Me

Age 13-14 in Part I
16 in Part II
Date of birth November 27 1990
Zodiac:Sagittarius
Blood type A
Eye color Black
Hair color Black
Height 162.1 cm
Weight 47.5 kg
Relatives Unknown
Information
Personality razz assionate/Likes to train
Favourite Food:Medium Spicy Curry Rice
Curry Pilaf
Would Like To Fight:Sasuke Uchiha
Neji Hyuuga
Hobbies:Hard Work
Registration # 012561
Rank Chūnin
Current affiliation Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Previous affiliation N/A
Current team Team Guy (Might Guy, Hyūga Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten)
Previous team N/A
Jutsu/Kekkei genkai
Taijutsu specialist
Gōken (Strong Fist)
Suiken (Drunken Fist)
Kage Buyō (Shadow of the Dancing Leaf)
Omote Renge (Front Lotus)
Ura Renge (Reverse Lotus)
Konoha Senpū (Konoha Hurricane)
Konoha Daisenpū (Leaf Great Whirlwind)
Konoha Shōfū (Leaf Rising Wind)
Konoha Reppū (Leaf Gale)
Dainamikku-Entorī (Dynamic Entry) (anime only)

Lee's relationship with his sensei, Might Guy, is emotional to the point of comedy; their hugging, overstated posing, and odd mannerisms weird out Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and even Sasuke Uchiha to the point of blankly staring with disbelief when they witnessed them for the first time. Lee's bond with Guy is by far the strongest student-teacher relationship described in the series; Lee owes a large part of his character to Guy's guidance, including his dedication to hard work, taijutsu prowess, outfit, and haircut (Lee already had the large eyebrows). Guy himself believes that Lee has "beautiful eyes," and also calls him his "cute student."

Rock Lee is a very spirited taijutsu (hand-to-hand combat) specialist and is the paragon of hard work. Incapable of using genjutsu or ninjutsu, he fights using taijutsu alone. At the start of the story, he is able to open five of the eight "chakra gates" inside a ninja's body, and already has physical speed and strength far beyond that of most ninja. However, Lee often matches up against opponents with perfect defenses against taijutsu, such as Gaara's sand shield and Kimimaro's bone manipulation, testing his taijutsu skills.

No matter who the opponent, Lee always shows respect and never attempts to demean them. As an academy student, he was teased for his inability, leading him to spend all his time and concentration on taijutsu under the guidance of his sensei, Might Guy. Through practice, he has become so overcompensatingly strong in the taijutsu discipline that he was allowed to graduate the ninja academy with his teammate and rival Neji Hyuga. Neji originally claimed that Lee was not really a ninja since he can't use genjutsu or ninjutsu, saying that just because Lee is the first student who graduated from the academy with only taijutsu doesn't mean that he is amazing, just unusual.

Lee always keeps a pair of extremely heavy weights on his legs (dropping them from even waist-height causes them to bury themselves several meters underground) and has trained himself to be amazingly fast despite this hindrance. The possibility of taking off the weights is a huge trump card for him, as his speed increases drastically beyond its already impressive normal level when free of them (to the point that he moves faster than the blink of an eye). Guy has restricted him to only taking them off in a situation when protecting people who are important to him, but made an exception during Lee's battle with Gaara. Kakashi ridicules this type of training, calling it 'sentimental' and 'old-fashioned', and also points out that Guy went a little overboard with the amount of weight. Lee is also seen training with stone sandals in a filler episode of the anime. Lee has actually trained to the point that he fights while sleeping on occasion, which occurs through muscle memory.

Rock Lee's weighted clothing is a training method that allows him to move faster once it is removed, a common concept in martial arts shōnen manga. Such methods are also practiced among some martial artists, although the practice is dangerous and controversial.

The greatest of Lee's "trump cards" are five of the eight chakra gates. He is the only known person below Jonin-level capable of opening any of these gates. Using this technique is forbidden and Lee was taught to open these by Might Guy, which Kakashi disapproved of. By opening these gates one can release the mind's limits on chakra use at the expense of the body. Lee can open the first five gates, and has done so when performing Reverse Lotus, the final and most powerful of Lee's attacks. Guy and Kakashi (shown in a brief flashback of his training) are the only other people who have demonstrated usage of the chakra gates. Guy can open at least six of the gates, as shown during his fight against a clone of Kisame Hoshigaki. Although Lee has supposedly just worked hard to get to where he is, Kakashi notes that it takes more than hard work to open the chakra gates.