Originally posted by: CmDr_RavEn
Originally posted by: Mut@t@
it was freaking clear that sasuke and naruto had no chances against ninjas like lee and neji, but now they have surpassed both of them. forget about what happened between lee and sasuke, it's totally irrelevant now, sasuke is a completely different character while lee remained the same (maybe gotten worse cuz he's still recovering).
I couldn't agree more. People keep bringing this up but it was so long ago. I don't want to make comparisons to DBZ but it's like saying "Radditz beat Goku so easily, so how could Goku have a chance against Cell?" Characters progress, but in this case Lee hasn't progressed as he's been out of it due to injury. Sasuke and Naruto have both gotten a hell of a lot stronger since their battle with Lee all that time ago.
It's called supporting the premise with events that happened in the past, especially since history repeats itself. More importantly the thread wasn't about Lee fighting Sasuke. The thread is about Lee being on par with Kimimaro. The point is Lee is at least on par with Sasuke and Naruto, so if someone was to just say that Sasuke would have been a better matchup. Lee would be just as good of a match up since he's at least as good as sasuke or better.

But seriously, how has Sasuke gotten better? What new jutsus has he learned? Chidori would be too slow for Lee. Sasuke hasn't grown much except in the "self-fulfilling prophecy" area. Naruto has grown immensly. Lee is a worthy match for Kimimaro, that's the point.