Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26998824-20160202175421/@comment-2043993-20160204201646

Strenghts and weaknesses Rock Lee: Strenghts: speed and physical strenght, taijutsu and 8 gates technique (of which he can open 6), have fought Gaara (when both were genin) and therefore have experience with that type of figther. Has shown to be resilient and durable.

waeknesses: no long range fighting and lack of nin- and genjutsu. Also he's not shown to be that bright and will bullrush headlong into battle.

Rasa: Strenghts: long range figther, gold dust has proven to be fast enough to clash with Gaara's sand and can cover an exceptionally large area thereby dominating the battlefield, has taken down Shukaku (and we know that means strength). He's proven to be both observant and intelligent. If we take into account the fourth Databook then we know he's also profficient in Wind, Earth and Water release, add to that yin release and a number of hiden techniques.

Weaknesses: stationary figthing style. Has shown no profficiency in close combat including strenght and speed due to his fighting style.

Based on these examples I'd say Rasa would dominate Lee af a few minutes. Lee might be faster but considering that Rasa can dominate the landscape by digging his gold dust through solid earth: speed is kinda negated if your footing is extremely malable and can turn into a pitfall at less than a moments notice. Add Rasa's other abilities (assuming yin release cover genjutsu here) the fight is over in a few heartbeats.