Konoha’s New Third Hokage

Reincarnated as the orphaned survivor of an ordinary ninja family in the Hidden Leaf Village, he finds himself in Year Eight of Konoha. Madara Uchiha is about to leave, Hashirama Senju will die in a few short years, and the First Great Ninja War is just around the corner...

As a member of the Hidden Leaf Village who knows the troubles it will face in the future, Masaki Kazemori feels he ought to do something.

His first step is to become a student of Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, and then establish himself as the Second Hokage's successor. From that day forward, Masaki Kazemori will be the one to decide the Hidden Leaf Village's future!

[Note: A serious, grounded take on Naruto, with worldbuilding based primarily on the manga.]