Everyone scattered, except for Kakashi Sensei. He walked over to a spot where he couldkeep an eye on everything. "17...18...19..." Sasuke was getting even closer to fifty. Naruto hid in a nearby tree, and wasn't hidden very well. The color of his clothes shown right through the leaves that were supposed to cover him. Sakura hid in the bushes. She blended in ALOT better than Naruto. She kept completely still, and breathed calmly and quietly. Koko was still just standing there. She looked around. Okay, so...I'm supposed to hide? she thought. Kakashi Sensei motioned for her to run and hide. Koko looked at him like she didn't understand, but went and hid anyway. I've NEVER had to train like this EVER. This is so weird...
Koko found a nice spot to hide. It was a bush RIGHT NEXT TO a small pond. She quietly stepped into the bush and hushed her breathing and movements. "Ready or not, here I come!" they all heard Sasuke call in a bored tone. Naruto, Sakura, and Koko peered through the leaves of their hiding spots to watch where Sasuke moved. Inside his head, Sasuke was thinking of a plan. Let's see...Naruto and Sakura know my moves to well. I'll let them hit base and go after that girl... he smiled. She didn't know any of his moves, making her an easy target to catch. He looked around. Sakura was in a bush a couple of meters away. He looked up to the tree Naruto was in. Okay, so there's Sakura and Naruto. Where's the girl? He glanced around some more, and finally found Koko in the bush. He started to walk torward where Koko was hiding when, "Base!" yelled two voices. He turned around. Sakura and Naruto had already gotten to base. He turned around when Sakura started yelling at Naruto for copying her.
Koko knew she was the last one left. If she could get to base, though, Sasuke would have to be it again. Sasuke kept getting closer to the bush. When he was about 3 meters, away, Koko realized he knew she was there. She quickly got up and tried to dart to the right. Sasuke caught her movements and grabbed her in a spring to prevent her from escaping. It knocked her backwards hard and into the pond. And it was pretty deep for a pond, too. About 9 feet. The blow from Sasuke colliding with her knocked the breath out of her. And it HURT. When her body hit the water and had submerged, she didn't want to move. He's so rough... were her last thoughts before she took in a breath. She felt the water fill her lungs before she went unconcious. Everyone was standing around the pond waiting for her to come back up. After a few seconds, they realizd something was wrong. "SHE'S DROWNING!" screamed Naruto. Sakura gasped. "What do we do!" Kakashi Sensei sighed and jumped in. He swam to the bottom, grabbed Koko's wrist and brought her to the surface. Sasuke looked on with wide eyes. Kakshi set her on the ground laying on her back. "I-I didn't mean to push her so hard..." Sasuke said. "I know, but you need to learn not to play so rough." Kakashi scolded in a calm voice. He put his ear to Koko's chest. There was no heartbeat, and she wasn't breathing. Kakashi looked away. "She's dead." he said in a cold voice.
Everyone stared at the lifeless boby that laid on the ground. "Y-You're joking, r-right?" stuttered Sakura. Kakashi shook his head. Naruto and Sakura looked at Sasuke. He was staring at Koko's body with wide eyes. "Look what you did! You killed her!" screamed Naruto. Sasuke looked at him. "I didn't mean to!" Sasuke yelled back. Naruto started crying. "Yes, but you DID! She was only in the group for ten minutes and you KILLED her!" Tears ran down Naruto's face. "It's all your fault!" Sasuke looked at Koko, and walked up to her and knelt down. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I didn't know there was a pond there! I'm so sorry, Koko!" he cried. He pushed the her bangs, which stuck to her face from the water, out from over her eyes. Naruto grabbed his arm. "Get away from her! You'll probably hurt her more!" Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm and twisted it. "I want to say good-bye to her..." Naruto let go and rubbed his arm with a scowl on his face. Sasuke knelt back down and prayed over Koko's body. "I'm so sorry, Koko...I didn't mean for this to happen..." he murmured quietly. "I'm so sorry...I'm gonna be in so much trouble...but I'm so sorry! I want your soul to rest in piece...and please forgive me..." his eyes started to fill with tears. He wiped his eyes, and a drop fell on Koko's left cheek. Sasuke put a hand on her stomach, and was about to get up when Koko started to glow.
A white light surrounded her body, and it grew brighter by the second. Her body lifted into the air, and was turned vertical. Her head fell back limply, and her arms and legs dangled helplessly. "What did you do, now!" yelled Naruto. Sakura stared in amazment. Kakshi didn't know what to think, until it hit him. "The Nitoma clan..." he murmured under his breath. With one last blinding light, the glow faded slowly and Koko was returned to the ground. Everyone hovered over her. Koko coughed. "What happened...?" she said as she acheily sat up. "You're alive!" Sakura and Naruto screamed in unison with delight. They explained what happened to her. Koko looked at Sasuke. She couldn't be mad at him. Number one, he didn't mean to kill her, and number two, he was so hot! She shook the thought from her head and crawled over to him. She didn't have the strength to walk yet. He was sitting under a tree. "You hate me, don't you?" he said in an emotionless voice, not looking at her. She sat right next to him. "No, it was an accident...besides, I could never get mad at a friend." she smiled at him. Sasuke looked up with a surprised expression. "Thanks..." he said, looking back at the ground.
Kakashi came over a hurried them up. "I need to go to the Hokage's offic. Today's lesson is over. Time to go home." he shooed the four of them off. Everyone offered for Koko to come home with them because she didn't have a place to stay. Even Sasuke. Since Sakura was the only girl, Koko went home with her and stayed, and Kakashi went to the Hokage's office.
"I though we killed everyone from that clan!" shouted Kakashi. "After the war between them and the other villages, I thought we had killed them all!" "Settle down, Kakashi. I know, everyone thought that. But I have known ever since the battle that there was one child left. And that's Kokoro Aiyazaki. She is almost like that boy, Sasuke. The only one left in her clan. But Sasuke has you. She has no one but herself. And the thing is, she is a very important person at this time. There's going to be a GREAT disaster in the next couple of weeks or months. It is crucial she stays alive." The Hokage leaned back in his chair. "But she needs to be eliminated! She'll kill evryone here!" "No, she won't. She witnessed her family and comrads being murdered. She doesn't even remember her birth right. And we will need her power in the near future." Kakashi sighed. "But why did you put her in my group!" "She need to get aquanted with Sasuke. They'll have to work together, and it's the way they're going to restore both their clans."