The rookie who really respected Naruto the first was...

[EliteRamenNinja]

Rock 'badass' Lee!

Both hard workers, both a lot of mentality. Both never give up. It isn't coincidence!


PS: Sasuke secretly respected Naruto too, but he didn't dare to admit that and vica versa.

 

[Invsblphntm]

It was clearly Sasuke. You're disagreeing with manga facts.


I suppose second would be Sakura, then Rock Lee started acknowledging him.

 

[Zuru]

Yea, he wanted to fight Naruto in the exam. Everyone else thought it would be easy to fight him too. Sad thing is though, if lee fought Naruto, Lee would destroy him.

 

[November]

Konohamaru???????

 

[EliteRamenNinja]

Konohamaru???????

He was still a 'baby'.

 

[Tapey]

Could have sworn it was Hinata.

 

[PredictionGuru]

Baby baby OH.

 

[Lucidus]

Rock lee was first apart from Sasuke.. Sasuke started to respect him from the fight with haku..

 

[Strawberry]

Could have sworn it was Hinata.

probably was

 

[KingHashirama]

Yea, he wanted to fight Naruto in the exam. Everyone else thought it would be easy to fight him too. Sad thing is though, if lee fought Naruto, Lee would destroy him.

9-tails would've came out and smashed. o-o

 

[EliteRamenNinja]

Hinata was (and is) the lover.

 

[~MC117~]

And hinata too.

Yea, he wanted to fight Naruto in the exam. Everyone else thought it would be easy to fight him too. Sad thing is though, if lee fought Naruto, Lee would destroy him.

I don't think sot, naruto would just go 2 tails on him and destroy him.

 

[Naruto KM V2]

Could have sworn it was Hinata.

Yeah it was hinata she started taking notice before anyone

 

[Naruto KM V2]

Could have sworn it was Hinata.

Yeah it was hinata she started taking notice before anyone

 

[Cosman]

Technically Hinata acknowledged Naruto the first...

Even before Iruka

Rock Lee's acknowledgement of Naruto is just more badass than that of Sakura's imho. I can see how they resonated with each other. Bro connection that should have been expanded on. But no... We had to focus on the Uchihas and their anger issues instead :/

Could you imagine if Naruto, Sasuke, and Lee were on the same squad. The boss squad would just own everybody.

 

[muutobirama3rdraikagemizu]

lee made him look like a fodder /:

 

[Ōkami]

Hinata aside. It was either Shikamaru, Lee or Sasuke.

 

[Sasukenumberonelover]

Naww BR00 .. don't know what Manga you reading .. but it was clearly Hinata <3

 

[take it easy]

lee made him look like a fodder /:

also lee beat shit from sasuke :devil:

 

[Bieber]

Hinata, Sasuke and Lee. Sakura didn't start to admire him until his fight with Neji.