What Is the Will of Fire?

Master, Please Become Hokage

Author: Leg God

Synopsis:

Also known as Master, Please Shine Hokage and Shine Ninja World

After transmigrating into Naruto, Akira Sarutobi began in Konoha as a Second Generation Hokage. Though he could have become a beneficiary of the established order, he resolutely betrayed his class, railing against heaven, earth, and the ninja world as he upheld the true Will of Fire! It was time to become a real Hokage! Also known as Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke... I'm Actually Your Dad!, Naruto, Hinata, You Two Cannot Fall in Love!, I Loaded the Will of Fire System, <Mikoto, Kushina... Infuse Them with the Will of Fire!>, I, the Strongest Second Generation Hokage!, and Infuse the Ninja World with the True Will of Fire!

Volume One

What Is the Will of Fire?

"Ugh..."

Akira Sarutobi opened his eyes and felt as though his entire body was being torn apart by pain. Years of ninja training made the well-trained Akira Sarutobi reflexively rise to his feet and begin surveying his surroundings.

He swept his gaze around and saw corpses strewn everywhere.

The dense forest air was thick with an indelible stench of blood, mixed with billowing smoke that blanketed the land.

The setting sun was blood-red.

After the fierce battle, everyone had fallen to the ground.

He shook his head hard, clearing his chaotic thoughts. His awareness quickly returned.

This was a battlefield near the end of the Second Shinobi World War.

Akira Sarutobi was a transmigrator who had come to this world over a decade ago.

As the son of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Asuma's older brother, and a contemporary of Minato Namikaze, he had trained in ninja arts from childhood. After graduating from the Ninja Academy, he had participated in the war known as the Second Shinobi World War.

Several years had passed in the blink of an eye. He had struggled to survive through the war and endured countless hardships to make it this far.

In the later stages of the war, Sky Hidden Village, which had been lying low as it waited for a chance to conquer the ninja world, joined the conflict.

The battle Akira Sarutobi was currently participating in was Konoha's counterattack against Sky Hidden Village.

"!"

When he clearly saw the scene before him, Akira Sarutobi's brow furrowed deeply. The people his age who had taken part in this operation were almost all dead.

War in the ninja world truly was cruel.

But even crueler than war was Konoha's act of sending children onto the battlefield!

"Konoha was clearly founded so that children would no longer have to go to war, yet in the end, children were being sent to the battlefield to die for the village."

If it had been a defensive battle to protect their homeland, a fight for survival, then it would have been understandable.

However, the essence of the Second Shinobi World War was plunder.

The Five Great Nations led by Konoha, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure were plundering the smaller nations.

To put it more harshly, it was a war of aggression.

As someone from the Celestial Dynasty in his previous life, with modern ideas, Akira Sarutobi found this deeply repulsive.

As time passed, their values became increasingly impossible to reconcile. The dissatisfaction in Akira Sarutobi's heart grew ever deeper, and the thought of changing this world naturally arose in his mind...

Tap.

Suddenly, several sounds caught Akira Sarutobi's attention.

Three figures rose one after another from the battlefield littered with corpses.

They shook their heads. Like him, they had evidently been temporarily knocked unconscious by the earlier massive explosion.

However, they were not dressed as Konoha Ninja. Their clothing bore the markings of the enemy, Sky Hidden Village!

Outnumbered!

A chilling killing intent enveloped Akira Sarutobi, seeming to lower the temperature around him by several degrees.

Once their gazes met, the three pairs of eyes fixed viciously on Akira Sarutobi. Battle... was about to erupt!

On the battlefield, there was only life or death.

More often than not, it only ended when one side completely fell and the other emerged victorious.

Given his poor condition after the battle and the disadvantage of being outnumbered, he should use the surrounding forest as a buffer and pick off the enemies one by one...

Just as Akira Sarutobi settled on his strategy and prepared to retreat.

A call froze his slightly moving body in place.

"Young master..."

The Blonde Ponytail Girl lying on the ground struggled to raise her head.

Akira Sarutobi instinctively looked behind him. Beside her, the white-eyed girl's fingers also twitched slightly.

These two girls were his teammates.

They had been together since their Genin days, taught by the same Jonin instructor.

There were other survivors...

Akira Sarutobi's eyes widened slightly.

Their Jonin instructor had long since been torn apart. At the height of the battle, he had been the first to die.

As the two girls woke up, Akira Sarutobi had to make a choice.

Should he temporarily retreat into the forest and abandon the two injured girls? But if he did that, they would certainly be killed by the enemy.

Or should he face three enemies alone?

With his own condition also so terrible, what should he choose?

Akira Sarutobi did not hesitate in the slightest. His retreating body instead stepped forward.

As he assumed his stance, an imposing aura rose from Akira Sarutobi.

"Take one punch from me, and I'll spare your lives!"

Facing the three enemies, Akira Sarutobi clenched his fists and assumed the opening stance of Konoha Style Taijutsu.

This was not to show off in front of the girls, nor was it some saintly impulse. It was because...

What was the Will of Fire?

In his previous life, Akira Sarutobi had been a devoted Naruto fan and an expert on the Will of Fire. He had loved the series Naruto dearly.

But as the manga continued, its problems became increasingly apparent.

The work had gradually forgotten its original purpose.

Just like... a dragon slayer becoming the dragon.

What was the true Will of Fire?

"Looking to die!!"

Seeing Akira Sarutobi advance instead of retreat, the three Sky Hidden Village ninjas charged straight at him.

Akira Sarutobi neither dodged nor evaded. Gathering his strength, he threw a punch at them.

"Hmph!"

Seeing that Akira Sarutobi was just a child, the three Sky Hidden Village ninjas wore mocking smiles.

No matter what, a minor could never compete with an adult in strength.

However, only when they truly clashed did they realize how terribly wrong they were.

Bang!!

The instant fist met fist, a tiger-like, elephant-like force surged from the point of impact like a wave and spread throughout the enemy's entire body.

A series of cracks rang out, and the enemy's arm had broken into who knew how many pieces.

The fist's momentum did not stop as it slammed brutally into the enemy's chest.

Then, his rib-shattered body flew backward like a meteor, smashing into a tree trunk seven or eight meters away before falling to the ground, dead.

"!"

The two stunned enemies stared at their companion's death, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They were so shocked that they even stopped running.

The Sarutobi Clan possessed Innate Divine Strength.

As the son of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Akira Sarutobi had inherited this trait.

In the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi had once knocked the Nine-Tails out of Konoha with a single staff strike. His physical strength was self-evident.

"Puh...!"

However, after throwing that punch, Akira Sarutobi immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. He dropped to one knee, his internal organs churning violently.

His physical condition ultimately did not allow for a full-power burst.

"He's done for! Keep attacking!"

Seeing Akira Sarutobi cough up blood, the remaining two enemies cautiously drew their kunai and continued charging at him.

At this moment, the best strategy should have been to flee.

Yet Akira Sarutobi, kneeling on one knee, raised his head. A startling radiance burst from his eyes.

"The Will of Fire... is about protecting the people and things you cherish. I... will never forget my original purpose!"

Akira Sarutobi gave a low shout and rapidly formed hand seals, his hands moving like afterimages. Another trait inherited from Hiruzen Sarutobi began to reveal itself.

He was likewise proficient in the Seven Attributes, and the optimal answer at this moment was...

"Fire Release!"

In less than a second, Akira Sarutobi completed the hand seals, and his chest began to swell.

His already depleted stamina was frantically squeezed dry, mixing with spiritual energy to form the material for ninjutsu... Chakra.

Overdrawing one's physical strength could easily lead to death. This was one of a ninja's common-sense rules.

But compared to death, Akira Sarutobi hated the distortion and betrayal of the Will of Fire even more.

Some things were worth upholding with one's life.

It was time... to practice the true Will of Fire!

"...Great Fireball Technique!"

Scalding heat transformed into a blazing wave that swept across everything.

Orange-red flames ignited all in their path, and amid two screams, Akira Sarutobi completed his counterkill.

The consequences of excessively draining his life force quickly appeared.

The world spun before his eyes, and everything became blurry.

"Young master!"

The Blonde Ponytail Girl's anxious cry seemed to sound beside his ear.

Just as Akira Sarutobi was about to lose consciousness, an incomparably clear voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[The True Will of Fire!]

[Activating system...!]

[System successfully loaded!]

[Path of the Hokage! Will of Fire System!]