[{"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-425":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},2194736,3774,"Chapter 425","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-425",425,"\u003Cp>The extremely tightly wrapped ninja moves unhurriedly, seemingly not putting everyone present in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nonchalantly retracts the tentacles gathered from filthy, pitch-black threads back into his sleeves; only then do the crowd understand that the strike that poked the thug leader's head open just now was precisely these ominous black tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his gaze shifts, the blade-wielding rogue ninja's body suddenly trembles, because the only eyes exposed on this man are a pitch-black color, and those fluorescent green pupils are staring at him without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the blade-wielding rogue ninja seems to think of something; his face changes drastically, and he quickly retreats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu scans everyone with a cold gaze, without the slightest ripple in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the headless corpse at his feet, he ignores it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A ridiculous bug, actually thinking that with one piece of intelligence, he could hoard the goods and extort benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat man thought correctly; if a sheep falls into a pack of lone wolves, it would indeed cause the wolves to be wary of each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kakuzu is not a wolf; he is a tiger, a tiger that eats wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a tiger does, he won't consider the thoughts of lone wolves and sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wants to kill, he kills; it's that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, Kakuzu never thought about sharing the intelligence with this group of \"lone wolves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is frightened into taking half a step back by Kakuzu's cold and ruthless gaze, because in Kakuzu's gaze, they smell the scent of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people are not wrong, because Kakuzu has already seen several \"valuable faces\" among the \"peers\" around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were normal times, Kakuzu would have already made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to catch a big fish, Kakuzu doesn't mind letting these \"moving bounties\" jump around for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the others in the room, this greedy fat man was just a bug in the gutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to Kakuzu, aren't the others present the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his gaze does not linger on anyone, but shifts elsewhere in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—There, several thugs in the town have already been scared into collapsing on the ground by the sight of the fat man's miserable death; at this moment, their faces are pale, and they have long since been scared into defecating and urinating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black tentacles appear again, grabbing the few thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the filthy aura on these thugs, Kakuzu frowns, but soon relaxes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu asks the first thug, his tone containing only indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the thug is greatly alarmed; his heart already shattered by fear, he cries and begs for mercy as soon as he opens his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ninja lord, please—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he can finish his sentence, the pitch-black tentacles move slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crisp sound, the thug's body, his neck twisted three hundred and sixty degrees, falls limply to the ground, dead as can be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still the calm and cold inquiry, Kakuzu's fluorescent green pupils shift slightly to another person's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I don't know—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thug says in fear; he is not lying, because he really knows nothing about the inside story of this matter; he was just following the thug leader to earn a living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this ambiguous answer, Kakuzu seems completely indifferent; the pitch-black tentacles tighten again, and the same method of death descends upon the ignorant thug once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu's gaze shifts again; this time he is too lazy to speak, and the meaning in his fluorescent green pupils is very obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the two companions on the ground with their necks twisted like twists, this thug completely breaks down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I'll speak, I'll speak!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roars excitedly, his body trembling violently due to excessive fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thug is one of the two guys who had their ribs kicked and broken by Kurotsuchi earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is at—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the thug tells everything in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his excitement, the thug's voice is loud; most of the remaining bounty hunters present are rogue ninjas, so their hearing is naturally sharper than ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the thug's words are heard by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I've finished speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, let me go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying everything in detail, the thug trembles and begs Kakuzu for mercy again, his eyes filled with pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is one more twisted \"twist\" on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining bounty hunters look at Kakuzu with wary eyes; except for a few hot-headed youths, most have already determined Kakuzu's identity through the methods he displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as a \"legendary ninja\" who has been active in the ninja world for many years, Kakuzu's combat style is no longer a secret; the first lesson many rogue ninjas learn after becoming bounty hunters is to recognize this \"legendary figure\" in the underground world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they have already obtained the intelligence on the \"fat sheep,\" there is no reason to continue wasting time here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several clever bounty hunters intend to leave first, but when they are about to leave along the narrow passage, they suddenly stop their steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extremely fat shadow that does not look like a human is cast into the narrow passage through the casino's dilapidated wooden gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaguely, the bounty hunters in the front seem to see the appearance of the \"owner\" of this shadow through a hole in the wooden gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wears a pitch-black, strange mask; it has long, twisted limbs; and its whole body is covered in pitch-black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unknown is often what brings the greatest fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this oppressive atmosphere, for a time, no one dares to push open this dilapidated wooden gate to see the \"true face\" of the existence outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gulp.\" Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, several bounty hunters who originally intended to leave retreat back into the casino.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere becomes increasingly sinister, and everyone looks at each other with vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, most gazes are focused on the casino's dilapidated wooden gate and on Kakuzu inside the casino.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kakuzu, since the matter is over, we won't disturb you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bounty hunter who is somewhat knowledgeable seems to understand something and approaches Kakuzu with a fawning smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred, three hundred, five hundred—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that Kakuzu has no reaction to this, his cold gaze constantly wandering over everyone, his mouth muttering something to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kakuzu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sinister premonition suddenly flashes in this bounty hunter's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, a total of fourteen million ryo, not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Kakuzu seems to have finished his calculation and nods with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually calculating the total bounty of all the bounty hunters' heads in the room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bounty hunter suddenly realizes, and his face instantly becomes extremely ugly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tentacle formed by pitch-black, filthy threads smashes the casino's dilapidated wooden gate into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it moves its long legs covered in black hair, squeezing its bloated, twisted body into the casino's narrow passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, time to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu says unhurriedly, his fluorescent green pupils carrying a hint of greed as he looks at the peers around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the monster at the door opens its twisted and terrifying big mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1216,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.922Z","2026-06-17T05:05:39.462Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2140cfdf393c6462ee7ac1f69d69c041437f3dc0928fdf8aa2fb5fcdf0d3d241","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-426","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-424",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]