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.

(Train enroute to Land of Waves.)

The trip into the Land of Waves was brief. Sakura stepped off the train and looked at Marmora who blinked and brushed off his arms.

"I have a feeling we aren't going to see Shin again." Marmora said before he started to unfold a map he had bought.

Kuraokami looked at the map and pointed to a spot on the map. Marmora hummed and nodded while the duo began to plan what to do after this.

"Why do you think that?" Sakura walked over while Marmora and Kuraokami hummed before Marmora looked up from the map at her.

"Because he's after Sasuke. I happen to believe he'll attack Sasuke again, Sasuke will kill him, and that will be the end of him." Marmora looked up from the map at Kuraokami. "I also believe we should move quickly, if we are trying to beat Momoshiki to the manor, we need to get there by nightfall." He stated.

"Indeed. We need to get there soon. I'm sorry if you two would like to tour the sights, but the longer we wait? The longer Momoshiki has to prepare for you. I don't want him to get his hands on the fruit if can be helped." Kuraokami sighed and shook his head.

"You think Naruto knows about this by now?" Marmora questioned as the duo began their journey to the manor.

"I don't put it past the Hokage to know, it's what he plans to do is the issue. He hasn't fought someone in several years, even if he is the most powerful Shinobi alongside Sasuke? I don't know how well their come out on top in a fight between Momoshiki and them." Kuraokami ran a claw through the air as the duo rushed through town.

This didn't sit well with Marmora who wanted to fallback on something if they failed. He knew very well from Kinshiki how strong even a single warrior of the clan was… and if someone existed above Kinshiki?

Well, that was an issue he had no idea how to conquer. He was leaving strategy to Sakura and putting his thinking towards what to do with the scrolls and how to deprive Momoshiki of them.

"You do know what will happen if he gets the scroll, right?" Kuraokami asked. It sounded more like a statement then a question to him.

"I know very well considering you've laid it out for me several times, he'll become unstoppable and be able to lay waste to the world… you do know I've seen the last war Shinobi had and fought in it… right?" Marmora questioned as the trio slowed down once, they exited the village.

Kuraokami nodded before looking up at the sky.

"I know, I can see what you see and I've got a lot of history with Kaguya, kid… she's one of the most dangerous beings alive. Your standing next to one of the people who helped take her down… I'm still happy knowing Sakura got to punch Kaguya in the face super hard, it is very amusing." Sakura rolled her eyes at this.

She knew very well that she had gotten lucky to land that hit on Kaguya. The woman considered her a worm and an insect beneath notice.

If they ever fought again, she'd put all her effort into killing Sakura and wouldn't have any trouble putting the Jonin down.

It amazed her how she went from holding her team back to being capable of fighting equally at times. Though she had no special bloodline like Sasuke, or the god like power Naruto possessed.

Then again? She doubted she really needed such power or wanted it. Sakura was a medic; she was a very damn good one at that. she didn't want to walk among titans as she knew fame and such wasn't her destiny.

Still, going from being pathetic to being able to rip through entire armies of soldiers in an instant? That was a feat to be proud of… and something she walked with her head held high for.

"Sakura? you there?" She heard from Marmora and turned to look at Marmora and Kuraokami looking at her in confusion.

"I… wha?" Sakura asked while Kuraokami turned to Marmora and chuckled with amusement at this. he was thoroughly aware of what she thought.

"I think she was just reminiscing about something, kid. She'll be fine, we should keep going." He turned and looked over his shoulder before sniffing the air and collapsing into Marmora's body.

"Yeah, unless you two can teleport all of a sudden? I'd get moving as fast as possible due to the fact that if we don't? we risk them getting the scroll first. I have to question Marmora's ancestors putting all of the map in scrolls…" Kuraokami questioned to himself more than the others.

The duo had no idea they were being watched, Marmora and Sakura continued on their journey.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that this story might be coming to an end soon. next chapter will be in a week and will end up showing their arrival at the manor and such. until then, Lighting Wolf out!

Ps: Ino might get a chapter tomorrow or Kurotsuchi