Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The celestial backdrop transitions.

In Konoha Village, the Hyuga clan is known as the strongest clan.

The awkward thing is that while the Hyuga clan has a high floor, their ceiling is ridiculously low.

Inside the Hyuga clan's territory, Hyuga Hiashi put down his teacup, his brows furrowing slightly.

Are we about to start talking about the Hyuga clan? This opening doesn't sound like a nice thing to say.

The text on the celestial screen began to scroll:

There are many reasons for this result.

[First is the curse mark on the caged bird.]

This is absolutely the biggest mistake the Hyuga clan has ever made.

Sungai tribe.

The Hyuga main family members all frowned in unison, their hearts filled with dissatisfaction.

The caged bird is a clan rule that the Hyuga clan has followed for hundreds of years. How did it become a flaw?

The curtain continues to fall:

To protect the Byakugan from being taken away by outsiders, the main family carved a caged bird image on all members of the branch family.

[If a member of the branch family dies or defectes, the main family can directly destroy the Byakugan using a cursed seal.]

Yinyin Village.

Orochimaru looked at the image of the caged bird on the sky, his expression unchanged.

"Hyuga's Byakugan..."

"To be honest, I'm not really interested."

"But if you really want it, even carving a caged bird won't help."

"Just take Hyuga's genes and cultivate an artificial human."

"Caged birds protect their eyes, but they can't protect their genes."

Sunagakure Village.

Maki looked thoughtfully at the analysis of the caged bird on the sky.

Back when Sunagakure and Konoha signed the peace treaty, the incident was caused by Sunagakure's attempt to steal the Byakugan.

"If it weren't for the caged bird..."

"To be honest, the Byakugan is really useful. Which ninja village wouldn't want a pair?"

The text on the celestial screen continues:

But the rule about caged birds is utter nonsense.

If it's truly to protect the Byakugan from being taken by outsiders,

Why wasn't it engraved on everyone except the clan leader?

Why are there other members of the main family who don't have the incantation seal?

[Mei Terumi: Wait... that seems to be true. If the goal is to protect the Byakugan, then everyone except the clan leader should have it engraved. That would be the safest way.]

Kankuro: To put it bluntly, this isn't about protecting the Byakugan at all. It's a tactic the main family uses to control the branch families. Protecting the Byakugan is just a pretext.

Sungai tribe.

The faces of the Hyuga main family members all darkened.

They couldn't refute Tianmu's words after he had put them there.

If it were solely for the purpose of protecting the Byakugan, everyone except the clan leader should have it imprinted, making it virtually impossible for the Byakugan to leak out.

However, if the clan leader dies unexpectedly, the clan's eye technique will still be exposed.

The branch area of ​​the Hyuga clan.

Several members of the divided family stood silently in the courtyard.

They looked at each other but said nothing.

Those who separate from the family are marked with a spell seal from childhood, and are subject to the control of the main family for life. Their life, death, honor, and disgrace are all determined by the other party's single thought.

An elderly man who had divided his family property sighed deeply.

"I was told from a young age that the mission of the branch family is to protect the main family."

"But sometimes I wonder... are we protecting our people, or the cage we're in?"

The text on the celestial screen continues:

[Caged birds not only restrict the personal freedom of those who separate from their families,]

Furthermore, it physically blocked some of the Byakugan's abilities.

This leads to a problem.

The scene cuts in.

Neji's figure appeared on the sky.

He activated his White Eyes, and the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead became clearly visible.

Even with the emergence of a peerless genius like Neji within the branch family, his potential was forcibly capped at the Jonin level.

How can a genius who can't even unlock a complete field of vision compete with those powerful individuals who each possess unique and specialized skills?

Konoha Village.

Neji stood on the training field, looking at his image on the screen, and gave a bitter smile.

A caged bird.

From the day the mark was made, he knew he could never escape this shackle.

No matter how hard you work or how talented you are, a family splitting up is still a family splitting up.

The clan only needs one thought to inflict excruciating pain upon him.

In times of danger, the branch family members would always stand in front of the main family, protecting them with their lives.

Before the main family bloodline is extinguished, those who branch out are destined to die first.

"destiny……"

The text on the celestial screen continues:

This clan rule, which sacrifices overall combat strength in order to control the bloodline, directly stifles ninety percent of the clan's potential.

No matter how talented the children of a branch family are, they will ultimately be subject to the control of the main family. Over time, everyone will gradually lose their motivation to strive.

[The descendants of those who have separated from the family are born into a separate family.]

This means that when their children reach a certain age, they too will have a caged bird carved on their faces.

[He was trapped under the control of the main family his entire life.]

Over time, those who separated from the family became unwilling to have more children.

[Having already suffered so much hardship, why subject the next generation to a life akin to that of slavery?]

The atmosphere in the comment section became heavy.

[Silent: ...Children born from a split in the family still belong to the split family. No one could bear to let their children suffer like that.]

[Black Soil: To put it bluntly, it's a system of hereditary enslavement. Under such rules, it's perfectly normal for families to separate and not want to have offspring.]

[Ebisu: The Hyuga clan's population has been declining for decades, and I never understood why before. Now that the curtain has been raised, everything is clear.]

Sungai tribe.

The area where the family had separated was eerily silent.

A young woman who had separated from her family subconsciously touched her protruding belly.

She is pregnant.

The baby will be born in a few months.

According to tribal rules, children must endure the pain of being branded by caged birds when they turn three years old.

She used to think that this was a rule passed down from generation to generation, and that it was only natural.

After listening to Tianmu's analysis, she looked down at the baby in her womb, her eyes slightly reddening.

"My child..."

"Does she also have to go down the same path as me...?"

Beside her, her husband gently held her hand.

The two looked at each other in silence, their eyes filled with an unyielding despair.

The text on the celestial screen continues:

Secondly, there are limitations to the Soft Fist system.

The scene cuts in.

The canopy displays various moves of the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist, including Baguazhang and acupoint sealing techniques.

The Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist is indeed a unique and unparalleled taijutsu technique.

[By sealing chakra pathways through pressure points, one can ignore conventional defenses and gain a significant advantage in battles against ordinary ninjas.]

However, once the battle escalates to the Kage or Super Kage level, the weaknesses of Gentle Fist become glaringly obvious.

The scene switches to a comparison shot.

When Hyuga Gentle Fist clashed with Uchiha Susanoo, his punches and kicks had no effect on the sturdy armor.

The essence of the "Return to Heaven" and "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms" techniques lies in only two functions: close-range defense and close-range single-point control.

[When faced with enemies flying at high altitudes, or opponents wielding Susanoo, the Hyuga clan has virtually no means of countering them.]

Furthermore, there is a huge gap in the evolutionary path of eye techniques.

Each advancement in the Sharingan represents a comprehensive and qualitative change.

[One-tomoe, two-tomoe, three-tomoe, Mangekyou Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. The highest level an ordinary Uchiha clan member can reach is the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.]

With each advancement, power experiences a dramatic and explosive increase.

[And what about eye rolls?]

The scenes alternated, first showing the entire process of the Sharingan's advancement, with each stage accompanied by a dramatic change in power; then it switched to the Byakugan, which only showed one form from beginning to end.

The difficulty of evolving the Byakugan is on a completely different level from that of the Sharingan.

Sungai tribe.

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly stood up, his tone revealing his shock.

"Byakugan... it can actually evolve?"

Could Tianmu's words imply that the Byakugan could evolve into a higher level of form?

The Hyuga clan has a history spanning a thousand years. Although there are only a few words about the evolution of the Byakugan in the records, after so many years, everyone just regards it as a legend.

If it really could evolve... Thinking of this, Hiashi's breathing became a little rapid.

[Mei Terumi: Wait, Tenbu said the Byakugan can evolve? What are the conditions for evolution? And what kind of dojutsu will it become?]

[Tobirama Senju: I have devoted my life to studying various eye techniques, and the progression of the Sharingan is clear to me. But the Byakugan... I have never heard of any evolution.]

The text on the celestial screen continues:

Let's talk about the awkwardness of using the "roll eye" in actual combat.

[The Byakugan's vision can cover a range of ten kilometers, while the Gentle Fist's attack range is limited to close-range combat where the arm can reach.]

The scene presents a highly ironic moment: a Hyuga clan member, relying on his Byakugan, can see an enemy ten kilometers away, but can only unleash his Gentle Fist attack by running all the way to the enemy's front.

[Uchiha Setsuna: Hahahaha! The Hyuga Gentle Fist is utterly ridiculous on the battlefield. How dare they call themselves the strongest clan in Konoha, comparable to my Uchiha clan?]

[Uchiha Fugaku: ...]

The text on the celestial screen continues:

However, on the battlefield, the Hyuga clan has more than just scouting uses.

[The white of the eye can clearly see through the meridians of the entire human body.]

[Practicing Gentle Fist requires extremely precise chakra control.]

With these two qualities combined, Hyuga is naturally suited to be a top-tier medical ninja.

The scene then shifts to a hypothetical scenario: Hyuga clan members activate their Byakugan, clearly seeing through the injured person's damaged internal organs and severed meridians, and then directly repair the injuries with delicate and controllable chakra, achieving a treatment efficiency several times greater than that of ordinary medical ninjas.

However, the Hyuga clan adheres to outdated traditions and is unwilling to engage in any field other than Gentle Fist and reconnaissance.

[He squandered his exceptional medical talent, ultimately becoming nothing more than a simple battlefield scout.]

The commenters in the live chat suddenly understood.

[Tsunade: Brilliant! I never even thought of that before. The Hyuga clan is naturally suited to medical ninjutsu. If they dedicate themselves to its study, they could definitely build the best medical corps in the ninja world.]

[Shizune: Lady Tsunade is right. If the Hyuga clan were willing to learn medical ninjutsu, their efficiency in treating the wounded would be unmatched.]

Sungai tribe.

Hiashi Hyuga sat down quietly and remained silent for a long time.

Every flaw pointed out by the Heavenly Curtain accurately hits the root of the Hyuga clan's problems.

A caged bird is bound by constraints, its natural talents fading away;

Soft boxing struggles to gain a foothold in high-level competitions;

Generations of their clan were unaware that the white eye possessed an evolutionary path.

His innate medical talent was wasted;

A super long-range vision of ten kilometers, but only moves that can be used at close range.

Hizu slowly closed his eyes, utterly exhausted.

"The Hyuga clan..."

He had considered reform, but centuries-old customs are not something that can be changed overnight.