FULL SUMMARY - The legend says Sukuna swore to return one day, to take revenge on all shamans and humanity . Thousand of years go by and the legend just becomes a tale to scare local children to behave, that if they go in the woods Sukuna will come and eat their fingers off . Itadori Yuuji is not one of those children that have been warned as a child, something awakes in him from a long time ago . Now not only shamans are after him, but demons as well . He really wish they back off because he has plans to make .

- Chapter 1 -

Do you know about Sukuna ?

It's a demon that lives in the forrest, once being a man that killed his master daughters . He ate their fingers, all 20 of them, crunching on the flesh and bones .

A powerful sorcerer bounded him to a tree, since then he haunts whoever comes across the tree .

Haunting them .

Biting off their fingers .

So many that did not return .

"That sounds stupid ." Yuuji mutters as he and some other kids stood infront of the so called famous forrest ."It's not stupid !" One girl cried .

"It is, because it is not true !" Yuuji huffed annoyed a little boy with black hair looked worried as his friends started to fight ."Then you go and prove it !" A bigger boy shouted ."Why should I ?"

"See you are scared !"

"I am not !" Yuuji screamed as he swings his fist ."I go and when I come back, you will see that you are the ones being scared !" Yuuji turned around and walked to the forrest, the little boy called out to him ."Yuuji .. Be careful .." He wanted to say more, that he should not go, that he doesn't think he is a coward .

More like he will never see his friend ever again, Yuuji gave a big smile at him ."Don't worry I will be back soon !" And he dissapeared between the trees, the thick bushes made it impossible for them to see further ."What if he gets lost ?" An other girl said looking worried ."He can get hurt .." An other boy speaks with a quiet voice, pushing his glasses up as he sniffed staring at the bigger boy ."What if he gets hurt and we can't find him ."That made the big boy think and realize that it was dumb .

They all are friends here, no one would like it if either of them gets hurt ."Yuuji ! Come out I am sorry !" But no answer came .

"Yuu .." A terrifying scream came out of the forrest .

Junpei wakes up with a gasp as he looks up, but he groans as he felt dizzy ."You are awake ." A voice spoke next to him Junpei looks besides him ."Nanami-sensei ." The man stood next to him with his arms crossed he looked like he did not slept .

Junpei felt awful himself as nausea hits him, it took for him a bit to realize he was on a chair .

And the ropes holding him cutting into his skin ."Wha .." What's going on ?

"Junpei ." Nanami talked again as he stood closer to him ."Everything will be alright ."

"Don't promise the kid things you can't keep ." A old voice sounded making Nanami frown who ever said that ."Junpei did nothing wrong for you to punish him like this .."

"Don't judge our decisions Nanami Kento ."

Junpei looks pale and wide eyed as he realize where he was, and how he fucked up in his last mission .

"Yoshino Junpei, you are on a trial ."

"Tri-rial ?!" He tries to swallow the bile in his throat down, but it feels like it will be rising up again soon ."Yoshino Junpei you are found guilty for losing a cursed finger of Ryoumen Sukuna, and letting the vessel escape after killing 15 students ."

As words sink in Junpei's memories started to clear up .

(Flashback)

It's been a long time ever since Junpei been in Sendai, he believes he was 6 when he and his mother moved away to Tokyo .

He never missed this place, stuffy buildings, old people that keep nagging and bullies were all the memories he had here anyway .

"It's better we split up ." Megumi said as he and Junpei walked into the town where the rumors went that 2 of Sukuna's cursed fingers were located . "It's suppose to be easy anyway, if we split up we can go back faster ." Junpei agrees as he said nothing staring at the view where they were, school was still going on so coming across an other teen was small .

Some older people were sitting on a bench, others who have the day off who knows .

It was quiet .. Almost peaceful .

As he got lost in his thoughts Megumi sighs ."Yoshino ." Junpei almost jumped out of his skin as Megumi was closer to him without him noticing ."Yes ! Sorry bit nervous here !" He laughed it off with a small smile .

"You get used to it ."Megumi told him with a flat tone but Junpei get the feeling he tries to give him some courage ."I go locate the cursed finger in the graveyard, you go to the school or should I go ?" Junpei shook his head ."No, no I can do it !" Even with him saying that he still feels like a nerve wreck .

"The two are pretty far from each other it's best we part our ways now, and probably receive the cursed fingers at night . People are getting more annoying not even bothering minding their own business lately ."
Junpei almost whines as he remembers that Karen woman who almost ripped Kugisaki's face off when the girl was running after a cursed spirit . And when Nanami-sensei arrived Karen almost ripped his face off .

He shudders at the memory, he was glad he was not there at the start .

"Call me if there is trouble ."

"You .. Do the same ?"

"Of course ." And then he was gone .

Junpei was alone even if he and Megumi don't talk alot, the silence felt heavy so he quickly moved to the school . Otherwise he will stay here till night fall waiting on Megumi . It took him somewhat 20 minutes to get there, meanwhile he took in every thing that was there . It's been a long time since he saw this place, he shakes off the feeling being watched .

I hate being paranoid .. But before he takes an other step to the gate, he quickly turned around but saw no one there . Sweat breaks out as his heart hammers in his chest, great I am such a paranoid loser without Fushiguro, Kugisaki or Nanami-sesei, I bet Gojo-senpai will laugh his head off if he saw me ..

Or just ignores me .

The moment Junpei met Gojo the guy made it his mission, to torment him in every way, he seems to enjoy his teasing (that sometimes is just too much) especially since Junpei won't fight back .

Fuck he can't even touch the guy, what more does the universe want from him !

He quickly stepped forward and before he knows it he checked every corner of the school, before setting his sights to the baseball field . The nets from far away were green, a fresh colour then the one he knew as child .

The nets were a sort of disgusting colour of brown, and the holes in it were so big the net doesn't even serve it's purpose to keep the balls inside the field .

The building still looked the same though, it was a middle school back then now a high school . Junpei wonders if the teachers and principal were still the same . He tenses up as he comes across some students, but they ignore him as they kept walking .

Junpei takes a breath in and then let's it out .

Stop this Junpei, you are not the same as back then ..

No, you are a survivor, he decided with a heavy heart as he continued his mission . But he stopped as a voice called out to him, making him turn around to see a familiar face . "Junpei ?" The voice sounded soft as the boy looked at him with a smile, so kind and warm making Junpei bit weak in the knees . "Wha .." The boy looked with wide eyes at him like he could not believe it either, before he then walked to him with big steps ."Yo ! Junpei, it's been so long dude !" It took Junpei 5 seconds to react ."Itadori Yuuji ?"

"Yep that's me ! glad you remember this handsome face !" Making two other teens groan behind him, as they too joined them but more calm . "Really Itadori-kun ." A girl behind him gave him the look, that a sister gives to her annoying brother . "Admit it senpai you fell for it too !"

"Don't be cocky brat !" But both laughed as the third one just smiled, Itadori looked back at Junpei ."What are you doing here ?" Fuck I did not think I will run into anyone really, or someone that remembers me so I have no excuse planned out ! "I ..I am on a visit .." Keeping his answer small so the lie won't be that obvious . "Really, do I know them ?" Shit ! Why could I not wait for the night to fall ! "Well this is .." Pretending to act dumb, it was easy because he felt stupid now .

"This is Daika High School right ?" Thinking of his cousin's school, since Itadori went to school with him he pretty knows who his cousin is . Since he only has one with a bratty attitude . "No this is Sugisawa High." The girl said ."Ah .." Acting all flustered he felt himself feel smaller as they kept staring, is he growing a third eye or something ? "You visisting your cousin ?" Itadori asked ."Mom made me ." Came quickly out of his mouth making him almost bite his tongue, but Itadori did not realize that as he laughed . "Ah the mom did it ." He smiled making Junpei feel bit more at ease ."Well looks like I got lost .. I should go before I get into trouble ." He walked past them quickly, it will be otherwise he will stand out too much .

I better wait for Fushiguro to help me .. Feeling guilty he has to ask for help again .

"Oh okay .." The three watched him go but then Itadori shouted . "Nice seeing you Junpei !" Junpei turned around giving Itadori a smile back . "You too ."

(Flashback end)

The air felt heavy and thick as all those eyes were on him, the chair he was sitting on was hard and uncomfortable, Junpei wished he was any where else but here . Principal Yaga was there now as well with his stern look and being all quiet, the elders looking like demons (god they look more cursed then the curses themselves) and Nanami-sensei looking at him in silence .

"So .." One of the elders started, and his voice sounded anything but happy at the moment .

"So you were face to face with him ."

"Yes ."

"You spoke with the vessel ."

"Yes ." He almost jumped off his chair if not for the robes, as all elders leaned forward eyes looking straight into his soul (that really wants to leave his body behind)

"You let the vessel that consumed Sukuna's cursed finger go .."

Silence followed as Junpei swallowed he was shaking as a leaf .

"Yes ." Was what he finally said .

As he thinks back at that moment when he realize, that so many things changed when he saw him the last time .

"I am very sorry Junpei, but I have plans to do ."

"Do you know what he is planning, anything at all ?"

"Well .." Junpei's throat felt dry but at the same time it was like he felt hands trying to squeeze the life out of him . God I'm so pathetic ! " He shows intrest in Gojo-senpai and Geto-senpai but .. I don't know why, he told me those who have patience shall be rewarded ." That made the elders rage but Principal Yaga stepped forward before any of them could say anything ."We still can make this right, Yoshino has seen the face of Sukuna's vessel . It may be hard extremely hard because we don't know how many cursed fingers he already consumed ." He started the elders gave him their attention .

"But we can kill him before he gets stronger, and Gojo is strong he can overpower the vessel ."

"And if you fail what then ."

"That was the second plan ."

"The second plan ? " Junpei doesn't like where this is going, as Nanami looks like he agrees with Junpei in this matter ." The first plan is we make a deal with the vessel ."

Nope he doesn't like where this is going at all .

(Classroom)

"I am bored !" Gojo whines as his legs were on his desk, and he lays almost over his chair . Geto and Ieiri rolled their eyes at him ." You are such a dramatic queen .." Geto whispered ." Size ." Ieiri smirked as Gojo looked annoyed at them, before he starts whining again .

"When are we going to do something it's taking forever !" He sighs louder making the other 3 in the class look at them like they were crazy ."I know we should have gone with Yuuta when he offered ." Maki mutters cursing the fact they were stuck with Gojo of all people, the guy is so annoying more so when he gets like this .

"Tuna Mayo ." Inumaki nodded what Maki said as Panda whispers how much he misses his friend .

"You three !" Gojo screamed as he got up, pointing at the three second years ." Entertain me !"

"Roe ." As Inumaki crosses his arms .

"No thanks ." Panda just shrugs his shoulders .

"Go die in a ditch you hobo ." Maki gives a thumbs down .

"Maki you spending too much time with Kugisaki !" Panda said shocked but he still smiled as Inumaki nodded .

"Oh shut up that's not true ." Her red cheeks told them otherwise, as her classmates continue to tease her .

Gojo doesn't like to ignored but before he can get their attention, the door opens and Yaga walked inside ."Gojo, Geto we have a job for you ." Gojo jumps from his chair as he runs to the door ."Finally !" Geto gets up more calmly as he and Ieri pray for what ever poor soul gets him on their ass .

The door closses and they could hear them talk but can't hear what they were saying . Seconds later they hear Gojo scream .

"I HAVE TO DO WHAT !"

(Nanami and Junpei)

Yaga goes to inform the third year students of the situation, and since the second years are there as well means they can get the news as well . Megumi and Nobara already know about it, but they had to keep it quiet until they got more information about the whole thing, then it only leaves Yuuta who is away on a mission .

Nanami offers some hot chocolate milk for Junpei who takes it with shaky hands, he waits as Junpei takes a sip before sitting down . "Why does he really want to meet Gojo Satoru and Getou Suguru ." Junpei looked bit guilty as he looks away . "I .." But he stops talking making Nanami sigh, he is just 28 but he feels like an old man already . "I know you have not been telling everything, I am not mad if you tell me why ."

"Well he did tell me but I was not sure if he was joking or not, so .."

"Whatever if he is joking or not we should take it seriously, I am concerned that this vessel is much more then we make out of, especially if he knows he to blend in with the humans ."

"He said .." Junpei really wished the ground would just will swallow him up . "He wished to court Gojo-senpai and Getou-senpai ." Nanami looked at him in shock before taking his cell phone out ."I will inform Yaga-san ."

(else where)

"Now that was the third, now 17 to go ." Itadori smiled as he looked over the city high up on a building, the sun was setting down making way for the night time . Itadori was bit bumped he could not get the finger of the graveyard but if everything goes to plan he will get it soon enough anyway .

When I get my powers back I will save you three this time, just wait a little bit longer please .