After successfully escorting Riko Amanai to the gates of Tokyo Jujutsu High, Gojo and Geto were shocked when Toji materialized behind Gojo. In an instant, Toji plunged his sword straight through Gojo’s body.

Hired by the Star Organization to assassinate Riko Amanai, Toji had struck fast, but fortunately, the wound wasn’t fatal. Ready to face the assassin, Gojo ordered Geto to hurry and deliver Riko to Master Tengen.

Here Are the 3 Advantages That Left Satoru Gojo on the Brink of Death:

1. Toji Possessed Blinding Superhuman Speed

When Gojo fired a Cursed Technique, Toji effortlessly dodged it with lightning-fast reflexes. Astonished by the sheer speed of his movements, Gojo quickly realized that Toji possessed absolutely zero cursed energy. He understood then that Toji’s superhuman physical prowess stemmed from a Heavenly Restriction.

Exploiting his incredible agility, Toji attempted to blindside Gojo. Moving at top speed through the air, Toji lunged forward to strike. However, Gojo anticipated the attack and fired another Cursed Technique, launching Toji backward until he crashed violently into a nearby building.

2. Toji’s Lack of Cursed Energy Made Him Nearly Impossible to Track

Knowing that his opponent understood his Limitless technique, Gojo was certain Toji wouldn’t dare attack recklessly. Taunting the assassin to come out of hiding, Gojo arrogantly declared that the Cursed Tool Toji used earlier would never actually reach his body again.

In response, Toji weaponized his superhuman speed, darting erratically across the rooftops and circling Gojo from the shadows. Because Toji completely lacked cursed energy, Gojo was already struggling to track him.

This challenge compounded immensely as Toji seamlessly blended his blinding speed with his untrackable presence, vanishing and reappearing at will to keep Gojo guessing.

To prevent a surprise attack, Gojo finally unleashed the Blue technique. Acting as an intense gravitational singularity, the blue sphere of energy uprooted and crushed the surrounding buildings.

Yet, even after obliterating every obstacle in his line of sight and destroying Toji’s hiding spots, Gojo still couldn’t find the assassin.

3. Toji’s Brilliant Tactic Successfully Deceived Satoru Gojo

Suddenly, a swarm of fly-like Cursed Spirits—known as Fly Heads—buzzed in from the distance, swarming around Gojo. Initially, Gojo assumed Toji had deployed them merely to obscure his vision once again, and prepared to wipe them out using his Blue technique.

But then, Gojo second-guessed himself. He reasoned that the swarm was a diversion and suspected Toji had completely abandoned the fight to go kill Riko Amanai instead.

In that exact moment, Gojo fell right into Toji’s trap. He canceled his Blue technique, sparing the swarm, and turned to chase Toji down to protect Riko.

The second Gojo let his guard down, Toji materialized behind him. As Gojo spun around to face his attacker, Toji swiftly drove a specialized blade—the Inverted Spear of Heaven—straight into Gojo’s throat.

Forged to forcefully nullify Cursed Techniques, the Inverted Spear of Heaven instantly shattered Gojo’s untouchable Infinity, allowing Toji’s strike to bypass its slowing effect completely.

Without hesitation, Toji used the weapon to brutally carve through Gojo’s body, leaving the strongest sorcerer bleeding out and half-dead on the ground.