Chapter 194

Sakurajima Colony, Part 4 (④) is the one hundred and ninety-fourth chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Maki is overmatched by Naoya's supreme speed and needs to recover. Noritoshi is no longer the heir of the Kamo clan and his mother has a new family, so he feels he has nowhere to belong. He is willing to sacrifice himself for Maki and puts it all on the line to buy time against Naoya.

Plot Details
Searing with pride in his newfound strength, Naoya boasts he can't remember when he was weaker than Maki in the same way that adults don't remember being helpless like children. Maki taunts Naoya for never being an adult and then he replies by bringing up Mai to provoke her. Maki leaps to her feet and Noritoshi throws his remaining arrows into Naoya's arm.

Annoyed by Noritoshi's interference, Naoya is distracted long enough for Maki to kick him away. Noritoshi attacks with more blood to keep Naoya away from Maki, confusing the cursed spirit. Naoya doesn't understand where Noritoshi is getting ammunition until he realizes that Noritoshi has been funneling blood in and out of his body. This method is exhausting Noritoshi and Naoya notices, stating Noritoshi is headed toward death.

Noritoshi moves to protect Maki and tells her to flee from the colony. Maki says Noritoshi would die and refuses, claiming she can recover quickly if he buys her just five minutes. Feeling as if his life doesn't matter regardless, Noritoshi agrees to fend off Naoya with everything on the line. Naoya can't sense Maki's location and focuses his attacks on Noritoshi. He's slowed down by offense from Blood Manipulation, which is poisonous to cursed spirits, but still brutalizes Noritsohi with repeated attacks.

Naoya's cursed spirit body is only tough when accelerating because he curls into his shell to avoid destroying his flesh. He isn't as durable the rest of the time and Noritoshi tries to exploit this with big moves he doesn't think Naoya expects. Noritoshi attacks recklessly without any regard for himself, ready to sacrifice his life because he doesn't feel as if he has any home to return to. At some point, Noritoshi found his mother with a new family, including a husband and child. They looked happy but Noritoshi felt like he didn't belong with them. Norotishi feels as though he failed to create a place for her in the Kamo clan and now he's the one with nowhere to go.

Noritoshi believes his life is best used as a sacrifice in service of his comrades so that they can burn away their lives on his ashes. Before Noritoshi's life burns away completely, two unknown and quirky newcomers suddenly appear. They're crying and yelling about sumo wrestling and katanas respectively.

Character in Order of Appearances

 * Naoya Zenin
 * Maki Zenin
 * Noritoshi Kamo
 * Noritoshi's Mother
 * Hagane Daido
 * Rokujushi Miyo

Battles & Events

 * Culling Game
 * Maki Zenin & Noritoshi Kamo vs. Cursed Naoya

Locations

 * Sakurajima Colony

Jujutsu
Noritoshi Kamo Techniques
 * Blood Manipulation
 * Piercing Blood

Naoya Zenin Techniques
 * Projection Sorcery