"We've reached the destination."
Black Rock pulled a scroll from his ninja tool pouch and looked down at a small patch of flat ground at the foot of the mountain. The scars on his face came alive as his mouth moved, and he spoke softly.
When his companion beside him didn't reply, he nudged him in the shoulder and asked irritably, "Sancang, you're always half-asleep. Did Lava Style chakra burn your brain?"
The man named Sancang shot him a listless glare, then lazily surveyed the chakra signatures at the foot of the mountain. "There. Quit complaining and get down there."
"Honestly, I'd much rather be mining. Why do we have to change the terrain in a place like this?" Black Rock grumbled, then jumped down after his companion vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.
A fierce wind began to howl in their ears. Cool, damp mountain air rushed into their sleeves, making their ninja uniforms flap noisily.
They landed steadily on the flat ground, only to discover that the view was completely different from what they'd seen above. Ninjas in the same uniform as theirs were scattered everywhere, working with all their might and expending chakra to increase the density of the soil, preparing for the battle to come.
Sancang turned his gaze back and reminded him, "Once the mission's done, you can rest as much as you like."
Black Rock gripped the scroll tightly and silently followed him toward the mission site.
Their mission was to change the direction of the surrounding mountains, so the shock waves of battle and colliding jutsu would rain down on them and destroy them more easily.
A dark mountain loomed before them. Black Rock spread the scroll over its surface, finished forming the hand seals, and placed his right hand on the summoning