Tsunade: Is it hard for him today?

After school in the afternoon, Sen and Kushina saw Tsunade from a distance.

It was hard not to see her, after all.

With her dazzling blonde hair, a beautiful and firm twenty-year-old face, and her proud figure, she stood out like a crane among chickens in the crowd picking up their children from school.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the village knew about this "Princess Tsunade's" short temper, a crowd of men would have surely been shamelessly hitting on her by now.

The two walked up to greet her.

"Sister Tsunade, long time no see."

"Tsunade, hello."

Hearing Sen's indifferent address, Tsunade's beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

As for Sen, he tried to look away from Tsunade, but unfortunately, he always failed. His gaze remained fixed on her two prominent mounds, as if they held a fatal black hole.

This was a fatal abyss of 106 centimeters, truly terrifying!

If Sen weren't a six-year-old brat, he would probably have been beaten to death by Tsunade by now.

A moment later, a nine-year-old boy with light brown hair and a slight blush on his face ran over. It was Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki.

Seeing Tsunade and the others, Nawaki said happily:

"Sister! You came to pick me up! Kushina, you're here too. Is this your classmate?"

Tsunade nodded, a faint smile finally appearing on her face.

"Hello, my name is Nawaki."

"Uchiha Sen, Kushina's classmate," Sen introduced himself concisely.

Another one of those cold tones! The smile on Tsunade's face vanished instantly.

As expected, everyone from the Uchiha clan was cast from the same mold, boring and arrogant.

Seeing Tsunade's displeased expression, Kushina quickly defended Sen: "Sister Tsunade, Sen isn't usually like this. He's very good to me, and to other classmates too..."

As she spoke, she lost confidence.

Come to think of it, besides herself and Minato, how many classmates hadn't been sent flying by Sen in one move?

And then they would be on the ground, clutching their stomachs and struggling. The tougher ones were fine, but ordinary classmates would basically just cry, right?

In other words... besides herself and that blonde guy, he was cold and distant to everyone else!

Huh? If that's the case... in his heart, she was truly unique and the most special existence?

Thinking of this, Kushina started to giggle happily to herself again.

Tsunade ignored Kushina's wandering thoughts and pointed to a snack shop nearby, saying to her and Nawaki:

"You two, go eat something over there. This Uchiha Sen and I need to talk alone."

Kushina reluctantly walked over with Nawaki.

Tsunade walked up to Sen, bent down, and an astonishing sense of pressure washed over him. She asked with an unfriendly tone, "Kid, I heard you have designs on my little Ku?"

Sen subconsciously swallowed.

It wasn't that he was scared by her aura, but rather... as she bent down, the bottomless ravine became even clearer.

Tsunade felt something was off.

Why did this kid's eyes look so much like Jiraiya's, that pervert? But he was only six or seven years old, it shouldn't be like this, right?

"Hey! I'm talking to you!"

Only then did Sen look up, meeting Tsunade's gaze, and calmly retorted:

"What's wrong with me being with her? Hasn't Kushina been happier than before recently? Or, when others mocked her for being an outsider, were you the one who stood by her and protected her?"

A series of rhetorical questions completely stumped Tsunade.

She straightened up, clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking.

Who in Konoha didn't respectfully call her Princess Tsunade? This kid actually dared to talk back!

Seeing that she was about to make a move, Sen immediately said, "Hey, don't do it here. There are so many Anbu around."

Tsunade sensed it. Indeed, besides the three Anbu protecting Kushina, several other presences were locked onto Sen.

What was this kid's background?

He looked like just a slightly cute child. Could he be a descendant of an Uchiha elder, to have so many people protecting him?

Seeing that Tsunade had no intention of fighting, Sen continued:

"I am, after all, an elite of the Uchiha clan, unmatched among those of the same age. The Uchiha are the strongest clan in Konoha, would they really let Kushina suffer?"

Just then, Kushina called from a distance, "Sen! Come over and pay! The squid skewers at this shop are super delicious!"

Sen rolled his eyes, spread his hands, and looked at Tsunade, his eyes seeming to say:

See? Doesn't this prove it?

Tsunade's heart stirred. This kid seemed to be a good choice after all. He had strength, responsibility, and most importantly, Kushina liked him.

It's just that, a Jinchuriki and an Uchiha... will the higher-ups agree?

No, that's not right. If the higher-ups don't agree, we'll just fight until they do, right? Why am I thinking so much about this!

"You kid, you're passable," Tsunade commented briefly.

Sen didn't reply, walking straight towards the snack shop, with Tsunade following behind him.

"You're not just back to see us, are you?" Sen asked casually.

"You brat, how are you talking to your senior..." Tsunade sighed, too lazy to argue. "I came back to see you all and to report on border intelligence."

She looked at Nawaki, who was snatching food from Kushina in the distance, a hint of worry in her eyes. "Recently, there have been constant skirmishes between countries, and war could break out at any moment. In a few more years, little Ku will likely have to go to the battlefield too.

I heard from the school that you're quite skilled. If you have time, please mentor her more, so she doesn't suffer losses on the battlefield."

Arriving at the shop, Sen paid. He took a skewer of squid from Kushina and said casually, "Sure, why not teach Nawaki too while I'm at it?"

"You brat, you've got some nerve!" Tsunade's eyebrows shot up. "You want to mentor my brother?"

Sen ignored her and turned to Kushina. "Kushina, how does Nawaki usually treat you?"

Kushina took a big bite of squid and mumbled incoherently:

"Hard to say. When Sister Tsunade is around, he doesn't dare fight back when I hit him, so he's pretty good. But when Sister Tsunade isn't around, he struggles, and it doesn't feel good to fight him, so he's not that great then."

Tsunade: "..."

Even though I asked you to look after Kushina, I didn't ask you to be her punching bag, my foolish brother!

Sen chuckled wryly and shook his head. "So, he's not bad. Alright, I'll teach her."

He looked at the six skewers of snacks in his hand and pretended to be troubled. "Oh dear, I can't carry them all by myself. I'll use Shadow Clones to help."

Saying that, he formed hand seals, and with two pops, two Shadow Clones appeared.

Three "Sen" and six hands, one skewer in each hand, perfect.

One of the Shadow Clones even specifically picked up a skewer and offered it to Tsunade. "Senior Tsunade, do you want some?"

Tsunade watched the scene, almost bursting into laughter. Who would be so extravagant as to use Shadow Clones just to carry a few snacks?

And there were six skewers in total, with two hands, it was clearly... wait!

The anger on her face instantly turned to shock, and then to elation!

Shadow Clone Jutsu?!

This Uchiha brat had learned a B-rank ninjutsu at this age?!

She herself didn't learn it until she was over ten!

Could he really be a genius?