Just then, Ruri quietly created four Shadow Clones. After creating his Shadow Clones, Ruri sent them to Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao, respectively.
When Ruri's Shadow Clones reached them, they whispered, "I've already taken care of the enemies on my side. All you need to do is kill all your enemies!"
After saying this, the Shadow Clones turned into clouds of white smoke and vanished from where they stood.
After hearing what Ruri's Shadow Clones had just said, Kakashi and the others turned their gazes toward the real Ruri. After watching the situation on his side for a while, they turned their attention back to the enemies before them, then finished those enemies off as quickly as possible.
I never thought the enemies on Ruri's side would be the ones left until last. That really was unexpected! Kakashi thought to himself as he fought the enemies before him.
At first, Kakashi had thought that, given Ruri's personality, he would not keep any enemies alive and would finish them all off right at the start. So, from the beginning, Kakashi had intended to leave the enemies on his own side until last and let them escape to find their main force.
"That really was unexpected. Ruri actually managed to be so patient this time!" Uzuki Yugao whispered to Uchiha Itachi just then.
After hearing what Uzuki Yugao had just said, Uchiha Itachi shook his head with a smile, then told her, "Yugao, there's really nothing wrong with that. There simply aren't enough enemies here for Ruri to kill, are there? He probably wants to find the enemy's main force as soon as possible. Only those several hundred people would let Ruri kill to his heart's content!"
After hearing what Uchiha Itachi had just said, Uzuki Yugao paused for a