Marvel: Starting As Hokage

Hiss~

Ethan Frost opened his eyes, only to feel a sharp pain at the back of his head.

He raised his hand to cover the injury and sat up from the ground, then noticed the strange situation around him.

Looking up, there were night streets lined with high-rise buildings on both sides. Looking down at his feet, he was sitting on the sidewalk.

"Where am I? Was I working overtime at the company?"

Ethan was startled and stood up abruptly.

He remembered clearly that the project was about to be inspected, but the final check hadn't been completed, so his team had been working overtime through the night.

It seemed he had fallen asleep while working, and now he had ended up in this strange place.

Am I dreaming?

"Roar!!"

A loud roar came from nearby, as if some monster was going berserk.

Then a furious yell followed: "Hulk!!!"

The massive roar sent a shockwave through the air, and the pain in the back of his head flared up again, reminding Ethan that this was no dream—this was reality.

An unfamiliar memory surged into his mind. Ethan looked at his bloodstained fist and realized the truth.

This was New York, USA. He was the owner of a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan.

His name was still Ethan Frost, and he still looked the same, but the world around him was not the one he knew. In his memory, he had seen the Stark Industries headquarters, and he recalled Tony Stark at a press conference, solemnly declaring, "I am Iron Man!"

This was the Marvel world!

Ethan exhaled in relief... but then cursed under his breath!

Compared to the Marvel comics world, the movie universe was undeniably weaker by several levels.

But no matter how weak it was, it was still far beyond the capability of an ordinary person to handle.

Now that Iron Man had appeared, could the Hulk, Thor, Hydra, and even Thanos be far behind?

Ethan cursed his bad luck. He never wanted to gamble on the 50/50 chance of being turned to dust by a snap of the fingers—he was sure he would end up as ashes on the ground.

But what could he do as an ordinary person?

He thought about why he was lying on the ground in the first place.

He had gone out to buy something when there was a loud crash, and a stone flew over and struck the back of his head.

"I'm too unlucky!"

Bang~!

The wall not far away was violently smashed open, and another stone shot toward Ethan.

He quickly dodged and shot an angry glare at the source of the stone.

But the next second, he froze in shock, then turned to run!

Through the broken wall emerged a grotesque green giant over three meters tall, the one responsible for Ethan's pain. He quickly recognized its identity—Abomination!

Abomination, aka Emil Blonsky, was a member of the team formed by General Ross to capture the Hulk. Desiring greater power, he injected himself with the blood of Dr. Bruce Banner, the Hulk, and transformed into this hideous, vicious, and incredibly strong creature known as Abomination!

At that moment, Blonsky had fully turned into Abomination. Although he gained immense power, he lost all sanity. Now he was rampaging, destroying everything in his path, and seeking a fight with the Hulk!

The destruction unleashed by Abomination was terrifying.

He overturned cars one after another, and then launched himself into the air, crashing into pedestrians and vehicles with wild abandon.

"Ah! Help!"

The innocent cries of people echoed through the air, and the police arrived, firing at Abomination, but it was all in vain.

Wow~!

A car smashed into Abomination's head, and several policemen who couldn't dodge were killed.

Ethan felt a sense of suffocating heaviness in his chest as he witnessed the carnage.

In order to attract the Hulk, Abomination destroyed everything, showing no mercy to anyone—he was a monster!

"Mom! I want my mom!!"

Suddenly, a cry of a little girl pierced the air behind him. Ethan stopped and turned around.

He saw a five or six-year-old blonde girl lying on the ground. In front of her was a blonde woman, lying in a pool of blood. A few meters behind her was the menacing Abomination, carrying a car!

Ethan's eyes went red with fury as he tried to save the little girl.

But the distance was too far! And Abomination had already noticed her.

As tragedy seemed inevitable, a cold, ethereal voice echoed in Ethan's mind.

[Ding~ The host's strong obsession has been detected. The strongest acting system of the heavens is activated!]

[Host: Ethan Frost]

[Current character: None]

[Current play progress: 0]

[Possess Character: None]

[Number of times to play the character: 1]

The mechanical voice made Ethan's eyes widen, and then they blazed with determination!

The golden finger had appeared!

Without any intention to analyze the cheat system, nor any time to waste, Ethan roared inwardly, 'Extract characters to play!'

The most important thing was to save the blonde girl!

Ethan couldn't save himself, but he could rely on the power of this system.

Based on the name of this system, he could probably guess it allowed him to play as any character from across the heavens and worlds.

It might be a powerful hero, or perhaps someone weaker.

But no matter who it was, they had to be stronger than Ethan, an ordinary man!

Sure enough, the ethereal voice echoed again.

[Please draw a prize pool for character selection. Current options: Hokage, DC, Dragon Ball]

[Would you like to draw now?]

'Draw!'

[The draw is successful. The prize pool is locked for the character: Hokage]

[After system testing, the first extraction grants the character "Things Come True" buff.]

[Ding, the character is being drawn…]

As the system's words faded, a series of figures flashed through Ethan's mind.

Finally, the image of a man wearing a red flame-bordered imperial robe with a white background appeared. His forehead bore the symbol of Konoha, and his blonde spiky hair and handsome, gentle face exuded a warm aura. Underneath the robe was a tactical outfit worn by high-ranking ninjas of Konoha, and emblazoned on the back were the words "Fourth Hokage"!

It was Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, Konoha's golden flash!

Ethan's heart raced with excitement. The blonde girl was going to be saved!

When thinking of Minato, the first thing that came to mind was his speed!

With the Flying Thunder God technique, no place in the world was unreachable!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully drawing the character: Minato Namikaze, Fourth Hokage of Konoha from the Naruto world!]

[Do you wish to start acting?]

[Reminder: When playing as a character, the host will assume their appearance.]

Ethan had been worried that he would have to go through the trouble of dressing up like Minato and dyeing his hair blonde, but he didn't need to worry anymore—the system would directly transform him.

Without hesitation, he immediately replied to the system: "Start acting!"