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"Can I ask you something?"

"You will anyway so you may as well just spit it out." Madara said while leaning his head against his hand. Cho peeked out from underneath the towel on her head and nodded.

"When it comes to us fighting and there is a chance that I go down. Please, and I am begging you here, if you see some plonker go in to kill me kill him first and then me."

"Where is this delusional talking coming from?" Madara frowned, Cho looked at him seriously and shook her damp hair.

"Well chances are I'll be laying there dying anyway."

"So you want me to do a mercy killing?" He questioned, she nodded. "You're a idiot. And I mean, a huge idiot. I am not going to kill you if you're laying there dying."

"So I'll die slowly and painfully! Thanks." Cho frowned and shook her head. "I don't know where this talk is coming from. I think I'd rather die by the hands of someone I love than someone I hate." She paused, "I mean despise."

Madara rolled his eyes. "Idiot as if none of us would try and heal you."

"You'd drag the nearest medical ninja over to me to heal me?"

"...Yes." He answered quietly, "Let go of me." He muttered when Cho had leaned across the table and wrapped her arms around him. She shook her head and clutched onto him tighter.

"No way! That's possibly the nicest thing you've ever said to me!" Madara rolled his eyes and looked up at the ceiling waiting for her to let him go. Cho on the other hand had other ideas and just stayed holding onto him.

"We need to get in contact with the reinforcements." She said quietly while letting him finally go. She looked him in the eyes. "Can I be honest with you?"

"Sure why not?" He answered sarcastically.

"I don't want to fight. I'm rather bored of it."

"Even if it meant finally setting this score straight and getting rid of your mortal enemy?" Madara asked, Cho looked down at the table. "You're to diplomatic for your own good. No wonder you and Hashirama get along so well."

"Is it so wrong to live peacefully?"

"No." He looked at her, Cho fidgeted and eventually leant her head against her entwined hands and looked at him. "There's nothing wrong with a peaceful life. It all depends how and where you're living it."

"I'm living it here...somewhat." She grinned happily, Madara shook his head.

"No you idiot what I mean is. You and your little friends wouldn't be able to come to an arrangement like we did." Madara said bluntly referring to the Uchiha and Senju. "Sure, I would like nothing more than to kick Hashirama's arse to high heaven, and he'd like nothing more than-"

"To rightfully do the same to you?"

"Something along those lines I'm sure as well as do all the other things he has planned for a peaceful village life." Madara nodded and looked at her. "But for the sake of it we agreed to settle the score and cooperate."

"You're still holding a grudge though so that's not really settling anything is it?"

"Cho I'm trying to prove a point to you. You butting in isn't helping."

"I get it!" She exclaimed and opened one eye to look at him. "You two settled down despite wanting to kick each others arses, to prove that it's possible. But there are some clans which would literally slaughter each other. Us and the Sakamoto are like that. No sooner would my back be turned would Kohaku stab me in it." Cho said simply. "Neither of you have fear of being killed in your sleep. Mainly because that'll start a huge war again and we'd all be back to square one."

"We're about to go into a huge war anyway all thanks to you."

"Oh don't be like that darling, you like fighting. You're grateful of me and my problem really because it gives you a chance to lash out at someone." Cho smiled sweetly at him. "Other than your own clan and me that is." She nodded, "What's more enjoyable than kicking some strange clan's arses?" She shuddered and leaned her head against the table. "What worse enemy for those idiots to face but you and your bad moods." Cho tilted her head up to look at him, "I bet single handedly you could take them all on."

"I most likely could. But this is your battle. Emphasis on your battle. I am merely helping." Madara said simply while flicking his eyes towards the garden. "You're right though, you need to get in contact with reinforcements."

"I can't personally."

"Obviously not."

"Clones?"

"Yeah good idea." Madara frowned and looked at her. "Can they teleport?"

"Of course they can!"

"Good, saves a huge pain of travelling and being found out." Madara pushed away from the wall and stood up. Cho leapt up and jumped onto the porch, Madara watched as she skipped to the middle of the lawn and conjured up clones.

"Yo fellow mes," Cho greeted with a wave of her hand. "I have an important mission for you all."

"At so late in the evening?" A clone questioned.

"That one has a point," Madara waved to the one who spoke. "Why do this now?"

"Madara-kun we may be at the brink of war!" Cho said dramatically while looking over her shoulder at him with narrowed eyes.

"I doubt they'll attack just yet."

"How do you know?"

"Well much like you they need to get in contact with their reinforcements." He said simply, "But whatever get on and talk to yourself there." He waved at Cho and her clones.

"Right," Cho rubbed her hands together. "You, I need you to visit the Onohara clan's village. You Botan-kun, you Kiki's village." Cho watched as the three clones nodded. "Reizei, Karasuma and Ooka." She said quickly pointing to the final three clones.

"What message do we deliver?"

Cho frowned at her clone and looked over her shoulder at Madara. "What?"

"What message?"

"Cho you're the leader of the clan in trouble you think of your own message to deliver to your comrades." Madara frowned, "I'm not helping you with this."

"Oh yes I forgot you just help with the fighting."

"It's what I'm best at."

"Well I guess one of us has to be the diplomat in this relationship."

"But you're not in a relationship." One of the clones stated simply and suffered getting glared at by the original.

"Friendship then, is that any better?"

"Yeah well...I guess so." The clone pondered and shrugged.

"Hello my friends it's so good to meet again only I hope it was under better circumstances. I am in need of your help, will you lend me some? The Sakamoto's have not only decided to invoke another battle against me and my clan but they've also dragged Konoha into it too." Cho paused and stuffed her hands in her pockets. "The Uchiha and Senju are aiding us but we're not sure of the Sakamoto's numbers considering they're getting help from their comrades too. Please, from an old friend, I am hoping you will do this as one massive favour." Cho clapped her hands together and nodded. "These clones will stay with you and dispel when there is trouble. It is up to you then whether to heed the calling and come and help. Thank you for your time none the less." Cho smiled and nodded again, the clones all bowed their heads and disappeared.

Falling backwards Cho looked up at the night sky. "You know, keeping six clones all functioning at once is going to be near on impossible for you." Madara said while crouching down near her. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "You did good with the message." He said while reaching down and pushing some of her red hair out of her face. Cho sat up slowly and turned to look at him.

"Do you think they'll come and help?"

"What comrades wouldn't help you?"

"That was awful sarcasm." Cho laughed and playfully punched him in the arm. Madara shook his head and looked up at the sky.