Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of the Merc and the Medic. Enjoy the 1500-word chapter. I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto and a few others do.

(Land of Snow.)

Marmora blocked Sasuke's swing with his left Sea Sword. Sparks flew from the blade lock before he looked at the Jonin.

"Don't take this the wrong way? I didn't know how well you'd fight with only one arm, you're a hell of a swordfighter." He said. Kuraokami pulled himself free of the mercenary and looked at Tsunade and Sakura who were under a tent protected from the weather.

"I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but the longer we put off looking for that scroll and such? Shin and the Otsutsuki clan will be ready to get it. I think we should be rushing through everything." Marmora dodged another punch aimed at his head and flipped backwards.

"Arctic Armor: Samurai of the Snow!" He yelled before panting as the kid shook his head.

"Kid, you happen to not know that the key to the armor is focus… And having something to fight for and focus on." Kuraokami stated before looking at the duo again.

"Then why the hell would you ask me to try it?!" Marmora asked. He turned to Sasuke and dispelled the Sea Swords.

"You want the damn scroll? Me, Sasuke and Sakura could get the scroll and come back… You know, for someone who purely enjoys telling me I have some giant role in fighting and such, you sure love to be cryptic and unwilling to give simple answers." Marmora grabbed his mask and slipped it over his head.

"I'll get the scroll and come back. come get me if I don't come back in 30 minutes, I want him to stop whining about the scroll." Marmora vanished into the snow before Tsunade turned to look at Sakura.

"So, he's your boyfriend, huh?" Sakura said nothing to her old mentor. She didn't have to.

(With Shin)

Shin continued his trek through the snow. He had used the last of his money to hire more criminals. They always worked better then mercenaries or other methods and were too addled by the idea of money to question orders or try to assume they should get a better idea of what they were after.

"If he ever masters that Jutsu, he will be at the top of the primordial food chain… Such beautiful power." He said. Shin had no idea how close he and one other individual were to Marmora.

"If only they knew what was coming for this world." Shin muttered while he continued to track Marmora.

(With Marmora)

"I find it amusing you love to set me up as some sort of super soldier instead of saying its Sasuke or Naruto who are 2 of the strongest Shinobi alive." Marmora stated. He got a hum.

"Kid, you have the potential to be as strong as them… Besides, both of them are there, Momoshiki and the 2 others? They are moderately behind the power of one member who will take everything Naruto and Sasuke have to defeat. Kid, Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki? Those 3 all have personal history with the Aito Clan. They are the ones who your going to worry about." Kuraokami stated. Marmora hummed with annoyance and shook his head.

"I forgot how much you enjoy talking. You're lucky Sakura can't punch you in the face for all the crap you give her." Kuraokami looked at him while continuing to advise the warrior where to go for the scroll.

"I got it from you, kid." He said before blinking at what else Marmora said.

"Kid, I don't know when your wedding is and such? I do know several reasons you love Sakura… She's smart, she's brave, she never gives up like you. She's way too stubborn to back down, her strong will is the reason you enjoy her company since she keeps your recklessness in check. You enjoy how she doesn't need a partner romantically to succeed. You like how she can pick anyone's ass if she wanted and doesn't need you to back her up. Kid, I don't need to see the future to know you two are happy together." Marmora heard and blinked.

"Kid, I'm never going to give up on the Aito Clan and you're the last relative for now. I'm happy telling you that… Wait… KID! MOVE!" He screamed before Marmora leapt to the side and was still sent flying backwards.

"What the hell…" Marmora said before Kuraokami blinked and noticed what seemed like shin.

"Shin!" Marmora hissed before Kuraokami smacked his head.

"Kid, we got bigger problems." He turned and noticed the being with albino skin, blueish grey hair, a long horn… A pale blue shirt, flat shoes, a grey sash.

"Kinshiki…" Marmora muttered before noticing that he was clenching the scroll in a beefy hand.

"The hell is he still doing on Earth? He left with Momoshiki over a few decades ago." Marmora said before he summoned his Sea Swords.

"Kid, that guy is stronger than Sakura or possibly Tsunade. We need to get that scroll back. I thought he and her were still looking for the God Tree." Marmora climbed to his feet and looked at him.

"We weren't supposed to run into him so early." He said. Marmora sighed with annoyance.

"I'll get the scroll back, just keep Shin back then. I don't want to fight both of them at the same time." He moved and noticed something under his foot.

"I will, just try not to step on any ancestors, we are on a battlefield for the Aito. I'm going to tell Sakura to bring in the Calvary." He ordered. Kinshiki rushed him and Marmora greeted his charka blades with his Sea Swords.

(With Sakura)

Sakura was starting to realize Marmora might not be coming back for a while before Kuraokami mentally summoned her again.

"The kid needs your help. He ran into trouble, Kinshiki is there. He isn't supposed to be on Earth. You need to get the others and come to where I told you." He stated before he vanished.

(With Marmora)

Marmora focused on Kinshiki like Kuraokami stated. He continued to dodge or parry the behemoth's slashes. Marmora was sent flying by a punch by the Otsutsuki member and crashed into a tree.

"Ok… That hurt a hell of a lot more then I thought." He muttered before cracking his back. He noticed the titanic monster had dropped his scroll into the snow.

"Another Aito, hmm?" Kinshiki asked. Marmora coughed up blood and shrugged.

"Last of the clan if I'm right. I can do this all week if you want to try that fight." He stated. Kinshiki cracked his knuckles while the duo slowly walked in circles.

"Your strong… But you're a fool." Kinshiki said, Marmora hummed with annoyance and shrugged.

"That's debatable. You want to tell me why you're here?" Marmora dodged another barrage of strikes only for a small cut to appear on his neck.

He grunted before he managed to knock the man to the ground with a good kick. He panted in exhaustion and collapsed into the snow.

"Ugh… This guy is as tough as I said. He's the guy I'm supposed to fight alongside his master? I don't want to know how tough he's supposed to be then." Marmora brushed off the blood from his neck and climbed to his feet.

He knew another good hit would take off his head. He didn't want to get unlucky again. He turned and faced Kinshiki. He pulled his mask up.

"Aqua Salvo!" He yelled while firing the blasts of water at Kinshiki. He leapt back, one of the blasts sending him skidding into a tree which he shook off.

"You have to be kidding me… Ugh, why can't Naruto and Sasuke kill these guys…?" Marmora muttered while the behemoth trudged forward.

"MARMORA!" He heard and turned to see Sakura and the others. He looked back at Kinshiki who was already back on him.

He backflipped away, the punch carving in the entire area of snow and sending him flying backwards.

"Ow…" He grunted while Sakura rushed over.

"You ok?" He heard and grunted.

"Sakura? I think he broke my spine. God, he hits like a train… No, actually he hits like you and Lady Tsunade combined." He muttered. He climbed to his feet and facing the demonic warrior.

"Kid, you aren't ready for this." Kuraokami said. Marmora grunted and faced the monster.

"Well, I'm sure as hell not letting him get away with punching me into a crater and taking my scroll… Let's take this guy down." Marmora grunted.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to apologize for the short chapter. next chapter will be longer. I also wish to point out the next arc will focus entirely on the Aito Clan and Sakura and Marmora. I also wish to apologize for not setting the villain up right away. Next chapter will be on next Sunday or so and will show the fight with Kinshiki. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

Ps: Either Ino, Mei, Tsunade, Temari, Tayuna, Konan or Kurotsuchi get a story next… But Ino, Mei, Tsunade or Kurotsuchi are the choices for now. Please vote in comments.