Naruto can see that Rock Lee is really happy, not fake.
Naruto is very satisfied with the performance of Rock Lee.
I hope you won't be like your teacher Kai, who hides himself in isolation after a few days...
Naruto thought in his heart.
Rock Lee sat on the grass, Naruto sat next to him, Rock Lee said, "I am really grateful to Teacher Kai. Without him, I would not have known you as a friend. That will be a regret in my life."
Hearing Rock Lee's heartfelt sigh, Naruto shook his head and said, "Li, no, even without Teacher Kai, one day, I will become friends with you."
"Why?" Rock Lee looked at Naruto with a question mark on his face.
Naruto said seriously, "Because my dream is to make friends, make many, many friends, with Konoha as Qidian, and the ultimate goal is that the whole world is my friend. So, Li, even if there is no teacher Kai, I will still find you and make you my friend."
"Ah,"
Hearing Naruto's dream, Rock Lee was stunned. He said excitedly, "Naruto, your dream is really amazing. However, since I am your friend, I will help you. I have two teammates, one named Neji Hyuga and one named Tenten. I will introduce them to you as friends later."
"Ah, Li, you are so kind." Naruto suddenly held Rock Lee's hand, "But Neji Hyuga, forget it."
"Ah?" Rock Lee looked at Naruto in confusion, what happened to Neji Hyuga? Could it be that Naruto knows Neji and doesn't like him?
Realizing that Rock Lee was thinking elsewhere, Naruto explained, "It's not what you think, Li, it's because brother Neji and I have already become friends."
"After a long time, when I went to Land of Waves to do a mission, I became friends with brother Neji. I promised him that after he came back from Land of Waves, I would go find him and cultivate a relationship. Who knew that when I went to his house, he would always say that he was not there and I didn't know where he was."
Neji could not be found, and Naruto had a look of regret on his face.
"Is that so?" Rock Lee saw that there was no barrier between Neji and Naruto, with a happy expression on his face, "I know where Neji is. We Tenten are training together. However, it is normal for Naruto not to know where we train."
"Well, Naruto, I'll take you there tomorrow morning to catch up with Neji. I think Neji misses you too since I haven't seen you for so long."
After Rock Lee finished speaking, Naruto said happily, "That's great, thank you, Li."
Next, Naruto continued to chat with Rock Lee. From Rock Lee's words, Naruto could feel that Rock Lee had great trust and admiration for Kai.
"Li, I feel like you have a really good relationship with Teacher Kai." Naruto is a little envious of the relationship between Rock Lee and Kai. The two have similar personalities. Although the way they express their feelings is simple and crude, they are indeed the most comfortable and sincere emotions for each other.
Unlike Kakashi-sensei, the whole person is too plain and he is reluctant to express many of his feelings directly. The only person who can express them directly is probably Icha Icha Paradise.
Instead, it was full of expressions, and it all came out.
Hearing Naruto's words, Rock Lee nodded heavily and said, "Teacher Kai is like my father to me. I love him very much. He also made me redefine life."
"Let me tell you this, Naruto, when I was at the Ninja Academy, I was often laughed at by my classmates because of my poor talent in illusion and Ninjutsu. Naruto, do you know what it feels like to be at the end of a crane?"
Having said this, Rock Lee looked at Naruto eagerly, hoping to gain empathy from Naruto.
Naruto shook his head directly and said, "I don't know, because I have always been excellent and no one in the class is better than me. Don't look at me like this. It's really not because everyone in the class is my friend that they are humiliating me."
The resentment on Rock Lee's face deepened. He suddenly had the urge not to chat with Naruto. He would rather have a discussion with Naruto. Chatting with Naruto was too uncomfortable.
This is the relationship between a bad student and a top student.
Rock Lee eased his mood and continued, "At that time, it was the darkest time in my life. It was at this time that Teacher Kai stood in front of me and said to me, in fact, I have been paying attention to you."
"He said that it doesn't matter if the illusion is different from Ninjutsu, because this is not the only way out, there are other ways to become stronger."
"That is to say, Teacher Kai's words brought me all the light. From then on, I followed Teacher Kai to practice Taijutsu, and it indeed helped me find my own path."
After Rock Lee finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face. Although it hurt when he laughed because his face was swollen, he still smiled.
Listening to Rock Lee's words, Naruto thought to himself, "Really, how come a stronger person has a lot of sad stories behind him."
"Stop talking about this, Li, let's continue our discussion." Naruto stood up and said.
"Okay, I really like to compete with Naruto. I feel that I have made great progress by competing with Naruto. Over time, I will become more powerful than Teacher Kai." Rock Lee is also very interested.
Next, Naruto discussed with Rock Lee for half an hour.
Because half an hour is Rock Lee's limit. If the discussion continues, Naruto is afraid that he will lose this new friend he made.
After the discussion, Rock Lee rested for another half an hour before saying goodbye to Naruto. When saying goodbye, Rock Lee said, "Naruto, you have to get up early tomorrow and set off at four o'clock, because at four o'clock, I will start training."
Rock Lee works so hard, no wonder he is so durable. Hearing Rock Lee's words, Naruto was in awe. "Well, Rock Lee, I will wait for you here at four o'clock tomorrow morning."
After making an agreement, Rock Lee left and returned to the place where he often trains.
As soon as he came back, Neji, who was practicing Gentle Fist, suddenly turned around and looked at Rock Lee's bruised nose and swollen face. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and asked, "Rock Lee, do you regret it now?"
Rock Lee shook his head and said, "I don't regret it. I have to thank Teacher Kai for letting me make such an excellent friend as Naruto."
"Haha..." Neji sneered.
"By the way, Neji, I heard that you and Naruto have been friends for a long time. At that time, why didn't you introduce Naruto to me as a friend?" Rock Lee asked.
I am the kind of person who cheats my friends. Thinking like this, Neji said calmly, "You are busy training all day, how can you have time to make friends."
"That's right." Rock Lee nodded suddenly, remembered something, and added, "Naruto said that I miss you very much. I went to your house several times, but I couldn't find you."
Do you miss me? That's because you want to beat me... Neji thought speechlessly, and said, "Stop talking, let's start practicing."
Rock Lee watched Neji finish speaking and practiced, opening his mouth. He originally wanted to bring Naruto here tomorrow, but then he thought, forget it, let's give Neji a surprise.
Thinking of Neji's happy expression to see Naruto tomorrow, Rock Lee started practicing.
The second time Tenten was not bright yet, time management master Rock Lee got up. He came to the time agreed with Naruto and saw Naruto waiting there. Rock Lee looked at the time and saw that Naruto was not late.
It was even early.
Because he came early.
"Naruto, let's go, let's go first." Without saying anything, Rock Lee took Naruto to his usual training place.
It's an open grassland.
At this time, the sky was still dark, and Rock Lee said, "Neji usually arrives at dawn. You can train here and wait. I will train first."
After saying that, Rock Lee ignored Naruto and entered training.
Naruto also started training. If he didn't work hard, he wouldn't be so strong. Therefore, being strong depends on ninety-nine percent of talent and one percent of hard work.
The two of them practiced separately, without anyone talking to the other.
Both are pure human beings.
Time always flies by during cultivation, and before you know it, it's daybreak.
Not far away, the figure of Neji Hyuga slowly appeared on the horizon.
Then, when he saw the two training figures, he was stunned...