Alpha is the son of the First Raikage.When Alpha was in the Academy, his class-mate and future wife Herina Uzumaki thought that he looked "unreliable" and even "girly". He dreamed of being acknowledged by the Konoha villagers by becoming the Hokage, which Herina considered to be an impossible dream for someone like him. Years later, however, when Herina was kidnapped by Kumogakure ninja, Alpha was the only one to pick up on the fact that she was leaving behind strands of her red hair to mark their path. After rescuing her, Alpha explained that he had always admired her hair. No longer seeing him as "unreliable", she fell in love with him.