Recaps

Uchiha Itachi passed his graduation test and received his forehead protector, then told Ruri he planned to join the Anbu. The group learned that Asuma Sarutobi had already left to fight on the front lines before they went out to celebrate Itachi’s graduation.

• Two Anbu ninja dragged away the ninja caught in steel wire, and a teacher gave Uchiha Itachi his forehead protector after he passed the test.
• Ruri, Momokusa Harukawa, and Reika Hyuga congratulated Uchiha Itachi, who said he would join the Anbu and catch up with Ruri.
• Momokusa Harukawa worried that she and Linghua would hold the others back, but Ruri and Reika Hyuga encouraged her to keep working hard.
• Ruri asked where Asuma Sarutobi was, and Momokusa Harukawa and Uchiha Itachi told him that Asuma had gone to fight on the front lines.
• Ruri suggested celebrating Itachi’s graduation, and the four of them left the school grounds to eat in Konoha.

Ruri left Hizashi Hyuga’s home to report to the Anbu and join the front lines. At the assembly point, he reunited with Uzuki Yugao and received congratulations from Kakashi.

• Mei Ling Hyuga made breakfast for Ruri as he packed his battle equipment, and Hizashi Hyuga urged him to report in after eating.
• Mei Ling Hyuga asked Ruri to return home alive, and he promised before using the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
• Ruri headed to the Anbu assembly point, where seven people in two teams were ready to depart.
• Uzuki Yugao greeted Ruri with delight, and he told her he had become a Jonin and was joining the front-line fight.
• Kakashi congratulated Ruri on becoming a Jonin.

Ruri and Kakashi’s Anbu teams traveled to the front lines after Ruri became a Jonin. They reached Chōza Akimichi’s camp, where wounded ninja revealed how serious the fighting had become.

• Kakashi congratulated Ruri on becoming a Jonin, and the Anbu members welcomed him while Gekko Hayate watched resentfully.
• Kakashi led the Anbu teams toward the border of the Land of Fire, and Uzuki Yugao asked Ruri how much farther they had to go.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi told Kakashi that the camp was nearby, and Kakashi asked him to handle the meeting with the other ninja.
• The teams arrived at the camp near nightfall, where Chōza Akimichi welcomed them and explained that he had requested reinforcements.
• Ruri saw a dozen wounded ninja recovering in the camp and recognized that the fighting was worse than Chōza had suggested.

Ruri met Chōza Akimichi and reunited with Asuma Sarutobi and other Konoha ninja on the battlefield. After learning that Ruri had become a Jonin, Chōza was surprised, and Shinnosuke asked him how the war was going.

• Ruri studied Chōza Akimichi as more ninja arrived at the tent, including Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi.
• Shinnosuke introduced Ruri as a renowned Hyuga genius who had recently become a Jonin, surprising Chōza.
• Asuma congratulated Ruri on his promotion, and Ruri greeted the other ninja.
• Shinnosuke asked Chōza about the difficult state of the war, while Ruri listened.

Choza Akimichi warned Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Ruri, and the others that the enemy had a large force and might send a Jinchūriki, while a young fighter using Black Lightning Release had already inflicted heavy losses. Ruri suspected the fighter was Darui but concealed his knowledge, then left to rest as the remaining leaders discussed battle plans.

• Choza Akimichi described the enemy's two Jonin, more than twenty Chunin, incoming reinforcements, and the possibility of a Jinchūriki.
• Ruri and Shinnosuke Sarutobi reacted with concern, and Ruri explained to Uzuki Yugao that Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts were exceptionally dangerous.
• Choza Akimichi revealed that a young enemy ninja using Black Lightning Release had killed or wounded many of their people.
• Ruri recognized the fighter as possibly Darui but told Uzuki Yugao that he had never heard of Black Lightning Release.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao left to rest, while Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and others stayed to plan with Choza Akimichi.

Ruri trained in the Ring before the Konoha unit set out for battle, where they were ambushed near a river. Sarutobi Shinnosuke blocked the attackers’ explosive weapons with an earthen wall.

• Ruri reviewed what he knew about Darui and trained in the Ring during the night before battle.
• A pair of eyes watched the Konoha camp from the trees before disappearing.
• Uzuki Yugao woke Ruri and waited while he washed and prepared to leave.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao joined the Konoha unit as it set out and reached a small river after running for about ten minutes.
• The lead ninja warned the unit of an ambush as shuriken and kunai carrying explosive tags flew toward them.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke raised an Earth Release wall that blocked the weapons and explosions.

Konoha and Cloud Ninja forces faced off across a river after Ryūsui rejected Chōza Akimichi’s appeal for peace. The battle began, and Yamato’s Wood Release protected the Konoha ninja from a Lightning Release attack.

• Ryūsui led dozens of Cloud Ninja to the riverbank and taunted Chōza Akimichi after Shinnosuke Sarutobi blocked their kunai.
• Chōza Akimichi and Còudào Dīngzǒng challenged Ryūsui over the Cloud Ninja’s invasion, but Ryūsui declared they would kill the Konoha forces and charge.
• Chōza Akimichi attacked with Partial Expansion Jutsu as Kakashi led the Anbu Ninja into the fight.
• Five Cloud Chunin sent Lightning Release racing along the river toward Ruri and the others, but Yamato used Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to shield Konoha’s forces.
• Chōza Akimichi praised Yamato and urged the Cloud Ninja to surrender, but Ryūsui’s forces continued fighting.

Ruri unleashed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken against the Kumogakure forces, devastating their ranks and leaving Ryūsui injured despite his escape. Konoha’s morale rose as Shinnosuke Sarutobi and Tsuki Yugao praised Ruri.

• Ruri stepped forward and formed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, astounding Kakashi and the nearby Konoha ninja.
• Ryūsui warned the Kumogakure ninja to move, but Ruri threw the Rasenshuriken before he could finish.
• Ryūsui dodged the attack but was blasted away, and the explosion left a vast crater filled with dozens of dead Cloud Ninja.
• Ryūsui realized Ruri was no ordinary child and felt sharp pain from a slight graze to his arm.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi praised Ruri, while Tsuki Yugao admired his power.

Ruri’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken boosted Konoha’s morale, prompting the ninja to renew their assault. Ryūsui targeted Ruri, and the two began fighting on the river.

• Might Guy praised Ruri’s strength, while Kurenai Yuhi watched him admiringly.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi led the Konoha ninja back into battle across the river.
• Ryūsui ordered Darui and C to deal with Shinnosuke, then charged toward Ruri with lightning covering his body.
• Ruri used the Body Flicker Technique to meet Ryūsui, while Shinnosuke, Chōza Akimichi, and Kakashi faced other Cloud Ninja.
• Ryūsui recognized Ruri as a Hyuga and questioned his strength, but Ruri attacked with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palm.

Ruri fought Ryūsui, a Cloud Ninja captain, and used a feint to land a kick that sent him flying across the river. Ryūsui rose unharmed but enraged, promising to kill Ruri.

• Ryūsui dodged Ruri’s Eight Trigrams Palm with lightning-nature chakra and drew his large blade to attack.
• Ruri dodged the blade and launched a spinning kick, surprising Ryūsui with his taijutsu.
• Ryūsui coated his blade in lightning-nature chakra and slashed at Ruri’s leg, intent on killing the Konoha prodigy.
• Ruri feinted with his kick, moved behind Ryūsui, and kicked him in the face, sending him across the river.
• Ryūsui stood up with a shoe print on his face and threatened to kill Ruri, furious over the humiliation.

Ruri used his speed and Eight Trigrams techniques to overwhelm Ryūsui after provoking the Kumogakure Jonin. Ryūsui could not keep up with Ruri’s Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ruri kicked Ryūsui away and beckoned him, provoking him into unleashing lightning chakra.
• Ryūsui charged at Ruri and attacked with Cloud Style: Crescent Moon Slash.
• Ruri shattered Ryūsui’s three sword-energy arcs with Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher and closed in on him.
• Ruri unleashed Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms at a speed Ryūsui could not match.

Ruri defeated Ryūsui, leaving the Cloud Ninja captain unconscious with severe internal injuries. As Darui and C tried to save him, Killer B arrived on the battlefield, and Ruri recognized the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Ruri overwhelmed Ryūsui with Eight Trigrams Palm strikes, sealed most of his chakra points, and knocked him unconscious.
• Darui and C pulled Ryūsui from the water, but C's healing technique could not stop his internal bleeding.
• Youli told C that medical ninjutsu could not heal the internal injuries caused by the Hyuga Clan's strikes.
• C said a lord from the Valley of Clouds and Lightning was coming to take Ryūsui back for treatment.
• Killer B charged onto the battlefield, and the Cloud Ninja cheered as Ruri recognized him as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Killer B arrived on the battlefield and learned that a Konoha Hyuga ninja had badly injured Ryūsui. As C carried Ryūsui away for treatment, Killer B was left to face the fighting Konoha forces.

• The Konoha ninja, Chōza Akimichi, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi reacted with alarm when Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, appeared.
• Killer B surveyed the battle and asked what had happened to Ryūsui.
• C told Killer B that a Konoha Hyuga ninja named Ruri had injured Ryūsui.
• C lifted Ryūsui onto his back and left to take him to the village for treatment, entrusting the battlefield to Killer B.

Ruri faced Killer B after the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki defeated Ryūsui, and chose to stay and fight despite warnings from Konoha’s allies. The chapter ended with Killer B asking Ruri’s name before their battle began.

• Killer B sent C back to the village carrying Ryūsui, then confronted Ruri.
• Ruri recognized Killer B as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while Yunfei Shinnosuke and Chōza Akimichi urged him to retreat.
• Ruri decided to remain on the battlefield, believing Konoha could not afford to lose the position and wanting to unleash the Flame-Flame Fruit’s power.
• Kakashi told Chōza Akimichi that Ruri intended to fight Killer B.
• Killer B praised Ruri’s courage and asked him to give his name before their fight.

Ruri Hyuga challenged Killer B and discovered that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki greatly surpassed him in physical strength. After Killer B nearly broke through Ruri’s Rotation, the two were knocked apart, leaving Ruri stunned by his opponent’s power.

• Ruri introduced himself to Killer B and used the Body Flicker Technique to attack from above with Leaf Great Whirlwind.
• Killer B blocked Ruri’s kick with his arm and taunted him about his speed and strength.
• Killer B charged at Ruri with a straight punch, and Ruri used Rotation to defend himself.
• Killer B struck the Rotation and nearly broke through it, sending both fighters bouncing away.
• Ruri landed and stared at Killer B, astonished by his strength.

Ruri fought Killer B, whose strength overwhelmed his taijutsu, and turned to the Flame-Flame Fruit to attack with fire. The chapter ended as Ruri pressed flames against the water while Killer B dodged his fireballs.

• Killer B shrugged off Ruri's attack and continued fighting, showing strength that nearly broke through Ruri's Rotation.
• Ruri used Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, but Killer B blocked the strikes with ease.
• Ruri blasted Killer B away with Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher and formed flames over his palms.
• Chōza Akimichi and Kurenai Yuhi watched as Ruri revealed his fire abilities, and Killer B recognized the advanced transformation of his Fire Release.
• Ruri used fireballs as a diversion and pressed flames against the water, while Killer B dodged to avoid being hit.

Ruri’s Fire Dragon Tornado forced Killer B to use the Eight-Tails’ chakra, but Killer B countered by drawing all seven swords and preparing his Seven Sword Style. The chapter left Ruri facing Killer B’s sudden attack from above.

• Ruri raised enormous Fire Dragon Tornado flames beneath Killer B, sweeping nearby ninja into the fiery pillars.
• Killer B unleashed the Eight-Tails’ chakra to dodge the attack and emerged from the steam unharmed.
• Asuma Sarutobi asked Shinnosuke Sarutobi about Killer B’s chakra, and Shinnosuke warned that Ruri might be in danger.
• Killer B drew seven swords, adopted his unusual fighting stance, and declared that he would take Ruri seriously.
• Killer B vanished and reappeared above Ruri, spinning rapidly as his seven swords struck toward him.

Ruri struggled to withstand Killer B’s overwhelming swordsmanship and began to adapt, but Killer B increased his speed and knocked him into the air. The chapter ended with seven blades flying toward Ruri as he gave up resisting.

• Killer B attacked Ruri with seven blades at a speed Ruri could barely follow, inflicting several deep wounds.
• Ruri used Gentle Fist and Strong Fist to defend himself, and the two styles began to show signs of merging.
• As Ruri started adjusting to the attack rhythm, Killer B increased his speed and power, then struck Ruri with an elbow.
• Killer B flung his seven blades toward the helpless Ruri, who seemed to give up on living.

Ruri survived Killer B’s attack by using his Flame-Flame Fruit to create an ice shield, then challenged Killer B to continue the fight. He prepared to test the abilities he had developed over the past few years.

• Killer B knocked Ruri into the air and hurled seven swords at him as Uzuki Yugao and Chōza Akimichi feared he was defeated.
• Ruri announced that the real battle had only just begun and stood unharmed on the river.
• Ruri blocked the seven swords with an ice shield made by controlling his flames at zero degrees, then dropped the swords into the water.
• Ruri taunted Killer B and prepared to use the Flame-Flame Fruit abilities he had studied over the past few years.

Ruri used Zero Degree to transform his flames into a freezing mist that overwhelmed the battlefield. Killer B escaped the mist with the Eight-Tails’ chakra and charged at Ruri from the bank.

• Ruri exhaled flames that became a vast cloud of icy mist, forcing Killer B to cloak himself in the Eight-Tails’ chakra and flee toward the bank.
• The mist froze the river’s surface and engulfed a Cloud Ninja, turning him into an ice statue that shattered when he fell.
• Chōza Akimichi and Uzuki Yugao watched in disbelief as the surrounding ninjas wondered how Ruri’s Fire Release had become ice.
• Killer B, wrapped in the Eight-Tails’ chakra, charged across the ice toward Ruri.

Killer B entered Tailed Beast Transformation and charged Ruri, but Ruri turned the river into a field of intense heat with Fire Mystery, Fire Flowing Flame. As Killer B strengthened his chakra cloak and attacked from above, Ruri believed the river gave him the advantage.

• Killer B merged the Eight-Tails' chakra with his own and entered Tailed Beast Transformation, greatly increasing his speed.
• Ruri used Fire Mystery, Fire Flowing Flame to heat the river and slow Killer B, melting the ice across its surface.
• The heat burned the feet of the ninja on the river, forcing them to flee to the bank or seek medical treatment.
• Chōza Akimichi watched Ruri's technique and called it troublesome.
• Killer B added another layer to his Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak, leaped above Ruri, and swung a powerful fist down at him.

Ruri used Six-Sided Ice Coffin to seal Killer B, turning the battle in Konoha's favor. The remaining Cloud Ninja recognized their defeat and began to retreat.

• Ruri froze the air around Killer B into six shields and sealed him inside a sturdy ice coffin.
• Ruri noted that the technique had consumed more than half his energy and said he needed to use it sparingly.
• The remaining Cloud Ninja lost confidence when they saw Killer B trapped, while Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Uzuki Yugao, Kakashi, and Might Guy praised Ruri.
• Chōza Akimichi asked the Cloud Ninja whether they would keep fighting after their Jinchūriki had been defeated.
• The Cloud Ninja Jonin retreated toward the surviving Chunin, acknowledging that they had no way to continue the battle.

Killer B broke free of Ruri’s ice coffin by undergoing Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, revealing the immense power of the Eight-Tails. As Killer B threatened the battlefield, the Cloud Ninja began retreating.

• Uzuki Yugao recognized Ruri’s ice coffin as an unfamiliar Sealing Jutsu, and the Cloud Ninja began losing their will to fight after Killer B’s defeat.
• The Eight-Tails’ chakra surged out of Killer B, and Chōza Akimichi warned that Killer B was undergoing Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Killer B grew into a giant bull-headed octopus monster, shattered the ice coffin, and released a roar that incapacitated nearby low-ranking ninja.
• Killer B confronted Ruri and declared that he would show his true form, while Ruri sensed the Eight-Tails’ immense chakra despite having spent much of his own.
• A Kumogakure Jonin ordered the Cloud Ninja to retreat into the forest as Killer B’s transformation threatened to destroy the battlefield.

The Eight-Tails overwhelmed the Konoha ninja and unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving Ruri to use his remaining chakra in a desperate attempt to divert it. The chapter ended as Ruri’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken flew toward the incoming blast.

• The Eight-Tails struck several Konoha ninja with a tentacle, while others began to panic at his Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Chōza Akimichi ordered the Konoha ninja to retreat if the situation changed, as the Eight-Tails vowed to kill them.
• The Eight-Tails formed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Kakashi closed his eyes as he faced what seemed to be certain death.
• Ruri formed a massive Wind Release: Rasenshuriken with his remaining chakra and hurled it toward the Tailed Beast Bomb in hopes of changing its course.
• Tsuki Yugao and Kurenai Yuhi braced for the incoming blast as it hurtled toward them.

Ruri diverted the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, then used his remaining power to freeze and temporarily seal the beast. He collapsed after warning Kakashi to retreat.

• Ruri’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken changed the trajectory of the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, sending it past the Konoha ninja and into a distant mountain.
• The Eight-Tails began gathering chakra for another Tailed Beast Bomb, and Ruri charged at him despite having run out of chakra.
• Ruri engulfed the Eight-Tails in flames and activated Fire Mystery: Frozen Romance, turning the flames blue and freezing the beast inside ice.
• Ruri exhausted his stamina and fell toward the river, but Kakashi caught him with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Ruri told Kakashi to retreat because the ice could only seal the Eight-Tails temporarily, then passed out.