Deflect and Redirect
Night had descended on Kumogakure, and under the darkness, you, known as Feruza to this still weird world, rested in your bed as your teeming mind buzzed with thoughts of the upcoming meeting with your genin team and what you would bring to the table. If you were being honest, it was less nerve-wracking than it was exciting. As far as you had come along, and with how much you already punched above your weight, you were confident enough that you'd be able to fit in someway, somehow.
You were pretty sure that you'd been near the top of your class in terms of taijutsu when you'd been nothing more than a trainee. Your pronounced agility, craftiness, and of course, that 's not saying much when your next accomplishment blew that out of the water. The fact that you had been able enough to take on 3 genin by yourself and won handily had been shocking even to you, but a win was a win.
Unfortunately for you, you're more than self aware enough to realize that you've gotten lucky so far all thanks to a little trump card you've been abusing without remorse. It sucks but you know that your winning streak will eventually lose effectiveness-academy taijustu can only take you so far, nature manipulation boosted or not.
On that note, you also remember some of your classmates occasionally referred to you as "Sparky" or the more spiteful "Cheater" when you used your lightning discharge, if your ears did you justice during your spars. And you couldn't really hold that against them either. Although you were wondering when- not if- but when your string of luck would finally run out even back then, you'd made sure to use your lightning affinity to end things on your terms every time you'd received an opening.
You couldn't help but smirk briefly at the thought as you prepared to turn in for the day. It was a momentary bout of pride however. It worked like a charm with trainees but how would it hold up now with your soon-to-be war-time genin team? What about on a mission in the field with upcoming war? Would your taijustu hold up enough til then?
Common sense tells you that you're probably not the first person to have supplemented your taijutsu with the manipulation of nature elements and that sooner, rather than later, your ability to even take advantage of your affinity would eventually be countered by your ability to actually hit someone in the first place.
What you needed now was a taijutsu style that would actually allow you to play more to your strengths. At your height and limited strength, you would need something more indirect than the aggressive academy style. It would need to be something that allowed you to use every advantage you had and allowed you to gain...leverage...
Your eyes widen at the thought on the tip of your tongue.
You needed a taijutsu style that gave your still tiny pre-pubescent body maximum leverage over your enemies, something like Aikido or whatever you could get your hands on that operated along similar lines.
As you shut your eyes, you make a mental note to see what your new rank would get you in terms of research at the library.
It was time for you to come up with a style that was a better force multiplier and more sustainable than relying more on your electric discharge.
NOTES: Thought something more back to basics was something we'd need since I might have been over thinking things earlier. An art like Aikido should further that battlefield path we opened up earlier. Should also suit us seeing as how small we are.
