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Megumi Fushiguro had personally experienced the power of Ryomen Sukuna within Itadori Yuji's body, so when he saw Ryomen Sukuna suddenly awaken from his body, he immediately realized that something terrible was happening.
That was the King of Curses.
If he awakened now and Satoru Gojo wasn't here, and if Itadori Yuji couldn't suppress him, things would get out of hand!
Is this the aura of the King of Curses? It's truly terrifying!
Naruto felt the powerful aura that suddenly appeared on Itadori Yuji and was also slightly surprised, then he curiously stared at the mouth on his face.
The aura that suddenly emanated from Itadori Yuji felt far less powerful than Satoru Gojo's, yet it was filled with an unprecedented 'extremity' and unparalleled dominance.
Naruto had no doubt that if the owner of this aura were born in Yamato's world, he would definitely awaken Conqueror's Haki!
"Shut up!"
Itadori Yuji slapped the mouth on his face and said coldly, "You behave yourself!"
"Hahahaha!"
Sukuna's mouth reappeared on Itadori Yuji's hand, laughing, "Brat, you don't actually think you can suppress me, do you?"
As his voice fell, Itadori Yuji's arm with the mouth began to move uncontrollably toward his own neck, and black cursed marks also began to appear on his face.
Naruto felt the constantly rising Cursed Energy from Itadori Yuji, and his brows immediately furrowed.
Then he flashed in front of him and reached out to grab the hand with the mouth.
However, just as Naruto touched Itadori Yuji's hand with the mouth, his consciousness was instantly pulled into an unfamiliar space.
Under the dim sky, a throne made of countless bones stood tall.
Upon the throne, a figure sat lazily, none other than the King of Curses from a thousand years ago, Ryomen Sukuna.
Ryomen Sukuna looked down at Naruto, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Kid, let's make a deal."
"A deal? With me?"
Naruto raised his head, looking curiously at the figure seated on the Mukuro bone throne, and asked in confusion, "It seems like this is our first meeting. Why would you want to make a deal with me?"
"It's the second time; it's just that we didn't communicate last time."
Ryomen Sukuna corrected Naruto's words, then lightly tapped the armrest of the throne with his finger and said unhurriedly,
"As for why I want to make a deal with you, it's because we are the same kind of people!"
"We? The same kind of people?"
Naruto heard Ryomen Sukuna's words and instinctively wanted to retort, but he held back, then asked curiously,
"Why do you say that?"
Naruto understood why Ryomen Sukuna said it was their second 'meeting,' but he strongly disagreed with the idea that they were the same kind of people.
Naruto knew about Ryomen Sukuna's 'deeds,' understanding that he was a Jujutsu Sorcerer with a cruel and ruthless personality, a penchant for slaughter, especially fond of killing women and children.
Naruto certainly didn't believe that he had anything in common with such a Ryomen Sukuna.
"Because of intuition."
Ryomen Sukuna slowly rose from the throne, his four eyes intently fixed on Naruto, and he said in a deep voice, "My intuition tells me that you possess the same aptitude as me—the aptitude to reach the pinnacle and become a king!"
Although Ryomen Sukuna had only recently awakened in this era, he had already witnessed the so-called "strongest" of this era.
Ryomen Sukuna admitted that Satoru Gojo was very strong, but he didn't sense the aptitude to become a king from him, so although he was wary of Satoru Gojo, he didn't truly take him to heart.
But Naruto was different.
The first time Ryomen Sukuna saw Naruto, he sensed a will similar to his own, yet completely different.
A will that would not be bound by the era, acting entirely according to one's own heart—a truly free will.
Only those with this will can be called kings.
Satoru Gojo is strong, but he has long been bound by all sorts of messy things, lacking a truly free will, so Satoru Gojo can become the strongest, but he can never become a king.
But Naruto was different.
The first time Ryomen Sukuna saw him, he sensed that he possessed the aptitude to become a king, which is why he met Naruto here.
"The aptitude to become a king."
Naruto heard Ryomen Sukuna's words, roughly understood his meaning, then looked at him seriously and said,
"Sorry, we're not the same."
After speaking, Naruto's eyes flickered with light, and when he regained his senses, his consciousness had already detached from the space where Ryomen Sukuna was and returned to his body.
However, Ryomen Sukuna's voice still echoed in his mind:
"Kid, look closely at yourself.
Next time we meet, you'll understand what I said!"
Naruto listened to Sukuna's voice echoing in his mind and silently curled his lips.
He knew that Ryomen Sukuna had probably sensed the Conqueror's Haki in him, which was why he said such things.
But Naruto was very sure that he would never become someone like Ryomen Sukuna, so he wasn't even interested in hearing the content of the so-called deal.
"I say—"
Meanwhile, Itadori Yuji didn't realize that Naruto had already met Ryomen Sukuna inside his body.
He just gripped his own wrist and said in a low voice, "Behave yourself!"
As Itadori Yuji's shout fell, the cursed marks that had not fully appeared on his face receded, and the mouth on the back of his hand slowly disappeared.
"Kid, you can be as arrogant as you want for now, but when I—"
Sukuna's voice came unwillingly from the slowly disappearing mouth on the back of Itadori Yuji's hand, then, with some profound unspoken meaning, it vanished along with the mouth.
"Phew!"
Itadori Yuji released his wrist, exhaled deeply, then looked up at Naruto and the other two with an apologetic smile, saying somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry, this guy is a bit restless and often pops out like this to cause trouble for no reason."
"It's nothing."
Nobara Kugisaki put away her hammer, then asked curiously, "What was that just now? Was it a Cursed Spirit residing in your body?"
"This—"
Itadori Yuji scratched his head, then looked at Megumi Fushiguro beside him and asked, "Can I say?"
Megumi Fushiguro shook his head, then looked at Nobara Kugisaki and Naruto and said in a deep voice, "What just happened to Itadori Yuji is top secret; don't ask any more questions."
"Top secret?"
Nobara Kugisaki's interest was immediately piqued when she heard this, but she didn't press further.
She just circled Itadori Yuji curiously, then her gaze swept over Naruto, and finally landed on Megumi Fushiguro, saying thoughtfully,
"A Special Grade freshman, a rookie with a terrifying Cursed Spirit residing in his body... you don't have anything weird going on with you too, do you?"
"Sorry to disappoint you."
Megumi Fushiguro was taken aback, then said expressionlessly, "There's nothing special about me."
"Hahahaha!"
Nobara Kugisaki burst out laughing when she heard Megumi Fushiguro's answer, then tilted her head and said to him,
"Really? I don't believe it!"
Megumi Fushiguro was speechless and was about to say something when the classroom door was suddenly kicked open from outside with a loud bang.
Hearing the commotion, the four of them immediately looked toward the opened doorway and saw a figure swaggering in from outside.