The backyard had officially become a training ground.
Not a dangerous one.
A very tiny one.
Wasuke sat on the porch watching the chaos unfold with the expression of a man who had accepted that reality no longer followed rules.
Tiny Yuji and tiny Takeru stood proudly in front of older Takeru.
Both wearing oversized headbands they found somewhere.
Neither knew why.
Takeru crossed his arms dramatically.
"Alright students."
Tiny Yuji saluted.
"YES SENSEI!"
Tiny Takeru copied him immediately.
"YES OTHER ME!"
Young Gojo was already dying laughing nearby.
"…OTHER ME IS CRAZY."
Takeru crouched down slightly.
"First lesson."
He pointed upward.
"Cursed energy is everywhere."
Tiny Yuji gasped.
"…Even in Grandpa's soup?"
"…Probably."
Wasuke looked offended from the porch.
"…What does that mean."
Tiny Takeru raised his hand proudly.
"…Can cursed energy make me cooler?"
Takeru nodded immediately.
"Yes."
"…PEAK."
Megumi sighed.
"…You just unlocked his life goal."
Takeru lightly demonstrated a tiny bit of cursed energy in his hand.
Nothing dangerous.
Just enough for the kids to see.
Golden sparks flickered softly.
Both tiny kids stared in absolute awe.
"…Pretty…" tiny Yuji whispered.
Tiny Takeru looked even more amazed.
"…I wanna do that…"
"You will eventually," Takeru said softly.
Then he started introducing everyone nearby one by one.
He pointed first.
"That's Maki."
Maki Zenin
Tiny Yuji blinked.
"She looks strong."
Maki smirked slightly.
"I am."
"That's Inumaki."
Toge Inumaki
"…Salmon," Inumaki greeted.
Tiny Takeru gasped dramatically.
"He speaks fish."
"…Close enough," Panda admitted.
"That's Yuta."
Yuta Okkotsu
Tiny Yuji tilted his head.
"He looks nice."
Yuta smiled awkwardly.
"…Thanks?"
"That's Nobara."
Nobara Kugisaki
Tiny Takeru immediately whispered loudly:
"…Scary."
Nobara pointed instantly.
"Correct."
"That's Choso."
Choso
Tiny Yuji looked at him carefully.
"…Big brother vibes."
Choso immediately looked emotional.
"…Brother…"
Yuji sighed.
"…He does this constantly."
"That's Hakari and Kirara."
Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi
Tiny Takeru pointed at Hakari.
"He looks like trouble."
Hakari laughed loudly.
"YES!"
Kirara sighed.
"…Unfortunately yes."
"That's Hana."
Hana Kurusu
"And Yorozu."
Yorozu
"And Reina."
Tiny Yuji blinked at Reina wearing older Takeru's shirt.
"…Why do you have his clothes."
Reina froze instantly.
"…I…"
The entire group immediately started laughing again.
"She stole it," Hakari answered immediately.
"HAKARI."
Tiny Takeru looked amazed.
"…That's awesome."
Then—
Takeru clapped his hands once.
"Alright."
Both tiny kids straightened up instantly.
"Tiny exercise time."
Young Gojo leaned forward excitedly.
"Oh this'll be good."
Takeru pointed at a tree.
"Run there and back while controlling your breathing."
The tiny duo immediately sprinted off.
Terribly.
Tiny Yuji tripped almost instantly.
Tiny Takeru somehow ran sideways for part of it.
"…Natural talent," Takeru nodded seriously.
"…That's the opposite of talent," Megumi replied.
But despite the chaos—
everyone watched with soft expressions.
Because seeing the younger versions of them laugh and stumble through harmless training…
felt peaceful.
No death.
No curses.
No suffering.
Just children learning.
And for once—
that was enough.