00:00Did you know that Rock Lee came back from the 4th Great Shinobi War completely traumatized?
00:05The novel Konoha Hiden tells us about the events surrounding the upcoming marriage of Naruto and Hinata.
00:11And at that precise moment, almost all the secondary characters set out in search of the ideal gift for the couple.
00:17When Naruto Shippuden adapted the novel at the end of their anime,
00:21We see Rock Lee's scene, which was quite altered because he joins Gaara, that's
00:26cute.
00:27We see Rock Lee, Tenten, and Gaara together with Temari Kankuro; it's all extremely cute.
00:33A little bit of nostalgia and all that.
00:34Then even when you see Rock Lee and Gaara together, it clicks very quickly.
00:38However, there is a very important scene from the novel that has been completely removed, and it is a
00:43A bit of a shame.
00:44Because the novel Konoha Hiden talks about a very important and joyous event, which is a
00:48marriage,
00:49but there are still some negative and very traumatic things in it.
00:53As usual, Rock Lee trains like a maniac and runs all over Konoha for the entire day.
00:59a day from morning to evening.
01:01Okay, it's Rock Lee.
01:02But as the day draws to a close, he will completely collapse, and the person who helps him will
01:07To get back to him a little, it's Neji Yuga.
01:10It is at this point that we learn, through the narrator and Rock Lee's thoughts.
01:15that since his return from the 4th Great Shinobi War, Lee has started to dream regularly about Neji.
01:20It's not something that only haunts him in his sleep,
01:23because even in moments of life, intense stress, or doubt, Neji appears to him and puts himself
01:29to talk to him.
01:30And no, this isn't a gag like in the anime where Neji reappears as a cheerful ghost.
01:34It's completely different.
01:36Because right now, Rock Lee seems to be impacted simply by the death of his best friend during the Great War.
01:41And when you think about it, it's a bit like Naruto carrying Sasuke's dead body into
01:46his arms
01:46or if Sakura had carried Ino's dead body.
01:50It's the same thing here, Rock Lee was carrying Neji's body.
01:54That's still something quite powerful.
01:56Neji is the character who has always pushed Rock Lee to surpass himself.
01:59He represented a goal to achieve, a rival who pushed him to go ever further.
02:04a bit like Sasuke with Naruto.
02:05But since the war, Neji seems to appear everywhere and at all times.
02:09He provides her with answers in moments of doubt and brings a glimmer of hope in times of
02:14the darkest ones.
02:15The worst part is that in this novel, Konoha Hiden, there isn't really a solution to suffering.
02:20by Rock Lee.
02:20The story shifts to the other ninjas and other groups, and he continues to move forward with this loss.
02:26this grief and its unresolved psychological wounds.
02:29Rock Lee continues to see Neji as a goal he has never achieved.
02:33Like someone with whom he was never really able to go all the way.
02:36And honestly, I hope Naruto Shadow Rising will develop this whole trauma thing a bit better.
02:42'post-war.
