That we know of anyways. Like the sound 4 arc was crazy too. Hey kids, we really need this kid brought back to the village and you might die, but I can't go with u to help out. Good luck you little shits!
If you look at the world surrounding them they're living in more or less the present, but in a world where disputes and warfare are carried out by elite ninja militias operating on behalf of national governments.
At the end of Naruto, after the time skip, he's got a MacBook on his desk. During Naruto they have television. The whole bird thing is just traditional espionage, really.
It's the whole reason Hashirama and Madara founded the Hidden Leaf Village and the driving force behind why Madara wants to cast the Infinite Tsukiyomi. It's also addressed via Jiraiya's philosophies which he passes down to Naruto and Nagato. A big theme in the manga is stopping the cycle of hatred and war. The only reason the children have to fight is because of how much war is waged in their world.
I think because of chakra they developed less weapons technology because they never really needed it. I think normal soldiers with guns would probably not stand a chance against most ninja in the show considering what they're capable of. Plus, the various clans are very ingrained in their culture and clan secret techniques. Passing down their jutsu from one generation to the next is such a big deal that I imagine a lot of it is a traditional thing. Technology also seems to be held back due to the constant war and isolationism going on between all the nations. That's probably why when all the nations unify at the end of the series there's suddenly this jump of technological advancement because the nations were able to openly share with each other and not just focus on warfare.
It's not an excuse. It's just an explanation supported by the lore and story. Beyond that, they are personal choices by Kishimoto to have a certain aesthetic. He initially didn't want there to be guns or cars and only wanted technology to be to a certain level and wrote the story around that. It definitely doesn't match up perfectly with how technology developed in the real world but it's a fantasy world so there's no reason to believe all technology would develop parallel to ours. Being able to create a camera doesn't mean you can create a gun or would think to create one.
That always weirded me out when I was younger too. I remember at some point during the chunin exam, it showed someone watching surveillance footage on tvs, and I was like "THEY HAVE TVs?"
I remember having a wtf moment when one of the movies had a kid a gameboy.
The end of Naruto and the Beginning of Boruto are in the same time period, but yes, there was a large city behind them. It was built up in the lengthy time of peace in the second time skip.
Getting to ninja school in boruto is a legit carreer path, these people goes on to become firemen, news anchor, delivery man, actors, researcher etc. It's not just about being soldier.
Which is especially hilarious since he leans on the Sharingan waaaay too much for that be the case.
True, but it looks like he didn't change anything and now actively encourages his son and others to go on dangerous machines. Some even more dangerous than he went on at that age.
You keep comparing it to our world history but it's a fantasy world which means technology does not necessarily advance parallel to ours because things are different about this world the major thing being chakra. Just cause they have electricity doesn't mean they have guns. Technology advances during our wars because we use those technologies for warfare. In the Naruto world, they fight wars with ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu so that is primarily what advances every war. And that's not to say technology hasn't advanced at all it just advanced in different areas because of what ninja are capable of. Medical equipment is not a good comparison because it's not used for fighting.
Medical ninjitsu like other ninjitsu requires speciality and a certain amount of chakra. Everybody just can't use it. Which is why they have medical tools.
It's not as if Naruto could completely end all wars and violence and stop anyone evil from doing anything ever again.
