Sukuna's Binding Vow FINALLY REVEALED | Jujutsu Kaisen

[@ManganimistYT]

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[@legendarydokkanplayer3731]

My best guess for the slash against Yuta, is that perhaps another binding vow was made where sukuna fulfills the conditions, but obviously not the hand sign for malevolent shrine, in exchange for the slash to be significantly weaker as it doesn’t seem to cut through yuta entirely

[@shamarince4578]

Does this also explain how hakari was able to heal his hand after his fight against kashimo??

[@palmtv3538]

In my opinion it looks more like he used cleave on Rika and Yuji because they have dirrent types of cuts on them, this would leed him to having 3 arms free, and after he hits Yuta with the slash then he hits the pose.

[@YuGoTheSpeedSter]

If gojo already healed from mahoragas slash which sukuna copied how. Couldn't he heal from sukuna My best theory is hjs spine was damaged so his nerve system got destroyed

[@palmtv3538]

@@YuGoTheSpeedSter I belive its explained that Cursed energy comes from the belly, and for RCT too work the Cursed energy first needs to travel to the brain, but if the connection between belly and brain is cut, then no RCT. and Sukuna cut Gojo right above the belly

[@casul-4891]

"I'll lessen my hatred towards yuji itadori so I can perform World Cutting Slash without the hand sign" 🗣️

[@jawz9455]

He would never make such a binding vow.

[@myronbourne6937]

I'll lessen my hatred by 5%*

[@lildkno]

😂😂

[@speedyspeed8178]

Lol fax

[@I_Love_Molieres]

He would rather have lost to Gojo.

[@salmannazeer2688]

In the end, its gonna be revealed that Sukuna has a pair of small backup hands hidden in his pants for doing hand signs when all his arms are occupied

[@thisdude163]

that's called his balls 💀

[@melomet3789]

This has got to be it

[@dcloud]

His penis has 3 arms

[@kevinescobar370]

Ball hands

[@MrJceOfficial]

cheek signs

[@meatballs7047]

Skuna pulled a Todo and used his cheeks to do the hand signs 💀

[@Shibitsuru_edits]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@MiniMuni69]

I dunno why anyone ever disagreed with the binding vow theory, makes perfect sense

[@tahitiantreatysl]

And I don’t think of it as a deus ex machina because it’s been used throughout the entire series and isn’t just made up at the end to give Sukuna the win over gojo

[@raiu6642]

damn manganimist is him

[@habibullahsalami1627]

Binding vows to me is a genius move from gege to legalize asspulls 😂. It's like anything you can't explain make it a binding vow and all of a sudden it makes a whole lot of sense. No hate here, still love it😅

[@bmkbigpapi]

or you could say it was a genius move to allow for mystery and suspense, not asspulls

[@BANGKITAS]

Gojo also used multiple binding vow against sukuna

[@jawz9455]

He can explain it. You give up one thing to get another of equal value.

[@rifarira9160]

Explaining your technique = power boost is also a good execuse to info dump stuff.

[@palmtv3538]

Technically it makes the story better because, if binding vows didn't excist, then he would just make Sukuna not in that state

[@jmhill24]

I have been speculating that slash was a “watered down” version ever since it happened. It’s revealed (or at least implied by Sukunas inner monologue) that Okkotsu released his domain on purpose rather than being forced to. If it truly was a bona fide world cutting slash, by definition, Okkotsu would have been cut in half no questions asked. Sukunas thought process may have been “well, this might not totally work but I have to try” and slung out a cut that wasn’t complete. It was still powered up by chants and hand signals but since all conditions weren’t met, it didn’t finish the job.

[@kaizen2840]

What do you mean it didn't finish the job? Yuta is in 2 pieces right now

[@Starlight9544_]

@@kaizen2840but he’s alive, this theory makes sense

[@kaizen2840]

@@Starlight9544_ What does the have to do with the slash being the world slash or not? Being cut in half is being cut in half, doesn't matter how he was cut him being alive right now is because he's the goat, not because of the type of slash.

[@keerthan7558]

I think this is the case , even against kusukabe , you can see both are still alive and didn't fall apart to pieces like Gojo or Kashimo

[@natman2939]

@@kaizen2840didn’t finish the job of making it a world cutting slash. His normal slashes can still cut people in half too

[@prajjwaltiwari8644]

"Orrrr he made another binding vow to cut Okkotsu!" MF's whole life is a binding vow and at the end it'll be some angel of death who'll take Sukuna as a price for all those vows.😂

[@Vertigo2688]

Funny how that fraud can just make BVs over and over so conveniently. LOL

[@Carsu12]

"Fuck, I can't hate Yuji any less if I want to stay myself... fuck it, I won't insult him for 5 seconds, unleash the world slash!"

[@_ZERO]

"I promise to not eat children for the next 20 days" Gege: holy fuck this a good binding vow im a genius

[@usurperzo]

The binding vow honestly makes sense. We already know that Sukuna can launch his dismantle without moving (when he killed the twin girls in shibuya, and vs Kusakabe.) all he did with the binding vow was to allow the world slash to act as a normal dismantle in terms of requirements, which are none as I just explained. Now he has to do all THREE requirements whenever he wants to use this attack, a huge draw back. Not an asspull at all imo, because imagine if Sukuna did not have this binding vow and only needed a hand sign still? He would be launching world slashes left and right against the cast. *The binding vow made him weaker, which 99% of the “readers” are missing because everything is an “asspull” when you can’t read.”* Though, he doesn’t need 3 hands to do it as stated in the video. He can direct the slash after using the hand sign. He doesn’t have to do both simultaneously, though a 3rd arm would allow that which is faster just not required.

[@ManganimistYT]

Can you point me toward any evidence for that final statement?

[@seams4186]

You are right. It doesn't really say he needs to do the palm thing at the same time. Its kind of vague

[@usurperzo]

@@ManganimistYT about the 3 hands? Chapter 251, he only has 2 arms. His “normal” left and right arms remain, the bottom two are cut off. He uses both hands for the hands signs while chanting, then releases the hand sign and directs the slash with his right arm.

[@ManganimistYT]

@@zarc1145 yeah I’m not talking about that moment, but you’re correct the reason he can’t do it there is bc it’s impossible for him to make Enmaten with out opposite hands

[@ManganimistYT]

@@usurperzo are you talking about the slash that takes out Okkotsu that I talk about in this video? We don’t know what exactly he did for that so that can’t be evidence

[@sevrent2811]

The dismantle for Yuta is 100% a normal dismantle that was just amped by chants. Yuta actually took out both his lower arms, he needs at least 3.

[@Owen-sx4jj]

He needs two and not 3. He makes the signs and then he can release his hands and direct it

[@nasteay7497]

That's literally world cutting slash. You can literally see sukunas palm directing it at yuta. Directing his palm to his target is one of the condition for world cutting slash.

[@gentarorotagen3228]

No, that's he pointing his hand normally to launch the normal slashes, he did that exact same hand sign in the battle with Mahoraga. He needs to point the palm at the same time the other two performs the Malevolent Shrine hand sign, otherwise citing that he needs three hands makes no sense.

[@FTL_SAN]

@@gentarorotagen3228sukuna used regular slashes on the before and it didn’t work. Yuta is also buffed from the domain and his curse energy was low so he said he had to physically touch them to make his slashes strong enough to do the job.

[@sevrent2811]

@@Owen-sx4jjNope. If you look closely at the panel where he sends of a world cutting slash at Kashimo, you can see hes using three hands. Two for hand signs and one to point

[@Prodigal450]

Remember he can use his techniques without moving or performing hand signs or incantations so that can be how rika let go of his hands

[@austinthompson3075]

His hand is gone + THIS MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

[@mostminotaur0473]

at 3:49, that little red manga bit in between, are slashes landing on yuji and rika, I think that's how he got his hands free, and the panel all the way to the left shows rika and yuji being fileted like a fish. i think he did it all in kind of a burst of movement, he just went as fast as he could, he slashed yuji, got one arm free, slashed rika, then made sure that Yuta knew his place.

[@merouanebelaroussi9706]

4:30 I think it was just a more powerful "Cleave". Rika and Yuji were mostly fine, only Yuta too the brunt of the attack and it still didn't insta kill him

[@Unbidleaf]

He probably performed something similar to world-severing dismantle, but at a lower* output like how Gojo does it with hollow purple.

[@echidnaralsei1473]

it would be more amazing if he had, from now on, to add one additional rule for every time world bisection was used.

[@masdandaniel8509]

Six eyes : am i a joke to you

[@abhrajeet841]

The one Yuta got hit with was a point blank amplified normal dismantle. Which is why it didn't fully "divide" (for the lack of a better word) Yuta. It was implied multiple times during the chapter that the only way for Sukuna to mortally wound Yuta would be a point blank dismantle, BUT THEN Yuji lowers Sukuna's CE output and control by a lot using his soul punches which is why when Yuta later closes in on Sukuna to slash his arm off and is hit by a point blank non amplified dismantle, he heals instantly and says he can take it thanks to Sukuna's lowered output. Now, after being hit by Jacob's ladder, Sukuna realises he can't use the WCS thanks to Yuji and Rika so what he instead does is he uses an amped point blank dismantle for Yuta and normal point blank dismantles for Yuji and Rika, hence the palm pointing at Yuta to direct the more powerful dismantle just at him. This is consistent with the provided information and also future events (another amped dismantle shot toward Maki that she dodges and Larue stating Sukuna's lower arms are unfit for battle at this moment)

[@Vertigo2688]

Headcannon. It was literally the chants for world slash. Also pointing out the target.

[@abhrajeet841]

@@Vertigo2688 and when did he do the enmaten handsign? That's right, he didn't. On top of that, if he only needed 2 hands to perform the WCS then why did he say he can't perform it while using HWB even though he had two hands free? Why did he repeatedly only use regular dismantle over and over again. The chants used for the WCS could very well be used for strengthening a regular dismantle and I don't believe Yuta is capable of taking a WCS without suffering the same injury as Gojo.

[@Vertigo2688]

@@abhrajeet841 he didn't, that's why it's a shit plot hole. Yuta is cut in 2 right now. His ce output was shit and he literally stated he needs to touch them in order to do damage. He used world slash to do damage, but didn't perform MS hand signs. Hence plot hole.

[@abhrajeet841]

@@Vertigo2688 wtf? So you'd rather call it a plot hole than believe a theory that perfectly makes sense given the information in the manga? Also Yuta is Not cut in half go read the chapter again, see that he's still in one piece when Rika carries him away. But then again if you're so hellbent on believing it's a plot hole, I suppose there's no point in arguing any further.

[@Vertigo2688]

@@abhrajeet841 I'd rather believe information presented in the manga than theories. Why would it be mentioned that only after remaining with 1 arm Sukuna was forced into using a binding vow, if from the beginning he needed 3 arms to use world slash? It's mentioned in the latest chapter that "now, prior to his transformation, left with 1 hand, he needs to impose a binding vow" in his fight against Gojo. Why? If that was the case from the start, having 1 hand or 2 would be the same shit, as he'd need 3?

[@Endmaten1]

I don’t think the dismantle he used against Maki and Yuta are necessarily the world slash, but instead it’s an empowered dismantle. In chapter 255 it’s been specified that his two lower arms aren’t suited for battle and considering the state those arms were against Yuta, it’s even more unlikely for him to pull it off. And, against Maki there were no signs of him using his MS hand signs as well. Either those dismantles were simply empowered or he used another binding vow.

[@myronbourne6937]

Fax

[@someonev3]

If it was another BV, what could he have given up?

[@stealthninja4195]

The one on maki is 100% a fully amped dismantle. Ws doesn’t travel but spawn in the space that sukuna targets. It spawned on kashimo, lawyer dude, Gojo, and yuta. Rika got cleaved since sukuna is directly touching her which lets his arm get free from her grip and yuji got hit with multiple dismantles

[@Owen-sx4jj]

He only needs two hands for world slash and not three

[@Endmaten1]

@@someonev3 Could be anything. But, if I had to guess what Sukuna does, then it is that he restricts an ability of his to skip some of the requirements, and he then breaks the vow losing the improvement but lifting the restriction. I imagine he’d only do that when he’s in trouble. And this is possible since it’s a binding vow with oneself. Either way, I think it’s just an empowered dismantle.

[@Salchipapa97]

could todou make a binding vow to change the activatiom requirements for boogie woogie?

[@mugenokami2201]

Question: does the aiming hand have to be attached?

[@marcoye1105]

It’s possible that he had to chant because he was low in term of output after getting punched and slashed so many times, and had to position his hand in that way because it need to be like that ( it’s like a super concentrated slash, so for him to perform it, he has to do that ). So I don’t think it’s a plot hole I think he decided to give up on that technique (violating his bidding vow) because the threats of okkutsu was worth of that even because that was something he needed to overcome limitless from his point of view it wasn’t necessary anymore. He is really pragmatic, he doesn’t hold dear anything like when after he killed higaruma he lost his cursed object but he wasn’t sad or anything, because it was just a tool, he will discard anything until he gets what he wants

[@lordtt3984]

It was probably just a dismantle strengthened by chants tbh his output was in the toilet and Yuta had already gotten comfortable tanking regular dismantles

[@Dat-Boi-Camoja]

he made the perfect binding vow cause he knew he was gonna transform too😂😂😂

[@Vertigo2688]

So it was confirmed to be a WCS, he broke the binding vow.

[@Isaiahisland4031]

I really dont think its a world cutting slash i think its just misassumed by the others. He has slashes that can cut through people

[@BeeIzebub.]

Are Binding Vows permanent? Say Sukuna ends up winning, and 100 years from now, he has to fight the next Six Eyes and Limitless user, would he still have the extra requirements to do the world-cutting slash, or do they eventually end on their own?

[@ManganimistYT]

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[@Rue_Khan]

As for the Rika and Yuta situation there are multible scenarios that could work. First as Rika has direct contact with Sukuna she could be a "Cleave" victim. With her letting go Sukuna would have 3 Hands free for the requirements. The second possibility is that with Yuji letting go of one hand Sukuna could either reach for Rika or use the hand for sending "Dismantles" at Yuji and Rika before taking care of Yuta. As we know now he wouldnt even need any moving bodyparts to send out "Dismantles" so he wouldnt have to wait for Yuji to let his hand go. Making this point questionable. And last this wasnt the "World Slash" but a chant enhanced omnidirectional "Dismantle". Yuta got hit the hardest here because he got the chant AND the handsign send in his direction. Also him leaving the battlefield alive is also a point against the "World Slash"

[@Owen-sx4jj]

Well he actually only needs two hands and not 3. Once the hands signs are done, he can use one of those arms to direct it

[@Rue_Khan]

@@Owen-sx4jj In all the instances were he used the "World Slash" he did hold the sign until the slash came out. The only difference is how he points and what pair he uses to make the sign.

[@Owen-sx4jj]

@@Rue_Khan what about the yuta instance

[@Rue_Khan]

@@Owen-sx4jj Even if it was the "World Slash" we see Sukunas slash first and his full body after. So that is well past the stage of sign and chanting.

[@itsjustvin7630]

With Yuji and Rika, wouldn't Sukuna just use his regular slashes without moving

[@wawrzys9824]

i think it was Dismantle powered up by the chants

[@justafriend8873]

I think he used a regular slash but strengthened it with a chant

[@n.harewood3846]

4:14 maybe the chant in itself is just an overall booster to his slashes the hand sign making it a world cutter

[@LionKingofWrath]

It's hard to say. Maybe the chants enhance his dismantles to throw off his opponents to make them think it's the world cutting slash when it's not. When he did it to Yuta.

[@streetman3032]

His vow is he will never run no matter who or how many he face

[@realmil733]

Honestly this shows that the battle against Gojo was undeniably high diff considering this what it cost him

[@walkking29]

It’s been awhile since I read the chapter with Yuta, but for what Sukuna could’ve done was sacrifice rct so he could hit it without making the hand symbol. That’s why if I recall he wasn’t healing himself after he got out of the domain. I could be forgetting some details, but it’s possible, we’ll have to see with chapter 256

This explain everything. I was just thinking that gojo didn't see the cut comming, after all, he never saw sukuna's cut outside the domain, so he would have never know the cut was different from the normal

[@delta2370]

Glad that this theory was finally confirmed i was thinking that gege would just leave it as a plothole. Still not sure it was a equal exchange though and i wonder if they will specify that this got rid of the spark to🧐.

[@nah-nu3bq]

Considering hakari survive death, with binding vow just to lose his hand. i think its fair (And he regrow his hand back btw)

[@delta2370]

@@nah-nu3bq well the binding vowel also included him losing his domain for that battle because he cant use his domain after losing his hand.

[@theonewayroad3867]

​@@delta2370Technically it was equivalent exchange Sukuna just remembered the most important thing about contracts...there's always a loophole to exploit. The fact that the World Slash requires three arms would make it impossible to perfrom as Megukuna which is when he made it but transforming into his true form circumvented that not unlike Hikari, he sacrificed his arm effectively giving up his ability to use Domain Expansion in order to cheat death and after the fight he's still missing the arm suffering the consequences of the Vow.....until he goes to Yuta or Shoko gets it healed circumventing the consequences and being able to use his Domain again. And let's not forget Kenjaku gets out of his Vows by simply hopping bodies....

[@delta2370]

I just don't think never being able to use it again is equivalent to not being killed. i said this with hakari's binding vow. I don't understand how sacrificing a ability is equivalent to literally losing your life.

[@somekindaokayguy]

it could have also been a regular dismantle that he used the chant for to get a slightly higher output where he targeted okkotsu because it would take out two combatants that were the larger issue to him since he is on the yuji hate train

[@HZ-zv2ln]

I do think the world cutting slash he hit Yuta with was a less powerful version, because it makes sense both for the amount of hands he had available and the fact that it didn't 50% yuta like happened to Gojo

[@funky_kong_5853]

Sukuna opened his domain for a split second (similar to Gojo and Mahito’s in Shibuya), and used the “100% chance to hit” condition of his domain? Maybe it was just a Simple version of Malevolent Shrine with only him and Yuta in it???????

[@HuzzaLoux]

He can't use his domain right now

[@funky_kong_5853]

@@HuzzaLoux I see. Thank you friend. May your harvest be bountiful, and your heart full

[@ssage7808]

Loving the specs!

[@ThereIsOnlyOneRandom]

you forgot that he can supercharge his regular slashes with the chants, it could be a reinforced dismantle as he realised that he needed to that in order to cut him, otherwise there is no explanation for how he used it

[@dlokay]

Sukuna can send regular dismantles without motioning so it's possible he hit Rika and Yuji with regular slashes in order to wrestle his hands free of Rika and Yuji then hit Yuta with the WS.

[@naufalmEZa]

Cleave, not dismantle

[@naufalmEZa]

Cleave is nowhere near world cutting dismantle, but it is viable for someone that isn't Gojo. It does require physical contact though.

[@Trigger-H4ppy]

​​@@naufalmEZayou just contradict your own point, you're right, cleave needs physical contact, then how come he "cleaved" yuta without physical contact with him other than rika? At most he can cleave rika and not yuta, It's a dismantle if he's right

[@KingAuthelius]

I don't believe the okktosu WCS was a WCS at all. Bit crazy, but aren't the chants for WCS also the chants for Dismantle? If this was a "Low power WCS" then it probably would have been the basic set up but lower output. A dismantle but not on the level of WCS. Which is likely why yuta survives this, and why minimal damage was done to yuji and rika. Also if he had to set the direction with his hand but also hit the other two, how did he pull off what appeared to be a 360 cut?

[@l4610]

Can someone please explain to me how gojo did not see the slash coming tho(6 eyes) 🤷‍♂️ Because I can’t believe that he let his guard down against the most powerful creature in history

[@jcplays1749]

one thing, I think some translations are different, some state that sukuna only need to do the hand signs to perform the world cutting slash, he didn't even need to chant to use it, so the binding vow gave him the necessity of chants and pointing towards the direction he wants the slashes to go, which also explain why characters like maki and kashimo were able to somewhat dodge it, but gojo was not, not only the slash is now directed, and not simply "spawned" basically, but the chants give a hint (like we could also see in 252, where sukuna hid his chants in with the scrumbles sounds, and maki was able to kinda predict it at the last moment when she heard him use the final chant, which means that even if she can see it, it could very well get her out of nowhere if she didn't hear it) that's what I understood atleast

[@micahspencer9698]

@ManganimistYT I don’t remember if gege explicitly stated that it was a world cutting slash. If he didn’t, it would seem like it was just a high powered dismantle. He might have tried for a world cutting slash, but was interrupted.

[@sanjusama2830]

I think the one yuta got hit with was just a dismantle that was powerd by chants it would make sense cuz yuta already mentioned that a dismantle at full output would kill him without even giving a chance to heal

[@serpentsfist]

Others have said this but the one inside of yuta's domain is just a regular dismantle with recovered output due to the incantation. You can tell because of the lack of hand signs and the number of slashes, everyone got cut.

[@nasteay7497]

Nah. You can literally see sukunas palm directed at yuta. And before that, sukuna chanted the word for world cutting dismantle. We know chanting and directing his palm to his target are the condition for world cutting slash. So yuta diffinitely got hit with world cutting slash.

[@serpentsfist]

@@nasteay7497 this is a boogie woogie situation. He has to clap his hands to active the technique, but clapping his hands doesn't means he's is activing it. Similarly, the chant and guiding hand are requirements of the world cutting slash, but doing both doesn't mean he is in fact using that specific technique.

[@nasteay7497]

@@serpentsfist no, it's not the same as boogie woogie. To perform a world cutting slash, Sukuna can just do the handsigns and chants first, then after that he can direct his palm to his target. It doesn't say anything about Sukuna doing the handsigns, chants, and directing his palm at the same time. Sukuna could have done the handsigns and chanting first, then finally directed the WCS to the target.

[@gentarorotagen3228]

​@@nasteay7497But if he can point the palm after, it's meaningless the thing that he needs three hands to it

[@nasteay7497]

@@gentarorotagen3228 no he doesnt need to as long as he already did the handsign and chants.

[@jjrock8384]

Doesn’t sukuna only have two hands here? The left lower hand is cut off, and the right lower arm has just been slashed in half. With that in mind, Sukuna must have used his top right arm to direct the slash as well I personally think he used regular dismantles/cleave on rika and yuji, and aimed the WCS at yuta. But my question is more about if he has to fulfill the requirements all at the same time. Does he have to be doing the hand sign while chanting? Can he let go of the hand sign to direct the slash?

[@birdmanharvey4868]

I believe sukuna made another vow, because yuta, yuji, and rika had damaged him the most up to this point in his four arm form. Even now nobody is doing crazy damage to him like yuta, except for maki who got him off guard both times she hit him. They was pressing him so much in the domain he said F it I need to get yuta up out of here. Cause was literally changing the tide of that battle. Urama say he was not trying but using the move he used to finish gojo and kashimo. I believe sakuna thought that was the only way to stop yuta and them from damaging him even more.

[@lasermaxx4695]

Sukuna seems to just fluently use binding vows whether explained or not. He can manage the level of his dismantle to be like a cross punch or jab, he can do a 0 telegraph dismantle which probably trades away power for speed. He sometimes does the lazy index wave like he did when Mahito touched his soul to add a little power or he might cross his index and middle finger and chant "dismantle" for more. The delicate control he has really makes it seem like he is passionately cooking a meal.

[@natman2939]

For the record, I do think if he said the chant and did the palm part that should at least make his Normal dismantle way stronger

[@Someguyonline7732]

Those glasses are amazing. No joke.

[@skeditz69]

Okay that makes sense but how did he get that slash in the first place? I dont think he went through the adaptation peocess or anything too. So how did he learn the slash? We can m assuming that he just saw mahoraga use it just and learned it like that, but what if .... he is using it thorugh megumi's soul? Sukuna doesnt have the ten shadows now but he still can control and use megumi's soul. Maybe it doesnt make sense but whetevr Also i really need more info on ten shadows and chimera shadow garden in the manga.

[@ggplayz14]

before the new chap released, i always think that the "world bisecting slash" he uses to yuta was only empowered by incantations only and therefore, isnt that strong compared to his previous world bisecting slash. but when the new chapter dropped, i am now also confused on how did he casted that if chants are not enough to cast the technique. i believe this is a oversight of gege, and maybe soon we will get a "fix" or an answer to this

[@thejman4458]

I think it's probably going to be another retcon by Gege, like the way he retconned Maki catching Mai's bullet in the Exchange Event after the Culling Games dropped and she wasn't anywhere near mach 3 after her first awakening, meaning there was no way she caught that round when it went off last second, so close to her, while she wasnt expecting it. So yeah, it's probably gonna just be another retcon from him on this one.

[@myronbourne6937]

I think the one that hit Yuta was an incomplete version of it. It would explain why he wasn't bisected at such a close range and why Yuji didn't have a critical injury.

[@Owen-sx4jj]

He needs 2 hands and not three. It never said it all has to happen simultaneously. Once the signs are done, he can then direct it with those same hands. He had one hand missing in the gojo fight

[@myronbourne6937]

He would still have only one hand available when he pulled it off.

[@studiohillbily8940]

He originally needed two hands, but in his fight with gojo he lost one of em and made a binding vow to triple the conditions for this move later in return granting him the one time ability to use world slash without handsigns. Current Sukuna needs 3 hands and has only used world slash twice since gojo, one on kashimo and one on higaruma@@Owen-sx4jj

[@dantens2010]

Just wanna make sure I’m understanding correctly. The rule for the world slash was the requirement of the hand sign. In order to do it without the hand sign requirement, Sukana made the deal that he has to do 3 steps total for every slash after Gojo?

[@lucataranto6553]

i guess sukuna did not fully meet the requirements for the world splitting cut, so it just came out as an enhanced cut, just like how gojo did an enhanced hollow purple by doing chants and handsigns. It was a normal cleave but way stronger, and did not completely cut in half yuta but still did a lot of damage

[@bountyhunter1007]

Could be that the binding vow against gojo only required 3 to 4 uses of world cutting Slash with all those hand signs and chants 😅😅

[@xvingar6318]

I think he's doing the handsign while pointing it at the same time to do it with one hand, the hand sign he uses is half of the handsign when he used it against kashimo. Before then, Yuji clearly lets go of his arm which gives him the chance to point it at Yuta after making chants, not because rika let go of his other arms.

[@slicksilver2961]

If it was a weakened World Cutting Slash, due to the incomplete requirements, that could explain how it didn’t obliterate Rika and she was able to carry Yuta who was still mostly intact and not Yu/Ta(presumably).

[@Vertigo2688]

Headcannon at its finest. There is not thing as "incomplete requirements" lmao. That's the whole purpose of a binding vow. He either meets the requirements or he doesn't. He didn't in this case, but still fired a world slash = plot hole, simple as that.

[@bajbpn]

I think he made a binding vow to cut without using a hand sign for the sake of taking Jacob's Ladder's damage, or we can't provide any evidence as to how he was able to do it. He used the chants bcs of his low energy output.

[@plazmasix6694]

I'm thinking it was a normal dismantle but it was amped by the chants aka that would explain why it still took them out but not completely

[@jmusicjmusic7680]

with such heavy requirements i dont think a rematch between gojo and sukuna would end much differently

[@trentirvin2008]

Wouldn’t the conclusion be that it would go differently if that’s the only way he was able to beat him?

[@jmusicjmusic7680]

@@trentirvin2008 yeah with gojo knowing it would get past infinity he would dodge them now and probably win

[@Shino0918]

Maybe the move used against Yuta wasnt a world cutting slash but a normal Dismantle with the same chant used with the world cutting one?

[@Al_edit1265]

Id say he wrestled free, unless he did a second binding vow to add more requirements, and stop the previous ones, yet only use it with one hand somehow, no idea if this is possible or not, if this is the case bro found the biggest loop hole, but I do think he wrestled free and hes now in that pose happy

[@inremugiwara6449]

This still doesn’t explain how Gojo couldn’t see the technique’s “spark.”

[@dondahighhh12]

binding vows are a plot hole cover

[@aashas8553]

Ah yes the binding vows to soften the asspulls. Well at least I expect Ratutami to give us more asspull binding vows for other characters too or its just plotkuna asspullsen 🎉

[@dylansmith231]

Could this be the first instance of where he needed to use all the extra bits and that’s why it didn’t split yuta like it did gojo?

[@sc9433]

Sukuna did the additional handsigns by imagining it in his brain.

[@muhammadahlamifakharuzzama6286]

So if sukuna didn't lose his hand (aka make a binding vow) after his fight with gojo, then could sukuna use WCS like a regular dismantle? Edit: Cleave is probably the reason why rika isn't holding onto Sukuna arms. Physical contact is a requirement to activate cleave, right? Can't just sukuna just take off his shoes (or just cut the shoes) and he just performs spiderweb cleave every single step he takes?

[@_MintArcade]

the question is why and how yuji and co knows about the requirements and its additional requirements after fighting gojo?

[@Rishabh149]

2:42 @ManganimeistYT It's not a Plot Hole, in the manga it's never stated that it was a World Slash it could be a strong Dismantle with Chant Chanting increases the power of any CT

[@Vertigo2688]

It's the chanting for world slash, nice try tho. Cope. It's a plot hole.

[@Rishabh149]

@@Vertigo2688 chanting existed before world slash clown Sukuna had double mouths in Heian Era He was using his mouth for chanting 1000 years ago Clown first read JJK then talk Chanting increases any CT's power read the fvking manga Clown I have a question for you, before World slash did Sukuna never used chanting??? Use the brain if you have

[@enenra6417]

For the plothole part there's two answers I can give. 1. Sukuna broke free of Rika's grip. 2. Sukuna was able to move Rika's hands in a way it matched the WS handsigns to get the slash off

[@Vertigo2688]

Assumptions. Manga panels shows Rika still holding Sukuna down, it's simply a plot hole from Sukuna's lover Gege.

[@elliott7246]

Would be Crazy if he made another blinding vow

[@spellbound1875]

Question. Why does Sukuna not simply break this binding vow now that he no longer needs the benefit? When breaking a vow with oneself breaking it just loses the benefit gained. Gojo's dead so he no longer needs the ability to cast the slash without condition, which means he could easily go back to just using hand signs to cast the slash.

[@kenziebalhatchet]

I feel like it’s a Miwa situation where the downside is permanent

[@spellbound1875]

@kenziebalhatchet There's no reason Miwa's is permanent based on what Kenjaku said to Mahito. If it's a vow with yourself breaking it just costs you what you gained. I assume that's a plot hole and there's some rule where if the condition is "never do X again" your cursed energy output just drops to 0 when you try but that's not only unstated in the series but runs contrary to Kenjaku's statement.

[@ztg9775]

He probably did a water-down version because later in the fight against Maki the WCS he uses looks a lot bigger and deadly than the one that hit yuta and yuji and yes I know he was weakened by JL but he had a hole in his heart against Maki so I doubt he was feeling any better

[@V1_Ultrakiller]

...Which means Sukuna still has the 10 shadows. Which means he can still summon a Mahoraga totality. Which means the main cast is still fucked.

[@alexm5476]

Question for the manga fans, didnt sukuna make a one time binding vow to open his domain with one hand? Because he used to open it with two hands, but in 260 he goes to open his domain with one hand. What if gojo is the penalty of breaking the binding vow

[@dariovdo3237]

To me it looks like Rika is trynna get back a hold of him rather than just letting go

[@Generalofthexianzhoualliance]

maybe he did the chant but not the hand sign and it was just a normal slash

[@dr.fantasy4995]

Nah, it’s not impossible for male jujutsu sorcerers cuz all males have a third hand ;-;

[@Thatguyfromsomewhere225]

I think the part where he cuts rika is with cleave because one of the requirements of cleave is to come in contact in order for it to take effect

[@cjparker7750]

I wish the binding vow was to use it one time, I feel like that would’ve made even more sense to why it was so strong and Gojo didn’t see it coming(and also make Sukuna a lil less strong) bc atp I think he’s actually gonna win.

[@natman2939]

Question: What causes the initial requirements?

[@Meldrick-jv7sy]

I just thought he used a regular dismantle on Yuta. Just adding chants to make it stronger.

[@dwikoputra3572]

what chapter when its explained the world cutting slash need future requirements?

[@iamgat7670]

How did sukuna gets his world-cutting dismantle, like did he get it when maho adapted to gojo's infinity , or he just did a binding vow in order to obtain it, because i feel that getting a new power up, that requires specific things to do in order to be activated couldn't be just obtained by adapting to gojo's infinity. But if he actually got it by just adapting, well, i wanna know.

[@greatminikwu9089]

What of when he used it against Kashimo we didn’t see the Maldivian T shrine hand sign ,just the chant and direction another plot hole ??

[@vincentblack7032]

I thought Rika let go for the jacobs ladder. I know Rika is just standing there with her hands up but this is all happening very fast i think that was the direct moment after the blast

[@MoonMan9904]

I'd believe Sukuna made another binding vow while Yuji and Rika were holding his arms either to give up his domain, or one of his other techniques. The latest chapter also makes me think he may have used a binding vow by giving up something with RCT since he's hit two black flashes now and it doesn't look like he's getting any increase in RCT output from them.

[@someonev3]

Ch. 255. Sukuna uses Black Flash again. Someone: "If Gojo regained his RCT output after two Black Flashes, and Sukuna just landed another, then that means the King of Curses...." *cliffhanger.*

[@Owen-sx4jj]

Nope he only needs two hands and not 3. Mangamist is wrong here.

[@heythere1358]

He’s been using RCT the whole time in the domain and after. Only time he stopped using RCT was when he was about to hit his first black flash against Maki.

[@molaaz1.073]

bro went from yap 🙂 to yap ☝️🤓. Love the new yappin outfit tho🙏.

[@MrSlayerkid117]

i don't think it was a world cutter just chanting for a stronger base slash tbh.

[@brockly7916]

no Sukuna did the Eminem vow... to Yuta... 😂

[@kotaholmes6493]

I think Sukuna’s whole character is built off binding vows and is the reason why he is the strongest. He probably understands it better than anyone else. Cleave and dismantle is not his curse technique but in order for him to use his flame arrow, cleave and dismantle have to be used as if there’s a BINDING VOW linking them. And the reason why his flame arrows are so strong is due to having to use a cures technique that isn’t his(maybe) Idk, it’s a possibility but the only characters that we see use BINDING VOWS the most to execute their goals are Sukuna and Kenny and look at how strong and smart they are. Todo just recently joins in with some of the smartest BINDING VOWS and in my opinion is now special grade with his upgrad

[@ang1217sr]

Now I'm gonna theorize that there was ONE OTHER condition of the Binding Vow, due to the fact of Binding Vows being a give and take system that measures reality in a way. To showcase what I mean, remember the end of Hakari's fight with Kashimo (Chapter 190), he did a Binding Vow to survive Kashimo's explosion. He gave up an arm to reinforce the rest of his body, but it was also empowered because it also meant he wouldn't be able to do hand signs for his Domain. The universe naturally adjusted to the circumstances. Giving up a leg would've been less beneficial because it's needed less for sorcerery. Now, I bring this up because this would mean that Sukuna's Binding Vow shouldn't work fundamentally. Because he's not giving up much due to the fact he can get four arms, so him needing to use three, while it would make it more difficult, isn't impossible for *Sukuna.* Therefore, the universe would need to adjust, and I don't think needing a third hand sign of some sorts would be enough. I think that Sukuna also put into his vow that he would limit to ONLY using his engraved techniques of Dismantle and Cleave for a set duration of time, however long this being we aren't sure of. It's why he's not been using his Fire Arrow that he demonstrated in Shibuya. He's confident that he can win just using Dismantle and Cleave. Hell, to be fair, MAYBE it's just Dismantle. We see him do slashes against Itadori, and Cleave has been described to adjust to durability to cut down someone in one blow. Against Itadori and others like when he stabbed Choso, he should be able to do just that when making direct contact, but hasn't. So maybe he can ONLY use Dismantle, and is just confident he can win with just it he used a Binding Vow to lock down the rest of his arsenal to get the sneak attack off Gojo, along with needing another hand sign.

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

At this point, i think sukuna just cheatead the sistem by getting that form, like, It is something outside of what is intended, like a video game glitch where you make every frame in the atack do damage instead of just the first one that colides with the enemy

[@jare8021]

One popular theory I’ve heard is that the black box fire arrow Sukuna used in Shibuya is actually Yuji’s cursed technique and Sukuna could use it because he was in Yuji’s body with a high level of cured energy understanding. Once he switched into Megumi’s he lost the fire arrow but it doesn’t matter since Mahoraga was a better ability overall.

[@isra-el5745]

@@jare8021That theory loses its foundation when Gojo mentions Yuji has no CT. Plus Gege confirmed the Fire arrow is part of Sukuna’s technique.

[@dracoblizzard7944]

Or the universe could be balancing out how he was the strongest sorcerer in history, and he would be giving something up in every one of his future fights in order to get a 1 time benefit. Let's say he didn't make that vow, he could've just spammed the World Cutting Slash against Yuta and Yuji while performing Hollow Wicker Basket, since it would only require 2 hands. If he hypothetically survives this encounter, he'll have to deal with that for as long as he's alive, which could be thousands of years.

[@yeager1957]

Remember Hakari got his arm back. Jujutsu is agnostic on other factors outside the vow itself usually, thus why you can make a vow to heal someone and then kill them immediately after