"Now I'll give you one more chance. Are you wearing it or not?" Hao Shuai looked at Sasuke again.
As for what he'd just said about defeating Might Guy, Hao Shuai wasn't worried in the slightest that Sasuke and the others wouldn't believe him.
Although the Third Hokage had sealed off news of Hao Shuai's fight with Might Guy, the intelligence networks of Konoha's major clans had surely learned about it. Shikamaru and the others could simply ask their families when they got home and confirm it for themselves.
In the end, after a moment's thought, Sasuke's desire to grow stronger won out over his pride. Reluctantly, he went and claimed his own turtle shell.
"Remember, you're not allowed to take off the turtle shell or weighted vest except when bathing or sleeping," Hao Shuai reminded them. "And you're not allowed to use Chakra to support them. You have to carry them using only your physical strength."
"All right. Put on your gear, then head to the training field."
At Hao Shuai's command, the students put on their gear and filed out to the training field.
Once everyone had gathered, Hao Shuai looked at the students lined up in a row and said, "Today, I'm going to teach you how to hold a horse stance!"
"A horse stance?" The students echoed.
"That's right, a horse stance," Hao Shuai explained. "It's the most basic stance in martial arts training. That's why people say, 'Before you begin, spend three years standing in a stance,' and, 'Before you learn to fight, learn the horse stance.'"
"The horse stance is one of the basic exercises you need before training in taijutsu. As the saying goes, 'If you practice martial arts without training your fundamentals, you'll have nothing to show for it in old age;