"If that really is the case, then it really is strange!" Uchiha Itachi turned to Kakashi and said after hearing his analysis.
"But now that the enemy over there has merged with his Summoning Beast, isn't he much stronger than before?" Uzuki Yugao asked the two of them.
"He's already merged with his Summoning Beast, which means his strength is the sum of the two of them! If that's the case, Ruri must be in a very dangerous position right now!" Kakashi turned to her and said after hearing her question.
"Then what do we do now? Ruri is basically facing someone extremely dangerous! Should we go over and help him fight that enemy?" Uzuki Yugao asked Kakashi after hearing his words.
Kakashi shook his head after hearing Uzuki Yugao's words, then told her, "No, let's watch from here for a while. After all, Ruri hasn't shown any sign of wanting us to step in. We'd better stay put. If anything happens to him, we'll rush out immediately and fight that enemy alongside him!"
The others nodded lightly at Kakashi's words, then quietly watched the tears there. However, they were already prepared to fight at any moment.
"I didn't expect you to have a trump card like this. Then why didn't you use it sooner? Why go to all that trouble and put yourself through so much that you ended up in such a sorry state?" Ruri said with a smile after seeing him complete his transformation.
"But your strength now should be your strength and that Summoning Beast's combined, right? If that's the case, things really have gotten a little tricky!" Ruri paused, then spoke to the enemy again.
"That's right. It's just as you imagined. My strength now is combined with my Summoning Beast's. If you fight me