[{"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-119":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},2194430,3774,"Chapter 119: Intelligence, tactics, victory or defeat","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-119",119,"\u003Cp>In a ninja’s battle, the most important thing is always intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The side that holds the initiative in intelligence always occupies the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the original work, countless powerhouses were defeated in battle because of lagging intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Similarly, there were also many powerhouses who were defeated after their secrets were known once their intelligence was exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The most typical representative is Hidan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before the weakness of the Curse: Death Controlling Possessed Blood was exposed, Hidan could be said to be unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whether it was Chiriku of the Guardian Shinobi Twelve, Sarutobi Asuma, or even the Two-Tails jinchuriki Yugito, Hidan could easily strike them down under his scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But once the weakness of the Curse: Death Controlling Possessed Blood was exposed, a single Shikamaru finished Hidan off.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The problems contained within this are enough to illustrate the importance of intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in this assessment that Ryosuke was facing, the logic and situation remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the current situation, although Ryosuke had achieved one victory, there was no doubt that Ryosuke’s squad was still at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because, looking at it as a whole, the strength of the opposing team was still a notch ahead of Ryosuke’s squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Ryosuke’s squad certainly still had a chance to win; the story of Tian Ji’s horse racing is known to almost everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>My inferior horse against their superior horse, my medium horse against their inferior horse, my superior horse against their medium horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By using this method, Ryosuke could naturally win steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the opponent wasn't stupid; they naturally wouldn't honestly play their cards in the order of superior, medium, and inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Reality is not an online game; the opponent doesn't have a level marked above their head, and \"aura\" is not absolute. There are too many ways to hide or enhance aura to disrupt judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How should Ryosuke determine the strength of the opponent?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once one card is played wrong, the winning percentage for Ryosuke’s side will be extremely slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is also the reason why the jonin did not favor Ryosuke’s squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Mizunuki Ryosuke did not have the combat power ratings that the Mist jonin held.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How should Mizunuki Ryosuke obtain intelligence?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this squad battle, there was one extremely critical rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That is, the losing side must announce the participants for the next battle in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The announcement of this rule created the prerequisite conditions for the deployment of \"tactics\" as well as the acquisition of intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, all teams generally strive to win the first battle, trying their best to avoid \"playing\" first, so as to obtain the convenience of \"playing\" later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Coincidentally, the ninja cat squad that Ryosuke’s squad was fighting against...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Except for Nekonosuke, all the ninja cats had auras that were just a bit stronger than the three people in Ryosuke’s squad respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, the combat power of the two squads perfectly formed three levels: \"superior, medium, and inferior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this that, on the surface, Mizunuki Ryosuke had a chance to create a miracle using \"Tian Ji’s horse racing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But how to judge the strength of the participants became a huge problem; once Ryosuke misjudged and played the wrong card, then Ryosuke’s side could basically announce GG in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Aura\" can be completely faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke himself is an expert in this, so he naturally understands the ins and outs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And before, the reason why Ryosuke could conclude that Nekonosuke was the strongest of the opponent was for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The main thing was that Nekonosuke’s provocation upon coming up was too obvious; he had no intention of hiding anything and directly exposed his own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this point that this \"strong vs. strong\" duel between the two sides could proceed so smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And now, could the three ninja cats on the opposite side, whose auras were clearly divided into \"strong,\" \"medium,\" and \"weak,\" be disguised?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, the opposing ninja cat squad had already announced the next contestant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was a calico ninja cat that looked extremely thin and weak, but judging from the aura, this ninja cat was the weakest of the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as the saying goes, one cannot just look at surface phenomena.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this time, if they were facing a human squad, the winning percentage of Ryosuke’s squad might be less than ten percent, and they could only rely on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because you cannot judge who is strong and who is weak, especially when the strength is close.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now that the opponent had been changed to a ninja cat squad, it made everything full of possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As mentioned earlier, members of the cat clan are not known for ninjutsu, but are proficient in Yin-Yang Release techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang represents the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yin represents the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ninja cats proficient in Yang Release, such as the Cat Elder and Nekonosuke, looked much more hulking than ordinary ninja cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So one could roughly tell which direction a ninja cat mainly cultivated from their physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among the three ninja cats on the opposite side, only one looked relatively hulking; it should be a ninja cat that cultivated Yang Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Ryosuke had previously come into contact with the Cat Elder, who cultivated Yang Release, and had also fought Nekonosuke, who cultivated Yang Release, he had a basic understanding of the strength grading of Yang Release cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this Yang Release cat in the opponent’s squad had a physique size extremely close to the standard of the \"medium horse\" in Ryosuke’s mind—that is, its strength should be slightly stronger than Terumi Mei’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for the other two ninja cats, their physiques were significantly thinner and weaker, clearly ninja cats proficient in Yin Release secret techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These two cats had distinct characteristics: one had an extremely strong aura, second only to Nekonosuke, and the other had an extremely weak aura, belonging to the bottom tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, even if this cat’s aura was at the bottom of the team, according to Ryosuke’s judgment, it was still slightly stronger than Takeda Yoichi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And now, the one the opponent sent to the arena was this ninja cat with the weakest aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Logically speaking, at this time Mizunuki Ryosuke only needed to send their own \"medium horse,\" Terumi Mei, to fight the opponent’s \"inferior horse,\" and he could win by using the Tian Ji horse racing method.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But is everything really like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Would the opponent deliberately rely on aura to hide their strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You must know that the opponent is a ninja cat that cultivates the \"spirit\" attribute and is extremely proficient in this path itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A sharp glint bloomed in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aura can be faked, but there is one thing that cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Let him see what exactly is going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next second, a massive and direct spiritual power surged out from Ryosuke’s body, impacting the two Yin Release specialist ninja cats on the opposite side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These were just the most pure \"Yin Release power,\" which is 640 spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you compare spiritual power to gasoline, and the body containing the spiritual power to an oil drum...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then genjutsu and other Yin Release secret techniques are the raging fire ignited by gasoline, full of aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And before being ignited, spiritual power is just non-threatening oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Spiritual power\" and even \"Yin Release power\" are intangible and have no physical form.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only individuals who come into contact with this power can feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke’s current action was like not igniting the gasoline, but directly pouring a truckload of gasoline to impact the opponent’s \"oil drum containing gasoline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So this was neither an attack nor did it form a genjutsu, but when this massive spiritual power acted upon the opponent, it would immediately form a round of spiritual power confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under the scouring of the massive spiritual power, the \"gasoline\" inside the opponent’s \"oil drum\" would not be damaged, but under the force of the gasoline, it would inevitably tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the stronger the spiritual power, the greater the density of the \"gasoline,\" and naturally, the stronger the resistance to the spiritual impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The individual with stronger spiritual power is naturally more capable of resisting this spiritual impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the entire ninja world, I am afraid only Ryosuke, who possesses the Spring of Extreme Yin, could release such a large amount of \"Yin Release power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The massive spiritual power impacted the two ninja cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The ninja cat on the arena just paused its gaze, then looked around vigilantly, seemingly wondering about the source of the spiritual impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the ninja cat under the arena had somewhat dull eyes, waiting for a full three seconds before recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>",1449,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2bbf2f8e1840759eb19141a786d50ab53f61e6676f49e8fdeb785c041bcbc01e","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-120","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-118",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]