#i have a lot on thoughts on kenjaku being involved in the flashback arc

[jgnico]

hi nico! do you think it's possible for the higher-ups to be in collusion with kenjaku? utahime has proposed the existence of a traitor between the higher-ups before when mechamaru was disclosed as one. but is it possible that not only one but them as a unit are 'betraying' the school and the jujutsu society? in terms of fearing getting their power, could they have agreed on a plan to emprison gojo while supporting kenjaku? or would they never agree to such thing because of the danger of kenjaku's plan? I hope this isn't a messy question, would love to hear your thoughts on it and if you have any theory on the matter 😊

I've actually thought that Kenjaku was connected to the higher-ups for quite some time now, but I don't think he'd be working with all of them. For all of their (many, many) faults, the higher-ups do want to preserve Jujutsu Society, so their goals and Kenjaku's are on opposite ends of that spectrum.

Rather, I think that Kenjaku pretended to be one of them in between Yuuji's birth and Geto's death so that he could pull strings when and where he needed to to ensure that whatever they were doing wouldn't jeopardize his future plans. And so far everything that's happened in connection to the school --even during the Flashback Arc-- has worked out in his favor.

Side Note: It is interesting to me that when Geto is brought up as the perfect puzzle piece for Kenjaku's plans -- "then came along a boy with Curse Manipulation" ch. 145-- it shows teenage Geto. Not the adult version of Geto that Kenjaku is inhabiting or even post-defection Curse User Geto, but Geto as a student. So that's a fun detail to think about.

Another option would be Kenjaku working behind the scenes at the Star Vessel Association --which later becomes Geto's cult-- because they were incredibly well funded and well-informed for people that apparently didn't have any actual connection to Jujutsu Society. Which is why the higher-ups never deal with them post-Riko; they aren't operated by Curse Users, just normal humans, despite having the necessary knowledge and connections to hire someone like Toji --a "sorcerer-killer" that's completely disconnected from Cursed Energy (fate) and makes it possible for Tengen to evolve because him killing Riko meant that no other Star Plasma Vessels would ever replace her.

Both are ideas that make sense to me, I just don't think that Kenjaku lucked out on having the stars align perfectly for him. I don't think that he's the type of person to leave anything involving his plans up to chance, and we've seen from his actions concerning Yuuji that he's comfortable playing the long-con to get what he wants.