Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The screen flickered, and brand new text appeared.

When it comes to the characters in Naruto whose power levels have been changed the most, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are undoubtedly the most frequently mentioned.

[If we follow the original setting from the first part of the manga, the fighting power of these two founders of Konoha would not even be as good as that of the Legendary Sannin.]

In the initial conception of Naruto, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was definitively recognized as the strongest Hokage, and the title "God of Shinobi" was originally used to describe him.

The entire ninja world fell into a long period of silence.

Hidden Cloud Village, Raikage Building. Ai felt a slight itch in his head.

"Change the settings?"

"What is this? We, living, breathing people, are actually programmed into this?!"

Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village). Mei Terumi leaned back in her chair, her focus quite peculiar.

"Naruto..." she murmured.

"Is this world truly revolving around Konoha? Are we other ninja villages just there as foils?"

Iwagakure Village. Onoki found it utterly absurd.

"Was the God of Shinobi originally referred to as Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

"No! That's impossible! If that old man is the God of Ninjas, then what am I!"

[Fourth Raikage A: Can someone tell me what "changing the settings" means?! Does this mean our strength can be changed so easily by just a few words from someone?!]

[Onoki, the Libra: Naruto... was this world created by one person?! What a joke!]

[Qing: If even strength can be altered, what's the point of us training so hard every day? What kind of being could do something like this? Is it fate!?]

When Konoha was founded, even Hashirama Senju was bewildered; he couldn't understand such a thing at all.

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The first part of the Impure World Reincarnation series did not have the limitations on precision or the setting of suppressing power.

[At that time, Hashirama and Tobirama, who were summoned by Orochimaru using Edo Tensei, displayed their true strength.]

During this period, the Third Hokage, being the strongest Hokage, could barely contend with the First and Second Hokage.

[Considering the early setting where Madara Uchiha lost to Hashirama Senju, and based on the initial power levels of Hashirama and Madara in Part 1, they were indeed inferior to the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.]

Konoha Village, Hokage Building.

Jiraiya excitedly patted Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder.

"Old man! You actually managed to take on two Hokage in their prime?!"

"You're actually that strong?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the sky, his mind blank.

I... I was never this strong?

The comment section exploded again.

[Onoki of Two Scales: ...So, after all this time, the reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi has so many flaws is entirely due to fate?]

[Hozuki Suigetsu: This is terrifying. Our lives, our strength, are all in the hands of someone else. This world is a complete joke.]

Fear spread through the crowd. If everything was predetermined, then what was the point of their existence?

The text on the screen flickered again.

The real power-up of Hashirama and Madara only began at the start of Shippuden.

The core reason is that Obito's character design and power level needed to align with Madara Uchiha's role.

As Madara's strength continued to increase, Hashirama, who had once defeated Madara head-on, subdued the Nine-Tails, and bound himself to Madara, also saw his combat power rise in tandem.

The period when Konoha was founded.

Hashirama Senju scratched his head.

"So I got stronger entirely because Madara got stronger? I... just won without lifting a finger?"

Madara Uchiha: .....

[Onoki from the Two Libras: Did these two become invincible only through subsequent version updates...? I knew it! How could a human possibly have such terrifying power!]

The text on the sky continued to scroll.

However, the power structure in the early stages of Shippuden was relatively sound, without the numerical inconsistencies that appeared later.

At that time, Sasuke was able to suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra simply by activating the three-tomoe Sharingan. Even the Nine-Tails couldn't help but marvel at Sasuke's eye power, comparing it to that of Madara Uchiha back then.

[In this stage, Hashirama's Wood Release techniques weren't as outrageously powerful as they became later; his size was comparable to the initial Edo Tensei Hashirama.]

Hashirama was able to defeat Kurama and Madara primarily because of his Wood Release's absolute advantage over the Tailed Beasts.

Konoha Village, training ground.

Sasuke also began to have doubts.

Actually, he was a little confused when he saw that he could control Kurama when he only had three tomoe.

Three tomoe is enough to rival Madara Uchiha? Doesn't that mean that once I reach three tomoe, I can go and take revenge on Itachi Uchiha?!

But how could a three-tomoe jewel possibly defeat a kaleidoscope?

Sungai tribe.

The Hyuga main family members all laughed at this.

"Awakening the Sharingan is so difficult, and you have to risk going blind, yet its original limit is only this."

"In contrast, we Hyuga are born with the Byakugan, which not only has no side effects, but also allows us to detect things from all directions."

"The Byakugan is truly the strongest dojutsu in the ninja world!"

[It wasn't until Madara Uchiha officially appeared in the Fourth Shinobi World War that this character's full combat power was truly revealed.]

[In his Edo Tensei form, Madara could suppress five Kage-level ninjas with overwhelming power. The five Kage, working together, were as vulnerable as children before Madara. The appearance of his Complete Body Susanoo further widened the gap in combat power across dimensions.]

The sky brightened.

On the desolate battlefield.

The Raikage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage, Kazekage, and Hokage—five figures—were gathered together for the first time in a long while.

Mei Terumi wiped the blood from her mouth and looked at Madara Uchiha in front of her.

"Even if it's five against one, don't call us despicable, because you are Uchiha Madara."

Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, slightly raised his chin, and let out a cold snort.

"Five against one? That's a good idea."

He put his hands together and shouted, "Come on, what are you going to do?"

Bang bang bang!

Twenty-five wooden clones appeared, then separated and surrounded the Five Shadows.

Madara looked down at the five shadows below.

"Now that's what you call five against one. Don't call me despicable, because you are the Five Kage."

As soon as he finished speaking, the twenty-five wooden clones simultaneously formed hand seals.

boom!

Blue chakra surged into the sky, and twenty-five Susanoo rose from the ground, their massive size casting a huge shadow over the entire battlefield.

The ninja world is deathly silent.

[Deidara: Two... twenty-five Susanoo?!]

[Kurotsuchi: One Susanoo is hard enough to fight, how can you fight twenty-five Susanoo?! How can you play if you're using cheats?]

[Onoki of the Two Libras: This old man... this old man is actually going to fight this kind of monster?!]

The text on the sky is scrolling.

[The strength of the pillars also increases accordingly.]

The scene cuts in.

Hashirama Senju clasped his hands together, and a sage's face appeared on his cheeks.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

The earth was torn apart.

A colossal, indescribably massive, thousand-armed Buddha rose from the ground.

The Buddha's size blotted out the sky, and the Nine-Tailed Fox was smaller than even one of the Buddha's hands in comparison.

Then Hashirama Senju said something unexpected.

"Nine-Tails, your power is too great..."

Nine-Tails: ...?

[Nagato: True Several Thousand Hands... No wonder he was able to quell the chaos of the past.]

Kakuzu: .....

...

I searched for a long time for Ban's material, but couldn't find any long ones, so I could only use the bullying trope to introduce it first, and then get serious later.

It should arrive in a few days.