[{"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-182":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},2194493,3774,"Chapter 182","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-182",182,"\u003Cp>Then, in this way, if Ryosuke Mizunuki wants his strength to climb qualitatively, there is only one method left—Sage Art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to learn Sage Art sounds very simple, but in reality, the difficulty is off the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Ryosuke Mizunuki is very confident in his talent, the talent required for learning \"Sage Art\" is completely different from other times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ryosuke Mizunuki were to classify himself, he should belong to the type of ninja like Tobirama Senju who develops ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a genius like Tobirama Senju still failed to learn Sage Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And needing Sage Art talent is just the most basic point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next is the most deadly second point, which is resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the so-called \"path,\" or to put it more colloquially, what people often say, you need a \"master to lead you through the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three great holy lands known to be able to learn Sage Art are basically all intricately linked to Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is indeed not difficult to find the location of the three great holy lands; after all, no matter how mysterious the three great holy lands are, they are ultimately within the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Ryosuke keeps sending people to find them, he will always be able to find them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem comes: why should they teach you Sage Art?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No relatives, no reason, and you want to learn Sage Art right away? The ninja world is not a charity organization; there is absolutely no such beautiful thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An interesting point in the original work is that the ninja world is vast, with at least hundreds of thousands of ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did the three great holy lands choose the successors to be the three disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you say that Tsunade was born in the Senju family, and being able to obtain the summoning scroll of the Shikkotsu Forest is because her ancestors were wealthy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what about Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who were born as commoners?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These questions can only be said to be terrifying if you think about them carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the main topic, if Ryosuke Mizunuki wants to learn Sage Art, he can only do so through Konoha's mediation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he wants to learn Sage Art through Konoha, Ryosuke Mizunuki can only think of two ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, through the Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, through the successors who have established contracts with the three great holy lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First, let's talk about through the Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current incumbent is the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you mention this Hokage, what do you think of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he can live; second, he can live; third, he can still live...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a saying: \"Old and not dying is a thief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi seems to be just a kind and amiable good old man, but in reality, if you taste the original work carefully, you can discover the darkness of Hiruzen Sarutobi's methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting forces to control Konoha's power, shifting blame to Danzo without getting any on himself, forcing the Uchiha to rebel to maintain his stable position, sending Itachi Uchiha to bear the darkness and infiltrate the Akatsuki organization...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi's wrist is so deep that it is no less than Tobirama Senju's; it is not an exaggeration to call him the person with the deepest city in the Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama Senju's combat power suppressed his contemporaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tobirama Senju developed thousands of forbidden techniques and inherited the name of Senju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two had their reasons for being able to suppress the Uchiha clan and sit in the position of Hokage (chcc).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what about Hiruzen Sarutobi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He relied on his wrist and scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hiruzen Sarutobi's ruthlessness is no less than Danzo Shimura's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world only knows that most of the tragedies of the Hokage are related to Danzo, so they hate Danzo to the bone, but they ignore the most critical person—Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, the matter of Danzo forming \"Root\" was completely agreed to and tacitly approved by Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to this matter was just because he knew in his heart that some things were too dirty, and doing them himself would inevitably dirty his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Danzo foolishly ran out to grab the dirty work for Hiruzen Sarutobi; how could he not agree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of darkness in Konoha seems to be led by Danzo, but the ultimate beneficiaries are all Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once Danzo bears the darkness, it is destined that Danzo will have no fate with the Hokage in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title of \"Hokage\" symbolizes the face of Konoha and is the representative of light, greatness, and righteousness; how can it be inherited by someone who has done all the bad things and is extremely dirty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi knew this very well in his heart, and sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi died later, none of the high-level officials in Konoha Village supported Danzo to be Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what Hiruzen Sarutobi had already calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that Danzo Shimura's value was so great that he even sent people to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi did not even hold it against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, this is a matter of life and death; Hiruzen Sarutobi could forgive Danzo—is he a saint?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people say that Hiruzen Sarutobi was afraid of Danzo, fearing the strength of \"Root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke; Hiruzen Sarutobi said he would destroy the huge Uchiha, and he destroyed them; no matter how strong \"Root\" is, can it be stronger than the entire Uchiha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't tell me someone really thinks Itachi Uchiha could destroy the entire Uchiha clan alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others will say that this is because Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were both disciples of Tobirama Senju, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking of a \"fellow apprentice\" friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a statement is simply ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experiences of the two people in the original work are enough to show the cold-bloodedness of Hiruzen Sarutobi, which is comparable to Danzo Shimura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first is Kakashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First is the father of Kakashi Hatake, Sakumo Hatake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White Fang of Konoha,\" a great hero with meritorious service in the Second Ninja World War, a powerhouse with Kage-level combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually forced to commit suicide because of such a ridiculous thing as failing a mission due to rescuing a companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone who the mastermind behind this matter was, and whose interests Sakumo Hatake had touched to fall into such a situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Hokage of Konoha and the direct leader of Sakumo Hatake, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stand up to say a word for Sakumo Hatake, letting Sakumo Hatake die unjustly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not all; Sakumo Hatake is dead, so he should be a little better to his orphan, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Hiruzen Sarutobi watched as Kakashi Hatake fell into the Root organization and remained indifferent; what kind of place is \"Root\"? Could Hiruzen Sarutobi not know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until Kakashi was sent by Danzo to assassinate him that he knew he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet, and accepted Kakashi into the Mist Anbu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hiruzen Sarutobi were really a person who valued feelings, he would never sit idly by and watch Kakashi's terrible situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not all; Naruto's experience is what truly revealed the essence of Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, was willing to die for the village, and even sealed the Nine-Tails into his own son's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a performance is enough to be called loving the village more than loving everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Minato Namikaze died, Hiruzen Sarutobi watched as Naruto suffered discrimination in the village, living a miserable life every day, yet remained indifferent, as if it should be so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the reason for this result is very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Kakashi Hatake or Naruto Uzumaki, after their fathers died, they lost their utility value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So cold-blooded as Hiruzen Sarutobi, he could watch the tragedy happen without doing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even thinking deeper, perhaps the deaths of Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake might have something to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this moment, the answer has been completely revealed; even if Danzo Shimura assassinated him, he could tolerate it, not for the so-called \"fellow apprentice friendship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because Danzo still had huge utility value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi, the depth of his city, is simply the first in the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darkness of the Ninja World,\" this title should not be enjoyed by Danzo alone; Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions are also worthy of this title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi did nothing, this attitude of ignoring the darkness is even more terrifying than Danzo Shimura, who does evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ryosuke Mizunuki wants to learn Sage Art through Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has such deep thoughts and an extremely deep city, it is simply a daydream and seeking skin from a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among the remaining paths, only one is left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is through the successors who have established contracts with the three great holy lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are only three successors to the three great holy lands at this point in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the three disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi: Tsunade Senju, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.\u003C\u002Fp>",1539,"2026-06-17T05:01:41.164Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","729a17d944e9070b2685587b047f0b71bd8e6306502ea63812a9c8d9a7c5a4e5","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-183","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-181",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]