Sukuna is one of contemporary anime's most divisive antagonists. On the one hand, he is a complete menace, beloved for the extent of his villainy, as well as his impact on Gege Akutami's world. Jujutsu Kaisen. As a shōnen antagonist, Sukuna inhabited essentially uncharted territory, as it often seemed that no matter what the Justice Jujutsu wizards tried to do to thwart his plans to plunge the world into another dark age of blood and sorcery, he would almost always prevail. Sukuna had a wealth of abilities and far more experience than anyone trying to counter him, making him seem almost unbeatable at times, especially after the body switch.
However, Sukuna's own original abilities were already sufficient to support him as one of the most powerful characters in the Jujutsu Kaisen universe. So, what are Sukuna's strongest innate techniques?
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Fiery… Kitchen?
An explanation of what was cooked when Crunchyroll translated Sukuna's Domain Expansion into “Malevolent Kitchen”.
Wait, what is an innate technology?
Jujutsu wizards use “Cursed Techniques” in battle. For many, these techniques manifest at a young age and are present from birth. They are directly connected to the individual and do not exist outside of them. As such, Innate Techniques cannot be copied or stolen. It is for this reason that both Kenjaku and Sukuna resort to body twitching to access particular cursed techniques, as these techniques were actually innate techniques.
In the cases of both the Zen'in and Gojō clans, these techniques manifest themselves every few generations and are directly linked to their respective lineages rather than within a single individual. These techniques, the Gojō Clan's Limitless and Six Eyes and Zen'in's Ten Shadows Technique, are the most powerful in Jujutsu Kaisen universe, and are each other's fierce opponents.
Previously, a practitioner of the Six Eyes and Limitless techniques together could only be surpassed in battle by the practitioner of the Ten Shadows technique. That's why, throughout Jujutsu Kaisenit is constantly alluded to that Megumi is the only character who can actually defeat Gojō in battle, and the way this is done is through his consistent use of Gojō as a barometer in his battles – he often uses the logic that the opponent in front of him is not Gojō, and is therefore defeated, not realizing that the only way he sees it is at the level he sees at that level. of Gojō's combination of Six Eyes and Limitless.
Anyway, examples of innate techniques also include Yuta Okkotsu's Copy; Mahito's idle transformation; Nobara Kugisaki's Straw Doll Technique (correctly identified by Mahito as a ridiculously dangerous ability for how it affects the soul, which is why he killed her), among others. Sukuna's innate technique, shrine (or “kitchen”, depending on your belief) has two main states: Cleave and Disassemble.
Cleave
A cutting technique such as Dismantle, Cleave is applied against powerful opponents and reacts proportionally to the cursed energy poured into it, as well as the cursed energy from the target, adjusting its effectiveness accordingly. Unlike Dismantle; however, Cleave requires contact with the opponent. It is one of Sukuna's most devastating abilities and was used to kill Ishigori, the single most powerful Sorcerer in the Culling Games, at least when it comes to maximum Cursed Energy effect.
Spider web
Cleave, when applied to the inorganic, spreads outward like a spider's web, cutting the object along the threads of the web based on the object's toughness (since objects don't necessarily have Cursed Energy).
Divine flame
Divine Flame can only be used after both Dismantle and Cleave have been used. Using a binding vow, Sukuna circumvents the technique's short range and lack of speed by making it unavailable to him while fighting multiple opponents, unless the battle takes place within his domain. Remember that the domain expansion is a powerful technique because it creates a region in space where the cursed technique of the caster is guaranteed to hit, meaning Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine (or Kitchen) is a region where the inanimate objects hit with Dismantle, and the living with Cursed Energy hit with Cleave, satisfying the Divine activation.
At this point, Sukuna's domain becomes the region where everything within is relentlessly cut and broken apart to the point of pulverization, and then these pulverized particles are met with thermobaric explosions—the result of igniting oxygen (or some kind of gas cloud) without the need for a substance to catalyze the explosive reaction. The “gas” in this case is the particles torn apart by Dismantle and Cleave. This technique is so powerful that it became the trump card with which Sukuna managed to defeat Mahoraga. The flames not only create an explosion, but they unleash intense pressure and shock waves that annihilate everything within the domain. This is by far Sukuna's most powerful attack on paper, but in different contexts it could potentially be countered, especially by someone like Satoru Gojō.
Disassemble
Dismantle is the preset offensive move that allows Sukuna to unleash invisible slashes that cut through the opponent. The ability can be directed with the hands, or without them, and can be used against inanimate objects, curses, and of course people. The scary thing about Dismantle is how Sukuna can use it both offensively and defensively in a variety of ways. The cut does not have to be broad strokes; it can also be a number of mini slashes that surround a limb and swing in a way that makes the appendage resemble a chainsaw of sorts. This application allows Sukuna to handle her opponents' weapons and attacks with her hands without taking damage, not to mention it can also be used in conjunction with hand-to-hand combat for more devastating rampage. The strength of the disassembly ability depends on the amount of cursed energy poured into it.
World-cutting slash
After stealing Megumi's body and deploying Mahoraga against Gojō's Limitless, Sukuna uses the same alignment mechanics to greatly enhance Dismantle into an ability that can slice through space, cut through Gojō's Infinity, and thus shatter the strongest wizard in the modern era. Known as the “World-Cutting Slash”, this iteration of Dismantle is far more devastating as it retains the original technique's invisibility and pairs it with impossibilities such as cutting through space itself. In Chapter 119 i Jujutsu Kaisen manga, Dismantle is described as a move specific to cutting objects without Cursed Energy. The fact that it is the technique that puts an end to the strongest Sorcerer of the modern era makes the World-Cutting Slash application of Dismantle Sukuna's single most powerful Innate Technique actually belonging to him.
Ten-Shadows Technique (via Megumi Fushiguro)
Sukuna had his eyes on Megumi from as early as the terrifying womb arc, when he and Yuji encountered a special class curse (encouraged by one of Sukuna's fingers) at a juvenile detention center. Megumi fled the situation while Yuji stayed back to buy him some time; however, the special class was far too powerful for both of them at the time. After Sukuna made light work of the curse, Megumi's problems were compounded as the King of Curses had temporarily gained unlimited control over Yuji's body. Outside the facility, Sukuna accused Megumi after learning that Megumi had the Ten Shadows technique, but only after asking the boy why he felt inclined to escape from the Special-Grade Curse. Basically, Sukuna's long game was to snatch Megumi's body, thus gaining access to the cursed technique of one of the three great clans of the Jujutsu world, the Ten-Shadows Technique. But it was only because he saw immense potential in Megumi – Sukuna had no idea of the Ten-Shadows Technique's ultimate application.
The most notable use of the Ten-Shadows technique is the summoning of the eight-handled sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga, a Shikigami that can adapt to all phenomena, making it fundamentally invulnerable in battle. This beast is so powerful that not a single practitioner of the Ten-Shadows Technique has ever been able to tame it, except for Sukuna. In addition to developing defensive adaptations, Mahoraga can also adapt its attacks, making them more effective the longer it fights an opponent. When Sukuna found out about Mahoraga when Megumi summoned it during the Shibuya incident, further sparking Sukuna's interest in Megumi. It is through his taming of the Mahoraga and the use of its adaptability on Dismantle that turns it into the attack that ultimately kills Satoru Gojo.
