Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Teases a Sukuna Sequel — His Reign Is Far From Over

Gege Akutami didn’t wait long to throw another curveball. Less than a year after wrapping Jujutsu Kaisen, they launched a short follow-up on September 8, 2025. It’s called Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, it jumps 68 years into the future, and the title might be a giant hint about the one mystery the original manga never fully closed: what happened to Sukuna’s last finger.

So what is Modulo actually about?

The series shifts to Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsu, a new pair navigating a world that’s still living with the mess the old guard left behind. Even decades later, the names hit hard. Sukuna gets mentioned like a boogeyman, and the fear sticks, which would be weird if his story were truly over. Modulo is nearly 10 chapters in, and while it’s tighter and more focused, it keeps dropping little callbacks to the original crew, including Yuji. None of it screams full-on sequel yet, but it feels like groundwork.

That title isn’t random

‘Modulo’ isn’t a character name or a vibe word. It’s a math term: the modulo operation gives you the remainder after division. Reduce that to JJK language and it sounds like this: after all the consumption and carnage, there was one thing left over. One remainder. One finger.

‘Modulo equals remainder. In JJK terms: one finger left.’

The finger, the facts, the headache

If the original manga left you fuzzy on where the last finger landed, here’s the clean version:

• Sukuna had 20 fingers, all labeled Special Grade Cursed Objects.
• By the end, Sukuna had effectively reached 19 fingers when Yuji Itadori finally beat him.
• Nobara hit the remaining finger with Resonance, which critically injured Sukuna.
• As of Chapter 271, that last finger sits unsealed in a box and is being used to ward off other curses.
• The manga’s finale literally ends on a panel of that final finger — the remainder that was never consumed.

A few people think the finger doesn’t carry Sukuna’s spirit anymore. Maybe. But Modulo’s title points straight at that leftover piece like a neon arrow. If it’s not about the remainder, what is it about?

Is Sukuna actually gone? The story isn’t acting like it

Not gonna lie: it’s not comforting that the last panel of Jujutsu Kaisen leaves the unsealed Special Grade Object sitting in another ‘thermometer shed’ — yes, that specific setup again. The whole franchise started with Yuji cracking open a finger and swallowing it like a dare. The idea that someone else could repeat history isn’t a stretch. And if you need a refresher on why that’s terrifying: Gojo Satoru, the Strongest, couldn’t take Sukuna down solo. It took a pileup of fighters, a war of attrition, and a body count to exhaust him.

What Modulo is hinting at

Modulo is shorter by design — concise arcs, tighter storytelling — which has fans wondering if it’s the prelude to a bigger continuation. The quick but pointed nods to Yuji suggest he still matters, possibly in a way tied to that finger. One theory making the rounds: the unsealed relic is the trigger for whatever happened to Yuji, whether he’s missing, off the grid, or just not the same person anymore. And since Mahito is active in Modulo, there’s a real chance he won’t be the only legacy villain we see again.

The scary part if Sukuna comes back

Yuka and Tsurugi aren’t on the level of their grandparents, Gojo, or even Yuji. The era of powerhouse sorcerers is over, and the world has gotten weirder — we’re talking aliens now. Bring Sukuna back into that mix and you’re not just poking the bear; you’re dumping meat into its cage. Akutami has never been shy about escalating chaos, and Modulo reads like an author still very willing to break things.

I’m all for bold swings, but bringing Sukuna back only works if Modulo has a fresh angle beyond ‘he’s still the strongest.’ If the remainder really is the point, I’m curious to see whether it changes the equation or just restarts it.

Jujutsu Kaisen and Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo are available to read on VIZ Media.