Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 143 shifts from battlefield chaos to a tense negotiation. The scene opens with Naoya Zenin pinned by Choso’s Blood Manipulation, convinced he’s been poisoned. Realization dawns—Choso is a full-fledged cursed being, so Naoya’s body rejects the blood outright. Enter Yuta Okkotsu, calm yet lethal. He offers Naoya a deal: accept healing in exchange for declaring Yuji Itadori dead to the higher-ups. It’s mercy weaponized as strategy.
The chapter then cuts to a haunting flashback. Yuji’s grandfather, Wasuke, recalls arguing with his son Jin about a mysterious woman named Kaori. When Kaori herself appears—sporting the same forehead stitches associated with Kenjaku—the implication rocks the narrative: Yuji’s mother may have been a vessel long before the current crisis. The revelation reframes Yuji’s destiny and sets a darker tone for everything to come.
Chapter 143 artfully balances present-day stakes with lineage secrets, proving that in Jujutsu Kaisen, blood ties can be more dangerous than any curse.
By the end of Chapter 143, Naoya’s fate hangs on Yuta’s chilling bargain, while the stitched forehead in the flashback hints that Yuji’s very birth was manipulated by forces far older and crueler than he imagined. Power plays shift, alliances wobble, and the portrait of Yuji’s past grows unsettlingly clear—setting the stage for betrayals on every front.
For the threads that lead here, revisit Chapter 210 to see the soldiers-and-curses plot unfold, Chapter 218 where Yorozu forces Sukuna’s hand, Chapter 221 marking Gojo’s dramatic return, and Chapter 242 for Takaba’s surreal duel with Kenjaku—each chapter layering context onto the secrets exposed in 143.
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