"Welcome—... Lady Tsunade?!"
The shop owner was quite surprised when he saw who had arrived, then hurried over to greet her.
Tsunade's gaze swept around the shop. She casually picked up an aromatherapy bottle and sniffed it. The scent was somewhat too rich, the sort she disliked, so she picked up another. It was fruity, fresher.
"Lady Tsunade, have you come to collect the aromatherapy prepared for the Hokage?" the shop owner asked respectfully.
Tsunade paused in the middle of sniffing the fragrance and frowned at him.
"I'm buying it for myself. Is that not allowed?"
The shop owner hastily said, "Of course it is. I heard that Lady Tsunade works beside the Hokage, so I thought..."
Only then did Tsunade realize that word of her being the Hokage's assistant seemed to have spread throughout the village.
She was famous herself, so it was not strange for this to happen.
But the thought greatly irritated Tsunade. She had no desire for others to associate her with the Hokage.
There was no point taking it out on a shop owner. Tsunade forcibly suppressed her emotions and sampled several more fragrances in the shop, gradually feeling as though her nose was about to lose all sense of smell.
The shop owner recommended several varieties as well, but none of them were what she wanted. What she truly liked was still the scent lingering on the Hokage's bed.
But she had just been angered at being mistaken for someone running errands for the Hokage...
Why am I getting mad at myself? Tsunade consoled herself inwardly, then gave a light cough and asked, "Samui told me that the aromatherapy you provide to the Hokage is specially made."
"Please wait a moment." The shop owner immediately returned behind the counter and brought out a more