Jujutsu Kaisen: Why Does Kashimo Want To Fight Sukuna So Badly?

Pavas Gagneja
Sep 14
3 min read

SPOILER ALERT: This article may contain major spoilers from Jujutsu Kaisen. Proceed only if you don't mind having key story elements revealed.

Hajime Kashimo is a fighter who lives for the peak. He comes from a past era where strength decided everything, and he crossed into the present through the Culling Game with one clear wish: to test himself against the strongest. And in his eyes, there is no mountain higher than Ryomen Sukuna.

The best part is that Kashimo isn’t chasing revenge or justice; he is chasing clarity. He wants to know if greatness is born or made, if a lifetime of battle can reach the same mountain as a monster like Sukuna. That is why his interest is almost like an obsession. To him, Sukuna is the final question every true warrior must answer: how far can they go?

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The Warrior’s Ideal

Kashimo’s worldview is simple: strength reveals truth. He believes that fear, excuses, and plans are noise that hide a person’s real self. In a clean fight, there are no lies — only will, technique, and resolve. That’s why Sukuna is the perfect opponent.

Sukuna strips away illusions. If someone is weak, Sukuna exposes it. If someone is incredible, Sukuna still pushes them further. Facing that kind of opponent lets Kashimo see who he truly is without stories or glory to hide behind.

Kashimo respects the path of the fighter: train, seek, test, accept the result. If death is the price of seeing the truth, he accepts it. In fact, he plans for it. He treats his own life like a vow to fight, saving his trump cards and sharpening his Cursed Technique for the day he finally stands against Sukuna.

Sukuna As The Final Measure

Sukuna landing consecutive punches on Kashimo

The big question is, why Sukuna and not anyone else? Because Sukuna is the best. Across eras, Sukuna is the name that people whisper when they talk about absolute power. That makes him a measuring stick that never lies. If Kashimo wins, he proves that the path of relentless effort can defeat even the strongest.

There’s also his curiosity. Kashimo wants to understand the nature of the strongest. Was Sukuna born like this, or did he build himself through years of training? Kashimo looks for answers, the only way they both understand — by fighting with everything they’ve got, holding nothing back.

Pride, Purpose, And A Clean Ending

Kashimo has spent his entire life fighting, and he knows a battle means nothing if it never has an end. Facing Sukuna is his way of closing that chapter — to aim for the very top and see what he’s truly worth, win or lose.

That’s why he steps forward even when the odds are stacked against him, and why he refuses to let anyone else take his place. Handing that moment away would betray the promise he made to himself long ago.

In the end, Kashimo seeks Sukuna because only the King of Curses can give him the answer he’s chased for centuries: what am I at my absolute limit? If the answer is “not enough,” he’ll accept it with a warrior’s calm. If it’s “enough,” then he’ll leave his mark on history with his own hands. For Kashimo, the fight itself is the destination, and Sukuna is the only one who makes that journey complete.