Tsuzura Shitakiri

is the apprentice caretaker to the famed Senri Hawks.

Background
Being raised solely by his business-obsessed mother, Tsuzura spent all his time in her establishment, unable to make friends. Instead of going to school, Mozu decided to teach him personally to groom him as the successor to her business, despite refusing to teach him things like reading and writing. At some point, Tsuzura found a rare, white hawk chick that was injured. He cared for and raised it as his pet, naming her Yuki.

Personality
Tsuzura is a quiet boy that mostly keeps to himself, much of which stems from his mother's overly strict upbringing. However, he is still kind by nature, grateful for the help others give him. Unlike his mother, Tsuzura likes animals and enjoys caring for them, often cleaning up their cages. With his pet Yuki being his only friend, Tsuzura enjoys helping her grow strong and independent, training her as best he can. Despite having a glamorous future set up for him by his mother, Tsuzura has no interest in it. Instead, he wishes to go to school and learn more about life. However, he is too submissive to defy his mother's wishes.

Appearance
Tsuzura is a short boy of light complexion with freckles under his green eyes. He is missing a tooth on the top right of his mouth, and has shaggy, brown hair that covers the left side of his face while the top of his hair is held up in a side-ponytail to the right.

Abilities
In his love for animals, Tsuzura is talented in caring for them. He is also a quick learner, having started learning better breeding methods from books and likewise begun learning to read.

Labyrinth Game Arc
As Tsuzura was cleaning animal cages again, he saw his mother doing business with Boruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. Later, while trying again to help Yuki to learn to hunt, he was approached by Boruto, who was amazed by his white hawk. Despite Tsuzura trying to keep to himself, Boruto offered to help him train Yuki to hunt. When Boruto offered him a book about hawks, he explained he couldn't read or write. Boruto offered to help him learn, much to his excitement. From this, Tsuzura approached his mother about going to school to learn more, but Mozu quickly dismissed this request. Later, as Tsuzura and Boruto's training of Yuki was showing progress, Mozu found them, annoyed at Boruto filling Tsuzura with such "pointless" ideas. Mozu decided to be even stricter with Tsuzura and had Yuki taken away. While Boruto tried to speak up for him, Tsuzura submitted to Mozu's scolding and left with her.

Upon returning, Mozu locked Tsuzura in his room, telling him that Yuki would be sold to taxidermy. Remembering Boruto's promise to wait for him, Tsuzura climbed out the window of his room and stole Yuki back, running away from Rakuen. Soon after, he was found by Mozu and her security chief and she demanded the boy return the hawk. Tsuzura, however, remained defiant and continue to run, prompting Mozu to unleash a guard wolf on him. Boruto and Sasuke then arrived to fend off the wolf. Mozu reminded them that the hawk was legally hers, and them taking it would be considered theft. Sasuke made a deal, offering her his recently obtained senri hawk for Tsuzura and Yuki's release from her ownership. Tsuzura felt bad for Sasuke's sacrifice, only for the man to calmly tell him it was fine.

Soon after, the senri hawk escaped the complex, set off the various security defenses and destroying the complex to free all the captured animals. As the senri hawk returned to its master, a furious Mozu soon caught up with Tsuzura. She demanded he come back and bring the senri hawk if he wanted forgiveness. But Tsuzura remained defiant, deciding to find his own path. As Tsuzura left with Boruto and Sasuke, Mozu demanded the security chief stop them. The man however quickly declined, realising who Sasuke was and knowing he was well out of their league to face, leaving Mozu fuming.

Afterwards, Tsuzura was taken to Maruta to be left in his care, happily agreeing to train the boy as his assistant in caring for hawks, much to Tsuzura's delight. The boy promised to stay in contact with Boruto.