"Oh, yes!" Lee said excitedly in answer to her question. "A female ninja is a kunoichi, and we have several in my village. One is even on my team -- her name is Tenten. And our Hokage is a kunoichi, too. She is ... legendary, for her powers. The honorable Lady Tsunade."
He was especially grateful for Tsunade-sama's medical ninjutsu, because she saved his life, and with it, his dream of becoming a splendid ninja. Of course, the fifth Hokage also had a bit of a gambling problem, but he decided not to mention that.