Chapter Summaries

Ruri and Kakashi gathered their team outside the enemy command headquarters after eliminating its patrols. Kakashi drew the enemies out, and Ruri relayed his warning to the team as both sides prepared to fight.

• Ruri and more than thirty teammates finished clearing the enemy patrols and regrouped near the command headquarters.
• Kakashi confirmed that they had eliminated about a dozen patrols and called out the enemies inside.
• The enemy captain learned that more than thirty attackers were outside and ordered his forces to come out and kill them.
• Ruri remarked on how many enemies the headquarters had held, and Kakashi told him to warn their teammates to take the battle seriously.
• Ruri passed Kakashi's instructions to the front line, then rejoined Uzuki Yugao and the others to watch the enemies emerge.

Ruri, Uzuki Yugao, Kakashi, and the Konoha ninja confronted the enemy force outside its headquarters. After Kakashi revealed that they had eliminated the enemy patrols, both sides charged into battle.

• Ruri returned to Uzuki Yugao and said they could finally attack the enemy.
• The enemy force emerged from its headquarters and formed ranks as its captain questioned Kakashi.
• Kakashi identified the group as Konoha ninja and told the captain they had wiped out the patrols.
• The enemy captain ordered his subordinates to attack Kakashi and the others.
• Kakashi urged the Konoha ninja to stay alive, and Ruri and the others charged forward.

Ruri and his group clashed with nearly seventy enemies, confident they could defeat them despite being outnumbered. Several enemies surrounded Ruri and mocked him, unaware of his strength, as the confrontation began.

• Ruri's group engaged the enemy forces, relying on their superior strength despite their smaller numbers.
• Three or four enemies singled out Ruri as the youngest and threatened to kill him.
• Two enemies urged Ruri to surrender, boasting that they were far stronger than him.
• Ruri told the enemies that his strength surpassed theirs and promised to kill them quickly.
• One enemy laughed at Ruri's claim and mocked him for bragging.

Ruri struck so quickly that he cut off one enemy ninja’s forearm before either opponent could react. He taunted the remaining ninja and invited him to attack, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Ruri insulted the two enemy ninjas and warned that one of them would die next.
• The ninjas laughed at Ruri’s threat, but one suddenly realized something was wrong.
• Ruri’s short-sword strike severed one ninja’s forearm before he returned to his original position.
• The injured ninja screamed while his teammate struggled to understand what had happened.
• The uninjured ninja blamed Ruri and threatened to kill him, and Ruri challenged him to attack.

Ruri fought two enemies after confidently warning them not to underestimate him, while Kakashi and the others battled elsewhere. Ruri faced the pair knowing they might resort to banned drugs or forbidden techniques.

• Ruri blocked every attack from the enemy who charged him, leaving the man stunned by his strength.
• The enemy whose arm Ruri had cut treated his wound and joined his teammate, promising to help defeat Ruri.
• Ruri taunted the two enemies about using banned drugs or forbidden techniques, and they threatened to kill him together.
• Kakashi and the others continued fighting enemies elsewhere in an intense, bloody battle.

Ruri urged his two enemies to attack him together, confident he could defeat them quickly. They charged at him, and the chapter ended as their weapons clashed in combat.

• Ruri decided he had to finish off his two enemies quickly before they could use banned drugs or forbidden techniques.
• Ruri challenged the enemies to attack him together, and they angrily accepted.
• One enemy charged at Ruri with a weapon, and the other followed, wielding a weapon in his left hand after Ruri had cut off his right hand.
• Ruri drew his short blade and charged at both enemies.
• Ruri infused chakra into his short blade, transforming it into a stronger, larger long blade as the three fighters clashed.

Ruri fought two enemies and escaped a mudslide trap before creating a Shadow Clone to help him. He struck the enemy who had lost an arm with a Rasengan, but the man survived with only minor injuries.

• One enemy used a seal to turn the ground beneath Ruri into a mudslide, but Ruri escaped with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Ruri created a Shadow Clone and challenged the two enemies to face them both.
• Ruri used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind the one-armed enemy and hit him with a Rasengan.
• The one-armed enemy was blasted away but survived, spitting up only a little blood.

Ruri discovered that the enemies’ steel plates protected them from his Rasengan and prepared to attack their unarmored areas. As the enemies charged from both sides, Ruri’s Shadow Clone moved to intercept one of them.

• Ruri questioned why his Rasengan had only injured one enemy, and the other explained that they wore thick steel plates on their fronts and backs.
• The injured enemy revealed the dent Ruri’s Rasengan had made in his armor, and Ruri considered using Eight Trigrams Palm against their unarmored areas.
• The two enemies charged Ruri again, while he realized their lower bodies and sides lacked steel plates.
• The enemies split up to attack Ruri from both sides, but they forgot about his nearby Shadow Clone, which rushed toward Ruri’s left.

Ruri used a Shadow Clone to hold off one enemy while confronting another, who mocked his promise to defeat him with two fireballs. Ruri hurled the fireballs at the enemy's feet, leaving their effect unknown.

• Ruri's Shadow Clone blocked the left-side enemy's attack and shoved him aside.
• Ruri charged at the enemy on his right and promised to defeat him within three moves.
• Ruri formed two fireballs in his hands, and the enemy mocked their strength.
• Ruri threw the fireballs at the enemy's feet, but the enemy did not try to dodge.

Ruri used his fireballs to freeze the enemy’s legs in place. The enemy failed to break free and managed only to chip off a few ice shavings.

• Ruri watched the enemy stand still as his fireballs approached.
• The fireballs struck the enemy’s legs without burning him, and Ruri explained that their lack of heat was intentional.
• Ruri used Fire Mystery-Zero Degree to turn the flames into ice and immobilize the enemy.
• The enemy tried to break the ice with his strength and weapon but only chipped off a few shavings.

Ruri defeated the enemy trapped in ice by piercing his chest with the Lightning Blade. The ice melted as the enemy fell dead, and Ruri prepared to finish the remaining enemies.

• The enemy failed to break the ice around his feet and claimed Ruri's attacks could no longer hurt him.
• Ruri approached the enemy and revealed that he would use the Lightning Blade instead of the Rasengan.
• The enemy recognized the Lightning Blade's danger and panicked as Ruri thrust it into his chest.
• Ruri withdrew his hand, and the ice melted as the enemy fell to the ground dead.

Ruri reflected that his enemies repeatedly underestimated their opponents as he watched the last one struggle against his Shadow Clone. The enemy took a banned drug and transformed, leaving Ruri to assess its unfamiliar effects.

• Ruri killed one enemy while his Shadow Clone fought the other.
• Ruri watched the remaining enemy struggle to defeat his unusually strong Shadow Clone.
• The enemy knocked the Shadow Clone aside and swallowed a small red banned pill.
• The drug gave the enemy a red aura and scarlet eyes, and Ruri noted that it differed from the drugs he had seen before.

Ruri watched a drug-enhanced enemy enter a berserk state and attack his Shadow Clone. After Ruri warned the clone of the enemy behind him, the clone stabbed the attacker in the belly, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The enemy took a drug that greatly increased his strength and entered a berserk state.
• The enemy vanished and decided to attack Ruri's Shadow Clone before going after Ruri.
• The enemy appeared behind Ruri's Shadow Clone and prepared to strike.
• Ruri signaled his Shadow Clone, who thrust his weapon backward and stabbed the enemy in the belly.

Ruri explained how he used his consciousness to warn his Shadow Clone about an enemy behind it, allowing the clone to strike and fatally wound him. After the enemy accepted his defeat, Ruri killed him with a blow from his blade.

• Ruri approached the enemy and his Shadow Clone, revealing that the enemy's teammate had already died at his hands.
• Ruri explained that he had warned his Shadow Clone about the enemy using his consciousness.
• The enemy realized his medicine had only kept him alive after the Shadow Clone's fatal strike and regretted his carelessness.
• The enemy lay down and closed his eyes, and Ruri ended his life with his blade.

Ruri finished off an enemy and looked for another fight, then found five enemies ganging up on Uzuki Yugao. He stepped in to help her and challenged all five, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Ruri's Shadow Clone vanished after he killed an enemy, and he searched the battlefield for more opponents.
• Ruri noticed that the enemy force had dwindled while his own side had suffered no serious losses.
• Ruri saw five enemies attacking Uzuki Yugao and heard them admit they had targeted her because she seemed easier to bully.
• Ruri approached the group, challenged the five enemies, and promised Uzuki Yugao he would take them on.

Ruri confronted five enemies alone despite their mockery and used his speed to attack their leader. He wounded the leader in the abdomen, then cut his throat before he could finish cursing.

• Uzuki Yugao warned Ruri to be careful, and Ruri told her to watch for sneak attacks.
• Ruri approached the five enemies and declared that he would kill them for trying to gang up on Uzuki Yugao.
• The enemies mocked Ruri for challenging all five of them alone.
• Ruri vanished with incredible speed and appeared behind the enemy at the front, stabbing him in the abdomen.
• When the wounded enemy turned to curse Ruri, Ruri slashed his throat and stopped him from speaking.

Ruri fought the remaining enemy ninjas after instantly killing their captain. He killed another with a Big Ball Rasengan and charged at the three survivors.

• Ruri taunted the four remaining enemies after killing their captain, and they drew their weapons instead of fleeing.
• Ruri ran at the enemies and formed a Big Ball Rasengan, making them retreat.
• One enemy tripped while trying to escape, and Ruri struck him with the Rasengan, killing him.
• Ruri taunted the remaining enemies and charged at them again while Uzuki Yugao guarded against a sneak attack.

Ruri fought three enemies, but one pinned his transformed blade while the other two attacked. Uzuki Yugao intervened and knocked both attackers aside, then asked Ruri if he was all right.

• An enemy warned his teammates to be careful as Ruri charged at them.
• Ruri infused chakra into his short blade, transforming it into a large cleaver, and struck one enemy hard enough to make him kneel and spit blood.
• The kneeling enemy grabbed Ruri's cleaver and pinned it while his two teammates moved in to attack.
• Uzuki Yugao appeared beside Ruri and slashed both attackers aside.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Ruri if he was all right while keeping watch on the enemies.

Ruri and Uzuki Yugao joined forces against the remaining enemies after Ruri killed their incapacitated teammate. Ruri attacked another opponent as Yugao charged at hers, leaving the enemy frozen when Ruri appeared.

• Uzuki Yugao reassured Ruri that they would fight together and cover each other.
• Ruri told the kneeling enemy that his stronger teammate would help secure their victory.
• Ruri pulled his cleaver free, then killed the enemy by plunging his lightning-covered hand into the man's chest.
• Ruri asked Uzuki Yugao to attack the two remaining enemies, and she charged at one while Ruri vanished toward the other.
• Ruri appeared in front of his opponent, whose eyes went blank and who stood motionless.

Ruri watched his enemy swallow two Red Pills and undergo a drastic transformation that seemed to make him stronger than Ruri. Ruri recognized the danger and tried to keep calm as the transformed enemy prepared to fight.

• The enemy snapped out of his daze, vowed to kill Ruri, and swallowed two Red Pills.
• Ruri worried that the pills’ effects would stack and give the enemy overwhelming strength.
• The enemy’s eyes turned red, his body swelled and grew muscular, and his clothes tore apart.
• The enemy’s nails lengthened into thick, sharp-looking claws, and a red, flame-like aura radiated from him.
• Ruri judged the enemy to be stronger than himself and tried not to panic.