Watg Shunichi's departing figure and feeling the stark differen treatment, Takuya ched the hammer in his right hand. A fleeting trace of sorrow flickered in his eyes.

  As a member of the Gojo , he uood that such favoritism wasn't right. But even so, he owerless to ge it.

  Takuya reached out, ruffling Satoshi's white hair, his deep blue eyes meeting the boy's pale ones. His voice was solemn as he spoke:

  "Satoshi, do you uand? The Gojo is like a massive tree. Sorcerers are the trunk, providing strength and stability, while those of us without Jujutsu talent are merely its branches and leaves."

  "Only by fulfilling our roles the Gojo tio flourish. Cursed Energy and Teiques are determined by fate, no one ge that. From the moment you were born, this was your reality. There's no point iing it."

  Takuya wao eoshi didn't develop any misguided ambitions.

  Even though Satoshi possessed exceptional f talent, in a world dominated by Jujutsu sorcerers, a Cursed Tool fer's influence was insignifit.

  Despite Satoshi and Satoru both beiimate heirs with the right to pete for the position of head, in the end, the one who would truly represent the Gojo could only be Satoru.

  Takuya needed Satoshi this reality.

  The Gojo sheltered its members, but iurn, those members were bound to follow the 's rules.

  "I uand, Master Takuya."

  Satoshi khat Takuya was saying all of this for his own good. He had never once sidered peting with Satoru for anything.

  That said, being treated differently like this still left a bitter taste in his mouth.

  "I may not have Cursed Energy, but let's see who ends up stronger in the end."

  "The Shinigami Fusion System inside me isn't just for show."

  "Once I fe my Zanpakutō and master the four fual skills—Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hohō, and Kidō—being a true Shinigami, then even Satoru, the stro sorcerer, might not be my match."

  Takuya suddenly recalled something and said, "Oh, by the way! In a few days, someone from the Zenin will be visiting."

  "I heard that their has another wielder of Heavenly Restri. He's of yeion, though slightly older than you."

  "I believe his name is Zenin Toji. He should be ing as part of an exge between young talents."

  "Satoshi, you should take this opportunity to i with him. He's known for having no Cursed Energy, yet his physical prowess is unparalleled. From what I've heard, he's incredibly gifted."

  "The Gojo and Zenin s are both pilrs of the Jujutsu world. You should strive forward as well. Heavenly Restri isn't a curse, it's an opportunity. As long as you have the determination to grow stronger, nothing stand in your way!"

  Takuya, ever the master of motivational speeches, tinued encing him.

  However, the mention of Zenin Toji made Satoshi's expression subtly shift.

  What the hell? Zenin Toji? You really wao pete with him?

  That guy's a monster. Before Satoru fully awakened, he nearly died at his hands! Even Special Grade sorcerers were no match for him.

  Even though Satoshi had absolute fiden his Shinigami Fusion System, hearing Takuya talk about it so lightly still left him feeling a little uneasy.

  But since his master had spoken, he had to work hard, at the very least, he couldn't let Takuya down.

  "Uood, Master Takuya! I'll do my best."

  At this moment, Zenin Toji hadn't yet reached his future Sorcerer Killer status. He hadn't left the Zenin yet, which meant there was still room for a proper exge between them.

  Acc to the inal timeline, apart from Zenin Toji, no one else in the Zenin had the strength to challehe Gojo .

  Among the younger geion, Satoshi couldn't recall any notable figures.

  As a Heavenly Restri wielder, Toji had been pletely disregarded by the Zenin .

  Acc to the is, Toji was the first person to gain fame through Heavenly Restri alone.

  There had been others before him, other carriers of Heavenly Restri but only Toji was truly exceptional. Before Satoshi's reination, he had been the only individual with zero Cursed Energy.

  However, iure, it recisely because of Heavenly Restri's pensation that Toji had bee a true Sorcerer Killer.

  Looking back at the Gojo , despite being a dominant for the Jujutsu world, the only real event that had shaped its history was the birth of the Six Eyes.

  Aside from Satoru, no other remarkable figures had emerged.

  The only genius, Gojo Satoru, had the overwhelming aura of a protagonist, yet in the end, he still got killed.

  As someone who had read the inal story, Satoshi had always found that oute uable.

  But now?

  Now that he had been reinated into this world, everything was bound to ge.

  Would Satoru still meet his demise?

  And with his knowledge of the future, if he still couldn't bee a powerhouse capable of influeng the entire world…

  …Then he might as well have let Satoru kill him in the womb.

  As Satoshi's gaze gradually hardened with determination, Takuya watched him carefully.

  For a brief moment, it felt like he was witnessing the birth of another pilr of the Gojo .

  A small smile tugged at the ers of his lips.

  "Satoshi, you're also a wielder of the Six Eyes. Your future won't be any less brilliant than Satoru's."

  "e with me to the fe. Show me how much you've improved."

  With that, Takuya turned and walked toward the Gojo 's fe, the workshop he had dedicated his life to maintaining.

  Satoshi, meanwhile, was still refleg on his ret breakthroughs in f.

  With the Zanpakutō F Fun about to activate, he wao take this ce to see if he could push through and finally begin his career as a Cursed Tool fer.

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  "Master Takuya, you better be careful!"

  Satoshi gripped the iron hammer that Takuya had gifted him when he was three years old, raising it as if preparing te.

  Takuya snorted. "Hah! Brat, I'm your f master! Do you really think you scare me?"

  He prided himself on knowing Satoshi's f skills inside and out.

  Yes, Satoshi was exceptionally talented when it came to Cursed Tool f.

  But at the end of the day…

  He was still just a six-year-old kid.

  Could a six-year-old really fe a Cursed Tool?

  That was impossible… right?