[{"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-476":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},2194787,3774,"Chapter 476","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-476",476,"\u003Cp>As Hanzo of the Salamander’s voice fell, his body suddenly became somewhat blurred in the rain curtain like a faded oil painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Afterward, a bright silver blade light soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was Hanzo of the Salamander’s secret technique—Iai!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Not good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this, the hearts of the three sank at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fortunately, before this, the three had already formulated a strategy for how to deal with Hanzo of the Salamander.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So at this moment, Tsunade and Orochimaru retreated rapidly, leaving Jiraiya alone to block Hanzo of the Salamander’s extremely sharp blade light.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ninja Art—Needle Jizo Technique!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiraiya quickly formed seals, his long white hair instantly covered his body, turning into a layer of extremely hard barbs, and at the same time, Jiraiya curled his body into a hedgehog.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Clang!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Zzz!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Almost in this instant, Hanzo of the Salamander’s attack arrived, and the flying sickle and Jiraiya’s hair made a clashing sound of gold and iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dazzling sparks flashed in the heavy rain curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Pfft!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Almost instantly, both sides had already determined the winner; Jiraiya’s broken hair scattered in the rain, and a scarlet bloodstain appeared on Jiraiya’s back, which was hit by the Iai attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiraiya gritted his teeth, still showing no intention of retreating, manipulating his hair to wrestle with Hanzo of the Salamander.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just at this moment, a slimy slug suddenly crawled out of Jiraiya’s body; a magical thing happened, the slug appeared on Jiraiya’s back, and wherever it touched, smoke instantly rose, and then Jiraiya’s originally ferocious wound instantly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Summoning Technique—Slug Healing!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It turned out that before the battle, Tsunade had summoned a clone of the Slug and placed it on Jiraiya and Orochimaru respectively. And Tsunade’s Slug had a very powerful healing effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This wasn't all; taking advantage of Jiraiya’s entanglement with Hanzo of the Salamander, Orochimaru, who had retreated to the side, had already completed his ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Earth Style—Swamp of the Underworld Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As Orochimaru slapped the ground with both hands, the land under Hanzo of the Salamander’s feet suddenly turned into a muddy swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Caught off guard, half of his body sank in, and in an instant, Hanzo of the Salamander’s lower body was restricted and unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not only that, Jiraiya also seized this opportunity; he stretched out his curled body, and the hair on his body grew wildly in the wind again, and for a time, it actually had several times its original length.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ninja Art—Wild Lion’s Mane Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Through the blessing of the ninja art, the flexibility of Jiraiya’s hair at this moment was comparable to steel wire; these omnipresent white hairs followed Hanzo of the Salamander’s flying sickle and wrapped directly around his limbs, and for a time, even Hanzo of the Salamander’s upper body was completely restricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With his limbs restricted, Hanzo of the Salamander had nowhere to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In fact, whether it was Jiraiya or Orochimaru, both of their ninjutsu were just preparing for the Sannin’s final killing move.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Die!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A delicate shout suddenly came from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hanzo of the Salamander, who was trapped in place and unable to move, looked up suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Between when he didn't know, a vigorous female ninja had already jumped high into the air and was falling rapidly at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Her exquisite and lovely face was already full of cold killing intent, and her fist, which was like warm jade, carried terrifying giant force that made the air tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Release—Ultimate Strength Fist!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From top to bottom, a punch enough to overturn mountains and seas was swung by Tsunade in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing this near-death situation, Hanzo of the Salamander, who was trapped in place by Jiraiya and Orochimaru, only had numbness in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Not right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tsunade’s heart trembled, seemingly realizing something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just that the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired, so Tsunade couldn't care about so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Boom!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A punch smashed down, the earth cracked, rocks splashed, and the sky full of mud was raised by this terrifying giant force.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Hanzo of the Salamander, who should have been beaten into a sandbag by this punch, burst into liquid all over the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The pupils of Tsunade and Jiraiya contracted slightly at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"When?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Fell into a trap!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Both of them were shocked at the same time, because the \"Hanzo of the Salamander\" they had worked so hard to break was actually just his water clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, another Hanzo of the Salamander suddenly appeared in the rain curtain ten meters away from Tsunade and Jiraiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His figure was just like when he disappeared just now, like an oil painting that had been washed by water, hazy and unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He held the flying sickle with both hands, and a large amount of chakra was poured into the flying sickle in his hand; for a time, blue mist actually rose on the flying sickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was clearly the state after being filled with chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Secret Technique—Iai—Iron Cutting!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Afterward, Hanzo of the Salamander swung with all his might and launched a full-power Iai attack at the defenseless Tsunade and Jiraiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Boom!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Clang!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just at this moment, accompanied by Hanzo of the Salamander’s blade light, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, and a dazzling white light flashed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time, it was unknown whether it was Hanzo of the Salamander’s blade light or the lightning’s electric light.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiraiya was shocked, and immediately intended to push Tsunade aside and block this attack alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But even so, it was clearly already too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tsunade and Jiraiya, who had previously clashed with Hanzo of the Salamander, were well aware of how terrifying a full-power Iaijutsu strike from him could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In their current flustered state, the two had no way to counter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Jiraiya channeled his Needle Jizo technique, intending to block in front of Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But just as the blade light was about to descend upon them, a pitch-black, demonic gate of unknown material suddenly appeared before the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Carved onto this gate was a green-faced, fanged demon, and the dark wall of the gate faintly exuded a cold, deathly aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Summoning: Rashomon!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As it turned out, it was Orochimaru, from the other side, who had completed the ninjutsu to provide cover for them at the critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing this pitch-black gate of hell standing before them, Jiraiya and Tsunade immediately felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"BOOM!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The dazzling Iaijutsu: Iron-Cutting (827) struck the Summoning: Rashomon directly, producing a violent clashing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suddenly, Jiraiya’s eyes sharpened, and he made a split-second decision to perform rapid hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Earth Style: Earth Wall!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instantly, a solid wall of earth appeared behind the gate of hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>·· ····Seeking flowers··· ····\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.922Z","2026-06-17T09:00:23.248Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","70f1ddf4df50755bdac0fca2baeeace22d9c717461e54e6e6343a98c9014712b","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-477","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-475",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]