Rock Lee is a character from the anime and Manga series Naruto. As a child, he was always looked down upon and made fun of because he was never able to use either Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. Worse, he was rather below average in hand-to-hand combat(known in the series as Taijutsu). His fierce determination to reach the true pinnacles of his strength was admired by a man named Gai, who eventually showed him the way. After much hard
work, and great potential, Rock Lee had grown into an incredible ninja, and is considered a Taijutsu specialist(mainly because he can use only Taijutsu, and because his skills in it are practically incomparable). He bears a striking resemblance to his sensei Gai, with
fuzzy eyebrows and shiny black
hair(out of
respect, Lee styled his own
hair just
like Gai's; a bowl
cut with a white shine that sometimes reads the word "NIN" all around it).
He is dangerous to underestimate, especially without the weights that are around his legs when he trains(without them, he can move faster than a person could blink), and is unpredictable when drunk. But because of his rather goofy appearance, he is not exactly
popular with the ladies from the get-
go. He once asked Sakura out and even promised to protect her with his
life, but obviously, she rejects claiming that Lee is "Too 'unique'" for her tastes. Later, he dueled with Sasuke and defeated him easily with his
speed. And in the exams, he fought with Gaara, and showed just how powerful he truly is just from the motivation he gets from Gai-sensei. But nonetheless, Gaara wins by a nose(a very cheap nose <_<). Coincidentially, Rock Lee shares the same exact
birthday as the late martial arts
star Bruce Lee; November 27th. It is also
said that Rock Lee was inspired by Bruce Lee.
Lee also joined Naruto as one of the five people who went out searching for Sasuke after he left the village.
