Chapter Summaries

Ruri flirted with Momokusa Harukawa and teased Reika Hyuga during their first day of class, then joined them for an assessment at Training Ground One. After Asuma Sarutobi announced a ninja tool throwing test, Ruri examined the targets, including two that would be especially difficult to hit.

• Ruri teased Harukawa with compliments and made her blush, then embarrassed Reika Hyuga by pointing out that her seatmate was Uchiha Itachi.
• Asuma Sarutobi arrived after all thirty students had gathered and began the first lesson.
• Asuma Sarutobi announced a ninja tool throwing assessment and told the students to meet at Training Ground One in thirty minutes.
• Harukawa asked to go with Ruri, and Reika joined them, saying she wanted to see how well he could throw.
• Ruri and the two girls arrived at Training Ground One, where Ruri noticed that two targets were difficult to hit because they faced edge-on.

At Training Ground One, the students took a ninja tool throwing test, and Ruri Hyuga won first place with a perfect score. The chapter ended with Asuma Sarutobi announcing that the class would repeat the test every three months.

• Asuma Sarutobi explained the throwing test, and Uchiha Itachi scored ninety-six with ten shuriken.
• Akagimaru scored ninety-two, while Momokusa Harukawa and Reika Hyuga scored ninety and ninety-one.
• Ruri Hyuga threw ten Ruowu in a coordinated sequence, making them all strike the ten-point bull's-eye.
• Asuma Sarutobi announced Ruri's perfect score of one hundred and named him first place in Year One, Class Five.

After excelling at the ninja tool throwing test, Ruri became the top student in Class Five and made plans to eat with Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa. As Ruri headed for the School Gate, an argument on the Playground caught his attention and drew him away.

• Ruri amazed his classmates with his ninja tool throwing and became the top student in Class Five.
• Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa praised Ruri, and he teased Harukawa while they talked at school.
• Reika invited Ruri and Harukawa to eat with her and Akagimaru the next day, and Harukawa suggested finding a restaurant on Main Street.
• Ruri left the classroom and headed toward the School Gate, but turned toward the Playground after hearing an argument.

Ruri watched Uchiha and Hyuga children fight in the Playground, where the Hyuga pair gained an advantage. Uchiha Itachi arrived after hearing the Hyuga children insult his clan, and the confrontation was poised to continue.

• Ruri noticed Uchiha Jin and another Uchiha arguing with Tokuma Hyuga and Hyuga Takashi while Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa tried to calm them.
• The two Uchiha children and two Hyuga children began fighting, and the Hyuga pair gained a slight advantage with their Taijutsu.
• Tokuma Hyuga boasted that the Hyuga Clan was stronger and that the Uchiha Clan was nothing special.
• Uchiha Itachi stepped forward, saying he could not ignore the insult to his clan, while Uchiha Jin and his companion recognized him as their clan's genius.
• One of the Hyuga children challenged Itachi, saying he was only a kid like them.

Uchiha Itachi quickly defeated two Hyuga children who had challenged his clan’s honor. As Itachi tried to leave, Ruri blocked his way and challenged him to a fight.

• Ruri watched as Tokuma Hyuga and Hyuga Xiang attacked Uchiha Itachi.
• Itachi evaded their strikes and defeated both Hyuga children with a few blows and a shoulder throw.
• The onlookers praised Itachi, while Chunin teachers watched without intervening.
• Itachi told the defeated children not to sully the Uchiha Clan’s name and turned to leave.
• Ruri stopped Itachi and challenged him to test the strength of the Uchiha prodigy.

Ruri and Uchiha Itachi fought after Itachi accepted Ruri’s challenge, and Ruri quickly showed that he was far stronger than the other academy students. After Ruri countered Itachi’s shuriken volley, Itachi charged with Ruowu as Ruri began a Konoha Whirlwind.

• Uchiha Itachi attacked Ruri, but Ruri blocked his strikes and overpowered him in their close-range exchange.
• Ruri activated his Byakugan, surprising Itachi and prompting him to take the fight seriously.
• Uchiha Itachi threw eight shuriken from multiple directions, but Ruri knocked them all down with his own shuriken.
• Uchiha Itachi drew Ruowu and rushed at Ruri, who began using Konoha Whirlwind.

Ruri used the Konoha Whirlwind to knock Ruowu from Uchiha Itachi’s hand and kick Itachi, only to learn he had struck a substitute. As Itachi unleashed a Great Fireball Technique, Ruri prepared to counter with Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ruri used the Konoha Whirlwind to kick Ruowu away and strike Uchiha Itachi in the jaw.
• Uchiha Itachi’s struck body turned out to be a substitute, and Ruri praised his opponent’s skill.
• Uchiha Itachi used the Great Fireball Technique while Ruri watched him through his Byakugan.
• Momokusa Harukawa worried about Ruri, while Linghua expressed confidence that he would be all right.
• Ruri declared the fight should end and began Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin as the spectators feared for him.

Ruri used the Hyuga Clan’s Eight Trigrams techniques to overwhelm Uchiha Itachi in their fight. He trapped Itachi in the Eight Trigrams Field and began striking him with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.

• Ruri deflected Uchiha Itachi’s Great Fireball Technique with Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin.
• Ruri warned Uchiha Itachi not to let his guard down and assumed a strange stance as Itachi stood dazed.
• Ruri revealed that Itachi was trapped in the Eight Trigrams Field, with his chakra points locked and his body immobilized.
• Ruri rushed at Itachi and began landing the strikes of Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.

Ruri Hyuga defeated Uchiha Itachi at the academy with the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, establishing his reputation as a young genius in Konoha. After Ruri left with his friends, the Fourth Hokage noted the remarkable talents emerging that year.

• Ruri struck Uchiha Itachi with all sixty-four palms, sealing his chakra points and knocking him from the Eight Trigrams Field.
• Ruri told the Uchiha children that Itachi would recover and declared himself stronger than Itachi at the academy.
• Ruri invited the two Hyuga children, Reika Hyuga, and Momokusa Harukawa to return to the compound with him.
• Ruri's victory spread through Konoha, earning him a reputation as a genius.
• The Fourth Hokage watched the academy playground and remarked on the talents of Ruri Hyuga and Uchiha Itachi.

Ruri returned to the Hyuga Clan Compound after helping two Hyuga Clan children escape Uchiha Itachi, then entered the Ring to begin a training session. The session set him against a gray clone with the same strength, which opened their fight with a Rasengan.

• Two Hyuga Clan children thanked Ruri for saving them from Uchiha Itachi and said their injuries were minor.
• Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa said goodbye to Ruri and planned to visit him the next day.
• Ruri went home, used the Ring, and selected training mode.
• The Ring created an arena and a gray clone as strong as Ruri, setting the objective of defeating it.
• The gray clone charged at Ruri and attacked with a Rasengan.

Ruri defeated the gray clone in his training and received a chakra recovery pill. The next morning, he met Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa for their planned meal, and they set out to find Akagimaru and choose a place to eat.

• Ruri used the Rasengan, Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, and Fire Fist to defeat the gray clone and earn a chakra recovery pill.
• Ruri returned to the real world, washed up, and went to sleep after his exhausting training and fight with Uchiha Itachi.
• Ruri got up early the next morning and waited for Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa before their meal together.
• Reika Hyuga and Momokusa Harukawa suggested wandering around town to find Akagimaru and decide where to eat.

Ruri took Akagimaru and their friends to the Konoha Barbecue Restaurant, where Reika Hyuga’s huge appetite turned their meal into a feast. After the four finished fifty plates of meat, Ruri ordered twenty more because Reika was still hungry.

• Ruri led Momokusa Harukawa and Linghua Hyuga to Akagimaru’s house, where Akagimaru greeted him by asking to become his underling.
• Ruri suggested the Konoha Barbecue Restaurant, and the group agreed to eat there together.
• At the restaurant, Reika Hyuga ordered fifty plates of meat, surprising Ruri and Akagimaru.
• The four ate all fifty plates, but Reika said she was still hungry.
• Ruri called the owner and ordered another twenty plates of meat.

Akagimaru asked Ruri to teach him Taijutsu so he could become strong enough to protect his mother and others. Later, Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji stayed at Ruri’s house while Hizashi was away on a mission.

• Akagimaru told Ruri that he wanted to grow strong despite lacking talent and asked to become his younger brother and learn Taijutsu.
• Ruri agreed to teach Akagimaru, warning him that training would take hard work.
• Ruri, Akagimaru, Reika Hyuga, and Momokusa Harukawa ate at Konoha’s barbecue restaurant until afternoon, then went home.
• Mei Ling Hyuga arrived at Ruri’s house with Neji Hyuga and said she wanted to stay while Hizashi was on a mission.
• Ruri welcomed Mei Ling and Neji, and they spent the night at his house, with Ruri sleeping on the sofa.

Ruri woke early, ate breakfast prepared by Mei Ling Hyuga, and went to school tired after a restless night caring for Neji. At school, his classmates encouraged one another to work hard and become strong ninjas while Ruri struggled to stay awake.

• Ruri woke to Mei Ling Hyuga cooking breakfast and hurried to wash up after feeling awkward around her.
• Mei Ling Hyuga served Ruri breakfast and sent him off before he could help clean up.
• Ruri arrived at school last and asked Momokusa Harukawa why everyone else had come so early.
• Reika Hyuga said she wanted to study hard and become as amazing as Tsunade, while Akagimaru joined Ruri in promising to become the strongest ninja.
• Ruri explained that Neji had cried during the night after Uncle Hizashi left on a mission, and Momokusa Harukawa let the exhausted Ruri sleep.

Asuma Sarutobi warned the class about the dangers of being a ninja and taught them about chakra. Most students ignored him, but Ruri and a few others listened as the lesson continued through the morning.

• Harukawa woke Ruri when Asuma Sarutobi arrived, and Ruri thanked her.
• Asuma Sarutobi warned the students that ninja faced real danger and urged them to take his lessons seriously.
• Asuma Sarutobi began teaching how to extract chakra, but most students remained distracted.
• Asuma Sarutobi told students with chakra not to disturb those listening, and the classroom quieted down.
• Asuma Sarutobi spent the morning explaining chakra.

Ruri attended afternoon throwing practice at the Training Ground, where Asuma Sarutobi and Uchiha Itachi demonstrated accurate throws at forty-five meters. Ruri stepped forward to try, leaving the class watching to see whether he had improved.

• Ruri ate the lunch Meiling had prepared before the afternoon lessons began.
• Asuma Sarutobi demonstrated a perfect ten with a Ruowu throw at forty-five meters.
• Uchiha Itachi threw three Ruowu at once and scored a ten with each, earning the students' admiration.
• Momokusa Harukawa encouraged Ruri to keep practicing, and Ruri told her he wanted to grow stronger to protect her.
• Ruri walked up to try the exercise, and the students wondered if he had improved since his last perfect score.

Ruri stunned his classmates and Asuma Sarutobi by throwing a Ruowu with tremendous speed and force, then teased Harukawa about teaching her. After the class practiced throwing Ruowu, Ruri, Harukawa, and Linghua headed home.

• Ruri threw a Ruowu through a wooden target and embedded it in the wall, shocking Asuma Sarutobi and the students.
• Harukawa praised Ruri, while Reika Hyuga, Akagimaru, and Uchiha Itachi marveled at how much stronger he had become.
• Asuma Sarutobi resumed the lesson by teaching the class Ruowu throwing techniques.
• Ruri teased Harukawa by offering to teach her at his house, and Hyuga Lianhua scolded him for flirting.
• Class Five practiced throwing Ruowu for the afternoon, then Ruri, Harukawa, and Linghua went home.

Ruri trained before dawn, confirmed his mastery of Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, and considered how to improve his ranged combat. He completed the Ring’s physical training and earned Lightning Blade.

• Ruri quietly practiced Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms and concluded he had mastered it.
• Ruri formed a Rasengan and decided he needed ranged ninjutsu for battles against distant opponents.
• Ruri entered the Ring and began a demanding physical training session.
• Ruri completed all the exercises in less than an hour and received Lightning Blade as his reward.

Ruri learned that he had acquired the lightning attribute and gained the S-rank Lightning Blade technique. He tested channeling lightning chakra into a Ruowu, then ended his training as dawn broke.

• Ruri sensed the lightning attribute in his chakra and realized he could use Lightning Blade.
• Ruri considered using a Ruowu as a conduit to extend Lightning Blade's piercing attack to long range.
• Ruri infused a Ruowu with Lightning Release chakra and threw it at a distant Peach Blossom Tree.
• The Ruowu smashed through four trees and lodged in the fifth, impressing Ruri with its power.
• Ruri noticed the sky brightening and exited the Ring.

After training, Ruri made breakfast for Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji Hyuga before heading to school. On the way, he met Akagimaru, and the two walked to school together.

• Ruri returned from training, saw Mei Ling Hyuga and Neji Hyuga asleep, and made them breakfast.
• Mei Ling Hyuga woke up and praised Ruri's cooking as she ate.
• Ruri finished washing up, said goodbye to Mei Ling Hyuga, and headed for school.
• Ruri met Akagimaru on the road, and they walked to school together.