You were the leader of the Zenin Clan... Your position was rather controversial due to your more timid and kind attitude, which didn't really scream 'strength', but for people like Mai, who had been mistreated their entire lives, you were her saving grace from the rest of the Clan, and she relied on you heavily.

Even better, because you were her sibling, not some distant cousin, she could rely on you properly, she was already feeling the butterflies just by thinking about it, seated Infront of you on her knees, sipping on a cup of tea. "thank you for... Everything, since Maki left, I thought I would've been alone and defenseless..."