Name:          Naru Narusegawa
Age:           17
Blood Type:    B
Sign:          Aries
Height:        163 (cm)
Measurements:  83B - 56W - 86H
Nata Inn:      Room 304

If Naru were a book, it would certainly be Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde. In many ways, Naru's personality is like the opposite sides of a coin. She looks to be an attractive popular sort of girl, yet she is also a total bookworm. She is seemingly quiet and gentle, but is in fact quite loud and violent at times. As the main female character of the series, she tends to be the focus of much of the manga, yet still very little is actually said about her past. The reason she stays at Hinata Inn has to do with certain family problems, which led to her leaving and staying in Tokyo. Naru has actually been at Hinata Inn for quite some time, and attended the same (junior high) school as Kitsune. The only other background that is really known about Naru is that she once had a crush on a student who attended Tokyo U, who was her tutor. The tutor made a huge impression on the younger Naru, and she decided to attend Tokyo U as well. It's also from her tutor that she picked up various martial arts skills. At the time Naru's grades were quite poor, although by the time Keitaro meets her she is rated number one in the nation in her aptitude tests.

And then Naru met Keitaro... At first Naru was the biggest opponent to Keitaro being around Hinata Inn, but somehow she became his biggest supporter. As he was also trying to get into Tokyo U; the two started studying together. Eventually Naru found that she rather liked studying with Keitaro, although her relationship with him is rather... strange, if not downright frustrating for people reading Love Hina. At first she doesn't show much interest in him, and basically spends most of her time punching, kicking, or pulling off some other kung-fu action on Keitaro. As the story progresses, she warms to him more and more but also highlights her total indecisiveness. One minute she can't stand him, the next she is sweet and kind to him. She's willing to storm buildings and find him on desert islands, but unwilling to admit she loves him. In fact Naru is so much in denial about the whole relationship thing, and anytime anyone eludes to her and Keitaro being a "couple" she flat out denies it. Even though it's rather obvious as anytime Keitaro receives any attention from a girl, Naru gets extremely jealous.

As things progress, Naru's inability to return Keitaro's feelings begins to put her at odds with the other girls who take more and more of an interest in Keitaro. Yet for some reason, Naru just can't seem to bring herself to be completely honest with him. Eventually the other girls start to tire of the same old Naru dodging any sort of real relationship, and they begin to directly compete with her for Keitaro. Can Naru be honest with herself and Keitaro and admit her feelings, or will she just let him slip away? Letting him slip away might be tougher than it sounds when all the other girls are hanging off him right in front of her.

In hindsight, Naru regrets not having more fun in high school. Instead of joining clubs, hanging out with friends, or getting a boyfriend, she spent all her time studying. It was all of the studying which seems to have made Naru very nearsighted, and now she requires heavy glasses. At times Naru intentionally looks like a book worm, but she is still very sensitive if anyone teases her about her specs. After her first failure to get into college Naru was in a bit of a crisis. This was after all, the point of all that studying. Yet she eventually found that getting into Tokyo U wasn't everything, and realized her time as a rounin was rather enjoyable. Getting in to Tokyo U was one thing, but what then? During a trip to Okinowa she found that she had a knack for teaching kids. This seems to be the thing that Naru' shines at, in the same way that Keitaro found his calling in archeology. Perhaps teaching will one day be Naru's calling.