Chapter Summaries

Ruri faced an enemy whose fast claws had cut his face, then charged at him with two enormous Rasengan. The enemy rushed to meet him, leaving the outcome of their clash unresolved.

• The enemy taunted Ruri after cutting his face, while Ruri reflected that the claws had nearly taken his head off.
• The enemy searched the area for Ruri and boasted about landing a hit.
• Ruri jumped down from a branch, confronted the enemy, and said he would finish him off.
• Ruri formed two enormous Rasengan and charged at the enemy.
• The enemy mocked Ruri and charged straight at him.

Kakashi realized Ruri was using a Shadow Clone and a Rasengan to disrupt the enemy from within, while Ruri planned to finish the fight with a Big Ball Rasengan. Kakashi led his team toward the enemy captain as Ruri watched his clone battle the enemy.

• Kakashi explained that Ruri's Shadow Clone was using the Rasengan to throw the enemy's chakra into chaos and finish him off.
• Kakashi pointed out the enemy captain watching from a hilltop and led his teammates toward him.
• Uchiha Itachi noticed the enemy captain had been watching the fight without helping his teammates.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone fought the enemy with two Rasengans while Ruri watched from the top of a large tree.
• Ruri concluded that the enemy feared the Rasengan and planned to strike him with a Big Ball Rasengan.

Kakashi approached the enemy squadron leader after sneaking up behind him with Uchiha Itachi and Uzuki Yugao, planning to test the enemy's strength. Meanwhile, Ruri's Shadow Clone taunted its opponent with a Rasengan as the fight continued.

• Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi whispered about how the enemy squadron leader had failed to notice them, and Uzuki Yugao asked what they should do next.
• Kakashi proposed fighting the enemy first to gauge his strength, with the others ready to help if needed.
• Kakashi stood up, called out to the enemy squadron leader, and said he had come to take his life.
• The enemy squadron leader laughed at Kakashi for approaching alone and claimed Kakashi was confident in himself.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone showed its Rasengan and taunted its opponent, who promised to finish it off quickly.

Ruri's Shadow Clone fought an enemy who expanded the skin on his arm into a protective shield. The Big Ball Rasengan cracked the shield, but the enemy knocked the clone away and tore the shield off to keep its disrupted Chakra from affecting his body.

• The enemy charged Ruri's Shadow Clone and formed a protective shield from the skin on his arm.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone struck the shield with a Rasengan, but only dented it.
• Ruri's Shadow Clone attacked again with a Big Ball Rasengan, cracking the enemy's shield.
• The enemy knocked Ruri's Shadow Clone away and tore off the shield when he felt its Chakra becoming disordered.

Ruri watched the battle from concealment while Kakashi confronted the enemy captain. His Shadow Clone charged the enemy with a Lightning Blade-infused kunai, but the weapon broke against the enemy’s sickles.

• Ruri saw that Kakashi and the others had gone to confront the enemy captain and used his Byakugan to confirm they were still alive.
• Ruri concluded that Kakashi was testing the enemy captain’s strength and decided to wait until his Shadow Clone disappeared before joining the fight.
• The enemy transformed his arms into two large sickles and charged at Ruri’s Shadow Clone.
• Ruri’s Shadow Clone charged back with a Lightning Blade-infused kunai and attacked from above.
• The enemy blocked the strike with his sickles, cutting Ruri’s Shadow Clone’s kunai in two.

Ruri used a Shadow Clone to draw out the enemy and discover his weakness. After the clone vanished, Ruri appeared before the enemy, who still underestimated him and prepared to fight.

• Ruri watched from a tree as the enemy cut through his Shadow Clone’s kunai and struck the clone with his sickles.
• Ruri’s Shadow Clone vanished in a cloud of mist after warning the enemy not to get smug.
• Ruri said he had identified the enemy’s weakness and disappeared from the treetop.
• The enemy searched the area, wary of Ruri’s hiding and his use of Shadow Clones.
• Ruri appeared in front of the enemy and claimed he had found all his weaknesses, but the enemy still thought Ruri was no stronger than before.

Ruri taunted his enemy before fighting him again, using his knowledge of the enemy's weaknesses to avoid close combat and attack with shuriken. The enemy blocked every shuriken, and Ruri charged back into the fight.

• Ruri taunted the enemy for struggling against his Shadow Clone, while the enemy judged that Ruri had weakened.
• The enemy charged at Ruri and swung a scythe, which Ruri blocked and knocked away before retreating.
• Ruri threw a barrage of shuriken, and the enemy deflected every one with his two scythes.
• The enemy mocked Ruri for using weak ninjutsu, and Ruri charged at him without replying.

Ruri fought an enemy wielding two large scythes, but was kicked and injured during their clash. He formed an enormous Rasengan and prepared to attack the enemy with it.

• Ruri infused his weapon with chakra and Lightning Blade, then clashed with the enemy's scythes and notched their blades.
• The enemy took advantage of Ruri's distraction and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying and making him spit blood.
• Ruri got back up, put away his weapon, and began gathering chakra in his palm.
• Ruri enlarged his Rasengan until it was the size of a small van and raised it above his head.
• Ruri told the enemy to prepare for his giant Rasengan.

Ruri fought the enemy while holding a giant Rasengan above his head, intending to use it to finish him off. After drawing the enemy close and catching him off guard, Ruri brought the Rasengan down toward him.

• Ruri enlarged the Rasengan above his head and approached the enemy with it.
• The enemy changed his sickles into arms and charged Ruri with a powerful punch.
• Ruri blocked and fought the enemy with one arm while keeping the giant Rasengan overhead.
• Ruri spotted an opening and pressed his left palm downward, sending the giant Rasengan hurtling toward the enemy.

Ruri trapped his enemy’s legs in ice and prepared to strike him with a giant Rasengan. The enemy remained immobilized as the attack neared, and Ruri claimed victory was assured.

• Ruri gathered chakra and froze the enemy’s legs in two blocks of ice to prevent him from escaping the giant Rasengan.
• The enemy tried to break the ice but could not move his feet or find a way to evade the approaching attack.
• Ruri told the enemy to stop wasting his strength and said victory belonged to him.
• The enemy admitted he had been careless and said he would have to wait for another life to take revenge.
• Ruri taunted the enemy, saying he would have died sooner if he had not used a Forbidden Technique and taken banned drugs.

Ruri killed his opponent with a Rasengan and wondered why the enemy squad had sent such weak fighters. Nearby, Kakashi held the enemy captain at the brink of death, while Uchiha Itachi remarked that the squad had relied on Forbidden Techniques and banned drugs.

• Ruri taunted his opponent before crushing him with a Rasengan.
• Ruri reflected that the enemy fighters had relied on Forbidden Techniques and banned drugs and suspected they had been recruited as substitutes.
• Ruri walked toward Kakashi and the others to see whether they had defeated the enemy captain.
• Kakashi fought the enemy captain alone and kept the upper hand until the captain was barely clinging to life.
• Uchiha Itachi told Uzuki Yugao and Yamato that the enemy squad was weak without its forbidden techniques and drugs.

Ruri rejoined Uchiha Itachi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato after defeating his enemy, then explained why their opponents were so weak. He concluded that the group had been brought in as last-minute replacements without formal training.

• Ruri surprised Uchiha Itachi, Uzuki Yugao, and Yamato by approaching them unnoticed, then told them he had dealt with his enemy.
• Uchiha Itachi said Kakashi had the upper hand and that his opponent was nearly defeated.
• Ruri said the enemy group relied on trees and banned drugs to keep fighting.
• Uzuki Yugao asked why the opponents were so weak, and Ruri said they were last-minute replacements who had never received formal training.

Ruri and his teammates realized that the enemies they had defeated were untrained replacements forced to use banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques. They watched Kakashi maintain the upper hand against the remaining enemy captain and expected him to win soon.

• Uchiha Itachi asked how the enemies could have lacked formal training, and Ruri explained that they were untrained and weakly bonded.
• Danhe and Uzuki Yugao condemned the enemies’ side for dragging civilians into battle as replacements.
• Ruri said the enemies had also used banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques, and noted that their human-wave tactics had delayed his team.
• Ruri watched Kakashi fight the remaining enemy and realized the enemy was weaker than he had expected.
• Ruri told his teammates that Kakashi was certain to win, and Uchiha Itachi agreed that the captain had held the upper hand throughout.

Kakashi killed the last enemy with his Lightning Blade after Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato realized the enemy captain had been waiting for a chance to escape. The team regrouped beside Kakashi, who said the enemies had only delayed them because they used banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques.

• Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and Yamato concluded that the enemy captain had held back in case he needed to escape.
• Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind the enemy and stab him through the heart with his Lightning Blade.
• Kakashi pulled out his hand, and the enemy fell dead.
• Ruri told his teammates they could leave the bushes after Kakashi finished off the last enemy.
• Ruri joined Kakashi and confirmed that all the enemies had been defeated.
• Kakashi said the enemies had been weak but had delayed the team by using banned drugs and Forbidden Techniques.

Kakashi’s team prepared to continue toward the front lines after their fight, while Ruri returned to the wounded enemy he had spared. Ruri left the enemy a kunai for protection and hoped they would not meet as enemies again.

• Itachi, Yamato, and Yugao emerged from the bushes, and Kakashi explained that he had kept them back because he could handle the weak opponent alone.
• Ruri asked whether the team should set off, and Kakashi agreed that further delay could endanger the front lines.
• Ruri remembered the enemy he had spared and went to check on her after Kakashi told him to be careful.
• Ruri told the badly injured enemy to save her strength and hoped she would not become his enemy again.
• Ruri planted a kunai beside the enemy so she could defend herself, then stood up to leave.

Ruri and the immobilized enemy, En, parted on friendly terms after promising to meet and fight again. Ruri rejoined Kakashi's group, and they prepared to continue their journey while Itachi wondered if more enemies lay ahead.

• En thanked Ruri for sparing his life and promised to challenge him again.
• Ruri accepted En's challenge, introduced himself as Ruri Hyuga, and said he expected En to grow stronger.
• En and Ruri separately hoped their next meeting would make them friends rather than enemies.
• Ruri rejoined Kakashi and asked whether the group should set off.
• Kakashi told the group to organize their equipment and supplies before continuing.
• Itachi quietly asked Ruri whether the group had already encountered all the enemies ahead.

After regrouping and organizing their supplies, Kakashi's team set out again for the front line, planning to rest and eat once they got close. Ruri told Uzuki Yugao that he had spared a resilient enemy and hoped they might become friends.

• Ruri and Uchiha Itachi agreed that the team would hopefully face no more enemies on the way to the front line.
• Ruri felt hungry after the battle, and Uchiha Itachi remarked that his exertion explained it.
• Ruri, Kakashi, Yamato, and Uzuki Yugao finished organizing their supplies and confirmed they still had the scroll.
• Kakashi ordered the team to set out and said they would rest and eat near the front line.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Ruri about the surviving enemy, and Ruri explained that he had spared him and given him a kunai.

Ruri and Uzuki Yugao discussed En and then hurried after Kakashi’s team toward the front line. The five reached a concealed stream in the forest to rest and replenish their energy before continuing.

• Uzuki Yugao praised Ruri and questioned whether giving the injured En a kunai would be enough to help him survive.
• Ruri said En’s survival was up to him and explained that En had been a formally trained ninja who chose his own name.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao hurried to catch up with Kakashi and the other two teammates.
• Kakashi led the team toward a nearby stream and announced they would rest there, eat, and organize their supplies.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao talked about replenishing their energy, and all five arrived at the concealed stream in the forest.

Kakashi’s team stopped beside a hidden stream to rest and eat before continuing toward their destination, where another large-scale battle awaited. Yugao offered to cook, and Kakashi and Yamato returned to the group at the end of the chapter.

• Kakashi chose a hidden spot by a stream for the team to rest before walking another hour to their destination.
• Itachi and Ruri admired the stream, and Yugao promised to prepare plenty of food for the team.
• Yugao declined Ruri’s offer to help cook and told him to rest, while Ruri offered to help if she needed him.
• Kakashi and Yamato returned, and Ruri stood up to ask where they had been.

Kakashi and Yamato returned from scouting and reassured the group that the area was safe. Uzuki Yugao began preparing a meal with leftover wild boar meat while everyone rested by the stream.

• Yamato told Ruri that he and Kakashi had found no enemies within twenty meters.
• Kakashi explained that scouting had helped ensure their safety, and Uchiha Itachi urged them to sit and rest.
• Uchiha Itachi told Kakashi and Yamato that Yugao would make plenty of food for them.
• Kakashi and Yamato rested by the stream while Ruri praised its relaxing sound.
• Uzuki Yugao said she would prepare food, and she confirmed to Ruri that she would use the leftover wild boar meat.