Recaps

Ruri trained with the Ring, developed his abilities, and enrolled at the Ninja Academy, where he became Class Five’s top student. After Itachi defeated two Hyuga classmates in a clan dispute, Ruri challenged him to a fight.

• Ruri recalled his past life, resolved to grow stronger despite his Branch Family status, and demonstrated his Gentle Fist talent to Hizashi.
• Ruri discovered the Ring and its rewards, gained the Flame-Flame Fruit, and trained in ninjutsu, chakra control, and shadow clones.
• Ruri developed his Gentle Fist techniques and Rasengan, then spent time with Hizashi, Mei Ling, and baby Neji.
• Ruri enrolled at the Ninja Academy, joined Class Five with Uchiha Itachi and Reika Hyuga, and met Momokusa Harukawa.
• Ruri earned Heavenly Spin by completing the Ring’s Rasengan training objective and began practicing the technique.
• Ruri scored a perfect hundred in the ninja tool throwing assessment, taking first place in Class Five.
• Uchiha Jin and another Uchiha argued with Tokuma Hyuga and Hyuga Takashi, and Itachi defeated the two Hyuga children after they challenged his clan.
• Ruri stopped Itachi as he left and challenged him to test the Uchiha prodigy’s strength.

Ruri defeated Uchiha Itachi and cemented his reputation as a prodigy while building friendships and training hard. After placing first in a class tournament, he began teaching Momokusa Harukawa the Rasengan.

• Ruri overpowered Uchiha Itachi with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, and his victory spread through Konoha.
• Ruri trained against a gray clone in the Ring, then spent time with Reika Hyuga, Momokusa Harukawa, and Akagimaru, agreeing to teach Akagimaru Taijutsu.
• Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji Hyuga stayed at Ruri’s house, and Ruri balanced helping them with school and training.
• Ruri mastered Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, earned Lightning Blade from the Ring, and extended its reach by channeling it through a Ruowu.
• During Asuma Sarutobi’s sparring tournament, Uchiha Itachi defeated Shan Yan, Reika Hyuga defeated Akagimaru, and Reika later defeated Momokusa Harukawa.
• Asuma Sarutobi announced Ruri in first place, Uchiha Itachi in second, Reika Hyuga in third, and Momokusa Harukawa in fourth.
• Ruri chose Rasengan as the first technique to teach Momokusa Harukawa and demonstrated it at his training spot.
• Momokusa Harukawa quickly learned to gather chakra in her palm and burst a water balloon as she began practicing the Rasengan.

Ruri advanced his Rasengan and Lightning Blade training, defeated Uchiha Itachi, and continued training with Momokusa Harukawa. The Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki died, and Ruri returned to the Academy as the village began recovering.

• Ruri trained Momokusa Harukawa in the Rasengan and practiced Lightning Blade, while Mei Ling Hyuga took him shopping and Hyuga Hiashi summoned him to discuss his fight with the Uchiha.
• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi faced off in a combat assessment, and Ruri defeated him with Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.
• Ruri intensified his physical training with weights, tested his stronger techniques, and trained with Momokusa Harukawa as she improved her Rasengan and spoke of protecting others.
• A Masked Man attacked as Naruto Uzumaki was born, seized the baby, extracted the Nine-Tails from Kushina Uzumaki, and unleashed the beast on Konoha.
• Ruri stayed home with Neji while Hizashi Hyuga went to help the village, as Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage fought to stop the Nine-Tails.
• Minato Namikaze died protecting Konoha, and Ruri learned of his death before attending school amid the village’s destruction.
• Ruri talked with Momokusa Harukawa and Reika Hyuga about graduating early and later explained the Anbu to them, admitting he might want to join.

Ruri graduated early, joined Kakashi’s Anbu squad, and proved his strength on a mission against Sunagakure spies. After a year of service and further training, he was assigned to compete in the Chunin Ninja Exams as Kumogakure’s war against Konoha began.

• Ruri passed his early graduation assessment, defeated three Genin, and chose the Anbu over a Jonin-led squad.
• Shimura Danzō tried to recruit Ruri into Root, but Ruri refused and reported to Kakashi’s Anbu unit.
• Ruri joined Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato on a mission to eliminate five Sunagakure spies, killing several enemies and helping the team succeed.
• Ruri upgraded his Rasengan to Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and demonstrated its destructive power, though it consumed much of his chakra.
• Ruri taught Momokusa Harukawa the Body Flicker Technique and continued serving in the Anbu as their friendship grew.
• The Third Hokage announced that Kumogakure had begun a war and sent Kakashi’s squad to the front, while assigning Ruri to compete in the Chunin Ninja Exams.