What do I remember...?
I remember the creation of the first Kirigakure no Sato; the first village clan, at that.
I remember Neo Akatsuki. The Bijuu. Kamui's role as the site's BBEG. My own goal to collect the chakra/essences of the Bijuu, and a brief entrance into Neo Akatsuki for that end (though it all came to naught).
I remember the proliferation of the other "canon" villages: Sunagakure no Sato, led by Gaarasandburial (and later, Eclipse); Konoha, led by Seraphim. Otogakure, led by...Makoto, I want to say. Other "no Sato" clans began to appear during this time. Amegakure, at one point. At any rate, a spark had been formed, and the flames of inspiration grew.
I remember my students. And miss them. Reseikosame. Hotaru. Court. Many more, who were given nudges in the right direction. I miss my rivalries; Tracey, chiefly.
I remember the merging of Kirigakure v1 and affiliated villages into a grand clan, a single cohesive unit of the five villages. Remember its collapse, too. Kirigakure v2's and the merged nation v2's rise and fall.
The Order of the Black Rose...whether people found themselves with a sour taste in their mouth in the end or not, it brought activity to the site the likes of which I had not seen in a long time. Nations banding together, allies or close friends betraying each other for grabs at personal power a war that felt alive, where things weren't all sunshine and smiles. It was beautiful.
There is much I remember. Much more I've forgotten. This is just a roughly chronological order of my own view on events.