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 fought many people capable of ending his life. Kinshiki was singlehandedly one of the most skilled and strongest warriors he had met.

He continued to be forced back by the sheer number of blows from the man.

"What the hell is he? It's like I'm trying to fight Sakura, Sakura and Tsunade at once!" Marmora yelled while he parried a swing of the Charka generated trench knifes.

"Kinshiki was the muscle of the group, kid. He was able to go toe to toe with your parents, back off kid. You aren't going to defeat him easy." Kuraokami coiled around him and knocked back the massive warrior.

Marmora panted in exhaustion as he slid back. Kinshiki slid back from a kick by Tsunade as the former Hokage engaged the Otsutsuki member.

Sakura looked at him while Sasuke locked blades with the hulking brute.

"This is the guy I'm supposed to take down? Your joking, this guy is tiring me out already and its only been 3 minutes or such." Marmora muttered, he was exhausted and Kinshiki would have already killed him if it hadn't been for Sakura and Sasuke.

They had to either retreat… Or land a good hit that would take the wind out of his sails. He couldn't see them overpowering Kinshiki unless they combined Tsunade and Sakura's strength and Sasuke's Susanoo.

"This guy is tough… But he's relying a lot on his strength… I just need one weak spot and I can soften him up for a strike that should take him down for good." Marmora flicked some blood off his head, a small nick.

He rushed forward, discarding the mask he wore into the soft snow. He'd get it back later.

"AQUA SALVO!" He yelled before blasting at Kinshiki. He was forced to block it before Marmora kicked off the tree.

He launched a roundhouse kick which was blocked before vaulting off his arm and landing a slice to his back which knocked him to a knee. Marmora was still forced back by a Charka made axe which forced him to back off. He ducked under a punch at his head before sweeping at his legs.

Blocked, another kick which he blocked with his knee and took a step back. He was good, another strike at his head before smashing a tree which divided them.

"Ugh, Kura? Next time you want me to do this? Get me a personal trainer. I swear to god I'd be dead already." He blocked a downwards swing from the axe.

He blocked it with his left Sea Sword and grunted as he tried to hold up the move. His arm hurt badly as the ice started to crack. He screamed as something broke and slashed him across the face hard enough to knock him backwards. He was punched in the face hard enough to bust his lip and draw blood. Another strike hit him and caused his eye to grow swollen.

Sakura hit him with a Charka Enhanced punch which sent him flying into a tree. Marmora watched shockwaves explode from the man as he smashed through tree after tree.

"Why do I always forget you can do that?" He asked Sakura before the hulking monster climbed to his feet.

"Kid, get the scroll out of here, that's what he wants." Kinshiki charged them again before his axe was met a Chidori by Sasuke.

"You mind telling me why we're having a damn war over a stupid piece of paper then?" He asked before using the last of his Charka for one last Aqua Salvo.

He deflected the move only for the last blast to knock him down the hill.

He went to get up before Tsunade rushed him. He got up only for the former Hokage to slug him hard enough to collapse the snow under them.

Tsunade leapt to safety as the ice collapsed into a ravine below them.

Marmora looked at his limp arm before he collapsed to the ground with his legs hurting as well.

"Ok… Next time he shows up? I'm using Arctic Armor literally from the first second." He panted before Sakura walked over.

"Sasuke, grab the scroll, Marmora can open it when his arm isn't bent like a broken bicycle spoke." Tsunade ordered. Marmora chuckled.

"Yep, it was a pleasure to meet you… Ow, that doesn't bend that way, this is worse than when Sakura broke my arm by accident." Sakura glared at him.

"Shut up, you idiot… I'll take the scroll back; I'm not going to be of much use anyway if I have to heal him and fight." Sakura hissed before Sasuke handed the scroll to him.

"Kuraokami?" He was greeted by the snow and rain god who hummed.

"Kinshiki… He's an Otsutsuki, yes?" Sasuke asked. Kuraokami hummed with amusement.

"He is… Momoshiki's enforcer and Urashiki's partner." Sasuke nodded and turned before going to look for Kinshiki.

"If you find that meat head and he get away? You tell him I'm going to kill him and his friend." Marmora muttered. Sasuke said nothing and returned to where he was going.

(With Marmora and Sakura)

"I told you that you took after his mother… No wonder the kid married you." Kuraokami lingered around the couple while Sakura pulled off Marmora's shirt so she could treat his wounded arm easier.

"Ok, if you're going to fanboy over me and Sakura… If that happens, can you stop doing it constantly around her? I don't care if Sakura is supposed to be the mother of my kid, she doesn't like the implication she doesn't have a choice. You keep beating her over the head with this crap." Marmora said before groaning as Sakura grabbed his arm.

"It's dislocated, not broken…" Sakura looked at Marmora who already knew what that meant at the end of the day how to deal with a dislocated bone.

"Do it…" Marmora grabbed a piece of gauze from her and bit down as she pulled.

Marmora hissed and slammed his other arm down over and over while his arm reset painfully.

"I hate doing that… Thank you." He said, flexing his arm before looking at the god.

"Can you tell me what we almost died for and who Kinshiki is to Momoshiki besides his enforcer bodyguard?" Marmora sat down on the couch and allowed Sakura to sit down next to him.

"He's one of the strongest, most skilled and dangerous warriors around, kid. I didn't expect him to show up and steal the scroll. I thought they left for more power and to talk with the rest of the clan." He hummed and tapped a nail on the ground with amusement.

"If he's here? that changes everything. Kinshiki is out of your league, kid. He's as tough as Sakura and Tsunade at the same time and Sasuke if he uses his eyes." Kuraokami stated before waving his hands back and forth.

"You mean Momoshiki could be here already?" Sakura continued to slowly heal with his wounds, cursing after every single one.

Marmora continued to wince while Sakura glared at him with annoyance. He looked at the ground and sighed.

"Kid, Shin isn't the biggest problem on Earth now. You don't want to mess with the clan at the moment. You aren't going to be able to match them at the moment… Arctic Armor MIGHT make you somewhat equal, but I doubt it. He's going to report to Momoshiki and if he gets to Earth soon? I'm going to swear on my life he guns for people like you, he'll gun for you and it will end up leading to a lot of bad things on Earth. I want to point out that I wanted you to fight him when you had full control over the Artic Armor, it would have taken over a year to master… Now I guess we have no choice but to try and stop them before they cause massive damage to Earth… Kid, get the scroll, it's time for you to learn why the Otsutsuki clan fear the Aito." Kuraokami stated while he blinked.

He had no idea what would happen if they got to Earth… It would destroy the entire planet was his best guess.

He sighed and shook his head. He hated pushing such duties open the others, but without guardians? They would be a tougher problem to handle, but not impossible to defeat…

He could only hope Marmora and Sakura could handle those problems when they came.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I'm sorry this chapter is shorter than usual! I will make next chapter 2000 words or so on Sunday or so. Next chapter will be on next Sunday, showing Marmora getting closer to mastering his Jutsu and beginning on the Arctic Armor while Kuraokami explains more clan history. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!