Chapter 1: Lekali

The young genin hadn't always been blind; she had been just like every other student at the academy eight years ago. But calling her normal would be a lie, she began carrying a dark secret the day she was born, the day the Nine Tailed Fox attacked the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Her name is Lekali, her surname lost with the last breaths of her parents who were killed that fateful day.

On her eighth birthday everything that made her an equal with her peers began to be slowly stripped away. First it was her eyes; day by day they changed from the warm, dark brown they had been to the inhumanly bright, golden amber they are today. But the sudden color change isn't what stole away Lekali's sight. No, that happened when she started talking to the "voice" in her head. The first few times she heard the strong willed, echoing voice in her head she turned to see who was there. But she never saw anyone unfamiliar behind her, just the other students or a sensei who's voice she knew well. As the voice became more and more frequent and commenting on her thoughts she knew something was wrong. There was someone, no, something in her mind, the voice didn't sound human. Lekali had heard the stories about demons and other creatures that lived in secluded places and she became frightened. She asked various sensei's at the academy but they all told her she was hearing things. Determined to not let it bother her any time Lekali heard the voice she would ignore it or push it away by occupying herself with something and it would fade away for a while.

The most effective method she found was training alone in the forest, practicing a move or jutsu over and over repetitively. This also let her perfect her techniques and she did exceptionally well at the academy. But this wasn't flawless, the more energy and chakra she used the more easily the voice spoke and the more difficult it was to push it away. The reason Lekali preferred this method is that the voice wouldn't speak. Almost as if its owner was too busy watching her practice to say any criticizing words. But this is how Lekali's sight was taken.