Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

Akatsuki's stronghold.

Itachi leaned against the wall, his eyelids twitching slightly.

The image of Sasuke's daughter flashed through his mind. When Sarada grew up and married him, she would definitely have to change her surname. So, he fell into deep thought.

"Sasuke...indeed only had one daughter."

He slowly closed his eyes, as if he had made up his mind.

"Next time we meet, let's give Sasuke a god-like blessing. It's perfectly normal for him to have more children after he gets stronger."

The curtain continues to fall:

Let's take a look at Sakura one last time.

Sakura possesses considerable talent in genjutsu and a very solid knowledge base; she was able to solve even the most challenging questions in the Chunin Exams on her own.

In terms of character design, Sakura's intelligence is second only to Shikamaru.

[Physical skills were her weakest point, so after becoming Tsunade's apprentice, her prized knowledge became useless, and she had to practice martial arts, which she was least skilled in, forcing her to learn from scratch as a brute.]

While medical ninjutsu is very practical, she's best suited to learn it from Orochimaru.

Snake's disgusting tricks are optional, but his scientific research achievements are all valuable.

Without sufficient prior knowledge, most people simply cannot understand it.

Konoha Village, training ground.

Sakura looked at the sky and, unusually, the sky said something nice about her. Her expression finally relaxed again.

"See that?! I'm a top student! Second only to Shikamaru!"

Ino rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay, you're amazing, you're amazing, alright?"

In the Hokage Building, Jiraiya stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"Sakura is definitely smart. If Naruto and Sasuke were to read Orochimaru's stuff, they'd probably fall asleep after two pages."

Tsunade crossed her arms and snorted.

"She's not bad at medical ninjutsu either, having learned it from me."

Jiraiya shrugged. "But she's not cut out for fighting. If you force her to practice martial arts, aren't you just making things difficult for her?"

Tsunade remained silent.

In the underground base of Otogakure, Orochimaru looked at Sakura, quite...

Kabuto, standing to the side, adjusted his glasses: "Lord Orochimaru, shouldn't you consider bringing this girl over?"

Orochimaru chuckled, "No rush. Let her stay in Konoha for a few more years. Once she's seen the limits, she'll naturally come to me."

Sky Canopy:

If Sakura were to master Orochimaru's core technologies, it would be far more valuable than Konoha having another top-tier healer.

If people could be brought back to life, what would be the point of seeing a doctor?

If there's a shortcut to spiritual practice, it's definitely to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

If you spend all your time working on something you're not good at, you'll most likely be wasting your time.

If Class 7 had chosen their mentors based on their individual strengths and made good use of their talents, their achievements would undoubtedly have surpassed their original path.

Screen switch.

Three sets of images side by side.

Naruto, driving the Hundred-Horse, unleashed a thousand shadow clones simultaneously, throwing punches.

Sasuke activated Sage Mode, his Fire and Lightning Release techniques weaving into a net, making him invincible on the battlefield.

Behind Sakura were rows of reanimated ninjas.

Above the heads of the three people, a line of large characters appeared:

Choice is more important than effort.

Under the sky, the entire ninja world fell silent for a moment.

[Fourth Raikage A: That makes perfect sense. Making someone with a sharp mind learn martial arts is truly a waste of talent.]

[Mei Terumi: It's a pity that there's no guiding light in reality; so many people spend their entire lives going around in circles on paths that aren't right for them.]

In Konoha Village, the villagers, unusually, did not cause a disturbance on the streets, but instead fell into a brief silence.

A middle-aged man muttered under his breath, "If someone had told me back then not to open a ramen shop across from Ichiraku Ramen, I wouldn't be in so much debt..."

The person next to him patted him on the shoulder, finding his act of daring to open a ramen shop in front of Ichiraku Otsutsuki laughable.

"Just accept your fate, buddy."

Text switching on the screen

Many people are inclined to believe that Naruto should turn to the dark side, thinking that his experiences made him the most deserving of such a fate.

[But in reality, if Naruto had grown up in Konoha, he would never have turned to the dark side, unless he had a completely different living environment.]

For example:

The scene cuts in.

When Minato and his wife entrusted Naruto to Hiruzen, Obito appeared and hugged Naruto.

Obito picked him up with one hand, and the next second, space distorted, and the two figures disappeared from the spot.

Under the sky, the crowd erupted in uproar.

[Fourth Raikage A: The Nine-Tails has fallen into Akatsuki's hands? Then...]

[Mei Terumi: Is that the point? The point is that Naruto grew up in a different environment, and his personality and destiny will be completely different.]

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

Naruto stared at the baby being held in Obito's arms on the sky, completely stunned.

In that "what if" world, he was taken away by his enemy?

What will his future be like?

[First of all, it should be noted that even if Naruto was abducted to Amegakure, it's highly likely that he wasn't personally raised by members of the Akatsuki.]

Instead, it was placed under the care of an ordinary institution in Amegakure as a repository for the Nine-Tails.

During this period, Obito might occasionally try to brainwash Naruto.

[While Amegakure is under the control of the Akatsuki, the daily lives of its ordinary villagers are not significantly interfered with.]

From this perspective, Naruto's education was probably not much different from what he received in Konoha, except for the daily bullying he endured from the villagers.

Konoha Village, Hokage Building.

Jiraiya leaned against the window, staring at the words on the sky, and remained silent for a long time.

"If Naruto is really taken away, it will probably be even more difficult than it is now."

Tsunade stood next to him, arms crossed.

"you mean?"

Jiraiya slowly began, "Naruto, who grew up being bullied, at least had friends who helped him, even though the villagers were inhuman..."

"But what if you grew up in Amegakure..."

Tsunade immediately understood and continued his words.

"Then he doesn't even deserve to be bullied; he's just a vessel that nobody cares about."

The curtain continues to fall:

The only difference lies in the change in mindset. Amegakure itself was a small ninja village sandwiched between major powers, and during the Second Shinobi World War, it was repeatedly used as a battlefield, resulting in extremely heavy civilian casualties.

The environment that fostered the ninjas and villagers of Amegakure created a mentality completely different from that of the ninjas of the Five Great Nations.

Most of them were somewhat insecure because their village had never truly controlled its own destiny.

If Naruto had grown up here, his perspective on Konoha and the Five Great Nations would have been completely different from that of the child in the original story who desperately wanted the village's approval.

Another point worth mentioning is that most ninjas from Amegakure admire Nagato and Konan to varying degrees, and genuinely believe that Amegakure will achieve glory under their leadership.

Therefore, Naruto's childhood dream will most likely be like that of other children from Amegakure: to regard Nagato and Konan as their idols and to make Amegakure strong his life's goal.

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