<p>I'm watching the Naruto spin off titled <em>&quot;Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals&quot;</em> and during episode one, Lee says:</p>
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<p><em>Just think of me as your hero riding in on a black horse!</em></p>
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<p>Tenten then slaps him away and exclaims:</p>
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<p><em>It's a white horse, idiot! Black horses are for the bad guys!</em></p>
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<p>To which Neji follows up with:</p>
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<p><em>Interesting.</em></p>
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<p>Now, I've done <em>some</em> research and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_horses_in_mythology" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> makes a similar implication that white horses generally have a positive portrayal:</p>
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<p><em>White horses have a special significance in the mythologies of cultures around the world. They are often associated with the sun chariot, with warrior-heroes, with fertility (in both mare and stallion manifestations), or with an end-of-time saviour, but other interpretations exist as well.</em></p>
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<p>However, I can't find a reputable (to my knowledge) source of information on the common portrayal of black horses. I <em>did</em> find <a href="https://worldbirds.com/horse-symbolism/#:%7E:text=The%20black%20horse%20totem%20is%20an%20emblem%20of%20death%20and%20rebirth." rel="nofollow noreferrer">one article</a> that mentions their <em>totems</em> being omens of death:</p>
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<p><em><strong>The black horse totem is an emblem of death and rebirth.</strong> Its purpose is to aid you in leaving unnecessary things behind and showing you new opportunities that await. For this, it is required to take a risk and have faith.</em></p>
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<p>Additionally, searches related to horse color within the context of Naruto have yielded no results.</p>
<h4>Clarifications</h4>
<p>As requested in the comments, the timestamp for when this happens is 6 minutes and 27 seconds in.</p>
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<p>Is there any significance to horse color in the Naruto world?</p>
<p><sub><em>Perhaps we need a tag for the spin off?</em></sub></p>

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2022-05-24T19:43:25.270Z
Do you perhaps have a timestamp for when in the episode this happens?
Dimitri mx
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2022-05-24T20:49:41.420Z
@Dimitrimx updated my question with the timestamp :)
Taco
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2022-05-25T01:02:48.330Z
Is there any reason to think it's more than the horse equivalent of a black hat vs a white hat?
Mary
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2022-05-25T08:11:47.893Z
FYI, there is a tag for Naruto spin off: [tag:naruto-gaiden]
Fumikage Tokoyami
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2022-05-25T14:09:58.103Z
@FumikageTokoyami that is a specific spin-off, unrelated to this one.
Taco
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2022-05-25T14:10:44.507Z
@Mary, that's what I'm thinking it is, but I wanted to try and double-check to see if maybe I missed something.
Taco
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2022-05-25T20:13:12.937Z
I wonder if it's somehow meant to be correlated to Yin/Yang, white being positive/light whereas Yang is negative/dark
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Is there any significance to horse color in the Naruto world?
# Is there any significance to horse color in the Naruto world?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-05-24
I'm watching the Naruto spin off titled *"Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals"* and during episode one, Lee says:

> *Just think of me as your hero riding in on a black horse!*

Tenten then slaps him away and exclaims:

> *It's a white horse, idiot! Black horses are for the bad guys!*

To which Neji follows up with:

> *Interesting.*

Now, I've done *some* research and [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_horses_in_mythology) makes a similar implication that white horses generally have a positive portrayal:

> *White horses have a special significance in the mythologies of cultures around the world. They are often associated with the sun chariot, with warrior-heroes, with fertility (in both mare and stallion manifestations), or with an end-of-time saviour, but other interpretations exist as well.*

However, I can't find a reputable (to my knowledge) source of information on the common portrayal of black horses. I *did* find [one article](https://worldbirds.com/horse-symbolism/#:%7E:text=The%20black%20horse%20totem%20is%20an%20emblem%20of%20death%20and%20rebirth.) that mentions their *totems* being omens of death:

> ***The black horse totem is an emblem of death and rebirth.** Its purpose is to aid you in leaving unnecessary things behind and showing you new opportunities that await. For this, it is required to take a risk and have faith.*

Additionally, searches related to horse color within the context of Naruto have yielded no results.

#### Clarifications

As requested in the comments, the timestamp for when this happens is 6 minutes and 27 seconds in.

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Is there any significance to horse color in the Naruto world?

*Perhaps we need a tag for the spin off?*
**Tags:** naruto
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you perhaps have a timestamp for when in the episode this happens?  
> **username_0**: @Dimitrimx updated my question with the timestamp :)  
> **username_2**: Is there any reason to think it's more than the horse equivalent of a black hat vs a white hat?  
> **username_3**: FYI, there is a tag for Naruto spin off: [tag:naruto-gaiden]  
> **username_0**: @FumikageTokoyami that is a specific spin-off, unrelated to this one.  
> **username_0**: @Mary, that's what I'm thinking it is, but I wanted to try and double-check to see if maybe I missed something.  
> **username_4**: I wonder if it's somehow meant to be correlated to Yin/Yang, white being positive/light whereas Yang is negative/dark  
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