[Crossover] Yuji Itadori's Life as a Sports Anime Protagonist

At the moment of his death, a familiar yet unfamiliar pink-haired man appeared before Yuji Itadori. It was his father, whom he had once seen in a memory from infancy.

His father asked, "Yuji, if you could have another life, would you rather live in a world with Cursed Spirits and become a jujutsu sorcerer, or live as an ordinary person in a world where Cursed Spirits don't exist?"

Yuji Itadori answered without hesitation, "Of course I want to live in a world without Cursed Spirits!"

His father smiled. "As you wish."

On his ninety-ninth reincarnation, Jin Itadori decided to take his beloved wife back to the world where they had first met.

This time, [They] still had three children: their eldest, Soichiro; their second son, Yuji; and their youngest daughter, Sukunamaru. The family of six lived happily in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

In this life, Soichiro was still devoted to Buddhist studies, and Sukunamaru still wanted to become an idol singer. Yuji, however, had taken on the role of a sports anime protagonist. By his first year of middle school, he had led Kitagawa Daiichi to victory as their ace outside hitter, ending Shiratorizawa's three-year winning streak.

After the national tournament, on the way back to Sendai from Tokyo--

Yuji Itadori turned down Shiratorizawa's offer. When a senior suddenly asked if he'd like to attend Aoba Johsai High School, he said, "Sorry, Oikawa-senpai. I'm going to Karasuno for high school. Fushiguro and I promised to have a Dumpster Battle."

Toru Oikawa was completely baffled. "???"

--That hedgehog-headed kid from Nekoma? You two only just met, didn't you?

The Kitagawa Daiichi Middle School Volleyball Club Diary, by Yutaro Kindaichi

Year x, Month x, Day x

Graduated seniors Oikawa and Iwaizumi came to watch a match. Itadori spotted them right away and waved both arms toward the stands. "Thanks for coming to cheer us on, Oikawa-senpai and Iwaizumi-senpai!"

Senpai Oikawa was so embarrassed that, when the final of our third-year prefectural qualifiers came around, he went to watch in disguise. Unfortunately, Itadori still spotted him.

Year x, Month x, Day x

Kageyama said he wanted to ask Oikawa-senpai about a setting technique, but Oikawa-senpai had already blocked him.

Itadori lent him his own account, and got blocked too.

A few ground rules:

1. This was written after the latest Jujutsu Kaisen news drove me crazy. Hahahaha, I'm sending everyone off to play volleyball! No more being shitty jujutsu sorcerers, woohoo!

2. Papa Jin's backstory follows A Happy Itadori Family, but this story is told from Yuji's perspective and focuses on his school life and club activities. OVO

3. Feel free to leave comments or flowers, and you're welcome to leave if you like, but please don't make personal attacks. Let's enjoy the story civilly!

4. Please add the author's other works to your library~ Mwah!

Theme: The boys' youth is beautiful and fleeting.