Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-36528625-20180810001142/@comment-6769189-20180815170947

They have to carry out the orders given to them but it doesnt seem like they are controlled the way the 6 paths of Pain are. They keep their fighting styles and habits as if they were in control. This is seen in the Kakashi vs Zabuza and Haku where Haku recreated gis death at the hamds of Kakashi even though it was wholly unnecissary.