Spiritual Enlightenment

Suppressing her fear, the maid filled a bucket with hot water and hurried away. Kangetsu had already stepped into the wooden tub; the moment he entered the water, the clear liquid instantly turned blood-red, as if he were dyed in crimson. Kangetsu frowned slightly and commanded, "Bring more water!"

The maid outside naturally obeyed.

However, this voice was heard by Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Eiko, who had just arrived.

Eiko looked at the brothers Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Meigetsu standing outside the door and asked directly, "Madara, how is your brother?"

Hearing his mother's words, Madara fell into a heavy silence. Then, with dim eyes, he said, "Kangetsu killed many people; the blood has stained his clothes a deep crimson! As an older brother, I am truly useless."

After speaking, he lowered his head dejectedly and pointed toward the blood-soaked clothes the maid had placed in a basin.

They watched as the maid brought in bucket after bucket of clean water and carried away bucket after bucket of bloody water.

At this moment, Eiko could not hold back her tears. Looking at Tajima with profound sorrow, she shouted, "It's all your fault! You insisted on teaching Kangetsu a lesson to curb his arrogance, but look at what he has become! My Kangetsu has turned into a devil with hands stained in blood, and this devil was created by his own father! If Kangetsu were older, I wouldn't say anything, but he is only six! Only six years old!"

Kangetsu was bathing inside the room, yet he was perfectly aware of the commotion outside.

A trace of warmth stirred in his heart for his concerned parents.

Although his father, Uchiha Tajima, was partially responsible for Kangetsu entering the battlefield, Tajima was right. An arrogant person could not survive long in war. However, what Tajima perceived as arrogance, Kangetsu saw as mere self-confidence—a confidence born from his past-life memories and his knowledge of the Naruto World. Yet, these were things Kangetsu could never explain.

At that moment, Kangetsu spoke up, "Mother, Father, please do not worry about me. The path of a ninja is inherently accompanied by slaughter; if I do not kill now, I will have to kill later. This is the destiny of a ninja. In this dog-eat-dog Warring States period, the killing never ends, and one without great strength can never protect the warmth within their heart. Please, Father and Mother, rest assured! I will survive, and I will live to protect the warmth in my own heart."

His voice carried clearly to the ears of Tajima and Eiko outside.

The words were sincere—at least, Kangetsu felt they were. A sublimation of his spirit allowed him to understand his own heart. In the blink of an eye, only six years had passed, yet he had forged such deep bonds with this world. Kangetsu accepted this calmly; he would no longer doubt his heart, but rather embrace it.

He truly acknowledged his parents outside, and as for his brothers Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, along with his younger brother Uchiha Meigetsu, they all held a place in his heart.

Soaking in the warm water, Kangetsu curled his lips into a faint smile and thought to himself, This feeling is truly wonderful.