Naruto just kept dodging. Whether advancing or retreating, he spent most of the time evading, while Hinata's stamina was rapidly draining away.
Neji's palms came thrusting at him one after another. Seizing the moment, Naruto directly released the remaining chakra outward. Drawing on his experience covering his whole body with Tailed Beast chakra, he managed a convincing imitation, releasing the chakra Hinata had left around her body.
"What is this?" Neji's pupils abruptly dilated after one of his palm strikes missed, as though he had witnessed something unbelievable.
"That technique! Could it be...?"
Rock Lee suddenly gripped the railing in the stands and leaned forward, his eyes fixed on Hinata's movements in the arena.
"It's actually Rotation?" Tenten, watching from the stands, also showed a look of astonishment, her gaze slightly dazed. "How could it be Rotation?"
Sakura had no idea what they were talking about, but it sounded incredibly impressive.
"What is Rotation?"
Rotation was a secret technique of the Hyuga Clan. By spinning at high speed, it drove the chakra surrounding the body to form a chakra vortex that neutralized all external attacks. In principle, it was basically a high-speed rotating cutting machine that dispersed force.
Of course, Naruto wasn't using Rotation. How could he possibly know a technique like Rotation? He could barely manage the most basic chakra coating over his palms to use Gentle Fist, let alone a high-difficulty ultimate technique like Rotation.
But Neji didn't know that. Almost at the same instant Naruto made his move, a huge amount of blue chakra erupted around Neji's body, and he began spinning at high speed.
He was going to use Rotation against Rotation!
The real Rotation: spinning the body to make the chakra spin.
The fake Rotation Naruto was using: making the chakra spin on its own.