Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-4849011-20160419004049

Thekillman wrote: Why did Kimimaro allow Rock Lee to drink his "medicine" when they were clearly in a fight to the death? Because Kimimaro knows what it's like to be dependent on medicine, and be helpless to the effects of illness. A moment of empathy.

Wow! You made me look at that scene in a whole new way!

This thread is awesome! I wonder if I can think of anything.

Edit: Oh, I think I have something. When fighting the five Kage, Madara made the comment to Onoki about how adults shouldn't attack children full-force (I think the quote was, "What adult would seriously attack a child?"). We later found out that Madara grew up during a time of war in which it was common for adults to murder children. He knew how it felt to be a child fearing that an adult wouldn't hesitate to kill you.