[{"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-449":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},2194760,3774,"Chapter 449","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-449",449,"\u003Cp>Someone who can be called the pinnacle of the ninja world by Mizunuki Ryosuke would never be an easy person to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it difficult to become a Kage-level powerhouse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course it is difficult, but it is not impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone like Might Guy, who has zero talent for ninjutsu, could kick his way to the finale by relying solely on taijutsu training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, regardless of which of the three ninja elements—ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu—one can develop to the pinnacle, they can all rank among the Kage-level powerhouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, many powerhouses in the Akatsuki organization became Kage-level by relying on developing just one or two of these; the reason Uchiha Itachi had the name of a genius and could repeatedly succeed in cross-level challenges...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...is inseparable from the composition of Uchiha Itachi's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because whether it was ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu, Uchiha Itachi's abilities were all maxed out. Although there was still a certain gap in ninjutsu (referring here to ordinary ninjutsu) and taijutsu compared to specialized ninjas (for example, Itachi was only proficient in Fire Release in ninjutsu, and his taijutsu could not compare to Kisame), Itachi's strength lay in the fact that he had no obvious shortcomings at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu ability was maxed out, and he could suppress some ninjas who were not good at genjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Deidara, whose taijutsu and genjutsu were both terrible, but who entered the ranks of Kage-level by relying on the strength of his ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, because he was too \"specialized,\" he was directly killed in seconds by Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Hidan for another example; under the blessing of the Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood, the only thing Hidan could bring to the table was his taijutsu, and he didn't touch ninjutsu or genjutsu at all. Even so, he still entered the level of a Kage-level powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point actually directly illustrates a problem: although the strength of Kage-level powerhouses is already enough to tower over most ninjas in the ninja world, they still have extremely obvious flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shikamaru defeating Hidan is the best example; this proves that even if one's strength is far from reaching the Kage level, as long as one masters the weaknesses of these Kage-level powerhouses, it is not impossible to defeat the strong with the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this very moment, can Jiraiya, whose strength is still in the growth stage during his youth, defeat Hanzo of the Salamander, who in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes possesses the \"pinnacle of the ninja world\" strength beyond the Kage level?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Hanzo of the Salamander's actions explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is—impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo of the Salamander's weapon is not just as simple as a sickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the tail of the sickle, there is an iron chain connected to the handle that can expand and contract freely, which makes the attack range of this flying sickle far exceed ordinary people's imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Jiraiya used his hair to entangle the blade of Hanzo of the Salamander's sickle. This seems to be a clever move to restrict Hanzo of the Salamander, but in reality, in Hanzo of the Salamander's eyes, it is full of loopholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in doing so, it is equivalent to Jiraiya giving Hanzo of the Salamander an opportunity for a contest of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of absolute strength, everything is illusory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hanzo of the Salamander retreated and exerted force suddenly, the enormous power was transmitted to Jiraiya's body through the flying sickle and the hair wrapped around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the enormous power, Jiraiya's body was actually thrown flying away directly by Hanzo of the Salamander!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiraiya felt that something was wrong, and only then did he attempt to hurriedly try to release the binding between the Ninja Art: Needle Jizo and the flying sickle, but it was already too late to try to release it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he released Needle Jizo and got rid of the restraint of Hanzo of the Salamander's power...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...but at this moment, Jiraiya had already been thrown into the air, directly losing his leverage point, and became a sitting duck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp look flashed in Hanzo of the Salamander's eyes, and a terrifying aura of chakra erupted from his body, blooming with a purple halo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secret Technique: Iai: Iron-Cutting Slash!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the flying sickle in Hanzo of the Salamander's hand also began to be permeated with a purple chakra luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo's flying sickle is made of extremely rare chakra-conducting metal, so Hanzo can increase the lethality of the weapon by injecting chakra into the flying sickle in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Hanzo of the Salamander did not intend to hold back; under the infusion of a massive amount of chakra, his Iai slash had already been driven to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying sickle, carrying a terrifying blade aura, whistled and slashed toward Jiraiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiraiya in mid-air had no other choice but to choose to take Hanzo of the Salamander's killer move head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninja Art: Summoning Technique: Iron-Arm Toad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the Summoning Technique performed by Jiraiya, a toad that looked very strange but had a pair of refined steel arms was summoned by Jiraiya in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Myoboku has a wide variety of toad populations, and these toads have various magical functions. The Iron-Arm Toad that Jiraiya summoned at this moment is a special toad with a specialty in defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original work, the Iron-Arm Toad once blocked a blow from Hoshigaki Kisame for Jiraiya without any damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Jiraiya is clearly planning to use this move to deal with Hanzo of the Salamander's Iai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, he somewhat underestimated how terrifying Hanzo's full-strength blow was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puchi!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across the sky; this Iron-Arm Toad hadn't even had time to let out a miserable cry before it was split in two by Hanzo of the Salamander's Iai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iron-Arm Toad!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya was greatly shocked, but at this moment he was completely unable to care about the miserable death of his summoned beast. After all, he himself was still in danger at this time. After splitting the Iron-Arm Toad in two, Hanzo of the Salamander's Iai slash, although its momentum was somewhat weakened, still continued to slash toward Jiraiya unswervingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya had no choice but to harden his hair once again to serve as a defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.922Z","2026-06-17T05:05:39.462Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9107618c37e2b4717261a818d3df674d37665c181d5e291005474ab8fbc3e163","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-450","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-448",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]