[{"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-206":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},2194517,3774,"Chapter 206","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-206",206,"\u003Cp>\"Participating in the war too early would waste the Hidden Mist’s strategic position of being transcendent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It would expose the Hidden Mist to the firepower of the four great ninja villages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And preserving strength at the beginning and earning profits through the war is indeed the most brilliant method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Not only that, the ninja villages that establish cooperative relations with us in the first stage of the war are very likely to become our allies after the war enters the second stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"At that time, we will dominate the direction of the war with the power of the alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After pondering for a moment, Tian Tian Yuanshi analyzed Mizunuki Ryosuke’s war strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a three-dynasty veteran of the Hidden Mist who had personally experienced the First Ninja World War, Tian Tian Yuanshi’s strategic vision was quite seasoned, almost analyzing all the advantages of Ryosuke’s plan in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As expected of the Great Elder, what you said is very true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What the Great Elder said is exactly what I was thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded with a smile, acknowledging everything Tian Tian Yuanshi analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Not at all, all of this is thanks to the far-sightedness of the Mizukage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi shook his head, not daring to steal this credit for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whether it was Ryosuke’s strategic vision in predicting the destructiveness of the war or the arrangements made in advance as a precaution, they were far beyond what he could compare to.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Tian Tian Yuanshi’s words, everyone deeply agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It is just that I don’t know, regarding the cooperation with the Sand ninja that the Mizukage mentioned...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In what way will the other side repay us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi asked with confusion. Since Ryosuke took office, the Great Elder Tian Tian Yuanshi has been assisting Ryosuke in managing the village’s financial problems, so what he asked was also within his duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is no wonder Tian Tian Yuanshi would ask this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Sand ninja are located in the Land of Wind, where materials are scarce and financial resources are insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ryosuke is trading a large amount of strategic materials to the Land of Wind; the other side is very likely unable to provide a corresponding price.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it turns into a bad debt, wouldn’t the Hidden Mist be like a meat bun hitting a dog—gone forever?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No worries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Elder may not know, but this Third Kazekage is a 'treasure'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As he spoke, a sharp glint burst in Ryosuke’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi was somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Third Kazekage, Iron Sand—this person, although young, has brought his sand-manipulation ninjutsu to the extreme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Coupled with his own unique bloodline, he possesses the ability to manipulate 'Iron Sand'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although the Land of Wind is located in the desert and is extremely desolate, the iron sand resources in the desert are extremely abundant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Third Kazekage himself can use iron ore to pay the price for the materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said slowly, and his words made Tian Tian Yuanshi more and more excited as he listened, and gradually a sharp glint burst in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mizukage, you mean...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi suddenly thought of something; he seemed to suddenly see terrifying profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That’s right, it is just as you thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ryosuke nodded with a light smile, confirming Tian Tian Yuanshi’s conjecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi let out a light breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Just based on this item, the profits from this war are already enough to revitalize the Hidden Mist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tian Tian Yuanshi expressed his heartfelt emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is no wonder Tian Tian Yuanshi would show such an expression; the profits behind this are simply too tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the ninja world, the largest weapon manufacturer is not the most powerful Land of Fire among the five great nations, nor is it any of the five great nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instead, it is a little-known small country—the Land of Iron!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Land of Iron is located in the very center of the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water, and can be considered a unique yet transcendent country in the entire ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because the Land of Iron is the only permanently neutral country in the ninja world, and not only that, it is also the only small country whose internal affairs are not interfered with by the great nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There are three reasons why the Land of Iron has such a status.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First is political influence. When Senju Hashirama convened the first Five Kage Summit, the venue was chosen in the permanently neutral Land of Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under the witness of the samurai leader of the Land of Iron, the Five Kage signed a peace treaty, opening decades of peace in the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of such history, whenever disputes arise between great nations, when it comes to final peace talks, both sides generally choose the neutral Land of Iron as the location for the talks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over time, none of the five great nations want to see the Land of Iron fall into the hands of the other side, so they form a check and balance among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The great nations have also formed a tacit understanding; in order to have a place to talk when peace talks are needed in the future, they have defaulted to the Land of Iron’s status of \"permanent neutrality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Secondly, it is the Land of Iron’s unique \"craftsman\" attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Land of Iron is the place where skilled craftsmen of the ninja world reside. A large number of craftsmen who are good at manufacturing weapons live here, and almost all the well-known divine weapons and sharp tools in the ninja world were born in the Land of Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Including: six of the seven ninja swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen (Samehada is not counted), the Second Hokage’s Sword of the Thunder God, the Flying Sickle in the hands of Hanzo of the Salamander, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the chakra-conducting dagger in Sarutobi Asuma’s hand—Flying Swallow—was forged by craftsmen from the Land of Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, no one wants to be turned away by the master craftsmen of the Land of Iron when they need to forge weapons in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Land of Iron not only has the high-end \"divine weapon customization\" business but also the low-end \"weapon wholesale\" business.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of this, the Land of Iron is the largest weapon-producing country in the ninja world, and the high-quality weapons it produces are spread across the five great nations, which also leads to almost no great nation being willing to offend the Land of Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>",1094,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.539Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d6b9b865ebf1b2625c3f5ae69c989a04ba250aff50dc2acf01ab692e0bfe5124","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-207","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-205",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]