[{"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-156":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},2194467,3774,"Chapter 156: , You Use Yours, I Use Mine","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Following the Hidden Rain ninja in front, Ryosuke and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived at a secret door in the casino.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Rain ninja opened the secret door and led the two into it; behind the door was a corridor that stretched downward, and the three walked all the way down, arriving in an extremely spacious space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke scanned his surroundings and saw that the environment had undergone earth-shaking changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike the dirty and chaotic casino before, this place was not only much cleaner but also extremely quiet, with small rooms partitioned off all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Hidden Rain ninja led the two into a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, a gambling table was placed in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time, several people were already sitting peacefully at the gambling table, sitting in a circle around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the arrival of the two, they shifted their gazes to their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief look, several people shifted their gazes away calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they could come here, it was likely that not many people were truly here to gamble, but all had other purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, adhering to the principle of \"less trouble is better than more,\" several people didn't pay much attention to the arrival of Ryosuke and his companion, nor did they have any intention of provoking them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of you, please wait here for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soon, my lord will come in person to meet with you all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before my lord arrives, you might as well play a few rounds here first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Rain ninja said to the two with a professional fake smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Ryosuke just nodded slightly, then found a seat and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under Ryosuke’s signal, Kisame Hoshigaki didn't just stand there, but sat down beside Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking this opportunity, Ryosuke sized up the others in the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Ryosuke and his companion, there were three other people at the gambling table at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a blonde woman with freckles, a thin, middle-aged man, and a somewhat chubby male youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on appearance alone, naturally, nothing could be judged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the people in the room had a high probability of having hidden their appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, only the blonde woman with freckles made Ryosuke pay a little more attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't because the woman’s beauty was extraordinary, but because the moment he saw the woman, Ryosuke’s Yang Release attribute within his body had a slight feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the feedback of the Yang Release attribute, Ryosuke saw the terrifying vitality hidden inside the woman’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such powerful life force indicated that the woman in front of him was a master who had achieved success in practicing Yang Release ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the blonde woman on the opposite side also frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, such feedback didn't only exist on Ryosuke; the blonde woman also discovered the strange feedback on Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them intended to speak first, and they were all somewhat unable to guess why the manager here would arrange everyone together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough cough\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since everyone is here, sitting around doing nothing is quite boring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I propose, why don't we play a few hands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the thin middle-aged man spoke slowly, scanning the others with an interested gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the thin man’s proposal, unexpectedly, it was the blonde woman with freckles who agreed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, a sharp glint radiated from Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s play then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ryosuke also agreed to the thin man’s invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke agreed, and Kisame Hoshigaki naturally had no reason to object, so he also nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the four people besides him had all agreed, the chubby youth on the side could only nod with some hesitation, and finally agreed half-pushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since everyone has agreed to play a few rounds, should we prove our respective capital next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the man took out a large amount of gold notes from his bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the gold notes the man took out, Ryosuke revealed a smile, because the gold notes the man took out were gold notes issued within the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, by the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ninja world, due to years of war, no clear monetary system had been formed within each country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ninja world, the common currency was precisely the three precious metals: gold, silver, and copper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the major nations did not have their own currencies, all five great nations had their own banks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the gold notes issued by the banks of the major nations, one could withdraw gold, silver, copper, and other currencies corresponding to the face value of the gold notes from the banks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, few people used actual gold, silver, and copper for transactions; generally speaking, one only needed to use the gold notes of the five great nations' banks to conduct transactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, the gold notes taken out by this thin man were clearly gold notes issued by the Land of Water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this thin man be from the Land of Water?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Hidden Rain Village; those who could operate here and penetrate into such a place for trading information could only be ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ryosuke turned his head and exchanged a look with Kisame; seeing the other party shake his head, Ryosuke smiled even more brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this man in front of him could absolutely not be from the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the answer was simple: the Land of Water gold notes in the man’s hand were deliberately prepared in advance to hide his true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke keenly noticed that when the thin man made the action of taking out the gold notes, the movement of his sleeves revealed the arm underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the skin under the thin man’s sleeves was a completely opposite color to the skin he had exposed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ryosuke had roughly guessed the origin of the thin man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in the Land of Wind, where ultraviolet rays were exceptionally strong, would the ninjas there present such a skin color with obvious differences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Transformation Technique could change physical characteristics, few people would change such details together, so it was unlikely that this thin man had done it deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, this thin man was very likely a Hidden Sand ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the blonde woman with freckles also took out a large handful of gold notes from her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And interestingly, the gold notes used by the blonde woman were issued by the Land of Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the gold notes taken out by the woman, the thin man’s eyes also tightened slightly, which made Ryosuke even more certain of the man’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't say much either, but directly took out a stack of gold notes with a significant amount from his bosom; these gold notes were clearly issued by the Land of Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ryosuke’s actions, Kisame Hoshigaki beside him also took out a stack of Land of Fire gold notes without any concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ryosuke’s caution, it was naturally impossible to reveal flaws in such details, so Ryosuke had also prepared gold notes from other countries in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the seating position, Ryosuke was sitting exactly opposite the blonde woman with freckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ryosuke could see the blonde woman’s expression particularly clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the Land of Fire gold notes Ryosuke took out, the blonde woman’s eyes had a subtle change; although it was subtle, it was keenly captured by Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, a slight arc appeared at the corner of Ryosuke’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that things here were becoming more and more interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the last somewhat chubby youth took out gold notes from the Land of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five people, using four different types of gold notes; the gazes of the five people present all became somewhat subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>",1314,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9bbf97fc51b5d343f7da1bc17cfd503b6f8f2146f40fd6305564d371be0b49ce","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-157","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-155",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]