Chapter 35

He could hardly contain himself, let alone wait for lunch to finish. He ate like a mad man once more, but worst still, he was able to eat twice as fast as he got his extra limbs to work properly. "Another please!" he called as he continued to eat at a fast pace.

Megumi watched on with utter terror in his eyes. "I didn't think he could get any more… Yuuji…" he said.

However Itadori smiled to his reaction. "I'm just really hungry all of a sudden…" But paused as he felt his body pulse.

He froze from his meal as his arms braced his body. "Gah… GAH!" he cringed and held himself tighter.

"Itadori!"

"It's okay… I'm okay…" he said in a calm tone. But he knew this wasn't right, his body hasn't ached like this in a while. Something must be happening to him again.

"Are we almost done?" Gojo sensei asked curiously.

Itadori paused to his voice. "Oh, one moment!" he shoveled everything into his mouth, with a firm pound on his chest, he declared himself ready.

Gojo sensei smiled with pride as he led Itadori outside, but they were going to go off the grounds for this lesson. "We need some space, since we don't know how far your domain will go…"

"Sensei, you really think I can make one?" he asked curiously. "You said before, it takes a LOT of energy for one to make a domain, it's high risk but at the same time beneficial…"

His teacher laughed aloud. "You really do pay attention to everything I say don't you? Very good, that's half the battle there in itself. If you do not understand your own power and limits, you will not be able to make a domain. As well, you always take into factor of the one you are facing and their power. Sukuna is not going to be easy to defeat, overpower or even strike. You know that all too well don't you?"

He hung his head. "Yes," he said meekly. "Sensei, how will I know I am ready for this? How will I be able to defeat him? He's the King of curses! He knows every curse there is doesn't he?"

Gojo paused. "Huh, I suppose that would be true, if he is the king of curses he should know every curse there is… so there is only one solution… make new ones!"

He froze to the decree. "Huh?" he asked in confusion. "Sensei… I don't think I can…"

"You haven't tried yet!" he protested. "Yuuji, you have a very unique opportunity here. For many of us, we don't get to decide what our abilities are going to be. There is no choice in the matter, you…. YOU on the other hand… you have choices and options none of us get!" he explained. His hands went on his shoulders, he looked… well… supposedly looked into Yuuji's face and smiled. "We are going to take advantage to what Sukuna left behind…"

He could only nod to his teacher. He hasn't misled him yet.

They arrived at a clearing, there, Gojo sensei explained domain expansion. "You have seen me do it before, when we faced that lava curse, my domain overwhelmed his since I am stronger than he was."

Yuuji nodded. "It was very impressive," he said with great sincerity. "But… Sensei… I…"

"You have to figure out your own domain, remember, you get to decide what it is going to be, since your curse energy has altered. What was left from Sukuna has converted to your own. So, let's try it!"

He gave a nod of his head and tried to think of what he had to do. "Sensei… do I meditate on this? Or do I let whatever comes into my mind? Not to mention, how do you even make a domain?" he asked.

Gojo sensei paused. "Huh… I suppose we need to discuss that too… Hmm, I may have jumped the gun on this one."

"Wait! Let's try it anyways!" he protested. "I know I need a hand symbol, everyone had a hand symbol when summoning these things right… OOOoo!" he said with excitement and went with the Naruto hand symbol for shadow clones. "This is it!" he said and grinned.

"What is it?" Gojo asked.

"My domain summoning, this is the hand symbol I am going to use!" he said proudly.

"Uh huh… now summon your domain with that."

Itadori froze, his body slumped as he muttered. "I don't understand how to do that…"

There came a real look of concern on Gojo's face. "I think the most important part is to see what power you have, I don't wish to push you too far…"

Suddenly his whole body pulsed painfully.

"GAH!" Itadori shouted as he braced his body again.

"Yuuji!"

"It hurts… it hurts… so… much now!" he protested. "Sensei… what's wrong with me?"

His body throbbed with pain. His head pounded and ached. It grew so intense for him, he blacked out…

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"Itadori? Yuuji!?" Gojo was trying to shake him awake, he just blacked out after complaining about being in pain. He didn't know what caused his student such agony, but it upset him to see it.

"The young master needs to grow…"

He froze to the eerie calm voice. Kitsune appeared before him. She stood on the other side of Itadori and peered over his body. Her hand hovered just over Yuuji before she gave a nod. "The container needs to grow…" she said.

"Yuuji? What do you mean he needs to grow? He's been getting stronger…"

"Not his power, his body." She said. "His body is not longer able to hold this energy in,"

"He's been eating a lot as of late too…" Gojo mentioned offhandedly.

Kitsune nodded. "That is a start, he nearly has enough to alter. In mortal aspects, he is still capable of growing correct?"

"He's only fifteen,"

"Very good then, it won't be as painful for him. Take the young master back, but leave the lesson of domains to me," she insisted.

#

Badum

His body pulsed.

Each time his heart beat in his chest, his body throbbed from the vibration it gave off. He cringed to it all, as the pain spread. "Ugh…" he moaned as his eyes slowly opened.

BADUM

"GAH!" he roared and braced himself. "Why does this hurt so much?"

Slowly, he got himself out of bed, his legs trembled, his arms too. He felt sluggish and weak as he made his way to the dorm kitchen. There was enough to make a meal, but he wasn't feeling hungry just yet. "What's happening now?" he muttered to himself.

"Itadori?"

Standing in the kitchen door was Fushiguro. He looked concerned as Yuuji took a seat at the table. "Sorry if I woke you… I'm just in some pain right now… I don't know how to deal with it…"

He nodded in understanding, and took a seat across from him. "What does it feel like?"

Yuuji sighed. "I feel like I am trapped in a vice," he muttered. "I want to tear off my own skin, I want to break out of a shell. But… I don't know if that's how I truly feel right now…"

The two fell silent to each other, as Yuuji gasped as another pulse went through him. "Ah!" he moaned. His eyes were cutting in and out on him. "I think… I am going to pass out again…"

"Let's get you back to your room then."

He accepted the help. Fushiguro helped him back to bed, yet still Yuuji wondered what was wrong with his body.

When his friend left, Kitsune appeared once more. "Kitsune Sensei… please… help me…" he asked of her.

She nodded to him. "Tomorrow, you need to feed from the sorcerers who are coming here," she said gently.

"Feed?" he asked with confusion.

"The sister school from Kyoto are coming tomorrow for a joint training session. I will warn you young master, just like the first time they encountered you, they have been given orders to take you out… I will be more than happy to punish them, but let's use this opportunity for yourself. Tomorrow, feed from them to ease your pain. You have had cursed energy, but now, you need pure energy that's been refined and trained. You merely take enough to knock them out and not harm them…"

"Will… will I stop hurting?" he asked.

She smiled. "Your pain will subside by tomorrow. We will skip the lesson tonight, for now, young master… sleep" she gently placed her hand to his head. Yuuji felt his eyes grow heavy as he finally passed out once more…