The two Special Jonin were named Utsuki Kawa and Gekko Hakuo. Utsuki Kawa was currently the youngest Special Jonin of the Utsuki Clan, just over twenty years old. Gekko Hakuo came from the Gekko Clan, which had been on friendly terms with the Utsuki Clan for generations. She was a beautiful, gentle-faced young married woman.
The remaining two had once been Mitarai Zixiao's subordinates when he served as their Jonin instructor. One was a boy named Aomori, and the other a girl named Miyagi Izumi. Both were civilian-born ninjas, fifteen years old, and elites even among Chunin.
Given their age, they stood a good chance of being promoted to Jonin within a few years and becoming pillars under Orochimaru's command.
As for why Mitarai Zixiao had only two students under him, the answer was naturally that the other one had already died during a previous mission.
Even young ninjas with the potential to become Jonin—or even the aptitude to become Kage—could die in accidents while training under stronger ninja instructors. Such things happened from time to time in the Ninja World and were unavoidable.
If a Jonin instructor's team ultimately produced even one Jonin, Konoha had not lost out.
"Elder Mitokado has already assigned the duties of each support unit. Our group has also been assigned its combat role in accordance with the conventions of previous battles. We..."
What Orochimaru said afterward had little to do with Uchiha Gen and the other two.
They had previously been assigned to the Strategic Support Unit stationed on the second line, effectively serving as reserves.
Although their status was special and they would not be assigned dangerous missions in this unit, they held no authority either. They were neither part of the command structure nor the management level, and were simply the ones