Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

Konoha Year 60, Hokage's office.

Tsunade leaned against the window, holding a wine glass in her hand. When she saw this headline, she raised an eyebrow and subconsciously glanced at Jiraiya on the sofa.

Jiraiya was sitting with his legs crossed, looking at the sky. When he felt her gaze, he raised an eyebrow.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that you're quite dangerous."

The text on the sky continued to scroll.

Let's first look at the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He trained the legendary Sannin, whose fame resounded throughout the ninja world. But none of these three students gave him any peace of mind.

In the 60th year of Konoha, on the streets.

The villagers nodded in agreement.

"That's true. Jiraiya-sama is rarely in the village, and Tsunade-sama used to wander around a lot..."

"The most outrageous one is Orochimaru, who directly betrayed the village."

"The Third Hokage was a really terrible teacher."

The Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused slightly in the hand holding the pipe, a bitter smile appearing on his aged face.

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

[Tsunade wandered aimlessly due to her mental illness, while Jiraiya, preoccupied with searching for the Child of Prophecy, traveled the world. The two of them were often out of sight for years.]

Orochimaru, on whom he had placed high hopes, became increasingly obsessed with life and death after witnessing so many deaths. He strayed further and further from the path of pursuing immortality, and finally simply deserted the village.

Konoha Year 48, Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze looked at the sky, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Orochimaru... he was originally an excellent ninja, wasn't he?"

Kushina Uzumaki stood beside him, pursing her lips: "No matter how outstanding you are, defection is defection. Minato, don't follow his example."

"Don't worry, I have no interest in immortality."

"That's good."

The sky continued to fall.

Years later, he launched the Konoha Collapse Plan, forcing the Third Hokage and his mentors, the First and Second Hokage, to fight each other.

[With tears in his eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal to seal his two teachers, but against Orochimaru, he could only seal one of his arms despite his best efforts.]

The period when Konoha was founded.

Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a gloating smile, and then he spoke to Tobirama Senju behind him.

"Heh, Tobirama Senju, how does it feel to use the forbidden technique you invented on yourself?"

Tobirama ignored him.

Because they were in the wrong.

The Hokage's office.

Jiraiya silently gazed at the sky.

He recalled the days he trained with Orochimaru, and Orochimaru's profile as he studied ninjutsu all night long.

That person who once smiled when a technique succeeded.

After experiencing war, it became like that.

Ugh, that guy...

However, judging from what Tianmu said, Orochimaru actually succeeded in the end.

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

[Later, Orochimaru lured Sasuke into defection, and for two and a half years, he truly invested heavily in training him to take over Sasuke's body.]

Although they don't have an official title, what they teach is absolutely top-notch.

By the time Sasuke had mastered his skills, his strength was vastly different from before. Before Orochimaru could even make a move, Sasuke preemptively attacked, taking advantage of Orochimaru's weakened state to devour him in one fell swoop.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Sasuke never considered him his master. Orochimaru, on his deathbed, probably wondered: "Did I raise a tiger only to have it become my enemy?"

Sound Village, underground laboratory.

Orochimaru looked at the words on the sky, his golden vertical pupils narrowing slightly.

A slow, amused smile spread across his lips.

"Raising a tiger to cause trouble? Ha, interesting."

Orochimaru turned around, looked at the floating white bodies in the culture tank, and then calmly said.

"I've already imagined a body even more perfect than Sasuke's."

As long as he can fuse Sasuke and Naruto's genes into one body.

That would mean that one would simultaneously possess the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths.

By then, I might be infinitely close to immortality!

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

[Let's talk about Jiraiya again. During the Second Shinobi World War, he rescued three orphans from the battlefield: Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.]

Out of guilt and pity, he cared for the children while teaching them martial arts, only returning to Konoha after confirming they were capable of protecting themselves.

[Who would have thought that their reunion years later would be a life-or-death struggle within the Hidden Rain Village.]

The scene on the screen changes.

The young Jiraiya knelt before the three children, a bright smile on his face: "From today onwards, you are my disciples! I will teach you ninjutsu and how to survive!"

Nagato and Yahiko's eyes lit up, while Konan, holding origami flowers, nodded gently.

The scene changes.

Rain Village, shrouded in the dim rain.

Jiraiya was covered in black rods, and above him, the five Paths of Pain simply watched him.

Mt. Miaomu.

The Toad Sage, Fukasaku, sat cross-legged on Toad Rock, gazing at the words on the sky, a complex expression on his aged face.

"Jiraiya, that kid, always says the wrong thing, but he's more loyal than anyone else."

Master Shima stood to the side and nodded.

"Yes, throughout his life, he taught every single student with his whole heart."

"Unfortunately, in this ninja world, those who value loyalty and righteousness are often the most vulnerable to being hurt."

"But if it weren't for his kindness, Nagato's three children would have died in the Land of Rain long ago."

Konoha Academy.

Umino Iruka looked at the stories of masters and disciples on the sky and silently wiped his forehead.

"So it seems that being a teacher is indeed quite dangerous."

Then he looked down at the kids running around on the playground.

"But there's no other way; someone has to teach them."

"This is the true meaning of a ninja academy village."

The text on the celestial screen continues:

[And Minato, Jiraiya's other disciple, also couldn't escape this hurdle.]

[Obito, who was originally a sunny person, was completely corrupted by Madara's schemes and became the executor of the Eye of the Moon Project, donning the Visored Mask.]

Konoha Year 48, Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze sat behind his desk, his hands crossed under his chin, his gaze fixed on the sky, his brows slightly furrowed.

Kushina Uzumaki stood by the window.

"Minato... Obito..."

Minato was silent for a moment, then spoke softly:

"Obito, that kid, his sunshine was real, and his passion was real. It's just that Madara took advantage of his purity."

He paused, remembering the disciple who always helped old ladies cross the street and who constantly shouted that he wanted to become Hokage.

"I don't know what pushed him to that point. But since the heavens have told us, we can change it."

[To take revenge on Konoha, he extracted the Nine-Tails while Kushina was weakened during childbirth and sentenced her to death. He was "considerate" towards the newborn Naruto, even thoughtfully placing an explosive tag on him. He even attempted to kill his teacher, Minato.]

Konoha Year 60, Training Ground.

Naruto would involuntarily exhale whenever he saw this scene.

"What do you mean by 'thoughtfully placing an explosive tag'?! Is that what you call thoughtful?!"

Sakura muttered to herself from the side.

"Naruto, don't get agitated. The sky is probably being sarcastic..."

"Of course I know it's sarcastic! But I'm still angry!"

Sasuke leaned against the tree, unusually refraining from arguing with Naruto. He glanced at the baby Naruto in the sky, then at the current Naruto, who was jumping up and down in anger, and his lips twitched slightly.

"You're very lucky to be alive."

Naruto was taken aback, then scratched his head.

"Of course! I'm not that easy to kill!"