Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

[Shino and Kiba went to great lengths to find mead as a gift, probably hoping that Naruto and Hinata's future would always be sweet and happy.]

The final gift came from Iruka.

Iruka gave Naruto a heavy burden of love.

[If Naruto hadn't turned evil, the entire ninja world would want to kowtow to Ichiraku Rakuten and Iruka.]

Konoha, at the entrance of the Ninja Academy.

Iruka Umino stood there, looking up at the words on the sky, somewhat bewildered.

"I just... did what a teacher should do."

Ichiraku provided Naruto with a sense of warmth, and Iruka was the first person to acknowledge Naruto's talent.

At Naruto's wedding, Iruka was at a loss for what to give; his relationship with Naruto couldn't be represented by a single gift.

Ultimately, Iruka decided that since Naruto's dream had always been to become Hokage, then as his teacher, he should also remain true to that dream.

So Iruka decided to continue teaching, instructing the new students at the ninja academy.

Besides this gift, on the eve of Naruto's wedding, Naruto found Iruka and hoped that Iruka could attend the wedding as a father figure.

This is the most precious gift Iruka gave Naruto, but conversely, it's also the most precious gift Naruto gave Iruka; this affection is mutual.

Leaf Village

Upon hearing this, Iruka felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

"...Father."

"Does Naruto consider me his father?"

Thinking of this, Iruka's eyes gradually reddened.

In the end, Naruto's good friend Sasuke didn't leave without giving him a gift.

On the wedding day, he sent a note with only one word written on it: "Longevity."

[The meaning is: Sakura, please give me 500.]

Konoha Training Ground.

Naruto was completely petrified. He slowly turned his head to look at Sasuke.

"Sasuke, you bastard! You didn't come to my wedding, and all you did was give me a single word?! And you expect Sakura to give you 500 yuan as a wedding gift?!"

Sasuke, expressionless, offered his explanation.

"The thought is what counts."

Kakashi delivered the finishing blow from the side.

"Longevity is a blessing. Although it's only one character, at least the sentiment is there."

Naruto shouted angrily, "He showed his sincerity?? So I have to thank him?!"

Sasuke: "You're welcome."

Naruto was speechless. "I didn't say thank you!!"

Now, let's talk about the seven red lines in Naruto's life.

Konoha Training Ground.

"A red thread? What's that?"

Naruto scratched his head, looking at Kakashi with a blank expression.

Kakashi thought for a moment and gave a reasonable explanation.

"That's probably the line where touching it means certain death."

"Huh?! Am I that amazing?"

Naruto's eyes lit up instantly. He didn't understand the meaning behind it, but he thought the statement was cool.

Iruka must be the first to be affected.

His parents died during the Nine-Tails' attack, so logically he should hate Naruto more than anyone else.

Yet he was the first person in all of Konoha to set aside his prejudices and genuinely accept this loser.

He was the one who gave Naruto his first ninja headband, the one who was the first to celebrate Naruto's birthday, and he treated Naruto like family.

[When Pain was about to kill Iruka, Kakashi was fortunate to stop him; otherwise, Naruto would have unleashed the Nine-Tails and overturned the entire ninja world before Hinata even appeared.]

After all, he attended Naruto's wedding as a father figure; calling him Naruto's "half-father" isn't an exaggeration at all.

Konoha Year 60, at the entrance of the Ninja Academy.

Iruka Umino stood in the corridor, looking up at the words on the ceiling.

He felt his eyes getting hot again.

"...Half a father?"

But he couldn't suppress the warm feeling welling up inside him.

Naruto remained quiet for a long time at the Konoha training ground.

Then he turned his head and looked in the direction where Iruka was.

Although he couldn't actually see, his gaze still pierced through the street and rooftops, landing in that direction.

"...Iruka-sensei."

"If it weren't for you, I might really have turned into that Demon Orb."

He bent down and kicked a pebble on the ground, a rare serious expression appearing on his face.

"I think Tianmu is right about that red line. Anyone who dares to touch Iruka-sensei, I will absolutely not let them off."

[Naruto's second untouchable red line is definitely Sasuke.]

When Naruto heard Sasuke's entire ordeal from Obito, he was so heartbroken he could hardly breathe. Need I say more?

One carries the stigma of being a nine-tailed fox demon, the other bears the hatred of their entire clan's annihilation; they are the only ones who can truly empathize with each other.

Throughout the entire Naruto series, Naruto chased after him for so many years, enduring countless beatings and grievances, yet he never gave up.

Even though the whole world condemned Sasuke as a rogue ninja, and Sakura even considered killing him, Naruto never gave up on bringing him back to Konoha.

[There might be room for negotiation if you mess with others, but if you dare to mess with Sasuke, Naruto will fight from the beginning to the end of the ninja world, and he won't stop until he gets him back.]

Akatsuki

A slight smile appeared on Kisame Hoshigaki's shark-like face.

"Mr. Itachi, your younger brother seems to be quite popular."

Itachi looked at Kisame, inwardly wanting to complain.

Sasuke is probably lucky to have a companion like Naruto.

The problem is, isn't the bond between these two a little too ambiguous?

In the 60th year of Konoha, Sakura Haruno stood frozen in place, her expression one of utter shock.

"I...I thought about killing Sasuke-kun in the future?"

"How could I...? Why would I...?"

Kakashi is also one, considering he was there during Pain's invasion.

Naruto, having guessed that Kakashi was already dead, erupted in fury.

[They defeated all five Paths of Pain in just two episodes, catching even Chao Ge off guard.]

But Chao Ge is a man of character; he completely failed to realize the seriousness of the situation.

[They just stepped on Kakashi's landmine, and then dared to attack Hinata so ruthlessly.]

Konoha Year 60, Hokage's office.

Jiraiya was crossing his legs when he saw this and paused.

"That kid Kakashi..."

He said something in a low voice, his tone unreadable, whether it was a sigh or something else.

Konoha Training Ground.

"Kakashi-sensei! Tenbu says you're dead!!"

Naruto's voice was tinged with urgency, as if he feared Kakashi might disappear at any moment.

Kakashi looked up at Naruto, and the one eye that was visible curved into a smile.

"That's a matter for the future, and Tianmu said that after I died, you gave me to Changmen, and then I was resurrected. So strictly speaking, it wasn't a real death."

Upon hearing this, Naruto became so anxious he almost jumped up and down.

"What do you mean 'not really dead'? Dead is dead!"

"Kakashi-sensei, can't you feel a little more threatened?!"

Sasuke stood to the side, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the sky and Naruto.

Seeing Naruto's anxious look, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in my heart.

The thought of Naruto going berserk for him was quickly extinguished as soon as it crossed his mind.

He's thinking some random nonsense.