"When the first copycat Jinchuriki clone was sent to complete a mission that almost guaranteed his own death, he knew that his mission was coming to an end. He had to stop Amaterasu, and when it was irreversible, he used his own self-destruction to stop Hoshigaki Kisame."

Mizuki sighed and continued, "The pain of Amaterasu's burning, the loneliness of approaching death, and the regret for the end of a short life, all finally reached my mind with the explosion."

Mizuki tapped his temple with his finger, then pointed his backhand finger at the fake Jinchuriki clone, "Of course, you know these feelings too."

"Yes, I know."

This is very obvious. The difference in their memories is less than a month.

"Put yourself in their shoes. If we only have a five-minute memory difference, it doesn't matter. Five hours is just a small problem. Five days will give me some other ideas. One month, based on my habits, I will inevitably think about who I am, where I come from, where I am going, what I should do, and other philosophical questions that have no answers and no conclusions..."

"There are actually no secrets between us." The fake Jinchūriki clone seemed to understand his situation. "As a time traveler whose existence and position are a bit vague, 'I' have also been troubled by these questions. I was created as a clone with a short life, so as long as time passes, I will inevitably think about these questions."

"So what's your answer?" asked Shuimu's original form.

"There is no answer, do you believe it?"

"I believe it. Didn't I say that, at least for now, we can't deceive or hide things from each other."

"I'm sorry, I almost caused you trouble." The fake Jinchuriki thought for a moment and said, "Even though he didn't intend to make things difficult for the original body, he still unknowingly came to the conclusion that it was beneficial to the clone and not beneficial to the original body."

Mizuki shook his head and said, "In fact, all of this has been speculated, right? This world seems peaceful, but it is actually not friendly to powerful and intelligent people."

The fake Jinchuriki nodded and said, "The second guess has also come true. The shadow clone is a trap, so the second generation Senju Tobirama gave this simple ninjutsu a very high level of completion and its only uses are reconnaissance, confusing the enemy, assisting in combat and training, and even sealed it up as a forbidden jutsu."

"It's not quite right to call it a trap. Maybe Tobirama Senju has also discovered the trouble with this technique. He's afraid that someone smart will take a shortcut and connect the shadow clones with the tailed beasts, going further and further down the dangerous path. And this smart person, unfortunately, is me..."

The fake Jinchuriki shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. We may be able to do what Tobirama Senju can't do. He doesn't know about the existence of the Rinnegan and White Zetsu. We have more advantages than him. There is nothing wrong with the current direction. It's just that the method to make up for the shortcomings has not been perfected yet."

"This is still up to you." Said Mizuki, stood up and walked to the fake Jinchuriki, "Let's stop the communication. The problems of the original body and the clone are almost known. Let's start synchronizing the memories."

…

As the sun was setting, Mizuki was walking on the way back to the village, recalling some issues in the memory of the fake Jinchūriki's clone, the most important of which was White Zetsu.

The almost barrier-free sharing of spirits between the original body and the clones over long distances, and the powerful and almost infinite vitality, these two abilities seemed to be tailor-made to save Shuimu from hidden dangers. It was just too coincidental. Under the effect of the potion, the control and interference of the original body of White Zetsu on these clones could be basically eliminated. However, Shuimu never figured out the origin of these two abilities. How could a normal world give birth to a life that was almost immortal? It would be fine if it was a special creature like the Turritopsis dohrnii, but you have to know that even the Six Paths Sage died, at least in terms of performance, his lifespan had run out and his soul had returned to the Pure Land.

Another puzzling thing is that even if the original body dies, the clone can still survive. The relationship between the original body and the clone is unclear, and it is really worrying to use them rashly.

As I was walking, suddenly a voice called me.

"Mizuki, what are you thinking about?"

"Uh..." Shuimu came back to his senses and saw that they had already reached the gate of Konoha Village. "Are you guarding the gate again?"

The ones who greeted Mizuki were the two gatekeeper ninjas, Gang Zi Tetsu and Kanzuki Izumo.

"Come and register, please don't cause us any trouble. By the way, Lady Tsunade came to see you not long ago."

"Looking for me?" Shuimu asked doubtfully, "Today is still my day off, I don't hear that you have anything important to deal with."

"I don't know about that. But it seems to be something about the Hidden Cloud Village. An envoy from the Land of Lightning came today."

"Isn't the relationship between the Hidden Cloud Village and us very bad? Why would they send an envoy here at this time?"

"Who knows? Maybe they saw that we were in a bad situation and wanted to take advantage of our misfortune. It's not like they haven't done that before."

Indeed, the Raikage of this generation is a man of bad temper, and warmongering is the true portrayal of the Hidden Cloud Village.

…

When Mizuki arrived at the Konoha office building, he just happened to pass by two unfamiliar faces with slightly dark skin. Looking at the forehead protectors on their heads, they should be people from the Hidden Cloud Village, but Mizuki didn't recognize any of them.

Ignoring these people, Mizuki walked straight to the door of the Hokage's office and knocked.

"Come in."

Mizuki pushed the door open and walked in, and found that in addition to Tsunade and Shizune, there was also a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes named Might Guy.

"Hey, Shuimu, long time no see." It was rare that this guy greeted me normally.

Mizuki nodded in response.

"You've come just in time." Tsunade said to Might Guy and Mizuki, "I have something important to inform you two today. The Hidden Cloud Village has sent an application to our Konoha, requesting to participate in the Chunin Exam in a few months."

"The Hidden Cloud Village? The Chunin Exam? What does this have to do with them?" The relationship between the two villages is not much better than that between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Sunagakure Village. The previous Ninja World Wars were almost a battle for supremacy between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village. The blood feud between the two strongest ninja villages could not be told in three days and three nights. What has been unforgettable recently is that the Hidden Cloud Village coveted the Byakugan and kidnapped Hinata Hyuga, which ultimately resulted in Hyuga Hizashi's suicide.

"They probably came here to demonstrate." Tsunade answered, "Although our recent situation is not good, we quickly restored the alliance with the Sand Village, and formed an alliance with the Mist Village. Our relationship with the Rock Village has also improved. Our actions were too big, and the ambitious Fourth Raikage may feel threatened."