What defines Lee as a ninja?

[Snape Uchiha]

If Rock Lee were real, he could easily call himself a Ninja.

However in the Naruto Universe, a ninja is defined as one who has the ability to wield Chakra and use Ninjustu. Before the Sage of the Six Paths, there were fighters, but no one was called a ninja until the Sage taught people Ninjutsu.

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Currently, Lee has the ability to open the gates, which, even though it is not ninjutsu, it is wielding Chakra, and therefore he would fit the definition.

However, Lee was officially a ninja before he learned to open the Gates. He was called a Ninja as soon as he graduated the Academy.

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At that point he only knew Taijutsu. So what defines Lee as a ninja? What defines anyone as a ninja?

 

[Cfighter]

His sexy hair and irresistible outfit.

 

[Third Sage]

It's a way of life, ob-viously.




Did you read "obviously" in Snape-style? If not, you don't deserve to be using his name and picture. U_U

 

[Snape Uchiha]

It's a way of life, ob-viously.

So what about before the Sage existed? Can't other people have had that way of life before Ninjutsu was invented?

 

[FourthSmokage]

His sake drinking ability is on par with that of Tsunade. I'd say Lee has earned his ninja stripes.

 

[Fountain]

He can throw kunais, That alone defines him as a ninja.

 

[Pwner10144]

His drunk mode.

 

[Kurama2012]

So what about before the Sage existed? Can't other people have had that way of life before Ninjutsu was invented?

ninjas were not established until after the sage did his thing as he was the one to preach and teach ninjutsu which later developed ninja

 

[Snape Uchiha]

He can throw kunais, That alone defines him as a ninja.

But Ninjas came from Ninjutsu being invented, not Kunais being invented.

 

[BlacLord™]

"A shinobi is one who endures" - Said by many in the series.

And you'd be deaf, dumb and blind if you thought Lee hasn't endured.

There are a few confusions, the term "ninja" is a Western mutation.

Stick with the original term "shinobi" which roughly translates as male soldier. So don't confuse Hagoromo's creation, Ninshuu (Ninjutsu doctrine) with a shinobi. Modern Ninjutsu derived from the aforementioned is merely one of the many offensive technique forms adopted by shinobi.

 

[The Necromancer]

Dood. What if Lee went to train with the Samurai. That would be badass.

 

[Anorien16]

(NV wise) Legally speaking his enrollment and subsequent graduation from the Konoha Shinobi Academy made him a Shinobi of the Leaf ...

 

[Fountain]

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involves martial arts.

 

[Flawž]

Hes just that guy in the corner you have to include.

 

[Lana Del Taka]

Did anyone else catch Gai being being a creeper?