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It was at this point that Karui and her team arrived at Konoha and informed them of what happened to their village, the Hidden Cloud Village.

She yelled at Omoi for overacting too much to just a mere rock being thrown at him.

Though when they arrived at Konoha what they found instead was a giant crater.

"See told you something like this could happen because of that rock," Omoi told her.

"How is any of this my fault" Karui yelled at him.

Though all three of them were put on guard when they were surrounded by various Anbu ninjas. Konoha was indeed weakened at the moment but they were not so weakened that they would leave guards around what was left of the city.

Even more so after everyone that was killed was brought back and those worried about the village's safety immediately went to ensure it.
One threat might have been dealt with but what if another popped up when they were not prepared or there were others just looking to seize on Konoha's current state?

Samui went off with the Anbu to carry out their mission while Kauri and Omoi were kept under watch as they were just in the general area.
When Karui overheard Naruto talking about Sasuke with Sai and Sakura. That led to him lying on the ground after being punched by Karui
They learned that Sasuke had apparently gone after the holder of the Eight Tails and somehow managed to capture him. As for the reason that he would do something like that in the first place. It seemed that he was now part of the Akatsuki with a brand new team.

Before Naruto could get up off the ground after overhearing this information. The one who punched him, Karui, just appeared next to him with a fist imprint on her cheek.

Ranko stood there with an angry look on her face after having just said her goodbyes to the toads though Gamatatsu and Fukasaku stayed behind. Apparently, he had something that he had to tell Gamatatsu alone.

To come and find Naruto only to see him on the ground after having clearly been attacked by Kauri.

When Ranko however heard the reason why Kauri punched Naruto in the first place she was left confused as to why it had even happened

"Huh, That's what she deserved if she was mad over this Sasuke person doing something to someone close to her," she said

Not sure why everyone was looking at her funny. She had not known Naruto for long but he had saved her life after all as a result of his sage training. So she was not just going to stand after seeing him get hit thus she would act first and then get the full story for it afterward. If they could do then Ranko felt she could as well.

Omoi started to ready his weapons towards Ranko just appeared suddenly

"Don't think even about it" she said giving off some heavy killer intent
While Ranko was not aligned with Konoha at the moment she was apparently aligned with Naruto and the Toads. Thus her actions to help Konoha were not for the village itself. It was for Naruto himself with Konoha just being helped as result.

"Do you think you can take them both of us on by yourself and escape?" Omoi asked as Kauri got up ready to fight at moment noticed herself

"With what weapons though," Ranko asked them revealing that she holding them herself

"She is not serious is she, Naruto," Sakura asked.

They would not be able to stand by and let her attack Kauri and Omoi. The two of them must be here on some official business and came through the right way.

"She just half joking," he said

'That means she is half serious' everyone thought.

"Anyway, I heard about your village from the old frog. You two are from Hidden Cloud village" Ranko said.

"Yeah what of it," Kauri asked

"Why are you even here in the first place," she asked

Though when she heard she was only more confused at that point.
"Why are you here?" Ranko repeated herself

Kauri started to get angry and was about to tell her when Ranko interrupted her.

"Do not tell me it for Sasuke or revenge as that does not make sense" she said

Omoi then wanted to know why that was the case.

"Again do you know why I know about your village as it is because I was told what your village did to the Hyuga clan? This Sasuke is missing ninja right so what he does should not be considered something Konoha has done anymore" Ranko said

"A member of your village came here under a false reason to kidnap a member of the Hyuga clan. They failed and were killed for attempting to do so. Rather than Konoha wanting and getting the justice it deserved. Your village demanded the head of the failed kidnapper's killer" she continued

"He killed a cloud ninja that was..." Kauri started before being interrupted again.

"On a mission to kidnap a member of the Hyuga clan under the rouse of false one and failed. If you wanted to blame Konoha for your failure to keep the holder of the Eight Tail Beast from being kidnapped. Do it differently as this way just look... Ranko said before being interrupted again.

It looked as if a fight was about to break out between Kauri and Ranko though it was stopped when both girls were called away by Samui and Fukasaku.

Later on, as the Hidden Cloud Ninjas were on their way back home...

"She what!?" Kauri asked

"She fought Pain by herself and won the fight," Samui told her

"The one that cause that crater was beaten by her" Omoi said

"Apparently, Naruto was fighting him before that and was doing a decent job at it," Samui told them.

"See what you almost got us into with that short temper of yours as we could have been killed so fast that we would not have been dead people walking. Our bodies and mind might not have even realized we were dead until they point out to us" Omoi said

"Stop overacting as there is no way that could happen," Kauri said

" With Naruto that may be the case however that Ranko girl might have actually been able to pull it off. Given what she was said to have done during her battle with Pain after all" Samui told them