You can perform wood technique's whenever you want, on the ground, in the sky it doesn't matter you can always perform wood technique's, and since you got DNA like me then you would be able to let wooden things erupt from your body, like when you perform a A-Ranked wood technique, you could easily say that you let the wood erupt from your arm/head/leg etc.
Anyway, wood is extremely weak against lightning, you can't let lightning travel trough wood since it would pierce trough it as you mentioned before, however if wood get's in contact with fire, the wood will continue as a wooden thing covered with fire, let's say that an S-Ranked technique wood technique get's in touch with a B-Ranked fire technique, the wood would continue towards the one you are aiming it on, but the wood wouldn't be able to travel from a short range distance to long range, since it would collapse in ashes, it could be possible if it was from short range to mid range.
Alright now post the technique's you are able to learn, because I'm not sure what the new variant of white zetsu can perform.
(Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood
Release: Wood Pole Combo
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user creates a thin pole of wood from either the ground or himself. The pole itself can be used as a hand to hand weapon to strike opponents or as a support tool.
(Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood
Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Focusing chakra into his hands or the ground, the user will make 3 to 4 small (kunai sized) projectiles of wood and propel them against the enemy.
(Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: N/A (+5 for any hits landed by the dummy)
Description: The user creates a training
wooden dummy to help him train or to fight against an opponent.
(Mokuton: Moku Henge) - Wood Style: Wood Transformation
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10 (-5 per turn to keep active)
Damage: N/A
Description: By focusing chakra and
performing the Bird → Dog → Snake hand
seals, the user makes wood pillars sprout
from the ground and cover his whole body, while using chakra to cover it with precision to produce the desired effect. By covering the wood with his chakra the user is able to transform it into another shape or form with increased detail, by using his wood chakra. This is used to create an effect similar to the transformation technique but to a higher degree of detail and realism.
(Mokuton No Jutsu) - Wood Style Technique
Type: Supplementary/Offensive/Defensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Creates small wood pillars or
trees to trap, fight, or defenf with. These
can be created from the users own body or from the ground.
(Mokuton: Mokuchū Noboru) - Wood Release: Wood Pillar Climb
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 30
Description: The user manipulates their wood natured chakra to create a pillar of wood rise up beneath the opponent lifting them into the air.
(Mokuton: Mokuchū Sora Kikku) - Wood
Release: Wood Sky Kick
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user will attack the
opponent multiple times with several punches and kicks before turning their left arm into wood that extends out into a small pillar and pointing towards the ground and then lifting them towards the opponent where they finish them with a kick to the chin lifting them into the air.
(Mokuton: Sanoru Moku Tate) - Wood release:
Threefolds Wood Shield
Type: Supplementary/Defensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user forms a shield of wood, which consists of three round parts out of his hand. The shield is very durable and can be removed and reconditioned any time the user wants to.
(Mokuton: Mokujin soujutsu) - Wood Style:
Wooden Men Manipulation
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a Wooden Men (similar to the (Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man technique) that mimics his opponents moves. While it can be created from existing wood, earth or water, its major ability is that if used with Wood Men Coffin it can drain way Chakra from the enemy.
(Mokuton: Shichuuka no Jutsu) - Wood
Release: Four-Pillar House Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: After doing the Snake → Rat → Ox → Ram → Snake hand seals and focusing chakra into the ground, the user creates a wooden home that can serve as a place to stay or as a defense.
(Mokuton: Shichūrō no Jutsu) - Wood Style:
Four Pillars Prison
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user after performing the
required hand seals Ram → Ox → Boar →
Snakeconverts chakra into timber under the ground and makes it grow rapidly, while forming it into a wooden prison. The size of the prison is based on the user's
imagination. From an insect cage to a great prison, one can make it into whatever they want by regulating the amount of chakra used. The timber itself is treated with a chakra coating, making its destruction extremely difficult. During war, it has the great ability to detain prisoners, but it can also be used as a disciplinary measure for quarrelling subordinates.
(Mokuton: Moku Hinoki) - Wood Style: Wood of the Japanese Cypress
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: User creates a wooden pillar
that surges at the enemy from below,
sending the opponent into the air. As the
opponent is airborne, the user creates a
second pillar from his arm and slams the
enemy from above with it, sending him
crushing into the ground pillar.
(Mokuton: Moku no Sutokuu Jutsu) - Wood
Release: Wood Stocks Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user will create a set of
wooden stocks that will then entrap the
target binding their movement.
(Mokuton: Moku Ibara Ringu no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Spike Ring Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a semi-circle
of wood around a captured target, and then form spikes within the ring, pointing at the said target, preventing them from making any sudden movements.
(Mokuton: Yarijurin no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Spear Forest Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: 30
Description: The user will create two
tendrils of wood release from their arms in a pushing motion that spins around each other into the target.
(Mokuton: Narande jurin no jutsu) - Wood
Release: Lined Forest Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: 30
Description: The user punches up into the air infront of them to cause two intertwining tendrils to errupt from the ground smashing the target sending them flying a few feet.
(Mokuton: San Kyojin Hashira no Jutsu) -
Wood Release: Three Giant Pillars Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: 30
Description: The user creates three large
pillars errupt from the ground beneath the target and lifting them into the air.
(Mokuton: Moku Shishoushō) - Wood Release: Wood Stabbing Pillar
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: 30
Description: Yamato first strikes the
opponent with a series of punches and kicks leading to Yamato jumping into the air and releasing from his palm, a spear of wood that is directed into the opponent and driving them into the ground.
(Mokuton: Keimusho no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Prison Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a spiraling
pillar of wood rise up from the ground and surround the opponent restraining them in place.