Kenjaku/Synopsis

## History

Kenjaku is an ancient curse user born over a thousand years ago. They are well-acquainted with Tengen, an immortal sorcerer who has existed since the Nara period, due to having some knowledge of the latter's plans and past. Using their innate technique to swap bodies with other people by transplanting their brain, Kenjaku was able to live on throughout the ages, seemingly for no other purpose than fulfilling their intellectual curiosity.

During the Heian era, Kenjaku helped Sukuna live on after death by splitting his soul into twenty cursed objects created from his fingers. Despite binding vows being used to preserve their existence in exchange for not doing damage, Sukuna's fingers continued to grow stronger over the millennium, eventually being designated as special grade cursed objects by Jujutsu High.

Over four hundred years ago, while possessing and using a different host body, Kenjaku approached Hajime Kashimo and conversed with him regarding who was the most powerful sorcerer to date. Despite Hajime’s immense strength, Kenjaku firmly stated that Sukuna remained the most powerful. This eventually succeeded to convince Hajime to his proposal and he gave his consent to be turned into a cursed object for his future plans.

During the Meiji era, Kenjaku had managed to successfully acquire the body of a member of the Kamo Clan, Noritoshi Kamo. During this time, "Noritoshi" had ran a temple, where the woman who was capable of giving birth to human-spirit hybrids had ran off to. During her time there, it was recorded in history that Noritoshi Kamo had apparently taken the woman as his prisoner for his intellectual curiosity, performing numerous experiments on her that resulted in her having nine pregnancies and nine abortions that led to the creation of the nine Cursed Womb: Death Paintings.

While in this body, Kenjaku had also mixed in Noritoshi's blood into the Death Paintings, resulting them gaining access to the Kamo clan's inherited Blood Manipulation innate technique or blood manipulation based variation techniques due to being their third "parent".

Tengen stated that Kenjaku previously had conflict with two members of the Gojo Clan who possessed the Six Eyes in two separate confrontations, foiling his plans to stop Tengen's merger both times. After his second defeat, Kenjaku didn't take any chances and killed another Six Eyes user a month after they were born. Despite Kenjaku doing the same to the Star Plasma Vessel, the Six Eyes reappeared alongside a new Star Plasma Vessel on the day of the merger.

Sometime in the modern era, Kenjaku had apparently taken the body of Jin Itadori’s partner Kaori Itadori, and had a son with him, although his reason for doing so is unknown.

In 2017, Suguru Geto was killed by Satoru Gojo. Using his cursed technique, Kenjaku put his brain in Suguru’s body and took over. He desired Suguru's innate technique: Cursed Spirit Manipulation, and the sealing of Gojo in order to put his plans into action.

## Synopsis

### Fearsome Womb Arc

In July 2018, Kenjaku met with Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon at a restaurant to discuss their goals. Kenjaku explained that the curses needed to become allies with Sukuna and render Gojo unable to fight. Only then could they achieve their goal. Since Gojo cannot be killed or beaten, Kenjaku offers up the high-grade cursed object, the Prison Realm as a solution. Jogo gets excited by the Prison Realm only for Kenjaku to tell him to calm down. Jogo instead kills everyone in the restaurant as a response and asked how much his strength is compared to a number of Sukuna's fingers. Kenjaku guessed Jogo's strength is equal to 8 or 9 fingers, which Jogo claimed to be enough to kill Gojo in exchange for the Prison Realm.

That night Kenjaku and Hanami watch as Jogo loses to Gojo and is pushed into a corner. Kenjaku stays out of sight as he needs to keep any hint of 'Geto's survival' hidden until later. Kenjaku later enters Dagon’s domain to meet with Mahito and the other curses. When Jogo and Hanami arrive, Kenjaku says this defeat proves they should avoid Gojo until the operation to seal him on October 31st in Shibuya, an operation that he will explain later, which Mahito agrees with.

### Vs. Mahito Arc

Days later, Kenjaku would see Yuji Itadori and Junpei bounding on the river, much to his satisfaction. He would then check on Mahito after his battle with Nanami. The duo would later place one of Sukuna's fingers inside Junpei's apartment, causing a cursed spirit to kill Junpei's mother. Exploiting Junpei’s friendship with Mahito and grief to convince him this attack was arranged by a classmate. After unlocking Junpei’s cursed energy, Mahito and Kenjaku watched as he attacks his classmates. Mahito placed the barrier over the school to prevent weak humans from existing or entering, as Kenjaku is hiding his residuals. The plan being that if Junpei and Yuji fight it will force Yuji to make a binding vow with Sukuna, which would help them convince Sukuna to work with them. Kenjaku left after the conversation. The plan would ultimately fail due to Sukuna’s own interests and Mahito would flee the scene.

### Kyoto Goodwill Event Arc

Kenjaku, along with Mahito, meets up with Jogo. All three talked about how they will have to offer Sukuna all his fingers if they want him on their side. The finger left in Junpei’s course would be taken by Jujutsu High, was vital to this plan as they planned a seal on it so they could track it’s location to the hidden store room. Hanami’s attack on the Goodwill Event was part of this mission as a distraction away from the school and Mahito’s break-in robbery. Kenjaku recommends that they avoid killing any students as Sukuna appears to have some interest in them and they can only unleash him at the critical moment, October 31st. Mahito would end up stealing six fingers and Death Painting Wombs 1-3.

### Death Painting Arc

Days later, Kenjaku and Mahito would implant the Death Womb Painting curses into human hosts, letting the spirits fuse and possess them. They send two of these brothers, Kechizu and Eso, after one of Sukuna’s remaining fingers. Later they would play board games with the third brother, Choso. When Choso senses the death of his family, he breaks the pieces and tells them. Kenjaku asks how Choso could possibly know that but contacting somebody reveals Choso was correct: Nobara and Yuji had to kill the brothers.

### Shibuya Incident Arc

Kenjaku and Mahito meet up with Kokichi after setting up a curtain. Kenjaku stops Mahito from killing Kokichi, as their Bidding Vow is in place. Unless Mahito heals Kokichi he is unable to kill him without bad karma triggering against them in the future. Causing something terrible to happen. Mahito fixes Kokichi’s body and a fight immediately breaks out. Mahito refuses Kenjaku’s offer to help and handles it himself. Kenjaku watched the fight from a distance, examining Kokichi’s ability to temporarily use special-grade level cursed energy to counter Mahito. After witnessing Kokichi use the technique multiple times, he figures out that Kokichi uses the Simple Domain and thinks about how the technique works. They leave quickly after Mahito manages to kill Kokichi. As they are leaving, ‘Geto’ talks with Mahito about how they could use this chance to see how the commissioned screen works.

Before October 31st, Kenjaku talks to the true human curses to breakdown the plan to seal Gojo. As Gojo is more strongest in open areas, they plan to fight him in the underground subway surrounded by hundreds of people. This will prevent Gojo from using his domain or other abilities. Finally, Kenjaku tells the curses they need to distract Gojo for 20 minutes while the Prison Realm prepares and that Gojo will need to remain in range for a minutes before it seals him for good.

On October 31st, Geto watches as Jogo, Hanami, and Choso fight against Gojo. Even after the 20 minutes passes and Hanami’s death, Geto comments to Dagon that they need Gojo to be more on edge and exhausted before striking with the prison. Mahito joins the battle with a thousand transfigured humans and as civilians fall into the lower level as Hanami’s trees fade upon death. Gojo, reaching the limit of what he is willing to sacrifice in battle, uses his Domain Expansion for less than a second to stun everyone in the area. Gojo spends the next 5 minutes killing the transfigured humans with his bare hands. Exhausted and mentally drained from killing so many people, Gojo is shocked by the Prison Realm opening by his feet. As he turns to flee, 'Suguru Geto' to make his appearance. Seeing his dead friend alive again causes Gojo to go through all the possibilities, causing a minute’s worth of thoughts to pass through his mind, allowing the Seal to lock him away. As Kenjaku watches Gojo being sealed, Gojo realizes that this must be an imposter using Geto's body. Kenjaku reveals his brain and his ability to swap bodies but not his true name. While admitting Gojo is too strong for to handle normally, the imposter comments that even Yuta Okkotsu won't be enough to stop him. The original Geto makes a surprise appearance, taking control of his arm and grading at Kenjaku’s neck when Gojo calls out to him. Kenjaku finds this brief defiance from his own body amusing and curious, talking about the philosophical implications this has on the nature of the soul with Mahito. The seal is completed. Kenjaku tries to carry it but Gojo causes it to slam to the ground, too heavy to carry out of the B5 underground until it is finished processing. Geto and the curses then realize that Kokichi is spying on them and is relying the information to the sorcerers in Shibuya.

Kenjaku stays with the seal to guard it while the curses spread out to kill their enemies. Once they are gone, Mimiko and Nanako come forward and demand the return of Geto's body but he refuses. Mei Mei and her brother Ui Ui make their way to the B5 Underground and are confronted by Geto. Mei Mei quickly realizes that this Geto is a fake until he summons a special grade disease cursed spirit, Smallpox Deity. The spirit uses its Domain Expansion to seal Mei Mei in a coffin. Mei Mei manages to break free from a couple more of Smallpox Deity's attacks and manages to exorcise the spirit at the cost of one of her crows. Once they are released from the spirit's domain, Mei Mei and Ui Ui prepare to face off against Geto, who claims they are strong for sorceress of this era. The siblings ultimately flee.

When the seal is completed, Kenjaku leaves the B5 underground with it before Aoi Todo arrived. When the battle between Mahito and Yuji ended with Yuji’s victory, Kenjaku appeared on the scene and asked Mahito if he needed help. Recognizing that Kenjaku matches the description of the person who sealed Gojo, Yuji tried to attack him only for Kenjaku to counter with a barrage of curses. Mahito realized that Kenjaku plans on imprisoning him with curse manipulation and attacked, only for Kenjaku to seal and then absorb him. This moment of victory is interrupted by the Kyoto students attacking him. He effortlessly avoids their attacks but his attempt to kill Kasumi Miwa is blocked by the arrive of Atsuya Kusakabe and Utahime Iori. The battle is paused with the arrival of Choso. Choso finally realizes Geto’s true identity, his monstrous father: Kenjaku. Kenjaku admits this to be true and Choso attacked him only to be intercepted by Uraume.

Choso attacks Uraume first with Piercing Blood who gets pierced in the hand before turning his attention to Kenjaku and tries to attack him but Kenjaku is able to dodge. Choso manages to close the distance between them and fights Kenjaku in close combat as he says Choso shouldn't push himself as he's tired who refutes and says it's enough to put his life on the line to protect his younger brother, Yuji Itadori. Uraume uses Frost Calm and freezes the opposition as Kenjaku tells them not to kill them as he needs a messenger much to Uraume's annoyance. Momo tries using her Wind Scythe attack which fails to hit Kenjaku as Uraume blocks the attack with ease. Kenjaku stands next to Uraume as he watches them use Ice Fall to try and kill their enemy but is saved by the timely arrival of Yuki Tsukumo.

When Yuki asks if he remembers their conversation about how to create a world where curses no longer exist and proceeds to explain that no matter what method one adopts, humans will continue to evolve. She then says that the next stage of humanity is breaking away from cursed energy. Kenjaku refutes and says that it instead lies in optimizing cursed energy. He mentions that he thought Yuki broke away from that method after Toji Zenin died 12 years ago. After listening to Yuki talk, he merely laughs and says that they have different objectives and says that he does not wish for a world where cursed spirits don't exist or a peaceful world. He says that non-sorcerers, sorcerers and cursed spirits are all possibilities of cursed energy in the form of human beings and includes that there must be more potential in humans. Kenjaku then prepares to activate Idle Transfiguration and Tengen's barrier starts cracking. Kenjaku thanks Yuji and says that cursed spirits' techniques never cease to grow and that Mahito during Yuji's battle against him grew stronger. When Yuki confronts him asking what he's done he says that he has remotely casted Idle Transfiguration on two type of non-sorcerers who has already been marked. He reveals that he adjusted their brains for sorcery and gave them strength as vessels along with the ability to use cursed technique. Kenjaku adds that he has broken the seal on the cursed object and will have them fight each other. Yuki says that a thousand isn't too many and that Kenjaku shouldn't underestimate human rationality. Kenjaku refutes this and says everything has an order and he wouldn't make such an oversight.

When Uraume's ice suddenly shatters, Kenjaku asks them what's wrong who says it's poison where Choso revealed that his blood was mixed in. While Yuki and the others are preparing to attack Kenjaku, he says he's still talking. Kenjaku reveals that the cursed objects he provided for the sorcerers were what was left of the binding vow he made a millennial ago and reveals that he indeed did enter a contract with sorcerers but the binding vow broke after he obtained Suguru Geto's body. Just then, he summons a large amount of curses before bidding Yuji goodbye and saying that he expected much from the latter.

### Culling Game Arc

Prior to the Culling Game, Kenjaku had visited the governments of several powerful countries around the world (presumably the same countries Yuki Tsukumo had mentioned). This includes a Chinese council. In September, Kenjaku and Uraume visited the United State's White House, where he explained the concept of cursed energy and jujutsu sorcerers to the present officials. Explaining that sorcerers are mostly exclusive to Japan and that spirits are invisible to the naked eye, he shows them a small swarm of spirits once Uraume distributes cursed glasses. He then goes on to show the officials footage of several sorcerers and their abilities, using footage recorded by Kokichi Muta. Though some members are skeptical, when Cyrus Veil suggests using sorcerers as an energy source, he mentions that jujutsu sorcerers in Tokyo will gather to perform a ritual in November, supplementing Cyrus' proposition.

As Cyrus and the President deliberate, Kenjaku remarks that Cyrus' idea of capturing sorcerers for Japan's "protection" would be the most humane option. He further entices the two by claiming that jujutsu sorcerers are minority in Japan, and that an event like this won't happen again. When Gary K. Johnson, the Lieutenant General of the Army, states a single company would be needed to carry out such an operation, Kenjaku replies that a full battalion would be required. Though Johnson is dismissive of the suggestion, Uraume suggests having a hands on experience of facing sorcerers, which Kenjaku agrees to. Before the agreed bout begins, Uraume offers to handle the soldiers around White House, though Kenjaku turns them down, saying that Geto's technique would be suitable for a demonstration. He goes on to make quick work of Johnson's men with his cursed spirits; dropping a pile of dog tags at the group's feet, he announces it's time to hunt jujutsu sorcerers.

On November 1st, at 6:02 AM, Kenjaku greets a wakened, yet disoriented Setsuko Sasaki. He apologizes, introducing himself as the creator of the barrier they reside in, explaining that it will soon become a battleground. He finds her amusing though, and after explaining the difficulties of forming the barrier, admits he can't give the non-sorcerers a fair shake. He offers her a one-time choice to leave the barrier and avoid the following carnage when she wakes up; when she asks if she's dreaming, he states they're in a realm between dreams and reality. He takes her hand and guides her incorporeal and real body through the colony. Before departing, Kenjaku cryptically thanks the girl for getting along with his son. As revealed through Sasaki and Iguchi's conversation, the numerous other civilians surrounding the colony's edge experienced a similar dream.

On November 16th, 12:00 AM, Kenjaku enters the barrier above the Tombs of the Star, expecting Tengen but meeting Choso. He is unbothered though, as he states the merger's preparations have ended, and that all he needs to do now is seize Tengen for his plans to begin. He generates a theater to explain them to Choso. While Yuki believes that merging with Tengen, which he calls optimizing cursed energy, means becoming a sorcerer. However, he considers this a prerequisite before the merger. He remarks his surprise at Yuki's similar line of thinking when she considers Japanese people being used as energy sources. Regardless, he recalls once thinking of advancing the potential of cursed spirits as well, believing a new form of cursed energy could be created from that option. He glances at Choso, expressing his disappointment in the Cursed Wombs, remarking that they turned out too ordinary.

Moving on, he explains that Tengen will become like a cursed spirit upon evolving, and that if Japan's non-sorcerers merged with them, a cursed spirit with all their cursed energy would be created, perhaps even capable of extraction like **Uzumaki**. Looking at the possibility on the movie screen, he expresses his curiosity towards the outcome. Dismissing the theater, Choso asks his motivation, to which Kenjaku merely expresses his fascination, saying that if the end result was simple clown face, he'd be amused. Furious, Choso fires **Piercing Blood**, which Kenjaku dodges, and two begin to fight. As Choso struggles to get an upper hand, he asks Kenjaku what he has planned for Yuji. He simply replies that he has nothing planned for now, as his role as a vessel has been completed; Yuji was merely the signal that set things in motion. He claims that as long as "that thing" exists with Sukuna, the cycle of curses will never end, as the centerpiece for the new era.

Though Choso claims that Kenjaku is the source of present misery, Kenjaku gets the upper hand, and begins to pummel Choso. Knowing that Choso is merely there to stall and reveal info about Kenjaku's abilities, he states he'll defeat the cursed womb with weak cursed spirits, as the Death Paintings were that disappointing to him. He releases a swarm of cursed spirits that overwhelms Choso, explaining that a special-grade sorcerer is capable of overthrowing a country. With his supply of spirits, merely enhancing them with cursed spirits is enough to defeat grade 1 sorcerers. He then goes on to evade Choso's renewed assault without much damage, remaining dismissive the whole time. However, when Choso manages to release several shots of **Supernova** by Kenjaku's side, he's forced to neutralize the attack with an ability other than Cursed Spirit Manipulation. At the moment, Yuki Tsukumo enters the scene.

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### Shinjuku Showdown Arc

While the battles of Gojo Satoru and Sukuna along with Kashimo Hajime and Sukuna were happening, its revealed that Kenjaku was away hunting the rest of the Culling Game players. After he kills one of the players he explains that he can track the Incarnated players due to a cursed object he placed in all of them, after which Ioiri Hazenoki arrives but just before battle starts, Kenjaku assures Hazenoki that its only the 2 of them as he has planted several Cursed Spirits monitoring the Cursed Energy of every Sorcerer in Shinjuku. Kenjaku and Hazenoki engage in battle and after a short time Hazenoki is defeated and killed, after which Kenjaku notices the shift in Cursed Energy and goes to see who left Shinjuku.

The one who left Shinjuku was Fumihiko Takaba, with Kenjaku suspecting that Ui Ui's Innate Technique was used to teleport him closer to Kenjaku, after which Kenjaku and Takaba engage in battle.After receiving criticism from Kenjaku that leaves him disheartened, Fumihiko's innate technique deactivates, allowing Kenjaku to finally damage the comedian with a powerful elbow strike that sends him flying into a forest.
Takaba flashback: in the previous chapter, he was completely shattered because his opponent, Kenjaku, did not find him funny, which caused him to lose confidence in the fight.
Even worse, he was genuinely laughing at Kenjaku’s jokes, which set off a defensive mechanism in him and caused him to cry out that it didn’t matter if Kenjaku laughed at his jokes as long as other people thought he was amusing. He discovered that he is an entertainer who wants to amuse everyone, including Kenjaku, and that he has once again found his calling.
When he cracks a joke, he expects everyone to laugh, and if only 99% do, he is not happy. Takaba also pledged to effectively win this battle and make Kenjaku laugh no matter what. After Takaba and Kenjaku did live comedy, Takaba realized that his time had come to an end. The battle came towards the very end, when Yuta finally joined the battle. He took Kenjaku completely by surprise by sneaking up on him and then using his sword to chop his head off. Kenjaku tried to use the power of Cursed Technique Reversal: Anti-gravity to counter Yuta; however, he failed at doing this simply because Yuta was too fast and strong for him. Yuta succeeded in lopping his head right off and for good. Upon reflection, Kenjaku realized that the reason he was not able to detect Yuta in the first place was because of Takaba.

## References

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*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga: Chapter 228 (p. 13).
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 55 (p. 15) and Episode 22.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 1 (p. 1) and Episode 1.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga: Chapter 187 (p. 15-19).
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 60 (p. 14-15) and Episode 24.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 134 (p. 15-16) and Episode 46.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 10 (pp. 1-2, 16-17) and Episode 5.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 11 (p. 19) and Episode 6.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 12 (p. 2-5) and Episode 6.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 15 (p. 19) and Episode 7.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 16 (p. 1) and Episode 7.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 16 (p. 8-13) and Episode 7.