Recaps

Ruri killed one enemy, who reverted from his transformed state and revealed the wounds he had sustained. Ruri then called out to the last enemy, who had been resting beneath a tree, to announce his teammate’s death.

• Ruri closed the eyes of the enemy who had died kneeling and prepared to face the remaining opponent.
• The dead enemy reverted to his original human form, with all his wounds still visible.
• Kakashi noted that injuries from the Forbidden Technique remained after its user transformed back, while Uchiha Itachi urged everyone to focus on Ruri’s next fight.
• Ruri realized the remaining enemy might already be half-dead from rejection and saw him resting beneath a tree.
• Ruri shouted that he had killed the man’s teammate, and the resting ninja opened his eyes in shock.

Ruri faced the last surviving enemy after killing his teammate, but the enemy refused to believe Ruri had won fairly. The enemy drew his blade and planned to keep his distance, while Ruri remained confident that he knew the enemy’s weaknesses.

• The enemy accused Ruri of using dirty tricks to kill his big brother, and Ruri insisted they had fought fairly.
• The enemy recovered, looked at his dead teammate, and vowed to kill Ruri for his fallen comrades.
• Ruri taunted the enemy by claiming to know the weakness of his Forbidden Technique and the most vulnerable part of his body.
• The enemy doubted that Ruri could have discovered his weaknesses but stopped to consider whether they had helped Ruri kill his big brother.
• The enemy drew his large blade and declared that he would keep his distance to win, while Ruri privately mocked his boasting.

Ruri’s enemy took a Red Pill after using a Forbidden Technique, greatly boosting his chakra and declaring that he would kill Ruri to avenge his teammates. Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, and Uzuki Yugao reacted to the danger, while Kakashi and Itachi trusted that Ruri could still prevail; the enemy then confronted Ruri, ready to attack.

• Ruri’s enemy swallowed a Red Pill, causing his chakra to surge and changing his appearance.
• Ruri recognized the enemy’s drug-enhanced power and wondered how deeply he hated him.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi discussed the enemy’s willingness to sacrifice his life, while Uzuki Yugao worried about Ruri’s safety.
• Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi reassured Uzuki Yugao that Ruri’s strength could overcome the enemy’s Forbidden Technique and drugs.
• The enemy told Ruri that he would make him pay for killing his teammates.

Ruri taunted an enemy about his side’s weak fighters, but became distracted by the enemy’s defense of their hard-earned strength. The enemy lunged at Ruri, who barely dodged and resolved to stay alert as the fight continued.

• Ruri questioned how the enemy village selected its ninja and mocked its reliance on technology and banned drugs.
• The enemy defended his people’s strength, saying they had worked hard despite lacking geniuses and opportunities.
• Ruri silently judged the dead enemies’ talent and strength while becoming distracted.
• The enemy suddenly lunged at Ruri, who noticed at the last moment and dodged.
• Ruri warned himself not to be careless again, and the enemy praised his awareness after missing the attack.

Ruri tried a stronger ice blade to pierce the drug-enhanced enemy’s heart, but the blade cracked as soon as it touched his skin. The attack’s failure left Ruri needing to find another weakness.

• Ruri and the enemy argued over whether sneak attacks counted as victories as the enemy approached.
• Ruri decided to try his ice-blade attack again and gathered a tremendous amount of chakra in his palm.
• Ruri vanished, then reappeared in front of the enemy with a harder ice blade and thrust it toward his heart.
• The ice blade cracked on contact with the enemy’s skin, though Ruri still hoped the damage would not stop the attack.

Ruri's ice blade shattered against the enemy's enhanced body, leaving him unable to injure the enemy from the outside. After Kakashi suggested attacking internally, Ruri began considering where to strike.

• Ruri's ice blade shattered against the enemy's hardened body, and he retreated with the Body Flicker Technique.
• The enemy pulled the ice shards from his chest and taunted Ruri, claiming the attack had barely scratched him.
• Uzuki Yugao asked what had happened, and Kakashi explained that a banned drug had enhanced the enemy's entire body.
• Kakashi suggested that Ruri could injure the enemy internally if he could not hurt him from the outside.
• Ruri examined the enemy and began thinking about where to launch an internal attack.

Ruri considered how to overcome the enemy’s hardened body and decided to attack from within. He charged at the enemy with Lightning Blade, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Ruri realized that internal damage from the Rasengan might hurt the enemy despite his hardened skin.
• The enemy taunted Ruri, claiming that no attack could harm him and that Ruri would die young.
• Ruri rejected the enemy’s prediction and said he had ways to fight back.
• Ruri charged at the enemy with Lightning Blade as the enemy insisted the attack would not work.

Ruri tested whether Ninjutsu could hurt his enemy and discovered he could inflict a shallow wound. The enemy insisted the wound would quickly heal, while Ruri prepared to continue the fight with newfound confidence.

• Ruri charged at the enemy with Lightning Blade despite the enemy's claims that his attacks could not hurt him.
• The enemy stood still and invited Ruri to attack, confident in his body's durability.
• Ruri changed course and struck the enemy's right arm before retreating.
• Ruri and the enemy saw a shallow wound on the arm, and Ruri concluded that Ninjutsu could still damage him.
• The enemy dismissed the wound as minor and said it would heal in less than three seconds.

Ruri tested a lightning-infused weapon against the enemy after his earlier Lightning Blade attack caused a small wound. His downward slash cut three centimeters into the enemy’s raised arms, leaving the enemy shocked by the injury.

• Ruri said he had used only twenty percent of his strength, but the enemy laughed and did not believe him.
• Ruri infused a short blade with chakra and Lightning Blade, then charged at the enemy again.
• Ruri changed form into a long saber, leaped, and swung down at the enemy.
• The enemy raised both arms to protect his head, but Ruri’s blade sank three centimeters into them.
• The enemy felt the pain and was shocked that Ruri’s attack had injured him so severely.

Ruri wounded the enemy with his blade, proving that Ninjutsu could injure him, but the enemy’s werewolf strength overwhelmed Ruri. The enemy’s claws nearly struck Ruri before he vanished, though they still lightly scratched his face.

• Ruri cut the enemy’s arm and retreated as blood spurted from the wound.
• The enemy charged Ruri and punched his raised blade, sending him flying more than ten meters.
• The enemy attacked again with his claws, and Ruri vanished just before they reached him.
• The enemy’s claws still lightly scratched Ruri’s face.

Ruri faced an enemy whose fast claws had cut his face, then charged at him with two enormous Rasengan. The enemy rushed to meet him, leaving the outcome of their clash unresolved.

• The enemy taunted Ruri after cutting his face, while Ruri reflected that the claws had nearly taken his head off.
• The enemy searched the area for Ruri and boasted about landing a hit.
• Ruri jumped down from a branch, confronted the enemy, and said he would finish him off.
• Ruri formed two enormous Rasengan and charged at the enemy.
• The enemy mocked Ruri and charged straight at him.

Kakashi realized Ruri was using a Shadow Clone and a Rasengan to disrupt the enemy from within, while Ruri planned to finish the fight with a Big Ball Rasengan. Kakashi led his team toward the enemy captain as Ruri watched his clone battle the enemy.

• Kakashi explained that Ruri's Shadow Clone was using the Rasengan to throw the enemy's chakra into chaos and finish him off.
• Kakashi pointed out the enemy captain watching from a hilltop and led his teammates toward him.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed the enemy captain had been watching the fight without helping his teammates.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone fought the enemy with two Rasengans while Ruri watched from the top of a large tree.
• Ruri concluded that the enemy feared the Rasengan and planned to strike him with a Big Ball Rasengan.

Kakashi approached the enemy squadron leader after sneaking up behind him with Uchiha Itachi and Uzuki Yugao, planning to test the enemy's strength. Meanwhile, Ruri's Shadow Clone taunted its opponent with a Rasengan as the fight continued.

• Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi whispered about how the enemy squadron leader had failed to notice them, and Uzuki Yugao asked what they should do next.
• Kakashi proposed fighting the enemy first to gauge his strength, with the others ready to help if needed.
• Kakashi stood up, called out to the enemy squadron leader, and said he had come to take his life.
• The enemy squadron leader laughed at Kakashi for approaching alone and claimed Kakashi was confident in himself.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone showed its Rasengan and taunted its opponent, who promised to finish it off quickly.

Ruri's Shadow Clone fought an enemy who expanded the skin on his arm into a protective shield. The Big Ball Rasengan cracked the shield, but the enemy knocked the clone away and tore the shield off to keep its disrupted Chakra from affecting his body.

• The enemy charged Ruri's Shadow Clone and formed a protective shield from the skin on his arm.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone struck the shield with a Rasengan, but only dented it.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone attacked again with a Big Ball Rasengan, cracking the enemy's shield.
• The enemy knocked Ruri's Shadow Clone away and tore off the shield when he felt its Chakra becoming disordered.

Ruri watched the battle from concealment while Kakashi confronted the enemy captain. His Shadow Clone charged the enemy with a Lightning Blade-infused kunai, but the weapon broke against the enemy’s sickles.

• Ruri saw that Kakashi and the others had gone to confront the enemy captain and used his Byakugan to confirm they were still alive.
• Ruri concluded that Kakashi was testing the enemy captain’s strength and decided to wait until his Shadow Clone disappeared before joining the fight.
• The enemy transformed his arms into two large sickles and charged at Ruri’s Shadow Clone.
• Ruri’s Shadow Clone charged back with a Lightning Blade-infused kunai and attacked from above.
• The enemy blocked the strike with his sickles, cutting Ruri’s Shadow Clone’s kunai in two.

Ruri used a Shadow Clone to draw out the enemy and discover his weakness. After the clone vanished, Ruri appeared before the enemy, who still underestimated him and prepared to fight.

• Ruri watched from a tree as the enemy cut through his Shadow Clone’s kunai and struck the clone with his sickles.
• Ruri’s Shadow Clone vanished in a cloud of mist after warning the enemy not to get smug.
• Ruri said he had identified the enemy’s weakness and disappeared from the treetop.
• The enemy searched the area, wary of Ruri’s hiding and his use of Shadow Clones.
• Ruri appeared in front of the enemy and claimed he had found all his weaknesses, but the enemy still thought Ruri was no stronger than before.

Ruri taunted his enemy before fighting him again, using his knowledge of the enemy's weaknesses to avoid close combat and attack with shuriken. The enemy blocked every shuriken, and Ruri charged back into the fight.

• Ruri taunted the enemy for struggling against his Shadow Clone, while the enemy judged that Ruri had weakened.
• The enemy charged at Ruri and swung a scythe, which Ruri blocked and knocked away before retreating.
• Ruri threw a barrage of shuriken, and the enemy deflected every one with his two scythes.
• The enemy mocked Ruri for using weak ninjutsu, and Ruri charged at him without replying.

Ruri fought an enemy wielding two large scythes, but was kicked and injured during their clash. He formed an enormous Rasengan and prepared to attack the enemy with it.

• Ruri infused his weapon with chakra and Lightning Blade, then clashed with the enemy's scythes and notched their blades.
• The enemy took advantage of Ruri's distraction and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying and making him spit blood.
• Ruri got back up, put away his weapon, and began gathering chakra in his palm.
• Ruri enlarged his Rasengan until it was the size of a small van and raised it above his head.
• Ruri told the enemy to prepare for his giant Rasengan.

Ruri fought the enemy while holding a giant Rasengan above his head, intending to use it to finish him off. After drawing the enemy close and catching him off guard, Ruri brought the Rasengan down toward him.

• Ruri enlarged the Rasengan above his head and approached the enemy with it.
• The enemy changed his sickles into arms and charged Ruri with a powerful punch.
• Ruri blocked and fought the enemy with one arm while keeping the giant Rasengan overhead.
• Ruri spotted an opening and pressed his left palm downward, sending the giant Rasengan hurtling toward the enemy.

Ruri trapped his enemy’s legs in ice and prepared to strike him with a giant Rasengan. The enemy remained immobilized as the attack neared, and Ruri claimed victory was assured.

• Ruri gathered chakra and froze the enemy’s legs in two blocks of ice to prevent him from escaping the giant Rasengan.
• The enemy tried to break the ice but could not move his feet or find a way to evade the approaching attack.
• Ruri told the enemy to stop wasting his strength and said victory belonged to him.
• The enemy admitted he had been careless and said he would have to wait for another life to take revenge.
• Ruri taunted the enemy, saying he would have died sooner if he had not used a Forbidden Technique and taken banned drugs.

Ruri killed his opponent with a Rasengan and wondered why the enemy squad had sent such weak fighters. Nearby, Kakashi held the enemy captain at the brink of death, while Uchiha Itachi remarked that the squad had relied on Forbidden Techniques and banned drugs.

• Ruri taunted his opponent before crushing him with a Rasengan.
• Ruri reflected that the enemy fighters had relied on Forbidden Techniques and banned drugs and suspected they had been recruited as substitutes.
• Ruri walked toward Kakashi and the others to see whether they had defeated the enemy captain.
• Kakashi fought the enemy captain alone and kept the upper hand until the captain was barely clinging to life.
• Uchiha Itachi told Uzuki Yugao and Yamato that the enemy squad was weak without its forbidden techniques and drugs.

Ruri rejoined Uchiha Itachi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato after defeating his enemy, then explained why their opponents were so weak. He concluded that the group had been brought in as last-minute replacements without formal training.

• Ruri surprised Uchiha Itachi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato by approaching them unnoticed, then told them he had dealt with his enemy.
• Uchiha Itachi said Kakashi had the upper hand and that his opponent was nearly defeated.
• Ruri said the enemy group relied on trees and banned drugs to keep fighting.
• Uzuki Yugao asked why the opponents were so weak, and Ruri said they were last-minute replacements who had never received formal training.

Ruri and his teammates realized that the enemies they had defeated were untrained replacements forced to use banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques. They watched Kakashi maintain the upper hand against the remaining enemy captain and expected him to win soon.

• Uchiha Itachi asked how the enemies could have lacked formal training, and Ruri explained that they were untrained and weakly bonded.
• Danhe and Uzuki Yugao condemned the enemies’ side for dragging civilians into battle as replacements.
• Ruri said the enemies had also used banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques, and noted that their human-wave tactics had delayed his team.
• Ruri watched Kakashi fight the remaining enemy and realized the enemy was weaker than he had expected.
• Ruri told his teammates that Kakashi was certain to win, and Uchiha Itachi agreed that the captain had held the upper hand throughout.

Kakashi killed the last enemy with his Lightning Blade after Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato realized the enemy captain had been waiting for a chance to escape. The team regrouped beside Kakashi, who said the enemies had only delayed them because they used banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques.

• Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato concluded that the enemy captain had held back in case he needed to escape.
• Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind the enemy and stab him through the heart with his Lightning Blade.
• Kakashi pulled out his hand, and the enemy fell dead.
• Ruri told his teammates they could leave the bushes after Kakashi finished off the last enemy.
• Ruri joined Kakashi and confirmed that all the enemies had been defeated.
• Kakashi said the enemies had been weak but had delayed the team by using banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques.

Kakashi’s team prepared to continue toward the front lines after their fight, while Ruri returned to the wounded enemy he had spared. Ruri left the enemy a kunai for protection and hoped they would not meet as enemies again.

• Itachi, Yamato, and Yugao emerged from the bushes, and Kakashi explained that he had kept them back because he could handle the weak opponent alone.
• Ruri asked whether the team should set off, and Kakashi agreed that further delay could endanger the front lines.
• Ruri remembered the enemy he had spared and went to check on her after Kakashi told him to be careful.
• Ruri told the badly injured enemy to save her strength and hoped she would not become his enemy again.
• Ruri planted a kunai beside the enemy so she could defend herself, then stood up to leave.