"So... mind explaining what's going on here, Miss Izumi Uchiha." Sukuna asked, a permanent grin seeming to be plastered on his face, however, anyone could have said that it was a fake grin.
Afraid that the two girls would start throwing hands before he could get to them, Sukuna half-heartedly agreed with whatever Sarutobi wished him to do and ran back to them.
He still thought Sarutobi had gone senile, asking him to be an undercover student for a potential spy from a Genin. But it worked out for him, he couldn't have gotten a better excuse to investigate this matter.
How the hell another curse user appeared beside him and Kiyomi was beyond him. Not to mention, it wasn't an unknown person but someone he knew.
Izumi Uchiha didn't have any curse energy before, he could guarantee that. So, what exactly changed?
He believed that this wasn't Izumi Uchiha in the first place, someone using her appearance or her body. The latter outcome was the least he wished to be true. Because there are not many in either Naruto or Jujutsu Kaisen who can pull something like that, and none of them were good company to have.
By the time he arrived, he saw the two Uchiha girls were already at each other's throats. Kiyomi more than anything had her kunai pressed against Izumi's throat, while Karin was trying to hold back the manic Uchiha.
Good thing he was quick, or the Uchiha's dying breed might have had one less person by the end of the year.
After sending Karin away to buy him more ice cream, not even a random one since she actually ate all of his, the girl whined but ultimately, with a pouting and huffing face, rushed to get him ice cream.
He now could finally talk with this new curse user.
"What do you mean ?" Feigning ignorance, Izumi, or the person pretending to be Izumi Uchiha, shrugged her shoulders like she couldn't comprehend what he meant.
"Haha... come on now. We both know what I'm talking about here. Let's just save both of us the time and effort here, shall we." Sukuna still maintained his grin while talking, at least someone had to since Kiyomi was glaring murder at Izumi.
"You're not Izumi. I know you're not. So start talking about who you really are, or you'll be responsible for what happens next." Kiyomi was already playing the bad cop routine, Sukuna usually took that role, but since it was taken, for once Sukuna decided to go the good cop route.
Izumi just stared at the two, pausing her theatrical performance for once and then sighed. Her mood immediately changed into something far more dangerous than it was a little earlier.
"It's terribly rude to ask questions without answering something in return, you know... girls don't like men like you." She said as she locked her eyes on Sukuna. In fact, she didn't even care too much about Kiyomi and how she was threatening her.
Izumi only had her eyes fixed on Sukuna from the moment he appeared.
Kiyomi felt like she was about to blow a gasket there, her anger finally couldn't be held back and her eyes turned from a simple Sharingan to Mangekyo, the heavy pressure originating from terrible eye power pouring down on Izumi.
For the first time, Izumi looked taken aback at this development and stiffened.
"Done..." Sukuna clamped his hand on Kiyomi's shoulder, snapping her out of her enraged state and physically dragging her back.
"You want it to be fair, I'm all about it. How about it... there exists something called binding vows..." Sukuna grinned wider just slightly, and Izumi stiffened further. Of course, she knew what binding vows were.
"Oh, I'm sure you know all about them, don't you. Let's do this, I answer three of your questions, and in return you answer three of mine. No lies allowed, you in ?!"
He extended his hand in a handshake gesture, taking that hand meant she agreed with the binding vow.
Izumi didn't say anything immediately. If anything, she was extremely cautious right now.
"Only answer questions we know, and only truth." She repeated as if checking for any loopholes.
"Of course, even I wouldn't joke around when a binding vow is involved." Sukuna shrugged with the same grin.
Another pause and a lot of contemplation later, she finally grabbed his hand to enter the vow.
"...I mean what the hell. At this point, what possibly could go further wrong?"
"Excellent... Ladies first then." Sukuna motioned her to ask away.
Izumi didn't answer right away, she pondered her question before finally asking, "Who are you two... how come you have curse energy?"
"Tsk tsk... that's two questions, no cheating. Which one do you wish to know?"
"Tsk..." Izumi clicked her tongue, "Who are you two, and I don't want to know your identity here. Tell me, who really are you two ?"
Sukuna nodded, "That's more like it. Well, I'm Sukuna Haruno and my friend here is Kiyomi Uchiha. As for your real question... well her name before coming here was Zenin Mai. At least that's what I know of... if that's not true, it's not my fault, that's what I know..." Sukuna shrugged.
Izumi's eyes twitched... she should have bound both in the vow.
"And you ?"
"Hmmm, that's a rather complicated answer to give. By name alone, I'm certain you could piece together something. But no... I'm not Ryomen Sukuna. At least not entirely.
He's a part of me. So I'm not certain whether I should call myself Ryomen Sukuna. In a way, I'm uncertain what to call myself at this point." Sukuna shrugged.
That wasn't a direct answer by any means. But he wasn't lying either, he basically couldn't with the binding vow active. He genuinely couldn't say at this point who he was. Ryomen Sukuna or his older self.
Of course, that answer didn't seem to satisfy Izumi, however, the binding vow didn't activate, meaning the bastard was telling the truth.
Her mind coiled with all possibilities of the answers she had gotten. This meant that she wasn't the only reincarnator here. Other people also came here...
Meaning her next question should be...
"How many more curse users are here beside us ?"
"Ah, that... I'm afraid you're the only one so far we have found." Sukuna himself wished to know about this...
At one point he thought whether this was a trick question, so later he'll assume she didn't know the answer and he wouldn't ask about it ? That was always a possibility.
Izumi once again clicked her tongue. That question went completely useless. The last one remained.
"Then at last, tell me. What happened back in Japan. Tell me everything you know what happened after Kenjaku did. How it turned out. Tell me everything you know." She asked, this time genuinely looking desperate for some answers.
'Hmm... she must be talking about the Culling Games. Thus that means she didn't know what took place, or this was another trick question. She also knows Geto's true identity. If she knows Kenjaku, then she must be an important character from the canon.
As long as she is from JJK, it would be fine. If she's from Earth, then things might take a weird turn.
One world can't handle two reincarnators after all...' A slight cold aura flashed on his face before he started answering.
"Well, a lot took place, I'll quickly go over everything major. Kenjaku, as you put it, started his little game. Brought back long-dead ancient sorcerers, making them reincarnate inside people..."
Sukuna took his sweet time explaining everything major he could think of. While talking, he also observed Izumi closely. Up to now, he knew Izumi was indeed from JJK. Her reactions told enough.
Though he still intended to ask her. One question on that, confirmed.
Another thing he learned was that she didn't seem to know what happened in the Culling Games after certain parts. This kind of narrowed down who she was exactly. He just had to phrase his questions right when asking.
"Then both Ryomen and Gojo Satoru fought. Ryomen won... and went into fighting other challengers...."
"Wait... You won ?" Izumi's eyes widened as wide as they could go at that.
"Not exactly me, but whatever. Yeah... Gojo Satoru lost. Killed, in fact."
Izumi paused there, her face fell, a kind of helpless smile appeared on her face which only told how powerless she felt.
"And then... what happened to you. What you did..."
"Lady, it's not me personally, can you get that into your head..."
"Yeah yeah... whatever, what happened next." She rolled her eyes, eager to know more.
Sukuna couldn't do anything but sigh at this. "Ryomen Sukuna lost..."
"What ? how ?"
"Geez, don't be so surprised. If he didn't lose, how come I would have been here in the first place." Grumbling, he explained everything he remembered. Hard to believe honestly how a bunch of kids took the King of Curses down, but what can you say, Gege thought the power of friendship was stronger than Sukuna's curses.
By the time the last answer ended, Izumi looked like she was in a daze. "A lot seems to have happened after I died, huh..."
"It sure did. Bet you didn't know this much either, did you." Sukuna glanced at Kiyomi, who too was listening with rapt attention. Especially when Sukuna talked about anything related to Maki.
"Hmm." She huffed, acting textbook tsundere.
"And that ends the three questions. Your turn. Ready !" Sukuna grinned, looking forward to getting some real intel out of her. Not just his assumptions which he had created over years...
Izumi looked bummed out but couldn't deny it... she just motioned him to ask away.
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A/N : To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to go this route, since most don't like multiple reincanators. But damn it, I really had this story in mind and wished to do. I bet it all, let see what happens.
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