"Well, part of it was to try and be at least impressive to him," Inevitably she flushed a little when the words came out, but she was smart enough to know that there was literally no point in lying to Neji about it. It'd come out one way or another.

"But, really... Konoha's given me so much, and it deserves leaders who can protect it no matter what. I feel I owe everyone there that, and I want to do that for them. That feeling just got stronger when you and Shisui saved my life."