[{"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-424":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},2194735,3774,"Chapter 424: , I Am a Legend","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-424",424,"\u003Cp>Thanks to the Takumi secret technique \"Earth Grudge Fear,\" Kakuzu's strength was able to grow into a true Kage-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not only that, the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique also brought Kakuzu a long life. To this day, the once powerful First Hokage Senju Hashirama has fallen and passed away, but this \"little ant\" is still living a good life in the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Time has changed, and the vicissitudes of life are truly sigh-worthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The strength of the God of Shinobi Senju Hashirama needs no mention, and because of \"that battle\" with Senju Hashirama back then, Kakuzu also became famous in the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, the only person in the entire ninja world who could fight Senju Hashirama and retreat unscathed seems to be Uchiha Madara.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And what kind of existence Uchiha Madara is, naturally needs no mention.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At first glance, after rounding up, Kakuzu seems to be equal to Uchiha Madara.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After experiencing a life-and-death ordeal, Kakuzu completely saw through human nature, and his skin became thicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He would brag about this incredibly \"glorious resume\" to everyone he met.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many people who knew the truth back then naturally scoffed at Kakuzu's thick skin; Senju Hashirama naturally wouldn't care about the clamoring of a small character like Kakuzu, so he just let him be.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over time, as the people who knew the truth back then gradually died of old age, Kakuzu, who had survived until now, completely relied on the resume of not dying after fighting the First Hokage to become a \"ninja world legend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Underground Exchange, many ninjas who didn't know the truth but were awed by his reputation even directly took Kakuzu as their idol.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It just makes one sigh that fortune plays with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because he already had Kage-level strength, the Takumi side had no ability to do anything to Kakuzu, so they could only let him be.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And after the battle with Hashirama, Kakuzu also completely recognized himself and no longer thought about stirring up trouble in the ninja world, but completely devoted himself to satisfying his own \"fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Kakuzu only had one fun —— making money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From then on, Kakuzu began to be active in the underground world, hunting for bounties to earn money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even in Kakuzu's long \"working\" career, the high bounty of this mission was enough to rank at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, on that bounty list, there were not many characters with bounties over 100 million who were easy to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When it really comes to fighting, who takes whose head to collect the bounty is really hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And most importantly, the target of this huge bounty of 100 million ryo was just a mere Jonin, which made Kakuzu unable to be anything but tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, risking his old life, Kakuzu managed to rush from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain in just one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>According to the information Kakuzu obtained, he arrived at a casino in the town, looking for the person who claimed to know the whereabouts of the fat sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For the thugs and bandits active at the grassroots level of the ninja world, they were just ordinary people and didn't have the powerful combat strength of ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wanting to make a living by relying on the bounties of the Underground Exchange, it was probably difficult to maintain a livelihood, so apart from some low-amount bounties in the Underground Exchange, this group of people had to think of other ways to make a living.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The means they used to make a living were naturally very limited, and in the end, it was nothing more than \"prostitution, gambling, and drugs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Brothels, casinos, opium dens...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such places were the gathering places for these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kakuzu pushed open the old wooden gate of the casino fence and walked into it slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And when Kakuzu walked into the smoke-filled casino, he couldn't help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the narrow space, all kinds of gambling tools were dense, and on these tools, a thick layer of yellowed grease often accumulated, making people feel a sense of rejection in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Simple, dirty, crowded...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everywhere he looked, there were only filthy and dilapidated colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The \"working\" career gave Kakuzu rich hunting experience; he understood that sometimes these seemingly insignificant ordinary people actually had intelligence channels that ninjas couldn't compare to.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, he did not doubt whether this group of people really had information about the \"fat sheep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And as for the dirt and chaos, it was not in Kakuzu's consideration at all; after all, to some extent, when it came to the degree of \"being repulsive,\" these were all small potatoes compared to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reason Kakuzu frowned was because at this moment, in this narrow space, a dense crowd of people had already gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were standing or sitting, and the moment they saw Kakuzu, they looked at him with cold gazes simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And these people were clearly not ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kakuzu's gaze swept across, and just from the smell of blood on these people, he could judge that this group of people were not gamblers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were his \"kind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their purpose for gathering here should also be only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Kakuzu had already understood everything, and a flash of coldness crossed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, just a group of thugs actually dared to play the game of hoarding for higher prices in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although killing intent was filling his heart, Kakuzu still endured the killing intent and sat down in an inconspicuous corner of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After another ten minutes or so, a fat man with yellow teeth and tattoos all over his face appeared in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My lords, please forgive me for the poor hospitality!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fat man said with a smile, his eyebrows drooping in a dog-like manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But everyone was not a fool and knew the fat man's calculations, so they stared at this dying fat man with murderous gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>People die for wealth, just as birds die for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This saying is not the least bit false; faced with this \"fat sheep\" worth one hundred million ryo, everyone wants a piece of the pie.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even this group of street thugs, who are merely mortals, are no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is hard to say whether this group is stupid or clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By coincidence, although they obtained intelligence on Kurotsuchi, these thugs know that relying on their meager skills to deal with a Jonin is practically no different from seeking death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, they cannot accept simply giving up, so driven by inner greed, they attempt to convert this intelligence into money.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, at the sudden inspiration of one \"thug,\" they choose to spread the news, intending to hoard the goods and raise the price, using this method to make a killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, a crowd of bounty hunters, all eyeing this fat sheep worth one hundred million, have come knocking one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a short period, the dilapidated casino has become packed to capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A fat man with a tattooed face and rolls of fat all over his body bares a mouthful of yellow teeth, approaching the center of the bounty hunters with a fawning smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He is the owner of this casino and also the leader of the town's thug forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fat man scans the casino, looking at this group of diverse yet murderous bounty hunters; beneath his seemingly fawning eyes, they are filled with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In truth, he knows clearly in his heart that among the desperate criminals filling the room, there is likely not a single one he can afford to offend.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If even one of them were to turn on him, he would likely lose his life on the spot today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet even so, he still intends to pull chestnuts from the fire, risking it all to try and obtain the benefits within.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; this is why, driven by the evil thought called \"greed,\" people step into the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Greed does not bring courage, but rather the ignorance that invites destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My lords, my lords!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Please forgive my poor hospitality!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The thug leader rubs his thick, greasy palms together and speaks with a smile that looks extremely oily and despicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As soon as these words are spoken, the gazes of the surrounding bounty hunters grow colder; they look at the fat man as if looking at a dead person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even though they also mingle in the underworld, they do not think this dead fat man is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as them; in their eyes, this dead fat man is like a bug that can be crushed at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now, a mere \"bug\" is actually preparing to extort them—this is the height of absurdity!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A hot-tempered rogue ninja immediately takes action; he uses a Body Flicker Technique to arrive beside the thug leader, drawing the ninja blade from his back and holding it against the fat man's thick neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The thug leader has no power to resist, because he cannot see the rogue ninja's movements at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Speak, where is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you don't speak,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"you die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sharp ninja blade radiating cold light and the rogue ninja's words filled with chilling murderous intent make the thug leader perceive the scent of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly, cold sweat drips down the thug leader's greasy cheeks, almost immediately soaking his clothes through.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What the rogue ninja is asking is exactly what everyone present is concerned about, so the other bounty hunters do not stop his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as a mere mortal, the fat man dares to do this, naturally he has his own reliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Being able to survive as a common thug until today—although in the eyes of ninjas he is just a despicable bug—it cannot be denied that the thug leader still has some extraordinary qualities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although his heart is filled with fear, he still forces himself to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hehe,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'll speak, I'll speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't dare let you lords make a wasted trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But don't be in such a hurry, my lords. There is only one piece of intelligence, and only one head that can be exchanged for money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But there are so many of you lords; how will you divide it when the time comes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fat man first lets out a dry laugh; his pair of triangular eyes, filled with greed, are brimming with malice and cunning. As he speaks, he becomes more confident, and an aura of a hardened rogue emanates from the fat man's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As his voice falls, the pupils of the blade-wielding rogue ninja contract slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the thug leader is just a bug, he has suddenly placed the problem that all the bounty hunters have been avoiding onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the intelligence can be made public, there is only one \"fat sheep,\" and there is destined to be only one person who carries the head to claim the bounty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since everyone has already come here, who among those present would not want that person to be themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The rogue ninja narrows his eyes, scanning all the bounty hunters present.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not just him, almost all the bounty hunters are guardedly watching the \"peers\" beside them, their eyes filled with vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Don't forget, although they came for the bounty,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>their own names are also on the list of the underground exchange!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, the thug leader's words serve as a reminder to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Who wouldn't want to keep this \"exclusive\" intelligence for themselves? If this intelligence were made public, wouldn't everyone be back at the same starting line?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What if someone else gets there first?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So the best way is to monopolize this intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And to monopolize this intelligence, the greatest enemy is not the bug before them, but this group of \"peers\" present.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant, everyone realizes this problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The change in the casino's atmosphere does not escape the thug leader's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A look of wild joy flashes in his pair of triangular eyes; although his surface still carries a despicable and disgusting fawning smile, his heart is laughing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When a sheep meets a lone wolf, it becomes extremely dangerous, because the wolf will tear its throat out without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But when a sheep meets a pack of lone wolves, it becomes incredibly safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because among these lone wolves, no one can watch this sheep be bitten to death by other lone wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By utilizing the mutual restraint between these lone wolves, he, this insignificant sheep, has the opportunity to pull chestnuts from the fire and hoard the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What ninjas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Aren't they still going to be played in the palm of my hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The thug leader thinks triumphantly, but before he can continue to be triumphant,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Swish!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a sharp sound of wind breaking, his fat head bursts into countless fragments like a popped balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Blood sprays all over the surrounding people instantly, especially the blade-wielding rogue ninja standing closest; one of the fat man's eyeballs is even stuck to his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone's pupils shrink slightly, and then the blade-wielding rogue ninja cannot help but curse angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bastard!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But before he can finish his sentence, a ninja wrapped extremely tightly appears before everyone's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fast! It is simply too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So fast that this rogue ninja cannot even see this person's movements!\u003C\u002Fp>",2229,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.922Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","01f220f05ac29b9351058459a7c385104bc517548d15cec1e37a8d7715537690","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-425","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-423",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]