Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The scene cuts in.

Naruto practicing the Summoning Jutsu.

A tadpole the size of a fist, with a long, thin tail, hopped vigorously in front of Naruto.

Naruto: ....?

[Kurotsuchi: So, by that logic, this tadpole...is Naruto's childhood friend?]

The visuals on the celestial backdrop continued to switch.

During the battle with Gaara, Naruto intended to summon Gamabunta, but instead, Gamakichi appeared instead.

[The key is that one dares to dream and the other actually dares to act.]

on the screen.

On the Chunin Exams field, massive sandstorms churned, and the roar of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, was deafening.

Naruto formed hand seals and slammed them onto the ground.

"Spiritual communication!"

The white smoke dissipated.

Hamakichi squatted on the ground. At this moment, it was still young and had not yet become addicted to tobacco.

He looked at Naruto calmly, without the slightest panic.

"Dad's busy, so I'm here."

Naruto: "..."

The entire ninja world fell silent once again.

[Heitu: Isn't this difference a bit too big?]

[Jiraiya: Naruto, it seems your fate with Gamakichi was sealed back in your tadpole days.]

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

The toad clan truly did their best for Naruto.

When Pain attacked, practically everyone in the Toad Clan came. Tell me, was that any kind of honor or disgrace?

The scene cuts in.

A plume of smoke exploded above the ruins of Konoha Village.

Naruto stood on top of Gamabunta's head, with Fukasaku and Shima squatting on either side.

Gamaken, Gamahiro, Gamakichi, Gamabunta – almost all the members of the Gama family are present.

The battle depicted on the screen was extremely fierce.

All three generations of the Toad were seriously injured in their efforts to defeat Pain.

The comment section fell silent for a moment.

Mei Terumi: ...The toad clan, they're really something, huh?

[Kurotsuchi: It's really rare for a summoned beast to be able to do this much.]

The text on the screen continued to scroll.

Even after suffering such severe injuries, Gamakichi still dared to come when Naruto summoned him during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

The scene cuts in.

On the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War, smoke filled the air as the Allied Shinobi Forces and the White Zetsu army clashed fiercely.

Naruto stood on a high place, formed hand seals, and slammed his hands on the ground.

The white smoke dissipated.

Hamakichi emerged from the smoke with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, then nonchalantly charged forward again.

[The Fourth Raikage, A: From tadpole to adult, from Pain to the Fourth Shinobi World War. This toad is more loyal than most ninjas.]

Inside Ichiraku Ramen, Uncle Ichiraku kneaded dough while watching the screen above, a smile playing on his lips.

...

Why didn't Obito capture Naruto when he was a child?

...

[Fourth Raikage A: ...That is indeed a problem. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is such an important strategic resource. Losing the Nine-Tails would further weaken Konoha's fighting power. Obito even killed the Fourth Raikage and his wife, so why let the Nine-Tails go?]

[Mei Terumi: Judging from his previous behavior, he should have taken the Jinchuriki when Konoha was at its weakest.]

The text on the celestial screen scrolled slowly.

After all, Konoha was undefended after Minato's death, so even if Obito brazenly tried to capture him, no one could stop him.

[Yet he made Naruto suffer in Konoha for sixteen years, and being ostracized and insulted on the streets had become a daily occurrence for Naruto.]

The villagers on the streets of Konoha Village were all stunned.

"Did Obito not capture that demon fox because... he wanted him to continue suffering in Konoha?"

"What is he after? Shouldn't he just capture the fox demon?"

The sky screen continues to output.

Based on Obito's actions, he should have captured Naruto, raised him, made Naruto believe that Konoha was the culprit behind his parents' deaths, and then used the Great Rasengan to send the villagers of Konoha to their deaths.

The entire ninja world fell silent once more.

Then the streets of Konoha Village erupted in chaos.

"What the hell is this 'Great Spiral Wheel' thing?!"

"What a joke! Why does Konoha have so many disasters?"

"I want to go to Kumogakure! I've heard the atmosphere there is harmonious!"

"Take me with you!"

The sky continued to fall.

[But Obito didn't do that. Did he have a change of heart or simply not have the time?]

He put a heat pack on Naruto during the Nine-Tails' attack, so logically he should have no qualms about harming a child.

[He also instigated the massacre of bloodline clans in the Land of Water and helped Itachi annihilate the Uchiha clan in Konoha, so the claim that he didn't have time is unfounded.]

The most likely explanation is that Obito witnessed Naruto's experiences all along.

[The bullying by the villagers of Konoha was something Obito had never experienced before, and he must have been thinking:]

[This kid definitely hates Konoha more than I do, and might even become Konoha's enemy in the future, so let Konoha continue to inflict pain on Naruto.]

The entire ninja world fell silent.

On the streets of Konoha Village, the expressions on the villagers' faces changed from anger to blankness.

"...What? We're bullying that fox demon... to help Obito raise his own henchmen?"

"So, Obito has seen everything we've done to that kid over the years?"

"Does he think we're helping him develop a weapon to destroy Konoha?!"

"Then... what should we do now?"