[{"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-22":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},2192197,3774,"Chapter 22","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>To be steady, Mizunuki Ryosuke led the squad to first arrive at the \"villager's home\" mentioned in the mission scroll to conduct a verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a plain and unremarkable small village, where about dozens of households lived, relying on farming for a living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the home of the farmer where Nakajima Koji had stayed, a farmer who looked honest and simple was trembling as he told Mizunuki Ryosuke everything he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a round of questioning, the villager's performance had no flaws and was basically the same as the description in the mission scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And many villagers near the village could testify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty for ordinary people to lie in front of a ninja was extremely high, and Takeda Yoichi in the team was an expert in this aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the village, Takeda Yoichi nodded toward Mizunuki Ryosuke, signaling there was no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the squad continued to investigate forward based on the information in the mission scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Another day and night passed, and the squad searched into a dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the clues in their hands pointed in this direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they discovered a hidden trace in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takeda Yoichi grabbed a handful of mud from the ground, gently placed it to the tip of his nose to sniff, and then said affirmatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, there is a lingering smell of blood in the mud here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be small animals like rabbits or squirrels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like someone was hunting for food nearby not long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the smell of blood remained in the mud, while other things like bones and corpses were nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed that the only ones who could do such hunting behavior were humans, and humans who did not want to be discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takeda Yoichi's investigation made Mizunuki Mitsuhiko and Terumi Mei change their views on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, such meticulous ability was something they did not possess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tracking and inferring from the mission information, there was almost a nearly fifty percent possibility that the hunter was Nakajima Koji!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad members were all happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a discovery seemed to indicate that Nakajima Koji was nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they went deeper into the dense forest, signs of human activity became more and more obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the mission target was right before their eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underground in the depths of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen elite members of the Rock ninjas had been waiting here for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elite Jonin, three Jonin, and nine Chunin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scale could already be considered a medium-sized ninja force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since these were Rock ninjas who were good at collective combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these Rock ninjas, the leader was a man with a hideous hedgehog hairstyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hedgehog-haired man was named Kari, and he was a member of the Rock Hidden Explosion Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Explosion Corps of Hidden Rock had a positioning similar to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Hidden Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a member of the Explosion Corps, Kari not only had the strength of an elite Jonin but also possessed the Kekkei Genkai of \"Explosion Release,\" and his strength was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if a Kage-level powerhouse were present, with these Rock ninjas, it might not be impossible to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, secretly infiltrating the hinterland of the Land of Water, their goal was a top-secret S-rank mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought that after successfully infiltrating, on the eve of the mission, Kari's own younger brother died at the hands of Hidden Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kari was immediately furious; you have to know that this younger brother was someone he watched grow up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two brothers usually had an extremely good relationship, possessed Explosion Release, and Kari himself was not someone who could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he immediately used his own authority, vowing to avenge his grudge first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some help that could not be mentioned, Kari set up a carefully prepared killing trap in the deep forest far away from Hidden Mist Village!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment a Hidden Mist squad stepped into the forest, the reconnaissance secret technique set up at the edge of the forest was triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also let the Rock ninjas underground know the news that the other party had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kari stood up abruptly, light flickering in his eyes like a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, the enemy is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't say much nonsense; blood debts must be paid with blood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you will all help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kari said through gritted teeth, his eyes full of violent killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rock ninjas first looked at each other, then nodded in agreement, all promising to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Kari acting privately during the mission was a big taboo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kari, as a member of the Explosion Corps, had a high status in Hidden Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninjas who could perform missions with Kari were all close to Kari himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a request, they naturally would not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the opponent was just an ordinary Hidden Mist squad, and they wouldn't be able to make any waves anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, a Hidden Rock force with powerful combat strength hid underground, waiting for the prey to step into the trap step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Mizunuki Mitsuhiko was just about to volunteer to continue deep investigation, but was pulled by Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Mizunuki Mitsuhiko was full of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terumi Mei on the other side seemed to have thought of something, her expression becoming a bit speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here we go again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experience of the two previous missions together made Terumi Mei deeply understand the personality of this Captain Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excessively cautious,\" even steady to an appalling degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke did not explain but said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, enter combat state, and listen to my command for everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ryosuke's serious expression, the three did not dare to raise objections and had to nod one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Ryosuke whispered into the ears of the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the orders, the three took the scrolls given by Ryosuke and sped toward three different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a period of time, Mizunuki Ryosuke stepped forward alone and walked toward the depths of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this was seen by something resembling an \"eye\" in the dark and transmitted to the underground where the Rock ninjas were gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How should this be handled? Lord Kari?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jonin asked Kari.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter, deal with this Jonin first; the remaining brats are not worth mentioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kari looked at the handsome young man in white on the screen, his face instantly becoming incomparably hideous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had already recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the enemy who killed Tatsuo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Seeking flowers, seeking tickets, seeking support!).\u003C\u002Fp>",1121,"2026-06-17T04:29:27.213Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3b69fa7c429a0f3e08d3e9deda720899702d96d9936d536f15a4df4257ee5970","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-23","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-21",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]