November 27th is the birthday of Rock Lee, one of the most precious and hard-working characters in the series called Naruto. Lee’s character is shown as a determined and emotionally strong person. Everyone in their life has some breaking point and some might give up on their goals because of that but Rock Lee is not one of them, His character motivates the audience to never give up on anything. Rock Lee belongs to Team 4 which is mentored by Might Guy, and Neji and Tenten are his team members.
Lee’s Dream
Lee can’t use Genjutsu and Ninjutsu like other shinobi, but he still works hard to become a shinobi in the Ninja world to prove to them that hard work is the only way to become a shinobi. To pursue his dream, his mentor Might Guy helped him learn and perfect the Eight Gates Technique.
“I want to show I can be a splendid ninja as well even if I don’t have ninjutsu or genjutsu. I want to prove it to the whole world!”
Facing the Hardship
Lee is not born with any kekkei genkai or a born genius like Neji and Sasuke. To everyone, Rock Lee is not fit to become a shinobi. Rock Lee is aware of his disadvantage, but that doesn’t stop him from becoming one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha.
“There are two different kinds of ninja. Those like you who are born with a natural talent and do not have to work at it. And those like me! The ones that have to train every day of our lives!”
Lee’s Moral
Rock Lee learned to open the 5 inner gates at the age of 12 through hard training and determination. He failed many times trying to learn and perfect Taijutsu. The never-ending hardship he goes through makes him a powerful person. He believes that a hero is one who never gives up on his dream.
“A hero is not the one who never falls. He is the one who gets up, again and again, never losing sight of his dreams.”
Lee's Motto
During the Gaara rescue arc, Lee and his team are required to fight a clone of themself with the exact power level as them. Lee motivated the team so that we could always become more powerful than our past selves because we worked for that, which helped them to defeat their clones and move further on the mission.
“My motto is to be stronger than yesterday, if I have to I’ll be stronger than half a day ago, even a minute ago!”
Lee's Advice
“If you believe in your dreams, I will prove to you that you can achieve your dreams just by working hard.”
