Japanese pronunciation of name/romanized spelling: Jeri

Real World Origins: Seattle, Washington USA, 2004

Related historic event: None.

Gender: Male

Orientation: Heterosexual

Age: 15

D.O.B.: June 2, 1989

Astrological Sign: Gemini

Zodiac Year: Snake

Height: 5'9 (when standing); large frame

Weight: 200 pounds (a little overweight)

Appearance: A wheelchair bound teenager who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). He still has the ability to speak and socialize, but has heart problems that the his doctor worries will kill him before he becomes 18. He has freckles across his nose, pale skin, and sky blue eyes. Has a minor problem with acne and when he talks his voice still cracks. He was wearing a brown t-shirt with a roaring bear head on it. He was wearing normal jeans with a belt with an engraving of a bear on the clasp.

Attitude: He is trying to come to term with this by distracting himself by writing stories about bears and with prayer and meditation on the teachings of Buddha. Ending up in the Naruto world is hard for him because he feels he only has so much time to spend with his family and friends. He has anger issues and tends to get a little depressed, but tries to hide it under a façade of jokes. His anger comes out more often after ending up in the Naruto world. This makes it hard for him to adapt to his new surroundings, since it's hard for any native people to help them.

Interests: He also likes to dye his hair in order to catch people's eyes. He feels it distracts them from the wheelchair. He likes any clothes with a bear on it. He likes bears. His favorite food is asparagus and he is a gum fanatic, and is known to spend $50 dollars when he gets money on nothing but gum. He even has a journal of gum types with his rating on them, along with wrappers and nutrition facts. His favorite brand is Trident.

Goal: Even though it's an unreachable dream, he would like to either be a doctor or study bears in captivity. His other dream is to settle down with his own family. Short-term goal is to beat the odds of his disease and go home. That and "flirt/go out with that 'really cute nurse'" (aka, Kaori)

Religion: Buddhist

Family: Father is an architect and sells abstract paintings on the side. Mother is absent-minded because she is always worrying. She works as a salesperson. Both are stressed out over his disease, sometimes to the point of making him feel like a burden. He is an only child.

Ninja Rank: None. He spends most of his time in the hospital, though he does get to meet two other real-worlders called Samantha and Anita who live in the homeless shelter. He considers them his family while stuck there.

Naruto World Living: Because of his health problems, he stays in the hospital mostly. Later, he has a heart attack and nearly dies. Tsunade operates a couple months later after coming to Konoha and after Sasuke leaves. He pushes himself to learn Japanese so he can help his doctors and caretakers. So he can flirt with Kaori and understand her is another motivation.

Universe: Pre-Chuunin Exam and on

Role: Main character

Naruto Relations: Not really close to anyone, since he doesn't really meet a lot of people (unless they're sick or medical ninjas, but even then, he doesn't actually befriend them). Unrequited crush on Kaori though. Hates that he has no idea what she's saying and is afraid she is put off by his disease or will see him only as a patient (actually, she does see him as just a patient and a kid that's way too young for her, lol! poor Jerry...) His crush and daydreams about her are often used for comic relief.

Reaches Naruto world: through meditation. Appears before the stone of heroes.