A green hair man stood on the phone in his house."Huh? Screw you come do it today! Come and inspect it right now!" He said not knowing he was being watched.
That is until he was killed that is. . .
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"Kanada Taichi,in Morioka,in June"
"Shimada Osamu in Yokohama in August"
"Yamato Hiroshi in Nagoya in September"
"These three died in similar circumstances they were stabbed to death by a curse spirit at the entrance of their apartment" said blond manage Akira Nitta "They all had filed the same complaint with the property manager several weeks before their death" she said and Naruto sighed from the backseat seat.
"And what is the complaint?" Naruto asked."Their auto locking doors were left wide open" she said and Naruto raised an eyebrow."Could the lock be unrelated? I mean what curse sprit has reason to break into apartments?" Naruto asked."No idea but none of the dates of location match up" Megumi said from the passenger seat.
"Well that makes even less sense" Naruto said pulling out a lollipop."Could the curse actually be responsible for the door" Yuji asked Akira "Well the curse spirit made the door operators go crazy not the sensors" she said."We can't be certain that it wasn't the same curse spirit not until Tiki could get her hand in sime residue" Naruto said handing the sugary treat to the sacred spirit.
"A lot of time has passed so there no residue left to analyze unless it strikes again" the manager said."We tracked any connections and found all three attended the same middle school for two years" she said."Meaning all three received the same curse" Nobara said."And it activated after time passed?" She suggested.
"Highly likely actually" Naruto said "Good observation Nobara" Naruto said and the girl same human quick nudge."So were going to the middle school to question some all three knew" Akira said curtly "And were gonna see what you four are able to deduce as sorcerers".
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They arrived to a funeral for the guy they were gonna to interrogate.After asking it turns out he was got by the curse spirit as well."Well that suck" Yuji said "Maybe I can use it to build a spirit of its this efficient" Naruto said getting a elbow from Yuji."He had not autolocking door but reported the door being unlocked but unable to open" the window said as they walked up steps of the school.
"I asked his parents and they had no info on his connection to the other there" She said and Naruto hummed."Well there goes I only solid lead" He said bjt Yuji grinned "Ah don't worry cuz cause there bound to be a lead at the school" Yuji said."I sure hope so" Akira sighed "For now I secure a appointment with a teacher so I'm counting on you guys" she said.
"No worry we're on this case" Naruto said finished some cup ramen.Seeing some pinks amoking Nobara grinned "Come on there some punks so let's beat them up and set them straight" she grinned much to the shock of said punks.
"Its good to see you two" the punks said with a bow."Hey look at that they actually get it" Nobara said with a beautiful smile on her smug face."An aura pours out even if you try to hide it" Yuji said slicking back his hair.
"We haven't seen you since graduation, Uzumaki-buchou! Fushiguro-san!" The punks said together shattering the two countryside kids' illusion of aura.Turning to the two sorcerers Megumi looked away and Naruto snapped his fingers."Oh Wait I remember! We did go here too huh" Naruto said.
Nobara grabbed Naruto cheek and pulled it "That's a surprise but that's not the point here! Look at me mister!" She yelled while Yuji was confused "What did you do in middle school to get called boss?!" Yuji asked while Megumi in the background tried to escape before Yuji grabbed his collar "Answer me Megumi!" He yelled shaking the poor boy.
"Screw it asked them!" Nobara said "Hey! Idiot A! Idiot B! What did Blondie do to ya huh?" She asked the punks."We or rather every punk and delinquent in the area got beaten up by Uzumaki-buchou and even Megumi-san" Idiot A said "Even grown men groveled at Uzumaki-buchou feet".Nobara and Yuji blankly turn to the two and Megumi turned away.
"We beat them up" Megumi said before he was attacked for talking stiffly.Nobara went to go at Naruto but was shocked still by Naruto angry aura."Uh. Naruto-kun are you okay" she whispered and like a switch being flipped the aura disappeared."Huh? Yes I'm fine!" Naruto asked as a older figure walked up."What are you doing here students from other schools are not allowed" he said."Who the hell are you?!" Nobara.yelled.
"He's likely staff" Naruto said while Yuji threw Nobara a strange look."Why are you so combative?" He asked just as Akira pulled out her credentials."Were allowed to be here" she said."Oh your the ones" He said."You all are so young. . .you need to hang your passes around your neck" he said.before noticing Naruto and Megumi. "Fushiguro-san? Uzumaki-san?" he asked and Megumi looked away.
"Good to see you still kicking around Teach" Naruto said and Megumi gave a small hello."He remembers you guys" Yuji and Nobara squealed as Akira slid up "So this man has been here a long time?" She asked and Naruto nodded with a grin."He's a permanent staff member so likely Takeda been around".
"Good I'll leave it up to you" She said
"Where's she going" Tiki asked as the manager shuffled off.
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"Kanada,Shimada,Yamato,and Morishita huh?" Takeda said as the group walked around."I was shocked by their passing but I guess it's been twenty years since they graduated" Takeda pondered." I remember it like it was yesterday" he said "they were all problem children in their own right though not as bad as you and Naruto" the staff chuckled."So what did you want to know?"
"Strange rumors,dark rumors, connections to bad adults" Megumi said as Yuji and Nobara slid up.
"Hey problem child!" They said
"And Ill omens" Megumi finished blankly as he brought a hand now on Yuji knocking the two over."Dark rumors? They may have been problem children but they never went past normal middle school stuff" Takeda said "But I'll omens. ." He pondered.
"Your talking about that tale? A punk intervened "About the Yasohachi Bridge bungee jumping?".
Nobara asked the punks why they still here "Yasohachi Bridge?" Yuji asked."A notorious suicide spot" Megumi "It's well known for being a haunted location" Naruto said "Most delinquents used to bungee jump off late at night as a test of courage" Naruto said.
"What a weird tribe" Nobara deadpanned "I'm surprised there are people dumber than me" Yuji said."What do you use for a cord" Megumi grunted."We don't do it" Punk B said "I just heard stories from students of our parents generations".
"One day Kanada and the other four were absent without permission" Takeda said "It wasn't all that unusual until we contacted their families and we learned those four hasn't come home the day before. .it's caused a pretty big stir till they were found unconscious under the bridge"
"They got chewed out pretty good but they swore up and down they have no idea what happened that day" Takeda said.
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"I think thats it" Naruto said as the group sat by the car."I've been to Yasohachi Bridge before" Megumi said "To bungee jump?" Yuji asked getting hit on the head. "It's easy for curse to root in real haunted locations like schools" Megumi continued like normal "So jujutsu sorcerers regularly patrol area like that".
"There wasn't anything unusual at the time though" Megumi said "Perhaps if Tiki was there something would've been noticed" Megumi said and Naruto nodded."We still could find some residue. .How much does Tiki need to use her technique" Nobara asked."If i were to put it in a certain way I would say it's 2% of curse energy to find a trace and 10% to fully use the technique" Naruto said.
"Uh Fushiguro-san i have a question" Takeda said and Megumi nodded a go ahead."Tsumiki-kun took awfully good care of when you was in school" Takeda said with a fond smile."Is she doing okay?" He asked.Megumi looked at Naruto and the blond shook his head "She doing fine" He said shortly.
"Who's Tsumiki?" Yuji asked "My older sister" He said and the two blanched."You tell us too little?!" Nobara yelled but Naruto stepped up."I think it's best to leave this one alone guys" Naruto said and Yuji and Nobara looked at each other and nodded stepping back.
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"When they have curse objects like this then why don't they destroy them" Mahito asked Hanami as he lined up four of the death painting wombs up."Special Grade objects can't be destroyed. .so they put their life on pause to preserve life with a pact" Hanami said as Geto overlooked the process."Sukuna fingers are actively life ruining so that he only exception to the rule" He said.
Hanami raised her hand as she stared at four tied up individuals that had one womb underneath them."My apologies but this is a necessary sacrifice" She said clapping her hands."Matter Manipulation: Incarnation Technique!" She said as the womb began to mutuate and fuse with the men as they screamed.
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The group now with Junpei arrived at the bridge late at night."Once you confirm a cursed spirit here Ill lower a veil" Akira said and the group of five left the car."Roger!" Yuji said with the bungee cord.
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Hanami and Mahito stared at the three incarnated wombs."The fourth is still at rest but these three are ready to go" Hanami said.One curse had a weird jump and drooling blood with a mouth under the a face.The second was more humanoid with a wierd eyes and head shape.The last was basically human had silver hair and dark skin with his bones out outlined.
"Kechizu"
"Eso"
"Hidan"
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The first year's all sat by the bridge after scanning with Tiki both above and below the bridge."Man we didn't find hide nor hair of a curse spirit" Yuji said and Junpei shifted Oni's blade on his back."Maybe we should go a bit into the forest to find some residue" Junpei said."Before that who's hungry?" Naruto said opening his wallet.
The group stood outside of a convenience store munching on some snacks."Se didnt sense no precence or residue and those Tiki picked up was only enough for a faint trail" Naruto said with a donut."I see I guess we're back to square one" Akira said eating a bag of chips.
"But isn't it bad if we take so long" Yuji said sharing some spicy cod roe with Megumi and Junpei."If it's a famous haunted spot then there probably others who got cursed as well" Yuji said and Akira snapped her fingers."Ding dong! Bungee jumping was all the rage right? So maybe the act of jumping is the key!" She said.
"Did she just say ding-dong! Did she really just say that" Yuji said overwhelmed by the sheer moe the manager emitted."She did! She did!" Nobara said also overwhelmed.
"But Yuji already did the jump" Naruto said tapping his chin."Huh? You mean you jumped with that vinyl cord?" She asked in disbelief picture that in her head.Just then one of Fushiguro underclassmen and his older sister drove upon a bike."Im glad you remember me" she said with a smile.
"Um well Morishita-san had a funeral in the neighborhood" the big sis said "Then I heard you were investigating Yasohachi Bridge and the man so I started wondering if they were related" she said.Akira shook her head at Megumi got the message.
Keep them away
"Is what related?" Megumi asked "the man death and the bridge" she said."I dont think they're related" Megumi was saying until a traumatized look appeared on the girls face."When I was in eighth grade I went to Yasohachi Bridge at night" she whispered and the group frowned."Has anything odd happened around the house recently" Akira asked."Any strange feelings only you could feel?".
"My family runs a local branch shop and the shop automatic doors are wide open only when I'm home" she said "Mom and Dad said it was a coincidence but I know there something there" she said witha whimper "It been happening for a week now" she whimpers and Megumi looked down."There at least two weeks between when the victims first notice something and their death. .we still have time" Megumi thought.
"You didn't go to Yasohachi Bridge by yourself that night did you?" Nobara asked and the girl freaked out."So this really do has something to do with. ." she said before Naruto came in."Actually there been a recent issue with automatic doors being broken recently and we've looking into if it has something to with bridges and highways" Naruto said.
"Yeah Fushiguro-kun and the others are helping me with a college report" the manager said."We need the college credit" Junpei said with a reassuring smile."We looking into the link with the supernatural and their effect on electronics" Yuji added on the lie."It's a huge pain in the gut but I wanted to hear from people all around the area" Akira said.
The girl deflated in relief "Well I went on the jump of courage with two of my club members" the big sister said "That's right Fushiguro-kun Tsumiki-san was with us too!" She said.Megumi teeth clenched and the others eyes widened."I see. .I'll try asking Tsumiki too then" Megumi said keeping his composure.
"Okay then I'll escort these too home" the manager said with a wave "please keep working on the report" She said.Leaving Megumi composure fell and he looked down."Fushiguro. .Fushiguro!" Itadori yelled shaking the black hair boy.Junlei could understand where he was coming from when he found out Mahito killed his classmates and was heading for his mom next it was devasting.
"Fushiguro snap out of it and makes sure she safe" Naruto said and Megumi nods faintly.Steeping away to call the Uzumaki estate and asking Kushina to double the guards around his sister.Unfortunately the Sorcerer clansman of the Uzumaki outside of Kushina and her direct lineage is not higher than second grade."Should I go home and guard her myself? No the mission is already dangerous with us five and Junpei is still a fresh sorcerer".
"Gojo-sensei is out with Utahime-sensei and won't be back till next week so we can't slack now" Megumi thought."Plus it's likely it's a curse technique not the cursed spirit itself not so now I'm on a timer".
"Why were you calling Kushina-sensei?" Nobara asked "Is Tsumiki-san alright" Yuji asked, concerned."She's fine. . .Naruto some other sorcerers will meet up with you so you three can go home" Megumi said and Naruto frowned."Us three? And what about you?" Itadori asked."I will go after I say farewell to Takeda-san" Megumi said shoving Yuji in the car.
"Acutally Nobara-chan if you don't mind accompany me for something. . .your resonance might be of help" Naruto said and the brown hair girl nodded.The black car took off and Naruto and Nobara left to meet up with the others leaving Megumi to his lonesome.
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Naruto and Nobara walked through the line streets and Nobara looked at Naruto."Why did Fushiguro call up Kushina-sensei" She asked and Naruto sighed."Tsumiki has a very powerful curse technique she can't control. .it allows her to become a perfect copy of anyone she sees" Naruto said and Nobara blanched with a wide eyes.
"Seriously!" Yuji and Junpei said and Naruto nodded."Yes but it traps Tsumiki soul in the copies body leaving her body to rapidly deteriorate until the clone body she's in is destroyed which can imagine is very painful" Naruto said
"You know I can hear you right?" Megumi deadpanned looking at his friend who's been following him the whole time."Look Megumi I may always not understand your struggle" Yuji said stepping up "But we're friends and I can't help myself but helping my friends" he said with resolution.
"I'm not leaving to your lonesome Megumi Believe it" Naruto grinned.
"Im not giving up this mission Fushiguro" Nobara said frimly
"I promised myself I'll ride the world of evil curses like Mahito and if I can stop this one then I'm not going back" Junpei said with new found confidence Yuji,Naruto, and Gojo-sensei instilled in him.
Megumi just stared at the three of them with a nostalgic look.
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It's okay Megumi-kun. .I'm not strong yet but I know I can get better in time so please leave it all to me" Tsumiki said with a wide grin and Megumi with his curse energy suppress looked at her with some unshed tears.
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Megumi turned and pointed at the small river."Listen up. .crossing a river or any other border acts like the symbolism of crossing to the afterlife" Megumi said as the group lined up by the river bed.In unison the three crossed the river.
"It's carry importance meaning in jujustu society"
Upon doing so they walked into the incomplete domain of the curse spirit that was haunting the bridge."There it is" Yuji said looking up.Nobara pulled her hammer as Tiki and Raisaigun appeared by Naruto side "I'm gonna make you apart of my new sacred spirit okay?!" Naruto declared and Tiki eyes widen.
"MASTERS!" She yelled and the group all dodged out the way as Kechizu leaped in the scene."What's this? Someone beat me here?" Kechizu asked and Naruto gave it a look."It feels like a curse spirit and yet human-like? What is this" Naruto thought in shock.
"This one's different from the case, right Fushiguro-senpai?" Junpei asked and Megumi nodded."Then please let me show you all my growth so don't wait up" Junpei said as he unstrapped Oni Blade and the faint shimmer of something appeared behind him.
"Oh your gonna play with me?" Kechizu said with a grin.
Next chapter is gonna be the bomb especially with Hidan shaking up the matchups! Now of course I'm gonna need anime onlys to ignore the rest of the A/N as it pertains to manga spoilers so here we go
See you in the void and. . .
. . .Spoilers Warning!!!
Jesus Christ that chapter was wild eh but this helps the story pairing so damn much it's amazing.I know Nonara return is pretty controversial but Imma take it for the sake of the story!
Also Tsumiki curse technique change is for a reason y'all can probably guess but expect me to show up and out.
See you all in the Void