Hakobe Shigaraki

was wife of Tanuki Shigaraki and mother of Sumire Kakei.

Background
In the past, when Danzō Shimura was killed, it caused the Root to be completely disbanded. In addition, an investigation into this unit has begun. When the existence of the Root and its activities became known to the public, its members became outcasts in the village. Despite this, Hakobe did not lose hope, as she told her daughter Sumire when she combed her hair. However, she died some time later from deteriorating health and despair from the disdain of her family.

Personality
Despite all the hardships of her life, Hakobe wholeheartedly believed that such a life would end with her generation and that her daughter's life would become happier in the future, and she promised to pray for this to happen.

Appearance
Hakobe had purple eyes and hair, which her daughter inherited. She wore a red shirt, a white cape over it, and red pants.

Legacy
Hakobe's death was one of the factors that caused her husband to become stronger in his desire to take revenge on Konohagakure for the Root and his family, a mission he eventually passed on to Sumire by inflicting Gozu Tennō on her back before his own death. Over the years that followed, Sumire's memories of her mother were the brightest corner of her life, although over time, Sumire almost forgot her voice. Ultimately, Sumire was able to remember her mother's words that she herself would have a new life without their suffering, and this, along with the words of Boruto Uzumaki, convinced Sumire to give up revenge and choose her own path.

Trivia

 * Her name was only revealed in the novel.
 * Her name can be spelled two ways - はこべ and ハコベ - but they both mean woodlice.
 * In the English version, Hakobe and her daughter Sumire are voiced by the same actress, Erica Lindbeck.