In this chapter I will discuss IQ tests and how to incooporate strategy into your stories. I'll also leave a bunch of quotes from militants and such that you can use in your storylines

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The first time I saw a writer use their character taking an IQ test as a way to set them as a prodigy among their peers, I was happily surprised and that little detail had scratched a spot in my brain because it simply made sense. Shinobi partake in things that require a lot of brainwork, so using an IQ test as a determining factor of passing the Academy just works.

I'd say, that for worldbuilding, the IQ test can be one of the requirements to graduating the Academy and becoming jounin. The test irl is by no means perfect, and intelligence isn't really a quantifiable measure but that also works bc the shinobi system is flawed as hell lol (for those who like village bashing)

A high IQ score at a young age could signify prodigy status. A shinobi who thinks their strength is in their brains could take these tests frequently as brain practice. etc etc.

Also, while we're on the topic of tests remember when they mentioned Naruto failed math? Meaning shinobi also have to take civilian classes?

Your oc could be really good at math and become a seals expert (which requires logistics and some coding)

Your oc that liked biology as a kid could start experimenting on bodies, become a medic nin, or know just how to torture people. You could have moments where they're seen with a biology textbook in hand, and where they put their knowledge in action.

I just think that using these subjects could add a more interesting depth to your character. Like how is your character a medical ninja but we ain't ever hear them say one knowledgeable thing about the human body? Come on.

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Implementing strategy concepts, like the one in the last chapter can be quite daunting. But I'm sure if you've ever written a fight scene, a political struggle, or even the events of a mission in your fan fiction—then you have definitely implemented one or two of those concepts.

Does your character rush into things without planning? That could end badly in the ninja verse, and some people may die or be seriously injured (plot point!) and your character will have to learn how to stop and think (character development!)

Is your oc timid, and anxious that something might go wrong all the time? They may opt for more defensive strategies and escape plans.

Does your oc take being a shinobi super, super seriously (eg, Sakura from Hoshigaki). Then maybe they already have every single strategy plan memorised.

Basically, just think to yourself, if my oc were alone in enemy territory, how would they react? what methods would they use to leave there alive?

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And now here are some quotes/methods that a mentor can tell your oc or your oc can read up or think or whatever.

1. "Dislocation is the aim of strategy. Direct attacks almost never work, one must first upset the enemy's equilibrium, fix weakness and attack strength, Eight rules of strategy: 1) adjust your ends to your means, 2) keep your object always in mind, 3) choose the line of the least expectation, 4) exploit the line of least resistance, 5) take the line of operations which offers the most alternatives, 6) ensure both plans and dispositions are flexible, 7) do not throw your weight into an opponent while he is on guard, 8) do not renew an attack along the same lines if an attack has failed"

2. The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." — Michael E. Porter,

3. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." — Napoléon Bonaparte

4.  All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."
― Sun tzu, The Art of War

5.  If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected ." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

6.  Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he's nothing to lose." ― Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven

7.  "If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third."  ― Robert Jordan, Crossroads of Twilight

8. In war the chief incalculable is the human will, which manifests itself in resistance, which in turn lies in the province of tactics. Strategy has not to overcome resistance, except from nature. Its purpose is to diminish the possibility of resistance, and it seeks to fulfil this purpose by exploiting the elements of movement and surprise.— B. H. Liddell Hart

9.  In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the attacker and hardens the resistance by compression, whereas an indirect approach loosens the defender's hold by upsetting his balance. - Author: B.H. Liddell Hart

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Media that has Good examples of strategy that I study:
Attack on Titan
Assassination Classroom
Naruto (duh, but not shippuden lol)
Sun Tzu the art of war
war documentaries
etc