Ok, so the basic questions then:Starting from the top ^_^
Meh, forget it, it couldn't have been that important lol. O_O"1.) Lightning is beneficial for multiple reasons. It is one of the most devastating elements capable of incredibly powerful jutsu. It has an elemental advantage over earth making it able to turn rock hard defenses or attacks into dust. The speed of its attacks can be so fast that they are unavoidable. Attacks can be used to paralyze opponents by shocking them. It can even be used to increase the body's reaction time.
2.) Lightning is difficult to control. It can lead to the user himself being shocked if not wielded correctly. While using lightning jutsu if the user is hit by a water jutsu they run the risk of electrocuting themselves.
3.) Lightning is weak against wind and strong against earth. It can be combined with water to create a water/lightning combo.
4.) *Waits for question* ^_^
*tests how focused you are by throwing rocks at you* .-.I sit down and close my eyes to begin meditating. I start to think of a thunderstorm and picture the lightning as it strikes the earth.
*throws more rocks at you*I feel the rock coming my way and quickly duck as the rock grazes my head.
I must not have been meditating hard enough......
I again close my eyes and try to focus harder. I think of a lightning bolt and how quick and jagged its movements are.
*comes back a week later*I continue to meditate about lightning. The lightning bolts start flashing in my mind. They're quick and instantaneous. My mind starts to move rapidly and sharply.
*the sparks begin to form, but disipate quickly*I snap out of the trance like state to find I've grown a stubbly beard and smell of sardines.
What the hell? How long have I been here?
Whatever......
I try to focus lightning chakra into my hand. I hold my palm face up and channel the chakra into my palm, causing sparks to form in my hand.
*sparks produce in your hand*I again hold my palm face up and begin to focus the lightning chakra. I have it run through my body like a current and focus it towards my palm. The chakra builds up in my palm and begins to form sparks of lightning. I keep the chakra running through my hand and preserve the sparks.