Chapter 46

Taking another look at his presumed relative, he made a note in the section "dreams to fulfill when I grow up" - to try to sneak into her bed. After all, who doesn't dream of... umm, sleeping with a princess, especially when she has such outstanding features! And even at his twenty-something, she looks about five years younger, I guess it's the grandma genes at play.

"I've heard about you," smirked the future sannin, "haven't they worn you out here yet? Judging by the amount of excitement, especially from the female staff, they very well could have."

"I'm managing to fend them off successfully," I grimaced, feeling my confidence wane - when it's an isolated case, it's still somewhat flattering, but when almost every woman past her mid-twenties unleashes her maternal instinct at the sight of "such a cute child," it's not funny anymore.

"I remember crowds of admirers chasing after your father when he first arrived here," sighed Senju dreamily, "and judging by everything, you'll look even better than him in a decade, at least you've already got your admirers."

Unable to resist, I mimicked a facepalm gesture and leaned back in my chair, feeling my confidence dissolve as I realized that my manga fans were solely due to the twisted will of the author.

"Do they really exist?" I blurted out.

To my outburst, Tsunade just laughed and tousled my hair. Wonderful, just wonderful! As if I didn't have enough to worry about, now there's another one added to the list!

"And not just among the female population - there were admirers after me too, you know, because marrying into the Senju princess could bring you a lot, but I made sure that didn't happen!" she grinned menacingly, clenching her fist.

Oh yes, we're familiar with such "care," especially with the way it's delivered - rumors about the future great medic's monstrous strength have been circulating in the village seemingly since before I was born! And Tsunade's lonely fate before meeting Dan is understandable - what woman would want to marry a man who hunts for dowry?

"And why should I have these admirers?" I sighed, asking a rhetorical question.

"Get used to it, now that you'll be a full-fledged medic at the age of eight, there will be even more of them, and not just because of your charm," smirked the kunoichi, "especially if the rumors about the three clan heads getting drunk have any truth to them..."

"What drunkenness?" I was surprised. "Why haven't I heard anything?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it was last week, I had just returned to the village with the team and we were celebrating the successful completion of a mission," scratched Tsunade's head, "someone overheard a loose-lipped Shenesu and then spread the word about your achievements to friends".

"Especially that part where you managed to catch him and put him down in training, as well as your successes in the hospital and the forecast about your future rank as an 'S' from the Nara clan. You've been talked about before, but nothing concrete, and now your name is on everyone's lips among the shinobi. Of course, some don't believe it, but considering what I witnessed today - rumors about two little geniuses from the Nara clan seem to have some basis."

"Last week? And around the same time, I started feeling an increase in way too many curious looks," I thought aloud, "well, Oji-san! Ka-chan and Setsura-oba-chan will tear you apart when they find out! And I won't just stop at a kick in the balls!!!"

"Haha, serves that lazy bum right!" Senju laughed. "Well, our work for today is done, so let's go to the rest room, and then I'll arrange your promotion papers."