Chapter Summaries

Ruri returned to Mei Ling Hyuga’s house with breakfast after training on the mountain and learning new Ninjutsu. He found Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji Hyuga still asleep, but Mei Ling soon woke and explained that Neji had stayed up late.

• Ruri headed down the mountain after realizing it was nearly eight o’clock.
• Ruri bought three servings of breakfast at the morning market and carried them to Mei Ling Hyuga’s house.
• Ruri entered the unlocked house and found Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji Hyuga still asleep.
• Ruri put the breakfast into three bowls, and Mei Ling Hyuga came out of her bedroom.
• Mei Ling Hyuga told Ruri that Neji Hyuga had stayed awake late and had not woken up yet.

Ruri brought breakfast home and shared it with Mei Ling Hyuga, who praised how much he had grown. After Mei Ling brought Neji Hyuga to the table, he enjoyed the food Ruri had bought.

• Ruri told Mei Ling Hyuga he had gone for a walk and bought breakfast, and reminded her to warm Neji's portion so he would not eat it cold.
• Mei Ling Hyuga praised Ruri for looking after the family, then ate breakfast with him.
• Mei Ling finished eating and went to wake Neji while Ruri finished his meal and decided to buy breakfast from the same place again.
• Mei Ling brought Neji to the table and gave him a spoonful of breakfast.
• Neji smiled and called the food yummy, and Ruri encouraged him to eat plenty and grow tall.

Ruri spent the morning playing with Neji Hyuga and reflected on his life before and after transmigrating. He decided to enjoy the afternoon at home rather than look for missions.

• After breakfast, Mei Ling Hyuga told Ruri to play with Neji while she cleaned up.
• Ruri carried Neji into the living room and played with him and his toys.
• As they played, Ruri thought about missing technology from his old life and recalled his lonely college years.
• Ruri decided he preferred his current life and stopped dwelling on the past, continuing to play with Neji.

Ruri spent the morning playing with Neji while Mei Ling Hyuga cleaned the house. After they skipped lunch, Mei Ling took Neji for an afternoon nap, and Ruri went to his bedroom to rest and reflect.

• Ruri and Neji played in the living room while Mei Ling Hyuga cleaned the house.
• The three of them decided to skip lunch because they were not hungry after their late breakfast.
• Mei Ling asked Ruri to take an afternoon nap, but he told her to rest with Neji while he stayed up a little longer.
• Mei Ling carried Neji into the bedroom, and they fell asleep together.
• Ruri went to his bedroom and lay down, planning to think about the past and sleep if he became tired.

As Ruri rested, he remembered his college friend Liu Shaohua and reflected on how different his life had become in the Hokage world. He concluded that making friends had made his path easier.

• Ruri lay in bed after training and remembered taking naps during school lunch breaks.
• Ruri recalled that Liu Shaohua had been his closest friend during college.
• Ruri remembered helping Liu Shaohua approach a girl and treating him to instant noodles after the attempt went wrong.
• Ruri reflected that he had spent seven years in the Hokage world and was now nearly thirty in mental age.
• Ruri thought about how making close friends in his new life had made the road ahead easier.

Ruri reflected on his gifted friends and the comrades he had made in the Anbu, appreciating how much less lonely his life in the Shinobi World had become. He fell asleep wondering what the future would bring.

• Ruri thought fondly of Momokusa Harukawa, whom he had taught Ninjutsu, and wondered whether she liked him.
• Ruri considered Reika Hyuga, Linghua Hyuga, and Akagimaru, noting their traits and abilities.
• Ruri remembered Uchiha Itachi’s talent and felt happy that Itachi would report to the Anbu the next day.
• Ruri thought of his Anbu friends Kakashi Hatake, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao, who had fought and served alongside him.
• Ruri grew sleepy, reflected on how tiring his new life was but how much he valued his friends, and closed his eyes.

Ruri dreamed of the love and family he had found with Hizashi Hyuga and Mei Ling Hyuga, then reflected on the suffering war inflicted on orphans and other families. He remained unwilling to fight, but knew he had to grow stronger to protect himself and his loved ones.

• Ruri fell asleep at noon and dreamed of beautiful memories.
• Ruri recalled that Hizashi Hyuga and Mei Ling Hyuga had treated him like their own child after he became an orphan.
• Ruri reflected on how war left children orphaned, forced some into battle, and claimed countless lives.
• Ruri recognized that he had no choice but to fight anyone who threatened him and his family.
• Ruri pursued greater strength to protect his loved ones and survive the wars that could break out in the world of Hokage.

After nearly two hours of sleep, Ruri woke feeling refreshed and told Mei Ling Hyuga about his pleasant dream. Mei Ling worried that he had been overtraining, but Ruri insisted his body could handle it.

• Ruri slept for nearly two hours and dreamed of the world he wanted.
• Ruri woke, noticed it was past three in the afternoon, and went to speak with Mei Ling Hyuga.
• Mei Ling told Ruri that Neji was still asleep after tiring himself out playing.
• Ruri said he felt relaxed after his nap, and Mei Ling asked whether he had been overtraining.
• Ruri admitted he had trained a little too much but insisted his body could take it.

Ruri promised Mei Ling Hyuga he would take better care of his body, then entered the Ring to rest and refine his chakra. Inside, he found the pavilion barrier gone and discovered that the Ninja Technique Encyclopedia was full of blank pages.

• Mei Ling Hyuga warned Ruri that overtraining could make his body collapse, and Ruri promised to manage his training better.
• Ruri compared his training with Might Guy and Rock Lee’s extreme routines and wondered whether becoming Might Guy’s student would wear him out.
• Ruri returned to his bedroom, pressed the Ring to his forehead, and entered it to rest and refine his chakra.
• Ruri noticed the barrier around the little pavilion had disappeared and walked inside.
• Ruri picked up the Ninja Technique Encyclopedia and found that its pages were blank.

Ruri discovered that the Ring had changed, with its barrier gone, its Ninja Technique Encyclopedia blank, and its usual virtual text missing. Butler Zero appeared and explained that the Ring had upgraded, its existing functions remained, and the encyclopedia would now store Ninjutsu that Ruri acquired.

• Ruri found the pavilion accessible, the Ninja Technique Encyclopedia blank, and no virtual text in the Ring.
• Ruri prepared to smash things, but a small mechanical ball appeared before him and transformed.
• The ball introduced himself as Butler Zero and explained that the Ring had been undergoing a system update.
• Butler Zero told Ruri that training functions remained and the encyclopedia would display acquired Ninjutsu for him to learn by touching its pages.

Ruri learned that Ring Butler Zero could supervise his training and simulate battles inside the Ring. Zero transformed the Ring into a realistic battlefield and set 20 enemies against Ruri, whose fight began as they charged him.

• Ring Butler Zero explained that he could manage the Ring, correct Ruri's training, and fight him in human form at adjustable levels.
• Zero told Ruri he could simulate battlefields where injuries and fatigue would disappear after Ruri left the Ring.
• Ruri asked to experience a virtual battlefield, and Zero changed the Ring's scenery into a realistic war zone.
• Zero announced that Ruri faced 20 enemies and that he would recover from any injuries or death after leaving the Ring.
• Ruri agreed to begin, and the enemies charged him in an orderly formation.

Ruri fought twenty virtual ninjas in a training area, discovering that ordinary weapons barely affected them but his Rasengan could incapacitate them. As the battle continued, two more ninjas attacked him from behind.

• Ruri charged at the twenty ninjas after Butler Zero said most of them were at Jonin level.
• The ninjas split into groups and attacked Ruri, who blocked their strikes with two kunai.
• Ruri threw his kunai into a ninja, but the wounded opponent pulled them out and kept fighting.
• Ruri struck the ninja with a Rasengan, sending him flying and leaving him unable to fight.
• Two ninjas attacked Ruri from behind with large swords, and Ruri vanished in a spiral just before they hit him.

Ruri used Lightning Blade to kill two ninja, then defended against volleys of weapons with Rotation. As four groups of ninja surrounded him, he formed flames in his hands to attack them.

• Ruri appeared behind two ninja and killed them with Lightning Blade.
• Two squads of ninja threw Shuriken and Kunai at Ruri from both sides.
• Ruri blocked the weapons with Rotation and challenged the ninja to try another attack.
• The ninja drew short swords, split into four groups, and charged Ruri from all directions.
• Ruri formed two balls of flame in his hands as the ninja surrounded him.

Ruri used flames against the virtual ninja, but they survived with only minor burns. The ninja entered a berserk state and began using Ninjutsu, so Ruri vanished to attack one from behind after it copied his black Rasengan.

• Ruri swept flames toward the surrounding ninja, who charged into them without dodging.
• The ninja emerged from the flames with only minor burns, and Ruri realized fire had little effect on them.
• The ninja's eyes turned black as they entered a berserk state and their strength, speed, and hit detection increased.
• The berserk ninja abandoned their tools and attacked Ruri with Ninjutsu.
• One ninja formed a black Rasengan, and Ruri vanished to strike it from behind with a Rasengan.

Ruri narrowly dodged a virtual ninja’s Rasengan attack and learned that the enemies could fight without tiring. He charged the remaining ninjas with a Big Ball Rasengan, leaving most of them incapacitated.

• A ninja turned and attacked Ruri with a Rasengan, but Ruri used Intangibility to evade it.
• Ruri questioned how the ninjas could keep using Rasengan, and Ring Butler Zero explained that the virtual enemies needed no chakra or rest.
• Ring Butler Zero told Ruri that his combat record would determine the ninjutsu he received after winning.
• Ruri jumped from the tree and charged the enemies with a Big Ball Rasengan, blasting most of them down.

Ruri fought the last ninja in his training session, defeating one with Eight Trigrams Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms before facing the final three. He prepared to finish them with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

• Five ninja charged at Ruri, and he formed a Ninja Tool Lightning Blade and threw it at one of them.
• After the ninja dodged the blade, Ruri trapped him in an Eight Trigrams Field and struck him with Eight Trigrams Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms, leaving him unable to move.
• Ruri challenged the remaining three ninja to attack together, and they charged at him using their strongest Ninjutsu.
• Ruri formed a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and prepared to kill all three in one attack.

Ruri fought the final three ninja, discovering their ability to vanish and reappear from different directions. He trapped them with ice and struck them with Eight Trigrams Palm: Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms, while noting that the virtual enemies showed no reaction to their injuries.

• Ruri hurled Wind Release: Rasenshuriken at the three charging ninja, but they vanished before it could hit them.
• Ruri activated his Byakugan and spotted the three ninja emerging from underground, above him, and behind him.
• Ruri used Fire Mystery: Zero Degree to freeze the ninja's feet and stop them from vanishing again.
• Ruri trapped the three ninja inside his Eight Trigrams Field and attacked them with Eight Trigrams Palm: Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms.
• Ruri observed that the virtual enemies neither made a sound nor changed their expressions as he struck them.

Ruri defeated twenty virtual ninja in the Ring while using only one-fifth of his Chakra, then received a ninja tool as his reward. The chapter ended with Ring Butler Zero telling him to place his right hand on the wordless Ninja Encyclopedia so the Ring could provide the reward.

• Ruri defeated the last three virtual ninja with the Eight Trigrams Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms, winning the battle against all twenty.
• The virtual ninja and battlefield disappeared, and Ruri praised the new system while suggesting that its enemies should have expressions and voices.
• Ring Butler Zero accepted Ruri's suggestions and announced his reward.
• Ring Butler Zero explained that no suitable Ninjutsu was available and offered a ninja tool instead.
• Ruri approached the wordless Ninja Encyclopedia, and Ring Butler Zero told him to place his right hand on it.

Ruri received a short sword from the Ninja Technique Encyclopedia and learned about its chakra-absorbing and shape-changing abilities. He left considering the weapon’s unusual power.

• Ruri placed his hand on the blank Ninja Technique Encyclopedia and waited for it to select a Ninja Tool.
• The Encyclopedia assembled a short sword, which Ring Butler Zero identified as Ruri’s selected Ninja Tool.
• Ring Butler Zero explained that the sword absorbed an enemy’s chakra through contact with its flat blade and converted it into Ruri’s chakra.
• Ring Butler Zero explained that Ruri could channel chakra into the sword and turn its hilt to switch between short sword, Long Sword Mode, and Great Sword Mode.
• Ruri learned that the sword’s power depended on its stored chakra and that he could use it without restrictions.

Ruri tested the short sword's power by infusing it with Chakra and striking a tree. Though the blade passed through the tree without resistance, it left no visible cut, so Ruri was left puzzled about how the sword worked.

• Ruri examined the short sword and decided to test its power on nearby trees.
• Ruri drew the sword, admired its patterned blade, and poured a small amount of Chakra into it.
• The Chakra made the blade glow and formed sharp waves extending beyond its edge and spine.
• Ruri swung the sword through a large tree, but the tree showed no sign of being cut.
• Ruri inspected the tree closely and wondered whether he was using the sword incorrectly.