The reason why he didn’t carve his name into such an incredible sword... This single character! This sword was forged with nothing but single-minded determination! This sword... was forged for this sole purpose and nothing else!
It’s hard, isn’t it, Tengen? The path you’ve chosen. Rejecting the values that shape you, that were instilled in you during your childhood, even as you place yourself on the battlefield... That’s surely agonizing. Carrying all that conflict and quandaries inside yourself... You still... All of you still persist in moving forward and battling on. Isn’t that right? So that you can protect other people’s lives. Thank you. You’re a remarkable child.
Even if I’m not one of the chosen ones... Even if I’m not up to the task... there are times when I just can’t back down! Because in this world, there are those who lack human hearts! Killing for no reason without a second thought! Without any hint of remorse! I won’t allow that kind of tyranny no matter what! Those lost lives will never return! They can never come back! Those made of flesh and blood can’t do what demons do. Why would you rob them? Why would trample over their lives?
Go ahead and live with your head held high! No matter how devastated you may be by your own weakness or uselessness... set your heart ablaze. Grit your teeth and look straight ahead. Even if you stop and crouch down, time won’t wait for you... or snuggle you and grieve along with you. Don’t feel bad that I’m going to die here. As a Hashira, of course I would shield my juniors. Any other Hashira would've done the same thing. We never let the young buds get nipped.