Chapter 45

Gojo was snickering to it all. Yuuji had come to the communal eating area to get some more food. The moment he announced he was hungry, his nieces and nephews sprung into action! The girls got him settled and comfortable. The boys rushed around gathering food and making more as needed. It was as if Yuuji were being treated like a king!

"This is adorable…" Gojo muttered as he took as many pictures as he could. The kids kept Yuuji there for a good two hours. The mother hen of them all Calypso called all the shots. As Yuuji would try to leave, she would turn and force him to stay put. "Not yet uncle!" she scolded. "I think you are going to need more soon enough."

"But…" he tried to protest, yet all of them stared sternly at him. He sighed and gave in. Once more, Gojo thought it was hilarious. His Itadori couldn't even stand up to his own nieces and nephews! He continued to remain there for the hour. After he was carefully inspected and questioned before being released. Still, Gojo couldn't help but snicker through it all!

"Oh, sometimes I wonder why I became a teacher, and then the universe shows me this…" he said with a content sigh.

"So this is where you have been… do you know where the kids are?" Gojo jumped a little, once more his wife came out of nowhere. Damn, she learned too well from him!

"Oh, Chusi took them and Yuuji's kids along with her to get ice cream." He said.

However, Yua's look didn't alter the least bit. "Satoru… how many times has she left the domain on her own?" she demanded of him.

Gojo was suddenly keeping his lips to his coffee mug. Slowly, sipping away hoping the coffee holds up until Yua searches elsewhere for an answer.

Yet judging by her crossed arms, and the look on her face saying. She silently conveyed to him. 'Take your time, I can wait'

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"Mmm, it's a good thing you knew a good ice cream place, Shin!"

She sat there contently with the kids, everyone having their treat in the sun, sitting at a picnic table in the park. She had to admit, despite the suggestion of getting a frozen treat, Chusi didn't quite remember or know a good place to get ice cream, she hasn't been out that often and was hoping that Ryomen would be the one to show her around.

Then again… with all things considering…

"Auntie… why are you in love with Oji?" Rook asked. "I don't mean to be rude, but he can be… mean" he said bluntly.

Chusi smiled to him. "It's because the Oji you know isn't the same man I fell in love with, but he is trying to get back to being the man I did fall in love with. That alone, speaks volumes to me." She said gently.

Shin nodded. "He maybe gruff, but… he listens to what you say and gives you actual advice you can use. Dad is determined one way or another that I learn HIS method of six eyes… I keep telling him it's not the same method he has!"

Chusi instantly took interest. "He is forcing his ideas on you for your technique?" she asked.

He nodded, apparently, Gojo has been trying to imbue his methods to his son as to how to use limitless and six eyes. But the fact is this, since this technique cannot exist twice in this world, Shin's altered so it wouldn't have a backlashing effect. After all, for six eyes, curse energy gathers differently around them. It's also used differently too.

"Perhaps I will have to have a chit chat with your father again…" she said offhandedly.

Thankfully, the younger children were too absorbed in their frozen treat to really know what was going on. Yuuji's kids are cute though!

She went for more ice cream, when she felt it.

Shin reacted too, but didn't peer about.

"Auntie…" he whispered.

Rook froze a little too. "That smell…" he muttered.

"Let's keep eating our ice cream," she said and smiled. But she knows they are being watched carefully now. In fact, there was one person here… she wants to speak with personally.

However, now is not the time.

She has to make it appear they haven't noticed them, despite the fact they are hiding their curse energy. But not that well.

They are no Tooru when it comes to hiding their curse energy.

However, she did suddenly notice a smile on Mochi's face. She was kicking her feet rather happily and enjoying her treat.

"Mochi is smiling funny," said Wasuke.

"Is something funny?" asked Ai.

Mochi merely smiled to her. "Auntie, I'm all done!"

In fact, all the kids were done. "Then perhaps it is best we head home. We can help Yuuji and Suiryu…" she said offhandedly.

"Papa got really fat," Ai said bluntly. "But that's because of Kiyoshi."

"Shhh," she said gently. "We don't want everyone to know that, papa is going something very, very remarkable. If he didn't, Kiyoshi would get really sick." She explained.

Ai was stunned, but promised not to say anything more about it.

With their treats eaten, Chusi was quick to get the kids out of there. But that smile on Mochi's face…

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Hidden in the city…

"Strange for the likes of her to be out and about alone…" Kenjaku thought he hit a rather lucky streak. Before him were Yua and the children of the six eyes, the eldest of them… he will indeed make a wonderful shell. But he is still far too young.

"I wonder how she aged them like this? Oh well, it matters not." He said to himself, but to get a closer look at them. Even the one he created for Sukuna's vessel has children of his own too.

Curious.

To think, for one to go through so much trauma in a short time. To know he only existed to be Sukuna's vessel, dared to think he could have a happy family of his own.

"But Yua… why does she look so different?" that was bothering him the most. Yua's energy was emitting very slightly, but if she were concealing it, she could hide every trace of her power…

"I should keep a closer eye on this for the time being… For now, perhaps it's best to hold back. The six eye's eldest… he's emitting a strong power…" Kenjaku gave the signal to back off for the moment, those who came with him were quick to retreat and fall back.

He waited for them to leave before he regrouped with his men.

They were rather perplexed. "How are they that old already?!" one demanded. "The eldest son of Satoru Gojo couldn't be no more than two right?"

"Gentlemen, you forget who his mother is. The Toorus have been known to age their own if it is needed. Perhaps that has occurred, but we know now that there are quite of few young sorcerers now…"

They nodded. "We are still to take out the Tooru woman, but how?" one asked aloud.

Kenjaku smiled. "You simply do the next best thing, traumatize her enough, and she will never have children again… That will be our goal, however, now is not the time for this." He said rather gently. "If anything, we merely wait for our moment to strike…" he suddenly paused. In fact, there was something wrong as his surroundings felt rather… hot all of a sudden.

Peering to the ground, he saw a rather odd looking kitten… and many more were starting to appear…