"However, around the time she was nine, she was orphaned, after her parents' went on a mission and never came back. Their bodies were later found, and Akira was placed in the care of her grandmother, Retsu Hitomu. After the death of her loving father, Akira became isolated, and struggled to make friends. She was bullied because she didn't have a father and this only made her isolate herself even more. She was later entered into the Academy and graduated within three years. On the day of the graduation, Akira noticed that Naruto was sitting all alone. Since her grandmother had been unable to make it, Akira joined Naruto and the two started a friendship shortly after."@en . . . . . . . "However, around the time she was nine, she was orphaned, after her parents' went on a mission and never came back. Their bodies were later found, and Akira was placed in the care of her grandmother, Retsu Hitomu. After the death of her loving father, Akira became isolated, and struggled to make friends. She was bullied because she didn't have a father and this only made her isolate herself even more."@en . . . . . . "Akira Hitomu"@en . . . .