking for him? Another nutcase, he thought.

He had never seen him before. The man had a peculiar appearance: a gray hoodie, pink hair, and several scars running across his face. It was impossible to tell exactly how old he was -somewhere between twenty and thirty, maybe.

- "Oh, yeah... You really are his descendant. No doubt about it. I didn't think it was possible to have only one Six Eye..."

Satoshi blinked, taken aback.

How could this stranger know about the Six Eyes? Was he a sorcerer?

This day was definitely getting weirder by the minute.

Most ordinary people simply assumed he had heterochromia. Then again, his appearance was hard to miss: white hair, mismatched eyes... He had often been mocked at school because of it. Fortunately, his great-grandmother had always been there to support and encourage him. Without her, he would never have become the person he was today.

- "Who are you? I don't know you."

- "Ah, right. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Itadori Yuji. I was one of your great-grandfather's students."

Satoshi stared at him suspiciously.

How could a guy who barely looked thirty have been his great-grandfather's student? Was this really the Itadori Yuji? The hero mentioned in every history book about jujutsu sorcery? The one who had defeated Sukuna in 2018?

Yeah, right. Another lunatic. 

Seriously, psychiatric hospitals needed to keep a better eye on their patients.

He almost regretted skipping school to come here. He would have been better off sitting through his physics and chemistry class.

- "I know, it might be hard to believe. But I really was one of his students, along with Yuta Okkotsu. Let's just say... I don't age like everyone else. Kind of like a cursed object, you know?"

He paused, studying Satoshi with curiosity.

- "But tell me... how come you only have one Six Eye?"

- "I don't know. They say it's the first case in the history of jujutsu sorcerers."

Hmm... Yuji thought. He had never heard of anything like it either. The Six Eyes were a rare gift, but a unique one... never incomplete.

An idea crossed his mind.

He suddenly stepped toward the boy and tried to place a hand on his shoulder.

Impossible.

His hand stopped a few inches short, as though something invisible were preventing him from making contact.

- "You're not going to be able to touch me, you creepy old pervert."

- "How...?? You only have one Six Eye. How can you control the Limitless?"

Satoshi eyed him suspiciously.

This man knew far too much.

Especially for a lunatic.

- "Yeah. Well, if you really wanna know, with my great-grandmother's innate technique, I can temporarily boost my cursed energy up to 200%. The problem is... I can't keep it up for long."

The moment he finished speaking, the invisible barrier vanished.

Yuji was finally able to place his hand on Satoshi's shoulder.

So he really could use the Limitless... but at a much greater energy cost than Gojo Satoru.

What a fate... Yuji thought.

He absolutely had to convince this kid to join him.

- "But... don't touch me. Ugokuna (動くな)."

Yuji's arm froze instantly.

He couldn't move.

Marks appeared around Satoshi's mouth. But the sensation was different - less overwhelming than what he remembered from his former classmate Inumaki.

How was that possible?

Did he possess some kind of copying ability too, like Yuta Okkotsu?

- "Haha... what's with that face, old man? Didn't I tell you? My dad's from the Inumaki clan. Looks like you didn't do enough research about me."

After a few seconds, Yuji managed to break free from the command.

This boy...

The Six Eyes. The Limitless. Cursed Speech.

Monstrous potential.

An ally...

or a threat to humanity.

- "Haha... yeah, looks like it. Tell me... how would you feel about joining my team?"

- "Your team?"

"I want to gather the best sorcerers in the country. To face the curses that are coming. You know Yuka Okkotsu and Tsurugi Okkotsu, right? They're your cousins by marriage, aren't they?"

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The end

Thank you everyone ; it was really a nice journey to write this fanfic :)