

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?_


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