Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The text on the celestial screen continues:

Unfortunately, Obito's skills were insufficient, and he was countered by Minato. Later, in order to seal the Nine-Tails, Minato and his wife both perished, leaving only the infant Naruto.

This tragedy of family destruction and death was orchestrated by Obito from beginning to end.

Konoha Year 48, Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze stared at the description on the screen without saying a word.

Kushina Uzumaki walked over and gently took his hand.

"Watergate..."

Minato grasped her hand in return, his voice calm, but he tightened his grip slightly.

"Kushina, this time, I won't let Obito succeed."

He raised his head, his gaze resolute.

"The sky has told us everything, so we won't repeat the same mistakes."

Kushina nodded vigorously, her eyes slightly reddening, but her voice was more resolute than he had expected.

"Yes. The two of us will watch Naruto grow up together."

Finally, there's Minato's other disciple, Kakashi.

After becoming the Jonin instructor of Team 7, Kakashi focused on training Sasuke, teaching him how to use the Sharingan and Chidori, and even using his own painful past to persuade him to let go of his hatred.

[As a result, Sasuke still betrayed the village. When the two reunited, Sasuke mocked Kakashi for showing off his Sharingan while charging at him with the Chidori technique Kakashi had taught him.]

At that moment, Kakashi finally understood how the Third Hokage had felt back then.

[After reviewing these examples, you'll find a common pattern among the teachers in Naruto: the better they treat their students, the more viciously they are betrayed.]

The Third Hokage groomed Orochimaru as his successor, only to have the master and disciple engage in a deadly battle on the rooftop.

Jiraiya saved Nagato out of kindness, which ultimately foreshadowed his own death.

Minato poured his heart out to Obito, only to be met with the Nine-Tails' rampage and the destruction of his family.

Kakashi imparted all his knowledge to Sasuke, and in the end, Sasuke raised Chidori and struck him in the heart.

Being a teacher is purely a matter of luck.

If one's birth chart (Ba Zi) isn't strong enough, becoming a teacher rarely ends well.

The entire ninja world fell silent for a few seconds after those words were spoken.

Then, finally someone couldn't help but speak up:

"So it seems that being a teacher is really tough."

"The Third Hokage, Jiraiya, the Fourth Hokage, Kakashi... they all treated their students with their whole hearts, and what happened? Orochimaru betrayed them, Nagato killed Jiraiya, Obito caused the Fourth Hokage's death, and Sasuke defected and almost killed Kakashi..."

"This isn't being a teacher, it's raising a treacherous snake!"

Someone nearby timidly added:

"What about Iruka? He taught Naruto, and he didn't get betrayed, did he?"

"Naruto is an exception! He's practically a god, he can't be measured by ordinary standards!"

"What about Kai? Little Li didn't betray him either!"

"...That's a bond between martial arts idiots, not a normal master-disciple relationship."

"What kind of logic is that!"

Konoha Village, Ninja Academy.

Iruka Umino stood at the classroom door, looking at the summaries of the master-disciple tragedy displayed on the ceiling, unsure of what to say.

At that moment, a student looked up and asked him a question.

"Teacher Iruka, is being a teacher really that dangerous?"

Iruka lowered his head, looked at the student's youthful face, and reached out to ruffle his hair.

"Normally it's quite safe."

"But judging from what Tianmu said, even if it's dangerous, someone has to do it."

Text switching on the screen

If the forbidden Eight Gates technique were fully revealed, who in Konoha would truly be able to master it?

In the 60th year of Konoha, on the training ground.

Might Guy was standing upside down in the center of the training field when he saw this headline.

He suddenly flipped over and stood up, his eyes wide open, the words on the sky reflected in his pupils.

"The Eight Gates Formation fully revealed?!"

His voice trembled slightly, whether from excitement or shock, it was hard to tell.

The Eight Gates Formation, a forbidden technique his father obtained with his life, is the pinnacle of physical skill that he has cultivated throughout his life.

If it were truly made fully public... how many people would actually be able to grasp it?

The condition for opening the Eight Gates is simple: superhuman physical strength.

The essence of the Eight Gates is to break through chakra limits, pushing the body to its limits. With each gate opened, the burden on the body increases exponentially.

Furthermore, the Eight Gates maximize chakra output. If one's total chakra reserves are insufficient, even if the gates are opened, one will run out of chakra and die within seconds.

Kumogakure, Raikage's office.

The Fourth Raikage, A, crossed his arms and looked at the analysis on the screen, a thoughtful expression on his rugged face.

"Maximizing chakra output—no wonder only a few can master this technique. Even if an ordinary person opens the gate, it's useless if they don't have enough chakra."

A man in hemp clothing stood to the side and asked.

"Lord Raikage, there are quite a few taijutsu masters in Kumogakure. If the Eight Gates are made public, could we train a few to master them?"

Ai thought for a moment, then shook her head:

"It's difficult. The Cloud Village's taijutsu is strong in the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which uses lightning to strengthen the body. It's different from the Eight Gates, which burns life force. If you insist on practicing it, you'll probably lose a lot of people."

Killer Bee wriggled to the side: "Big brother, how about I give it a try? Eight-Tails has plenty of chakra, yay~"

The Fourth Raikage glared at him.

"You stay put!"

The text on the sky continued to scroll.

[One: Hashirama Senju.]

As the Asura Sage Body of the Senju clan, its cell activity, self-healing ability, and internal organ resilience are all top-tier in the ninja world.

Chronic internal injuries caused by extreme weight training can be repaired in real time, and the efficiency of honing physical endurance over the long term far surpasses that of ordinary ninjas.

[His own raw chakra reserves are unprecedented. He can accumulate massive amounts of chakra day after day, and even with the devastating damage caused by the Death Gate burning his entire life force, his Sage Body's physical endurance is sufficient to maintain a stable opening of the Death Gate.]

The period when Konoha was founded.

Hashirama Senju was idly gazing at the sky when he was startled to see his name appear again.

"Me? Can I open all eight gates too?"

Looking at his older brother's carefree attitude, Tobirama Senju silently analyzed the situation in his mind.

The elder brother's immortal body was indeed tailor-made for the Eight Gates Formation.

For ordinary people, opening the Death Gate means burning their life force for a burst of power. For the "Big Brother," opening the Death Gate is more like... burning life force while recovering. So, although he can survive each time he opens it, he also loses a lot of his lifespan.

He suddenly felt a little glad that his older brother hadn't gone to learn the Eight Gates Formation.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would probably drive it around every day.

Then, when the consequences were discovered, he suddenly died.