"Miru." Uri mumbled in her sleep, a nightmare haunting her rest. "Yamisu sensei!" she squirmed as she lay dripping in a cold sweat. "Uri! Get out of here!" Said the image of a boy of thirteen with silver hair who was slashing against Itachi. "Go!" he groaned as he fell to the ground with a shurikun through his stomach. "SHIKONI!" Uri screamed and shot up in her bed. Short of breath she began to weep over the memorial nightmare.
There was a knock at the door. "Uri, are you alight?" When Uri didn't answer the woman opened the door. "Uri?" Uri grabbed a pillow and threw it at the door forcing it shut. She heard voices from the hall. The woman was talking to a young man.
A familiar voice spoke to Uri through the door. "Was it the dream again?" the young man said more as a statement than a question. Uri sniffled and wiped her cheek with the end of her sleeve. "I know it must be hard." He said. "Chido, I don't need you pity. You can go back to bed…I'll try to stay quiet." Uri said to the young man on the other side of the door. A pure white cat jumped onto Uri's bed. "But Uri-" "I'll be fine, Chido! You won't be any good to anyone if you don't get some rest." Chido reluctantly left realizing he couldn't do anything else.
"Well, Shikata." Uri said to the cat as she rubbed him. "This is going to be a long night." As she rose, Uri placed the cat, Shikata, on her shoulder and walked over to the window. Looking out into the night sky she sighed. "If anyone is to sleep in this building I must stay awake. Besides…I can't stand another nightmare." Uri scratched the cat's head. "It's not like Tsunade trusts me enough yet to send me on any missions."
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"I thought she said she would be quiet!" Naruto said to himself remembering the conversation he over heard earlier. "That lady is always talking about that Shikoni. Shikoni, Who is that anyway?" Naruto groaned as he got out of bed. He wobbled out of his apartment room and to the next door over. He knocked on the door. "Hey lady! I'm trying to sleep!" Uri woke with a start. "I fell asleep again! Thanks a lot Shikata!" Uri pushes the cat off her lap, stood and stretched. Someone knocked on her door again. She was startled but opened the door to see Naruto. "Hey lady would- oh uh…"
"Naruto?"
"You're a girl?"
Uri looked at Naruto in his walrus hat and answered, "Uh…yeah...I am a girl." She nodded her head in the awkwardness. Naruto laughed nervously. "Sorry it's just I heard someone talking and yelling…" Uri sighed and let go of the door to sit at her table just a little ways from the door.. "Yeah, that was me, sorry." Neruto was about to enter then thought against it. "Well, I've got to get some sleep. I have more training to do tomarrow."
"You train?" Uri asked then thought; well duh I did see him in the chuunin exams! and mentally hit her forehead.
"Yeah! I'm a ninja and I'm going to be Hokage some day!" Uri had to laugh. Seeing him in his pajamas with a walruss hat on made it difficult to imagine him as Hokage. "Why does everybody always laugh!" Naruto stomped and puffed up his cheeks. "Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, it's just mard for me to imagine you as Hokage."
"Well I am! Believe it!"
Uri laughed again. "Hey Naruto?"
"That's another thing. How do you know my name?"
"Chuunin exams."
"Oh...ok so, what did you want?"
Uri walked up to the door and started leaning on it."Could I train with you tomarrow?" Naruto cratched his head then realizing his hat he pulled it behind him. "I don't know if pervy sage will like that." Uri laughed a tad, "You mean Master Jeriah?" Naruto thought for a moment then remembered Jeriah's research. "On second thought he might like having you along." Uri jumped, "That'll be great! Thanks Naruto!"
"One condition."
"What?"
"You tell me your name."
"Uri Hisaku! Ninja of the village hidden in the-" she stopped herself then continued, "leave village hidden in the leaves."
"Ok Uri! I'll see you in the morning!" naruto said quite loudly and walked back to his apartment. "G'night Naruto." Uri whispered to herself as she closed the door smiling.
