[{"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-97":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},2192913,3774,"Chapter 97: , This Kid Is Simply Too Steady","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>In the cave control room, the figures hidden under black robes stared intently at the scenes within the crystal screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the members of Ryosuke's squad appeared on one of the screens, the emotions of the black robes became visibly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people are in position, prepare to launch Plan A!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black robe shouted excitedly, raising one of its claws high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside it, other figures in black robes hurriedly responded and then busied themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the black robe placed its claw on a lever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over here, the three in Ryosuke's squad continued to explore deeper into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having had the previous incident, Mizunuki Ryosuke kept his heat-sensing detection active to prevent any accidents or ambushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared ahead; relying on his excellent eyesight, Mizunuki Ryosuke could clearly see that 100 meters ahead, lying there, was indeed Tian Yang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tian Yang was in a miserable state, lying unconscious in a corner of the cave; if one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to find him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke frowned slightly; things seemed a bit too simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Terumi Mei and Suishi Tatsuo also discovered Tian Yang's figure, and seeing him unconscious, both made a move to go forward and check his condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the control room, the black robe with its claw on the lever was about to pull it down completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, in the picture,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke stopped Terumi Mei and Suishi Tatsuo, while shaking his head secretly in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young people, they just aren't steady when doing things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mizunuki Ryosuke formed a seal with one hand, and a water clone appeared beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryosuke and the clone looked at each other, and then the water clone went to test the condition of Tian Yang lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that this scene fell into the eyes of the black robe without missing a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a \"\" symbol appeared on the forehead of the black-robed figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stupid human! Do you think you can ruin my plan like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, a cruel smile appeared on the black robe's face; it seemed it had been prepared for this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the screen, Ryosuke's water clone slowly approached the unconscious Tian Yang, and after a careful check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water clone didn't find any obvious problems, so it hoisted Tian Yang up and moved toward Ryosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it hadn't taken a step, suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sky-high fire erupted from Tian Yang's clothes, and the flames quickly made contact with Ryosuke's water clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, the water clone, unable to withstand the attack, instantly dispersed into a puddle of clear water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tian Yang's body fell to the ground, it seemed to trigger some mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A circle of flames instantly triggered around Tian Yang, burning toward him in the center; if Ryosuke and the others didn't act in time, Tian Yang would soon be burned to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this distance of a hundred meters, it was already too late to use Water Style to extinguish the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the control room, the black robe looked at the crystal screen in front of it, and a cruel smile appeared on its face again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see what you do now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the black robe watched with the look of someone watching a good show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Terumi Mei and Suishi Tatsuo in the screen were about to rush up, but Mizunuki Ryosuke grabbed them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the extreme anxiety of the two, and the suspicious gaze of the black robe outside the screen, Mizunuki Ryosuke lightly slammed his hands onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poof!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a burst of mist, the \"Tian Yang\" a hundred meters away was summoned to Ryosuke's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that as early as when the water clone was checking Tian Yang's condition, Mizunuki Ryosuke had manipulated the water clone to draw a summoning formation on Tian Yang's body as a backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the water clone destroyed, the \"backup\" Mizunuki Ryosuke had prepared naturally played its role.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the same time, Mizunuki Ryosuke also determined that since the opponent was so eager to lure them over, there must be a trap ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Terumi Mei and Suishi Tatsuo looked at each other, seeing the strangeness in each other's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is simply too steady!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mizunuki Ryosuke lowered his head and began to carefully check Tian Yang's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as he made contact, Mizunuki Ryosuke discovered something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ryosuke gently cut off some of Tian Yang's hair, \"Tian Yang's\" appearance suddenly changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one fell swoop, it turned from a human into a wild boar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If some naive people were to see this, they would definitely exclaim that the wild boar had become a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as ninjas, Ryosuke and the others knew that this was because someone had used an extremely high-level Transformation Jutsu on this wild boar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that even Ryosuke hadn't seen through such a Transformation Jutsu at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a magical Transformation Jutsu seemed to contain a hint of Yin-Yang Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Ryosuke's eyes even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(chcc)...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rock cave control room, gazing at the scene on the crystal screen, several \"\" symbols appeared once again on the forehead of the black-robed figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In anger, the black robe slammed a claw onto the controller in front of it, and accidentally caused the lever it had intended to pull earlier to fall off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black robe suddenly realized, but the scene in the picture had already changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Ryosuke's side, the ground within thirty meters of where the wild boar bait had been placed suddenly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a huge and pitch-black hole appeared before everyone's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Suishi Tatsuo and Terumi Mei had rushed to check earlier, they would likely have fallen into the underground hole along with this wild boar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the huge hole, it was pitch black and impossible to see how deep it was; listening closely, one could hear the sound of rushing water from the bottom, which looked like an underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for where the river water eventually led, I'm afraid no one knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sides of the hole were extremely smooth rock walls; once fallen in, even with a ninja's agile skills, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to climb out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the scene before them, Terumi Mei and Suishi Tatsuo were terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Ryosuke's intervention, they would have unfortunately fallen into the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine now, let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizunuki Ryosuke said softly, then led the two to bypass the hole and continue to explore deeper into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cave control room, the black robe looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke's nonchalant expression, and a raging fire ignited in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good kid, meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you play me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just you wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the black robe waved its claw at the other companions beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Launch Plan B!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the black-robed figures began to busy themselves again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, sounds of frustration kept coming from the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhhhh!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No? What, Plan B was also broken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay, we still have Plan C.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even Plan H failed! Damn it, meow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, the group of black robes in the cave control room collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only one sentence remained in the minds of all the black robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was: \"This kid is simply too steady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what the trap was, he would probe it two or three times and prepare four or five backups; who has ever seen such a person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the original black robe still had an unyielding luster in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stinky kid, just you wait!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, the black robe got up and was about to walk out of the control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the movement of the black robe boss, the other black robes asked hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Launch, Plan Z!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to make this kid look good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black robe boss said through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plan Z still has unexplained loopholes, what if...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other black robes hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter, this time, I'll do it myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black robe boss said seriously; seeing that the boss was truly headstrong, the other black robes finally agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1394,"2026-06-17T04:30:30.011Z","2026-06-17T05:05:37.377Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a282c254a41ddc74ca332abf1edbfd311fdd6738c6e30fe917be232749b2ffc7","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-98","this-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-chapter-96",533,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-mizukage-is-strong-but-excessively-cautious-cover.jpg"]