[Running is one option that he cannot entertain. Not when Namine is hear and worrying. That look of shame on her face cuts through her heart. And her words almost sound foreign to him.

As possibly expected of such a heroic type, Rock Lee ultimately shakes his head firmly at those claims of hers.]

N-Namine-san... I am sorry to contradict you, but your words ring with falsehoods! I know you, and you would never do something like that! And... no matter how insurmoutable an endeavor may seem, nothing is impossible! [He raises a fist in anticipation.] Whatever this problem may be, we can fight it. We will fight it!