"Now give us the girl." Shino said calmly.

The larger man shook his head. "Not yet. We need to check if this is a trick or not." He motioned for the thinner man to go investigate. The thinner man threw Yumi into the larger mans arms as he walked right up to the princess (Riko).

Riko took a step backwards, a terrified expression on her face. She gulped and straightened her posture, trying not to show her fear. The man slowly made his way over to her, studying her. He reached out with his hand but was slapped away by Naruto. Naruto took his place between the man and Riko, his face held a serious expression.

"You can't touch her 'till we get Yu…Riko back." He quickly corrected.

The man snarled and backed away from the child. He glanced back at the larger man, looking for some help. The larger man just sighed and rolled his eyes. Yumi was still in the man's large hands, gripping her arms, so tightly it hurt.

"Alright." He said. "Here is your brat." With a forceful push, he sent Yumi stumbling across the area. She tripped and fell; Naruto caught her and stood her back up. He pulled out his knife and cut through the ropes that bound her wrists.

Yumi smiled gratefully and turned around to see Riko slowly walk over to the other side. She stared to the ground but then raised her head proudly. Yumi held out her hand.

"Don't go! I am the pr-" She was cut off by Shino's hand covering her mouth. Yumi's eyes widened. Shino grabbed her arm with his free hand. Yumi watched as her beloved friend take her place. Yumi wouldn't have it. She struggled to get free from Shino's grasp. But he held tightly. She tried to scream but could not.

Riko stopped in front of the two masked men. They grabbed her arms and bound her wrists together.

Yumi couldn't watch. She couldn't help it, her eyes started to water. This would be the last time she would see her best friend Riko. Her first and only friend, taking Yumi's place. Yumi should be the one being taken away.

Then she started to get pissed. Her blood boiled, fury filled her. She started to get pissed at Shino. Why was he holding her back? Yumi needed to save her friend. She screwed her eyes shut, she clenched her fists, she knew she had to do something, had to say something.

Riko and the two men were just about to disappear off the mountain until they heard a scream. Yumi had bitten Shino's hand; he moved it and she screamed out to Riko.

"STOP!" She screamed, still struggling to get free from Shino.

"Shut up spaz you will ruin everything." Kiba hissed.

Yumi didn't hear Kiba, her head was to full of thoughts. Every second she got even madder.

The sun was starting to rise.

The men turned around. The giant bird squawked rapidly, like it was trying to tell the man something. Riko's eyes widened, she shook her head. Don't do this Yumi, you will ruin everything. She thought.

Everyone's eyes were on Yumi. They stared in horror. Shino released Yumi and backed away slowly. Naruto blinked.

Yumi had a glow to her, a glow that lit the area. The light prickled the skin of the people close to her. It felt warm and calming. Her eyes were swollen from the tears but they had a glow to them as well. A bright purple glow.

Yumi slowly raised her hand up to her head. Kiba reached out to stop her but it was too late. She pulled off her black wig, revealing the familiar green hair that Riko once wore. But that was not all. Yumi also tore off her cloak.

Yumi wore a belly top with dangles hanging off of it. Her skin tight shorts were covered by a half skirt that hung off her hip, also baring dangles. Everything she wore was purple. On her top was a picture of a butterfly.

The masked men were confused. They looked at there prisoner then back at Yumi. "What is going on!? How can there be two princesses!!" The thinner man shouted.

"She is not the princess!" Yumi shouted. "I am!"

The bandits exchanged looks. "What is going on here?!" The thinner man was getting pissed at this situation.

The larger man yanked Riko closer to him. He grabber her wig and ripped it from her head, exposing her silky black hair. Riko gasped and looked over to her friend. She felt that she has failed her friend.

The large man scowled. He was about to take the wrong person, his master would have slit his throat. He growled and grabbed Riko's hair by the roots. Riko cried out when the man pulled at her hair, whipping her around.

"RIKO!" Yumi cried out. She dashed towards them.

"If you're not the dam princess then I have no need for you!" The larger man said before throwing Riko near the edge of the cliff. Yumi ran as fast as she could but it was too late. Riko was teetering on the edge but when Yumi held out her hand to take Riko's, Riko lost her balance and fell off the cliff.

Yumi fell to her knees, peering over the cliff, watching her friend disappear into the forest bellow. The sun was rising higher in the sky.

The two men started to walk towards Yumi, the rope ready to bind her. Yumi just continued to stare downwards were she last saw her beloved friend. Tears dripped down to the forest bellow. She clenched her fists.

Hinata took a step forward towards Yumi but Kiba held out his arm in front of her. Hinata looked up to Kiba who just shook his head.

Riko… Riko is gone… it's all my fault…wait, no…

Yumi looked over to Shino. She glared at him. It's HIS fault. He could have saved her. He could have let me tell the men it was me they were after and maybe Riko could have been spared. It's all that dam Shino's fault.

Yumi closed her eyes. Still not noticing the men closing in on her. She slowly stood to her feet. Her head held down.

"You are coming with us then." Said the larger man reaching out to her.

He was just about to grab her shoulder when Yumi looked over her shoulder at the men. Their eyes widened with fear. Yumi's eyes were glowing. Her pupils disappeared and her eyes were narrowed. A strange energy started to form around her.

"Oh no." The large man said. "Master warned us about this."

They started to back away when Yumi turned on her heals, facing the men. Naruto stared at Yumi. This energy… could it be that she is… just like me?