Jujutsu Kaisen Sequel Teases Nanami’s Ultimate Closure With a Century-Defining Revenge Arc
After Mahito murders Nanami and nearly kills Nobara, Yuji Itadori snaps—igniting a relentless, bone-crunching pursuit that explodes into one of Jujutsu Kaisen’s fiercest, most defining showdowns.
If you left JJK annoyed that Yuji never got to keep that promise to Mahito, you might want to keep an eye on the sequel. The new series, Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, just dropped a couple of teases that strongly suggest both Yuji and Mahito are circling back into the story. It is not a hard confirmation yet, but the breadcrumbs are pretty obvious.
Quick refresher: why Yuji vs. Mahito still stings
Mahito is the curse who took Nanami from us and nearly did the same to Nobara. That pushed Yuji to a darker place than we had seen before and led to a promise: he would kill Mahito. Yuji actually had Mahito on the ropes, but Kenjaku crashed the party and absorbed Mahito before Yuji could finish it. Cue one of the most frustrating cutoffs in the series.
"I will kill you."
So what is Modulo doing?
When Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo launched, fans expected it to thread old favorites back in with real development. Instead, it jumped far beyond the original timeline and introduced an almost entirely new lineup of sorcerers. Legacy-name drops were there, but they were light, and yeah, that rubbed some people the wrong way.
That changed with Chapters 6 and 7. In Chapter 6, Masaki Takeda (a Grade 1 sorcerer) brings up Yuji by name. Then Chapter 7 has Tsurugi dreaming of Mahito, with panels that look less like an abstract nod and more like the series carefully teeing him up. None of this has been officially confirmed by Gege Akutami, but the intent feels clear: Modulo is setting the table for a return.
The timeline wrinkle (and why it matters)
Modulo is set so far after the Culling Games that, if Yuji is still alive, he would be somewhere north of 80. The story also leans on the idea that nobody in the present matches the peak level of Gojo or Yuji. Put those together and you get a tricky picture: if Yuji does step back in, he may not be the same force he was. That opens the door to a rematch where he is actually the underdog for once.
Why a rematch could be huge
Yuji vs. Mahito was never just fists and cursed technique. Mahito is the ugliest side of humanity made manifest; Yuji keeps trying to be the person who chooses empathy anyway. Their fights dragged out the worst and best in Yuji, and that promise to end Mahito hangs over everything. If Modulo lets Yuji finally cash that check, it could be one of the franchise's all-time moments. And if the series flips the script and makes him fight from behind? That could be even more interesting.
- Manga: Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
- Where to read: Viz Media
- Chapter 6: Masaki Takeda name-drops Yuji
- Chapter 7: Tsurugi dreams of Mahito (with panels that look like more than a wink)
- Not official yet: Gege Akutami has not confirmed their return
- Next chapter: Chapter 9 is scheduled for November 2, 2025
Bottom line: Modulo is early, there is a lot of runway, and I would be surprised if Akutami did not bring back at least a few icons in a meaningful way. If Yuji and Mahito really are on a collision course again, do you think Yuji finally keeps the promise this time? Drop your take below.