[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-water-shadow-is-strong-but-excessively-caut":3,"chapter-this-water-shadow-is-strong-but-excessively-caut-this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Mizukage Is Strong, but Far Too Cautious",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2194417,3774,"Chapter 106","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>On the surface, in an unknown canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After several hours of trekking, Hozuki Mangetsu had successfully crossed the entire forest canyon, and in front of him was the big mountain pointed to in the mission scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Beside Hozuki Mangetsu, Kushimaru Kuriarare and Hozuki Kusaji, who had been forced to separate, had also caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as they were preparing to head toward the big mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hozuki Mangetsu suddenly frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Do you feel that the fog here has become a bit thicker?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hozuki Mangetsu looked toward the forest behind him; the trees, whose outlines were previously faintly visible, were now completely obscured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The fog has indeed thickened, but that no longer concerns us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Let’s hurry toward the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nashi Jinpachi spread his hands, looking as if the matter had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hozuki Mangetsu said nothing more and turned his head to walk toward the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Inside the Mist Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The large orange cat had just prepared to start from the kidnapping of Takeda Yoichi when he was met with a cold glare from Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Stop the nonsense, tell me something useful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The icy killing intent made Miao Tailang tremble all over, and he hurriedly nodded his head frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Consequently, Miao Tailang stopped “starting from the beginning” and began to pick out content related to the fog to recount.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The current space is referred to by the cats of the Cat Clan as the “Mist Zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even for the Cat Clan, the local snakes of this place, very few cats know the origin of the Mist Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most cats only know that this troublesome fog is generated within this space; as for how exactly it is produced, they have no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Miao Tailang is also a member of this “majority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This area can be considered one of the forbidden grounds of the Cat Clan, but because the members of the Cat Clan are extremely laid-back, they have never taken the so-called “forbidden ground” seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He never took it seriously either.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Plus, the Mist Zone hadn’t had any incidents for many years, so the leadership of the Cat Clan allowed the cats to play there as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After countless years of exploring the Mist Zone, the Cat Clan categorized the intensity of the fog into five levels based on its concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They are: Shallow Mist, Dense Mist, Deep Mist, Mist Haze, and the highest level, “Mist Nightmare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the concentration varies, these fogs also present different states.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shallow Mist is basically no different from ordinary fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dense Mist: the fog becomes impossible to disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deep Mist: when inside the fog, perception is disrupted, and there is a certain probability that monsters called “Mirages” will form within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mist Haze: when inside the fog, massive hallucinations occur, and a huge quantity of monsters called “Mirages” appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mist Nightmare: even Miao Tailang himself has never seen this situation; he only heard the Great Elder of the Cat Clan say that once this level is reached, the entire “Mist” will completely come to life, triggering a catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because troublesome fog is constantly being generated in this space, the accumulation of small amounts leads to disaster and trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, to avoid accidents, the Cat Clan built a special passage from the Mist Space leading to the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The function of this passage is to discharge the fog from the Mist Space in a timely manner, preventing problems caused by excessive concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this way, not only is the trouble of the Mist Space eliminated, but it also forms a defense against external enemies at the foot of the mountain where the Cat Clan resides.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fog Mizunuki Ryosuke encountered just as he entered the forest was precisely the fog discharged from the Mist Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this that Miao Tailang made a misjudgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He believed that on the premise that the fog had already been released once, the concentration of fog within the Mist Space would not be deep enough to produce monsters called “Mirages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But after he entered the Mist Space, he realized that the fog concentration here was already about to surpass the Deep Mist level and move toward the fourth level, the “Mist Haze” level.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That was why Miao Tailang was panicked; once monsters called “Mirages” appear in the fog, even if it is only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Trapped in the dense fog, with perception hindered, one can only become the prey of the “Mirage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This monster called “Mirage” has no intelligence; it only possesses an instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“You led us here, did you not think about how you would get out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke questioned again, his eyes staring tightly at Miao Tailang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I thought about it, I thought about it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Before I came in, I arranged for my companions to open the Mist Zone’s discharge vent in two hours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“That will be the only chance to get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Miao Tailang said hurriedly, his eyes full of a strong desire to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes narrowed slightly; the previous grudges would be settled after getting out of here; the top priority was to handle the situation here.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Then what is the situation here now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ryosuke asked again, pointing to the thick fog outside the ice sphere whose concentration was rapidly climbing, and asked Miao Tailang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Human, Human Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I seem to have heard before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The Mist Zone has some kind of ‘seal’ or something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Just now, when you displayed your divine power, Brother, you must have destroyed the seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Miao Tailang said cautiously, carefully weighing his words, trying his best not to anger this terrifying human before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Miao Tailang was already filled with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had originally looked at Takeda Yoichi as a “soft persimmon” to squeeze, but he hadn’t expected such a great demon god to be standing behind Takeda Yoichi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he had known this, even with ten times the courage, he would not have dared to lay a hand on Ryosuke’s team.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now, the situation had long since exceeded the limit of what Miao Tailang could bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke rubbed his temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had fired a map-wide attack, really just to wipe out a small fry, but it ended up causing the current result.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since the matter had already occurred, annoyance was of no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Ryosuke could only think as quickly as possible about how to handle the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless pieces of information flashed back in Ryosuke’s mind, finally outlining a picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The appearance of the large orange cat completed the final piece of the puzzle, allowing Ryosuke to perceive the entire truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ryosuke had long heard that, according to legend, the summoning beast species of the First Mizukage was very strange; they were actually cats, which could be seen everywhere in the Ninja World.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it was precisely with the support of the Ninja Cat summoning beasts that the First Mizukage built the great foundation of Kirigakure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Very clearly, these Ninja Cats were vastly different from ordinary cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The appearance of the orange cat undoubtedly explained the relationship between the Cat Clan and Kirigakure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That’s right, the Cat Clan currently entrenched on the peak of the mysterious valley should be the Ninja Cats who established a contract relationship with the First Mizukage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time, the so-called “S-rank” mission was very likely a trial set up by the village in cooperation with the Cat Clan, with the purpose of selecting the new Mizukage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the so-called “Mizukage Secret Scroll” was likely completely non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If Ryosuke guessed correctly, the Kirigakure leadership far away in the village should be able to perceive everything during the mission process through a special means.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The “S-rank” mission did not actually exist; it was, in itself, the Mizukage assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And combining the murals seen in the Mist Space and the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke could basically conclude that the Cat Clan living here might have some connection with the Sage of Six Paths and Otsutsuki Hagoromo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was mentioned in the original work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the Sage of Six Paths sealed Kaguya, he wandered the Ninja World alone; seeing the Ninja World filled with starving people, he created the “Ninja Sect,” attempting to change the status quo of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The seven types of elemental Ninjutsu were spread by the Sage of Six Paths at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the content of the murals, Ryosuke could basically determine that before the Sage of Six Paths founded the Ninja Sect, he must have accidentally arrived at this valley and entered this cave while traveling through the Ninja World.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After seeing the “Yin-Yang Spring” in the cave, inspired by this, the Sage of Six Paths meditated here and created something containing the “Power of Yin and Yang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to Mizunuki Ryosuke’s guess, the Yin-Yang stone disk in the mural was just an abstract way of expression; its true meaning represented Yin-Yang Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In other words, this cave was the very place where the Sage of Six Paths created Yin-Yang Release!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the content of the murals, the Sage of Six Paths took away the Yang Release, which symbolized the “Yang attribute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He left behind the Yin Release, which symbolized the “Yin” attribute, and sealed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This mist filled with Yin Release attributes was the best evidence and explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, Mizunuki Ryosuke could not imagine who else in the Ninja World, besides the Sage of Six Paths, could release such large-scale Yin-Yang Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, in the previous cave, the brief exchange with the large orange cat allowed Ryosuke to discover something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although this cat looked cowardly and useless at the moment, he was indeed an out-and-out Yin-Yang Release expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And according to the previous murals, one could naturally associate that it was precisely because the ancestors of the Cat Clan had contact with the Sage of Six Paths that they obtained the secret arts of Yin-Yang Release from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After understanding everything, Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The current situation seemed like a crisis, but in reality, it was an opportunity for Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yin-Yang Release was originally a weakness of Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike the five elemental attributes that were everywhere, Yin-Yang Release secret arts were extremely rare in the Ninja World.\u003C\u002Fp>",1710,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9008458d151e8d568eda41afc57cab253d34a1061b3ccb27396da60f5ecbb083","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-107","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-105",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]