when you were born, your eyes were foggy as if you were blind, and in your village, children were sometimes born with indescribable features which your village folks said to have been closely related to Yokai. These children and their parents were almost always sentenced to death or a cruel fate. Though when your mother heard the doctors speaking about her baby and it’s defect they didn’t know if it was blind or 'cursed', your mother already knew what they were planning so with the little bit of energy she had, she fled...though she was caught the end.

they brought her to the center of the village and put her on a piece of wood with her baby in tow. With everyone else watching the village leader, say several profane things about her, and then lit her on fire with her screaming and flames taking over her body before she eventually died.

though before it was your turn in the fire, several men in black clothing appeared from nowhere with the intent of saving your mother, though they were late so they could only save you and kill a handful of the villagers before they also fled with your body. After you were old enough to walk, you were already being trained, mentally, physically, and spiritually and when you were old enough to comprehend, you were told of your past as well, and why you are with the people. After several years, you were trained, in kenjutsu, Your other naturally higher senses, smell, touch, etc, and several ways of martial arts.

Though before, you were able to leave the hideout the elder of the people who took you in, before he died taught you the art of seeing with your 'heart and not your eyes', or that's what he said. As your not able to 'see' more of sense things in an aura form, wheather it be animate or inanimate, with your cursed eyes, though they do still look like typical glazed over eyes.

After the death of your grandfather figure, the shadow group disbanded. youre given his Shikomizue and title of Zatoichi. Now you're living a life, being able to discover your true potential