[{"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-364":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},2194675,3774,"Chapter 364","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Tu understands this truth, and the Leaf's Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, naturally understands it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they escaped the battlefield of the Land of Moon, the next opponent waiting for the Hidden Rock was the Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Measuring others by oneself, Huang Tu was absolutely certain that in the next few decades, the Hidden Rock and the Leaf would definitely become irreconcilable enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Rock would never forget the \"actions\" of the Leaf in this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not a question of right or wrong; everything is the result driven by interests and hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if the \"Leaf's surprise attack on the Rock's logistics troops\" incident hadn't happened, then this \"Cloud-Rock War\" would likely have ended with the Hidden Rock occupying the entire Land of Moon and winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in this war, the one the Hidden Rock hated most was the Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the eyes of the Hidden Rock, the Leaf's image at this moment was that of a \"villain who stabs you in the back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things have come to this; there is no point in saying more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke's words only brought the biggest worries of Huang Tu and the Hidden Rock to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the original plan of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, although the situation was unfavorable for the Hidden Rock, there was still a chance to retreat unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, beat the Hidden Cloud into submission and injure the Third Raikage to make the Cloud wary and afraid to continue the war, thereby making peace with the Cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the Rock Ninjas, having no worries behind them, could retreat safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the support of the Hidden Cloud, relying on the ten-thousand-man unit of Rock Ninjas with sufficient combat power and the deterrence of the Kage-level powerhouse Roshi, the Leaf might not dare to do anything to the Hidden Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Onoki's plan had completely vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, in the first step, the Hidden Rock did indeed injure the Third Raikage, which is true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, it also paid the price of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, being seriously injured and even captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, after defeating the Third Raikage, the Rock Ninjas, who should have won on the battlefield, were beaten into a rout by the suddenly intruding Fourth Mizukage, Mizunuki Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of Kage-level powerhouse Roshi, the capture of the Four-Tails, and the suddenly emerging Mist Ninjas...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These all caused the situation of the Rock Ninjas to plummet to the bottom, and also caused Onoki's plan to completely fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all fairness, Onoki's plan had no problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes; compared to Mizunuki Ryosuke, who was in the \"atmosphere,\" Onoki's level was still a bit too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, do you still think you and these ten thousand Rock Ninjas can return to the Land of Earth alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under such circumstances, how can you talk about perishing together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fish will definitely die, but the net might not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Rock Ninjas' logistics should not be able to hold on for much longer, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke's faint voice sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Huang Tu, the son of the Third Tsuchikage known for his steadiness, was already covered in cold sweat and trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning to now, every sentence and every word of Mizunuki Ryosuke was constantly bringing up the problems that Huang Tu was constantly avoiding in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these were objective facts that Huang Tu could not escape and had to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo, hoo, hoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Tu was breathing heavily, the cold sweat on his forehead sliding down continuously, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head gently; he knew he had completely crushed the Huang Tu in front of him psychologically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young people, their endurance is really not good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though I haven't even used my ultimate move yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said secretly with some regret in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you understand yet? Where the 'value' of the Hidden Rock really lies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or rather...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What is the 'bargaining chip' you have been desperately seeking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said this with a gentle expression, slowly moving to stand before Huangtu and patting his shoulder in a casual manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Huangtu's burly frame trembled violently, as if he had been electrocuted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangtu turned his gaze toward Mizunuki Ryosuke, who was now within arm's reach, staring fixedly at his face with eyes like a carp just pulled from the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Huangtu's perspective, Mizunuki Ryosuke's gentle, even slightly smiling expression looked exactly like the smile of a devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Huangtu's heart at this moment, no evil expression could compare to Mizunuki Ryosuke's smile; for countless days and nights to come, that smile would be an inescapable shadow in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the countless times he would wake from a midnight dream, this gentle smile would be the source of Huangtu's nightmares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Huangtu's body was trembling continuously and his heart was twitching and turning cold,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression remained unchanged, though his eyes seemed to hold an extra layer of inexplicable depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Huangtu suddenly recalled a sentence Mizunuki Ryosuke had said to him earlier: \"Your perspective is still too small; if Onoki were here, he would probably understand what I mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly was it that Onoki could see through, but he could not understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teachings that the Third Tsuchikage Onoki had once given Huangtu echoed in his ears, and finally, only one sentence remained in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—There are no eternal enemies in the ninja world, only eternal interests!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Huangtu's body jolted; he seemed to have \"figured everything out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This included the so-called \"bargaining chip of the Rock ninja\" that Mizunuki Ryosuke spoke of, and the reason he had been desperately seeking the cause behind Mizunuki Ryosuke's reluctance to wipe out the Rock ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, everything, absolutely everything, was because of this reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had figured it all out, Huangtu's heart grew even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, Huangtu's legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, unable to rise for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dignified quasi-Kage level powerhouse, actually losing his composure to this extent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, exactly, had he thought of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Huangtu's loss of composure, Mizunuki Ryosuke instead revealed a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that this was the very scene he had wanted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this smile was like that of both a deity and a devil.\u003C\u002Fp>",1088,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.539Z","2026-06-17T05:05:38.859Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5e765ada0836f98b7ba3bc5b0b34622ea39009eb21e12ad44b9039d511ef62d7","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-365","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-363",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]