Patience please, is what I shall ask you for before I can move forward with my story. I must step back in time so I may set the tone of the day when the birth of the King's second child. First born being a boy, the second, nobody knew and the kingdom was a buzz with excitement.

It was late in the night and the crescent moon hung high in the star filled sky. The King paced back and forth outside the room where the birth of the new royal infant is being held. He felt anxious, his stomach in knots. His son walked up to him and innocently tugged on his fathers robe. The king looked down to the six year old boy.

"When will I see my new baby brother daddy?" The child asked.

The king just smiled and patted him on the head. Ruffling the child's short, black hair a bit then continued his pacing.

Inside the birth room, the royal doctor continued to shout out orders to the nurses and continue with his work.

The queen however was going through the worst experience of her life. Of course she has done this once before but this time it was different. The feeling was more uncomfortable and the pain was excruciating. But to top it off it felt like there was a fire inside of her. The strange sensation was unbearable but it also felt warm in a relaxing way.

"Just one more push!" The doctor said demandingly. "You can do it your heinous!"

Sweat dripped from her face. She gave it one last sharp push.

A high pitch scream of a woman was heard throughout the castle. It echoed throughout the hallways and in the king's ears. He turned on his heals and faced the door. The worry for the love of his life was unbearable.

Back inside of the birth room, the sound of infant screaming was heard. The doctor held the small package in his arms. "It's… a girl!" He said cheerfully. But there was something else that caught his eye. His eyes widened.

The king continued to pace back and forth. His son watched him intensely. Then the door opened. The king turned his attention to the doctor standing in the doorway. He waited for the medicine man to speak.

"You …may come in and see your new child. But the queen is very weak so make your visit short." He bowed and moved aside to let the king walk through.

The large man walked straight up to his wife lying on the bed, holding a bundle of blankets in her fair arms. She smiled faintly and removed the blanket from the baby's face.

The young prince walked up to his father's side and stared at the new comer's fragile face. "Is that my new brother?" He asked innocently.

His mother shook her head. "No Yuki… this is your new sister."

The boy's eyes widened. "My sister?" He was disappointed. The prince wanted a brother.

The queen nodded and looked down at her daughter. The baby was so small and so delicate. Strangely enough, it seemed that the new princess was glowing. The queen just though of it to be a side affect after the long labour she had just endured.

The king held out his hand to the infant who innocently grabbed on to his pinky. The baby wasn't even able to wrap around the mans finger with such petit hands. And then for the first time, the girl opened her eyes.

The king was taken by surprise to the princess's eye colour. He looked closely. He wasn't wrong about this; the infant's eyes were purple. This was a little strange to him because his whole family bared bright blue eyes. Even his wife's eyes were the colour of the sky.

The queen found it to be the perfect opportunity to break the news to her husband. "Dear, look at the child's stomach." She removed the blanket from the infant's body.

The king's eyes widened. He stumbled back and fell into a chair near the bed. "So this means…"

The queen nodded.

The prince was very confused. What was going on with his parents? He walked up closer to the bed and took a better look at what laid on the baby's stomach. There he saw, wrapped around the belly button, was a birth mark. But this particular birth mark was coincidently shaped as the crescent moon that shone over the castle that very night.

Now how does this tie in with the story?

Well now I will begin the story of the mission that four children will endure. Around the age of 13, the four young ninjas prepared themselves for yet another assignment given from the Hokage.

Team 8 walked down the hallway to the Hokage's office. No regard to what they are going to be assigned to do but they were ready. This team has gone threw many missions before hand, so this was a normal day for them in the village of Kohona.

One of the boys knocked on the door to the Hokage's room.

"Enter." Said the voice of a woman.

The three of them entered the room and lined up in front of the Hokage. The woman nodded at the three and sat down behind her desk. She folded her hands and scanned the group's faces. "I have a mission for you three."

They saw that coming. Why else would they be here? They waited patiently for the Hokage to continue.

"I need you to escort the princess of Itabinei back to her kingdom no matter what."

"Princess?" The young girl with dark hair and the symbol of the Hyuuga clan on her shoulder asked quietly.

The Hokage nodded. "This mission requires four men. So…" She drawn a shirdecan from her sleeve and threw it to the ceiling.

A young boy crashed through the ceiling and landed right in front of the group. He rubbed his head. "Dam you old lady." The boy said through his teeth.

The shy girls face shaded a reddish hue. The young boy stood up and brushed dust off his orange jump suit. He straightened his headband that held the symbol of the leaf village.

"Naruto will accompany you three on this mission." The Hokage said calmly, ignoring the 'old lady' remark.

"Aw but I have training to do! This is unfair!" The boy pouted.

"Yea why does this idiot have to come?" The boy with a dog on his head asked. The creature barked in agreement.

The Hokage was starting to get really annoyed. "He will join you and that's that!" She straightened her posture and became calm once again. "Shino… you will be the leader."

The boy with sunglasses nodded.

"WHAT!? That creepy guy!?" The blond hair boy didn't like this at all.

The tip of the Hokage's ears turned red. Her short temper was getting the better of her. Is it that today hasn't been the best of days? Or is it just this one child with the blonde spiky hair and the personality of a 6 year old? "YES! Shino will be the leader! Whether you like it or not Naruto. You have been weaseling your way into missions all the time. Everyone else is gone so you guys are the only ones that are available. So you are going and that's that."

And that was it. There was no use arguing now. "Fine…" he grumbled.

The Hokage stood up and handed a map to Shino. It was marked with a path way through a forest. Mountains were not far away. It seemed like a two day journey. Shino tucked it into his pocket and nodded to the Hokage.

"Now you will find the princess waiting outside." She pointed to the door to gesture their leave. The five children did so and closed the door behind them. The Hokage sighed and continued with her papers.

It was a silent walk down the halls and down the stairs. The boy with blonde hair on his head marched in front of the group. The mousy girl couldn't help but watch the obnoxious boy's every movement. A reddish hue brushed on her cheeks.

The awkward silence ended when they made it to the bottom and saw in front of them a beautiful white horse with a girl sitting elegantly on top. A fair sized basket hung from the horse's side. The group could tell right away that this girl was the princess they will be guarding. She slowly slid off the horse with the help of a cloaked figure who held out its hand to guide the princess to the ground safely.

The princess wore a simple but colourful dress that hung past her knees. Her face was bright and her skin was pale and smooth. Her green hair sat on her shoulders but two long braids came from the back. Her smile was warm and her eyes the colour of the sky.

The group bowed to show their respect. The princess studied her new bodyguards. "Hello." Her voice had a melody to it, which the boys would never forget.

"Hello." They said back.

The princess walked closer to the group. "My name is Princess Itabinei Yumi. You may just call me Yumi."

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HIYAZZ! so this is the first chapter of my OC story. hope u like it so far it gets good :O