Recaps

Ruri and Kakashi’s team traveled toward the front lines, talking about their goals and resolve to grow stronger. When dozens of hidden enemies ambushed them, the team blocked the opening attack and pretended to fear the enemy captain.

• Ruri and Kakashi discussed the hardships of war, becoming stronger, and their hopes for life beyond Konoha.
• Kakashi revealed that he wanted to become Hokage, while Ruri said his immediate goal was to complete the mission.
• The team finished packing and set out to deliver the scroll to the front lines as quickly as possible.
• Ruri spotted around thirty or forty enemies following them, but Kakashi kept the team moving while they waited to learn the pursuers’ plan.
• At the road, Kakashi secretly signaled the group to stay alert, and Ruri pretended to relax so the enemies would attack in the open.
• Ruri and Kakashi realized the attackers were waiting for the team to lower its guard, then warned their companions as the ambush began.
• The enemy captain and his men threw ninja tools, but Kakashi and the others blocked the volley and formed a defensive circle.
• The captain claimed he had driven everyone out alone, and Ruri’s team pretended to be intimidated as Kakashi urged them to attack together.

Ruri and his team fought a hidden enemy squad, and Ruri defeated several opponents who powered themselves up with forbidden techniques. As the battle continued, Ruri’s blade drained chakra from the dead, and his teammates began to question whether it was affecting his increasingly vicious behavior.

• Ruri and his teammates ambushed the hidden ninjas, killing most of them while leaving some alive to question.
• Ruri defeated Shifū after he used a pill and silver needles to boost his strength, then killed him despite his inability to fight.
• Ruri’s blade drained the dead enemy’s remaining chakra, and his teammates wondered whether it was fueling his bloodlust.
• Ruri charged into the remaining enemies and killed them with unusual brutality, while Kakashi, Itachi, and Yugao discussed his behavior.
• The enemy captain sent another teammate to fight Ruri, and the ninja approached him while claiming stronger fighters remained.

Ruri faced a powerful enemy and his giant wolf Summoning Beast while Kakashi and the others watched, then fought on after the enemy merged with the beast and wounded him. The arc ended with Ruri countering the enemy’s claw attack using Shadow Clones and Rasengan.

• Ruri challenged the enemy’s strength, defeated his initial attacks, and faced a giant wolf Summoning Beast that proved stronger than he expected.
• Ruri removed the iron weights from his legs and used his increased speed to overpower the enemy, who cut off his broken arm and returned to the fight.
• The enemy attacked with blade-wielding clones, but Ruri blocked them with Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation and then broke the enemy’s knees with a powerful kick.
• The enemy used a smile to distract Ruri while the wolf prepared an ambush, but Ruri dodged and accused him of trying to stall for time.
• The enemy merged with the wolf, healed his wounds, and regained an arm, then used his increased speed to slash Ruri’s back from behind.
• Ruri used his Byakugan to track the enemy, but the enemy’s detached claw attacked from behind and clashed with Ruri’s short sword.
• Ruri revealed two Shadow Clones behind the enemy, and they struck him from both sides with four Rasengan.

Ruri concealed his true power until he could defeat Jilin, then spared him after his teammates refused to help. He faced the rest of the enemy squad alone and survived a massive rockfall, though dust obscured him from view.

• Ruri used his chakra-absorbing blade to challenge Jilin, dodged his attacks, and fought defensively while concealing his strength.
• Ruri revealed that his Shadow Clone had gathered chakra elsewhere and returned it to him, then overwhelmed Jilin with his true power.
• Ruri detected Jilin’s ambush with his Byakugan and stabbed him, while Jilin admitted that underestimating opponents had led to his defeat.
• Ruri questioned the enemy squad for abandoning their dying comrade, then spared him and said he hoped they could become friends if he recovered.
• Ruri challenged the remaining enemies to attack together, and their captain realized Ruri planned to use Shadow Clones to match their numbers.
• Ruri killed two enemies before they could react, sliced through earth pillars, and split a boulder with his transformed cleaver.
• Ruri endured five minutes of falling rocks by hacking them apart, but the dust cloud hid him from his worried allies and the enemies.