Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Itachi began his match against the mild-mannered Wangwang, who opened with a sudden barrage of thrown weapons. After struggling to keep up, Itachi activated his two-tomoe Sharingan.

• Wangwang introduced himself to Uchiha Itachi and praised him before the match began.
• Wangwang launched a surprise Ruowu at Itachi, who dodged the attack.
• Ruri, Momokusa Harukawa, and Linghua Hyuga criticized Wangwang for ambushing Itachi.
• Wangwang darted between the trees and attacked Itachi with a rapid stream of Ruowu and Shuriken.
• Itachi opened his eyes to reveal a pair of Sharingan, each with two tomoe.

Uchiha Itachi used his newly awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan to see through Wangwang’s hidden Chakra Threads and evade his attacks. After calling out Wangwang’s Anbu fighting style, Itachi charged into close-quarters combat.

• Ruri recognized that Itachi had advanced to a Two-Tomoe Sharingan and identified the examiner’s use of Chakra Threads as an Anbu fighting method.
• Momokusa Harukawa asked Ruri whether the examiner was an Anbu ninja, and Ruri said early graduation would not be easy.
• Itachi used his Sharingan to track and evade Wangwang’s Ruowu while disrupting their flight paths with his own weapons.
• Itachi accused Wangwang of relying on cheap attacks against an Uchiha and charged at him with two Ruowu.
• Wangwang smiled at Itachi’s decision to fight at close quarters.

Uchiha Itachi fought an Anbu ninja in a rapid Taijutsu exchange, using his two-Tomoe Sharingan to fend off every attack. Ruri and the watching ninja were astonished by how long the six-year-old had held his own.

• Uchiha Itachi drew his short sword and charged the Anbu ninja, choosing to meet his Taijutsu head-on.
• Uchiha Itachi and the Anbu ninja exchanged blows at high speed, while the Anbu ninja threw a Shuriken and tried to use a silver thread against him.
• Uchiha Itachi dodged the Shuriken and blocked the Anbu ninja's attacks, prompting the ninja to realize that Itachi had awakened a two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Ruri wondered why Uchiha Itachi was still matching the Anbu ninja in Taijutsu and judged that the opponent was at Jonin level.
• The watching ninja marveled that Uchiha Itachi had lasted two minutes against the Anbu ninja and compared him to the Hyuga Clan's young genius.

Uchiha Itachi faced an Anbu ninja who had set a steel-wire trap, but Itachi revealed that he had anticipated the plan and turned it against him. The Anbu ninja ended up bound and unable to move.

• Momokusa Harukawa told Ruri she believed Itachi would outlast the Anbu ninja, while Uchiha Fugaku praised his son’s strength.
• Uchiha Itachi recognized that the Anbu ninja was setting a trap and watched him complete a cage of concealed steel wires.
• The Anbu ninja taunted Itachi and activated the wires, expecting them to restrain him.
• The wires instead bound the Anbu ninja’s hands, waist, and neck, leaving him unable to move.

Uchiha Itachi defeated the Anbu Ninja examiner by subtly redirecting his kunai and passed the assessment. Shimura Danzō took notice of Itachi before leaving, while Ruri and Momokusa Harukawa watched the victory.

• Ruri, Momokusa Harukawa, and Linghua Hyuga were shocked that six-year-old Uchiha Itachi had countered the Anbu Ninja's tactics.
• Shimura Danzō watched Itachi and considered him a threat, while worrying that Ruri might be even more concerning.
• Uchiha Itachi explained that he had used shuriken to alter the trajectories of the Anbu Ninja's kunai.
• The inspector declared that Uchiha Itachi had won and passed the assessment.
• Shimura Danzō left after saying Itachi had caught his attention, and Momokusa Harukawa congratulated Ruri on Itachi's victory.

Uchiha Itachi passed his graduation test and received his forehead protector, then told Ruri he planned to join the Anbu. The group learned that Asuma Sarutobi had already left to fight on the front lines before they went out to celebrate Itachi’s graduation.

• Two Anbu ninja dragged away the ninja caught in steel wire, and a teacher gave Uchiha Itachi his forehead protector after he passed the test.
• Ruri, Momokusa Harukawa, and Reika Hyuga congratulated Uchiha Itachi, who said he would join the Anbu and catch up with Ruri.
• Momokusa Harukawa worried that she and Linghua would hold the others back, but Ruri and Reika Hyuga encouraged her to keep working hard.
• Ruri asked where Asuma Sarutobi was, and Momokusa Harukawa and Uchiha Itachi told him that Asuma had gone to fight on the front lines.
• Ruri suggested celebrating Itachi’s graduation, and the four of them left the school grounds to eat in Konoha.

Ruri left Hizashi Hyuga’s home to report to the Anbu and join the front lines. At the assembly point, he reunited with Uzuki Yugao and received congratulations from Kakashi.

• Mei Ling Hyuga made breakfast for Ruri as he packed his battle equipment, and Hizashi Hyuga urged him to report in after eating.
• Mei Ling Hyuga asked Ruri to return home alive, and he promised before using the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
• Ruri headed to the Anbu assembly point, where seven people in two teams were ready to depart.
• Uzuki Yugao greeted Ruri with delight, and he told her he had become a Jonin and was joining the front-line fight.
• Kakashi congratulated Ruri on becoming a Jonin.

Ruri and Kakashi’s Anbu teams traveled to the front lines after Ruri became a Jonin. They reached Chōza Akimichi’s camp, where wounded ninja revealed how serious the fighting had become.

• Kakashi congratulated Ruri on becoming a Jonin, and the Anbu members welcomed him while Gekko Hayate watched resentfully.
• Kakashi led the Anbu teams toward the border of the Land of Fire, and Uzuki Yugao asked Ruri how much farther they had to go.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi told Kakashi that the camp was nearby, and Kakashi asked him to handle the meeting with the other ninja.
• The teams arrived at the camp near nightfall, where Chōza Akimichi welcomed them and explained that he had requested reinforcements.
• Ruri saw a dozen wounded ninja recovering in the camp and recognized that the fighting was worse than Chōza had suggested.

Ruri met Chōza Akimichi and reunited with Asuma Sarutobi and other Konoha ninja on the battlefield. After learning that Ruri had become a Jonin, Chōza was surprised, and Shinnosuke asked him how the war was going.

• Ruri studied Chōza Akimichi as more ninja arrived at the tent, including Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi.
• Shinnosuke introduced Ruri as a renowned Hyuga genius who had recently become a Jonin, surprising Chōza.
• Asuma congratulated Ruri on his promotion, and Ruri greeted the other ninja.
• Shinnosuke asked Chōza about the difficult state of the war, while Ruri listened.

Choza Akimichi warned Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Ruri, and the others that the enemy had a large force and might send a Jinchūriki, while a young fighter using Black Lightning Release had already inflicted heavy losses. Ruri suspected the fighter was Darui but concealed his knowledge, then left to rest as the remaining leaders discussed battle plans.

• Choza Akimichi described the enemy's two Jonin, more than twenty Chunin, incoming reinforcements, and the possibility of a Jinchūriki.
• Ruri and Shinnosuke Sarutobi reacted with concern, and Ruri explained to Uzuki Yugao that Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts were exceptionally dangerous.
• Choza Akimichi revealed that a young enemy ninja using Black Lightning Release had killed or wounded many of their people.
• Ruri recognized the fighter as possibly Darui but told Uzuki Yugao that he had never heard of Black Lightning Release.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao left to rest, while Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and others stayed to plan with Choza Akimichi.

Ruri trained in the Ring before the Konoha unit set out for battle, where they were ambushed near a river. Sarutobi Shinnosuke blocked the attackers’ explosive weapons with an earthen wall.

• Ruri reviewed what he knew about Darui and trained in the Ring during the night before battle.
• A pair of eyes watched the Konoha camp from the trees before disappearing.
• Uzuki Yugao woke Ruri and waited while he washed and prepared to leave.
• Ruri and Uzuki Yugao joined the Konoha unit as it set out and reached a small river after running for about ten minutes.
• The lead ninja warned the unit of an ambush as shuriken and kunai carrying explosive tags flew toward them.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke raised an Earth Release wall that blocked the weapons and explosions.

Konoha and Cloud Ninja forces faced off across a river after Ryūsui rejected Chōza Akimichi’s appeal for peace. The battle began, and Yamato’s Wood Release protected the Konoha ninja from a Lightning Release attack.

• Ryūsui led dozens of Cloud Ninja to the riverbank and taunted Chōza Akimichi after Shinnosuke Sarutobi blocked their kunai.
• Chōza Akimichi and Còudào Dīngzǒng challenged Ryūsui over the Cloud Ninja’s invasion, but Ryūsui declared they would kill the Konoha forces and charge.
• Chōza Akimichi attacked with Partial Expansion Jutsu as Kakashi led the Anbu Ninja into the fight.
• Five Cloud Chunin sent Lightning Release racing along the river toward Ruri and the others, but Yamato used Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall to shield Konoha’s forces.
• Chōza Akimichi praised Yamato and urged the Cloud Ninja to surrender, but Ryūsui’s forces continued fighting.

Ruri unleashed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken against the Kumogakure forces, devastating their ranks and leaving Ryūsui injured despite his escape. Konoha’s morale rose as Shinnosuke Sarutobi and Tsuki Yugao praised Ruri.

• Ruri stepped forward and formed Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, astounding Kakashi and the nearby Konoha ninja.
• Ryūsui warned the Kumogakure ninja to move, but Ruri threw the Rasenshuriken before he could finish.
• Ryūsui dodged the attack but was blasted away, and the explosion left a vast crater filled with dozens of dead Cloud Ninja.
• Ryūsui realized Ruri was no ordinary child and felt sharp pain from a slight graze to his arm.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi praised Ruri, while Tsuki Yugao admired his power.

Ruri’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken boosted Konoha’s morale, prompting the ninja to renew their assault. Ryūsui targeted Ruri, and the two began fighting on the river.

• Might Guy praised Ruri’s strength, while Kurenai Yuhi watched him admiringly.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi led the Konoha ninja back into battle across the river.
• Ryūsui ordered Darui and C to deal with Shinnosuke, then charged toward Ruri with lightning covering his body.
• Ruri used the Body Flicker Technique to meet Ryūsui, while Shinnosuke, Chōza Akimichi, and Kakashi faced other Cloud Ninja.
• Ryūsui recognized Ruri as a Hyuga and questioned his strength, but Ruri attacked with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palm.

Ruri fought Ryūsui, a Cloud Ninja captain, and used a feint to land a kick that sent him flying across the river. Ryūsui rose unharmed but enraged, promising to kill Ruri.

• Ryūsui dodged Ruri’s Eight Trigrams Palm with lightning-nature chakra and drew his large blade to attack.
• Ruri dodged the blade and launched a spinning kick, surprising Ryūsui with his taijutsu.
• Ryūsui coated his blade in lightning-nature chakra and slashed at Ruri’s leg, intent on killing the Konoha prodigy.
• Ruri feinted with his kick, moved behind Ryūsui, and kicked him in the face, sending him across the river.
• Ryūsui stood up with a shoe print on his face and threatened to kill Ruri, furious over the humiliation.

Ruri used his speed and Eight Trigrams techniques to overwhelm Ryūsui after provoking the Kumogakure Jonin. Ryūsui could not keep up with Ruri’s Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ruri kicked Ryūsui away and beckoned him, provoking him into unleashing lightning chakra.
• Ryūsui charged at Ruri and attacked with Cloud Style: Crescent Moon Slash.
• Ruri shattered Ryūsui’s three sword-energy arcs with Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher and closed in on him.
• Ruri unleashed Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms at a speed Ryūsui could not match.

Ruri defeated Ryūsui, leaving the Cloud Ninja captain unconscious with severe internal injuries. As Darui and C tried to save him, Killer B arrived on the battlefield, and Ruri recognized the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Ruri overwhelmed Ryūsui with Eight Trigrams Palm strikes, sealed most of his chakra points, and knocked him unconscious.
• Darui and C pulled Ryūsui from the water, but C's healing technique could not stop his internal bleeding.
• Youli told C that medical ninjutsu could not heal the internal injuries caused by the Hyuga Clan's strikes.
• C said a lord from the Valley of Clouds and Lightning was coming to take Ryūsui back for treatment.
• Killer B charged onto the battlefield, and the Cloud Ninja cheered as Ruri recognized him as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Killer B arrived on the battlefield and learned that a Konoha Hyuga ninja had badly injured Ryūsui. As C carried Ryūsui away for treatment, Killer B was left to face the fighting Konoha forces.

• The Konoha ninja, Chōza Akimichi, and Shinnosuke Sarutobi reacted with alarm when Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, appeared.
• Killer B surveyed the battle and asked what had happened to Ryūsui.
• C told Killer B that a Konoha Hyuga ninja named Ruri had injured Ryūsui.
• C lifted Ryūsui onto his back and left to take him to the village for treatment, entrusting the battlefield to Killer B.

Ruri faced Killer B after the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki defeated Ryūsui, and chose to stay and fight despite warnings from Konoha’s allies. The chapter ended with Killer B asking Ruri’s name before their battle began.

• Killer B sent C back to the village carrying Ryūsui, then confronted Ruri.
• Ruri recognized Killer B as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while Yunfei Shinnosuke and Chōza Akimichi urged him to retreat.
• Ruri decided to remain on the battlefield, believing Konoha could not afford to lose the position and wanting to unleash the Flame-Flame Fruit’s power.
• Kakashi told Chōza Akimichi that Ruri intended to fight Killer B.
• Killer B praised Ruri’s courage and asked him to give his name before their fight.

Ruri Hyuga challenged Killer B and discovered that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki greatly surpassed him in physical strength. After Killer B nearly broke through Ruri’s Rotation, the two were knocked apart, leaving Ruri stunned by his opponent’s power.

• Ruri introduced himself to Killer B and used the Body Flicker Technique to attack from above with Leaf Great Whirlwind.
• Killer B blocked Ruri’s kick with his arm and taunted him about his speed and strength.
• Killer B charged at Ruri with a straight punch, and Ruri used Rotation to defend himself.
• Killer B struck the Rotation and nearly broke through it, sending both fighters bouncing away.
• Ruri landed and stared at Killer B, astonished by his strength.