If you transmigrate into Fushiguro Megumi at the start, how do you surpass Itadori Yuji and become the top-tier powerhouse in the sequel?
Just a random brainstorm, feel free to skip if you don’t like it. Suppose you wake up one day and transmigrate into Fushiguro Megumi’s body right as he starts his first year at Jujutsu High. How would you change the original plot and even surpass Itadori Yuji to become the strongest fighter in the sequel? I’ve worked out a whole growth plan, let’s see if it makes sense.
First and foremost, save Tsumiki at all costs. In the original story, Tsumiki falls into a coma after being cursed by Kenjaku, which becomes Megumi’s biggest weakness and inner demon. All his impulsive choices and self-destructive behaviors stem from this tragedy. Right after you take over his body, stop the incident at Eighty-Eight Bridges in advance. Report the hidden danger there to Gojo Satoru early, or find an excuse to investigate the place yourself. Never let Kenjaku succeed.
If Tsumiki stays safe, Megumi will never be controlled by negative emotions and will have far more room to make rational decisions. What’s more, Tsumiki herself has great potential for cursed energy. With proper training later on, she will become your most reliable ally. Megumi’s unknown fate in the sequel is mostly caused by his mental breakdown over Tsumiki. Cut off this root cause, and his whole future will be completely rewritten.
Second, take initiative to get close to Sukuna’s fingers, but never swallow too many at once. Original Megumi lets Yuji consume the fingers passively and barely gets involved himself. But you know how powerful Sukuna’s cursed energy is. You should secretly absorb Sukuna’s cursed energy residue into your shadows little by little through the Ten Shadows Technique for gradual assimilation.
Make sure never wake up Sukuna’s consciousness or form any binding vows with him. Your goal is not to be possessed by Sukuna, but to treat his fingers as endless cursed energy batteries and turn his power into your own. Gojo once said even less than two fingers of Sukuna’s power can greatly upgrade special-grade cursed spirits. If you fully absorb his massive cursed energy reserve, you will overwhelm most fighters purely by your huge energy pool.
Third, take over the Zenin Clan immediately after the Shibuya Incident. In the original plot, Megumi is held back by various troubles and never officially inherits the Zenin Clan’s wealth and massive cursed tool storage. After Zenin Naobito dies, he clearly names Megumi the next clan leader. The Zenin Clan owns countless top-tier cursed tools.
The Reverse Spear can nullify any cursed technique, and the Cloud Staff grants overwhelming physical strength strong enough to fight special-grade cursed spirits easily. Equipping all these rare treasures will boost your combat power sharply. As the clan leader, you can gain access to countless resources and connections, instead of fighting alone like in the original story.
Fourth, the most crucial step: merge Sukuna’s slash concepts into the Ten Shadows Technique. Megumi’s Domain Chimera Shadow Garden is powerful, yet it lacks decisive killing moves, relying only on shikigami and shadow attacks. While suppressing Sukuna’s consciousness inside your body, use the characteristics of shadows to copy his fighting style.
Let your shikigami possess the lethal slash power of Dismantle and Cleave. The Ten Shadows Technique is stated to have the potential to rival Gojo’s Limitless Technique, and what it lacks is exactly this top-tier offensive power. Once your Eight-Handed Sword Divergence manifests Sukuna-level slashes, your shadows mimic the effect of Malevolent Shrine, and every shadow within your domain carries guaranteed fatal slashes, you will become a top-tier rule-level powerhouse alongside Gojo and Sukuna.
To sum up, Yuji has reached an incredibly strong level in the sequel, yet your upper limit will be even higher following this plan. Yuji has a fixed ceiling for his total cursed energy, while you can obtain Sukuna’s enormous energy reserve, equip all precious Zenin cursed tools, master the complete Ten Shadows Technique and integrate deadly shadow slashes.
You will dominate in cursed techniques, weapons, energy reserves and domain power. By then, even Yuji and revived Gojo will have to take you seriously. Of course, all these plans are based on surviving the Shibuya Incident. Knowing the whole plot in advance, it will be easy to avoid all fatal dangers. Just casual fantasy thoughts, take it easy everyone.