Spoiler alert for Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter 13. Short version: Yuji Itadori is not done. In fact, Chapter 13 pushes him toward something way bigger than just another power-up, and the manga is not being subtle about it.
Chapter 13 actually moves the needle
Two big swings here: Yuji is back in play, and Nobara makes a surprise return. That second bit is not just fan service. Nobara essentially confirms the worst-kept secret in the room — Yuji is immortal now — and says that immortality has curdled into a curse. The guy is still here while the people he loved are not, and the story makes it clear that kind of endless grief is fuel, not a footnote.
'Immortality in JJK isn't a reward; it's a trigger.'
In this series, living forever doesn't mean you won. It means your body — and your destiny — are being reshaped into something else.
The divine angle: Simurians, Kalyans, and why Yuji breaks the rubric
Modulo keeps rolling out new lore, and yeah, it is wild. We meet the Simurians, who treat cursed spirits as divine beings they call 'Kalyans.' There's even a hint that Rika connects to their mythology. The kicker: Yuji is literally half human and half cursed energy, which makes him a walking contradiction to their belief system — basically a holy anomaly.
If the Simurians decide Yuji is their chosen vessel or messiah, expect fallout on a global scale. Humans will either try to lock him down or panic. Sorcerers might not even agree on which side makes sense anymore.
Yuji's cursed womb origin finally pays off
Yuji was never that classic 'normal kid with a big heart' lead. Kenjaku was involved in his birth, which screams design over destiny. If Yuji's body was engineered, it likely wasn't just to carry Sukuna — it was built to survive things no other sorcerer could.
Receipts from the main timeline back this up: when Sukuna bailed, Yuji didn't break. He didn't disappear. He skewed even harder toward cursed-energy dominance. Now that immortality is in the mix, there may not be a natural ceiling for him at all. The cursed womb template feels like it just hit its endgame.
Put simply: Yuji is the missing link between humans and cursed spirits. And if that hybrid form fully stabilizes, it reads as outright divine.
What that means for the story
The sides are obvious and messy: Simurians will want to protect him as a god, humans will try to control or destroy what they don't understand, and sorcerers will be split on what's right. Yuji isn't just at the center of the next war — he is the war.
Quick context: main series vs Modulo
- Timeline: Jujutsu Kaisen is the original storyline; Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo plays as an alternate continuation after those events.
- Main conflict: Main series is sorcerers vs cursed spirits; Modulo shifts to humans vs Simurians.
- Release windows: Main series launched in 2018; Modulo kicked off in 2025.
- Chapter counts at this point: Main sits at 275 chapters; Modulo is at Chapter 13.
- Status: Main series is concluded; Modulo is ongoing.
Bottom line
Yuji isn't returning just to punch monsters and shout about friendship. The text is pointing to something bigger: a reveal that could push him past Sukuna and break the rules this world runs on. When Yuji walks back in, don't expect a reunion. Expect a revelation.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is available to read on MANGA Plus.