Recaps

Ruri and the others recovered a woman’s bag from a thief, and she revealed that the soy-braised beef inside was her most precious possession. The thief began to regain consciousness after Ruri’s punch.

• The woman thanked Ruri and the others for stopping the thief, and Kakashi told her to check her bag.
• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi whispered about the woman while Uzuki Yugao reminded them to be considerate.
• Yamato notified the Military Police Force, and two officers arrived to take the thief into custody.
• The woman found that nothing was missing and said her most precious possession was a chunk of soy-braised beef.
• Uzuki Yugao reacted in disbelief, and Ruri teased her for doubting his guess about the woman’s prized possession.
• The thief slowly regained consciousness and felt his misshapen face.

Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, Kakashi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao dealt with a thief before continuing their mission to deliver the Ninja Cats to Cat Granny. They arrived at Cat Granny’s place, where Ruri was immediately bothered by the strong cat smell.

• Ruri punched the thief, and Uchiha Itachi stopped him from hitting the man again.
• The thief revealed that he had repeatedly targeted a woman to steal from her, and Kakashi said the Military Police Force would interrogate him.
• Yamato’s summoned guards arrived, and Kakashi handed the thief over to them.
• Kakashi led Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao back to their mission of taking the Ninja Cats to Cat Granny.
• Uzuki Yugao handed the cats to Ōkawa, and Ruri complained about the smell when they reached Cat Granny’s place.

Kakashi and his companions delivered three Ninja Cats to Cat Granny despite Ruri's dislike of the strong smell. Cat Granny gave them five Lucky Cat Charms, and they left to report on the mission.

• Ruri complained that Cat Granny's home would smell strongly, and Uzuki Yugao encouraged him to go inside with Kakashi.
• Kakashi warned the group not to comment on the smell before they entered Cat Granny's home.
• Kakashi returned the three Ninja Cats to Cat Granny, who thanked them for bringing the cats back.
• Cat Granny gave Kakashi five Lucky Cat Charms, one for each member of the group.
• Kakashi and the others left Cat Granny's home to report on the mission.

Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Uzuki Yugao left Cat Granny’s home after their mission and talked about the smell and their cat pendants. Kakashi went to settle the mission payment, while the others headed home admiring their gifts.

• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi complained that the cats’ smell had been overpowering, while Uzuki Yugao said she liked it.
• Kakashi told Ruri and the others to go home while he went to the finance department to settle the mission payment.
• Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Uzuki Yugao walked home and reflected on how entertaining the mission had been.
• Uzuki Yugao took out her Lucky Cat Pendant and admired its craftsmanship.
• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi also examined their Lucky Cat Pendants and praised how cute they looked.

Ruri enjoyed a quiet day with Ruri and Uchiha Itachi, then spent the next several days away from training before returning to practice. Momokusa Harukawa found him at Back Mountain, and they sat together by the river to talk about school.

• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi admired the lucky cat pendants Cat Granny had made for them before they went home.
• Ruri felt unusually exhausted, went to bed early, and thought about giving Harukawa a pendant.
• Five days later, Ruri trained in a little grove at Back Mountain and said he needed to rebuild his strength after several days without practice.
• Momokusa Harukawa found Ruri after learning from Aunt Meiling that he was training at Back Mountain.
• Ruri led Momokusa Harukawa to Small River, where he asked how school had been and whether she had studied hard.

Ruri gave Momokusa Harukawa a bracelet made from a Lucky Cat Necklace, and the two friends talked about growing up and traveling together. They stayed together watching the sunset, sharing their hopes for the future.

• Momokusa Harukawa told Ruri she had risen to first in her class and hoped to graduate from the Ninja Academy soon.
• Ruri gave Momokusa Harukawa a Lucky Cat Bracelet he had made from a necklace Cat Granny gave him.
• Momokusa Harukawa admired the bracelet and thanked Ruri, saying she loved kittens.
• Momokusa Harukawa asked Ruri when they would grow up, and they spoke about venturing out into the world together.
• Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa sat together and watched the sunset.

Ten years later, Ruri had become a powerful teacher to Neji Hyuga, Hinata Hyuga, and Naruto Uzumaki, while many of the changes caused by his arrival had reshaped the village. He and Momokusa Harukawa had become a couple and, sitting together by the Small River, promised to keep working hard and stay by each other’s side.

• Hizashi Hyuga survived, the Uchiha Clan prospered, and Sasuke Uchiha trained happily with Uchiha Itachi.
• Ruri taught Neji Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga Ninjutsu and became Naruto Uzumaki’s master, though Naruto continued causing trouble in the village.
• Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa became a couple, with both families supporting their relationship.
• Ruri embraced Momokusa Harukawa beside the Small River, and they spoke about growing up and staying together for the long road ahead.

Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa spent a happy day together and said goodbye at their homes. In a cave near Konoha, a white-haired man watched his monsters hatch and prepared to begin his revenge against the village.

• Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa recalled the dangerous missions they had survived together over the past ten years.
• Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa walked home together, kissed goodbye, and parted for the night.
• A white-haired man celebrated that the ten years he had waited for his revenge plan were over.
• Monsters with one large black eye emerged from the green pool in the cave.
• The white-haired man declared that he would destroy Konoha, unaware that Ruri had not detected his presence.

Ruri woke to a dark, eerily silent Konoha and went looking for Harukawa, worried that something had happened. He encountered a frightening One-Eyed Monster on Main Street, which began circling him as if seeking a weakness.

• Ruri woke at seven to a gray sky and felt that something was wrong.
• Ruri found Hizashi Hyuga, Mei Ling Hyuga, and Neji Hyuga missing from the house and hurried outside.
• Ruri found the streets deserted and silent, then took his weapon and cautiously moved down Main Street.
• A One-Eyed Monster appeared behind Ruri, and he turned to face it.
• The One-Eyed Monster approached and circled five meters from Ruri, apparently searching for a weakness.

Ruri faced a mysterious One-Eyed Monster that seemed to threaten Konoha. After dodging its attack and finding it too strong to defeat with his weapon, Ruri killed it with a Rasengan.

• Ruri wondered why the One-Eyed Monster was circling him and whether someone had sent it to destroy Konoha.
• The monster lunged at Ruri, who used his Byakugan to dodge its fast attack as it cracked the ground.
• Ruri charged the monster and thrust his weapon at its eye, but the monster blocked the strike and sent the weapon flying.
• Ruri formed a Rasengan and struck the monster, leaving a hole in its abdomen and killing it.

Ruri reached Momokusa Harukawa's house and found her safe but unusually weak after waking her. He suspected she had been poisoned with an anesthetic, while his missing family and the attack's cause remained unresolved.

• Ruri realized the monster he had fought showed a brief delay after being attacked and considered studying other monsters for weaknesses.
• Ruri hurried to Momokusa Harukawa's house, worrying that his family might have been captured and vowing to punish whoever was responsible.
• Ruri climbed over Harukawa's wall, searched the house, and found no monsters or signs of damage.
• Ruri woke Momokusa Harukawa and discovered she was too weak to sit up.
• Ruri told Harukawa she had probably been poisoned and that the anesthetic effect should wear off soon.

Ruri learned that Haku created the One-Eyed Monsters to destroy Konoha and that the monsters had captured the missing villagers. He reunited with Kakashi and his teammates, then returned with them to check on Momokusa Harukawa.

• Ruri checked on Momokusa Harukawa and learned her parents were away on a mission.
• Ruri went outside and spotted several figures approaching, then recognized Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao.
• Kakashi told Ruri that the Third Hokage had sent them to eliminate the One-Eyed Monsters in Konoha.
• Ruri learned that Haku had created the monsters to destroy Konoha and that they had captured the missing villagers.
• Ruri returned with Kakashi and the others to Momokusa Harukawa and explained her condition.

Ruri discovered that the monsters became defenseless for three seconds after attacking, helping the villagers and ninja defeat them more quickly. After Kakashi received orders to reinforce a battle at a cave near Konoha, the group joined hundreds of comrades fighting monsters and learned that Haku was using villagers to produce them.

• Ruri told Kakashi and the others that the monsters paused for three seconds after each attack and could be killed during that interval.
• Ruri, Kakashi, and the others used the weakness to defeat monsters, while more than a hundred people joined them.
• Kakashi received orders from Hokage Ninja to go to a cave near Konoha, where villagers were hanging from the walls and their chakra was being used to produce monsters.
• Ruri and the gathered fighters rushed to the cave and joined two or three hundred ninja battling the monsters.
• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi discussed Haku's monsters and the value of exploiting their weakness as Itachi killed one.

Ruri entered the Cave and discovered that monsters were being born from a pool using chakra drained from people outside. After Haku trapped him, Ruri activated Super Saiyan Mode, and his black hair began turning golden.

• Uzuki Yugao told Ruri that the monsters seemed to be coming from a hidden source, and Ruri charged into the Cave.
• Ruri found a pool producing monsters from chakra taken from people on the walls outside.
• Haku appeared and said his fully cultivated monsters would soon destroy Konoha.
• Ruri charged Haku but found himself unable to move.
• Ruri activated his limited-use Super Saiyan Mode, began moving again, and his hair started turning golden.

Ruri fought Haku after entering Super Saiyan Mode, testing a new Red Rasengan against Haku’s Black Rasengan. Their attacks exploded and injured Ruri’s palms, and Haku followed up by firing purple little balls at him.

• Ruri entered Super Saiyan Mode and moved freely under Haku’s attacks.
• Ruri charged at Haku with two Red Rasengan formed by combining Rasengan with the Fire Mystery.
• Haku formed an enormous Black Rasengan and clashed with Ruri’s attacks.
• The Red and Black Rasengan sizzled against each other for nearly a minute before exploding and flinging both fighters aside.
• Ruri saw that his palms were badly reddened, vowed to kill Haku to protect Konoha, and Haku fired many purple little balls at him.

Ruri struggled against Haku’s expanding purple orbs, which attached to his arm and exploded, badly injuring him. Uchiha Itachi joined the fight, but his slashes missed Haku, leaving Ruri wounded and determined to retaliate.

• Ruri dodged Haku’s purple orbs until two stuck to his arm, then failed to pull them off as they expanded.
• Haku clenched his fist, causing the orbs to turn red and explode, severely injuring Ruri’s arm.
• Uchiha Itachi saw Ruri get hurt, activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, and charged at Haku.
• Uchiha Itachi delivered dozens of slashes, but none hit Haku, who counterattacked with his weapon.
• Uchiha Itachi blocked Haku’s strike while Ruri stopped the bleeding and vowed to make Haku pay.

Ruri and Uchiha Itachi teamed up against Haku, who absorbed their Ninjutsu and returned it at them. Ruri knocked Itachi aside, but the redirected attacks blasted both of them through a wall, leaving Momokusa Harukawa to cry out in alarm.

• Haku taunted Ruri and Uchiha Itachi and challenged them to attack together.
• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi unleashed several Ninjutsu at Haku, who absorbed them through a mouth in his palm.
• Haku sent the absorbed attacks back at them, and Ruri knocked Itachi down to protect him.
• The returning Rasengan blasted Ruri and Itachi through a wall and onto the ground.
• Momokusa Harukawa shouted Ruri and Itachi's names in alarm.

Momokusa Harukawa and Uzuki Yugao treated Ruri and Uchiha Itachi after Haku badly injured them. Haku defeated Konoha’s strongest fighters and threatened to destroy the village, while Harukawa vanished after glaring at him.

• Momokusa Harukawa reached Ruri and Uchiha Itachi and began healing them despite Ruri’s severe injuries.
• Haku emerged from the cave and mocked Konoha, claiming his monsters would soon kill Ruri and Itachi.
• Uzuki Yugao took over the healing after warning Harukawa that her chakra was running low.
• Kakashi and other skilled ninja fought Haku but were defeated.
• Haku declared that his children would consume the ninja’s chakra and that he would destroy Konoha.
• Momokusa Harukawa glared at Haku and vanished from the spot.

Ruri rescued the badly injured Momokusa Harukawa and confronted Haku after he struck her. Ruri sent Haku flying toward a small river, while the Konoha ninja watched in confusion as his injuries healed and his strength surged.

• Momokusa Harukawa attempted to ambush Haku, but he struck her and sent her flying, leaving her badly injured.
• Ruri asked Ring Butler Zero for power, caught Momokusa Harukawa before she hit the ground, and told her to rest and recover.
• Ruri appeared behind Haku and punched him, sending him a great distance toward a small river.
• Ruri charged after Haku as the Konoha ninja wondered how his injuries had healed and trusted him to protect them.

Ruri used his enhanced powers to overwhelm Haku after Haku attacked Konoha and injured Momokusa Harukawa. He killed Haku and absorbed all the chakra in his body.

• Momokusa Harukawa watched Ruri charge at Haku while tending to her injuries.
• Ruri rushed across the battlefield and struck Haku in the face with a Chaos Rasengan, blasting him into a rock.
• Ruri attacked the badly wounded Haku with his Lightning Blade and said he would kill him for attacking Momokusa Harukawa.
• Haku pleaded that he could not die because of his children, but Ruri pierced his chest with the Lightning Blade and absorbed his chakra, killing him.

Ruri killed Haku, ending the source of the One-Eyed Monsters and turning the battle in Konoha’s favor. He thanked Momokusa Harukawa as she recovered, while the remaining ninja fought to finish off the monsters.

• After Haku died, Ruri’s hair turned black again, and he said he would leave what came next to Naruto Uzumaki.
• The One-Eyed Monsters weakened after Haku’s death, and the Third Hokage rallied the ninja to defeat them.
• Ruri wondered about You’s injuries and went to check on the unconscious Momokusa Harukawa.
• Momokusa Harukawa woke and asked whether Ruri had recovered from his injuries.
• Ruri thanked Momokusa Harukawa for helping him defeat Haku, and she closed her eyes with a happy smile.

Ruri returned to the battle after helping Momokusa Harukawa rest and learning that Uchiha Itachi was recovering. He joined Kakashi to finish off the weakened monsters while Uzuki Yugao continued treating Itachi.

• Ruri carried Momokusa Harukawa to Uzuki Yugao, who said Uchiha Itachi had no serious injuries and was nearly recovered.
• Ruri left Momokusa Harukawa to rest, and she silently prayed that he would return safely.
• Ruri told Kakashi that Haku was dead and the monsters had weakened, then joined him in fighting them.
• About thirty minutes later, Uchiha Itachi woke briefly, and Uzuki Yugao told him to rest as she treated his injuries.

Ruri and the Konoha ninja defeated the One-Eyed Monsters, but Ruri collapsed from exhaustion and his severe injuries. As Uzuki Yugao treated him, Kakashi organized the cleanup and rescue of people trapped on the wall.

• Ruri and the remaining Konoha ninja fought for an hour and defeated all the One-Eyed Monsters, though the battle left many ninja dead or wounded.
• Ruri passed out from exhaustion after celebrating victory, and Kakashi caught him before he fell.
• Uzuki Yugao found that Ruri had broken bones in many places and began treating him while Momokusa Harukawa held his hand.
• Kakashi ordered the ninja to clear the battlefield and help repair Konoha after the monsters destroyed much of its residential area.
• Kakashi and the ninja cut the ropes binding the people on the wall and lowered them to the ground.

After recovering from his injuries, Ruri declined the offer to become Hokage so he could explore the world with Momokusa Harukawa. They left Konoha together, while the village returned to peace.

• Kakashi's ninjas rescued the wounded, and the Medical Squad treated them before returning to Konoha.
• During his hospital stay, Ruri rejected the Third Hokage and the elders' offer to make him Hokage, choosing instead to travel with Momokusa Harukawa.
• Ruri healed fully after nearly a month in the hospital, and Mei Ling Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga supported his decision to leave.
• Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa left Konoha together to explore the world.