Rock Lee

Rock Lee is a supporting character in the Naruto anime/manga series and the Boruto series, and the titular main protagonist of the spin-off Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals. 
Lee is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure, and is a member of Team Guy, which consists of himself, Neji Hyūga, Tenten, and Might Guy—the team's leader. Unable to use most ninja techniques, Lee dedicates himself to using solely taijutsu, ninja techniques similar to martial arts. Lee dreams of becoming a "splendid ninja" despite his inabilities.
He is voiced by Yoichi Masukawa in Japanese and Brian Donovan in English, who also voiced Davis Motomiya from Digimon Adventure 02.
==Powers & Abilities==
Rock Lee, despite having no talent whatsoever in either ninjutsu or genjutsu, is still a very skilled ninja. Through hard work and a determination that is arguably even greater than that of Naruto's, he has been able to succeed. Lee is a taijutsu specialist and utilizes a style called Strong Fist, that deals blunt, external damage to the body. Such as breaking bones. This style has been shown to put a lot of strain on the body when using the more advanced techniques, to a point where only those who have pushed their bodies to the limits, can deal with these moves.
Lee is also incredibly strong and fast, even when wearing his ankle weights, his speed is still impressive. Once he takes them off, his speed vastly increases, which often surprises his opponents. Rock Lee has pushed his body so much, and is so determined to succeed, that even when unconscious, he is still able to stand, train, and even fight. An example being in his fight with Gaara, despite being knocked out, and having his arm and leg crushed, he was still able to get up, through pure muscle memory.
==Personality==
Lee is extremely enthusiastic, and hot-blooded. Despite his very passionate nature, Lee has also shown strong determination, able stay focused on the mission at hand, keeping his composure, and notice the presence people around him, even recognizing his friends. He is characterized as being the "nice guy", having assumed many of Guy's personality quirks. One such trait is his apparent lack of common sense, believing at times that he can get what he wants by not wanting it. 
==Biography==
===Background===
In his early childhood, Rock Lee was frequently picked on by his peers because of his inability to use ninjutsu or genjutsu. He believed himself to be worthless and to have no chance at becoming a ninja at all. Then, he met Might Guy, who convinced him to train exclusively in taijutsu (physical combat), at which he became a master.
===Story===
Rock Lee's first appearance in the series is one where he challenges Sasuke. After flawlessly brushing aside Naruto's counterchallenge, he proceeded to just-as-easily beat down Sasuke, before Might Guy stops him just short of a dangerous technique. Later, he tries to save Sakura from the attacking Sound Ninja in the Forest of Death, but was defeated and this helped trigger Sakura's inner change.
In the Chunin Exams, Rock is matched up against the psychotic Gaara of the Desert, who has never once bled or even successfully been hit with an attack. Though he puts up an extremely good fight, the strain from his overuse of the Eight Chakra Gates allows Gaara to crush Lee's arm and leg; Gaara probably would have killed Lee too, if not for Guy's interference during the exam, and Naruto's and Shikamaru's later in the hospital. This injury keeps him out of action for a long time, and is initially thought to be career-ending — it is not until much later that we see him undergoing surgery performed by Tsunade, and even later that he returns to action.
His first fight after his surgery is against Kimimaro of the Sound Five (during the Sasuke Recovery Mission arc), who he begins fighting to give Naruto time to catch up to Sasuke. Though he again puts up a good fight, his injuries still have not recovered enough to allow him his full strength. Fortunately, Gaara shows up and saves him. During the fight Kimimaro unexpectedly dies from an illness as he was about to deliver the death blow to them. However, they failed to bring Sasuke back as a result of Kimimaro's intervention of the mission to bring him back.
In Part II, he appears in the first major arc, backing Team Kakashi up as they try to rescue Gaara from the hands of the Akatsuki. He does not do much, but he does beat a clone of himself. When the Shinobi Alliance formed divisions to fight against Akatsuki, he was placed in the Third Division under Kakashi and alongside his teacher Guy and Sakura.
By war's end, Rock Lee moves past his affections for Sakura and marries another woman. He is later seen in the epilogue taking up the mantle of his former teacher Guy in spouting the "Spirit of Youth" with his son, Metal Lee.
==Trivia==
*Lee is only ever referred to by his family name.
**To avoid confusion, in Boruto, Lee's son is referred to by his given name.
*Lee never uses contractions, words combined/shortened with apostrophes.
**Example: "I am Rock Lee. It is a pleasure to meet you."
*IGN compared Lee to Bruce Lee and Noel Gallagher, and Anime News Network called Lee the "goofiest looking character" in the series. 
**Among the Naruto reader base, Lee has been popular, placing high in several popularity polls. Numerous pieces of merchandise have been released in Lee's likeness, including figurines and plush dolls.
*Kishimoto considers Lee his favorite character to draw, and at first designed Lee to symbolize human weakness.
*The PS2 video game Uzumaki Chronicles has the only time in the entire franchise that Lee voices annoyance at Naruto nicknaming him, saying "I wish you would stop with the 'Bushy Brows' thing."
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