Gaku Inuzuka

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".