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Naoto Shirogane is a prodigious freelance detective, working alongside the Yasoinaba Police Department to discover the culprit of the double homicide that occurs in Inaba during April, 2011. Despite only being a first year in high school, Naoto takes the role of the fifth in the Shirogane lineage of detectives very seriously, often acting more mature than one Naoto's age would. This causes Naoto to have difficulty taking the feelings of others into account,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I'm sorry, I seem to have a tin ear for other people's feelings... Yosuke-san told me so before.|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> and Naoto has expressed a distaste for activities deemed childish.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' Whether the sender is male or female, I have no intention of responding. I have no time to be dilly-dallying with callow love affairs.|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Despite this, however, Naoto does occasionally show notes of immaturity, specifically regarding the occult.<ref name="Ski trip ghost story disapproval">{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' Oh, and I heard that Haniwa are occasionally found in the mountains around here. They say this entire area could have been a grave site long ago... / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' F-Folklore has little valid scientific evidence, but is a result of cultural significance and strong story elements...A-Any "ancient burial ground" is likely just the site of a t-temple, so, um... / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' You're scared too? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Yes.|title={{Link|Game|P4G}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Naoto was designed with the image of a "young detective boy" in mind, which, according to character designer [[Shigenori Soejima]], is the reason behind Naoto's signature blue newsboy hat.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Naoto was designed to be a "young detective boy," and to me, that meant he needed a very particular hat.|translquote=|des=|chapter=1|book=Persona 4: Official Design Works|author=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|lang=English|volume=|edition=|page=106|transl=|isbn=978-1926778457}}</ref> On days in which school is not in session, such as holidays, Naoto is typically seen wearing formal clothing befitting the season, all of which have blue as the primary color. The standard male [[Yasogami High School]] uniform is worn on days in which Naoto does go to school. Shoes with platform soles and the aforementioned newsboy hat are present in almost all of Naoto's outfits with very few exceptions.