[{"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-385":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},2194696,3774,"Chapter 385","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-385",385,"\u003Cp>Because behind her, there were actually dozens of tracking ninjas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most strange thing was that this group of ninjas was clearly divided, but their goal was surprisingly consistent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could tell her what was going on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s mentality directly collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the girl didn't have time to think, and she panicked, fleeing even more desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with dozens of ninjas chasing her, how could it be easy to dodge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this \"inexplicable\" chase began in such a bizarre way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, if you think about it carefully, the reason for this result is self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the girl’s identity as a Rock ninja, both the Leaf and the Rain ninjas would subconsciously choose to be hostile to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in the ninja world doesn't know about the bad blood between the Rain ninjas and the Leaf\u002FRock ninjas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the relationship between the Leaf and the Rock ninjas is not as clean as one might think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know where this is? This is the battlefield where the Leaf and the Rain ninjas are fighting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Rock ninja suddenly appearing here, what does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means the Rock ninjas might be planning something against the Land of Rain! If they really were plotting something, wouldn't catching this lone Rock ninja be a great achievement?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the reason the Rain ninjas and the Leaf were fighting here was just an \"encounter,\" not because they had received orders or missions to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even if they won, the credit would be limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that the strength of both sides was close, so it wasn't certain who would take whom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side is a lone Rock ninja who is very easy to deal with and is likely a \"great achievement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side is a Leaf (Rain) ninja who has no profit and is fierce in combat; if it were you, which one would you choose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, the unlucky girl began her escape journey in the Land of Rain. ***\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the country where the rain never ceased, a young ninja with white spiky hair sat cross-legged in a dim tent, staring blankly at his arm wrapped in white bandages, not knowing what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the dim candlelight in the tent, his expression appeared extremely warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His slightly haggard face carried a trace of gentle tenderness, but if one looked closely, one could still find a trace of obvious complexity in the depths of this expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, outside the tent, apart from the pitter-patter of the rain, there was a slight movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired spiky youth looked up, and a female ninja with a plump figure and moving features stepped into his tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female ninja wore armor and had a head of brilliant golden hair; even in such a dim environment, these dazzling strands shone like pure gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn't help but make one feel—she was a noble princess, and wherever she went, it would be turned into a magnificent palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young female ninja’s moving and firm face carried a sense of restraint and fortitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stepping into the tent, she looked at the white-haired youth sitting cross-legged in the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiraiya...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pleasant and gentle voice rang in Jiraiya’s ear; just hearing this voice brought a feeling as warm as sunshine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, Tsunade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he silently hid the gentleness on his face, replacing it with a carefree look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade shifted her gaze to Jiraiya’s arm wrapped in gauze; a trace of bright red color faintly seeped through the white gauze, and one could imagine that beneath the gauze was likely a scene of mangled flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tsunade’s mood sank a few more degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru led the army to launch a counterattack against the Rain ninjas and invaded the Land of Rain, this war had lasted for nearly half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can only be said that although the Sannin attached enough importance to the situation of the war, they still underestimated the difficulty of this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Leaf, which occupied a strength advantage on paper, was instead kept in a passive position in the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, there were few large-scale operations between the two sides, mostly sporadic skirmishes, counterattacks, assassinations, and intelligence wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever the scale of the battle showed a trend of escalation, the Rain ninjas would immediately retreat, bringing the \"collapse, retreat, sell, run\" four-character tactic to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever the Leaf wanted to pursue, they would encounter the interception of the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the formidable strength of Hanzo of the Salamander, the Leaf ninjas who went to pursue would soon be repelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among the Leaf ninja clusters, with the formidable strength of Hanzo of the Salamander, it was almost equivalent to a god descending, entering a land without people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Hanzo of the Salamander providing support, the Rain ninjas fully utilized the \"guerrilla tactic\" to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the fact that the Rain ninjas occupied the home-field advantage of the Land of Rain, plus the characteristic that Rain ninjas were good at assassination, the Leaf side was miserable for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three elements of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven's timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony—the Leaf was at a disadvantage in all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war had lasted for half a year, and both sides had suffered losses, but overall it remained infinitely close to a tie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, it seemed that both sides were forced into a 50-50 split, but you have to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the case that the Rain ninjas themselves lacked mid-level combat power and their combat quality was far inferior to the Leaf ninjas, the war situation could still be a draw, which already showed the excellence of Hanzo of the Salamander’s tactics and the brilliance of his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hanzo of the Salamander’s goal was also very clear: to drag the Leaf down in the Land of Rain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Leaf had a large family and a big business, and could still afford to consume with the Rain ninjas for a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not the worst part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the war continued, more and more problems began to be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: because they didn't consider fighting in the Land of Rain for a long time, the standard weapons produced in the Land of Fire would gradually rust because they didn't have good rust-proof treatment; the food and grass transported to the Land of Rain would become moldy due to dampness if stored by conventional means; the epidemics and acclimatization problems brought by the weather in the Land of Rain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various problems broke out one after another, leaving the Sannin overwhelmed for a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because they couldn't make breakthrough progress in the war situation, this also put tremendous pressure on the Sannin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure accumulated more and more, and the sudden increase in pressure would cause people’s judgment to have errors and mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s injury was caused by his own recklessness and mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake, but given the worsening situation, it was inevitable that Jiraiya would lose his footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade let out a sigh, suppressing her chaotic thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s wound was treated by her, and she knew that such an injury was indeed not a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she was worried about was not the wound on Jiraiya’s arm, but Jiraiya’s mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real-life examples told Tsunade that the key factor determining the outcome of a battle on the battlefield is often not the physical condition of the ninja, but the psychological problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the level of the ninja, the more they will face such problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a commander, it is different from an ordinary ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every move of Jiraiya affects all the Leaf ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade didn't say much, but came to Jiraiya’s side, skillfully helped Jiraiya untie the bandages on the wound, and cleaned and healed the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiraiya, you are no longer the 'dead last' of the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are now the commander of the Leaf army; you must hold on and not fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, you are my teammate, Tsunade! Cheer up, do you hear me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While helping Jiraiya treat the wound, Tsunade said to Jiraiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of the tempering in recent days, Tsunade’s tone carried a strong flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I am the Toad Sage Jiraiya-sama, how could I fall just like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiraiya laughed extremely brightly, even his body was swaying back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that Tsunade clearly didn't notice that there was a trace of bitterness in Jiraiya’s smile that was hard to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teammate, huh... it's just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bitter whisper in the depths of his heart could only be heard by Jiraiya himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, that's more like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tsunade nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s injury was not serious, and with Tsunade’s medical ninja level, it was naturally handled in a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, since you're fine, I'll go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are still things waiting for me to handle at the medical unit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After treating Jiraiya’s wound, Tsunade stood up gracefully and said to Jiraiya. ***\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.539Z","2026-06-17T05:05:38.859Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5f9d0bf50432d9b3feff789cdba80e12f960d10425b21f2d16c7a932e0607698","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-386","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-384",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]