Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of the Merc and the Medic. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto and a few others do.

(Konoha Children Mental Health Clinic)

Marmora grunted and slowly sat up only to nearly immediately fall to the ground before the door opened.

"Don't get up, you're lucky that the back injury didn't cripple you… Your leg was broken and you nearly died of internal bleeding and other trauma… What happened, Marmora?" Sakura asked before taking a seat next to the mercenary who had bandages all over his chest.

Marmora said nothing before the Medical Jonin cleared her throat and he flinched.

"What… Happened?" Sakura said, her voice like ice. Marmora sighed.

"I… I got ambushed, the guy in charge of the syndicate, Danuja… He sent Kuma, one of his best Lieutenants and Assassins who cut me up like a fish. I used to fight him years ago and put his eye out… Guy has wanted to murder me in the worst way every single day… They knew I'd come back to the forest to check for anything the ANBU left behind." Marmora said before Sakura sighed.

"Well your glad I could heal you or you'd be dead…. Ugh, I leave you alone for a few hours and you get cut up and left here… That note they stabbed through your jacket said they'd kill you if you didn't pay them more money then I'd ever see in life." Sakura said, reading over a note and turning back to Marmora.

"Yeah, their trash… And I guess I'm not leaving with my leg?" Marmora asked while Sakura looked at him with a look that pretty much all but pointed out he was an idiot to suggest it.

Marmora sighed and turned to the side while Sakura threw the note into the garbage.

"I'm going to have to buy traps, those meatheads are going to return back to the forest again… They're arrogant, the fact that they managed to get you means they ambushed you…. How many of their soldiers attacked you before Kuma showed up?" Sakura asked, already starting to think of a plan.

"3, I knocked out one before 2 of them restrained me, they caught me off guard." Marmora said before Sakura sighed and walked towards the window.

"I'm going to go to my friend for some supplies when you get out… But you're going to listen to ME if we go back to the forest, if you go again, Kuma will put a Kunai through your throat next time. Your leg is going to take a few days at best to heal… It would be better for you to stay and heal… But I know your too stubborn to stay here… I've dealt with Ninjas like that." Sakura said, rubbing her head before she turned back to Marmora who looked at his leg.

"You're the expert on combat, I'm just a hired blade more or less… If you think I should rest, I will… I just know Kuma is going to try to murder you anytime he can. He's an insane psychopath with no care for anyone but his boss… He'll gladly go through you to get what he wants… I'm still sorry you got dragged into this stupid thing." Marmora stated while Sakura took a seat next to him.

"I've dealt with a lot of stupid stuff, Marmora… But I'm glad you're willing to rest, if Kuma tries to come after me, I'll kill him… I've dealt with a lot of things… I'm going to go and see if the other patients are ok… If you need someone, just press the button next to you and one of my staff will come and check out your injuries… I suggest you just rest, your leg isn't going to heal if you keep moving and even if you could go outside, I'm sure Kuma has his men making sure you stay here… If they know about me, their know they can't take me head on and plan something…" Sakura stated before she stood up and walked to the door.

"Sakura?" He asked and the Medical Jonin turned back to him.

"Thank you, not too many people would help a former mercenary… They all think we're just money obsessed thugs that will gladly do anything they have to for a quick paycheck…" Marmora said before Sakura smiled.

"If you were a money obsessed thug, you'd still be working for Dagger, I know how bad mercenaries are and I know you're not as bad as one… Not from what I've seen at least." Sakura said before she walked out of the room and Marmora sighed and closed his eyes to rest and relax.

Little did he know that Sakura already knew how she'd get back at the mercenaries.

She would strike at night, when she would have the advantage… Shinobi didn't fight fair and there was no reason for her to fight fair against people with no honor.

They made her move; she would make hers.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out the romance is going to start next chapter but it will be slow. I do also want to point out Sarada won't show up till much later. Next chapter is going to be on next Monday or so and will show Sakura hunting the mercenaries. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!