Chapter Summaries

Ruri attacked an enemy whose secret technique had greatly increased his strength and hardened his body. After Lightning Blade failed to pierce him, Ruri used Fire Fist for a different purpose, and the flames spread from the enemy’s feet to his knees.

• Ruri noticed the enemy’s transformed appearance, while Uchiha Itachi warned Kakashi that the enemy’s strength had increased.
• Ruri charged the enemy with Lightning Blade, but it only left a tiny wound before he retreated.
• Ruri activated the Flame-Flame Fruit and launched two balls of flame toward the enemy.
• The enemy dismissed the flames, but Ruri said fire was not his real attack.
• The flames reached the enemy’s feet and spread upward to his knees.

Ruri immobilized the enemy with millennium ice, then attacked with Eight Trigrams Palm: Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms. The battered enemy was sent crashing to the ground after the final strike shattered the ice.

• The enemy dismissed the flame on his calf, and Ruri used Fire Mystery: Zero Degree to turn it into ice.
• The enemy tried and failed to break free, while Ruri explained that the ice was millennium ice.
• Ruri trapped them inside an Eight Trigrams Palm Barrier and struck the enemy repeatedly.
• The enemy spat blood and struggled to endure Ruri's palm strikes.
• Ruri's final strike shattered the ice and sent the enemy flying into the ground.

Ruri defeated an enemy who had used a Forbidden Technique twice, leaving him badly injured and unable to fight. The enemy called Ruri a devil before collapsing into shock, while his captain watched in silence.

• Ruri sent the enemy flying, then returned to his spot and taunted him for being weak despite using a Forbidden Technique.
• The injured enemy questioned how a child could defeat him and learned from Ruri that he had lost without Ruri lifting a finger.
• An enemy team member asked the captain where Ruri had come from, but the captain stayed silent and watched.
• The defeated enemy shouted that Ruri was a little devil, then collapsed in shock, still alive but unable to fight.

Ruri killed a defeated enemy ninja with his Thousand Mechanisms blade, saying he needed to survive and wanted to end the man’s suffering. Uzuki Yugao and Uchiha Itachi questioned why Ruri had stabbed an opponent who could no longer fight.

• Ruri approached the helpless enemy and said the man’s forbidden techniques would have killed him even if Ruri had spared him.
• Ruri drew Thousand Mechanisms, changed it into a long blade, and stabbed the enemy in the chest.
• An enemy team member called out to his captain, but the captain refused to save the wounded ninja and called him a disgrace.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Uchiha Itachi why Ruri had stabbed an enemy who could no longer fight.
• Uchiha Itachi agreed that Ruri had gone too far and wondered why he had done it.

Ruri killed an enemy ninja by letting his blade drain all the chakra from the man’s body, then discovered the weapon had absorbed that chakra. The surviving enemy team members grew angry and questioned their captain about Ruri’s strength.

• Uchiha Itachi and Uzuki Yugao wondered why the enemy’s forbidden techniques had failed to kill Ruri.
• Ruri waited as his blade drained the enemy ninja’s remaining chakra, then pulled the blade free once the man had none left.
• Ruri sensed the chakra inside the blade and remarked that the enemy had carried a lot of it, perhaps because he used the forbidden technique twice.
• Ruri wiped the blood from his blade and commented that the dead ninja might have been better off reborn as an ordinary person.
• An enemy team member asked his captain whether Ruri was a devil or had a hidden secret.

Ruri continued killing the enemy forces while the enemy captain watched and assessed his strength. Ruri then reached another enemy and killed him with his long blade.

• The enemy captain told his teammate that Ruri's strength was real and speculated that Ruri had a renowned teacher or had found an opportunity.
• The enemy captain said Ruri had likely used only half his strength, and his teammate was horrified.
• Ruri moved away from the first group of enemies and charged toward the others, saying he was enjoying the chance to kill again.
• Ruri reached an enemy, drove his long blade into the man's heart, and caused blood to flow from the wound.

Ruri killed an enemy with a neck slash and continued charging at the remaining foes. Uchiha Itachi and Uzuki Yugao noticed his unusually brutal behavior, and Yugao planned to question him after the fight.

• Ruri mocked an enemy for reacting slowly after being stabbed, then cut his throat and watched him die.
• Ruri wiped his sword and charged at another enemy.
• An enemy warned his teammates to avoid fighting Ruri head-on.
• Uchiha Itachi killed the enemy who had shouted the warning and wondered why Ruri was acting so viciously.
• Uzuki Yugao noticed Ruri's behavior and decided to ask him about it after the remaining enemies were defeated.

Ruri slaughtered the enemies with unusual brutality, alarming Kakashi and Yamato. As he killed one of the last attackers, his eyes briefly turned completely black without anyone noticing.

• Yamato told Kakashi that Ruri's kills were unusually gruesome, and Kakashi agreed to ask him about it after the battle.
• Ruri fought through the enemy forces with several Ninjutsu attacks, leaving only a handful of opponents alive within minutes.
• One terrified enemy decided to fight Ruri rather than flee and charged at him with a Ninja Tool.
• Ruri's eyes briefly turned completely black as he drew his short blade, though neither he nor anyone else noticed.
• Ruri darted behind the charging enemy and cut his neck, killing him.

Ruri killed another enemy and stabbed his short blade into the corpse, prompting Uchiha Itachi to explain that the blade absorbed chakra. Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao wondered whether the weapon was connected to Ruri’s intense eagerness to fight and craving for blood.

• Ruri killed an enemy with his long blade and taunted the remaining fighters.
• Ruri stabbed the dead enemy in the heart with his short blade, saying he would take the chakra left in the body.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Kakashi why Ruri kept stabbing his short blade into his defeated enemies.
• Uchiha Itachi told Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao that he had seen the blade absorb chakra from two enemies.
• Uzuki Yugao wondered whether the blade caused Ruri’s eagerness to fight and craving for blood, but Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi did not know.

The enemy captain sent one of his strongest remaining teammates to test Ruri, promising to intervene if he was in danger. The opponent faced Ruri from a distance and boasted that stronger fighters remained, while Ruri mocked him as a weakling.

• The enemy captain ordered a strong teammate to fight Ruri and promised to step in if the teammate was about to die.
• The teammate hesitated, then agreed and approached Ruri.
• The enemy ninja kept his distance from Ruri and challenged him to a fight.
• Ruri mocked the ninja and questioned why the captain had sent someone so weak.
• The ninja angrily defended himself, claimed stronger fighters remained, and warned Ruri not to cry when he beat him.

Ruri taunted an enemy who claimed to have a deadly trump card, while Kakashi and the others finished their own opponents. Kakashi checked whether Ruri needed help, but Ruri insisted he could defeat all the remaining enemies, leaving the group to watch.

• Ruri mocked the enemy and challenged him to reveal his trump card.
• The enemy claimed his trump card could kill Ruri and said defeating him would prove how much he had grown.
• Kakashi and the others finished off their opponents and gathered behind Ruri.
• Kakashi asked Ruri if he was confident, but Ruri said the enemy was weak and that he could defeat everyone remaining.
• Kakashi returned to the others and reassured Uzuki Yugao that Ruri was in no trouble, and she watched the fight.

Ruri fought an enemy captain’s subordinate after exchanging a few words with Kakashi. He revealed his surprising strength and weapon transformation, leaving the enemy struggling to withstand his attack.

• The enemy mocked Ruri for finishing his last words and charged at him, insisting they fight alone.
• Ruri drew his short blade and met the enemy’s long blade in a powerful clash.
• The enemy praised Ruri’s strength but secretly feared he might lose, unaware that his captain had no intention of rescuing him.
• Ruri withdrew his blade and attacked again, transforming it into a large cleaver that drove the enemy’s feet one centimeter into the ground.
• The enemy struggled to speak as he realized he had underestimated Ruri’s strength.

Ruri faced an enemy who summoned a giant wolf to help defeat him. He charged the beast with a lightning-coated sword and struck at its legs, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ruri stopped attacking and watched as the enemy formed hand seals and summoned a giant wolf.
• The enemy claimed his Summoning Beast would help him defeat Ruri, and the wolf charged at him.
• Kakashi and his teammates watched in surprise as the wolf raced toward Ruri.
• Ruri infused his long sword with lightning release chakra and slashed at the wolf's legs.

Ruri wounded a giant wolf, but it struck him hard enough to send him crashing through a tree. Kakashi suspected the wolf had not been summoned by the enemy they were facing, while Ruri’s companions watched and trusted him to overcome the danger.

• Ruri slashed the giant wolf’s leg with his lightning-covered blade, but it immediately struck him with its other paw.
• The blow sent Ruri into a tree, which snapped as he crashed to the ground.
• Kakashi said the wolf was as strong as or stronger than Ruri and suspected it had not been summoned by their enemy.
• Uchiha Itachi questioned how the wolf could be so powerful, and Uzuki Yugao worried about Ruri’s safety.
• Yamato reassured Uzuki Yugao that Ruri could handle the wolf, and the others voiced their faith in him.

Ruri faced an enemy protected by a powerful Summoning Beast and suspected the enemy had not summoned it himself. He provoked the enemy into revealing his doubts, then declared that both the enemy and the beast would die.

• Ruri recovered from the wolf's blow and judged the Summoning Beast to be slightly stronger than himself.
• The enemy boasted that his Summoning Beast would finish Ruri off without his help.
• Ruri taunted the enemy and asked how he had obtained such a powerful Summoning Beast.
• The enemy stammered that the beast was his, prompting the enemy captain to realize his subordinate had fallen for Ruri's bait.
• Ruri said the enemy and his Summoning Beast were finished, and the enemy angrily challenged his arrogance.

Ruri fought an enemy's Summoning Beast while avoiding summoning his own Sabertooth Tiger, which would be difficult to explain to Kakashi and the others. Ruri, Kakashi, and his teammates realized the enemy captain was likely observing Ruri's true strength, leaving Ruri in a dangerous position.

• Ruri decided to fight the wolf using his own strength rather than summon his Sabertooth Tiger.
• Ruri wondered why the enemy captain had stayed back, then suspected the captain had summoned the wolf to observe his abilities.
• Uzuki Yugao noticed Ruri looking toward the enemy captain and asked Kakashi if Ruri had realized what was happening.
• Kakashi concluded that the captain was powerful and was watching Ruri to assess his true strength.
• Yamato agreed with Kakashi, who noted that Ruri was in danger because he could not use his full strength against the Summoning Beast.

Ruri decided to use his full strength against the enemy captain and enormous Summoning Beast, despite the danger of revealing his abilities. Kakashi understood from a single glance that Ruri was prepared to leave the fight to him and the others if he failed.

• Uchiha Itachi expressed excitement about seeing what Ruri would do, and Uzuki Yugao scolded him for not taking Ruri's dangerous position seriously.
• Ruri weighed his options and decided to fight with everything he had, trusting Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, and the others to help if necessary.
• Ruri spread most of his chakra throughout his body, leaving only a third of it inside him.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed Ruri's chakra shifting and told his captain that Ruri seemed ready to use his full strength.
• Kakashi met Ruri's gaze and understood that Ruri would rely on him and the others if he could not defeat the enemies.

Ruri prepared to fight the Summoning Beast with all his strength, while Kakashi and the others watched anxiously. The standoff continued as Ruri readied his chakra and contemplated the possibility that this might be his last battle.

• Kakashi told his teammates that Ruri had decided to fight the enemy with everything he had.
• Uzuki Yugao, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato questioned why Ruri would go all out while the captain in Jilin was watching.
• Kakashi explained that Ruri risked dying if he held back, and argued that he still had a chance to win by creating a miracle.
• Uchiha Itachi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato worried that Ruri might die and hoped he would retreat or return alive.
• Ruri remained locked in the standoff with the Summoning Beast, his chakra spread through his body as he considered that this might be his last time breathing the air there.

Ruri removed four heavy iron weights strapped to his legs, revealing that he had been holding back his speed. His allies and enemies were astonished as he prepared to fight at full speed.

• The enemy captain recognized that Ruri was using his full strength, while another enemy mocked Ruri for standing still.
• Ruri warned the enemy not to underestimate him and pulled four iron weights from his trouser legs.
• The weights sank into the ground, astonishing Uchiha Itachi, Kakashi, and Uzuki Yugao.
• Ruri shook out his legs and said he felt much faster without the weights.
• The enemy captain realized he had underestimated Ruri's speed.

Ruri removed the heavy iron blocks from his legs and showed how much faster and stronger he had become. After he kicked an enemy flying into the forest, Kakashi decided to make his team train with heavier leg weights.

• An enemy questioned why Ruri had strapped heavy iron blocks to his legs, while Ruri and Uchiha Itachi were frustrated by the enemy's apparent stupidity.
• Kakashi agreed that the enemy was an idiot, and Ruri prepared to fight the enemy and his Summoning Beast.
• Ruri used the Body Flicker Technique, surprising the enemy captain and Kakashi's team with his speed.
• Kakashi ordered Uchiha Itachi and the others to add two iron blocks to their leg weights, and Itachi protested before accepting his fate.
• Ruri reappeared behind an enemy and kicked him through several trees, leaving Kakashi to remark on Ruri's increased speed and strength.