As the dust settles from the blow that Keitaro had just landed on Satoru. What seemed to be a small crater was seen to have formed where Gojo had been hit, however as the debris fully cleared, it was revealed that Gojo was standing in the middle of it all, with a very bloody grin plastered all over his face, his shirt was completely destroyed leaving only his bare physique for mother nature to enjoy.
Gojo spat out a mouthful of blood onto the floor as he felt as if even the organs inside his body had been gravely hurt by Keitaro's last attack.
Gojo's eyes then went toward where Keitaro was seen.
Keitaro on the other hand wasn't doing much better than Gojo, he was seen lying sprawled on his back, his very ragged breathing being the only sign that he was alive. "Guess that means I lost then," Keitaro said weakly, a wry smile currently plastered all over his face as blood trickled down his temple.
Gojo had a wide grin on his face as if he was 100% confident in his victory.."What did you expect really?" Gojo said with amusement clearly present in his voice. "I am the strongest, after all" and as if to show to Keitaro that he could keep on fighting all of Gojo's wounds healed at a visible speed, and in less than 30 seconds, Satoru Gojo was back to being fully healed, apart from his torn shirt there was no sign that he was just on a fight just a few seconds earlier.
Or so it seemed, in reality, all of Gojo's organs were a mess, the infinity piercer would have done a lot of damage to his body and his soul if Keitaro hadn't gotten hit by unlimited void then.....
He would have won.
Keitaro lying on the floor let out a groan"How much curse energy do you even have left" As those words left his mouth, Keitaro placed his hands on his head and started outputing RCT, Healing his brain from both the inside and outside.
Keitaro closed his eyes a bit as he focused deeply, he looked at his very Atman and started healing it.
Gojo tapped his chin with a thoughtful look on his face. "Around seventy percent, give or take"
"Dam Six Eyes," Keitaro cursed under his breath, as exhaustion seemed as if it wanted to claim him, he had pushed himself a lot during that little fight and yet Satoru only exhausted only about 30% of his CE.
"Suck to be you, "Gojo teased with a smile on his face, his face looking just as punchable as ever, it was as if he had practiced having a very punchable face. Gojo's six eyes noticed that Keitaro curse energy reserve was returning back to full.
He watched as Keitaro's reserve went from around 50% to going straight to 100% in less than 10 seconds, wasn't that just interesting?
"Thanks, Akane," Keitaro said as he felt his reserve going back to what they were befor the fight to start, he could, in theory, continue the fight but he frankly didnt feel like, he had lost, Gojo could spam another domain and then it would be Gg for him, plus with the trick that he pulled earlier, he did not think that Gojo would let him shatter his barriers once again like that.
From the bottom of his heart, he knew that the trick was only learned because Gojo's domain wasn't fully refined yet, he had the basics down and would 100% beat anyone that Keitaro had met with a domain expansion, however, it just wasn't good enough against this type of things.
But now that Gojo was aware of them, the chances were very high that they would never work again, if he tries that shit again chances are that Gojo would just shatter his simple domain in an instant.
"So were you planning on introducing me to your second Shikigami" Gojo said with a smile on his face, to which Keitaro looked stunned.
"What do you mean second Shikigami...I only have Akane" Keitaro said as he patted the head of his Kitsune companion who just put a bit upon hearing Keitaro's words.
"So she was the one who put me under that illusion...bad Kitsune," Gojo said as if to scold the Kitsune.
Did Akane just stick out her tongue at Gojo...that was good info to know.
"Your Kirin?"Gojo said looking at Keitaro
A thoughtful frown appeared on Gojo's face as he looked at Keitaro "Kirin, huh? You wouldn't happen to know much about them, would you Keitaro?" he asked, his voice filled with genuine curiosity.
Keitaro rolled his eyes, did Satoru really expect him not to know anything about Kirin "Come on, Satoru," he said lazily. "Don't tell me you haven't done your research. A Kirin is a mythical creature in Japanese culture, a chimera of sorts. It's said to be a benevolent beast, a bringer of good fortune and justice."
Gojo chuckled a bit, good at least Keitaro knew that part."Alright, alright, you got me there. I was just messing with you. But seriously though," he continued, leaning closer to Keitaro, "The whole setup up you do before you can use it, seems like a set up to a summoning"
Keitaro sighed a bit, if Satoru could get to the point he would really like that "Get to the point, Satoru."
Gojo's eyes seemed to glow just a bit as he looked at Keitaro "I'm getting there, I'm getting there," he assured Keitaro, raising his hands slowly. "You see, after our last fight, I've been thinking... how were you able to summon a lightning dragon? Your cursed technique, from what I've observed, seems to be more about teleportation, or perhaps manipulating space to some degree." He paused, his voice dropping to a very low whisper.
A smirk appeared on Gojo's lips. "Honestly, at first I thought it was another cursed technique," he admitted scratching his head with a chuckle. "But then I shut that down as a stupid idea." He walked a slow circle around Keitaro who was seen layed on the floor beaten.
"And then it hit me!" Gojo exclaimed, a triumphant glint in his eyes. "The Kirin! It wasn't a cursed technique at all, you were summoning it!" Keitaro's eyes widened in surprise. This hadn't even occurred to him. When could he possibly summon that thing?
"Summoning it?" he echoed, his voice sounding quite raspy. "But... I don't remember doing that.", sure enough, he didnt remember doing any of that.
Gojo stopped his circling around Keitaro and leaned down, staring at Keitaro with an almost predatory gaze. "Exactly," he said. "I figured that too. But then I remembered... that state you were in, the one right before you unleashed that lightning dragon." A flicker of what seemed to be understanding appeared on Keitaro's face.
If Gojo was going where he thought that he was going then maybe there was a chance that the Kirin was like one of those benevolent spirits he met in Nepal.
"You were in a heightened emotional state," Satoru continued, his voice taking on a thoughtful tone. "Almost... desperate for power. And that, I believe, is what attracted the Kirin to you. I mean it was either that or that bootleg sage mode you got going on"
Keitaro looked almost annoyed at hearing his strongest state being called bootleg sage mode but for now, he let it slide and just kept listening to Satoru rambling.
"I think, it resonated with that state of yours, The kirin after all is all from nature, so maybe your bootleg sage mode might have attracted it," Satoru said with a smile on his face.
"Say that one more time and I blow your back out with a Rasengan," Keitaro said annoyed.
"No foreplay..."
"I...Go on" Keitaro looked defeated, he just couldn't win, no matter what he did he just couldn't win against that.
He then went to his own thoughts.
A wave of realization washed over Keitaro. The pieces clicked into place. The heightened states that he was in, the connection with natural energy, the trance state – it all fit! He wasn't actively summoning the Kirin, but rather he was creating the conditions necessary for it to manifest and respond to his need.
The Kirin was resonating with him....that probably was why, it was way stronger when it was in that state...
Keitaro's eyes then went to his glove....he now had more questions than answers...so would that put his glove in the same category as the Kirin as it was way stronger when he was in that state.
"So... the Kirin isn't a cursed technique, could it even fit under the description of Shikigami," Keitaro said with a thoughtful look on his face.
"A partner," Gojo said with a grin, extending a hand to help Keitaro get up. "A powerful one at that. Seems you stumbled upon something quite interesting, Keitaro. But interesting or not, next time try to keep it from nearly frying me, alright?"
A wry look appeared on Keitaro's face....he now had more shit to study... wasn't this just fun.
A/N...I wonder how many people saw that coming...Yes, I actually do plan ahead before giving him a technique, so he is still abiding by the jujutsu Kaisen power system, he did not mess up anything, and this should also explain how he will be able to control the elements in the future.
Also, this natural energy thing is kind of a mix of sage energy in Naruto and whatever curse energy would evolve into in the future as for why Keitaro has it, I would say it has to do something with his soul and body basically possessing two different types of energy, chakra, and Curse energy, so when they mixed..something was created from it.