Top 5 Dead or Alive: Rock Lee (Naruto)

Now if we talking one of the best ninjas to ever do it? The best to ever throw a shuriken? Then we got to be talking about Rock “Young Hurricane” Lee from Naruto. What separates Rock Lee from other ninjas (or shinobi, if you will) in the Naruto universe is that he has no talent whatsoever for Ninjitsu — meaning Rock ain’t in this piece to spit waves of flames, channel lightning, or cast illusions. Nah man, Rock Lee’s technique consists of running straight up in your face and punching it… repeatedly. Das’ it. Rock’s fighting style is like them undergrads in the street with a clipboard for (insert cause here), except instead of a clipboard it’s just his fists. Oh, and you best believe you going hear what the fuck Rock got to say about saving the rainforest, my ninja. The Beautiful Green Beast of Green Peace

1) “I Grew Up A Fucking Screw Up”

We gotta start at the beginning. In the Naruto universe, ninjas are enrolled in an Academy. This is where you learn all the basics to become a strong ninja, rep your village, complete missions, and eventually die an honorable death on the field of battle. Also in the academy, you learn survival skills like Ninjitsu (manipulating chakra into powerful attacks), Genjutsu (illusions), and Taijutsu (hand to hand combat). Having 0 talent in the other skills, all Rock Lee has to get by is his hand-to-hand combat… which wasn’t very good. That’s what makes this kid such a great character. Where Naruto had to work hard to become excellent, he …