<p>This is answered by Geto near the start of episode 14 &quot;Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event—Group Battle 0—&quot; (Transcription: &quot;Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai—Dantai-sen ⓪—&quot;; Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会—団体戦⓪—). Basically, a Binding Vow needs to be initiated of one's own volition. Externally pressuring someone into a pact does not count, and tricking someone into accepting a Binding Vow is extremely difficult. So, it would be a waste of effort to try and force Itadori into a Binding Vow with Sukuna by taking a hostage.</p>
<p>This is the conversation between Mahito and Geto in episode 14:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Mahito: The game started when I met my new toy, but it didn't go well. It wasn't bad at first, though. I should have taken the toy hostage, and forced Itadori to make a Binding Vow.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Mahito (speaking to Itadori in his imagination, while holding Junpei hostage): If you don't want him to die, hand over your body to Sukuna.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Geto: No, a Binding Vow can only be done by himself. It's not that simple to initiate a Binding Vow through intervention.</p>
</blockquote>
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<p>It is interesting to compare this with how Sukuna manages to get Itadori to accept a Binding Vow as per Sukuna's conditions in episode 6 &quot;After Rain&quot;
(Transcription: &quot;Ugo&quot;; Japanese: 雨後). Sukuna obviously understands that he needs Itadori to agree to it of his own free will, and he manages to get Itadori to do so by adding a small additional condition: <em>if</em> Itadori defeats him in a battle, then Sukuna will revive him unconditionally; <em>else</em> Sukuna will revive him as per the conditions of his Binding Vow. Goof that he is, Itadori promptly agrees to this, and is just as promptly defeated.</p>

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<p>In episode 12 of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji snapped after Junpei's death and punched Mahito. We see him contemplate that</p>
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<p>&quot;Yuji Itadori isn't concerned about his own life, but Geto forbade me
from forcing him to an external pact using hostages. So, if he has a
foe he hates so much he longs to kill them but still can't, he will
probably turn to Sukuna&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Now, why does Geto not want the use of hostages?</p>

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Why did Kenjaku (Pseudo Geto) force Mahito not to use hostages to force a pact between Sukuna and Yuji?
# Why did Kenjaku (Pseudo Geto) force Mahito not to use hostages to force a pact between Sukuna and Yuji?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-09-25
In episode 12 of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji snapped after Junpei's death and punched Mahito. We see him contemplate that

> "Yuji Itadori isn't concerned about his own life, but Geto forbade me
> from forcing him to an external pact using hostages. So, if he has a
> foe he hates so much he longs to kill them but still can't, he will
> probably turn to Sukuna"

Now, why does Geto not want the use of hostages?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-27. Score: 1
This is answered by Geto near the start of episode 14 "Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event—Group Battle 0—" (Transcription: "Kyōto Shimai-kō Kōryū-kai—Dantai-sen ⓪—"; Japanese: 京都姉妹校交流会—団体戦⓪—). Basically, a Binding Vow needs to be initiated of one's own volition. Externally pressuring someone into a pact does not count, and tricking someone into accepting a Binding Vow is extremely difficult. So, it would be a waste of effort to try and force Itadori into a Binding Vow with Sukuna by taking a hostage.

This is the conversation between Mahito and Geto in episode 14:

> Mahito: The game started when I met my new toy, but it didn't go well. It wasn't bad at first, though. I should have taken the toy hostage, and forced Itadori to make a Binding Vow.
>
> > Mahito (speaking to Itadori in his imagination, while holding Junpei hostage): If you don't want him to die, hand over your body to Sukuna.
>
> Geto: No, a Binding Vow can only be done by himself. It's not that simple to initiate a Binding Vow through intervention.

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It is interesting to compare this with how Sukuna manages to get Itadori to accept a Binding Vow as per Sukuna's conditions in episode 6 "After Rain"
(Transcription: "Ugo"; Japanese: 雨後). Sukuna obviously understands that he needs Itadori to agree to it of his own free will, and he manages to get Itadori to do so by adding a small additional condition: *if* Itadori defeats him in a battle, then Sukuna will revive him unconditionally; *else* Sukuna will revive him as per the conditions of his Binding Vow. Goof that he is, Itadori promptly agrees to this, and is just as promptly defeated.
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