Hashirama held back a groan as he signed another set of papers. As the newly voted Hokage, he was tasked in establishing Konoha's government. And of course, that meant tons of paperwork

Luckily he wasn't alone in the torment. To the left was his brother Tobirama, whose logical nature helped with maintaining balance. And to his right was his best friend Madara, whose combative nature helped in establishing the new village's military power.

Of course, the scene was already a miracle given the two's mutual disdain for one another.

"Alright then," Hashirama spoke up. "We have to make sure all of the new clans get a voice."

"Aren't the Uchiha's and the Senju's enough?" Madara asked.

"Resting the power between two clans is foolish," Tobirama argued, the two sharing a glare. "The Hokage must remain neutral from such clans. And with aniki being a Senju, gathering the voices from each clan is for the interest of stability."

"I already have you guys, so that's two clans down," Hashirama said. "Any others."

"I recommend Hyuuga Haru, Akimichu Chonobi, and Abrume Kuwaga," Tobirama said.

"Good, good," Hashirama nodded. "And to also be fair, we need to add representatives for the new civilians-"

"No."

Hashirama paused. "Did you two just agree on something?"

"O-of course not," Madara denied.

"Absolutely not," Tobirama protested.

Hashirama decided to tease the two later. "Right. So why isn't we don't just have civilian representatives."

"Well, why should we?" Madara questioned back.

"Pardon?"

"This is a shinobi village, Hashirama. Ninjas make up the entirety of the military force and most of the workforce."

"Yeah, but the civilians live here as well."

"That's the thing, they only live here," Tobirama said. "True, they provide needed resources and extra revenue, but they do not go out in the world for either politics or warfare. They are ignorant of the true nature of the world."

"Besides, look at the Daimyo," Madara added. "Does he listen to the voices of common men."

Hashirama was silent for a few seconds. Though a bit harsh, both men made valid points. Perhaps granting civilians political power would be no different than giving it to say, young genin.

"Alright, I trust your judgment," he took a sheet of paper and crumbled it into a ball. "All opposed of a civilian council, say nay."

"Nay," both men said.

Hashirama grinned and threw the paper ball into the trash bin.

And from that moment on, Konoha remained in control of the ninja population, as it should be. And the civilians were pretty consent with it, all things considered.

Just a little plot bunny I had.

In case any of you are unaware, a popular trope in Naruto fan fiction is the existence of a civilian council. They're basically the manifestation of the village's hatred for Naruto and act as an unneeded obstacle. The closest thing to such a council was Hiruzen's advisers, all of whom were veteran ninjas.

However, I find the existence of such a council to not make any sense. Naruto takes place in a world similar to Feudalism Japan, with nations under the control of a Daimyo. And the Kages are more or less the equivalent of Shogun's, with the ninjas being their military force. So it doesn't make sense for civilians, the equivalent of pheasants, to have any sort of political power.

Well, that was my thoughts. Let me know what you think.