Lloyd might not have been familiar with the word shinobi, but that description was definitely familiar. "Oh!" His face lit up with recognition. "So Konoha's like Mizuho? My friend Sheena's a ninja, too, and that's where she comes from."

So maybe it wasn't the exact same place, and Rock Lee probably didn't even know who Sheena was, but this whole place was strange and unfamiliar and this was the first thing Lloyd had heard that reminded him of home. Well, not home exactly, but close enough. Lloyd could feel himself warming up to him,if for no other reason than that connection. It didn't hurt that the guy seemed fairly friendly, too.

"Where are you headed, Rock? I wouldn't mind having a ninja along, even if it's just for a little bit." Just because he hadn't run into anything yet didn't mean he wouldn't, and if Lee was anything like Sheena, Lloyd was pretty sure he'd be worth having at his side.