Let all the villagers choose the Hokage?
The moment those words were spoken, everyone present, including the Hyuga Clan members, was taken aback.
Even Hizashi Hyuga, standing behind Shin, found it hard to believe. He was stunned by Shin's unconventional idea.
Konoha was called a village, but in truth, it was the miniature of a small nation. The villagers were the ones being governed, while the Hokage was the king who controlled everything.
Since when did villagers get to choose the Hokage?
But after the shock came even greater delight.
Besides clan ninja, quite a few civilian ninja were present as well. To them, Hyuga Shin had granted them a special right.
The clan ninja did not find it impossible to accept either. The most important aspect of this was that it could break the Hokage's monopoly.
As for villagers electing the Hokage, it only sounded fair.
"First Hokage, what do you think?" After saying this, Shin turned to ask Senju Hashirama beside him.
Only then did Hashirama recover from his daze. Looking around at the crowd, he realized that the way everyone looked at Shin had changed.
If Shin had directly told the villagers that they would choose the Hokage, they might not have understood what it meant. They might only have thought choosing a Hokage sounded interesting. Someone would need to deliberately guide public opinion before they understood what democracy was.
But the ninja here were no ignorant fools. They had all experienced war and carried out major missions that affected the nation's course. They understood what power was.
Hashirama saw fervor in everyone's eyes. That fervor was not reverence for Hyuga Shin, but yearning for the future Hyuga Shin had invisibly painted for them.
Could he deny such a thing?
Hashirama swallowed, his gaze upon Shin filled