[{"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-166":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},2194477,3774,"Chapter 166","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>After Sansho-uo Hanzo answered Mizunuki Ryosuke’s question, he turned and also asked a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than a question, it was more like a statement of affirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chaos in the village was caused by you, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansho-uo Hanzo’s gaze was still looking at Mizunuki Ryosuke indifferently, without a trace of extra emotion in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, and no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Sansho-uo Hanzo’s words, Mizunuki Ryosuke first nodded indifferently, but then shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo seemed to have raised a trace of interest, looking at the two people before him seriously for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Mizunuki Ryosuke and Hoshigaki Kisame still had a layer of disguise formed by the Transformation Technique on them, Sansho-uo Hanzo couldn't see anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also saw that Mizunuki Ryosuke was the leader between the two, so he just met Ryosuke’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief gaze, Sansho-uo Hanzo also seemed to understand something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, the situation suddenly began to become tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I take you down, I will naturally know everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansho-uo Hanzo suddenly raised his hand and pulled, and a single-edged sickle with a chain appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this situation, Hoshigaki Kisame, who had been vigilant for a long time, also directly drew the Great Sword Samehada he was carrying on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Sword Samehada, it looks like you are from the Mist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansho-uo Hanzo muttered to himself while drawing his sickle, attacking the two at a speed that was almost impossible for the naked eye to capture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said this, he hadn't completely confirmed this guess in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was just a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar props could be used by anyone in whose hands they were placed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ninjas from other ninja villages could potentially seize and use the ninja sword, so it didn't prove anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So fast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame’s pupils shrank slightly, and some cold sweat appeared on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't hesitate at all, directly stepping forward to block in front of Mizunuki Ryosuke, holding the Samehada in his hand horizontally to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the collision of the sickle and Samehada, a large amount of sparks burst out from the point where their weapons clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansho-uo Hanzo didn't leave Hoshigaki Kisame any room to breathe; a chain sickle was swung back and forth by him at a terrifying speed that was hard for the naked eye to distinguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang, clang, clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, Kisame was actually unable to lift his head in close combat, only able to barely block the attacks from Sansho-uo Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the suffocating technique and speed, but the counter-shock force coming from Samehada also made Kisame’s hand holding the sickle feel somewhat numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of speed, strength, or technique, Kisame was completely suppressed in all aspects at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the strength of a 'Demigod'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoshigaki Kisame muttered to himself in his heart while desperately parrying the attacks from Sansho-uo Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Sansho-uo Hanzo’s sudden attack, Ryosuke didn't choose to make a move in the first instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the opportunity to fight against the peak Sansho-uo Hanzo was a very good training for the young Kisame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sansho-uo Hanzo’s sudden attack didn't cause Ryosuke’s emotions to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From some details, one could actually already see Sansho-uo Hanzo’s attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person attacking, and calling his subordinates to attack together, were two completely different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ryosuke still observed the battle between the two with interest; what is heard is false, what is seen is true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle between the two right now just happened to allow Ryosuke to effectively evaluate Sansho-uo Hanzo’s combat power, so as to measure his value.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another heavy blow from Sansho-uo Hanzo, and the huge force coming from Samehada directly made Kisame retreat a full three meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Kisame was suddenly shocked; a dangerous aura rose from his heart, and his still-numb arms were already unable to parry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After slashing Kisame away with a sickle, Sansho-uo Hanzo suddenly took a deep breath, and a sharp, cold light radiated from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, he raised the sickle in his hand high and slashed down toward Kisame, who was three meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blow made even Ryosuke, who was on the side, reveal a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't make a move, I fear Kisame would be defeated next...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current shinobi world, I fear Sansho-uo Hanzo’s close-combat level could rank in the top three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Ryosuke flashed and blocked in front of Kisame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, following Sansho-uo Hanzo’s heavy slash, a sharp, cold light slashed toward Kisame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an extremely advanced close-combat technique, called: Iai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Masters proficient in this path could emit a sharp attack similar to \"sword energy\" through the slash of their weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such techniques had almost gone extinct in the shinobi world, but in the Land of Iron, which was covered by ice and snow all year round, there was still a violent group called \"Samurai\" who studied such techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold light carrying an extremely sharp aura was about to slash onto Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly extended one hand forward, and a transparent ice wall immediately condensed in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the extreme low temperature, this ice wall had extremely terrifying hardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Sansho-uo Hanzo’s Iai slash hit the ice wall, it was like hitting steel; after leaving a shallow mark on the ice wall, it disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke’s sudden move also meant that the significance of the situation had become completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Ice Release Ryosuke displayed also made Sansho-uo Hanzo completely determine the identities of the two before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Samehada sword in Kisame’s hand was just a coincidence, then the iconic Ice Release of the Mizunuki clan completely explained the identities of the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once an expert makes a move, you know if they are real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of a ninja could often be revealed from their most basic qualities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the temperature of Fire Release, the volume and impact of Water Release, the sharpness of Wind Release, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ice wall that Ryosuke condensed casually had such hardness; this was enough to show that Ryosuke’s strength was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hoshigaki Kisame just now was only at the \"okay\" level in Hanzo’s eyes, then at this moment, Sansho-uo Hanzo had already regarded Mizunuki Ryosuke before him as an opponent of the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Sansho-uo Hanzo suddenly put away the sickle in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't brewing any big move, but he knew there was no need to continue fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he knew very little about the intelligence of the Mist, Sansho-uo Hanzo still understood some basic intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly knew that two years ago, the Mist Village had just completed a change of power, and the newly succeeded Fourth Mizukage was a person from the Mizunuki clan who was good at Ice Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to command the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, plus the unique Ice Release of the Mizunuki clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke’s identity was already ready to be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansho-uo Hanzo’s eyes were somewhat flickering, as if he couldn't believe his own guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder what brings the Fourth Mizukage of the Mist to the Rain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it were impossible, everything that had just happened undoubtedly explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was that the young man before him was the Fourth Mizukage who had just succeeded two years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought that after hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke on the opposite side still didn't have any movements, just looking at Sansho-uo Hanzo with a smile but not speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>",1268,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4f76fc603a36a49dc20d49ceb7c09176d07339bdd2b59213d5f1a0aff61a0163","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-167","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-165",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]