Chapter 228

is the two hundred and twenty-eigth chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen. 
== Summary ==
Satoru Gojo and Sukuna's battle continues to stagger all those observing the showdown. After finally gaining an advantage, Satoru can't help but wonder what Sukuna is scheming.
== Plot Details ==
Gojo's allies watching the fight discuss his shrunken barrier. Kusakabe comments that it should be impossible, a recurring theme throughout this clash between the strongest sorcerers. Maki argues that the outward appearance of a domain's barrier never matches the size of the actual domain, which is part of the reason they're so difficult to escape. Kusakabe counters his student's argument by explaining that a concrete image is crucial to casting a barrier. The image of shutting the caster and their opponent inside a space where they could normally never fit would normally prevent the barrier from forming. Choso points out that Gojo spent time inside Prison Realm and Kusakabe realizes that experience is what is allowing Gojo to accomplish this feat. 
However, Kusakabe is still confused how Gojo is changing the conditions of the barrier every time he casts it. Ordinarily, it takes sorcerers practice and time to hit on the perfect blend of parameters in order to establish their domain's barrier. Hakari and Higuruma are exceptions because their domain expansions came by default with their innate techniques. Regardless, the conditions of a barrier is not usually something that can be changed on a whim. 
Gojo's miniature barrier holds out against Sukuna's slashes from the outside this time. Sukuna adjusts his offense by decreasing the effective range of Malevolent Shrine to increase the strength of his slashes. The Angel believes that they'll reach a stalemate if the barrier breaks again but Kusakabe adds that Gojo will gradually lose ground until he's defeated. The barrier once again shatters, but this time, Malevolent Shrine collapses as well. Hakari stands up in excitement as he realized what's going on. Simultaneously, Sukuna destroyed Gojo's barrier from the outside and Gojo damaged Sukuna to the point where he could no longer maintain his domain. 
Mei Mei accurately tracked that Gojo's miniature domain held out for exactly three minutes. Both fighters should have their innate techniques exhausted from domain expansion, which gives Maki the impression that Gojo has the advantage. However, the Angel reveals that Gojo made the mistake of displaying this feat to Sukuna. The King of Curses has such precise mastery over jujutsu that he was able to divide his soul into a cursed objects after using Kenjaku to achieve this the first time one thousand years ago. Now that he's seen Gojo repair his innate technique with reverse cursed technique, it's likely Sukuna can do the same. 
Sukuna flees to the top of a bridge to create distance but Gojo levitates below it and throws several powerful strikes through the bottom of the platform. Sukuna avoids the attacks but Gojo emerges from one of the holes he creates and uses Blue to close the distance. He knocks Sukuna back with a quick strike and despite having the upper hand, Gojo is concerned. He wonders why Sukuna hasn't attempted to use either of his innate techniques outside the domain. Additionally, when Gojo expanded his domain the second time and flipped the internal and external conditions, Sukuna chose a risky maneuver instead of breaking the barrier apart from the inside. Fighting with only domain amplification against the Limitless gives Gojo a major advantage. In the three minutes inside the miniature barrier, Gojo had the upper hand and yet Sukuna never attempted to use the Ten Shadows Technique, more specifically, Mahoraga.
Mysteriously, Mahoraga's wheel turns while it's somewhere shrouded in darkness. At the same time, Gojo suffers from a sudden nose bleed.
== Character in Order of Appearances ==
== Battles & Events ==
*Satoru Gojo vs. Sukuna 
== Locations ==
*Tokyo
**Shinjuku
== Jujutsu ==
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