"Ruri... are you really going to give up like this?" Uzuki Yugao said from far away as she watched Ruri fly backward without making a move.
"So it still came to this... is everyone going to die here today?" Chōza Akimichi raised his head and sighed after seeing Killer B send Ruri flying.
"Is this really my final fate? No... it can't be..." After Killer B knocked him away, Ruri abruptly opened his eyes in midair and stared fixedly at the seven large swords hurtling toward him.
"No, it's not over yet! The real battle has only just begun!" A cool, familiar voice rang out from the middle of the battlefield.
Everyone had thought Ruri would die just like that, but when they heard his voice, their attention was involuntarily drawn back to him.
"I knew you wouldn't give up like this, Ruri..." Uzuki Yugao smiled as she looked at Ruri and spoke.
"I really didn't see that coming! Come on, Ruri!" Kakashi, who stood to one side, spoke excitedly after hearing Ruri's voice.
Killer B, who had thought his seven large swords would strike Ruri, abruptly raised his head to look, only to see that Ruri, whom he had sent flying, was standing unharmed on the river's surface.
All seven swords he had thrown were blocked by a shield of Ice Release that appeared out of thin air in front of Ruri.
"This is..." Killer B looked at the Ice Release shield in front of Ruri in bewilderment. He knew exactly how powerful his seven large swords were, and they were also coated in the Eight-Tails' chakra from within his body.
Never mind the Ice Release shield in front of Ruri—even a very thick steel plate could have been pierced, yet Ruri had blocked all seven swords with an