[{"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-163":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},2194474,3774,"Chapter 163","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>Seeing that Ryosuke’s expression did not seem to be faked, Hoshigaki Kisame finally set his mind at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, what should we do next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame asked again, his eyes carrying a trace of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the disturbance that had just occurred, I fear it wouldn't be long before it completely fermented, and the Rain Ninjas would definitely take action next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might even lead to the entire Rain Village being placed under martial law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, it was very likely that even the leader of the Rain Ninjas, Sansho-uo Hanzo, would be mobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the environment in the Rain Village would also become quite dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Hoshigaki Kisame were arrogant, he didn't think he could withstand the entire Rain Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the opponent’s leader was Sansho-uo Hanzo, who held the title of \"Demigod of the Shinobi World.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The safest plan was to leave the Rain Village immediately while the Rain Ninjas had not yet reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My lord, why don't you let me escort you out of the Rain Village now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some hesitation, Hoshigaki Kisame still voiced the thoughts in his heart; in his view, Mizunuki Ryosuke, as the absolute core of the Mist, must never encounter danger here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Mizunuki Ryosuke just smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally saw through Hoshigaki Kisame’s worry, but he was somewhat indifferent to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hoshigaki Kisame’s view, the slaughter at the casino just now had already caused the Rain Ninjas to become enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was understandable for Kisame to have such thinking, because at this moment, the blood of the Rain Ninjas on his hands was not yet dry, and they could only be enemies with the Rain Ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes, it was a completely different picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, he did not intend to be enemies with the Rain Ninjas when he came on this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he would soon become an honored guest of Sansho-uo Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, since the path of searching for intelligence in the shadows doesn't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I will take you on another path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said with a smile; this unfathomable expression also left Hoshigaki Kisame somewhat confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't understand what other intelligence channels Ryosuke, who had never been to the Rain Village before, could possibly have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Mizunuki Ryosuke had some arrangements he didn't know about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, take me to Sansho-uo Hanzo’s residence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought that Mizunuki Ryosuke’s next words would make Hoshigaki Kisame shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go to the place where Sansho-uo Hanzo lived? Wasn't that walking right into a trap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame originally thought Mizunuki Ryosuke was joking, but when he saw the expression on Ryosuke’s face, Kisame immediately became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew that whenever Ryosuke wore this expression, it meant that this order was not up for discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcibly suppressing the doubts in his heart, Hoshigaki Kisame could only respond decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, let me take you through the underground water pipes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame then proposed; it wouldn't be long before the streets of the Rain Village would be filled with Rain Ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the environment of the Land of Rain, which was rainy all year round, in order to prevent water accumulation inside the town, the Rain Village had extremely wide and interconnected underground pipes, which could be used to avoid the pursuit of the Rain Ninjas on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so Ryosuke naturally had no fondness for walking through sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to going through the sewers, Ryosuke had a better way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, Ryosuke formed seals with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless prisms made of ice appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the prisms quickly surrounded Kisame and Ryosuke, forming a sealed mirror space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the figures of the two disappeared from where they were, forming a perfect disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the secret technique, Demonic Mirroring Illusion, which had been offline for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame didn't have time to be surprised; under Ryosuke’s urging, he quickly headed toward the residence of the Rain Village leader, Sansho-uo Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Tsunade, who had escaped the Rain Ninjas' encirclement, also felt somewhat uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she had left so easily just now was precisely because Mizunuki Ryosuke and Hoshigaki Kisame were creating a diversion at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this also made Tsunade’s strange feelings toward Mizunuki Ryosuke grow more and more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, it was clearly not the time to dwell on these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rich mission experience told Tsunade that now was the best time to leave the Rain Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this time were missed, the Rain Village would inevitably be under full martial law, and it would be extremely difficult to leave then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But leaving just like that, Tsunade felt extremely unwilling in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to the fact that the Rain Ninjas she had encountered earlier were mostly vulnerable, it gave Tsunade some different ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos in the Rain Village would cause the Rain Ninjas to use a large amount of their strength for martial law and searching, to the point that even the leader of the Rain Ninjas, Sansho-uo Hanzo, might be mobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything has two sides, which also means...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defenses of some important Rain Ninja institutions would be relatively lax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Sansho-uo Hanzo’s residence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tsunade had already concluded that the spies previously sent by Konoha to the Rain Village had all been purged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And regarding these spies, the Rain Ninjas would definitely squeeze out their remaining value and intelligence; the possible result was not immediate execution, but first undergoing some harsh torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Tsunade could find these spies in time, perhaps these Konoha spies might still have a glimmer of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, even if she couldn't find these Konoha spies, as long as she successfully entered Sansho-uo Hanzo’s mansion, she might be able to obtain some top-secret intelligence to determine the movements of the Rain Ninjas; this was much more valuable than saving a few spies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these Rain Ninjas would absolutely never expect that she would run to the residence of the Rain leader at such a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, she would just run if discovered halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a trace of determination flashed in Tsunade’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade, who was still young at this moment, clearly didn't know what fear and hesitation were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as soon as she thought of this, Tsunade prepared to take action immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade also realized that the streets would be full of patrolling Rain Ninjas, so she directly found a location and entered the drainage system of the Rain Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drainage system of the Rain Village was indeed very wide, and the inside was not as filthy as she had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she could think of it, the Rain Ninjas must also be able to think of the loopholes in the drainage system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Tsunade estimated that there might be Rain Ninjas guarding some key nodes in the drainage system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Tsunade chose to take a detour in the already winding and tortuous drainage system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade paused for a moment, and after a little thought, she chose a direction and continued to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame led Mizunuki Ryosuke, right in front of the Rain Ninjas filling the streets, and headed toward Sansho-uo Hanzo’s residence just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magical feeling had once made Hoshigaki Kisame feel somewhat strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame looked toward a team of Rain Ninjas that had just brushed past them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the two of them were right in front of these Rain Ninjas, but these Rain Ninjas just couldn't discover them; was this the thrill of \"invisibility\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While sighing at this peculiar feeling, Hoshigaki Kisame felt more and more respect for Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hoshigaki Kisame’s eyes, Mizunuki Ryosuke always carried an unfathomable aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke’s strength was like an abyss that could never be fathomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever you thought this was the entirety of the abyss, you would eventually discover that the abyss actually had no end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without their mobility being restricted, Ryosuke and Hoshigaki Kisame arrived at Sansho-uo Hanzo’s residence without any effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke swept a glance at Sansho-uo Hanzo’s mansion, and a trace of interest was slightly raised in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was quite an imposing mansion, with a total area of at least nearly ten acres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under the night, this mansion was pitch black, as if it were completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this to himself, a trace of ice-blue light flashed in Ryosuke’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the effect of thermal detection, Ryosuke could clearly see the heat distribution in this imposing mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rough count showed that there were nearly three digits of Rain Ninjas responsible for guarding the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>",1464,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b69e1b5be6bc501e5e64938ecc04bfc4925008b1e6239be7365e2561b0ad0fee","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-164","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-162",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]