Rock never let Neji have a single inkling of the Gates.Rock Lee lost like a million times to Neji didn't he? Don't see that changing in the Chunin Exams
Sparring and real hands are 2 different thingsRock Lee lost like a million times to Neji didn't he? Don't see that changing in the Chunin Exams
Pretty much the only answer here. Neji would have gotten the business.Rock never let Neji have a single inkling of the Gates.
He pretended to be a weakling while Gai trained him in secret.
Rock Lee had the worst possible match up in the exams (Gaara). He would have destroyed anyone else in the examsRock Lee lost like a million times to Neji didn't he? Don't see that changing in the Chunin Exams
Also Naruto, because Kurama taking over if it came down to Naruto dying.In the Chunin Exams, if you remove all plot armor, Rock Lee would have fucked up literally everybody, other than Gaara.
Rock Lee got the shit end of the stick. Best character in the series.
Rock Lee lost like a million times to Neji didn't he? Don't see that changing in the Chunin Exams
Rock Loser LeeTrue, but it's still Rock Lee, he'd find a way to fuck things up
It was also mentioned that Rock Lee never used his gates on Neji, presumably because Guy never let himIt was a plot point that Neji was better than Lee. Like, that was partially what Lee's motivation was for training so hard. It was to force Neji to acknowledge him.
Rock Lee would have crushed him. Dude was the second strongest genin at that point, he just got unlucky with his match up before the finals. Dude ended up just fighting the strongest.
Kidomaru was a hard counter to Neji. Neji is a pure close range taijutsu fighter and Kidomaru is all about range. In fact, Kidomaru stayed out of Neji's range for most of the fight because he knew Neji would wreck his shit if he got close. Lee has to get close to Neji to fight him and at that range, Lee loses imo.Neji needed to take a fatal blow just to counter Kidoumaru's arrows. He can't do shit to Rock Lee at full speed.
Truth, dude was above everyone elseIn the Chunin Exams, if you remove all plot armor, Rock Lee would have fucked up literally everybody, other than Gaara.
Who was the Strongest?
Also doesn't the Byakugan and the 64 palms tech negate whatever Rock Lee was going to do?
Yes, and Rock Lee surpassed him. Like, Neji couldn't believe his eyes when Gated Rock was ravaging Gaara. And I remember Lee saying that he was saving his Gates techniques for Neji. He should be grateful he didn't have to face LeeIt was a plot point that Neji was better than Lee. Like, that was partially what Lee's motivation was for training so hard. It was to force Neji to acknowledge him.
Neji probably would not even be able to keep up with Rock with his weights off. Why do you assume that Neji would be able to hit him in the first place lol. Lee winsPeople are sleeping on Neji. Just cause a character has shown more explosive power doesn't mean they're always the sure win - it's not Dragon Ball. Neji is less of a power house like Lee and more about deadly precision which Lee is weak against. The 8 Gates aren't even a factor in this fight because the moment Neji touches Lee, he's blocking his chakra points. No chakra flow, no 8 Gates.
Neji's defense is nowhere as strong or as fast as a Tailed beast's power. Neji gets stomped once weights come off.Neji ability works directly against Lee's gates. When met with a strong defense Lee failed, Neji's precision defense is also very strong.
People always overestimating Lee's ability, not to mention its entirely self destructive and can't be sustained compared to most other abilities.
Huh? He definitely did lolRock Lee at full power couldn't even break Gara's sand shield.
Neji's defense is nowhere as strong or as fast as a Tailed beast's power. Neji gets stomped once weights come off.
Not really, gara came out of the fight without a scratch.
how fast do the weights come off? how does lee get around the spin shield thingNeji's defense is nowhere as strong or as fast as a Tailed beast's power. Neji gets stomped once weights come off.
by being extremely faster than neji? neji never dealt with that kind of speed.how fast do the weights come off? how does lee get around the spin shield thing
Neji can't do it forever, plus as kimimaro showed, neji is vulnerable if someone attacks the moment the rotation ends, which lee is fast enough to do. Lee would just have to bait neji to do a rotation.how fast do the weights come off? how does lee get around the spin shield thing
Neji is faster than people give him credit for. He doesn't run around like Lee does because he's a more defensive, reactionary fighter which makes him seem slower. When the dude uses his 8 trigrams, he's fast as fuck.Neji probably would not even be able to keep up with Rock with his weights off. Why do you assume that Neji would be able to hit him in the first place lol. Lee wins
Yeah like the minute that dude hits Neji, he's just gonna get hit with a chakra block counterNeji is faster than people give him credit for. He doesn't run around like Lee does because he's a more defensive, reactionary fighter which makes him seem slower. When the dude uses his 8 trigrams, he's fast as fuck.
Neji is not slow. Honestly, I think the fact that Lee got the super high budget fight against Gaara inflates people's idea of his capabilities. It makes him look faster than he is. Sasuke was able to get to Lee's speed with a month of training when just before that Lee walked all over him WITH weights. Someone of Neji's calibur can keep up with Lee and Neji is a hard counter to Lee. Lee needs to step into Neji's domain to fight him and once he does, Neji is going to block his chakra points crippling his abilities.
why would neji think to block his chakra when lee can't use ninja techniques? arrogant neji wouldn't deem it necessary to defeat him when he's beaten him in sparring before.In a real match up that's not sparring neji would have blocked Lee's chakra ASAP. Means no gates. Means another L.