This article contains spoilers from Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 269.

Summary

Yuta survived by jumping back to his main body with Rika's help.
New Shadow Style explained - disciples can't reject summons or lifespan offers.
Possible sequel hinted at with loose ends involving powerful families.

Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 269 was certainly an enthralling one, and it's safe to say that it was one of the most intriguing chapters that fans got in a while. Of course, to fans who love action-heavy chapters, this one might have been a bore. However, for fans of world-building and exposition, JJK chapter 269 certainly added a lot to the story. Unfortunately, as is the case with many elements in the story, this felt like it came too little too late, and it would have been much better if these elements were introduced in the story long ago.

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Despite that, Gege continued to show the fans that he still can write a world full of many mysteries and intriguing plot points, and JJK chapter 269 touched upon all of them, along with explaining to the fans how Yuta survived the battle against Sukuna in the first place. All that and much more was tackled in JJK 269, and now, only two chapters remain in this manga.

Yuta's Survival Was Finally Explained In JJK Chapter 269

Yuta Was Cut Down By Sukuna
Yuta Switched To Gojo's Body

Quite easily, the biggest talking point in JJK chapter 269 was Yuta's survival. Gege did not waste any time in explaining to the fans that Yuta was truly alive. Fans had hoped for an elaborate chapter full of information pertaining to Yuta's return to his body. However, in this week's chapter, it was clarified that Yuta had essentially jumped back to his main body, all thanks to Rika. Gege did not waste much time on explaining this, and it was simple for the fans to follow.

Rika was using reverse cursed technique to repair and sustain my body – Yuta

Essentially, once Yuta lost control over the Copy technique in Gojo's body, he collapsed. Meanwhile, Rika was consistently using reverse cursed technique on Yuta's original body, and acting as an anchor to keep him alive in the real world. Meanwhile, when the technique returned to Yuta, he was able to swap once again and this time, returned to his real body. Because Rika was keeping him connected to the real world, Yuta did not die and was essentially able to go back to his main body without many repercussions. Of course, Yuta still carries a scar, but, all things considered, he got off quite easily after what he attempted.

There has been no indication of whether Gojo is dead or has returned, but fans will likely see the upcoming chapters tackle that aspect of the story soon enough. Much of JJK chapter 269 focused on different sorcerers pinning the blame on themselves, and explaining why they could have done much better, and how the battle against Sukuna would have ended much sooner and easier if they had taken a certain path. Of course, at the end of the day, none of it matters. Whatever happened, happened. The sorcerers were lucky that they got off as easy as they did, and that they suffered as few casualties as they did. Above all, the sorcerers were lucky that they had Gojo on their side, who had permanently nerfed Sukuna with his incredible powers.

The New Shadow Style School Was Finally Explained To The Fans

The Disciples Of The New Shadow style Are Few

Quite easily, the most intriguing part of JJK chapter 269 came through Kusakabe and Mei Mei. These two characters talked about the new Shadow Style and the restrictions that were placed on it over the years. Essentially, the New Shadow style could not be taught to other people, and this was because it was monopolized by certain people. The person who invented the new Shadow Style did not wish for it to be learned by curse users. Because of that, this was a tightly kept secret. However, generations later, things changed and the New Shadow Style was taught to others in exchange of valuable things. When a new order was introduced, the leader of the New Shadow style essentially took lifespan from people in exchange for having them make Binding Vows to learn the Simple Domain.

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At the same time, those who became disciples of the New Shadow Style could not reject a summon from the leader of the New Shadow Style. The lifespan that they took from the disciples added to their own, and essentially kept on making them live longer, and making them stronger. If, through some means, the leader of the New Shadow Style died, another from within the ranks rose to be the new leader, but no one truly knew who this person was. This is what kept the New Shadow Style a secret over the years. Now, the new leader of the New Shadow Style is Kusakabe, and this was all made possible thanks to Mei Mei. It was she who located the current leader of the New Shadow Style, thanks to Tengen. Tengen proved to be very valuable, and their knowledge helped Mei Mei track down the current leader, and eventually, she got rid of her life.

Now that the mantle has fallen on Kusakabe, all the restrictions on the New Shadow Style have been removed, which is why characters such as Yuji, along with others, were able to learn it without much trouble. Without Kusakabe and Mei Mei's cooperation, things would not have gone as easy and smoothly, and, perhaps, Sukuna would never have been defeated the way he was.

A Possible Sequel?

Jujutsu Kaisen Still Has Many Loose Ends

JJK chapter 269 gave fans a lot of hope when it revealed all the information about the New Shadow Style, and at the same time, shared bits about the Three Great families as well. In the world of JJK, fans know that there exist three powerful families. These are the Zenin family, the Kamo family, and the Gojo family. Clearly, fans already know that the Zenin family has essentially been ruined due to Maki’s indiscriminate massacre. Meanwhile, JJK chapter 269 implied that the Gojo and the Kamo family could see their ruin come as well. With Gojo having died, this essentially means that the Gojo family is now in danger, and fans do not know the specifics about the Kamo family right now.

What's more important than money can't be protected without money. – Mei Mei

But, based on what Mei Mei said, this family might be in danger as well. Based on certain translations, it has also been implied that the Gojo and the Kamo family might go to war with each other, destroying each other. However, it is difficult to ascertain which translation is accurate at this point, especially due to JJK having notoriously incorrect official translations. Regardless, what fans know is that this is something that the author can base Part 2 of JJK on.

There's certainly a lot of material left for a sequel to Jujutsu Kaisen, and hopefully, the author, at some point later down the line, decides to go ahead with the sequel, take the characters that he has, and explore them even further. There could be bigger and more major threats, and even if there aren't, the world itself is incredibly exciting and good enough for the story to continue.

Jujutsu Kaisen is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of JJK, Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 270, is set to be September 22, 2024.

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Release Date: October 3, 2020
Network: TBS, MBS, CBC, Tulip Television, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, SBC, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, atv, MBC
Directors: Ryohei Takeshita, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tomomi Kamiya, Kakushi Ifuku, Ken Takahashi
Writers: Hiroshi Seko
Franchise(s): Jujutsu Kaisen