Backed into a corner during the Sound-Sand invasion, Sarutobi Hiruzen's summoning jutsu goes awry against his traitorous student Orochimaru. Instead of his oldest ally Monkey King Enma, a different spirit answers his call – a spirit from the Throne of Heroes. For a world trapped in a cursed cycle of war, perhaps what the shinobi system needs most is the touch of a magus…

[AU] For the last twenty years, Asuma has led a charmed life as the second scion of the Sarutobi clan. However, everything was shattered with the murder of Sarutobi Hiruzen in a desperate uprising by the Uchiha. Forced to flee into the Konoha underground, it will take every ounce of wit and charm that Asuma has left to spark a rebellion to restore his father's broken mantle.