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Hiruzen: Make Konoha Great Again!

The year is Konoha 41. The dust has barely settled on the Second Great Ninja War. Inside the village, dark undercurrents swirl. Political factions are restless, and morale is wavering. Outside the walls, the other Four Great Nations are sharpening their kunai, waiting for the perfect moment to tear the Hidden Leaf apart. In this era of internal strife and external threats, a seasoned, high-level politician from the modern world wakes up in the body of Sarutobi Hiruzen. But he didn’t come empty-handed. Floating in his mindscape is a single, spectral dossier—a System governing five key metrics: [Authority] — [Diplomacy] — [Military] — [Economy] — [Education] These five indicators are now bound to his lifespan and the future of the village. "Orochimaru, my boy, you have always been the student I am most proud of." Starting by securing the loyalty of his most dangerous disciple, Sarutobi Hiruzen embarks on the path to becoming the strongest Hokage in history. "Do you believe in the Will of Fire?" It is time for the Hidden Leaf to accelerate its evolution. What to expect: Hoarding Geniuses: No talent is wasted. Institutional Reform: Dismantling the rot of the elders. Economic Warfare: Selling to the Feudal Lords to drain their treasuries. The Beacon of the Ninja World: Establishing the "Konoha Green Card" system. Clan Unity: integrating the Hyūga and Uchiha clans properly. Tech Uplift: Introducing modern science to chakra. Universal Hashirama Cells: Developing a safe vaccine for the ultimate power-up.
hollowborn2 · 1.4m Views

Reborn as a Chaos God in Warhammer

They thought they were logging into the ultimate sci-fi VRMMO. They had no idea they were the unwitting champions of a starving, newborn Chaos God. [Welcome to Epoch 40k: Mecha] The developers promised glorious mechas, interstellar colonization, and a grand sci-fi epic. Instead, players are dumped into a rotting nightmare where the tutorial involves dodging Ork raiding parties for scrap metal, and the local NPCs chant religious litanies just to repair a rusty tractor. Behind the curtain, however, a newly awakened Chaos God named Lucian Sanctus is desperately pulling the strings. Sitting at the absolute bottom of the Warp's food chain, Lucian needs to harvest emotional energy to survive. But feeding openly means drawing the ire of the established Chaos Gods—especially Slaanesh, as he knows she would love nothing more than to devour a fledgling deity before he can become a threat. His brilliant, desperate solution? Summon gamers from Earth. By disguising a grim, unforgiving reality as a virtual sandbox, Lucian can safely gorge himself on their gamer rage, triumph, and gacha-induced despair without the Emperor or the Chaos Gods noticing a thing. Armed with a total disregard for their own lives, a terrifying penchant for exploiting bugs, and a deeply questionable moral compass, these "players" have formed the Red Dawn guild. The galaxy might be a decaying cesspit, but they have sworn to fix it... or accidentally establish a brand-new galactic empire trying.
AHumanMadeMOFO · 2.3m Views

Lord Of Beasts

Ethan Crowe walked out of prison after seven years with nothing to his name and nowhere to belong. The world he returned to was unrecognisable. Gates had torn open across the globe, monsters roamed beyond human control, and society now revolved around the Titled - people chosen by mysterious voices and granted supernatural powers that made them heroes, weapons, and rulers all at once. Ethan wasn’t one of them. Not at first. Lost, angry, and with no future worth chasing, Ethan was barely surviving when a voice finally spoke to him. "Your Title is… Lord Of Beasts." But something about his awakening was wrong. Instead of gaining power in the real world like every other Titled, Ethan awakened a System tied to the Tower Of Beasts - a brutal, game-like world he can only enter while asleep. Inside the Tower, Ethan must fight for survival against monstrous creatures, earning power through a system of skills, evolution, and beasts. As for the beasts he acquires there? They persist beyond his dreams... Registered as an E Rank Titled with only D Rank potential, Ethan should have been insignificant. Yet the Lord of Beasts cannot be measured by ordinary standards. As Ethan grows stronger at an impossible rate, his existence begins to ripple outward - drawing the attention of elite Titled, criminal syndicates, and forces lurking behind the Gates themselves. His past refuses to stay buried, his beasts grow more dangerous, and the truth behind his Title hints at something far more terrifying than anyone realises. In a world ruled by power, Ethan Crowe starts at the bottom. But as the Lord of Beasts, it’s only a matter of time before he climbs to the top! Note: The novel is a gritty version of the typical hunter/awakener novels with a beast twist, which I hope you will enjoy Discord Server: https://discord.gg/c34nURr72W P.S. This is my WSA 2026 Entry - all support with powerstones and reviews is appreciated :) Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real events, locations, or people are purely coincidental and not intended to portray anything.
BerserkBaldy · 1m Views