WHY IS LEE ON PAR WITH Kimmimaro??

[Assertn]

lol wow.....
well i agree with the idea that lee's bone shattering taijutsu and kimimaru's bone type bloodline seems like a convenient match-up that could lead some good predictions on what will happen......but if lee opens that 8th gate.....then he is definitely going to die......in fact.....if he opened that 8th gate this early on his recovery.....then 1 of 2 things will happen.....

1) he dies afterwards.....leaving lots of pissed off fans
2) he doesnt die......thus proving the entire concept of the user dying from unlocking gates untrue and contradicting what was stated earlier in the series......leaving lots of pissed off fans

[MemnochTheCaT]

I could definitely see a stalemate coming, Kishimoto already did it with Gaara/Naruto. Both Lee and Kimi aren't 100%, and considering that Neji and fatty are already *possibly* dead, there's no need for a dramatic death by Lee. Another thing to consider is the humor being used in the situation .. it lends to this not being a knock-down major fight, but rather a temporary distraction during the Naruto finding Sasuke situation.