Yuta might fail to use Gojo's greatest attack against Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chapter 262 part 2 shows why

Modified Jul 07, 2024 00:30 GMT

Jujutsu Kaisen might show Yuta failing against Sukuna (Image via MAPPA). — Jujutsu Kaisen might show Yuta failing against Sukuna (Image via MAPPA, Shueisha).

Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 262 part 2, which was a continuation of the aforementioned chapter due to author Gege Akutami's health problems, was leaked this week and showed further developments of the battle between Ryomen Sukuna and Yuta Okkotsu in Satoru Gojo's body. While said chapter ended with the cliffhanger, Sukuna being stopped by Inumaki Toge and Yuta about to blast Gojo's signature attack, Hollow Purple, things could go wrong for the young sorcerer.

It was already shown in both parts of this Jujutsu Kaisen chapter that Yuta was still adjusting to using Gojo's body, which is something that could cost him in this fight. Considering Sukuna's overwhelming strength, even in a weakened state, and his recent experience fighting both Gojo and Yuta, plus the latter's lack of control when it comes to his Cursed Energy, the effects of the Hollow Purple attack might not be as destructive as he is currently hoping it would be.

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Explaining why Yuta's use of Gojo's Hollow Purple might fail against Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen

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The recently leaked chapter 262.5 had a very significant cliffhanger where Toge Inumaki, after a long time without showing up in the manga, used his Cursed Technique to keep Ryomen Sukuna from moving. Thus giving Yuta, now in Satoru Gojo's body, an opening to use Hollow Purple and, on paper, blast away the King of Curses. However, there is a very good chance that Yuta's attack is going to fail for a variety of reasons.

One of the reasons was shown in that chapter through a flashback, with Gojo highlighting that Yuta's Cursed Energy output was messy, which is something that is at full display during his fight with Sukuna. His mental state is not the best at the moment and seems to be struggling against the King of Curses, which is very different to Gojo's usual calmness when fighting.

Another detail that highlights how he is going to miss is that Gojo's Hollow Purple shows two circles merging, which is an obvious reference to the mix between his Red and Blue attacks. In that regard, the cliffhanger of chapter 262.5 showed Yuta's Hollow Purple not merging the circles, which could be author Gege Akutami's way of showing that he is going to fail.

What could happen in the coming chapters

Inumaki and Yuta teamed up against Sukuna in chapter 262 (Image via MAPPA).

As mentioned earlier, there is a very good chance that the coming Jujutsu Kaisen chapter is going to show Sukuna resisting the Hollow Purple blast because it wasn't as powerful as Gojo's or it could show Yuta outright failing to execute it due to a lack of experience and the aforementioned Cursed Energy being inconsistent. Be that as it may, there is very little chance of Yuta being the one who takes down Sukuna at this particular moment.

This Domain clash is only going to last three minutes, with the aftermath probably dealing with Yuta's condition since his taking over Gojo's body could only last five minutes. Then there is the possible return of Yuji Itadori and Aoi Todo to the battlefield and the fight between Uraume and Hakari, which Akutami has not fully addressed as of yet.

Final thoughts

Yuta Okkotsu is currently not in the best condition to fight Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen and the coming chapter is very likely to show him failing with his Hollow Purple attack. However, this is mere fan speculation at the moment.

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