Ninja had strong execution and obedience.
Even so, it took the great ninja clans a week to submit their lists to the Hokage Building.
Although the ninja clans that controlled various departments held great power, their records and information were fully exposed, leaving them unable to falsify anything.
Aside from clan members who had yet to graduate or had not been assigned to a department, the names, ninja registration numbers, ranks, records, and even specialties of every active clan member were laid before Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had said, none of the heads of the great ninja clans chose to personally lead their teams into battle.
However, the lists contained several Jonin-level members, all of whom were representatives of their respective clans.
To command these clan members, those representatives had to be won over.
Entrusted with this important task, the Konoha Sannin, Hatake Sakumo, and Shimura Danzō began selecting members and forming combat units.
There were many kinds of combat units: Reconnaissance Teams responsible for infiltration and intelligence gathering; surprise attack units that tested the enemy; mid-range units skilled with weapons and concealed weapons; close-combat units that charged the front lines and slew enemies; combat units built for prolonged battles; long-range units responsible for supporting the front lines and protecting logistics; and special combat units skilled in unusual ninjutsu and Secret Techniques.
Besides the combat units formed by Orochimaru and the others, every department was also assembling support units.
The support units were responsible for logistics, medical care, sensory detection, intelligence, and other forms of support.
Those were the duties of designated ninja clans and Genin, and they required more time to prepare.
There were also the assassination and tactical special forces that aided the combat and support units from the shadows, carrying out unseen tasks and representing