Once the two minutes were up, Hizashi appeared on time, scrutinizing the three with a pressuring gaze: "You didn't even hide in advance. It seems you are very confident in your strength."
Guy flexed his fists and shouted loudly: "Sensei, let's start quickly!"
"Come on then. The count starts now." Hizashi placed one hand behind his back, extending only his right hand.
Although his test was for them to hold out under his attack for three minutes, he didn't plan to attack from the start.
Otherwise, three freshly graduated Genin wouldn't last even half a minute against him.
"Ha! Konoha Whirlwind!" Guy yelled strangely as he jumped towards Hizashi.
Shizune didn't know any offensive Ninjutsu yet, so she simply seized the moment to throw shuriken to interfere.
Hizashi easily caught Guy's right leg as it kicked towards him, then used it as a weapon to sweep away the shuriken Shizune had thrown.
Guy didn't panic. Instead, he took the opportunity to grab the shuriken and accelerated them towards Hizashi, while he himself clung tightly to Hizashi's right arm like a koala.
Shizune knew Guy's Taijutsu level and wasn't worried her shuriken would hurt him. Seeing Guy 'lock down' Hizashi, she threw all the shuriken she had on her.
Seeing the coordination between the two, Hizashi nodded slightly, but didn't hold back. A Revolving Heaven directly repelled both the shuriken aimed at him and Guy.
"Not bad. However, just the two of you are far from enough..." Hizashi was commenting when his peripheral glance towards Setsuna's position made him startle in alarm.
Setsuna had disappeared at some point. And he, a Jonin, hadn't even noticed when Setsuna vanished.
"Hizashi-sensei, be careful."
The voice that suddenly came from behind made Hizashi's hair stand on end.
Realizing Setsuna was in the Byakugan's blind spot, he seemed to have no time to react before being sent flying by that immense force. He plowed a long, narrow trench in the ground like a train and lay motionless in the crater at the end.
"Setsuna-san! You killed Hizashi-sensei!" Guy exclaimed in shock and worry. Shizune also looked very concerned.
Setsuna, however, chuckled: "You're really underestimating Jonin."
As soon as he finished speaking, the body in the crater turned into a piece of dead wood.
This made Setsuna sigh with emotion, 'Although Hizashi-sensei was a taijutsu specialist, his foundation in hand seals was also very solid. No matter what, the Substitute Technique required five hand seals.'
Of course, this was also because he had called out in advance, otherwise, Hizashi wouldn't have had time to form the hand seals.
"Be careful! Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Palms!" Hizashi's voice came from slightly behind and to the side of Setsuna. He now completely regarded Setsuna as an opponent of equal level and didn't dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
'Gentle Fist?' Setsuna's eyes lit up. As a martial artist, his greatest dream was naturally to collect the martial arts secrets of various worlds, fuse them into one, and become a true grandmaster of martial arts.
Moreover, this fist technique had immense potential, suspected to be inherited from Otsutsuki Kaguya's [Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack].
"Eight Trigrams Two Palms, Four Palms, Eight Palms..." A dark green eight trigrams diagram seemed to appear under Hizashi's feet as he continuously struck at the Tenketsu on Setsuna's body.
Watching the two fight, Guy and Shizune's eyes were full of confusion. It wasn't that they wanted to slack off, it was just that their optic nerves could barely keep up with the two's speed, making it impossible for them to intervene.
Setsuna continuously blocked and retreated, while widening his eyes to observe openly, learning right there on the spot. He could clearly feel a strange force penetrating his body, attempting to damage his internal organs.
For people in the Naruto World, this fist technique was extremely dangerous, as internal organs couldn't be trained.
'A force similar to [Inner Force]?' Setsuna suddenly understood. His own Tenketsu could block Qi and blood flow, possessing a similar capability.
"Tell me if you can't take it anymore." Hizashi was also worried that his Gentle Fist might cause irreversible damage to Setsuna.
"Don't worry, Hizashi-sensei. Please go all out." Setsuna's tone was calm, seeming perfectly at ease.
The training of Ki naturally involved training the internal organs, otherwise, the future Goku wouldn't have been able to train under high levels of gravity.
"... Thirty-Two Palms, Sixty-Four Palms!" Hizashi no longer held back, executing the entire Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
However, Setsuna, having endured the full set of Sixty-Four Palms, still stood firm, his eyes shining brightly, not looking injured internally at all.
'He's actually unharmed?' Hizashi was inwardly shocked. This was the first time he had seen someone who could withstand his full Sixty-Four Palms without any damage.
Moreover, even if Setsuna's internal organs were strong enough to be immune to damage, he should have been slowed down by the blocked Tenketsu.
Setsuna explained: "I shifted my Tenketsu, so your Tenketsu Strikes don't work on me, Sensei."
Hizashi looked incredulous: "You can move your Tenketsu?"
Setsuna nodded as if it were obvious: "That's just how we martial artists are."
Hizashi's mouth opened slightly, really wanting to ask if he could learn it too.
However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.
Setsuna assumed the Gentle Fist stance: "Please evaluate this, Sensei. Eight Trigrams Two Palms, Four Palms..."
Hizashi looked at Setsuna in disbelief as he used the Hyuga Clan's hereditary Taijutsu. He continuously defended and countered the moves, until Setsuna even used the Sixty-Four Palms.
"You... you..." Hizashi forgot to dispel the Inner Force inside his body, his voice extremely dry. He felt he couldn't comprehend it. "How do you know the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms?"
Setsuna apologized: "I'm sorry, Hizashi-sensei. After watching you use the Gentle Fist once, I couldn't help but learn it."
Back in the Dragon Ball World, Master Shen had taught him various martial arts concepts. With his understanding of Taichi and the Eight Trigrams, looking at it from a higher perspective, learning the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms wasn't too difficult.
Hearing his words, Hizashi fell silent.
If the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist was really that easy to steal, it would have spread all over the Ninja World long ago.
Especially the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms… this was a secret technique passed down orally within the Hyuga Clan's main family. Branch family members usually only mastered up to the Thirty-Two Palms.
He had spent ten years comprehending it on his own through his talent. Yet Setsuna had used it after just watching him perform it once.
After a long silence, Hizashi said: "You are a genius in Taijutsu. But the fight isn't over yet. Let me see how far you can take the Hyuga Clan's fist technique."
The two collided again, both using the Gentle Fist. Anyone who didn't know better would think two Hyuga Clan's Ninjas were fighting.
As time passed, Hizashi felt more and more like his body was filled with lead.
Setsuna could ignore that Inner Force, but the internal injuries in his body were continuously accumulating.
'I never thought my Gentle Fist would lose to an outsider.' Hizashi's expression was complex. He originally wanted to surpass the whole main family through his own efforts, but now, he couldn't even compare to an outsider.
'Although this move is a bit of a cheat, I still have to protect the Hyuga Clan's honor.' Hizashi solidified his resolve and suddenly used Revolving Heaven to repel Setsuna.
'Oh? So this is the Revolving Heaven?' Setsuna once again widened his eyes to observe.
Hizashi said gravely: "Attacking blindly will only reveal openings. The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is only the strongest combination technique of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist when linked with Revolving Heaven's absolute defense."
Setsuna shook his head slightly: "There's no such thing as an absolute defense in this world."
"Then come and try it. But I must warn you, the moment Revolving Heaven blocks an attack is the best opportunity for the Sixty-Four Palms to counterattack."
Setsuna removed his wrist and ankle weights.
Watching the commotion caused by the weights hitting the ground, Guy was thrilled: "Setsuna-san is going all out!"
The veins around Hizashi's eyes twitched wildly, 'Had Setsuna been fighting me while wearing weights the whole time?'
"Hizashi-sensei, be careful." Setsuna reminded him, then shot out like a cannonball. The ground beneath his feet instantly cracked.
Hizashi didn't dare neglect and hurriedly used Revolving Heaven.
Setsuna's fist landed heavily on the blue barrier generated by Revolving Heaven.
Time seemed to freeze for a moment, and the next instant, the barrier shattered with a roar.
The scattered Chakra current uprooted the surrounding trees. Hizashi, like a whipped spinning top, spun through the air and then plunged headfirst into the ground.
Seeing this scene, Guy was finally satisfied: "It really is the same outcome as with Jiraiya-sama."