Chapter 839 Let’s Have Some Fun
Walking through the passage leading to the fighting arena, Kuroto could feel gradually increasing cheers. As he came out of the passage and stood at the center of the arena waves upon waves of cheers resonated throughout the stadium. It was as if the very ground was trembling from the excitement.
Looking at the gathered crowd, Kuroto was amazed, “Damn, I did not expect this many people to gather… But I suppose this does make sense.”
No doubt, the villagers have shown great enthusiasm towards the Godaime Hokage Election.
Before the Godaime Hokage Elections, most of the villagers had no role. The candidates were nominated by the members of the Elder Council, while the Jonin-ranked shinobi were given the right to select the Hokage through voting.
Even the villagers were concerned about this entire matter, they couldn’t play any role. Before they knew it, the village had a new Hokage. True, they were made aware of the achievements made by the different nominated candidates, but that’s it. They didn’t even know how strong the candidates were relative to each other.
But this time is different. Because of the Uchiha Patriarch’s proposal in the Council Meeting, a competition was made part of the election in order to test the strength of the nominated candidates. And since the villagers were given the right to watch the tournament.
As such a chance appeared before them, great enthusiasm was ignited in their hearts.
After all, Konoha is a village of Shinobis. Even if not everyone is a shinobi, they are inseparable from shinobi. Children yearn to become great shinobi and serve the village, admiration and respect towards shinobi are engraved in the bones of most adults.
“Kuroto-san.” Shisui’s call broke Kuroto’s train of thought.