Lee's eyebrows rose as the woman said something else that he hadn't quite caught. But he decided not to ask, because just then she set her book aside and came over to the edge of the pool, and he swam over to meet her, as well.
"Oh, no -- I always wear them," he answered, treading water with a grin. "They are part of my training. But. Well. I used to be able to take them off when I took a shower or a bath, but I cannot here. I am not sure why."
Lee was a formidable opponent without the weights, he knew. In fact, he had been the first person ever who had been fast enough to get through Gaara-san's shield of sand once he had taken them off at the Chunin Exams. But why would their captors be afraid of his speed? He would not take off his weights unless the situation was dire...