Favorite characters huh, well if I had to pick a top three...

1. Rock Lee


Reason:
To be honest, the moment I saw Rock Lee in the anime for the first time I thought to myself; "This guy looks pretty freaky." Then as the anime progressed and I learned more of his past, his goals, and his ninja way I knew that he would make it in my top 5 list.

Rock Lee is an extremely determined character and gives it his all to prove himself as an equal to those that were born with natural talents. It was actually inspiring how dedicated he was to proving himself. On numerous occasions I felt I could push myself further just seeing this character in an anime I grew to enjoy. Now I am not a manga person, so I can't give my opinion on things that the anime may not have included from the manga, but I feel that Rock Lee deserves a top 3 spotlight in which case he is my number one favorite character.

I'd like to note, that Rock Lee shined the brightest in his match against Gaara, who knew that this guy could do that crazy stuff, right? Respect for Rock Lee, my number 1 favorite forever.

2. Neji Hyuga


Reason:
My first impressions of Neji Hyuga when I first saw him in the anime were something along the lines of... "Kind of a stuck up *." to put it lightly. It was then when I saw his match with Hinata Hyuga, I began to hate him. (Who knew he'd make it to my top 5, right? Even my top 3..)

It explained everything though in his match against Naruto Uzumaki and I then realized that this guy was suffering a lot because of his past. To be honest, I probably would have made the same choices he has if I were in his shoes. As the anime progressed and I got to see some side-quests involving him(or rather fillers.) He was a really loyal person, one thing you don't see much now days, but seeing what happens much, much, much later on was one of the biggest upsets for me.

All I can say in regards to that is "Because you called me a genius." and this brings me to the conclusion of why he made my second favorite.

3. Kakashi Hatake


Reason:
So...first impression when I saw him for the first time. Looked like a wicked cool person, not going to lie. Everything about him seemed mysterious and let's face it; for the longest time I wanted to see his blasted face. Who hasn't?!

Although this man seemed to have a lazy and carefree attitude... He was one person I respected a lot for the fact he will throw himself into the fray to protect the people he cares about(although, let's be honest...a lot of the Konoha ninja would do this).

Learning about Kakashi Hatake's past, slowly throughout the series, was....to me, slightly disturbing. However, seeing how he developed as a person was rather notable. The man was rather intelligent and skillful. He also retains a well known reputation as "Kakashi the Copy Ninja". Which I thought was a pretty interesting idea for a character. There is a couple notable moments in the entire series where Kakashi really just.... blew my mind.

Final Notes:
I kind of meant to make this post short, but got a little into it. Tried to remind myself to make it short, but man...I want to try sharing my reason for choosing these three. I think all three of these people deserved their placement in my top 3 favorites.

P.S. Loved the most recent episode about Kakashi.... (grin.....)