Though the Naruto franchise is definitely about the journey of the title character, all of his friends get the spotlight at some point. One of his friends even inspired his own spinoff series, Spring Time Of Youth. Rock Lee might not be everyone’s favorite, but he is certainly beloved by a large number of fans.
A member of Team Guy with Neji Hyuga and Tenten, Rock Lee is a year older than Naruto and his Academy classmates. As a result, Lee and his teammates had a lot more experience in the field than the rest of the Konoha 11, and they never missed out on an opportunity to teach their friends a lesson or two. In the case of Rock Lee, he was always ready to share his training regimen. Perhaps it’s his infectious enthusiasm that leaves so many fans wanting to know more about him.
How Are Lee’s Abilities Unique Amongst The Konoha 11?
Rock Lee has an interesting trait when it comes to being a ninja: he doesn’t have the chakra or the inherent ability necessary to become one. Unlike all of his classmates and teammates, Lee can’t use ninjutsu or genjutsu skills. Anything that requires the necessary “magical” touch for a special skill isn’t something he can do.
Instead, Lee spends his entire life training in taijutsu, which is essentially hand-to-hand combat. Lee’s muscle memory is so impressive that he can even fight while completely asleep and with an alcohol tolerance so low that one drop inebriates him, he is a master of the Drunken Fist technique.
What Shinobi Abilities Can He Use Without Ninjutsu?
Despite not being able to use ninjutsu, Lee can do a few things that should be impossible. He’s strong enough, for example, to lift a fully grown tree clean out of the ground. He has also developed the ability to mold and control his limited chakra.
Lee can use the latter ability to walk on surfaces that ordinary humans can’t. Like the other shinobi in the series, he can walk up the sides of mountains and across the surface of water. Interestingly, despite Lee having no aptitude for genjutsu, in the anime, he’s at least mustered enough skill to be able to dispel a genjutsu placed on him, though it’s difficult.
What Is His Blood Type?
According to the information charts about Rock Lee included in various Naruto books, his blood type is Type A. That might seem like an odd bit of information to include for some fans, but it’s incredibly relevant for Japanese fans. In Japan, many people believe in a theory regarding personality that says blood types can influence personality traits.
Individuals with Type A blood are warm, responsible, and patient. On the flip side, they can also be obsessive and jealous. Lee shares his blood type with Hinata and Hanabi Hyuga.
How Many Naruto Movies Does Lee Appear In?
As a fan-favorite character, Rock Lee got his own spinoff series, but he also appeared in a fair number of Naruto movies. Of the 11 produced so far, Rock Lee appeared in six.
In both Guardians of the Crescent Kingdom and Naruto Shippuden The Movie, Lee became the third member of Team 7 in Sasuke’s absence. However in Blood Prison and The Last: Naruto The Movie, Lee was more like a background character. Road To Ninja gave fans a look at a very different version of Rock Lee, one that was more comedic relief, in the genjutsu world. In The Will Of Fire, however, he proved an integral part of his generation as all of the Konoha 11 played a part in the story, each member getting a chance to demonstrate their skill and help to ultimately save Kakashi Hatake.
How Did Lee And His Team Get Distracted During Their Chunin Exams?
Though Team Guy didn’t pass their first Chunin Exams, largely as a result of the exams themselves being interrupted, they got another chance during the time skip between Naruto and Naruto Shippuden.
Lee, Tenten, and Neji proved that they weren’t just good shinobi during their exams, but that they were heroes. The trio got distracted numerous times from their mission at hand because they kept stopping to help others. They defended teams from those who used unfair methods, and they also went to aid Gaara and Fu when the two were attacked for the tailed beasts sealed inside of them. The trio spent their entire time saving other people’s lives, and it earned Neji a Jonin promotion while Tenten and Lee both gained chunin status.
What Did He See In The Infinite Tsukuyomi?
When the Infinite Tsukuyomi was unleashed on the world, the only ones not caught in the massive genjutsu were Team 7. Rock Lee ended up a genjutsu created from his deepest desires.
Those desires involved both proving himself in combat and finding love. In the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Lee defeated both Naruto and Neji in battle, the two members of his generation whose skills and will to fight he admired the most. Following his victories, he also received a confirmation of love from his longtime crush Sakura Haruno. It was a sweet dream world, but one that would never come to pass for him.
What Is His Star Sign?
Though Rock Lee probably wouldn’t put much stock in Western Astrology, his November 27 birthday, provided in his manga profiles and the Naruto databooks, tells fans he’s a Saggitarius.
His astrological sign is indicative of a person who tends to be upbeat and cheerful, but also believes they are destined for big things. He would also be characterized as curious, adventurous, and straightforward. All of those Sagittarius personality traits match up with Lee incredibly well. He also shares his birthday with famed martial artist and actor Bruce Lee.
How Does Lee Figure Out A Wedding Gift For Naruto And Hinata?
When Rock Lee has a lot on his mind, he tends to run laps to work out his thoughts. That was his original plan while trying to figure out what to gift Naruto and Hinata for their wedding in Konoha Hiden. Unfortunately, running laps around the village just made him exhausted.
When unable to come up with anything better than giving them weights, Lee decided to literally put himself in Hinata’s shoes to figure out what she might need while leaving the shinobi life behind to raise children. He wore high heels and dressed in clothes like hers as he went around town to give himself a way into her headspace. In the end, he decided strength training would be just as effective for a mom as it would be for a shinobi.
Is Tenten The Mother Of His Son?
When the Boruto series revealed that Rock Lee had a son, many fans speculated about who the mother of his child was. After all, there had never really been anyone in Lee’s life other than his crush Sakura and his teammate Tenten. With Sakura in a relationship with Sasuke, fans turned to Tenten, who still hasn’t featured heavily in the series.
Tenten, however, has never been confirmed as the mother. In fact, it doesn’t seem likely since she hasn’t interacted with her former teammate much in the new series. Tenten has only been in the series to showcase her new career, not her home life.
What Is The Special Meaning Behind Rock Lee’s Name?
All of the names in the Naruto franchise have special meanings. Usually, they relate to something associated with the character’s personality. In the case of Lee, however, his name provides a nod to the person that inspired his character.
In real life, Bruce Lee’s given name in Chinese is pronounced in the same way as the word for a type of music: the blues. Rock Lee’s name got the same treatment, as did his son, Metal Lee. The Lee men also have similar hairstyles to Bruce Lee and prove that hard work and training can allow someone to perform seemingly impossible tasks, just like Bruce Lee did for movie audiences all over the world.