As for how to operate the details, the experienced Orochimaru definitely does not need Mizuki to tell him what to do. He just needs to provide him with an identity.

"Naming is such a hassle, it's really a headache..."

"Fortunately, we only need to provide Orochimaru with a background, and let him figure out what to do with his army of clones!"

It was already a headache to give names to his several physical clones, and Shuimu didn't want to bother assigning identities to hundreds or thousands of people.

"Then let's give Orochimaru a name that fits the style of the Rain Village... What do you think of the name Shigure?"

"Shigure?"

Mizuki hesitated for a moment.

"She's a bit feminine, but she matches Orochimaru's temperament very well... I remember there was a Rain Ninja named Shigure in the past, right?"

Hope smiled and replied:

"There are many people named Shigure in the Rain Village, just like Li Ming, Li Gang, Jianguo, Guoqing, Jianjun, Heping and so on. There are too many people with the same name."

"Well, make a document for the Rain Village Jonin and send it to Orochimaru. After so many days, he should have regained control of the clone army. We can start now."

"Not informing me in advance? It seems a bit rude!"

Mizuki shrugged:

"Orochimaru doesn't care about these red tapes!"

The most important thing is that Orochimaru is now under the influence of Kotoamatsukami, so there is no need to go through so much trouble.

"Put these aside, let me see how far Xishuixiang has progressed in integrating the power of the God of Death..."

Mizuki pressed Hope's abdomen with his fingers, and a ball of colorful light emerged from Hope's body, and finally turned into a huge butterfly that appeared in front of the two.

Hope did not resist Mizuki's actions. After all, Xishuixiang was not a real tailed beast. If it left the body permanently, it would likely cause permanent damage to Hope. But in fact, Xishuixiang and Hope did not just have a contractual relationship of "pseudo-jinchuriki". Hope's own spiritual power was also part of Xishuixiang's obsession.

"There is one thing that I have always been confused about..."

Hope asked with interest as she looked at the big butterfly flapping its beautiful wings.

"Logically, the Xishui Township, which was born out of the Eight-Headed Art, is your spiritual obsession and should also be a part of your soul and spirit. However, you seem to have never established a two-way connection with Xishui Township. Apart from viewing our memories with your superior authority, you occasionally borrow it to help increase chakra and control natural energy, but you have never used your avatar to merge with yourself. Even when you directly borrowed spiritual power, you set up a mental barrier. Could it be that you don't regard Xishui Township, which you worked so hard to create, as a part of yourself?"

Shuimu naturally knew about the question of hope. After looking at the Death Shadow that had been almost merged for a while, he calmly answered:

"Because I know myself!"

"oh?"

Hope is puzzled.

"Don't you trust the things you created with your own hands? The layers of defense and various logical traps guarantee your absolute control, right?"

"Absolute control?"

Mizuki laughed at himself.

"Even the so-called Three Laws of Robotics, which are theoretically perfect products, can be circumvented with workarounds. The so-called logical traps are not foolproof. There is nothing absolute in this world."

"So what are you worried about?"

"It's just a fundamental worry! Originally, this shouldn't have anything to do with you, but..."

Shuimu hesitated for a while, but still explained.

"To give a simple analogy, many wealthy people in their past lives said that spending money was tiring, and that they regretted starting a business and becoming a tycoon, and that they lost their freedom. Perhaps many people think that is showing off their wealth..."

"Isn't it?"

"Maybe a little, but it's not necessarily that I don't have such a sincere thought!"

Mizuki turned around and said solemnly to Hope.

"Money is an indispensable resource, that is for sure, but once you earn enough money that you can never spend it all, the situation changes. It is also true that the money no longer belongs entirely to the owner. There is a big difference between pure money and capital that pursues profit..."

"How is this similar to our play Sleeping Land?"

Shuimu pointed at Xishuixiang and replied:

"Think of it as a certain large company that has earned countless amounts of money, and think of the spiritual power and faith provided by me, my avatars, and the many believers of the Rain Country as money. You will find that although Xishui Township still belongs to me, it is also affected by all those who provided faith. This is for sure."

The debate between public and private is actually very troublesome, but after making such a simple analogy, I hope I can roughly understand the concerns of Shuimu.

"If a large company has an ownership dispute, especially a listed company, and the equity is too dispersed, there will be foreign capital 'barbarians' who will come to seize control. Are you worried about this?"

Mizuki shook his head.

"That's not what I'm worried about right now! I just compared it to a certain company to illustrate that when Xishuixiang develops to this level, it is fundamentally different from us. Although I can suppress it in terms of combat power, in essence, it is a 'god', even if it is a 'demigod' or a 'pseudo-god'. If a human tries to manipulate the power of a 'god', such an arrogant person will not end up well in the end!"

Since one has tried so hard to maintain one's humanity, one is naturally separated from higher powers. One is either infected and compromised, or can only exploit them through indirect methods to create results that are beneficial to oneself.

"All right!"

Hope rubbed her forehead.

"Although your worries are a little far-fetched, they are not groundless!"

Nagato, who claimed to be a god, is dead, and Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara, who wanted to be the gods of the new world, have also gone astray. The ones who truly have the ability to perfectly manipulate this power are people like Otsutsuki Kaguya, who regard everything in the ninja world as resources, and Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Otsutsuki Kinshiki, who use the ninja world without any scruples to plant the sacred tree.

Heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs. The moral values ​​of humans and gods are completely different. Unless Shuimu completely abandons the humanity he has insisted on in the past, his arrogance and recklessness will sooner or later bring disaster to himself.

"In short, in one word, only a true 'God' can master the 'power of God', not humans!"

Water and wood can create and guide, but if you think everything is under your control.

"If the Resident Evil or The Matrix got out of control, the damage caused would be much greater than that."

"If that day really comes, what are you going to do?"

Shuimu was silent for a while, then answered vaguely:

"You'll know when the time comes."