

While Shadow Clones replicate the user's body completely and are thus just as
smart (or moronic) as the user, other clones based on elements are simply
models constructed out of a particular material animated by chakra.

In the early stages of the story, Zabuza delegates fighting Naruto and Sasuke
to a Water Clone. Is there any indication whether it was acting independently,
or just executing simple commands from Zabuza himself? Are there examples of
other elemental clones functioning without the original present?


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How intelligent are elemental clones?


Water clones and other elemental clones are only given the intelligence that
the user provides, this is proven when Zabuza gives his own clones orders. The
clones act not as their own will but controlled like puppets. This could be
googled but I don't trust sources such as those.

Sources: [Shadow clone Jitsu and other clone
technuiqes](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Clone_Techniques)


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it works as if a person is projecting himself/herself. The clones created work
like replicas. Its like the person itself but when they are hit fataly instead
of dying the clones disappear. Notice when Kakashi saves Azuma and Kurenai
from Itachi when Itachi returns to the leaf village to abduct Naruto, Kakashi
and a clone of himself appeared each behind Azuma and Kurenai. Clones are the
same person with the same capabilities (when given equal chakra) and intellect
the only thing is they have the physical limits of being a clone.


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