Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

Inside the Divine Might Space.

Obito stared at the description of the Nine-Tails' Night on the sky and remained silent for a long time.

To escape unscathed?

Ha, he did lose that battle, not badly, but certainly not well either.

Minato saw through his Hollowfication mechanism in just two rounds. If Kamui hadn't been so overpowered, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape.

But Tianmu was right; he was only 14 years old that year.

There are very few 14-year-old boys in the entire ninja world who can escape unscathed from the fastest ninja in the world.

The curtain continues to fall:

Judging from the results, he stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world; this is undeniable talent.

But considering the process, all that his talent brought him was perhaps better left undone.

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage's Office.

Ohnoki stroked his beard, looked at the last sentence on the sky, and sighed deeply.

"Talent is sometimes the most poisonous curse."

Heitu tilted his head: "Grandpa, what do you mean by that?"

Onoki looked at the sky, his eyes filled with the vicissitudes of a man who had lived through it all.

"People without talent are less likely to be targeted. But if you have talent, people will take advantage of you."

"If you're useless enough, no one will bother to use you."

"The reason Obito was manipulated by Madara was because Madara saw his talent."

"If Obito were truly a complete loser, no matter how much he was stimulated before he could activate his first tomoe, Madara would not have been able to make the later plans."

After the previous round of commotion, the sky slowly dimmed.

Then, the sky lit up again.

[The Wood Release techniques of Hashirama Senju—including Advent of the World of Trees, Wood Dragon Technique, True Several Thousand Hands, and Top Transformation Buddha—are considered overpowered within the Naruto power system.]

But here's the question: Did Wood Release make Hashirama who he is, or did Hashirama make Wood Release who he is?

Konoha was established.

Hashirama Senju, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the platform, paused for a moment when he heard the question and scratched his head.

"What...what's the difference?"

Madara Uchiha stood behind him, arms crossed, and snorted coldly.

"Of course there is a difference. Tianmu is asking whether it is your talent that made Wood Release possible, or whether the Wood Release bloodline limit itself is so strong that anyone who uses it is invincible."

He paused, his gaze falling on Hashirama. "Which one do you think it is?"

Hashirama thought for a moment, then grinned: "I think Wood Release is more powerful! Look at those trees and flowers, they're so beautiful and useful."

Ban squinted, but didn't reply.

Tobirama Senju stood not far away.

He already had the answer in his heart, but he wanted to hear what Tianmu had to say first.

[To sum it up: Hashirama's strength never stemmed from the inherent brilliance of Wood Release itself, but rather from the brilliance of his personality.]

[And Yamato serves as the best negative example.]

On the sky, the scene changes.

On the left is Hashirama Senju. He claps his hands together and shouts "Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees." Instantly, towering trees rise from the earth, and a forest appears out of nowhere, as if spring has been spread across the entire wilderness in an instant.

On the right is Yamato standing in an open space, performing the same action and the same hand seals.

Then wood sprouted from the ground and was woven into a house. Although it was sturdy enough, the scene was rather desolate compared to the one on the left.

[Yamato received a transplant of Hashirama's cells and can also use Wood Release, but the effects are drastically different.]

Hashirama can instantly create a forest using Wood Release, and capturing tailed beasts in a Gundam is child's play for him; Yamato's Wood Release is just about creating a few logs, which he occasionally uses to build small houses.

Konoha Year 60, Anbu Training Grounds.

Yamato was leaning against a tree, carrying out a surveillance mission. When he saw his own image on the screen, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

His colleague from the secret service next to him glanced at him silently, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Yamato took a deep breath and said expressionlessly, "Don't say it."

His colleague was silent for two seconds, then quietly looked away.

Yamato closed his eyes, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Tianmu is right, he really can't compare to the First Generation Master.

Let alone creating a forest, it would take him half a day to grow a single decent tree.

The First Hokage's use of Wood Release was like having a cheat code; his use of Wood Release was like planting trees.

The problem is, he never thought he could compare to the First Generation Master!

"That's the First Hokage!"

Yamato silently complained to himself.

"How many people in the entire ninja world can compare to him? If you're comparing me to the First Hokage, then should we also compare me to the Sage of Six Paths?"

The sky continued to roll.

Of course, Yamato wasn't entirely useless. His Wood Release techniques were valuable in terms of control and defense, such as suppressing the rampaging Nine-Tails and quickly setting up a shelter during Pain's attack.

But that's all.

This illustrates a core issue: the strength of Wood Release depends on the user's hardware configuration.

Why is Hashirama's Wood Release so outrageous? The core reason can be summed up in two words—Chaton.

He had so much chakra he could burn it all up. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, seeing Naruto distribute his chakra among the entire Allied Shinobi Forces, he simply said:

"The combined chakra of the Allied Shinobi Forces is roughly equal to mine."

[It's important to know that Naruto is from the Uzumaki clan, possessing an immense amount of chakra by nature, and he also has the Nine-Tails; combined, his chakra is nearly limitless.]

[That's about the same level as Hashirama.]

Upon hearing this, the entire ninja world gasped in shock.

Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage's Office.

Onoki's voice was trembling.

"Half of the Nine-Tails could fight against five tailed beasts, and yet it's still comparable to Hashirama Senju alone?"

"Is this even human?"

The sky continued to roll.

Besides Chatonra, Hashirama also possesses Sage Mode, Sage Physique, and an astounding sensitivity to natural energy.

These physical components combined gave his Wood Release technique power far exceeding that of ordinary people.

As for Yamato, his chakra reserves were insufficient, he lacked Sage Mode, and his physical foundation was far inferior, so his Wood Release could only reach that level.

This is like the same knife: in the hands of an ordinary person, it's used for cutting vegetables, but in the hands of a master swordsman, it's used to cut through iron.

Konoha Year 48, Hokage's office.

Kushina Uzumaki looked at the analysis on the screen and turned to Minato, saying, "Minato, does the analysis mean that even without Wood Release, the First Hokage is still the First Hokage?"

Minato nodded, his eyes thoughtful.

"Wood Release is merely a manifestation of his strength, not the source of it. Just like my Flying Thunder God Technique, without sufficient reaction speed and battle intelligence, it's just a way to escape."

He paused, his tone tinged with emotion.

"True strength is not determined by a bloodline limit."