I Cheer for You

The stones were very smooth and had a luminous color.

A drop of blood-red rain fell, staining the smooth stone red.

The Daimyo of the Land of Earth reached out and slowly wiped away the drops of blood from the stone.

At this moment, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth looked at the Blood Sea in the sky, a slight smile appearing on his lips, and said, "A will as firm as stone, just like this stone, though ordinary, is very real. I love this land. The Land of Earth, not because of the land itself, but because of our love for the land. The earth nurtures us, and we give back to the earth. My love for this land runs deep."

As soon as he finished speaking, blood red reappeared on the smooth stone.

With a smile playing on his lips, blood trickling down his face, the Tsuchikage spoke with deep emotion, "Earth, my mother. I love you, I love you so deeply."

As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and flowed into the sky.

The Land of Water.

The daimyo of the Land of Water is as serene as water itself.

He gently stroked the blood-red raindrops with his right hand and said softly, "Blood-red water, is this to turn us into water? Born of water, living because of water. Rain, blood-red rain, let us merge together. My people, let us become water. I hope that in my next life, I can be someone you protect. Because I am not qualified to protect you. Like water, like mist, my heart is in the water, and you are in my heart."

Even if it drifts away, it will transform into water.

The blood-red water rippled so beautifully.

The Kangetsu looked down upon all living beings, and tears slowly fell from its gaze.

"These people have suffered too much and endured too many hardships. Among ordinary people, there are great beings. You are all great beings, and I applaud you and apologize to you. However, humans are selfish. I want to fulfill a long-held wish, a long-awaited dream."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kangetsu waved her hand, her long robes fluttering, and shouted, "Cheer for them! Erect a monument for them, with the poem: 'The sorrow of their lives, the grandeur of their deaths. Cowardice is an illusion, love is the truth. They knelt for others, they died for others. Those who serve their country are true heroes.'"

As she finished speaking, Kangetsu slowly stood up, gazing at the distant blood-red light, tears streaming down her face, and uttered an apologetic utterance. "The one who apologizes— Uchiha Kangetsu!"

In short, there was a hint of melancholy.

White Zetsu silently watched all of this, gazing up at the Kangetsu.

Amidst the crimson blood, the ruthless emperor harbors tenderness within his heart.

These are the greatest words in the world, and the greatest person in the world.

Strength is not the only measure of greatness; true greatness lies in the ordinary.

Emperors yearn for the ordinary. Ordinary people yearn to be emperors of the world.

Emperors suffer, commoners suffer.

All life is suffering.

Little did they know that in the next moment, this suffering would become eternal.

Kangetsu stood with her hands behind her back, calmly gazing at the Blood Sea below.

Blood Sea formed by the combined power of all life from the world's five great empires.

This Blood Sea has stained the world red, and it has also stained this ruthless emperor red.

The people who moved him were none other than this blood-red sea and these blood-red people.

When this crimson color transformed into a roar.

The emperor shed tears and said softly, "I am selfish; I only wish to atone for the guilt in my heart."