Takemizu Uzumaki

Takemizu Uzumaki is the one remaining member of the Uzumaki Clan as well as the Eighth Hokage of Konohagakure.

Background: Takemizu was born to Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha a decade after the climatic conflict between Boruto and Kawaki. Ever since the day he enrolled in the Ninja Academy, he admired his paternal grandfather, Naruto Uzumaki, the Seventh Hokage, and vowed that he would someday succeed him as the Eighth Hokage. Given the power of his bloodline on both the paternal and maternal sides of his family, he rose quickly through the ninja ranks, becoming a Genin at 12, a Chunin at 16, and a Jonin at 19. Not long after he became a Jonin, he met Karin, a fellow Uzumaki Clan member and a former lackey of the infamous Orochimaru. It was love at first sight, and they were soon married, and Karin became pregnant with their child soon afterwards. Sadly, a terrible tragedy occurred. Takemizu and Karin were on a camping trip when Karin had to get up in the middle of the night to relieve herself. At that time a bad storm was rolling in, but she was so focused on doing her business that she didn't even realize this. Just as she finished, a bunch of nearby trees were struck by lightning and caught fire, and it quickly spread to where Karin was. She tried to find a safe path out of the flames, but there weren't any. Meanwhile, a thunderclap from the storm had woken Takemizu, and seeing that Karin was gone, he set out to find her. Karin sensed her husband nearby with her Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and began screaming for help at the top of her voice. Takemizu found her, and they managed to get to safety. Unfortunately, Karin ended up dying from smoke inhalation, taking their unborn child with her. The loss of both his wife and his unborn child made Takemizu so heartbroken that he awakened the Jogan in both his eyes out of sheer despair, although he didn't know that at the time. For some time thereafter, Takemizu went into a state of severe depression and came dangerously close to committing suicide, but his family, Naruto in particular, was able to help him through his grief. After recovering from his terrible loss, he began wondering many things about the mysterious new power he'd acquired that was the Jogan, namely: What clan did it originate from, and what abilities did it grant him? Luckily, Boruto possessed the Jogan himself, albeit only in his right eye instead of both eyes, and taught his son everything he needed to know about it, and ended up helping his son unlock the Jogan Chakra Mode. By this time, Naruto was getting old and announced his retirement from the Hokage position, and naturally picked his beloved grandson Takemizu as his successor, allowing Takemizu to have his lifelong dream of being the Eighth Hokage finally come true. Naruto's retirement announcement wound up being a very wise move on his part, as he died of old age in his sleep later that same night. At Naruto's funeral, which also doubled as Takemizu's inauguration as the Eighth Hokage, Takemizu swore on his grandfather's grave that he would be a better Hokage than all his predecessors. Boruto and Himawari Uzumaki, Takemizu's aunt, both would die of influenza shortly afterwards, leaving Takemizu as the only Uzumaki left in the world. Not long after he became Hokage, Takemizu called for a Five Kage Summit in Konohagakure. In attendance at the summit were Takemizu himself, Omoi, the Sixth Raikage, Akatsuchi, the Fifth Tsuchikage, Misuno, the Seventh Mizukage, and Kankuro, the Sixth Kazekage. The main matter of the summit was how to deal with the remnants of Kara.

Personality: As a child, Takemizu was very energetic and talkative. He would oftentimes run around while repeatedly exclaiming the reasoning behind his excitement. He also had a rather immature sense of humor (mostly finding extreme enjoyment in toilet humor, much to the chagrin of his entire family and his future wife Karin). He gradually mellowed out in his teen years, and by the time he became an adult, his sense of humor had drastically drifted away from immature things. He deeply loved Karin, his wife, and vice versa, so much so that when she died, and by extension their unborn child as well, he became so heartbroken that he came dangerously close committing suicide. Being the Eigth Hokage, he's a very kind guy, adopting his paternal grandfather's belief that everybody in Konohagakure is his family, even if he's not blood related to them. However, given his loyalty to Konohagakure and the Hokage style, he's not above mercilessly killing anybody he deems a threat to Konohagakure, and he's stated that he would willingly sacrifice his life for the sake of the entire population of Konohagakure.

Appearance: Takemizu has black spiky hair, his shape of his hair was inherited from his paternal grandfather Naruto, while the color of his hair was inherited from his mother Sarada.