Rock Lee

Short Biography

Rock Lee is one of the main supporting characters of the series.he is a chunin of Konohagakure and a taijutsu specialist.along with Neji and Tenten, Rock Lee is a member of Team Guy, under the leadership of their jonin-sensei, Might Guy.Lee is extreamly energetic, single-minded, and over-enthusiastic.he is characterized as being the epitome of a "nice guy", having assumed many of Guy`s personality quirts.one such tarit is his apparent lack of common sense, believing at times that he can get what he wants by not wanting it.at others times, he takes copious notes, but forgets that he cannot check them during a fight.he also has a keen sence of honor, and respects his opponents, refusing to hold grudges against those who have defeated him, and returning favor to those that have helped him, this was shown by his readily befriending Gaara and forgiving him for crushing his arms and leg, which led to his hospitalization and nearly ended his career as a ninja.Lee feels others should show the same respect towards their opponents, and is disgusted whenever someone is unnecessarily cruel to their enemies.Lee is known for speaking respectfully to others, being very proper in both english and japanese language versions, and never using contractions or swearwords.he also uses formal japanese, applying power to title {"-san", -"kun", etc}to anyone he meets.however, Lee refers hois team-mates Neji Hyuga and Tenten just by their given names, implying that he is close enough to them to use such an informal way to speak to them.his relationship with Guy has also caused him to acquire many of Guy`s traits, in addition to his personality, his dedication to his promises, as well as his belief that are cannot dislike food, are characteristics of Guy.Lee`s attempts to prove and better himself are recurring themes for his actions throughout the series.he is generaly optimistic, and believes that, with hard work and passions, he can surpass a natural genius, but can be prone to depression when faced with setbacks.his drive to succeed was initially most evident with his rivalry with Neji, having learned from Guy that having a rival provide insentive to succeed.Neji, a "genius" ninja, found Lee`s efforts of bettering himself to be in vain, believing Lee would be stuck as a "failure" for the rest of his life.