[{"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-388":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},2194699,3774,"Chapter 388","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s injury was a wake-up call for Orochimaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If left alone, it was very likely that this time it was an injury, and next time it would be death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a teammate, Orochimaru naturally didn't want to see the two bleed on the battlefield; he thought it was necessary to eliminate this \"hidden danger\" in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why you ask Orochimaru why he had no pressure? ***\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course there was pressure! But Orochimaru had a unique way of relieving pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the painful wails of the Rain ninjas when the poisonous snake bit those captured Rain ninjas last night, Snake Uncle felt much lighter in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't forget, Orochimaru is a pervert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh, ever since Tsunade went there yesterday, Jiraiya seemed to have let go of a lot...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facts proved that when Orochimaru saw Tsunade today, Tsunade’s pressure hadn't weakened in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened overnight? To make Tsunade look like a different person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, a ring has extraordinary symbolic significance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru’s eyes flickered, patrolling around the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he placed his vision on a man with light blue long hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kato Dan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A member of the Kato clan, a small ninja clan of the Leaf, who possessed a special \"soul out of body\" bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength and the power behind him were quite good, and he didn't look bad either; he seemed to be a good object for starting a romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru analyzed frantically in his heart, and the desire for \"eating melons\" and \"gossip\" was constantly expanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what he knew, the high-level officials of the Leaf and the high-level officials of the Senju seemed to want to match Kato Dan and Tsunade together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, he is indeed much better than Jiraiya...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the \"talented\" Kato Dan, and then looking at the unkempt Jiraiya, Snake Uncle commented in his heart as if it were true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Kato Dan looked at Orochimaru’s \"gloomy\" gaze and showed an awkward but polite smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in the Leaf doesn't know about Orochimaru’s \"perversion\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being stared at by Orochimaru is not a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kato Dan’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this worry didn't last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, when he turned to see the dazzling Tsunade, a flash of heat and infatuation appeared in his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Tsunade, the moment she saw Kato Dan, a trace of disgust flashed in the depths of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, after the incident in the Land of Iron, the three words \"Kato Dan\" had been completely blacklisted by Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tsunade’s wisdom, how could she not see Kato Dan’s intentions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade, who had already given her body and mind to Mizunuki Ryosuke, couldn't help but feel a sense of disgust in her heart just by seeing Kato Dan’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, both sides were Leaf ninjas, and as a commander, Tsunade had to pay attention to her influence in the hearts of the Leaf ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kato Dan’s identity was also very sensitive, so Tsunade couldn't directly discipline Kato Dan and had to let it go for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, since everyone is here, let’s start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gathered everyone here because I intercepted a piece of intelligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the intelligence, in the southern mountains of the Land of Rain, there is a cluster of Rain ninjas hiding there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just that the reliability of the intelligence is very average, so I gathered everyone here to seek your opinions on what measures should be taken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru didn't talk nonsense and directly announced the purpose of the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, the three commanders, were each in charge of a part of the affairs, and intelligence had always been Orochimaru’s responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone in the room looked at each other, frowning and remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Leaf ninjas in the room were basically high-level ninjas who held some power; one could clearly see that besides the Sannin, elite members of the Inuzuka, Aburame, Kurama, and even the Sarutobi clan of Hiruzen Sarutobi were present, and many of them were clan leaders themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, this Leaf ninja unit led by the Sannin could be called a gathering of heroes even within the Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason these elite members of the ninja clans appeared on this battlefield was in response to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s war strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that Hiruzen Sarutobi had also tried his best to help the Sannin gather a group of elites to help them win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else is there to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should just take people and kill them directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone else could speak, Jiraiya said first, a trace of fighting spirit in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Tsunade frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru had already said that the accuracy of the intelligence was \"average,\" meaning that this piece of intelligence was unreliable and might even be a fake message deliberately released by the Rain ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the so-called \"Rain ninja cluster\" was just a trap used to lure the Leaf ninjas into the hook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacking rashly would likely lead to falling into the enemy’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Tsunade, but most of the people in the room thought of this possibility, and their eyes revealed a bit of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not appropriate, what if it’s a trap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade denied Jiraiya’s proposal, her expression very serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if we don't do this, we don't have any other good way in the current situation, do we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya said faintly, and his words made everyone completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s words also revealed the biggest dilemma the Leaf encountered in the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is—the Leaf side simply couldn't find the main force of the Rain ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, the Land of Rain was the home field of the Rain ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Hanzo of the Salamander changed his war strategy, he had completely brought the home-field advantage of the Rain ninjas to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo of the Salamander abandoned the Rain Village and instead led the Rain ninjas to hide in the Land of Rain to fight a guerrilla war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because they occupied the geographical advantage of the home field, the Rain ninjas knew all kinds of environments in the Land of Rain like the back of their hands, and hiding was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this respect, the Leaf ninjas were naturally far inferior to the Rain ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Rain ninjas only acted in small scales, fighting the Leaf ninjas in the way of \"assassination,\" and even the largest cluster would not exceed a hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to the Leaf side being exhausted because of constant containment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no choice but to choose to disperse their personnel and counterattack the small units of Rain ninjas in the way of \"squad vs. squad\" or even \"one-on-one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a passive counterattack, of course, could not advance the progress of the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the biggest problem the Leaf encountered in the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, having finally received news of a Rain ninja cluster, if they didn't take the initiative to act, would they just let it pass? ***\u003C\u002Fp>",1174,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.539Z","2026-06-17T05:05:38.859Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9562a228d6463bc8b47f8d4794c60d9baab9c184cf42b5099b5bbb19105c93bd","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-389","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-387",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]