[{"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-298":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},2194609,3774,"Chapter 298: It is right under your feet and mine","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>\"The so-called way of deception is also strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Use the righteous if it is righteous, use the evil if it is evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But before implementing everything, there must first be a prerequisite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That is to achieve knowing yourself and knowing the enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said calmly, looking at Bee before him with indifference, his eyes as calm as dead water, forming a sharp contrast with Bee’s fiery gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since coming to the ninja world, Mizunuki Ryosuke had moved step by step until today; he had never relied on talent that exceeded ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Knowing yourself and knowing the enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Relying on his familiarity with the plot and his understanding of character personalities, Mizunuki Ryosuke could set up one strange plot after another, planning for the greatest benefit for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was the difference in position and angle, which determined the difference in thinking style.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike the natives active in the ninja world, Mizunuki Ryosuke examined the ninja world like a \"God\" possessing a supreme perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Omniscience\" is \"omnipotence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was Mizunuki Ryosuke’s greatest reliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now, even if Mizunuki Ryosuke told Bee all these methods, Bee couldn't replicate everything Mizunuki Ryosuke had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was the limitation brought about by the difference in vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The reason I dared to launch an attack on a Rock Hidden force of over a thousand people with only four people,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is because I knew that relying on the mobility of the Ice Dragon King and the combat power of the four of us, it was enough to wipe them out before the Rock Hidden force could react.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"'Knowing yourself.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I calculated that the leader of Rock Hidden would definitely, in order to avoid accidents, split the logistics force and choose to transport at night to hide their tracks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"'Knowing the enemy.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listening to Mizunuki Ryosuke’s narration, Bee’s expression gradually became solemn. At this moment, he clearly understood the gap between himself and Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a gap was not just the gap between a \"point\" and a \"line,\" but the gap between a \"point\" and a \"plane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke’s ability to judge and analyze the situation was something Bee couldn't reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There is no constant situation in war, just as there is no constant shape in water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Every step you take, you must stop and assess the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Plans are never absolute; they must be changed according to changes in reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"For example, now, we have launched a surprise attack and destroyed Rock Hidden’s logistics supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you were Onoki, what would you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke looked directly into Bee’s eyes and asked lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, a flash of deep thought crossed Bee’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I would send people to the place where the logistics force lost contact to investigate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bee answered Mizunuki Ryosuke with the answer he had already determined in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke continued to pursue with a calm voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For some reason, under Ryosuke’s gaze, Bee suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This expression, if seen by students of the Great Celestial Empire, would definitely be very familiar, because this was the expression of a student being called up by a teacher in class and not knowing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that Bee couldn't answer, Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't say much, but simply continued himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Investigation is inevitable, but no matter what he finds out, the result of the logistics being cut off has already been caused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We need to care more about what actions and reactions Onoki will have next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So in the current situation, Onoki only has two choices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said slowly, a sharp glint suddenly bursting from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You mean...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Onoki will withdraw his troops?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under Mizunuki Ryosuke’s guidance, Bee gradually came to Mizunuki Ryosuke’s line of thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But who knew that after hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What you said is only one of the choices, but I am more inclined toward the other choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Onoki will go all-in and launch a large-scale campaign against Cloud Hidden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said with a calm tone, but a sharp look flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why would that be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bee’s expression was stunned; he never expected Mizunuki Ryosuke to say this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If Onoki went all-in and launched a campaign against Cloud Hidden, wouldn't their act of attacking Rock Hidden’s logistics be harming Cloud Hidden?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bee couldn't figure it out, his heart filled with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You can't understand because you haven't thought it through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"At this time, for Onoki, the most important thing is not to find out who cut off Rock Hidden’s logistics supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"For him, the most important thing is—time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After finishing, the corners of Mizunuki Ryosuke’s mouth curled into an arc, and the things revealed in his eyes made Bee feel somewhat palpitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Requesting flowers...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This depth and mystery was the poppy that Bee both feared and was fascinated by.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then shouldn't we rush back to the Land of Lightning now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why do you still want to stay in the Land of Frost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A conversation not only didn't solve Bee’s doubts but instead made Bee’s heart even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Continuing to stay in the Land of Frost like this, wouldn't it not only be easy to encounter danger but also miss the opportunity for battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You are wrong, Bee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although the battlefield is far away in the Land of Lightning, the key to whether this campaign can be won...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is right under your feet and mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke’s smile became even brighter. At this moment, he was like a painter sketching in the fields, and the temperament on his body returned to his usual gentleness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke’s words, Bee’s pupils contracted slightly, and a sense of absurdity gradually surged in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>...00\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Land of Fire, Leaf Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An urgent intelligence report was slapped onto the desk of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Recently, the expression of this Third Hokage had become much more haggard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Leaf’s wars against Sand and Rain had both fallen into a stalemate, and the pressure from daily battlefield reports and logistics handling made Sarutobi Hiruzen somewhat exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen also had to spare time to deal with the internal contradictions of Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The stalemate of the front-line battle situation made the Hyuga and Uchiha clans dissatisfied with the work of suppressing small-nation rebellions and start frequently pressuring the village, attempting to go to the battlefield to get a share of the spoils.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a situation also made Sarutobi Hiruzen extremely annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the urgent intelligence report. He originally thought it was another secret report from the Sand or Cloud Hidden front lines, but the content after opening it made him slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Land of Frost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously puffed on the pipe in his hand, a flash of depth in his eyes, and then he ordered the Mist Anbu member beside him to summon Shimura Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A moment later, a middle-aged man with a cross-shaped scar on his chin pushed open the door of the Hokage’s office and sat down on the sofa opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen without ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't stand on ceremony either, directly throwing the secret letter into Shimura Danzo’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shimura Danzo took the secret letter casually and read the content slowly. A moment later, a sharp glint suddenly burst from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.539Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f62866616190c0bdf09182be880bcb893e152135bb758ffbbcdd96874e40c9a7","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-299","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-297",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]