During his time as a student at the Ninja Academy, Lee was shown to have no talent for ninjutsu and genjutsu. He was mocked by his peers because of this. Even his teachers called him "another" failure, although he later graduated. Lee persevered, focusing only on taijutsu.When Lee graduated he was finally added to Guy's team. During the team's first meeting, he vowed to become a splendid ninja using only taijutsu. Neji and Tenten laughed at him, except Guy sensei.