(16)To my mother I'm simply an object from the past that she wish would disappear .Then why do I exist? Why am I alive? When I thought about this I could find no answer. But as you live you need a reason otherwise it's the same as being dead
Iruka was once kind and had initially tried to be friendly to others, despite their fear and hatred of him, but Yashamaru's,
his mother actions and words changed him. Realising that nobody loved him,Iruka got a tatto to create the kanji on
his forehead "love" (愛) as a symbol of a "demon loving only himself", and to live up to his name, as what he believed his father intended
and Yashamaru told him. Iruka became emotionally withdrawn, silent, and consumed with a bitter loathing for everyone but himself.
He learned to find pleasure, and eventually a reason to live, in annihilating the numerous assassins sent to kill him, his pack, and Akime
– and, by extension, anyone who threatened his existence. Iruka's insomnia, which forced upon him by the fear
that his inner demon and past would eat away at him if he were to fall asleep.
He carries claw like weapons and usually wears dark clothing only.
Iruka's father left him and his mother which made her violent towards him. She was cruel and often beat him teliing him that she did not love him
and that he was notihing more then a demon in human form. She did this every night for 10 years and then she too left him when he turned fearing
that he would kill her. Iruka became one of the strongest in his clan and Akime's pack leader. He trains her harshly to stregthen her and only on rare
occasions does he show her any kindness.