Akutami has confirmed that Yuji and Sukuna's relationship will always be the opposite of Naruto and Kurama.

Gege Akutami has revealed that the interaction between Yuji and Sukuna was meant to be the opposite of Naruto and Kurama's relationship.

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It is evident that Jujutsu Kaisen and Naruto have many similarities, as there are many features that confirm that Akutami took some inspiration from the ninja adventures of Masashi Kishimoto's work and adapted them into his own story, having a result quite attractive for fans who, for a long time, have been making comparisons between both series.

From start to finish, Jujutsu Kaisen has shown several similarities with Narutofrom the striking team made up of 3 students and a very peculiar white-haired mentor to the distinctive protagonist who houses within him a prominent entity capable of destroying everything in its path, these being Some of the most notable aspects which Akutami was inspired by to create his story.

However, despite the The inspiration that Gege Akutami took from Narutorecently, during the JJK exhibition in Japan, the mangaka revealed that Jujutsu Kaisen was always meant to be the opposite of Masashi Kishimoto's worka detail that was demonstrated as the plot developed.

Gege Akutami revealed that the relationship between Yuji and Sukuna will always be the opposite of Naruto and Kurama

Gege Akutami revealed that JJK was meant to be the opposite of Naruto

It's no surprise that in the manga industry, Various artists take inspiration from other works to create or adapt elements into their own stories, and, obviously, Gege Akutami has not been the exceptionsince the mangaka has revealed on several occasions that he has taken very interesting aspects from series such as Hunter x Hunter, Bleach, Naruto, among others, and has included them in Jujutsu Kaisen, having a phenomenal result.

In fact, at the recent exhibition of Jujutsu Kaisen In Japan, Gege Akutami revealed how Naruto and Bleach inspired his work, confirming the characteristics he took from each of these titles to include in his own story, one of them being, the relationship between Naruto and Kuramawhich inspired him to develop the interaction between Yuji and Sukuna. And later, the relationship between Yuta and Rika in volume 0.

Through X, the account called @soukatsu_ has translated and shared the interview that was conducted with Gege Akutami during the Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition, in which the mangaka revealed several very interesting details about his work, including, the inspiration he took from Naruto and Kurama to prepare the Sukuna and Yuji interaction.

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English translation of Akutami Gege Q&A #1 for the Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition + bonus audio guide tidbits

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During this interview, Akutami revealed that Yuta and Rika were more like Naruto and Kurama, which is why in volume 0 they had an emotional reconciliation that strengthened their bond. However, because of that, he felt that Jujutsu Kaisen needed a different approach. That is why, Yuji and Sukuna would not have the same luck, since they became extremely incompatible with each other, being destined to be the opposite of Naruto since the beginning of the series.

It is not surprising that Akutami has made this decision that Yuji and Sukuna's relationship is the opposite of Naruto and Kuramasince the mangaka has been characterized by his dark and gloomy narrative in which he usually uses a gloomy philosophy to develop his story, completely clearing the possibility of a reconciliation between these characterswho were destined to be enemies until the end.

It is worth noting that The dynamic between Yuji and Sukuna has been completely opposite to that of Naruto and Kurama.since the young sorcerer and the prominent curse have been enemies at all times, as the King of Curses has never had the slightest interest in having any kind of empathy with Itadori beyond using him to carry out his nefarious plans.

Without a doubt, this revelation of Akutami is fantastic, since, despite the similarities, Jujutsu Kaisen was always meant to be the opposite of Narutohaving a Darker narrative and crueler interactions and ruthless that have served to add greater complexity and development to Itadoriwho, against all odds, has remained optimistic and has fought in his own way against his greatest enemy, Sukuna.

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