I will never forgive Kishimoto for ruining Rock Lee. I genuinely felt that he accidentally made Rock Lee too much of a fan favorite so he had to nerf Rock Lee and practically never developed his character.
Eh...just cause Rock Lee is a fan favorite, I think he became overrated. Truth is, no matter how awesome Lee is, in the end he's still a one trick pony with only being able to use taijutsu. I'm not saying he's weak, but he's very vulnerable if not placed in the right situation to succeed. Not only that, his chakra level is just average, and if you add in that his best abilities also hurt/immobilizes him after, he's kind of limited. Don't get me wrong- Lee is amazing, but he basically has to fight the perfect opponent to really shine.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome No, it's just a it's just a matter of plot armor and what Kishimoto wants to do, Lee should have won the fight for real at this period nobody can't face Lee even Sasuke with the chidori, I think he was too strong and he had to put a brake on him.
@@DarKAbg0l Naw. His taijutsu is top notch sure, but if he gets caught in a genjutsu, it's basically game over. A ninja with a decent set of ninjutsu can also beat him. And the reason he lost to Gaara I think is because like I mentioned, his chakara level just isn't elite. Gaara has his own plus the one tail. He's gonna outlast Lee. That said, Gaara is also a one trick pony and was the perfect opponent for Lee to face.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome nah losing to garaa was bs, garaa here should have lost no doubt about that, plus lee can train himself as guy with how he avoids genjutsu
@@mookiestewart3776 Not gonna lie when he pulled out the weights i knew they were gonna be heavy but i definitely didnt expect them to be THAT heavy. I went from "oooo hes gonna move so much faster now" to "holy fuck you wont be able to see him"
100% fucking true bro, I used to turn on CN after school and naruto would come on and id watch a bit and turn it off cause it was just lame missions and shit, and then I happened to catch this one episode and holy fuck, my entire DBZ itch had been scratched and that was me done for the next 8 years, Naruto is a huge part of my teen years now.
It's funny, this actually was my drop it point when it was on Toonami. It was super cool but for various reasons I had to give it up. I think it's about time I gave it another go though.
This fight in the original series is definitely one of my top 5 for many reasons: Lee's taijuitsu skills, Gaara's sand, the first use of the Eight Inner Gates technique, all of this and more are what make this fight one of the best in the original series!
I mean touching someone who can fire chakra through your body through physical contact is not a wise decision. Lee really had no way to fight Neji hand to hand, Neji has his heavenly rotation and without bijuu chakra could he have reversed it?
@@TheLastSane1 Lee can really beat Neji easily imo. Neji can't rotate all the time without draining his chakra, even Lee normal speed is fast already. Even with the byakugan I doubt Neji can keep up, like Lee said to Sasuke when they fought, Lee said even with the sharingan if one body doesn't have the speed to keep up it's useless. Yea Byakugan can see 360 but it's not even like the sharingan where it can sort of slow/predict movement. When Neji fought the spider guy Neji was caught (yes blind spot) by the arrows after rotation, so in theory Lee can just do the same like Gara and attack different spots with speed or even pause his attack and just keep moving wait till Neji rotation stops then strike.
@@nightflash262 Yeah that doesn't change a thing. Neji would still floor Lee in a proper all out fight. Lee at his normal top speed was still draining his own stamina. You seem to think he can move at this speed indefinitely which is just not the case. Yes the Lotus abilities began to rip muscles but his stamina was still training when he took off the weights. You also seem to think Neji has like five seconds of chakra and thats just not the case. Gentle Fist is actually exceptionally conservative with Chakra. You also seem to think Lees blows are exceptionally powerful but there is no real proof of that and even then we do see the aftermath of a Neji and Lee sparring match after this chuunin, granted it may have been fill, but Lee loses. Lee is burning his stamina at high speed. Yes he is quiet fast, but so is Neji his movements are far more conservative sure but thats to not waste stamina and chakra. Neji can also, and its shown in his fight. Expel enough chakra from one spot on his body to repel an attack. The thing with Gentle Fist and that defense is that when he expels chakra to block the attack he can also inject that chakra into Lees arm and shut down his chakra network though not as efficiently as hitting each point. Lee does not use Nin or Genjutsu but he does use Chakra and shutting down system down in Lees limbs renders lee unable to fight as even using his gates the network cannot channel that increased chakra. If Lee were to open all his gates while his arms and legs chakra networks were shut down or damaged. He would likely permanently destroy them if he forced the chakra open (Naruto can because its Kurama's chakra not human chakra and since its an outside force it can bypass the shut down) or he might just damage his limbs to the point of them blowing off his arms and legs as if he was using OFA at 100%.
@@TheLastSane11. it has never been stated that the rotation can affect the chakra network 2. Even if rotation affects chakra Lee can counter it by destroying the ground (which we know he is capable of) to temporarily interrupt Neji's rotation and then blitz him for the win 3. Naruto literally stopped the rotation with a kunai because he was outputting more counter force ( he hit it in the opposite direction of the rotation's spin to stop it) and I'm pretty sure Lee could do something similar if not exactly the same
@@SP00KY110 1. Never said it did, pointed out that the gentle fist style interrupts chakra networks by injecting chakra through the gentle fist style which can be done through ANY part of the body so yes if Lee tried to punch Neji in the cheek, he could use Gentle Fist through that same spot to both counter, and use a gentle fist strike on that arm. 2. Yeah a pot hole in the ground does not effect the rotation. We see no proof that he needs flat even ground to use the rotation, just that he can step on something so even if the ground is off balance due to a hole he can keep rotating so long as he knows the hole is there to adjust for it and with 360 degree vision he should. 3. Yes but that also required Kurama chakra to do. It was not just a Kunai but also the chakra of Kurama rotating in the opposite direction to cancel it out. Lee is not as strong or as fast as you people like to pretend he is. He has not shown anything close to that and using Might Guy an excuse is bullshit unless Lee merges with Might Guy the dude can't use Might Guys feats as his own.
A brief reminder that the sand siblings were already capable jonin when the chunin exam took place. So Lee basically bodied a high level jonin in this match and only lost to fatigure. Talk about dedication...
More like talk about Suna being a crap heap if one Konoha Genin, who was his graduation year's deadlast student I might add, can do this to their trump card after a single year of experience in the field xD
Exatamente, Qualquer outro genin naquele momento lee derrotaria e sem a necessidade de abrir os portões internos, exceto claro gaara que posteriormente se tornou kazekage
I’m just going to say this , Rock Lee won this fight even thoe he lost. Loosing conscious and his body still being able to stand up and prove his ninja way? Proves he’s a winner. Hard work , never giving up and believing in yourself causes that. Trust me the mind and body is super powerful that if you harden your mind and body it will do unimaginable things. And us as humans aren’t ready for that. Rock Lee he’s a winner in my heart and books
@@trooper_1868 yes... and its kinda the sensei's fault for allowing tailed beast in a fucking exam..... That's just unfair for people like lee who worked so hard... lee should've passed .... not winn but he also should have become a chunin as powerwise he was superior to gaara but his body gave up...
Lee losing was bullshit. If 6th gate can take Kisame surely fifth gate should be able to take a young gaara. Even if Lee lost but Gaara walking away with no scratch was the biggest insult and FU to hard work Kishimoto showed
I remember this hitting TV in Australia around 2006. Top fights: Team 7 vs Zabuza & Haku, Rock Lee vs Gaara, Sasuke vs Orochimaru, Naruto, Jaraiya & Tsunade vs Orchimaru & Kabuto and then finally Naruto vs Sasuke. Those fights were absolutely epic and if Kishimoto had the animation stuck to that style of gritty cruel reality in the Naruto universe then it would have been an even bigger hit for western audiences.
I remember returning home from elementary school and all my brothers and sisters where gathered to watch Naruto I was saying lee was gonna win and the hidden lotus I was cheering so hard… but I also remember crying so god damn much him standing up unconscious determined not to be made fun of or left behind. I had a toy if him too he’s an inspiration
At the end when Rock Lee stands up unconscious -- it's a real skill that did come into play later. When he fought Kimimaro he was able to dodga attacks when sleeping (not when he pretended to sleep, but later when actually sleeping).
The Rock / Guy relation in this series is so wholesome and epic at the same time. Rock was way ahead of all of them (except for Naruto and Sasuke maybe)... he held his own against a crazed Jinchūriki. I think he's one of the most relatable/low key best characters because he is "just" a human, like us, who gives it all to surpass the boundaries laid upon him by others or some just even to be recognised. For most of us it's part of our daily struggle...
Agreed, the only time when he actually dissapointed me is during the Guy 7th Gate vs Kisame ... he cut out the most important part of the fight ... Where Tiger and Shark were charging on each other ... all climax of the fight was gone with that moment ...
Going back and watching these reaction videos makes me want to cry. Naruto was at it's peak, and somewhere along the line, Kishimoto lost that magic. I wish Naruto had ended as strongly as it started.
This fight remains my top fave in the show. The music, instead of being another rock theme like when he took off the weights, brings something mystical, almost mysterious - its still *just* taijutsu, but its so far beyond any of them its almost a realm apart, foreign territory as they all watch, barely able to keep up. Then when he goes even *further* and opens the fifth gate, the music drops away to his internal dialogue - just like Naruto, he worked his ass off, and formed a power he was going to use to prove himself against his rival. But unbenknownst to ether of them, he surpassed Neji long ago
He was going through many things as that day not many’s days before he just almost lost to lee got injured by sasuke you could clearly see how mentally bad he was we can tell how much a better fighter he is when sane against kimimaru which Naruto was struggling with along as drunken lee.So yes he was nerfed but not in bad writing we always knew he was insane.Aswell Gaara sleep from wasn’t actuall his tailed beast just him releasing it’s power as we can tail when ever a jinjuriki goes a rampage .
lgnacio berango, how in the hell was Gaara nerfed when he fault Naruto lol especially with all of the abilities and moves he does to Sasuke and Naruto compared to his fight with Rick lee
Still incredibly hard to believe that Rock Lee lost this fight. I mean we can clearly see later in the series how absolutely broken the inner gates are. But hey, the plot must progress somehow.
At the beginning of the Chunin exams, Lee wasn't lying when he said he was the strongest Genin in Konoha. Also, at that point in time, he would've destroyed any other genin in a 1v1, but he had to go up against Gaara.
not even a single women in this reaction cried, I am 24 and I've already watched whole series and this scene more than 10 times but still I can't control my tears.
I wonder how many people in here realized that he just lost all his potential cause his arm and leg was crushed. Really hit him with the Gohan treatment
Every time I watch this fight it makes me so mad, this moment is all about him trying to get over his fear of not being useless and proving that with effort and hard work one can achieve their goals but from this point forward the series made an effort to shit on everything lee is trying to prove and accomplish by constantly getting wrecked. So in the end nothing that lee does matters because the show keeps making it a point to natural talent over hard work, essentially implying that no matter how hard you try it's never enough and there's always going to be people who have it easier without doing as much and are more successful than you and that's a terrible message to get across
But that is also the true part of our world, if you believe in a lie you'll end up more upset. Lee and Guy is a prove that you may be on the top with hardwork but there is always needs some more things like luck or some other advantages. Life isn't fair but if you have enough will you can succeed to level that make you happy :)
@@closery it might be true that people don't always get what they want but 1) the beauty of fiction is that it's not supposed to be real life. 2) there's 0 moments where the message comes across in the entire series.3) if you're not going to make him the role model for the idea of "working hard gets you results" you shouldn't even be selling him as such for the entirety of the fight just to shit on people's faces like that. And 4) this is a Shonen anime, Shonen means something along the lines of "young boy" and the entire purpose of shonen anime is to be over the top and Inspire young boys to pursue their dreams, fight for what they want or what they believe is right, make them feel exited. That's basically going against the entire premise of a Shonen Anime
@@closery "Life isn't fair but with enough will you can succeed to a level that makes you happy" that's a nice message, however that's what this fight and every single one of Lee's fights go against. Every one of Lee's moments end up proving that statement wrong which makes it all just one big lie. I think the only two times Lee ends up with a positive result are during the chunin exams while naruto is away against a random nobody with an ability that's basically watered down eight gates and during the great ninja war when he defeats a "supposedly strong Taijutsu master who nobody knows, it was basically a quick made up filler fight against a random guy with no relevance to the plot whatsoever.
@@closery that said I appreciate you for explaining your point of view in a positive manner instead of raging out or insulting others like most comment sections out there would have. :)
Lee was just wasted... he had so much potential as a character and he simply disappeared in Shippuden... with this fight he became my second favorite character, it's a shame that they only used him as a comical clown later.
Sadly just a side affect of too many characters and not enough time. Editors and anime had Kishimoto's time on a tight budget, so something had to be cut, and it was every one of the Konoha 12 except Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru.
@@SpiritoftheWolf28232this. They introduced so many cool characters in this show early but that can be really hard to manage as the show goes on. Making all these characters stay relevant and have their own time to shine while introducing more and more cool characters is tough. I think other anime like fairy tail had a similar struggle
Fun fact: gara isn’t controlling the sand when he’s standing still it’s his mother, her ashes are in the gourd and she protects him when he’s in a fight but he can control it to but he just lets his mother do some of the work lol
I love this fight and happy how it ended to show lee resolve and Garas strength. One thing I looked at that nejis wasn’t shook about the weights and his speed increase. He knew and was comfortable to not be bothered. That’s how good he was until lee used the inner gates. Guy needed to teach lee a forbidden Justu to possibly take out neji. Lee and Neji deserved better
This is my favorite scene in all of Naruto. Lee is such an awesome character, and this game me such goosebumps. Gaara didn't deserve that plot armor, though.
Rock Lee may have been an example of work smart, not hard. Someone could win by training, kicking and punching as hard as they can, but may not last in the long run. Like using fists to break concrete, instead of a sledgehammer or in this case a Chidori to put a dent in it.
@@cherrygrabber7172 concrete is stronger than sand and it was base form lee too imagine lee in 4th form he should be able to easily break the sand armor because concrete is harder than sand
The manga would have had such a better and meaningful ending if Lee and Gai were the one to defeat Madara. Skip the space rabbit goddess and chosen one bullshit, just the world saved the two goofy ones who trained their way to the top. Hard work defeating prophecies and destiny. Gai dying a legendary hero and Lee recognised by the world as the greatest ninja. Naruto could still become Hokage after all his achievement up to this point but that would have been such a power move to have Lee and Gai really saving the world and Gai death would have been the most epic and emotional of the show.
maxtreme91, that would have been the dumbest shit I've ever seen like hell no the manga is perfect the way it ends plus it adds story and more characters and lore for Boruto like stfu 😂
Same feeling, Naruto achieved his dream of being acknowledged by the village, so they could have given more importance to other characters in the fourth shinobi war and somehow kept Naruto away from the spotlight and could have kept away all that Otsutsuki bullshit - then he could have come back to have his final battle with Sasuke.
The fact that Gaara's head didn't fly after a 4-opened gate Lee kick right on his face made all watchers perceive that Gaara was under plot armor for sure.
Oh God how they fucked up the Chunin exams in Boruto. Naruto chunin exams gives chills even now . The background music as well. I remember the eerie background music related to orochimaru . Damn those days
Maybe not that one but the manga would have had such a better and meaningful ending if Lee and Gai were the one to defeat Madara. Skip the space rabbit goddess and chosen one bullshit, just the world saved the two goofy ones who trained their way to the top. Hard work defeating prophecies and destiny. Gai dying a legendary hero and Lee recognised by the world as the greatest ninja. Naruto could still become Hokage after all his achievement up to this point but that would have been such a power move to have Lee and Gai really saving the world and Gai death would have been the most epic and emotional of the show.
@@MaXtreme91 That still would have been anti-climatic...the Guy vs Madara fight still did alot, someone without any amps at all to hurt someone like Juubidara that much...but it still just wasn't enough....what would have been awesome though, would have been making Juubi Madara the last villain of the show, having Madara dish out all of his Ninjutsu attacks and let it end in a straight up intense taijutsu fight, just like in Boruto with Momoshiki, the taijutsu is what made that fight one of the greatest ever...if Kishi wanted to show up a glimpse of Kaguya's power, he could have shown us a flashback of her fighting Hagoromo and Hamura.
Narutos original message was that hard work and determination trump natural talent. Instead, the cardboard cut out characters of Naruto and Sasuke are basically genetically superior alien-god children with every inherited advantage under the sun, as well as being tutored by the most powerful and important people. Rock and Guy are the real main characters in this god awful series.
Hard work and determination trump natural talent IF talent doesn't work harder. So much for omitting the last part. That theme is cool and all but Cycle of Hatred/YinYang/Concentrated Power vs Cooperation themes are miles better than the cookie cutter and glorified "hard work and determination" Sorry but irl, talent and luck played majority of the success and that's a fact. Not saying you shouldn't work harder tho. Lebron wouldn't be star with 4'9 height and without the black man athleticism. Kinda familiar?
I see so many people critizising how irrelevant Lee became in Shippuden. While I agree that he has potential, the only real way of making him relevant against the villains in Shippuden (Akatsuki) would be by him opening the 8th gate and dying. They could have made the Guy vs. Madara a 2v1 8th gate fight with Lee but, other than that, I don’t see how he could have been impactful.
its crazy to look back on how everyone hated gaara because they didnt know all the crazyness he hads to go through, He is def one of the best written characters.
The biggest insult to Lee was Gaara getting up and walking away immediately after as if nothing happened without any internal bleeding or damage Kishimoto really never liked Lee from the beginning
But if you remember when Gaara returns to Temari; he struggles to stand because he used ALOT of chakra to survive the Hidden Lotus. He wouldn’t have lasted much longer, he was almost out of chakra and unless he utilized the One Tails he was getting close to collapsing
Just that and you are here crying for lee? Gaara grew up with no friends and all alone. Maybe you forgot how gaara's father almost killed him. Since then and till now roco lee have still more supporters and fans than gaara both in the story and real life. Poor gaara just few audiences appreciate him
My favourite moment In Naruto this is what inspires me the most this is what I mean when i define the meaning of hardship i know it's just an anime for some but for me it's just pure emotions.
It's crazy that Naruto is such a long running series with and even longer if you count Boruto, but this fight, even though it's such an early episode, remains one of the greatest battle in the series.
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It's incredible how Kishimoto just didn't give a crap about Rock Lee in Shippuden. He could've been a legendary character.
italo trivisan, if he didn't give a crap about Lee in shippuden then Lee would have never been in shippuden dude😂
@@blackfrieza1912 what? Not giving a crap doesn't mean killing the character
@@blackfrieza1912 no
@@italotrivisan9767. They didn't kill him though
@@Kevin03837 .yes
Lee is literally the embodiment of “I didn’t hear a bell.”
Even when the bell crushed two of your limbs
I will never forgive Kishimoto for ruining Rock Lee. I genuinely felt that he accidentally made Rock Lee too much of a fan favorite so he had to nerf Rock Lee and practically never developed his character.
Facts
Eh...just cause Rock Lee is a fan favorite, I think he became overrated. Truth is, no matter how awesome Lee is, in the end he's still a one trick pony with only being able to use taijutsu. I'm not saying he's weak, but he's very vulnerable if not placed in the right situation to succeed. Not only that, his chakra level is just average, and if you add in that his best abilities also hurt/immobilizes him after, he's kind of limited. Don't get me wrong- Lee is amazing, but he basically has to fight the perfect opponent to really shine.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome No, it's just a it's just a matter of plot armor and what Kishimoto wants to do, Lee should have won the fight for real at this period nobody can't face Lee even Sasuke with the chidori, I think he was too strong and he had to put a brake on him.
@@DarKAbg0l Naw. His taijutsu is top notch sure, but if he gets caught in a genjutsu, it's basically game over. A ninja with a decent set of ninjutsu can also beat him. And the reason he lost to Gaara I think is because like I mentioned, his chakara level just isn't elite. Gaara has his own plus the one tail. He's gonna outlast Lee. That said, Gaara is also a one trick pony and was the perfect opponent for Lee to face.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome nah losing to garaa was bs, garaa here should have lost no doubt about that, plus lee can train himself as guy with how he avoids genjutsu
These 3 episodes is what hooked everyone for the long haul. If you weren't invested by then, this was the "drop it" point!
HUGE FUCKING FACTS. I realllllllly wish we got to see more of Lee though. He was my favorite.
I was already hooked but when he dropped the weights I knew this shit was going to be legendary
@@mookiestewart3776 Not gonna lie when he pulled out the weights i knew they were gonna be heavy but i definitely didnt expect them to be THAT heavy.
I went from "oooo hes gonna move so much faster now" to "holy fuck you wont be able to see him"
100% fucking true bro, I used to turn on CN after school and naruto would come on and id watch a bit and turn it off cause it was just lame missions and shit, and then I happened to catch this one episode and holy fuck, my entire DBZ itch had been scratched and that was me done for the next 8 years, Naruto is a huge part of my teen years now.
It's funny, this actually was my drop it point when it was on Toonami. It was super cool but for various reasons I had to give it up. I think it's about time I gave it another go though.
This fight in the original series is definitely one of my top 5 for many reasons: Lee's taijuitsu skills, Gaara's sand, the first use of the Eight Inner Gates technique, all of this and more are what make this fight one of the best in the original series!
this fight is in everyone's top 5 lol
This fight is one of the best ever. Between all animes
This fight is fucking iconic like Goku vs Frieza. Except this is way better because DBZ's pacing is dogshit.
@@sharsasuke01 Naruto vs Gaara is also iconic but this one is unique because neither of them are main characters
@@Petrol_Sniffa Pre timeskip Naruto was built different.
Neji just watching those gates pop open, realizing that Lee could've blown his spine out his asshole in one kick.
I mean touching someone who can fire chakra through your body through physical contact is not a wise decision. Lee really had no way to fight Neji hand to hand, Neji has his heavenly rotation and without bijuu chakra could he have reversed it?
@@TheLastSane1 Lee can really beat Neji easily imo. Neji can't rotate all the time without draining his chakra, even Lee normal speed is fast already. Even with the byakugan I doubt Neji can keep up, like Lee said to Sasuke when they fought, Lee said even with the sharingan if one body doesn't have the speed to keep up it's useless. Yea Byakugan can see 360 but it's not even like the sharingan where it can sort of slow/predict movement. When Neji fought the spider guy Neji was caught (yes blind spot) by the arrows after rotation, so in theory Lee can just do the same like Gara and attack different spots with speed or even pause his attack and just keep moving wait till Neji rotation stops then strike.
@@nightflash262 Yeah that doesn't change a thing. Neji would still floor Lee in a proper all out fight. Lee at his normal top speed was still draining his own stamina. You seem to think he can move at this speed indefinitely which is just not the case. Yes the Lotus abilities began to rip muscles but his stamina was still training when he took off the weights.
You also seem to think Neji has like five seconds of chakra and thats just not the case. Gentle Fist is actually exceptionally conservative with Chakra.
You also seem to think Lees blows are exceptionally powerful but there is no real proof of that and even then we do see the aftermath of a Neji and Lee sparring match after this chuunin, granted it may have been fill, but Lee loses.
Lee is burning his stamina at high speed. Yes he is quiet fast, but so is Neji his movements are far more conservative sure but thats to not waste stamina and chakra.
Neji can also, and its shown in his fight. Expel enough chakra from one spot on his body to repel an attack. The thing with Gentle Fist and that defense is that when he expels chakra to block the attack he can also inject that chakra into Lees arm and shut down his chakra network though not as efficiently as hitting each point.
Lee does not use Nin or Genjutsu but he does use Chakra and shutting down system down in Lees limbs renders lee unable to fight as even using his gates the network cannot channel that increased chakra.
If Lee were to open all his gates while his arms and legs chakra networks were shut down or damaged. He would likely permanently destroy them if he forced the chakra open (Naruto can because its Kurama's chakra not human chakra and since its an outside force it can bypass the shut down) or he might just damage his limbs to the point of them blowing off his arms and legs as if he was using OFA at 100%.
@@TheLastSane11. it has never been stated that the rotation can affect the chakra network
2. Even if rotation affects chakra Lee can counter it by destroying the ground (which we know he is capable of) to temporarily interrupt Neji's rotation and then blitz him for the win
3. Naruto literally stopped the rotation with a kunai because he was outputting more counter force ( he hit it in the opposite direction of the rotation's spin to stop it) and I'm pretty sure Lee could do something similar if not exactly the same
@@SP00KY110 1. Never said it did, pointed out that the gentle fist style interrupts chakra networks by injecting chakra through the gentle fist style which can be done through ANY part of the body so yes if Lee tried to punch Neji in the cheek, he could use Gentle Fist through that same spot to both counter, and use a gentle fist strike on that arm.
2. Yeah a pot hole in the ground does not effect the rotation. We see no proof that he needs flat even ground to use the rotation, just that he can step on something so even if the ground is off balance due to a hole he can keep rotating so long as he knows the hole is there to adjust for it and with 360 degree vision he should.
3. Yes but that also required Kurama chakra to do. It was not just a Kunai but also the chakra of Kurama rotating in the opposite direction to cancel it out.
Lee is not as strong or as fast as you people like to pretend he is. He has not shown anything close to that and using Might Guy an excuse is bullshit unless Lee merges with Might Guy the dude can't use Might Guys feats as his own.
This fight never fails... always bring tears to my eyes
Na fr I actually got watery eyes watching this like fam ain’t even in control of his body n got up…that’s built different
This episode made me cry so much, specially when Lee stood up with no conscious to prove he will never give up 🥺
So many years later and im just noticing that the cloud of dust kicked up from the Hidden Lotus was in the shape of an actual lotus
WHAT??? I'm gonna see this again.
Lol, that's true, thanks for making me notice.
Time??
14:48 awesome
The lotus in the hidden Lotus was hidden all along
I guess we understand why it's called the hidden lotus now
A brief reminder that the sand siblings were already capable jonin when the chunin exam took place.
So Lee basically bodied a high level jonin in this match and only lost to fatigure.
Talk about dedication...
More like talk about Suna being a crap heap if one Konoha Genin, who was his graduation year's deadlast student I might add, can do this to their trump card after a single year of experience in the field xD
@@Ustra Can do what? Gaara litterally walked without a single scratch from the fight lol
Exatamente, Qualquer outro genin naquele momento lee derrotaria e sem a necessidade de abrir os portões internos, exceto claro gaara que posteriormente se tornou kazekage
Mind you those kids are the children of the Kazekage, who had the absolute best in training Suna had to offer.
Lost the fight but won everyone’s respect
That's true
This is hands down the best fight in Naruto
I’m just going to say this , Rock Lee won this fight even thoe he lost.
Loosing conscious and his body still being able to stand up and prove his ninja way? Proves he’s a winner. Hard work , never giving up and believing in yourself causes that. Trust me the mind and body is super powerful that if you harden your mind and body it will do unimaginable things. And us as humans aren’t ready for that.
Rock Lee he’s a winner in my heart and books
100%. Also the fact that he would have absolutely killed any other genin that came his way instead of gaara.
@@trooper_1868 yes... and its kinda the sensei's fault for allowing tailed beast in a fucking exam.....
That's just unfair for people like lee who worked so hard...
lee should've passed ....
not winn but he also should have become a chunin as powerwise he was superior to gaara but his body gave up...
Nah he just lost.
L for Lee
its not lee vs gaara,its lee vs ichibi lmao
I watch like 50 times of this fight and I still cry what the heck
Si
Same ... I think the dub's voice is more sadder tho
Imagine how much damage Gaara would have sustained if Lee was able to take the pain from the eight gates attack.
Or gate of shock (7th gate).
Honestly its bullshit that Gaara didnt straight up die from Lee's attacks
@@CollboyGamez That just proves how powerful was Gaara's sand armor, since it endured that much damage.
instead of having sand armor he wouldve been made into sand cause lee wouldve pummeled him.
Lee losing was bullshit. If 6th gate can take Kisame surely fifth gate should be able to take a young gaara. Even if Lee lost but Gaara walking away with no scratch was the biggest insult and FU to hard work Kishimoto showed
I remember this hitting TV in Australia around 2006.
Top fights: Team 7 vs Zabuza & Haku, Rock Lee vs Gaara, Sasuke vs Orochimaru, Naruto, Jaraiya & Tsunade vs Orchimaru & Kabuto and then finally Naruto vs Sasuke.
Those fights were absolutely epic and if Kishimoto had the animation stuck to that style of gritty cruel reality in the Naruto universe then it would have been an even bigger hit for western audiences.
Definitely my second fave fight in Naruto franchise...next to Kakashi vs. Obito
How about Guy vs Madara?
@@EdilbertFernando that is for me the top one :)
Same man
But they literally ruined him in shippuden like every female characters 💀
@@avi9403 yep
sasuke vs naruto is good too
I remember returning home from elementary school and all my brothers and sisters where gathered to watch Naruto I was saying lee was gonna win and the hidden lotus I was cheering so hard… but I also remember crying so god damn much him standing up unconscious determined not to be made fun of or left behind. I had a toy if him too he’s an inspiration
Love him or hate him, you still have to respect Rock Lee for his hard work, dedication, and commitment
At the end when Rock Lee stands up unconscious -- it's a real skill that did come into play later. When he fought Kimimaro he was able to dodga attacks when sleeping (not when he pretended to sleep, but later when actually sleeping).
The Rock / Guy relation in this series is so wholesome and epic at the same time. Rock was way ahead of all of them (except for Naruto and Sasuke maybe)... he held his own against a crazed Jinchūriki. I think he's one of the most relatable/low key best characters because he is "just" a human, like us, who gives it all to surpass the boundaries laid upon him by others or some just even to be recognised. For most of us it's part of our daily struggle...
In kids Lee whoops Naruto and Sasuke until Curse Mark Stage 2 Sasuke and 1 Tail Cloak Naruto.
You got mad editing skills! Your videos capture what matters and don't cut out details that we all love. Good job!
Thanks!
Agreed, the only time when he actually dissapointed me is during the Guy 7th Gate vs Kisame ... he cut out the most important part of the fight ... Where Tiger and Shark were charging on each other ... all climax of the fight was gone with that moment ...
Can we just recognize how this is one of the few times in the entire series when someone is able to visibly surprise kakashi with their capabilities!
Rock Lee is like the anime physical embodiment of the Navy Seal training mentality of pushing past your own limits.
Going back and watching these reaction videos makes me want to cry. Naruto was at it's peak, and somewhere along the line, Kishimoto lost that magic. I wish Naruto had ended as strongly as it started.
This is the fight that got me hooked, lined, and sinkered. I WANTED MOAR
This fight remains my top fave in the show. The music, instead of being another rock theme like when he took off the weights, brings something mystical, almost mysterious - its still *just* taijutsu, but its so far beyond any of them its almost a realm apart, foreign territory as they all watch, barely able to keep up.
Then when he goes even *further* and opens the fifth gate, the music drops away to his internal dialogue - just like Naruto, he worked his ass off, and formed a power he was going to use to prove himself against his rival. But unbenknownst to ether of them, he surpassed Neji long ago
one of the best fights is between 2 characters we only just met at the time
One of the all-time great manga/anime fights ever. It's so iconic.
Gaara was basically a Gary Stue in this one, considering how nerfed he gets against Naruto
To be fair everyone got nerfed 💀
How is he nerfed? He's even stronger in that fight than this one
He was going through many things as that day not many’s days before he just almost lost to lee got injured by sasuke you could clearly see how mentally bad he was we can tell how much a better fighter he is when sane against kimimaru which Naruto was struggling with along as drunken lee.So yes he was nerfed but not in bad writing we always knew he was insane.Aswell Gaara sleep from wasn’t actuall his tailed beast just him releasing it’s power as we can tail when ever a jinjuriki goes a rampage .
@@anthonyaquino123. not really but whatever
lgnacio berango, how in the hell was Gaara nerfed when he fault Naruto lol especially with all of the abilities and moves he does to Sasuke and Naruto compared to his fight with Rick lee
Still incredibly hard to believe that Rock Lee lost this fight. I mean we can clearly see later in the series how absolutely broken the inner gates are. But hey, the plot must progress somehow.
yeah exactly, Kishimoto probably already at the time had the story somewhat planned out several chapters ahead and Gaara losing just wasnt an option
@@shiro4129 and you guys realise Gara was a Jinchuriki he had a tailed beast inside ..
@@biswajitshah7633 true
If Gaara wasnt a jinchuriki, the fight ends really fast
@@michiorarimsama7179 Gaara didn't use any of his jinchuriki powers lol
At the beginning of the Chunin exams, Lee wasn't lying when he said he was the strongest Genin in Konoha.
Also, at that point in time, he would've destroyed any other genin in a 1v1, but he had to go up against Gaara.
Goddamn it Sadness and Sorrow hits you EVERY SINGLE TIME
The best fighting anime of history this fight is legendary
This fight showed what the show was supposed to be about bro 🤦🏾♂️ hard work and dedication not gods and transformations and broken abilities
So true
not even a single women in this reaction cried, I am 24 and I've already watched whole series and this scene more than 10 times but still I can't control my tears.
I liked the reaction of the middle-left guy the most. He actually... y'know, reacted and stuff. The others I barely noticed.
That's bc women don't understand the male struggle. We relate most to Lee bc he represents how we as men have to fight for everything we want in life.
He didn't win the fight,he won our hearts
I wonder how many people in here realized that he just lost all his potential cause his arm and leg was crushed. Really hit him with the Gohan treatment
Every time I watch this fight it makes me so mad, this moment is all about him trying to get over his fear of not being useless and proving that with effort and hard work one can achieve their goals but from this point forward the series made an effort to shit on everything lee is trying to prove and accomplish by constantly getting wrecked. So in the end nothing that lee does matters because the show keeps making it a point to natural talent over hard work, essentially implying that no matter how hard you try it's never enough and there's always going to be people who have it easier without doing as much and are more successful than you and that's a terrible message to get across
But that is also the true part of our world, if you believe in a lie you'll end up more upset. Lee and Guy is a prove that you may be on the top with hardwork but there is always needs some more things like luck or some other advantages. Life isn't fair but if you have enough will you can succeed to level that make you happy :)
@@closery it might be true that people don't always get what they want but 1) the beauty of fiction is that it's not supposed to be real life.
2) there's 0 moments where the message comes across in the entire series.3) if you're not going to make him the role model for the idea of "working hard gets you results" you shouldn't even be selling him as such for the entirety of the fight just to shit on people's faces like that.
And 4) this is a Shonen anime, Shonen means something along the lines of "young boy" and the entire purpose of shonen anime is to be over the top and Inspire young boys to pursue their dreams, fight for what they want or what they believe is right, make them feel exited. That's basically going against the entire premise of a Shonen Anime
@@closery "Life isn't fair but with enough will you can succeed to a level that makes you happy" that's a nice message, however that's what this fight and every single one of Lee's fights go against. Every one of Lee's moments end up proving that statement wrong which makes it all just one big lie. I think the only two times Lee ends up with a positive result are during the chunin exams while naruto is away against a random nobody with an ability that's basically watered down eight gates and during the great ninja war when he defeats a "supposedly strong Taijutsu master who nobody knows, it was basically a quick made up filler fight against a random guy with no relevance to the plot whatsoever.
@@closery that said I appreciate you for explaining your point of view in a positive manner instead of raging out or insulting others like most comment sections out there would have. :)
Lee is still young. Might Guy nearly destroyed Madara (also with effort) so I see no value in this argument
The best fight in all the naruto franchise
By far
Soundtracks on Naruto were miles ahead.
Lee was just wasted... he had so much potential as a character and he simply disappeared in Shippuden... with this fight he became my second favorite character, it's a shame that they only used him as a comical clown later.
Facts
Sadly just a side affect of too many characters and not enough time. Editors and anime had Kishimoto's time on a tight budget, so something had to be cut, and it was every one of the Konoha 12 except Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru.
@@SpiritoftheWolf28232this. They introduced so many cool characters in this show early but that can be really hard to manage as the show goes on. Making all these characters stay relevant and have their own time to shine while introducing more and more cool characters is tough. I think other anime like fairy tail had a similar struggle
this kind of animation and storywriting is beyond limit.
17:08 haha I love how one guy was shocked that he intervened and then the guy below was wondering why wasn't anyone going to help.
This will FOREVER be in top 5 anime fights, no doubt.
I remember I was on the fence about sticking with Naruto back in the day, then I saw this match and I got hooked.
Fun fact: gara isn’t controlling the sand when he’s standing still it’s his mother, her ashes are in the gourd and she protects him when he’s in a fight but he can control it to but he just lets his mother do some of the work lol
Dude.. Gaara went up and walked out after that hiden lotus like nothing never happened.
Definitely one of the best fights in Naruto.
I'm kinda curious what would happen in Gaara had used tailed beast cloak.
I still come from time to time to watch Gaara vs Lee. Every time I see the lotus-shaped debris after secondary lotus still gives me the chills...
I love this fight and happy how it ended to show lee resolve and Garas strength. One thing I looked at that nejis wasn’t shook about the weights and his speed increase. He knew and was comfortable to not be bothered. That’s how good he was until lee used the inner gates. Guy needed to teach lee a forbidden Justu to possibly take out neji. Lee and Neji deserved better
This is why naruto is the top 3 best animes..
This is my favorite scene in all of Naruto. Lee is such an awesome character, and this game me such goosebumps.
Gaara didn't deserve that plot armor, though.
Rock Lee may have been an example of work smart, not hard.
Someone could win by training, kicking and punching as hard as they can, but may not last in the long run.
Like using fists to break concrete, instead of a sledgehammer or in this case a Chidori to put a dent in it.
@@cherrygrabber7172 get you weak ass mentality out from here boi.
@@cherrygrabber7172 concrete is stronger than sand and it was base form lee too imagine lee in 4th form he should be able to easily break the sand armor because concrete is harder than sand
13:11 Interesting how Gai's fight against Juubidara was so similar to and Lee's fight against Gaara. Nice throwback that I never noticed before 👀.
Some of the rock music in Naruto is AMAZING
People like to say Shippuden is where it became Dragonball Z, but this is where it started, this is the Freezer Saga.
The manga would have had such a better and meaningful ending if Lee and Gai were the one to defeat Madara. Skip the space rabbit goddess and chosen one bullshit, just the world saved the two goofy ones who trained their way to the top. Hard work defeating prophecies and destiny. Gai dying a legendary hero and Lee recognised by the world as the greatest ninja.
Naruto could still become Hokage after all his achievement up to this point but that would have been such a power move to have Lee and Gai really saving the world and Gai death would have been the most epic and emotional of the show.
My God that would've been the most incredible ending and Lee would've been GOAT of all anime.
maxtreme91, that would have been the dumbest shit I've ever seen like hell no the manga is perfect the way it ends plus it adds story and more characters and lore for Boruto like stfu 😂
I can agree to this but if Guy were to die, Kakashi probably would've went into a depression and never come out it
Same feeling, Naruto achieved his dream of being acknowledged by the village, so they could have given more importance to other characters in the fourth shinobi war and somehow kept Naruto away from the spotlight and could have kept away all that Otsutsuki bullshit - then he could have come back to have his final battle with Sasuke.
@@hari3556. Everything would have been worse so no the manga and how everything played out works perfectly especially when it introduce the otsutsuki
Lee still standing while unconscious bc his spirit refuses to give up is arguably the most powerful scene in Naruto
Rock Lee had that dawg in him. Then Kishimoto killed the character. This fight got a lot of us hooked in this anime.
Most underrated Saddest scene in Og Naruto and One of the best fight 🔥
One of the best and most epic battles in anime, and also feelings that always make me cry at the end. ❤
The fact that Gaara's head didn't fly after a 4-opened gate Lee kick right on his face made all watchers perceive that Gaara was under plot armor for sure.
9:19 he said it's basically super saiyan, but it's in fact more like kaio-ken i guess.
Oh God how they fucked up the Chunin exams in Boruto.
Naruto chunin exams gives chills even now .
The background music as well. I remember the eerie background music related to orochimaru .
Damn those days
Love it 🔥🔥
This fight alone have more loyal fans than the entire naruto series
17:15 "he is pretty strong to be able to take it" cute xD
18:18 One of the most epic moments with that epic OST
There are so many fights I enjoy from this series. But this one. This one was and always will be RAW.
Nice video! Congrats!!
Say what you want, Lee should have won this fight.
Yes, in fact, but if Lee wins this fight would be another generic naruto fight, this fight is special because Lee lost, i think.
Facts
Maybe not that one but the manga would have had such a better and meaningful ending if Lee and Gai were the one to defeat Madara. Skip the space rabbit goddess and chosen one bullshit, just the world saved the two goofy ones who trained their way to the top. Hard work defeating prophecies and destiny. Gai dying a legendary hero and Lee recognised by the world as the greatest ninja.
Naruto could still become Hokage after all his achievement up to this point but that would have been such a power move to have Lee and Gai really saving the world and Gai death would have been the most epic and emotional of the show.
@@MaXtreme91 That still would have been anti-climatic...the Guy vs Madara fight still did alot, someone without any amps at all to hurt someone like Juubidara that much...but it still just wasn't enough....what would have been awesome though, would have been making Juubi Madara the last villain of the show, having Madara dish out all of his Ninjutsu attacks and let it end in a straight up intense taijutsu fight, just like in Boruto with Momoshiki, the taijutsu is what made that fight one of the greatest ever...if Kishi wanted to show up a glimpse of Kaguya's power, he could have shown us a flashback of her fighting Hagoromo and Hamura.
Garra was broken
Narutos original message was that hard work and determination trump natural talent. Instead, the cardboard cut out characters of Naruto and Sasuke are basically genetically superior alien-god children with every inherited advantage under the sun, as well as being tutored by the most powerful and important people.
Rock and Guy are the real main characters in this god awful series.
Facts
no, that was Lee message.
Naruto was than a losser can become the Hokage
Hard work and determination trump natural talent IF talent doesn't work harder. So much for omitting the last part. That theme is cool and all but Cycle of Hatred/YinYang/Concentrated Power vs Cooperation themes are miles better than the cookie cutter and glorified "hard work and determination"
Sorry but irl, talent and luck played majority of the success and that's a fact. Not saying you shouldn't work harder tho. Lebron wouldn't be star with 4'9 height and without the black man athleticism. Kinda familiar?
Facts
@@valeriansage this is not real life
I see so many people critizising how irrelevant Lee became in Shippuden.
While I agree that he has potential, the only real way of making him relevant against the villains in Shippuden (Akatsuki) would be by him opening the 8th gate and dying.
They could have made the Guy vs. Madara a 2v1 8th gate fight with Lee but, other than that, I don’t see how he could have been impactful.
Nice vídeo 👏❤️ Gaara ❤️🤧
its crazy to look back on how everyone hated gaara because they didnt know all the crazyness he hads to go through, He is def one of the best written characters.
Lee: this technique is my ace to take you down
Neji: wait are you trying to kill me?
Thank you
I remember this cool fight
bro I'm high at 1am and the ending made me tear up lmao
Edit: after reading some comments I realized I wasn't the only one
The biggest insult to Lee was Gaara getting up and walking away immediately after as if nothing happened without any internal bleeding or damage
Kishimoto really never liked Lee from the beginning
But if you remember when Gaara returns to Temari; he struggles to stand because he used ALOT of chakra to survive the Hidden Lotus. He wouldn’t have lasted much longer, he was almost out of chakra and unless he utilized the One Tails he was getting close to collapsing
Just that and you are here crying for lee? Gaara grew up with no friends and all alone. Maybe you forgot how gaara's father almost killed him. Since then and till now roco lee have still more supporters and fans than gaara both in the story and real life. Poor gaara just few audiences appreciate him
they dont even realize how much of a beast Guy is. He's so powerful.
This is the best scene of the Naruto franchise. This and Guy's last fight. The whole anime should be called Rock Lee and Guy
My favourite moment In Naruto this is what inspires me the most this is what I mean when i define the meaning of hardship i know it's just an anime for some but for me it's just pure emotions.
9:02 the gate of death just gives me goosebumps knowing what it can do!!!
Gaara's sand armor is the number 2nd strongest of the entire series.
Only second to the plot armor.
Lee still standing at the end brings a tear to my eye
It's crazy that Naruto is such a long running series with and even longer if you count Boruto, but this fight, even though it's such an early episode, remains one of the greatest battle in the series.
This is a serious moment, but the shading on Lee's face at 16:52 is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my entire life.
funny how kakashi talks like he dont know the 8 gates but can open 2 lmaoooo what a guyyyy
he copyer remember ?
@@erogakisu 8 gates isn’t a jutsu lol
He truly was a Splendid Ninja.
"These three episodes may have been the best episodes of Naruto ever." I mean maybe not right, but definitely not wrong.
Donde busco las reacciones de naruto de kat y sonny???🤔🥺 no hay ninguna reaccion de naruto en su canal
Didn’t even realize that hokage funeral played during this scene after all these years
Seeing Lee getting love. Gaara is about to cry. No one has for him.
Rock and Guy are the most underrated characters tbh
the Lee Garra fight even after the show finished is one of my top 3 fav fights
what a moment in the story = )
Reason that hard work is so praised in Naruto.
This and kakashi vs obito fight are the best in the series
Kinda sad that in the beginning of Naruto lee could open the 5th gate. But by the end of shippuden he can only open the 6th gate. Like bruh come on
Lee & guy are best motivation for every gym boys 🔥🔥🔥