Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of the Merc and the Medic. Enjoy the 1000-word chapter. I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto and a few others do.

(Hidden Leaf Village)

"Your ruining the signs!" Sakura yelled while Marmora turned to her.

"You're the medical expert, I'm trying to follow what you're doing!" He said, more out of frustration then anger.

He and Sakura had gotten back from the day. They gotten back and went to training, kicking off their shoes and sitting down to practice healing gestures.

"I… Well, just do what I'm doing…" Sakura said, Marmora slowly followed her hand signs and slowly started to follow them.

Sakura watched the Charka buildup in his hands for a minute and then vanish.

"I really need to help you with Charka control. Your good at using your Charka… But you're not good at maintaining it for longer than a sudden attack." Sakura said while Marmora nodded.

"Yeah…. I have to ask… Are you proud of that mark?" He asked and pointed to Sakura's Strength of Hundred Seal.

Sakura hummed before hauling herself to her feet and sitting on her sofa. Marmora sat next to her which she stretched out her feet. Marmora rolled his eyes, but said nothing on the fact that Sakura's feet poked his legs.

"You're going to sit like this all the time?" He asked, Sakura smirked.

"You didn't have a problem back then… Second, we're sharing this house…." She said, Marmora sighed.

"Meh, I don't really care, I'd stretch my legs out as well if the sofa was big enough for 2 people… You wonder what's on tv?" Marmora asked, Sakura hummed and clicked the remote.

"There's seriously ninja game shows?" Sakura asked, Marmora turned to the Jonin and his partner.

"Yes, Sakura… That's what happens when you have television." Marmora said, Sakura rolled her eyes.

"You want to get Chakra kicked?" She asked, Marmora hummed.

"You want a giant hole in the wall?" He asked, both chuckled before Marmora turned back to the tv.

"You know, I'm honestly wondering if I'm going to talk with the Hokage to become a Hunter Nin." He said, Sakura brought a hand to her chin and hummed.

"I'm pretty sure that you're going to have to. We have most elite Shinobi go to him for missions… Plus Naruto did restructure the military a bit." Sakura said, Marmora sighed.

"You're the one who more or less you said you were retired…" Marmora said, Sakura brought a hand to her chin.

"I didn't retire… I just take less missions… Jonin can take missions and such… They're the top of the military." She stated, Marmora nodded and chuckled before he turned to the tv.

"I know. I think all the villages are restructuring their leadership and such… The Great Ninja war took a burden on all of us…" He said, Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"Amegakure entered the war?" Sakura asked, Marmora nodded and turned to her before he hummed and turned back towards her with a frown.

"Yes, after Pain died, our new leader wanted to join the allied forces… The problem was that our leader was killed in combat with Madara… But yes, we did join the war… We wanted to make amends for what Pain did… Though freeing our village from a garbage leader like he did, I can't say we were all happy when Pain died…" He muttered, Sakura sighed before she sat up and went to go get changed.

Sakura rather liked her home clothes; they felt a lot simpler than her regular clothes.

"Hey, Marmora?" She asked while she got changed from her training clothes.

"Hmm? You need something, Sakura?" Marmora asked, he slowly started to replicate the hand signs that Sakura had showed him.

He hummed and was glad he was good enough at least to replicate Sakura's lessons.

"How would you like to meet Ten-Ten and Ino?" She asked and came out in her casual clothes.

"You already know my answer… Let's get going." Marmora stated, he practiced Sakura's lesson one last time and Sakura watched his hands move and the Charka build up in his hands.

"You're doing good at figuring out how to use Charka to heal, but your Charka buildup needs to be mastered… It doesn't matter how well you become at healing; your body doesn't seem to be good at holding the Charka long enough for you to use it for long… You mastered your Aqua Salvo without much Charka training, right?" She asked, Marmora nodded while Marmora hummed while he turned to the side.

"I didn't." Marmora said, Sakura sighed, she grabbed a bag before she opened the door and walked outside.

Marmora hummed before he followed her outside.

"Did Dagger just teach you Taijitsu or did you learn that on your on?" Sakura asked, Marmora noted that her tone suggested that she was already aware of what it was.

"I learned it from watching other Water Style users. I've seen a few within a book… But I didn't think Dagger would teach me… Plus there's also the fact that I was all too aware that Dagger's enemies were always watching his students…" He stated, Marmora turned back towards the sky.

"You have to show me that book… I believe I know someone who could help you with mastering Charka control… The same person who helped me." Sakura said, Marmora turned to her with a raised eyebrow.

"Lady Tsunade?" He asked, his voice low.

"Yes." Sakura said, both were quiet while they walked.

Marmora started to consider his next words with caution. He hummed and looked forward while they walked.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that Marmora and Sakura's relationship is supposed to grow from them being partners and allies to lovers. I do also want to point out again Marmora isn't equal to Sakura. Next chapter will be on Tuesday or Wednesday and will show Marmora and Sakura visiting Ino and Ino talking to Sakura about Marmora. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!