Itachi gaped down at the body of that girl in utter shock and disbelief. His Sharingan eyes faded to black and flickered gone... His lips stammered as he strained to whisper her name... "K-Kioko...."
Kisame was in the exact same state as Itachi. The desperate man demanded, "You know medical ninjutsu don't you?"
Itachi glanced back to his comrade in blank mourning. Kisame choked on his own voice and struggled to keep from shouting at his partner, "We might still be able to save her! Please, Itachi! I don't want to give up on her! Please!"
Itachi dropped to his knees beside her and looked into her staring eyes… Eyes shrouded in death.
He grimaced and let his eyes trail back to Kisame.
Kisame moved forward to shove the half dead Itachi out of the way as he plunged the sword down at her side.
His eyes went wide as "something" happened and Samehada struck out through its side and pierce Kioko in the side.
Kisame latched outward and grabbed Itachi from behind and jerked him back and into the safe zone.
The sword followed his example and crashed into Kisame's hand as the Kioko on the ground stood up, laughing. She looked to them and in a completely evil voice stated, "What's wrong? Scared of the mute?"
Itachi seemed to catch on and growled as his Sharingan shot back into use...
Kisame nodded and they took positions to fight. "She's a fake."
Kioko in someplace~
Her eyes fluttered to open but something cool was blocking her sight. She groaned and lifted an aching hand to shove it away only to find something pulling her hand back down.
Slowly cloth was lifted away.
The girl looked up and into the eyes of a man with a sad face. A single eye was covered by a spike or two of white hair. He has spiky hair and worn out eyes. With those orbs, he watched her without interest.
Kioko sat up and felt something yet again maim her rising. She looked and saw cords with medical fluid in them...
She glances back up to the man and asked with her ever silent lips, "Where am I?" The man smiled and replied, "You are at my house. I found you in the woods, injured." Kioko looked up at him and asked, "Where is Itachi?"
The man looked confused, "Who is that?" She shook her head and demanded then, "Kisame?" The man only smiled and replied, "Don't know 'em!"
Kioko sighs then and asks, "Who are you?" The man smiles even wider as he replies, "Name's Obito!"
Kioko nodded and replied, "Kioko Aimi." He smiled and asked on, "How old are you Kioko?"
She frowned and shook her head no. She then asked, "Why are these cords here?" The man called Obito only smiled and removed them. "They were to keep you asleep but your chakra overpowered it and helped numb the pain!"
Kioko nodded and stood as she found herself in her old cloths and basically ready to go.
She smiled to Obito and stated, "I am leaving now to fid my companions! Thank you!"
She began to walk out the door when a hand caught her elbow. She turned to Obito and smiled happily. "Yes?" He stated, "I believe I might have a clean outfit for you as you seem to have gotten blood all over yours."
Kioko nodded and blushed as he led her away and handed her a set of cloths.
(Now for all of you who are asking, "Obito?" I only want to say that it is actually Kakashi without his mask and is using the name so as not to make Kioko scared or unhappy as he "plans" to keep her in village until Itachi and Kisame are caught and or killed by his thing.) She changed after he left and walked back out in a fancy purple and pink kimono. The Kimono had Sakura petals shown through the purple in bright pink and stopped around her mid-thy.
She walked out and glanced in a mirror as she saw her hair was in a wreck and walked into the bathroom and pulled it up into a blonde bun on the back of her head before sneaking into the kitchen to steal a pair of chopsticks.
She walked into the living room and Obito/Kakashi's eyes went wide.
"The kimono looks good on you, Kioko." he stated smiling and blushing a little. She blushed and nodded as well before frowning. "Itachi and Kisame should see me... Dressed up like this they won't recognize me..."
Kakashi wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her out the door and into the street beyond. She ignored this and walked with him in boredom as she scanned every face for a recognizable one. She smiled at everyone who gaped at her.
She knew they must have thought her just another face pretty for many whistled and Kakashi glared at them. She just smiled and walked until her stomach growled in fierce argument. She sighed and Kakashi nodded as he led her into a tavern.
She was immediately on edge around all the drinking men. She gaped and tugged on "Obito's" arm. To her shock, he only smiled and kissed her cheek causing all of the men to immediately turn away from her.
Kakashi had no idea why in the world he'd done that but pushed it away as it worked enough to shift their attention from him and Kioko and back to their drinks.
Kioko managed to sit across from him in the booth.
She smiled as he ordered her a weird dish and a few glasses of sake. Kioko frowned but accepted her glass. She swished it around inside her glass and decided to try the stuff which her father had once found intriguing... She found it repulsing.
She gagged and shoved it away and frowned distastefully at it.
Kakashi smiled and asked, "So those so called friends of yours have never treated you to sake?" She grimaced and murmured, "Must have known I wouldn't like it none."
Kakashi chuckled and pulled her away as her plate emptied.
She followed him out and through the town on a wild goose chase of shops...
Itachi and Kisame~
They both panted as the Kioko-like thing fell defeated to the floor. Itachi growled and turned to his partner, "We were that close to death..."
Kisame nodded and leaned on his sword. "Now the only dilemma is finding Kioko in this place..."
Itachi nodded through his intakes of breath. "Where would they take her...?"
Kisame shrugged and stated, "You know Kakashi better than I do..."
Itachi nodded and turned, beginning to walk. After a while, he stopped and lifted his hands to transform his look into that of a red haired, teenage boy. Kisame did the same and the two seemed as twins.
The two both smirked and shifted their Rain village headbands higher on their foreheads and moved on quickly.
Itachi stated, "We will find Kioko."
Kisame added, "If it's the last thing we do."
They both nodded in confirmation.