Rock Lee would smile happily at you as his head was turned to the side. The purple and green bruise on the side of his chin showing, from his training. To others it looked painful, but to Lee it was a symbol of his progress. He needed to train harder in order to surpass his rivals and past self. "Better than you were yesterday," was the motto Gai-sensei had taught him and that is what had helped him keep going this whole time, so he wouldn't give up now! So what he got nicked during training? It was better than the previous day and it was as simple as that. He would shift on his feet. The weights feeling surprisingly light today. "How are you doing today?" He would ask as his normal cheerful self.