Kohaku

Kohaku (琥珀 Kohaku) is the daughter of the Ninja Leader in her village. She has eight brothers and sisters, but they all died during missions from wounds and illnesses. She is also the childhood friend of Aoba, Hayate and Shuri. In the final volume, she was chosen to become the next Ninja Leader and Aoba congratulated her.

Name:
Kohaku (琥珀) means "Amber" in Japanese.

Appearance:
Kohaku has emerald eyes and medium blonde hair that is usually tied into high two pigtails on each side of her head with two blue ribbons. Kohaku also sports a revealing blue outfit that shows her arms, legs, white shorts, and sarashi. The blue outfit is also wrapped with brown (sometimes orange) fabric at her waist. She also wears a wooden-beaded necklace with a green ribbon tied into a bow around her neck. At the wrist, Kohaku also wears a pair of long black fishnets at her wrists (that almost reach to her elbows) and a pair of white boots with golden accents.

Personality:
Kohaku is a very caring, bubbly and loving person who will protect her friends when required to do so or when she wants to. Kohaku was first introduced with Hayate when helping Princess Sakura heal after the wound she received from Prince Oura (Aoba). Kohaku is also quite clumsy and is described by Hayate that she is a big lummox.

History:
Hayate is very pleased and proud of Kohaku because rumors have it that she is better than the current leader of the Ninja Village. Kohaku excels in fire, water, and flying techniques. She's was also able to master the transformation technique when she was 10 years old. This technique is difficult for even an adult Ninja could master! When Kohaku was only five years old, she was a huge crybaby and was unconfident in herself because she showed fear in front of her father, thinking she didn't have the strength of becoming a true ninja. She also trained with Aoba, Hayate, and Shuri when they were childhood friends. When Aoba came by, she was very happy and she trained with the others. However, her father wouldn't allow her to call Oura's name by his childhood name because he is the Prince and he was needed to stay in the village for his health. Kohaku cries and tells the story to Hayate and Shuri. Shuri cheers her up by saying, "Just keep smiling Kohaku. Use that as a camouflage and just keep smiling". Hayate gets frustrated because Shuri is an awfully shy person who would say these things. This is when Kohaku vowed to never cry. When Aoba departs, Kohaku called him Prince Oura. Aoba gets angry because she thought Kohaku and the others were different but in fact, they weren't. Kohaku cries and smiles in front of him by saying "Goodbye, Prince Oura."

When Kohaku reached 10 years old, she becomes more mature and independent. However, she is extremely angry with Hayate because whenever Aoba showed up, he would call him by his Prince name in front of everyone. But whenever they're alone, he would call him his real name, which leads to Kohaku's frustration. However, Kohaku knows that Hayate is a kind boy at heart.

Kohaku and Hayate met out together because Kohaku wanted to confess her feelings to him. However, she was awfully shy and her face turn incredibly red easily. Hayate wonders what's with her and asks her if she was hungry. Kohaku replies, saying no. She tries to spit out her words in front of him to confess to him but was too nervous and so, she stuttered. Funnily, her stomach made a noise and she felt embarrassed, saying never mind to Hayate, and walks off, looking displeased. Hayate tries to stops her and says to her. "Wait, it's something important isn't it? Since we're alone. we might as well kiss". Kohaku's face went furious and she calls Hayate an idiot, using the Jutsu on him and suddenly he transformed into a frog. Kohaku and Hayate were shocked by the fact Hayate has transformed into a frog. The Leader, who was furious, called out to Kohaku and asked her to break the Jutsu. Hayate explains and says "It's okay, boss, she tried nearly tried 30 times before she ran away" which left Hayate looking depressed.

Relationships
Princess Sakura: Kohaku and Sakura have a good relationship to each other. They became great friends when Kohaku saved Sakura after she was shot by an arrow.

Hayate: Kohaku has grown feelings for Hayate at a young age but when she casts a jutsu on him accidentally, she feels regretful and sad because she couldn't tell her feelings for him. When Hayate