Hoo...
Yellow sand whistled and sandstorms filled the sky, painting the world in a hazy, dark-yellow hue.
Kakuzu raised a hand to block the blowing sand, cast a sharp gaze around his surroundings, and then lowered his eyes to his own feet, speaking to confirm, "So this is the location of the placer gold mine?"
Beside him, Enkō held a map, comparing the coordinates, and said with absolute confidence, "There is no mistake. This is one of the four gold mines I marked, but how are we supposed to mine it? The two of us probably can't finish a job like mining."
"I naturally have my preparations for this." As Kakuzu spoke, he took a scroll from his bosom, bit the thumb of his right hand, smeared blood across the scroll, and rapidly formed handseals with both hands.
Summoning Technique!
Poof...
Along with a burst of white smoke dissipating, a large swarm of golden honeybees vibrated their wings and flew out, buzzing and circling high above the heads of the two men.
"What are these?"
"Gold-Seeking Bees," Kakuzu explained. "Before setting out, I specifically bought a special kind of honeybee from the Kamizuru Clan. Ordinary bees gather nectar, but these bees gather gold."
Seemingly to verify Kakuzu's words, after the Gold-Seeking Bees flew in circles in the air, they successively dove downward, plunging headfirst into the sandy ground. After a short moment, they crawled back out, quickly clustered together, and secreted viscous golden liquid from the stingers at their tails. The liquid congealed upon contact with the wind, forming chunks of brilliant gold.
Watching the bees bustling back and forth, Enkō couldn't help praising, "Impressive. This is much faster than manual excavation."
Kakuzu thought for a moment. "Even so, it will take about two days to mine all four gold