[{"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-521":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Mizukage is Strong But Excessively 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},2194832,3774,"Chapter 521","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>\"So everyone is here, you all move quite fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke stopped his steps and scanned the surroundings. Seeing that everyone's expressions were vaguely displeased, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had vaguely guessed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke had long anticipated this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who among those present wasn't someone who had the final say on their own turf? They were all people accustomed to dominating others for a long time, and when they suddenly encountered those they needed to sit on equal footing with, it was inevitable they would want to establish a hierarchy and see who was superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no matter what, Mizunuki Ryosuke could not let these unruly characters cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly understanding the situation on the scene, Mizunuki Ryosuke did not make a scene, but moved nonchalantly to the side of the Third Kazekage, whose face looked the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had never met before, the other man's flamboyant blue hedgehog hair already identified his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When watching the anime in his past life, Mizunuki Ryosuke had been deeply impressed by this well-deserved \"unluckiest Kage,\" so naturally, he wouldn't mistake him for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This must be the Kazekage, I have long admired you from afar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke greeted the Third Kazekage with a gentle smile, only to be met with a look of pleasant surprise from the other man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was natural for the Third Kazekage to feel pleasantly surprised; although the two had maintained a good relationship before due to the iron sand trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, the two had never met, and most of their communication had relied on sending envoys and letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, meeting for the first time, Mizunuki Ryosuke had actually bypassed the Third Raikage and other ninja world powerhouses who were clearly more familiar with him, and instead greeted him first, which naturally made the Third Kazekage feel somewhat pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mizukage is too kind, I've long heard of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Kazekage immediately raised his hand to meet him, and then the two shook hands as a matter of etiquette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pair of young men, who were equally young but held great power, thus completed their first meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kazekage, no need to be so formal. If you don't mind, just call me Ryosuke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said in a gentle tone, his kind attitude making the Third Kazekage, who had just been \"targeted\" in public, feel a bit moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, please also just call me 'Satie'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Kazekage agreed to Mizunuki Ryosuke's request and, with a warm expression, reciprocated by giving his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded inwardly upon hearing this; he hadn't expected the Third Kazekage, who looked so unconventional and had such delicate features, to have such a simple and unadorned name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone was the happiest to see Mizunuki Ryosuke's arrival, it was certainly the samurai general of the Land of Iron, Mifune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and finally let out a slow sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this person's arrival, no matter how much these big shots kicked up a fuss, it seemed they wouldn't be able to stir up any waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the main person organizing this meeting had arrived, everyone naturally wouldn't fail to give Mizunuki Ryosuke face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous undercurrents seemed to vanish into thin air with Mizunuki Ryosuke's arrival, as if everything had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Mizunuki Ryosuke enthusiastically grabbed the Third Kazekage's hand and introduced everyone on the scene to him one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Satie, let me introduce you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the leader of the samurai of the Land of Iron, General Mifune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke, while holding the Third Kazekage's hand, pointed to Mifune, whose face was still somewhat pale on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satie didn't mind at all; Mizunuki Ryosuke had jumped their relationship three levels in a short time, fast-forwarding to the point of \"calling each other brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Third Kazekage also politely greeted Mifune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long heard of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Mifune naturally didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly returned the gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this one is a senior with great prestige in the ninja world, and also the current Raikage of Cloud—Senior Ai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke deliberately pretended not to know about the unpleasantness between the three just now and pulled the Third Kazekage in front of the Third Raikage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Kazekage's face changed at first, but quickly recovered. He could not forget the Third Raikage's previous \"targeting,\" but now, in front of Mizunuki Ryosuke, he couldn't lash out at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, wouldn't he be rejecting Mizunuki Ryosuke's face in public? He could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Third Kazekage finally forcibly suppressed the resentment in his heart and, with Mizunuki Ryosuke actively building a bridge, displayed the bearing a Kazekage should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long heard of you, Raikage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Third Kazekage's tone was somewhat cold, his initiative to break the ice was undoubtedly quite sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And although the Third Raikage had a warrior's temper, having governed Cloud for many years, his depth and breadth of mind were naturally far superior to a young man like the Third Kazekage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he knew himself that he had gone a bit too far in the heat of the moment just now, and now that Mizunuki Ryosuke was actively providing a ladder, he could just as well climb down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, the Third Raikage also responded to the Third Kazekage in all seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Long heard of you, Kazekage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are young and promising, this old man has witnessed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, the Third Raikage even took the initiative to praise the Third Kazekage, giving him plenty of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, even the Third Kazekage, who had been cold-faced, looked a bit better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded nonchalantly toward the Third Raikage, and the other man returned the gesture in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke knew that the Third Raikage doing this was not giving face to this young Kazekage, but giving face to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if he were giving face to the Kazekage, why would he have suppressed him with his aura just now without any hesitation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Mizunuki Ryosuke brought the Third Kazekage before Hanzo of the Salamander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, how to handle the relationship between these two was the most difficult part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, not long ago, Sand and the Rain ninjas led by Hanzo of the Salamander had fought a great battle, and the blood of the other side on their hands had not yet dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, Hanzo of the Salamander was different from the Third Raikage. After the incident in the Land of Lightning, Mizunuki Ryosuke had established a good personal relationship with the Third Raikage, and coupled with the Raikage's own warrior nature of repaying kindness, Ryosuke calculated that the Third Raikage could not possibly reject his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hanzo of the Salamander was hard to say; although he had an alliance with Mizunuki Ryosuke, in the end, how much real sentiment there was was hard to say. Between Mist and Rain, it was just mutual utilization at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to come here was largely due to the pressure of the situation and Mizunuki Ryosuke's coercion and inducement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, whether he would give Mizunuki Ryosuke face now was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the leader Hanzo, who is famous in the ninja world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke still brought the Third Kazekage before Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke paused in his tone; he first exchanged a look with Hanzo, and then introduced him to the Kazekage beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence, a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, neither Hanzo of the Salamander nor Mizunuki Ryosuke averted their gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1281,"2026-06-17T05:01:42.922Z","2026-06-17T05:05:39.462Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","de09789e81bba85e2bc3675540e4ac1605faf2e17998bd9b251df5f246ead021","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-522","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-520",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]