Gaku Inuzuka

Gaku Inuzuka ( 犬塚ガク , Inuzuka Gaku ) is a jōnin from Konohagakure 's Inuzuka clan .

## Background [ ]

Gaku, his ninken , Dōtō Akimichi and a fourth shinobi were part of a team which was led by Minato Namikaze during a conflict with Kumogakure . In his team, Gaku was responsible for short-range combat. In one of the battles, his team clashed with Kumogakure's A–B Combo . During Minato's fight with A and Killer B , Gaku expressed his shock over the latter's jinchūriki transformation . Directly afterward, Gaku and his comrades received a signal to retreat, leading him to inform Minato that they are pulling back for the moment.

## Personality [ ]

As the eldest of his team, he thought of Minato as a younger brother.

## Appearance [ ]

Gaku is dressed in the usual Konohagakure flak jacket and has the distinctive Inuzuka's fang markings on his cheeks. He has swept-back brown hair with a beard of the same colour and black eyes.

## Abilities [ ]

Gaku served as the short-range combat shinobi of his platoon. As an Inuzuka, it is very likely that he uses his clan's assorted techniques alongside his large-breed ninken while in battle.

## Trivia [ ]

- "Gaku" can be written in several ways with several meanings in some cases:
- "学" means "scholarship", "learning" or "knowledge".
- "額" means "picture" or "amount of money".
- "萼" means " calyx ".
- "顎" means "chin" or "jaw".

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