[{"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-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Mizukage is Strong But Excessively 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},2192196,3774,"Chapter 21","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>That day, Mizunuki Taki hurriedly sent someone to summon Mizunuki Ryosuke, who had just completed a B-rank mission, to the Mizukage's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke could not care about anything else and had to rush to the Mizukage building without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Carrying doubts, Mizunuki Ryosuke knocked open the door to this office, which was extremely mysterious to ninety percent of Hidden Mist ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Do not ever think that anyone can enter the Kage's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, except for confidants, the Mizukage would not meet others in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Taki summoning Ryosuke to the Mizukage's office, strictly speaking, could also be considered a kind of attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After stepping into this office, Mizunuki Ryosuke first looked around; after all, he still had a certain curiosity about such a mysterious place.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The result was that Mizunuki Ryosuke was greatly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Except for the area being slightly larger, this was just an ordinary office, and it didn't look like there was anything strange about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, ninjas pay attention to practicality and restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a Kage, one should be even more low-key; people who are overly ostentatious cannot become ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, the Mizukage's office didn't even look as imposing or luxurious as the offices of some big bosses in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the main seat of the office, Mizunuki Taki had been waiting for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ryosuke, you're here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Taki was still the same, looking like a sickly person who didn't have long to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He revealed a gentle smile after seeing Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of having Lian as a bond, the relationship between Ryosuke and the Mizukage had become much closer at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lord Mizukage, I heard you have something to find me for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Mizunuki Taki had instructed that other titles could be used in private, in the current situation, Ryosuke still adopted a business-like attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'm looking for you this time because there is an important mission to hand over to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Taki said seriously, and a majestic aura suddenly rose from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Until this moment, Mizunuki Ryosuke felt the pressure of this Third Mizukage for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I want you to lead your squad to hunt down the rogue ninja Nakajima Koji!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Remember, bring his head back intact!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While speaking, the eyes of this Third Mizukage were full of pressure. It seemed he was truly angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Immediately, Mizunuki Ryosuke agreed directly; after all, looking at the Third Mizukage's stance, there was no room for refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Mizunuki Ryosuke agree, the aura on Mizunuki Taki's body gradually converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This mission concerns many aspects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It is not convenient for me to explain them to you one by one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You just need to know that this Nakajima Koji was once promoted by me personally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed Mizunuki Taki also knew that arranging a mission so generally was a bit heartless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So in the end, he still revealed some inside information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Mizunuki Taki say this, Ryosuke also immediately understood a lot in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is the content of the mission, as well as information about Nakajima Koji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Go quickly and return quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A major event will happen in a few days, and by then, your strength might be needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Taki handed a mission scroll to Ryosuke, his eyes still carrying some deep meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded and secretly remembered everything Mizunuki Taki said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Afterward, he did not waste time making small talk with the Mizukage but left the Mizukage building directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While giving orders to the squad members, Mizunuki Ryosuke also began to think about the information revealed by Mizunuki Taki.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The so-called \"major event\" should be a top-secret matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Mizunuki Ryosuke had never heard in the village or the clan that any \"major event\" would happen in Hidden Mist recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since it belonged to top secret, Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally could not speculate without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the contrary, it was this mission to hunt down the rogue ninja that made him see many clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to what Mizunuki Taki said, this rogue ninja Nakajima Koji was promoted by him personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then this person should belong to the \"Mizukage faction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now that he had suddenly defected, he was afraid that he also held some intelligence about the Mizukage faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the reason why the Mizukage gave him the order instead of letting the Mist Anbu do this was...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On one hand, it was trust in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the other hand, it was ultimately due to insufficient control over the Mist Anbu, fearing that Yagura Karatachi would interfere at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, as the Mist Anbu leader, Yagura Karatachi could easily intercept the intelligence in Nakajima Koji's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By then, the situation would inevitably be unfavorable to the Mizukage, which was something Mizunuki Taki did not want to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, Mizunuki Ryosuke guessed that it might be related to the \"major event\" mentioned by the Mizukage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This major event might have already occupied most of the combat power in the Mizukage's hands, making him have to draw on \"outside personnel\" he could trust like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, everything was just Mizunuki Ryosuke's speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for what exactly was going on, I'm afraid only the Mizukage himself knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Mizunuki Ryosuke sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Recently, he seemed to have gotten a bit too close to the Third Mizukage, which had a certain impact on his \"Doctrine of the Mean plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ryosuke also understood in his heart that this had a certain connection with the promotion turmoil of the previous Jonin exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps when the turmoil of the Jonin exam ended, this situation would improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Regarding this mission to hunt down the rogue ninja, the mission scroll provided clear information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Including the abilities of the rogue ninja Nakajima Koji, his behavior on the day of defection, and the direction of defection investigated by the Mist Anbu after the defection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even more, there was also a statement from a nearby villager, which described in detail the experience of Nakajima Koji staying at this villager's home after defecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hunting down a rogue ninja naturally had to be executed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The moment the village discovered the rogue ninja had defected, it would immediately take investigative action.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So at this moment, less than twenty-four hours had passed since Nakajima Koji defected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the eyes of any ninja, this mission was very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Based solely on the information in the mission scroll, it was enough to infer the direction of Nakajima Koji's defection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Plus, Nakajima Koji was only a Chunin; with the ability of a Chunin, it was absolutely impossible for him to run very far, unless someone was already waiting to receive him outside the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But where was this? This was the Hidden Mist Village, the hinterland of the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if someone was receiving him, it was impossible at this location.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because once they encountered the squad hunting down the rogue ninja, it was very likely to trigger a battle, and subsequently even cause a war with Hidden Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, this mission scroll was handed to Mizunuki Ryosuke by the Mizukage himself, and the information on it was extremely reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this way, the mission of just hunting down an ordinary Chunin seemed extremely simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But who was Mizunuki Ryosuke?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When it came to the word \"steady,\" if he ranked second in Hidden Mist Village, I'm afraid no one would dare rank first.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Use the greatest malice to speculate on all possible situations in the mission, even if it was just helping an old lady across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You have to know that even in the ninja world, helping an old lady carried certain risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, this old lady wouldn't suddenly lie down and shout about going to the hospital, but was there a possibility that she was actually an assassin from an enemy ninja village?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the probability was minimal...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But what if?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only by making all preparations and ensuring the success rate reached ninety-eight percent could one strike steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was the royal way!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, Mizunuki Ryosuke had promised Lian that he would never return in a \"comatose\" state again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So this was even more about being steady upon steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a mission that looked steady as could be to others, Mizunuki Ryosuke still tried his best to find the hidden dangers within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, Mizunuki Ryosuke substituted himself into the role of the rogue ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you were a rogue ninja, what would you do?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant, all the information in the mission scroll flooded into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a rogue ninja, perhaps the incident was sudden, but before defecting, there must have been preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first thing was to delay the time the defection was discovered to seek as much space for escape as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the behavior of Nakajima Koji on the day of defection recorded in the mission scroll, Mizunuki Ryosuke quickly discovered the suspicious points.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This rogue ninja did not make any disguises or deceptive behaviors, but just quickly bought some blades and military rations and left Hidden Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Rather than saying it was a defection, it was more like...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Going to execute a mission!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was also a problem with the direction of Nakajima Koji's defection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As everyone knew, the Land of Water was a small island independent on the ocean; if Nakajima Koji wanted to leave the scope of the Land of Water safely, he had to take a boat across the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Heading west, not only was the path the shortest, but he could reach the Land of Hot Water in a short time, and then it was very convenient to transfer to Leaf or Cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Nakajima Koji chose to run east, which was the inland area of the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This point was really puzzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If this was just to confuse the hunting squad, the \"staying at a villager's home\" mentioned in the scroll proved that this was not a deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because Nakajima Koji had indeed appeared in the inland of the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking in this direction, Mizunuki Ryosuke gradually frowned; it seemed the mission that originally looked plain and unremarkable instantly became full of doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What about the hunting squad? What would they do if they were caught up by the hunting squad?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hide? Hiding would delay the speed of escape, and once discovered, the difficulty of escape would increase exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they repelled the hunting squad or luckily escaped, it might anger Hidden Mist, causing them to send more hunting squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By then, the situation would be even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were Mizunuki Ryosuke, he would definitely...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kill all the hunting squads!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This way, he could gain a lot of time; perhaps by the time Hidden Mist came to its senses, he would have already run out of the territory of the Land of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What? You say how could a mere Chunin have the strength to kill the hunting squad?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What about a Chunin? The so-called Chunin is just a rank and cannot represent strength; a Leaf Genin could even kill the ancestor of chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anything is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps this Nakajima Koji had been hiding his strength all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke began to evaluate in his heart: if Nakajima Koji hid his strength, where would this limit be?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kage level? It seemed unlikely; except for Mizunuki Ryosuke, I'm afraid no Kage-level powerhouse would do this kind of thing...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So according to Mizunuki Ryosuke's estimation, the scope of the opponent's hidden strength would at most reach the level of an elite Jonin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An elite Jonin, combined with some secret techniques, also had a certain possibility of killing a Kage-level powerhouse by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if this probability was not high.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the ninja world, things like capsizing in the gutter were not uncommon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gold and Silver Brothers could even kill Tobirama Senju; nothing is impossible, after all, ninjas are also human.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the most powerful ninja, if their head is cut off or their vital points are pierced, will die (except for Hidan).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After comprehensive consideration, Mizunuki Ryosuke had already thought of the steadiest method in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmm, the success rate is about ninety-nine percent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After muttering to himself in his heart, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded, seemingly not very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(Seeking flowers, seeking tickets, seeking support, thank you very much!).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(Seeking flowers, seeking tickets, seeking support!).\u003C\u002Fp>",2062,"2026-06-17T04:29:27.213Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1103f2ac3d3eaab96b370360309c3cd3b87eabfa0670cf644404c3a921de1fde","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-22","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-20",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]