Tortoise Shell Binding

Compared to Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga's strength progressed even faster in the early stages. During the Chunin Exams, the reason Lee challenged Sasuke was even so that, after defeating Sasuke—the genius who was the top graduate of their class—he could go on to challenge Neji, the previous year's top graduate. As fellow members of Might Guy's Team Eight, the two of them undoubtedly had many chances to spar with each other.