Best rival 2

[Kakashi]

How do you perfer of these rivals

WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHYYYYY?

[Kakashi]

Neji says it for me That cool advance bloodline and alll
But Rock Lee's funny it a way

[Main House]

hhmmm... have a guess :D
yeah, Neji for sure. I like him cos of the eye thing with the byakugan, it looks so sick :twisted: !!!!!! ohh yeah and the byakugan that rules too.

[narutofanboy]

UM ROCK LEE ALL THE WAY.. i mean how can u not love rock lee

[ninjagnat]

THE Rock!

[Blue_Raine]

neji edges out rock lee with his ability to use soft hand, but just barely. i would pick rock, cause he's way cooler, but neji is better on paper.

[458643]

i'd surely prefer neji as rival, because when rivaling with him, he'll take me all the way, a true match, lee however is a whiner and i could never match myself with such a person

[nawar]

neji is a genius, but lee is wise man,

intelect is something that is given to you

wisdom is something you aquire with your own power

[nawar]

thats why i go for lee without a doubt

[Lukasz]

Lee Rocks. I dont like the talk about destiny which Neji gave to naruto.

[Kakashi]

Neji rules man compare 2 rock lee
Rock lee only looks funny and sometimes acs funny but neji is a true shinobi

[Lukasz]

WTF?? Rock is not true Shinobi?? die in pain and go to hell :D
He is as much true ninja as Neji. but he is acts more relax. Like gai. But he can be serious.

[Kimchishido]

sdfgdgrdgr

[Blue_Raine]

i'd surely prefer neji as rival, because when rivaling with him, he'll take me all the way, a true match, lee however is a whiner and i could never match myself with such a person

how do you figure lee as a whiner? i've fought whiners before, and rock isn't one.

[458643]

cuz he's always whining :p neji only whined once and it was in a stylish way }: ))

well....from what i remember off course, could be in flashbacks that neji did it once again, blah

[Holyeternalx]

hm well awhile ago i would have said neji, but after seeing rock open the 5 gates i think ill hafta gow tih him, plus i like how lee can keep up even when hes strictly taijutsu

[Calculust]

I love Lee, he's awesome and hilarious to watch. His fight with Gaara was great, from removing the weights to getting his arm and leg crushed I was hooked. Correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't remember Lee ever whining.

[timeformydeath]

Lee vs Neji, Neji always won so far with the internal attacks, Lee is external attacks. I like Lee more because Neji is like I am destined to win then gets beaten by Naruto and looks at a bird an looks... I mean Lee's will to fight is sooo strong that he will try to continue to fight even though he was unconcious. If there was someone that could do that you have to root for. Its almost like a dead person coming back to life just to fight.

[nawar]

lee is awesome, he can do very much, he just had bad luck, but he never gives up, and neji did give up

[Raistlin]

Rock Lee, no reason.

[Holyeternalx]

aww comeon i bet you have some reason, lets hear it

[NarutoNineTails]

lee is awesome, he can do very much, he just had bad luck, but he never gives up, and neji did give up

Lee is my fav character after Naruto but when did Neji give up? I thought he just got outsmarted by Naruto and got beat.

Lee is awesome and if he puts his life on the line he can beat Neji and Lee is far more superior than Neji in this department.

If I had to bet though, Neji has an edge. Neji's edge will also get greater as Neji's Kaiten grows.

[Holyeternalx]

i think that neji could be a far more dangerous opponent if he just put his spirit into fighting, his whole being locked into destiny kick really holds him back i think, it prevents him from putting real raw emotion into a fight that people like naruto and lee feed on so much. That is why he was defeated. Lee's overwhelming desire to show that hard work can surpass inherent skill will allow him to take his power as far as his body can handle and then some, passion is what brings out someones inner power, and thats why people like naruto, lee, and to even some extent sasuke will continue to win battle after battle

[FRANKIEFANKIE]

LEE LEEE LEEE LEE LEE LEEE LE




lee is the man NAD GAARA SUCKS BIG TIME FOR HURTING HIM !!! WHOS WITH ME!

[SillyNaruto]

Defenatly Lee. He's just so adorable. He has so much personality, and despite the fact that he can't use seals, he's very talented.

[458643]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't remember Lee ever whining.

he whined when he couldn't do the rope skipping, if that was neji's job he wouldn't have whined
there's plenty of other scenes where he does this, like when he whines about having such a good sensei, all those 'hugging' scenes
i don't remember correctly, but i think he also said that he couldn't figure out how sasuke became so strong in a short while, while it took him years and so on.

it's only on some instances that lee is a great guy, he whines, then he gets the picture, over and over again
i don't know how it is with gai sensei, but i think he's good now, so lee will probably be goo eventually as well

[nawar]

neji gave up on himself, instead of fighting for his own desteny like naruto, neji didnt even try, always thinking he was captured in a never ending desteny that is cursed

[458643]

oO he is in a (never) ending destiny that is cursed

[nawar]

well you know what i mean

[thompkinsbrian]

i like Lee's attitude better. Neji is a whiny bitch

[Ero-Sennin]

Neji is just too damn cocky for me, i would get seriously pissed havinmg to deal with him. On the other hand Rock Lee is much like Gai, and hes not like "Your fate is this and your not chosen to be Hokage..." blah blah blah, he swears he knows everything....

[458643]

you want a rival that is easy to deal with?

i want a challenge

[NarutoNineTails]

Remember Lee has never beaten Neji. Neji was aware of Lee's gates up to the 3rd or 4th. It would be interesting to see Lee at 4th or 5th gate fighting Neji. He probably could have beaten Neji at 5th gate. Too bad that he got hurt though. With the expansion of Neji's Kaiten over time and Lee getting weaker in his injured state...Lee might never catch up to Neji now.

[SillyNaruto]

I think Lee could have beaten Neji, especially when he took off his weights and started opening gates. He was so fast Gaara's sand couldn't keep up with him. I don't think Neji would have been able to hit him. Also, even in his injured state, he's determined to train. I think that if he gets better and begins training again, at the rate and intensity that boy trains, its quite possible he could get to Neji's level again.

[NarutoNineTails]

I think Lee could have beaten Neji, especially when he took off his weights and started opening gates. He was so fast Gaara's sand couldn't keep up with him. I don't think Neji would have been able to hit him. Also, even in his injured state, he's determined to train. I think that if he gets better and begins training again, at the rate and intensity that boy trains, its quite possible he could get to Neji's level again.

Neji has Byukagan gentle fist. Near miss for them is a hit. Even a miss quite big can close chakra points as shown in Neji vs Hinata. Neji also has Kaiten. I believe Neji has an edge probably up to 3 open gates for Lee. At fourth gate I think it would be a toss up. Remeber, Neji has to be fast to be able to beat Lee EVERYTIME so far. At fifth gate I don't think Neji can pull a Kaiten fast enough to counter Lee's speed. Neji would have to get really lucky to execute his Kaiten at the exact moment when he is about to get hit (if one runs into Kaiten, you are pretty much done...it hurt Kyubi state Naruto). Neji's kaiten is simply not big enough yet to handle the speed and power of 5 gates. Now that Lee is hurt...by the time Lee makes a comeback...Neji will probably have achieved Kaiten close to the size of Hiashi. Neji is a genious also and he probably would have grown a lot more in terms of strength (maybe by then Neji would be close to 1 hit kill level) and speed. 5 gates would not be enough for Neji then.

[Onikage-sama]

Neji gets the vote by a long shot. He is well versed in ninja techniques (including his byakagun), illusionary techniques, and has a unique hand-to-hand style of combat that would demand the most out of any opponent...a true genius. Once you reach Lee's level of hand-to-hand combat or even close to it, which granted would be difficult, you still would have other techniques at your disposal to defeat him. Neji is just superior.

[FRANKIEFANKIE]

""" It would be interesting to see Lee at 4th or 5th gate fighting Neji """

even if lee took off his weights.....

and opened even 2 gates....
he would beat neji

[NarutoNineTails]

""" It would be interesting to see Lee at 4th or 5th gate fighting Neji """

even if lee took off his weights.....

and opened even 2 gates....
he would beat neji

Speculation just like mine but you have nothing to back up your ideas. I hate these types of posts...lame.

Lee said it himself when he was opening I believe the 5th gate...that he was saving that gate to use against Neji. That is implying that Neji knew about the gates and Lee himself believes he doesn't have much a chance unless he open up to 5 gates.

[Lukasz]

I dont think Neji knew about the gates. during lee fight he had his byakugan activated and was suprised while watching Lee. Rock had to use this gates on someone but he used only 4. I think he opened fifth not long before the chunnin exam. And he was saving it for the Neji. It means that he wasnt sure if he can beat Neji using 4 gates.

[NarutoNineTails]

I dont think Neji knew about the gates. during lee fight he had his byakugan activated and was suprised while watching Lee. Rock had to use this gates on someone but he used only 4. I think he opened fifth not long before the chunnin exam. And he was saving it for the Neji. It means that he wasnt sure if he can beat Neji using 4 gates.

I think Neji had his byukagan "on" so that:

1) he can get a better insight of the battle
2) he doesn't miss anything

I only remember Neji being surprised by the Fifth gate.

I agree with the idea that Lee thought 4 gates against Neji would not have been enough.

[Raistlin]

I like both.

[458643]

lee could only be a physical challenge to me, neji can be both physical, mental and more

[harddoom]

best rival in fighting in prolly neji. but coolest is rock lee, coolererest is gai.
He is like "That reaction was hip and it pisses me OFF"

rock lee makes cool faces too.

[Raistlin]

....... Ok.

[HunterDylan]

Lee, because nejie always acts cool but he isnt and Lee is just super cool and is much much better and has a better reason to be so strong

[bob the ninja man]

ROCK LEE!!! he is so much kooler than neji especially with his drunken fist thing and plus nejis not funny at all[color=darkred]

[imported_Greenlitflag]

I'm just gonna answer this thread (Rock Lee) like it was intened, not turn this into a VS thread, and slowly back out...

[KageNaruto]

is this a 'do you like this character more or that one?'

if it is, i choose neji

[NarutoNineTails]

I like Lee better as a character...much funnier.

[HarlemDuelists]

give lee a bottle of sake and watch him destroy neji. lee ftw!!

[DonEmu]

i pick neji, he is cool, and he did become a jounin which has got to be summin. how can rock lee be cool for having am embarrassingly low alcohol retention capacity

[NarutoNineTails]

give lee a bottle of sake and watch him destroy neji. lee ftw!!

noobs -_-

[RandomGuy]

More like give Lee a bottle of Sake and watch him own himself.

Before Chuunin Tournament, Lee. After, Neji.

[imported_Greenlitflag]

i pick neji, he is cool, and he did become a jounin which has got to be summin. how can rock lee be cool for having am embarrassingly low alcohol retention capacity

Hey, that just means less money more drunk! :D

[KageNaruto]

really the only reason i like enji is just because of his overall style and how frikin tight it looks.

it looks like sleek and graceful and frikin awsome, while lee's moves are mainly "wanna-be" powerhouses.

thats also why i prefer neji on GNT4, his moves look awsome while lee's are just meh

[Chidongan]

really the only reason i like enji is just because of his overall style and how frikin tight it looks.

it looks like sleek and graceful and frikin awsome, while lee's moves are mainly "wanna-be" powerhouses.

thats also why i prefer neji on GNT4, his moves look awsome while lee's are just meh

haha thats exactly how i feel.

i love the gentle fist style.

[RandomGuy]

Nejis style is also cool because its based on an actual style of Tai Chi. Hakke =八卦 = Ba Gua. No I dont research Naruto too much...I just know it because when I read the raws I could read the characters in Chinese too.

[Jonny_extreme]

I dont like tai chi... a bunch of old people do it right next to where i live... they always yell at me...

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Sigh, if neji was winning, i think i would have comitted suicide, lol. Lee without a doubt is funnier, hes an underdog, he deserves way more the strenght he has than a guy whos born with it and seriously, how could neji stop the gates?

[RandomGuy]

I dunno, hit him with 64 pts before Lee gets the gates open so Lee cant even control his chakra to open the gates? Meh w/e, I dont wanna discuss it really.

Either way, even if Lee does work really really hard, I still think Nejis cooler. And I also agree with him when he asked Naruto, "So what, youre saying that anyone can become Hokage just by trying hard?" Life isn't that simple. Just because you try really hard doesn't mean you deserve anything. The only thing that actually annoys me about Lee is exactly that simplistic mindset. He seems so utterly convinced that he can do anything if he tries. Certainly its good to try your best in anything you do and you should definitely work hard (rather than half-assed) towards your dream, but what happens really isn't up to only your efforts and desires, since there are a lot of other factors involved. Lee trying hard doesn't mean he will beat Neji, because it is also up to Neji to slack off for that to happen. W/e, I dont really like posting such pessimistic view points so ill leave it at that.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Well, the funny thing in what u said is that it doesnt work if we take Naruto as an exemple, cause with that hard work, Lee will become a very strong ninja, as he dreams, and naruto will become hokage, as his dream.

[RandomGuy]

Youre probably right Drunken. Lee is already a very strong ninja and I like that. We dont know if Naruto will become Hokage yet, but Im sure he will too. However, theres a few things I feel I need to say. First, and simplest, Lee dreamed to beat Neji and Gaara and completely believed that if he worked hard, he could overcome their genius. However, it isn't all up to how hard Lee works, because its also up to how hard Neji/Gaara work or dont work. I think what annoyed me most about Lee was his first appearance when he fought Sasuke. He was all arrogant about how he was explaining things, and how he would "prove that hard work > genius". The idea that everything revolved around him and his efforts was just a little annoying for me. Its only a thing against Lee because I have no problems with Naruto going for Hokage for some reason.

[imported_Greenlitflag]

Lee basicly had to be put into the show/manga to counteract the overt adoration of the geniuses in the show. Naruto was still kinda below-average at that point in the story so Lee came in there to almost become a flagship for dropouts throughout the show. A wake up call not only for sasuke but for the viewer as well.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

well, u hate cause u know hes strong and could beat those genius, if he wasnt able to, u wouldnt care and laugh of it, but it makes u mad so u understood that he was able to win.

[DonEmu]

lee has to resort to opening gates to beat neji, a fact...i like neji, not cause he is a genius, cause ilike gentle fist, its so cool and smooth...and i hate bruce lee and anyone who reminds me of him,ie,lee

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Sigh, seriously, neji cant follow lee if he pulls off his weights, neji's eyes could follow, but not his body, meaning lee wouldnt necessarily need the gates to beat him.

[DonEmu]

actually it was stated that the high speed combo of the primary lotus was the key to beating neji, thats why he was trained to open the gates...lee considered neji the strongest genin, he also said that himself...u think neji is slow but he also fights taijutsu, remember that. and gai said gentle fist is much more deadly than their taijutsu style...

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

It does, it really is deadlier, but that is if it touches the opponent, im tellin u, neji wouldnt even touch lee if lee was at max speed, but well, it always depends on matchups, I dont see neji fightin gaara as well as lee did, as i wouldnt see lee winning vs kidoumaru, well i think, lol.

[DonEmu]

u forget, gentle fist , u dont need to touch ur opponent, as long as u are close enough...but u are right about gaara and neji, i dont see neji doing better against gaara than lee either, he wont get close enough.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Indeed, indeed, lol, and not to be mean toward ur precious hyuuga, but i dont see lee losing vs naruto....lol

[DonEmu]

in a sense, cause lee would never underestimate naruto, but lee wont stand a chance agaisnt a tailed naruto, neji would survive longer there since he hurts chakra flow.

[imported_Greenlitflag]

Indeed, indeed, lol, and not to be mean toward ur precious hyuuga, but i dont see lee losing vs naruto....lol

Yeah, I kinda agree. Neji was just damaging narutos chakra (mostly) during that fight which was a bad move on neji's part. Neji hit naruto a bunch of times but it was rarely to do direct physical damage. Lee on the other hand would be striking to do direct bone-breaking damage. I don't think naruto would of lasted against lee in the finals. Although the fight in the finals was a little silly, naruto knew the summon jutsu but didn't even think of using it. :?

[RandomGuy]

Greenlitflag, again I agree with you. Obviously Sasuke needed to get pimp smacked by someone cuz he was getting more and more conceited.

Drunken Master, when did I sound mad? When did I "hate"?I was stating what I thought at the time when I saw Lee, and youre saying Im mad right now lol. Dont talk about me like you know how Im feeling, cuz this is just text :?.

Aaanyway, Drunken I still need to say a few things. Youre saying Lee could beat Neji without his weights but no gates? Dunno, youre making a bit of a jump there, especially since Neji's striking speed (seeing from his 64 strikes) is probably the fastest weve seen. Lee can run around all he wants, Neji's Byakugan will see him wherever. When he goes in to hit, Neji doesn't even have to move cuz Kaiten will stop whatever Lee tries. In any case, Gai specifically said that the Lotus's high speed combo was the key to beating Neji, not just "Lee without weights". That implies that Lee needs more than just removal of his weights to beat Neji.

Anyway tho, youre probably right about Neji not doin any better than Lee. Unless Neji could get past the Sand Shield, he wouldn't even be able to land a Jyuuken.


Naruto simply wouldn't have beaten Lee because Naruto wouldn't have had anything to pull the Kyuubi out for. If Lee was shti talking about losers all the time, Naruto woulda raped him just as he beat Neji. I would think that Lee would have a much harder time getting through all the Kage Bunshins without Byakugan or Kaiten. I also think that all the internal damage and the closing of his chakra flow is much worse than jsut plain external damage. If Naruto had Kyuubi vs Lee, I dont see why you guys would think Lee would win. Also, if Neji didn't tell his life story and actually took Naruto as a serious threat, I dont think Naruto woulda won either.

[DonEmu]

if he fought someone like lee, he would have considered summoning the boss toad, neji cuttin his chakra flow also had something to do with that.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Yeah but at the same time, using the summon with gamabunta vs neji would have been, kinda...unfair, lol, and also, he wouldnt have had enough chakra left to then summon it vs gaara.

[DonEmu]

soo true, but then he has too sources of chakra, his normal chakra is also good enough to summon the toad if he is in serious mode, but when he is in dumbass mode...thats another story..

[KageNaruto]

neji could completely own kimiaro though, while lee could complately get owned.

neji hits kimi..

kimi- "taijutsu doesent work" blood spurts from his mouth and his heart explodes "omg wtf im pwned!" kimi dies, lol

id love to see kimimaro vs neji

[DonEmu]

true, its all about the opponent, neji should have fought kimimaro, he would have also seen from the chakra the bone formation...and known where to hit..

[RandomGuy]

Too bad Neji was the only one who could deal with Kidoumarus webs tho, but I bet Shikamaru coulda taken him out...he woulda come up with some brilliant strategy that no one but him can think of.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Yes, good point kage, as i said, it depends on matchups, a good matchups im wondering wo the winner would be is temari/neji, could kaiten block wind?

[imported_Greenlitflag]

They should of had Shino included on the mission so he could fight Kido. Spider vs Beetle, lol.

[DonEmu]

ya, that would have been great, but too obvious...and kaiten blocks anything he wants it to block, unless the attack is more powerful than the chakra use to form the whirl.

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Hmmm, maybe, and its so true, i wish shino had went with those guys in that mission, shino is so freakin cool, a bug fight would have been sweet!

[RandomGuy]

Spiders eat bugs tho :(

[imported_Greenlitflag]

Spiders eat bugs tho :(

No! Shino is out to prove that through hardwork a bug can surpass a spider!

[DonEmu]

Spiders eat bugs tho :(

No! Shino is out to prove that through hardwork a bug can surpass a spider!

lol, thats a good one. i think shino would use his strongest summon.......bettle juice

[Drunken_Master_Rock_Lee]

Nah, shinos bugs are special! They would have eaten those spiders chakra from everywhere, if the spiders would have eaten them, the chakra would have been eaten from inside, shino for the winner, lol, actually, i do believe kidou would have won. But shino is still far cooler!

[RandomGuy]

Shino is definitely cooler. Kidoumaru has white sticky stuff in his mouth while Shino blows peoples arms off.

[Chidongan]

Shino is definitely cooler. Kidoumaru has white sticky stuff in his mouth while Shino blows peoples arms off.well if you say it like that....:roll:

[KageNaruto]

Shino is definitely cooler. Kidoumaru has white sticky stuff in his mouth while Shino blows peoples arms off.

rofl, greatest quote ever.

and yeah shino's bug could eat the chakra out of the web and hell break out.

shino vs kidou and neji vs kimi woulda kicked so much ass

[NarutoNineTails]

neji could completely own kimiaro though, while lee could complately get owned.

neji hits kimi..

kimi- "taijutsu doesent work" blood spurts from his mouth and his heart explodes "omg wtf im pwned!" kimi dies, lol

id love to see kimimaro vs neji

I highly doubt it would have been that easy...even though jyuuken imo would have been the perfect counter for kaguya bloodline. Also, kido knew about Hyuuga clan from Oro. I would assume that Kimi would have known about Hyuuga clan also. Kimi has his those finger bullets (was it called rasendan?...i forgot) that he could fire away pretty much non-stop...it would have been extremely tough call between the two imo...can't never underestimate the damn cursed seals...esp lvl 2.

[imported_Greenlitflag]

neji could completely own kimiaro though, while lee could complately get owned.

neji hits kimi..

kimi- "taijutsu doesent work" blood spurts from his mouth and his heart explodes "omg wtf im pwned!" kimi dies, lol

id love to see kimimaro vs neji

Either that or:

Kimi - "Uhhh, frickin' forest of sharp bones"

Neji- "I can't fly."

Kimi- "lol"

[bob the ninja man]

I dunno, hit him with 64 pts before Lee gets the gates open so Lee cant even control his chakra to open the gates? Meh w/e, I dont wanna discuss it really.



lees prorobly too fast for neji to be able to hit the gates anyway

[KageNaruto]

I dunno, hit him with 64 pts before Lee gets the gates open so Lee cant even control his chakra to open the gates? Meh w/e, I dont wanna discuss it really.



lees prorobly too fast for neji to be able to hit the gates anyway

neji is porbably to smart to get hit by lee

see how convincing arguments like these are?-_-

[bob the ninja man]

I dunno, hit him with 64 pts before Lee gets the gates open so Lee cant even control his chakra to open the gates? Meh w/e, I dont wanna discuss it really.



lees prorobly too fast for neji to be able to hit the gates anyway

neji is porbably to smart to get hit by lee

see how convincing arguments like these are?-_-

ya but if lee was almost too fast for gaara wouldnt he be too fast for neji?

[RandomGuy]

Those finger bullets were called "Hessendan" im pretty sure. Ya, Kimi probably knew about Hyuuga if Kidoumaru did. Hed probably do his old ribcage surprise every time Neji got near so Neji wouldn't even be able to land a Jyuuken on his actual vitals. Hmm, but Hessendan probably get repelled by Kaiten. I mean, they were able to almost penetrate the Sand Shield, but the Sand Shield has a set hardness while Kaiten is based purely on how much chakra Neji decides to put into it. Hmm, probably another chakra endurance match (in which CS would win), unless Neji somehow channels his chakra through Kimi's bones to hit his vitals.


ya but if lee was almost too fast for gaara wouldnt he be too fast for neji?
Gaara's sand doesn't have notable speed, though its gotta be fast to be able to guard against most attacks. The problem with Lee fighting Neji is that unlike Gaara, Neji can always see Lee no matter where or how fast he moves, and Neji doesn't have to move to deflect any of Lees attacks.

[airstep]

I really dont care about one more then the other.

[NarutoNineTails]

nless Neji somehow channels his chakra through Kimi's bones to hit his vitals.


I would think that Neji would be surprised by the rib cage defense/attack the first time around but it would be a fatal mistake for kimi to abuse it imo. Neji would risk being pierced by the bones through his hands to deliver his jyuuken imo.

Greenlit,
I highly doubt it would get to a point where Kimi would get to the stage of using "forest of bones" attack on Neji. Without jyuuken, I don't think Neji would stand a chance against Kimi, Kimi is at imo high jounin level (at Kakashi level)...maybe even higher. I see this battle as being dictated by Kimi and either Neji successfully landing jyuuken to win or die being unsuccessful. "Forest of bones" is kimi's desperation move and he wouldn't use it unless he is about to lose/die. I can see Kimi attempting to use it only after being hit by jyuuken already...most likely too late by then.

[imported_Greenlitflag]

nless Neji somehow channels his chakra through Kimi's bones to hit his vitals.


I would think that Neji would be surprised by the rib cage defense/attack the first time around but it would be a fatal mistake for kimi to abuse it imo. Neji would risk being pierced by the bones through his hands to deliver his jyuuken imo.

Greenlit,
I highly doubt it would get to a point where Kimi would get to the stage of using "forest of bones" attack on Neji. Without jyuuken, I don't think Neji would stand a chance against Kimi, Kimi is at imo high jounin level (at Kakashi level)...maybe even higher. I see this battle as being dictated by Kimi and either Neji successfully landing jyuuken to win or die being unsuccessful. "Forest of bones" is kimi's desperation move and he wouldn't use it unless he is about to lose/die. I can see Kimi attempting to use it only after being hit by jyuuken already...most likely too late by then.

lol I know. I was just highlighting the fact Kimi has some devastaing moves when it comes down to it.

[KageNaruto]

nless Neji somehow channels his chakra through Kimi's bones to hit his vitals.


I would think that Neji would be surprised by the rib cage defense/attack the first time around but it would be a fatal mistake for kimi to abuse it imo. Neji would risk being pierced by the bones through his hands to deliver his jyuuken imo.

Greenlit,
I highly doubt it would get to a point where Kimi would get to the stage of using "forest of bones" attack on Neji. Without jyuuken, I don't think Neji would stand a chance against Kimi, Kimi is at imo high jounin level (at Kakashi level)...maybe even higher. I see this battle as being dictated by Kimi and either Neji successfully landing jyuuken to win or die being unsuccessful. "Forest of bones" is kimi's desperation move and he wouldn't use it unless he is about to lose/die. I can see Kimi attempting to use it only after being hit by jyuuken already...most likely too late by then.

kimi doing his rib attack will prob mean he has to channel chakra there. neji could see that in advance, im pretty sure he wont dodge completely though. but then lee got just a face slice when he didn even know anything of the sort was coming

[NarutoNineTails]

How could i have forgotten about byakugan haha...good point there KN.

[RandomGuy]

I wonder how good Neji is at predicting jutsus with his eyes...

[bob the ninja man]

I wonder how good Neji is at predicting jutsus with his eyes...

i dont think he can i think thats only with the sharingan

[KageNaruto]

I wonder how good Neji is at predicting jutsus with his eyes...

i dont think he can i think thats only with the sharingan

sharingan does do it to an extent to. remember when.... oh shit that was in kakashi gaiden, nevermind then, i cant use that example.

and no byakugan doesent exactly predict the jutsu, but you cann tell your opponenet is molding chakra so they will do something, like concentrating it on one part of your body, something will happen. like neji will be abel to see kimi has chakra flowwing to his ribs, that a forewarning of something happening

[NarutoNineTails]

exactly...this was displayed against Kido also...the anime showed neji being able to see chakra being formed at Kido's mouth just before he started firing his webs from his mouth. Can come in very handy.

I wonder how good Neji is at predicting jutsus with his eyes...

I doubt it would be good enough to predict specific jutsus...maybe they can get a general sense of what type of jutsu it will be though since they can see the chakra formation...maybe if this is coupled by observing seal formations maybe more??? For practical purposes, I think all it really does is give a warning of impending jutsu or chakra based moves...of course this can be invaluable piece of info that could change the overall outcome of a battle. Biggest theoretical example I could use is Tsukuyomi. Hyuuga would mostly likely be able to see change in chakra around Uchiha's eyes prior to Tsukuyomi being activated and avoid eye contact. That would lead to a huge waste of chakra for that Uchiha that can turn the tide of a battle.

[HiddenShinobi]

I Still think Rock lee is the best...dont know why...just think so... :P