While the students at Jujutsu High were working hard on creating shikigami for the Robo-Con, young Yuji Itadori was secretly pushing himself through jujutsu training within his dreams. However, his instructor was a rather unexpected individual.
'After conducting rehearsals while you were away, Yuji, we concluded that Nuran is actually the best at teaching. Therefore, Nuran will be the lead instructor, and we will support you,' Eso explained.
'Nice to meet you, Yuji,' Nuran added.
And so, Nuran—the fourth son of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings and a slime-like monster with a skull—was appointed as Yuji's instructor.
According to Kechizu, the rankings were as follows: 'Nuran is number one, Brother Eso is second, Osho is third, Brother Choso is fourth, and I'm fifth! Kansho, Sanso, Koso, and Sho-o said they aren't good at talking, so they opted out!' Surprisingly, Choso, who seemed the most talkative, ranked quite low. Apparently, his lessons never progressed because he praised Yuji's every single move and was a bit too air-headed to keep a steady pace.
Thus, thanks to the efforts of his older brothers who cleared the path for him, Nuran took his position as instructor.
'To handle jujutsu, you must start with cursed energy. I will now flow cursed energy into your body. Focus only on feeling it for now.'
"Whoa, Nuran-bro's hands feel like warm cooling pads... Oh, I think I felt something flow in?"
'Excellent, Yuji! To be able to perceive cursed energy instantly... my younger brother truly is a genius!' Choso exclaimed.
'Just as Brother Choso says, you have great instincts, Yuji. Have you grasped the sensation of energy flowing through your body? Next, I will manipulate your body to let you experience the sensation of "flowing" the energy yourself,' Nuran guided.
The lessons were as easy to understand as promised, moving forward with a steady, step-by-step approach. First, Nuran flowed energy into Yuji so he could experience it. Next, Nuran manipulated Yuji's body to give him the physical memory of circulating his own cursed energy. Then, showing great dexterity, Nuran returned control of everything except the left hand to Yuji. While Nuran controlled the energy in the left hand, he had Yuji practice controlling it in his right.
Through these meticulous steps and his natural talent, Yuji successfully mastered the sensation of flowing cursed energy. Following that, Nuran moved on to 'How to Create Cursed Energy.'
'Since we are inside your body, the easiest way is to borrow our energy to use jujutsu. However, to produce your own, you must create it from "negative emotions".'
"Negative emotions..."
'Yes. But being in a bad mood the whole time you use jujutsu is the worst. So, it is best to get a little "angry". Just a little.'
"A little angry...?"
'For example, curses do bad things. They make people sick or kill them. Yuji, how do you feel about those curses?'
"...If they're bad guys, I want to blow them away."
'Use that feeling to create cursed energy.'
With Nuran's structured guidance and Choso's support—providing "Blood Monsters" created via Blood Manipulation as practice targets—Yuji felt genuine "fear and anger." Despite being unrefined, he produced his own cursed energy and punched the Blood Monster across the room.
'Incredible, Yuji! You're a genius!'
'No, truly. Even without Brother Choso's "my brother is the best" bias, this level of control on a first try... Yuji really might be a prodigy,' Eso remarked.
'You're amazing, Yuji! I can't throw a punch like that!' Kechizu cheered.
'Well done, Yuji. Excellent work,' Nuran praised.
'Yuji, you're the best!'
Buried under a mountain of praise and having his head rubbed by everyone, Yuji grinned sheepishly. "You guys are praising me too much, brothers."
Buoyed by the encouragement, he threw himself into training. He grew rapidly with the help of Choso—who demonstrated overwhelming skill despite his limited vocabulary—and Eso, who provided the explanations. Even Kechizu helped, though a distraction occurred when he claimed he could see better by reinforcing his eyes with energy, leading the entire brotherhood to scramble to find where his eyes actually were since he didn't seem to have any.
Eventually, Yuji reached the point where he could spar with his brothers using cursed energy. Finally, Eso prompted him, 'Your grandfather is calling for you,' and Yuji woke up, bringing his enjoyable training session to an end.
"Hey, Yuji. Have you been having bad dreams lately? You've been tossing and turning non-stop."
"Oh, sorry, Grandpa."
After that morning exchange and a hearty breakfast, Yuji headed to kindergarten with his grandfather. During the ride, he noticed a 'small ghost' perched on his grandfather's shoulder as he drove the light van. Yuji asked timidly:
"Grandpa, is your shoulder okay?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Think I just slept on it wrong."
Looking at him, Yuji thought, 'I want to do something about it, but is it okay if I do?'
Just then, Choso's voice echoed in Yuji's mind: 'If he is Yuji's grandfather, then he is our grandfather too! Leave it to me.' A bullet of cursed energy the size of a BB pellet shot from Yuji's forehead. With unerring accuracy, it struck the Fly Head, which crumbled away like black soot.
"Oh? Is it better? Yeah, it's better."
Watching his grandfather tilt his head in confusion at the sudden relief, Yuji inwardly thanked his reliable older brother. 'Thanks, Bro.'
By the way, Choso died (from happiness).
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