Master, Please Become a Hokage

“?!”

Sarutobi Ryo's consciousness, which was about to return to chaos, became clear again.

Rows of unknown characters lit up on the retina of his right eye.

These unknown characters were constantly changing, like a waterfall of code.

It might have been an instant, or it might have been a long time.

[Current Time Point... Establishing... End of the Second Shinobi World War!]

The right eye, lost in battle, began to regain its sight.

Sarutobi Ryo immediately realized that this was the miraculous function of something called a "System."

As a transmigrator, Sarutobi Ryo was no stranger to Systems, but he was still slightly surprised.

A strange eyeball was embedded in Sarutobi Ryo's right eye socket. This eyeball flickered with a few inexplicable lights, and then, it turned into the exact same shape as his left eye, making it impossible to tell the difference.

“My right eye... regenerated...”

Sarutobi Ryo raised his arm and touched his eye socket.

His right eye, damaged in the recent battle, had recovered.

[System's Ultimate Main Quest: The Path of the Hokage! The Will of Fire Spreads Throughout the Shinobi World! Strive to become stronger and ultimately defeat Kaguya Otsutsuki...]

Ultimate quest?

Sarutobi Ryo immediately scanned through it.

His goal has always been to become Hokage and practice the true Will of Fire, not a distorted version of it.

As for Kaguya, it goes without saying that almost every transmigrator has to oppose her.

Princess Kaguya is also the trigger that opens the chapter of confronting the Otsutsuki aliens.

However, the following line of text in the System's quest caused Sarutobi Ryo to pause slightly.

[...and infuse Kaguya Otsutsuki with the Will of Fire, causing her to give birth to new offspring. Ultimately, let the light of the Will of Fire completely illuminate the entire planet!]

[Final Quest Countdown: Remaining Years...]

Sarutobi Ryo: “......”

“Young Master, Young Master!”

The girl, dragging her injured body, came behind Sarutobi Ryo and began to anxiously check on his condition.

Seeing Sarutobi Ryo motionless, she thought the young master had lost his life.

“I'm fine, Aoi... Go see how Ruri is.”

Sarutobi Ryo, kneeling on the ground, turned his head to look at the girl in front of him, whose anxious face was stained with a layer of poignant beauty due to the colors of war.

The Yamanaka clan generally has outstanding looks.

The young kunoichi named "Yamanaka Aoi" in front of him was also like this.

As a childhood friend, follower, classmate, teammate, subordinate... Yamanaka Aoi provided almost all the assistance in life and battle. She was a rare and versatile assistant, and it was because of her existence that he could cultivate with complete peace of mind.

Yamanaka Aoi reported the situation.

Sarutobi Ryo, Yamanaka Aoi, Hyuga Ruri, the names of these three people are definitely cannon fodder.

In fact, their real identities are indeed like that... Sarutobi Ryo thought.

Although he is indeed the eldest son of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, in the original manga, only an extra title page annotated his identity.

As for Yamanaka Aoi... as his childhood friend, most likely the future mother of "Konohamaru", she is also the same type of character.

As for Hyuga Ruri.

She is Hyuga Hizashi's childhood friend, a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family, and in the original work, she is the mother of "Hyuga Neji".

However, now that he has come to this world, he will not let many things develop in their original direction.

Because...

“It's time to inject the true Will of Fire into this planet!”

Sarutobi Ryo quickly got up.

As a coolness spread from his right eyeball to his brain, his whole body and limbs regained their strength.

At this moment, Sarutobi Ryo noticed the difference.

His body, which should have been exhausted, was now in excellent condition, as if he had not been injured at all.

“I'll study it slowly later...”

Sarutobi Ryo quickly picked up a kunai from the ground, as his previous ninja tools had been completely used up.

After coldly finishing off everyone on the battlefield, none of the Takigakure ninjas survived.

And on their side... only the three of them survived.

Finally, Sarutobi Ryo glanced at the surrounding jungle to confirm that there was no danger before quickly approaching Yamanaka Aoi.

Unlike the young, curvaceous blonde Yamanaka clan girl with a single ponytail.

At this time, the Hyuga girl, who was being helped to sit up, was so petite, and her chest was completely flat.

A flower-like butterfly knot tied her hair into a bundle at the back of her head.

No matter how you look at it, she didn't look like someone her age, but more like someone several years younger.

However, Hyuga Ruri was indeed the same age as himself and Yamanaka Aoi.

Her delicate face and gloomy eyes made her look like a porcelain doll displayed in a store.

Her identity as a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family had shaped her into her current form.

The aloof girl's face, and the green Caged Bird Curse Mark exposed on her forehead, made people's hearts ache.

Yamanaka Aoi couldn't help but hug her a little tighter.

“Young Master, look!”

Suddenly, Yamanaka Aoi, noticing something, pointed towards the distance.

Sarutobi Ryo turned his head to look. Several kilometers away, a huge, sun-obscuring aerial fortress was billowing with thick smoke, tilting, disintegrating in mid-air, and falling towards the ground.

Aerial Fortress Ancor Vantian, the Takigakure's lair.

Its destruction represented the destruction of Takigakure's ambition and foreshadowed the end of the Second Shinobi World War.

Soon, an earth-shattering roar came from the distance.

The tremor was felt even here.

“Did the main force succeed?” Sarutobi Ryo thought.

Takigakure, ultimately facing the simultaneous attack of the five great nations, naturally could not survive.

Whoosh!

After a while, the sound of leaping and jumping echoed in the forest.

Sarutobi Ryo immediately became vigilant.

“Young Master, it's our people.” Yamanaka Aoi sensed it and immediately found out the affiliation of those shadows in the jungle.

Soon.

A silver-haired ninja led a team and appeared on the scene.

After looking around the scene and confirming that Sarutobi Ryo was unharmed, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and showed a gentle smile like a friendly uncle: “Young Master Ryo, you're okay... that's really great.”

Sarutobi Ryo: “Sakumo-sensei...”

The person who came was Sarutobi Ryo's tutor, who taught Sarutobi Ryo swordsmanship, known as the Konoha White Fang, Hatake Sakumo!

Chapter 3: I'll Be the Hokage!

Time flies.

The end of the Second Shinobi World War ultimately ended with the destruction of Takigakure and Sarutobi Ryo's return to the village with Hatake Sakumo not long after.

In this war, the five great nations were the victors.

The final outcome was the five great nations plundering many small countries and enriching themselves.

Konoha itself was not seriously injured.

However, in this war, Konoha lost its ally, the Land of Whirlpools.

The great war, which began with the death of Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki Senju, the grandson of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, took a turn with Tsunade's departure, and ended with the destruction of Takigakure, came to an end.

For Konoha's higher-ups, this was an insignificant loss, after all, they made a lot of money in the war.

But for families who lost relatives and friends, the war was the most cruel thing.

......

This day, it was raining.

Everyone was dressed in black and came to the cemetery to pay their respects.

Cries were constantly heard beside them, and the families of the victims left their deepest thoughts here.

Sarutobi Ryo stared at the tombstone in front of him, which read "Grave of Nawaki Senju."

Yamanaka Aoi, also dressed in black, held an umbrella to shield Sarutobi Ryo from the wind and rain.

She was the most useful assistant and the most virtuous childhood friend.

The two of them, who had grown up together since childhood, had a deep bond with each other.

Yamanaka Aoi was also one of the few people Sarutobi Ryo could trust.

“Young Master Sarutobi.”

A figure with golden spiky hair appeared.

The handsome young man stood beside Sarutobi Ryo.

“Minato, I heard that two of your teammates died. Please accept my condolences.”

Sarutobi Ryo turned his head to say to this peer.

The blonde youth in front of him was none other than the father of Naruto Uzumaki in later generations... Minato Namikaze.

At this time, Minato Namikaze, although young, had already made a name for himself in the shinobi world.

During the Second Shinobi World War, Minato Namikaze's Jonin instructor, Jiraiya, participated in the battle against Amegakure. After the battle, he stayed in the Rain Country.

His three students could only fight alone.

Minato Namikaze relied on his superb talent and intelligence to successfully hone his own shinobi path in the war.

Last year, Minato Namikaze even rescued Kushina Uzumaki, who was abducted by the Kumogakure ninjas. Because of that great contribution, he was allowed by the higher-ups to view the "Book of Seals" that only the Hokage could access once.

The boy, who learned the S-rank Flying Thunder God Technique from it, began the legend of his rapid rise.

In just two years, the title of "Yellow Flash" had already appeared on him.

The so-called pride of heaven is nothing more than this.

But Minato Namikaze's two cannon fodder teammates were not so lucky.

In the Shinobi World War, where even Jonin instructors could die at any time and even Kage-level powerhouses could die, the survival rate of children... was so low that it was freezing. They died without any surprises.

“Yeah.” Minato Namikaze nodded, his expression becoming slightly solemn. “Young Master Ryo, I heard that your and Yamanaka's instructor died. Please accept my condolences as well.”

The previous battle was very tragic.

Several experts who suddenly intruded turned the battlefield upside down.