“A ninja who can't use ninjutsu or genjutsu — and still surpassed geniuses through taijutsu alone.”
Forces open the body's chakra limiters, drawing out superhuman speed and power. The backlash is severe and life-threatening — but it's the only way past his ceiling.
Opens the First Gate and drills the target into the ground at high speed. Shown for the first time against Gaara in the Chunin Exams.
A fighting style built entirely around lower body power. The limit of taijutsu reached through training alone, with no chakra assist.
He knows he's not a genius and walks the genius path anyway. He has one tool — taijutsu — and uses it to fill the absence of talent entirely. Emotionally extravagant, often in tears, but never performing. He's one of the few characters who actually lives his mentor's philosophy rather than just quoting it.