Akito Miku had done a lot of things in his time in Konoha, but for now he wanted to be alone as he approached the counter there was a nice lady there as he looked up to her, then down to the side he asked her a question.
"Is there a spot where I can be alone?"

While there were partitions and sections cut off to the public, in a few instances there were also a few smaller areas in the hot spring that were usually meant for couples or small families. After thinking it over for a bit she decided to give him directions to one of those as he made his way towards the baths. He left all his gear and everything else as he entered the hot spring bath for the first time, he felt strange with his new tail and fluffy ears as he took one step at a time before sinking into the hot springs until only his head was above water, his tail would rise up occasionally though he laid it beneath the surface of the water as well eventually.

He began to meditate as he felt it was more peaceful here, and the warmth reminded him of the feeling he felt when flaming hot chakra was burning through his body as he performed some intensely hot ninjutsu. He remained like this for a while as he began thinking of a few scenarios he had read about it a book he found in the library titled, 'Basic Tactics'

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The first thing he remembered from reading the basic tactics was the positional advantage. While having more chakra can often be considered being in a good position in terms of health and condition, there were other factors that determined who was in the more advantageous of situations and tactical positions.

One common factor was the higher ground, while having the force of gravity on your side you also had a better vantage point for viewing the battlefield, as viewing from a lower position would often mean your vision would be poorer along with other factors, however this is not always true if you happen to have sensory techniques then the only real advantage is gravity, which was normally not big enough of a difference on its own to win a fight.

Another common factor was range as he had started to notice something about that, from staying with the Inazuka clan so long he learned that while they are mostly taijutsu based fighting up close and personal in combination with their pet, they were rather weak in long range and at best they could close the gap in a mid range confrontation.

He also learned from watching Airi that he was not sure about others but the Senju seemed rather unique with her vine technique seeming to be not only good for mid range, but also helpful for getting into close range by limiting movement. It even could be useful for long range as it locks down the target for a sniper shot.

While Miku was too frail to take advantage of taijutsu and therefor weaker at close range, he soon realized that his best range was most likely mid to long range, even if his style seemed to suggest otherwise. He kept focusing on his thoughts as the warm waters made him feel refreshed, as well as the heat calming him down as he began to gather nature's chakra at a very very slow rate.

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After a while it hurt him a bit as he felt some pain in his chest as he thought back to his first kill. The poachers had superior strength and speed, while his small size made him harder to location in the brush of the area as well as his surprise attack giving them an easy win. He also understood at that moment that he needed to learn more control in order to use fire as a main element in battle as he had been improving his usage of the element over time. He also discovered that people could actually die really easily just from falling badly, and that you did not need strong weapons or techniques to end the life of anyone really.

He already knew how to cook a boar and began to wonder how much different humans were to those wild pigs with their thicker skin. He did enjoy their taste, it did not beat ramen or shinobi burgers though as he really wanted to taste something different for a change. He began to think if he had simply made himself air born the boars would never have even come close to defeating him in the first place. He also began researching some other fighting styles as well, though it was more reading then researching if that made any sense at all.

After a while he splashed some water with his tail before stretching out his arms as he turned around a bit as the water felt warmer when he moved. He found this to be strange as it gave him some ideas for future techniques once again.

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