Seeing her father walk in nearly had Natsumi leap out of her sandals. She had just gone on about wanting to help, and with Kaede putting her on the spot she needed to say something. "Father, I.. umm..." She wasn't even sure if she should be calling him her father, or show him respect as the Hokage and refer to him as sir. Kaede told her that she was a symbol of good in the village, and that her parents cared about her more than anything. She had her duty as a ninja of the Leaf, but she couldn't ignore how those close to her were affected by her actions. When Konoha was taken by the Empire, she was captured. She could only imagine what that put her parents through, she didn't want something like that to happen again. Even still, as Kaede said, she was not a child anymore, she needed to grow up. She was a member of the proud Uchiha clan, and she had the powerful nine-tailed fox within her, to wait on the sidelines would be a waste of her ability. 

Natsumi held up a finger, asking for a moment. She walked into a large closet, passing her myriad of clothes and shoes to reach the back wall. A pair of crimson feathered fans hung there, untouched for half a year. She took them from the wall, feeling their weight in her hands once more. It was as if she had always had them, the moment she unfolded them every technique flashed through her mind. Much like riding a bike, she never forgot how to kill. She despised killing, but she could not let that hold her back from protecting her village. She was more than a symbol of good, she was more than a demon fox.

Coming back to her father and Kaede, She wrapped an arm around the Hyuga. "Father, I'm going to assist Kaede in the battle tonight, I hope that's alright with you, because I intend to fight no matter what." She hugged Kaede tightly, forcing their cheeks to squash together. "We'll make a perfect team!"