"You're right, I think something's off about him too."

Hearing Tsunade's words, Nawaki nodded solemnly.

"Kumogakure and Konoha have always had a tense relationship. A, the son of the Third Raikage and a strong contender to be the next Raikage, coming here to Konoha? There's no way it's just because of Uchiha Madara. Even if they wanted to form an alliance to fight him, they wouldn't choose Konoha as their partner."

"Not to mention, they left shortly after arriving. It's obvious they've got a hidden agenda."

Tsunade gave a small nod, agreeing with Nawaki's analysis.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled mildly and said, "In that case, let the Anbu keep a closer eye on them. Let's see what they're really up to."

"Understood," Danzo added, nodding with a face that radiated loyal diligence.

---

Elsewhere, in a high-end inn Konoha had specially prepared for its esteemed guests—

A and Killer Bee were led to a room by a polite young shinobi.

"Lord A, this will be your room. If you need anything, I'll be stationed downstairs and can be summoned at any time."

Once the Konoha ninja left, A stepped inside, scanned the room thoroughly, and immediately set up a soundproofing barrier.

Killer Bee was already pacing the room with excitement, breaking into his usual rap-style speech.

"Yo, bro! Let's go—find Might Duy, ya know~!"

"Hold on. If we go out now, the Konoha Anbu will definitely tail us. We need to find a way to reach Might Duy without drawing attention."

A replied in a low voice and sat cross-legged on the bed, preparing to meditate.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind.

[Random Bounty Appeared]

Random bounty?

A froze at the words from the Lord God System—and his expression darkened immediately.

Wait a second… Don't tell me the system's pulling another one of those ridiculous tasks again!

Roughly a week ago, just after he'd returned from the One Piece world, A had been furious about nearly failing his Newbie Mission and earning zero points. It was then that the Lord God had nonchalantly thrown a bounty task at him.

At the time, hot-blooded and reckless, A accepted it without even reading the details—only to find it was utterly absurd:

[Objective: Host a concert with Killer Bee for an audience of no fewer than 500 people.]

[Time Limit: 6 hours]

[Reward: Super Loudspeaker]

[Penalty: Deduct 500 points. If insufficient, system will confiscate gear at equivalent value.]

In the end, to avoid losing 500 points, and under Bee's relentless persuasion, A grudgingly held a ridiculous concert for 500 Kumogakure shinobi at their camp.

And now… another one?

Feeling a deep sense of mistrust, A opened the Lord God's bounty interface—he had to at least check what kind of nonsense it was this time.

Watching this unfold, Nawaki suppressed a laugh. This one's not on me.

He had simply tossed out a few absurd bounty tasks for flavor, sending them at random to the Reincarnators to reinforce the unpredictability of the system. Whether they accepted them or not, he didn't care—once expired, they'd vanish anyway.

He never expected someone as straightforward as A to accept one without even reading it.

So that's why you rushed to Konoha with Bee in tow. Trying to avoid your own people, huh?

And this time's random mission?

It might just change your nickname forever.

[Objective: Host a concert in Konoha with Killer Bee for an audience of no fewer than 500 people.]

[Time Limit: 6 hours]

[Reward: Two Baby Transponder Snail (can communicate within a 5 km range)]

[Penalty: Deduct 700 points]

A didn't even bother checking the reward this time. The moment he saw the task description, he slammed the interface shut.

But then something happened that made his eyelid twitch uncontrollably.

Killer Bee suddenly exclaimed, thrilled:

"Oh yeah! A concert mission from the Lord God! With big bro's beats, we'll bring down the house!"

"Bee… don't tell me… you accepted the task?"

A had a terrible premonition.

Sure enough, Bee turned around and flashed a big toothy grin.

"That's right! I'm hyped for our show—gonna light up Konoha with flow~!"

"…"

---

Two hours later.

Tsunade and Nawaki were playing a small-stakes game of dice at home. The loser had to wash the dishes.

Suddenly, an Anbu appeared with a whoosh and bowed before them.

"Lady Tsunade, Lord Nawaki. The Hokage sent me to inform you that the two Kumo delegates… have just started a concert in Konoha. A large number of villagers have gathered to watch."

Crack.

Tsunade's right hand clenched reflexively, shattering the dice cup in her hand. Nawaki winced slightly at the sound.

"…What did you just say?"

The Anbu repeated himself.

Tsunade couldn't help but pinch the bridge of her nose. What the hell is going on?

The son of the Third Raikage came to Konoha… to host a concert? To conquer the village with the power of music? Are you kidding me?!

After a long pause, Tsunade finally exhaled and said weakly:

"Nawaki, let's go. I want to see for myself what the hell those Kumo guys are up to."

"Right."

Nawaki nodded, a subtle smile playing in his eyes.

A had ultimately chosen to go along with Bee and take the mission—not only to avoid letting Bee lose points, but also as a clever distraction.

After all, two Kumogakure emissaries putting on a concert in Konoha? That's bound to be big news. The crowd it would draw, including many shinobi, would be perfect cover.

If A could spot Might Duy among them, he could quietly hand off the Baby Transponder Snail gifted by the system and establish contact without raising suspicion.

As for dignity…

A had already resigned himself. He'd done this once before—what's one more time?

If it meant bringing Duy back to Kumogakure, it was worth it.

As Nawaki thought this, he could've sworn he saw tears streaming down A's fierce face.

"Damn that Lord God…"

It was hardly the first time Nawaki had heard someone curse the system. He raised an eyebrow.

I didn't even force you to accept the task. Sounds like your teammate set you up.

Then again, all Reincarnators seemed to share one habit:

Blaming everything on the Lord God.

Good thing Nawaki was a gracious and tolerant system admin.

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