Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

The reason why civilian technology is advanced while military technology is backward ultimately lies in chakra.

Chakra directly altered the entire development path of civilization.

[Once you have chakra, you can use Earth Release to create a flying platform or summon large birds if you want to fly.]

For rapid communication, use a sensory ninja or a telepathic technique.

[If you want to deal damage from a distance, use ninjutsu.]

Chakra can do most things that technology can do, and it's more convenient and flexible.

Therefore, technological development in the Naruto world is limited by chakra.

Konoha Village, on the street.

The murmurs gradually subsided, and people began to think seriously.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to make sense."

"Isn't chakra more convenient than these technologies? Then why bother researching those metal lumps?"

"No wonder the army has been using cold weapons and ninjutsu... It turns out it's not that they don't want to change, it's that they don't need to change at all."

Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village, Raikage's office.

The Fourth Raikage, A, suddenly sharpened his gaze.

"As Tianmu mentioned before, the future Cloud Village has developed that electromagnetic laser cannon."

There was a moment of silence in the office after he said that.

Mabui asked at the opportune moment, "Lord Raikage, what do you mean...?"

Upon hearing this, Ai voiced her thoughts.

"Since the Cloud Ninja was able to create it in the future, it means that this thing is indeed useful."

"Although I don't know what it is, since it's called a firearm, it sounds much more powerful than a kunai or an explosive tag."

"If we start researching now... then in the future, we might be able to pull a fast one on other ninja villages when a war breaks out."

Sunagakure Village, Kazekage's office.

Luo Sha sat in the chair, his brows furrowed.

Grandma Chiyo noticed what he was thinking and asked him a question.

"Rasa, are you thinking, what if Sunagakure could develop that firearm first...?"

Rasa did not deny it, "Our Sunagakure is short of resources and cannot afford a war of attrition. If there really is a weapon that can be effective without a large number of ninjas, it might be a way out for us."

Granny Chiyo shook her head. "Let's not even talk about whether you can figure it out. Think about it, even if you could, how do you plan to use it? Besides, if we can figure it out in our situation, what about the other villages?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Sha fell silent.

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Why is civilian technology so advanced?

The reason is that ordinary people still make up the majority.

The majority of the ninja world's population consists of commoners; ninjas make up only a minority.

Ordinary people don't know ninjutsu, so they need technology to improve their lives.

The development of civilian technology is intended to serve the common people.

However, military technology is different. Military power is in the hands of ninjas, who possess chakra and do not need technological weapons.

Therefore, the technology tree in the ninja world split into two paths: civilian technology developed normally to serve the common people; military technology stagnated because ninjutsu had become stronger.

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage's Office.

Onoki fell into deep thought; he was a shrewd old man.

He now understood perfectly why the ninja world had not developed military technology.

Because for ninjas of their level, it's completely unnecessary.

If they don't need it, then there's no need to study it.

Kurotsuchi, seeing Onoki deep in thought, poked him curiously and asked.

"Grandpa, what are you thinking about? You're not thinking about developing firearms, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Onoki immediately retorted.

"That kind of thing could never exist in the ninja world."

He paused, then, realizing that any ordinary citizen could use civilian technology, added.

"Besides, even if you actually figured it out, would you dare to show it off in the ninja world?"

"Why wouldn't you dare?"

"Think about it, if that kind of thing fell into the hands of ordinary people, and if there were no barriers to using it, an ordinary person who doesn't know ninjutsu could kill a ninja with it."

"Do you think those famous figures and nobles would dare to let this kind of thing circulate?"

Hei Tu was stunned when she heard this; she really hadn't thought about these things.

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[But this raises a problem: if transmitting information via reel is so cumbersome, why not invent wireless communication?]

Wireless communication requires infrastructure, including signal towers and nationwide coverage, which necessitates substantial investment. Furthermore, if the other side acts unethically and disrupts this infrastructure, there's little recourse.

Furthermore, the number of ninjas is small and they are scattered across various regions, making it uneconomical to build a nationwide communication network just to serve a small number of ninjas.

Furthermore, ninjas have other options: sensory ninjas can sense things remotely, summoning jutsu can summon animals to communicate, and special telepathic techniques allow for direct communication.

While these methods are not as convenient as radio, they are sufficient and inexpensive.

Therefore, the ninja world wasn't incapable of developing wireless communication, but rather it didn't need to. Chakra provided a low-cost alternative.

Konoha Village

A ninja looked at the scroll pouch at his waist. "Using scrolls to transmit information is troublesome? I don't find it troublesome at all. I've been using them for so many years."

"That's right, one summoning jutsu and the ninja cat or ninja hawk will deliver the message directly, faster than anything else."

"Sensory ninjas are even more convenient; they can sense the enemy's movements from miles away. What's the point of having that signal tower then?"

A young man scratched his head. "So... what exactly is wireless communication?"

"It's probably... something that allows you to communicate remotely without scrolls or summoning beasts?"

"That's really convenient."

"But didn't Skynet say they'd build some kind of signal tower and want nationwide coverage? How much would that cost?"

"And if the enemy destroys it, then it'll all be for nothing!"

"Our ninjutsu is still the most reliable."

Konoha Year 48, Hokage's office.

Nara Shikaku nodded slowly in agreement.

"If it's just about transmitting information, there are summoning jutsu and ninjutsu for communication. These methods have been used for so many years, they're more than enough."

Minato Namikaze nodded and added.

"Furthermore, the construction of a nationwide communications network requires the consent of the daimyo."

Kushina, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Will the daimyo agree?"

Minato shook his head. Although he didn't know much about the daimyo, he knew that the daimyo would most likely not agree.

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage's Office.

Onoki stroked his beard, his expression meaningful.

Seeing his expression, Heitu asked curiously, "Grandpa, what are you thinking about?"

Onoki slowly began, "I'm thinking, if we could make communication possible across the entire ninja world... then the daimyo's rule might not be able to be maintained."

Why?

Onoki gazed intently at the sky.

"Because information itself is power."

"When you don't know what's happening outside, you can only listen to what the people above you say. But once you know about the outside world... you won't easily believe them anymore."

Hei Tu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

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This is the paradox of the ninja world: too much chakra hinders technological development.

Chakra directly changed the needs of civilization.

Civilian technology develops because civilians need it; military technology stagnates because there is enough chakra; communication systems become outdated because there are alternative chakra solutions.

However, this also brings vulnerability. If the chakra system collapses, the entire civilization will collapse because they rely too heavily on chakra.

[If a ninja loses chakra, they become incredibly vulnerable.]

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