Congrats to Immortal Bubblewrap for winning the contest. Her character Mika has an official role in my story.

Four Words

'Wow! They're still fighting? Talk about stamina!' I think to myself. Yes, it's true, they were still battling each other, and it has been almost an hour. 'I can't just sit here! I'm bored! I'll just take a small stroll through the forest…' I think. So I stand up, stretch, and aimlessly walk around the forest once again, ditching the losers. This time though, I was thinking about my predicament. No! Not my predicament with the Akatsuki, but my problem with me being in a different dimension. I think to myself, 'What if I can never get home? I can't die here! Especially since-' My thoughts were interrupted when I flew in the air, caught by a net.

"AHHH! Let me go! Let me go! Let me-" My screaming was cut short when someone cut the rope, and I fell to the ground.

"Shut up! Do you want the Akatsuki to hear you? God!" The unknown person hissed.

"Sorry. So, uh, who are you?" I questioned.

"The name's Mika. You?" she asks.

"Um…Alyxandria Greene…what's your last name?"

"That's really not any of your business, is it?"

"Well, no. Why did you trap me in your net?"

"I wasn't aiming to, stupid. I was trying to capture one of those Akatsuki members that are fighting over there."

"Oh…" I trailed off.

As I get a good look at Mika, I notice how pretty she looks. She has blonde hair that goes to her mid-back and aquamarine eyes.

"So, why don't you camp with me tonight, so that you can tell me why you were hanging with those S-Rank losers, okay?" Mika asks me.

"Sure," I shrugged, seeing no harm going with her.

We had walked for about an hour, and we reached a clear field with sleeping bags and a fire near them.

"This is where we will be sleeping, tonight." Mika states.

"Huh? Why here?" I question.

"Because I'm living here at the moment. Duh!" She replies.

I gasp, "Oh my gosh! You're a hobo!"

"What! No!"

"It's okay! There is no shame in being a hobo, Mika."

"I am NOT a hobo! My village was destroyed so now I travel, camp outside, and sometimes I even stay in hotels. Now! Do you understand?"

"OH! I get it. You're a hobo that has money!"

"Yes! Fina-! Wait…What is wrong with you? I'm not a hobo! I am a flipping avenger!" Mika yells.

"Why didn't you just say that in the beginning? There was no reason to yell…" I say.

Her eye twitches and she sighs. She then drags me to the campsite and motions for me to sit down. I comply.

"Look. Here's my story; About a year ago, my village was attacked, and destroyed by the Akatsuki. As far as I know, I'm the only survivor. After I escaped from the village, I have been living out here in the forest trying to capture and kill the Akatsuki and avenge my people," Mika tells me.

"So you expect to kill all ten S-Rank criminals all by yourself?" I ask skeptically.

"Well, yeah. I'm the only person I trust. No one trusts me because no one knows me…"

"You…haha! You know what? I trust you, Mika. I have this feeling that you and I are going to be best friends. You are really fun to hang out with!" I grinned.

"Huh? Does that mean that you'll help me?" she asks.

"Unless I find a good reason that I can't help you, I don't see why not."

"Thanks…"

"Anything for a hobo!"

Her eye twitches, "Ugh! Whatever. Just stay here for a couple of minutes so I can get some water from the river up ahead."

And with those final words, she was gone. I took this time to look up at the sky. It was already night time. I gasped. The stars were so beautiful out here. The bushes near me began to rustle. Out of the bushes step out one of the last people I wanted to see. It was Red Eyes; AKA Itachi Uchiha. I start to slide back in order to get away from him.

"Do not fear. I have not come to hurt you." He says.

"Then why are you here!" I demand.

"How much do you know about the Akatsuki?" He asks.

My eyes widen. 'How did he know?'

"Do not be surprised. I know more about you than you think. If I am correct, you know the real reason I killed the clan."

"Yes."

"Does he kill me?"

My voice cracks, "Yes."

Itachi take a few more steps closer to me so that we are nose to nose.

"I have a favor to ask of you," he states.

"What is it?" I question.

"When I die, make sure that Sasuke does not stray from the right path."

"Sure, but how do you know that I will follow through with your favor?" I ask Itachi.

He smirks and whispers in my ear four words that I will NEVER forget. As soon as he backed up and disappeared, Mika showed up again.

"Well, I got the water." Mika states before dumping it over the roaring fire.

"We don't want any enemies to find us, so we will have to sleep without a fire tonight. Goodnight Alyxandria!"

After she said that, Mika crawled into her sleeping bag and drifted to sleep, but I didn't hear anything that she had said. Only four words kept on repeating in my head. Four. Simple. Words. Those four words that Itachi had whispered to me before he had disappeared.

'Because you pity me.'