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-Tonshi

The day was bright; at least, that's what it felt like to the small girl sitting at a lone swing in the courtyard outside ninja academy. Her brown eyes looked distant...lonely. In the distance, around the buzzing of the birds and the sounds of fellow children playing in the background, she could hear her parents talking to the Third Hokage.

Her parents…

A bitter look found its way to her four year old face. They weren't technically her parents. Her real parents disowned her…they hated her. They would rather she be dead than alive to disgrace the great Seika Clan name. These people however, the people she now called mom and dad, were a much more loving parental unit than her biological ones could have ever been. These people-the Nagataki family- took her in with open arms despite…

Her thoughts were cut short as she heard her mother and father talking about her. They were trying to get her a place in the Konoha's famous academy, as her only dream was to become a ninja just like her clan was renowned for.

"Akane is such a special girl." Her father was saying, "Her parents abandoned her even though she has such a pure chakra type…"

"It was confusing to us, too," Her mother explained, "With such a prestigious background, with her being a member of the legendary Seika Clan, we thought that a child with such a powerful chakra would be swept away immediately to become a ninja."

"When we adopted Akane, all she wanted to do was be a Ninja. From the moment she could walk she was practicing her moves. She has even managed to do a few fire jutsus which is no surprise granted her clan name." her dad added, "She would make a powerful and devoted student."

"Your daughter sounds like the perfect candidate for our academy, then." Sandaime said with a smile evident in his voice, "So you must understand why I don't see your concern…"

Akane noticed the slight pause after the Hokage's comment. Her parents didn't want to make it seem like they cared about it. Her parents were always indifferent around her. Deep down, however, she knew that they were a little sad that she wasn't normal…

"You see," Her mother started out almost shakily.

"Akane was born blind."

Part 1: Academy years- Chapter 1: Accepted.

Small hands trailed her bedside. Her alarm was going off signaling the start of a new day and the start of her new life as a ninja academy student. Sadly for the girl however, she was having a hard time finding the alarm clock to shut it off.

Sighing in exasperation, she finally found the clock-hitting it hard before falling back into bed. Akane started blankly at her ceiling with a small face twisted with disappointment. She always tried to look strong in front of everyone. Being blind didn't keep her from doing anything the other kids could do, of course, but at times not being able to see did have its disadvantages.

Finally deciding to get up, she found the clothes her mother had laid out for her and put them on. It had only been a few years since she was actually able to dress herself, and to other children it would seem like a meager accomplishment, but to Akane it felt like climbing a mountain. It was just one more thing that made her normal and that felt good.

Truthfully, though, she could do much more than simple everyday things. She could run, and climb, even perform some jutsus. Her goal was to accomplish anything anyone else could do...

Becoming a ninja was just another one of those obstacles.

"Akane! Breakfast!" Her mother's voice rang through the house.

Seika Akane.

Her name rolling off her mother's tongue sounded like a knife cutting through her. It reminded the girl of what she was. She was a member of one of the last Godai clans; one of the original. As a member, she was expected to be a top notch ninja. She was expected to master her clan's singular element use techniques. She was expected to bring great honor to the family name. With her chakra, she was suppose to be a revered member by now.

That was, however, until her parents realized she was totally blind. They thought she was useless- that she was disposable...that they could simply get rid of her. They would probably have another child to take her place and to take her title of being one of their greatest warriors. Instead, Akane was pushed aside and given up for adoption.

Shaking the thoughts of what happened a few years ago, she walked out her bedroom door only to be engulfed into a wave of smells. Breakfast was cooking, obviously, and by the smell of the meal, it was sure to be delicious.

Keeping her hands close to the walls, the four year old was able to make her way downstairs. Tapping her feet along the way quietly, she was able to avoid the shoes on the last step, the lunchbox by the door, and even a small toy near the entrance to the kitchen. She was determined to be normal, and if that meant finding other ways to see then that's what she had to do. She would be normal.

"Ohayou, dear!" Her mother said warmly. "Are you ready for your first day at the academy?"

Akane could tell that her mother had placed a dish in front of her. By the smell of it the plate held her favorites: pancakes and bacon. Before she could dig into her meal, she looked at her mother and smiled a huge smile.

"Of course, I want to be a ninja!" She exclaimed excitedly chewing her food.

Her mother looked down at her adopted daughter and simply smiled. It had taken a lot of persuasion from her and her husband to get Akane accepted into the Academy. Sandaime wasn't too keen on letting her in. After all, she could hurt herself of others if she didn't learn how to do a technique properly or if she couldn't see where she was going. After begging, however, Akane was to be let in...on one condition, however.

"Akane, honey." Her mother started quietly.

Akane's eyes darted up to her mother's even though all she saw was blackness. The girl could tell by the way her mother started the sentence that there was definitely something that she hadn't told her about today. If Akane hated one thing, it was secrets being kept from her.

"Your father and I didn't tell you this after we saw Sandaime Hokage, but…" Akane could tell she was trying to find the right words. "He was hesitant to let you join the Academy."

"Of course." Akane said bitterly, "I am a danger…I can't see what I am doing."

"No…well…" Nagataki Izumi was at a loss for words, "…he said that he would let you join the academy if you were out under the tutelage of their best student."

"So I need a baby sitter?" Akane asked sadly, "A seeing eye friend?"

Izumi looked down at her distraught daughter and wanted to cry with her. She didn't like it when people thought that Akane needed extra help. Having this student help, however, would give Akane a taste of her dream. If Akane really wanted to be a ninja, she would have to put up with this one little setback.

"It won't be too bad, I promise." Izumi reassured, "Maybe you will make a new friend!"

Izumi watched as her daughter picked up her plate and put it away perfectly. The girl got up and walked to the door, picked up her lunch and was about to walk out the door until the mother stopped her daughter.

"Listen, Akane." She started, "You know your father and I love you. We know that there is nothing you can't do. We know that others may be naïve, but this is your big chance to show them how wrong they are."

Akane simply hugged her mother and thanked her.

"Do you want your cane?" Izumi asked before the girl took off for the school down the street.

Akane cringed. She hated that cane. She had been training herself to get along without it for the past few years and she was pretty confident that she could get along fine without it.

"No…" Akane sighed walking off towards school: her next big challenge.

"Kakashi!"

Two grey eyes opened, signaling the end of a deep meditation session. He had been up for hours just preparing for today. Today would be another day at the academy. Despite the fact that he was considered by many the best student...or the fact that he thought most of class was a joke...he still gave class his all. He had to live up to his father's expectations, after all.

"Kakashi." His father said walking into his son's room, "You have been given an assignment from the Hokage."

Kakashi looked up at his father as he stood to hear his assignment. Looking at the two of them one would have no trouble telling they were father and son. The two shared their odd, and yet striking white hair, and both had crystal grey eyes; both also were exceptional ninjas. Kakashi was first in his class and his father, Sakumo, was the 'White Fang of Konoha'.

"Sandaime has assigned you to look over and tutor the academy's newest student." Sakumo explained to his son, "The student has just arrived in town and is living with their adopted parents. Apparently, this student is a member of the Seika clan."

"Seika?" Kakashi asked confused, "I thought they were very protective of their members. They hardly let them out of clan boundaries, let alone give one up for adoption."

"My thoughts exactly, son." Sakumo agreed, "It makes me think that there is something that Sandaime isn't telling you. Whatever the case may be, I wish you good luck on your latest assignment. I have no doubts that you will pass with flying colors."

Kakashi bowed to his legendary father and walked out the door and in the direction of the academy. Who knew what his next challenge would give him?

At the Academy, Akane simply stood in the courtyard amongst the other children attending. They all seemed to be a little older than her, and that intimidated her. Her ears could pick up that they were all talking about her, the new student, and wondering why she recently came to Konohagakure. She really wished they would simply talk to her. She was also wondering who this gifted student was.

Her head shot up not a second later-instantly, she could feel a strong chakra signature enter the playground. Moving her feet around slightly, she could tell that he was walking right towards her…and by her estimate was only a year older than her.

"Are you the new student?" his smooth voice asked bluntly.

Akane hesitated but a moment.

"Yes. I am Seika Akane." She said holding out her hand in his direction.

Akane wanted to get as much information out of him as possible and received some as his hand grasped her own in a friendly handshake. He was strong, powerful, and had a lighting dominant chakra…or at least that's what she could gather from his vibrations and the feel of his skin. She may have been blind, but she saw much more than many could ever see.

"I'm Hatake Kakashi. I was told to tutor you?" he explained, hoping she would explain why straight away.

Akane attempted to look the boy straight in the eyes, flashing a smile in his direction. The Seika member could tell that he was as nervous as she was at the moment. He must not know…

Kakashi looked at the eyes that looked into his with a new curiosity. They were a brilliant hazel, but there was something odd about them...something that he couldn't quite point out. They looked slightly glazed…they looked slightly, vacant. It only took him a few minutes to piece the pieces together. It explained why he was helping her, and it even explained why she as disowned by her own clan.

"I can tell what you are thinking, Kakashi-san, and I want to confirm your assumptions." Akane said with a small edge on her voice that she didn't intend to have, "I am blind."

"I see…" Kakashi said slowly, "I…I mean, I understand."

Akane let out a slight laugh at this. Once people found out about her condition, she noticed that many, like Kakashi, tried to cut out all the sight related phrases from their vocabulary.

"It's alright, I understand as well." Akane smiled, "Now, could you please take me to class?"

Kakashi didn't know what to do. Was he to lead her into the room? How did she get to school? Did her parents walk her? How was she going to be a ninja if she needed people to walk her places? How was she going to learn the hand signs if she couldn't see them to learn them? How was she going to see enemies? How was she going to directly focus attacks?

All these questions kept circulating in his mind as he told her where to go in the classroom. He definitely had a great challenge thrust upon him by the Hokage, and he knew that this assignment would be particularly challenging. How could you teach a person to be a ninja when so much of it was based off the sense of sight?

Throughout class, Kakashi kept a keen eye on the girl sitting in front of him. She knew many answers to questions. Akane had apparently been taught information on many jutsus and when to use them. She knew the ninja rules, and she knew the codes. She could name the great battles, and was turning out to be quite smart in every sense of the word. The white haired boy's major concern was her practical use, however.

Kakashi had seen many ninjas fight with disabilities. He had seen ninjas missing limbs fight just as well as those with all of them in tact. Ninjas missing fingers or ninjas that were on the brink of death could still fight well if they wanted to win bad enough. One ninja he had never seen, however, was a blind one. They just didn't exist; deaf, maybe, but a blind Ninja?

Impossible.

His thoughts were cut short as class was ended and they were told to practice their new techniques outside of class. This gave the boy a chance to test his student on the field. Text book knowledge of the Ninja arts provided nothing if the ninja could not use them in a practical manner.

"Well, Akane, I was happy to meet you!" a lanky boy named Might Gai said walking the opposite direction with another boy who was apparently a member of the Inuzuka line. Akane simply waved at them and got up out of her seat, while Kakashi remained seated in his a row away.

"Kakashi-san, aren't you going to tutor me?" Akane asked walking to the door, "I want to try out the technique we learned today."

Kakashi looked at her dumbly. So she could make it to the door unharmed. She could even tell he was sitting down. Maybe she wasn't as useless as he was making her out to be. To test his new theory, he quickly followed her out the door and onto the training grounds.

Akane was there, waiting for him, swinging lazily on the swing. As her brown hair swung with the swinging motion, he noticed a few symbols etched into the back of her neck. Seika. The symbols of her clan name.

Using this as a target he grabbed one of his kunai and whipped it at the girl. If it hit her it would hurt but it would not kill her. This would be a perfect test as to where her skill was…and if it was only in the textbooks.

Grey eyes widened as the girl's body fell to the ground in a blur. Instantaneously, Kakashi panicked. He had hit her! It wasn't fair to play a trick like that on a blind girl! Inside his head, he was going crazy trying to justify his actions only to find that he couldn't.

In a flash, he was shocked to find the kunai flash past his face. Akane was simply sitting on the ground, swing swinging with no one on it behind her, and the girl in a fighting stance on the ground. Not a drop of blood was on her body.

"I know I missed your face, Kakashi." She said plainly, "I just wanted to get my point across."

Kakashi was at a loss for words. Blind or not she dodged his attack and returned fire. Not only that, but only a few millimeters to the left and she could have cut his face. With that kind of precision and speed the boy determined that there was more that she could see than just blackness.

"That was impressive." Kakashi admitted, "I was behind you and you still dodged the assault."

Kakashi was shocked as the girl simply laughed at him. Sensing that he was done throwing tricks at her, she walked over to him and stood face to face. Kakashi noticed that she was still smiling at something.

"I don't think that it really mattered if my back was turned to you or not…it's not like I am any less blind." She smirked, "Now if your back was turned to me…that would be a different story."

Kakashi gave the girl a smirk he knew she couldn't see.

"I know you think I am useless, Kakashi-san." She explained, "But I assure you, I can do anything anyone else can do. I will perfect any jutsu even if it takes me years. I want to be a ninja just like you. I want to create my own ninja way. I want nothing to hold me back."

"Very well," Kakashi agreed, "So let's get started."

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