Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

Under the sky, Sasuke was completely dumbfounded.

The eye opens with two tomoe?!

How is that possible!

This is completely unscientific!

Mei Terumi: Obito awakened his Sharingan, then sought revenge, which led to the Fourth Shinobi World War...

[Nara Shikaku: This butterfly effect... Oishi's one kunai directly caused chaos in the ninja world.]

[Kurotsuchi: So the source of the Fourth Shinobi World War was the ninja from our Iwagakure village?]

Hidden Rock Village.

Onoki was completely dumbfounded. Was Kurotsuchi stupid?

Why would you try to take the blame?

"Now look what's happened! The entire ninja world is blaming Iwagakure for the Fourth Shinobi World War!"

Konoha Village, on the street.

The villagers looked at the sky and discussed it amongst themselves.

"So Obito awakened his Sharingan because of a ninja from Iwagakure!"

"If you ask me, that Iwagakure ninja named Oishi also bears responsibility for the Fourth Shinobi World War!"

"Exactly! If he had just killed Obito, none of this would have happened!"

"We must get the higher-ups to put pressure on Iwagakure; they have to give us an explanation!"

In addition, Iwagakure excels in team fights as well.

The scene cuts in.

On the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War, the Iwagakure ninja advanced in formation, unleashing a barrage of Earth Release ninjutsu. The earth rose and fell beneath their feet, and the battle line resembled a moving city wall.

[Having this strength meant that even after the ceasefire agreement was brought back to Iwagakure, the village's upper echelons were still largely in favor of war, demonstrating their great confidence in their village's capabilities.]

However, Onoki chose to compromise because he had previously sent over a thousand ninjas to launch a surprise attack on Konoha, but the operation was thwarted by Minato alone, including those Jonin.

The scene flashes back. Thousands of Iwagakure ninja are advancing rapidly through the forest.

Suddenly, a golden light exploded in the group, and Minato Namikaze's figure flashed several times, each time taking several lives.

The appearance of Minato made Onoki realize that continuing the fight would also come at a significant cost to his side, so he temporarily agreed to a ceasefire.

Under the sky, Onoki let out a long sigh.

He looked up at his reflection of himself in the sky, the wrinkles around his eyes much deeper than they had been then.

"Konoha has too many talented people..."

He muttered to himself, his words tinged with helplessness.

"Fortunately, those higher-ups are prone to infighting, otherwise we wouldn't be able to win at all."

The celestial backdrop transitions.

Besides the elite forces mentioned above, Iwagakure also has a very special organization: the Demolition Squad.

[The most famous of them should be Deidara, who was a member of the Iwagakure Explosion Squad before his defection.]

Deidara's method of creating explosions involves using clay to craft various types of bombs, which can be used as tracking missiles, landmines, or even large-scale weapons capable of destroying an entire village in an instant.

The scene flashed by quickly. Clay birds took to the air and dropped small clay bombs, precisely blasting targets on the ground.

In another scene, clay landmines buried underground detonate simultaneously, turning an area into scorched earth.

If Deidara hadn't defected, his explosive clay would have been the most versatile weapon in the demolition squad.

The comment section instantly became lively.

[Deidara: Hmph! I work for that old man, unlike him who's completely free! That old man doesn't understand art at all!]

[Onoki, the Two-Scaled Tree: You dare to talk back! I was blind back then not to lock you up!]

[Kurotsuchi: Deidara, you weren't doing so well in Akatsuki, were you?]

The aerial view continues.

[The Hidden Stone Village also possesses a significant advantage in battle: aerial combat.]

Onoki can use the Super Light Heavy Rock Technique to reduce his own weight while increasing his speed for free flight. He can also use Super Light Heavy Rock on friendly units to give them the same flight effect.

[As long as Onoki has enough chakra, he can create a flying squadron to gain an advantage on the battlefield from a superior position.]

Under the sky, ninjas from other villages recorded this information in the comments section.

[Fourth Raikage A: Air forces... If they were deployed on a large scale on the battlefield, they would indeed be a formidable opponent.]

[Tobirama Senju: ...I don't know why, but I feel so uncomfortable.]

The visuals of the sky change, and the color tone darkens.

Even so, the strength of Iwagakure declines rapidly.

In the close-up shot, Onoki is seen slowly sitting down, supporting his lower back, his brows furrowed in pain.

His aging body frequently strains his back, severely impacting his combat effectiveness.

[Fourth Raikage A: Hahahaha! Onoki, it's time for you old bones to retire! Make way for the younger generation!]

Onoki's expression darkened further upon seeing this. Was it that he didn't want to give in?

There's simply no one in the village capable of inheriting the Shadow technique!

The text on the sky continues.

Secondly, the loss of Jinchūriki is the biggest blow to Iwagakure's fighting strength.

The scene shifts to a solitary mountain path. Old Zi, draped in a monk's robe, walks alone, his shadow stretched long in the setting sun, with no one following behind.

[Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, left the village because of disagreements with Onoki, which led him to encounter Kisame of the Akatsuki organization. Without the village's protection, he was easier to capture.]

[The Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, was later captured by the Akatsuki organization; the details are unknown.]

Under the cover of the sky, all the major ninja villages gasped in shock at the sight.

[Fourth Raikage A: Onoki, are all the Jinchuriki in your village rogue ninja? One after another they've run away!]

[Onoki, the Libra: ...What do you know!]

The scene shifts back to the main view, and the text continues to scroll.

[Besides being a Jinchūriki, Deidara's betrayal was a further blow to Iwagakure, essentially leaving the Blast Squad without its core member.]

After Deidara left, Onoki began training his granddaughter Kurotsuchi. Unfortunately, Kurotsuchi failed to learn her grandfather's Dust Release; her mastery was more focused on support and control, primarily using taijutsu enhanced by Weighted Rock in combat.

As the future Fourth Tsuchikage, her basic Earth Release techniques were naturally up to par, and she mastered various Earth Release techniques, both offensive and defensive, and effective at both close and long range.

The scene flashed as Kurotsuchi used Lava Release: Lime Condensation Technique, Lime Stone Sealing Technique, and even various Earth Release techniques. Although each technique was conventional, it lacked the explosive power to instantly turn the tide of battle.

Seeing this scene, the black soil beneath the sky curled up slightly at the corners of its mouth.

[Kurotsuchi: Grandpa, you should have retired long ago! Letting an old man lead the village in battle, it's no wonder Iwagakure is declining! Look at what happened to the Third Hokage of Konoha when he got old!]

[Fourth Raikage A: Hahahaha! Iwagakure has no successors! Onoki, your granddaughter is right, it's time to retire!]

The text on the screen switched, and a summary text appeared.

Overall, during the war, Iwagakure's strength was second only to Konoha, and it once competed with Kumogakure for the second position in the ninja world.

However, it later became powerless, its talent pool dried up, and it inevitably fell behind Kumogakure, becoming the third largest ninja village in the world.

Under the sky, Onoki looked at the comments on the screen, his lips twitched, and he felt like cursing.

At that moment, he began to understand why his future self would create artificial humans.

I witnessed firsthand the village's talent pool dwindle and the lack of successors.

For him, who had dedicated his life to the village, there was nothing more painful than watching the village gradually decline.