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| - Zatōichi is a shinobi that belongs to Kumogakure. He was born and raised there, spending most of his childhood in the village hidden in the clouds. He was known to be very mentally gifted and some regarded him as a genius. His skills were unmatched for his age and he seemed to grow at an alarming rate. One of the aspects that lead to his rise in power was his sight, he could analyze the battlefield an his foes in seconds. Vision played a major role in the development of his skills. He was a man known for his lightning techniques and blinding speed, which was noted that he has the potential to become even faster than the fourth Raikage upon growth. He gained all of this praise and recognition since he joined the academy and up till he became a Genin. Even as a genin, he was comparable to Itachi Uchiha at his age when it came to being a genius and a master of his trade. He exceeded in every aspect of his fighting as he gained recognition allover the village as the prodigy of Kumogakure. It was time to participate in the Chūnin exams. He was very confident in his abilities to win the exams as he had high level skill that was comparable to Jōnin. Little did he know, he was going to face someone with skills that could challenge his own. A Hyūga from Konohagakure who came to join the Chūnin exams. They both fought well against each other. However, Zatōichi didn't know the loss that he was going to undergo after the match. He noted that it was like "Paradise lost". Indeed, the Hyūga child managed to take out both of Zatōichi's eyes. Zatōichi was shocked during the match after he got hit in his eyes, despite the unbearable pain that he went through. His life was crushed by a mere blow and shattered in a second. He was in denial, he couldn't believe that he lost his sight. He couldn't comprehend that he would never regain vision again, he could never become a blind shinobi ... or could he? Despite being blind, this didn't stop Zatōichi from pursuing his goal and training harder and harder. He managed to enhance all of the other senses, and further improve them with his own chakra making them highly sensitive. He wanted revenge on the Hyūga that stole his paradise, but more importantly, he pursued light himself. He targeted Dōjutsu users in order to steal their vision and regain his own. Despite being blind, Zatōichi made it to ANBU status and was still regarded as a genius, he managed to substitute his vision with his other senses in order to become stronger. Ironically, he became a tracker ninja, which was odd for someone who can't see. However, he displayed great skill in tracking and became the captain of his squad. He remained his entire life, searching for that Hyūga and searching for his "paradise".
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